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Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Feb. 16

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Public Hearings for Proposed Rules-National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Revisions to Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations.

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 Feb. 16

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Public Hearings for Proposed Rules-National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Revisions to Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Part B Permit Application, Permit Modifications, and Special Permits, EPA ICR Number 1573.11, OMB Control Number 2050-0009
Proposed Agreement for Recovery of Past Costs and Covenant Not To Sue for the Grand Junction Anti-Freeze Site, Grand Junction, CO
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products; List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List