Thursday, November 7, 2024

What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Oct. 13?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page rule on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred Effective Dates.

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 Oct. 13

Title
Air Quality Designations and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Early Action Compact Areas With Deferred Effective Dates
Petition to Revoke Tolerances Established for Carbaryl; Notice of Availability
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children
Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of Regulations for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee, Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup; Notice of Public Meeting
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group Working Committee on Water Quality Pesticide Disposal; Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Regional Haze Regulations; Revisions to Provisions Governing Alternative to Source-Specific Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations