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Proposed rule published on Nov. 2 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper Industry; State of Georgia.

More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 2

Title
Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper Industry; State of Georgia
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application of Measures of Spontaneous Motor Activity for Behavioral Assessment in Human Infants, EPA ICR Number: 2166.01
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Assessment and Protection (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1816.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0197
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Non-Attainment Area New Source Review (Renewal), ICR Number 1230.17, OMB Number 2060-0003
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1808.04, OMB Control Number 2020-0007
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1596.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0226
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Establishing No-Discharge Zones (NDZs) Under Clean Water Act Section 312 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1791.04, OMB Control Number 2040-0187
Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Discharges From Groundwater Remediation and Miscellaneous Surface Water Discharge Activities in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Indian Country Lands in the State of Massachusetts
Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Equivalency by Permit Provisions; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Pulp and Paper Industry; State of Georgia