Tuesday, November 12, 2024

What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on Sept. 20?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM-10; Affirmation of Determination of Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area.

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 Sept. 20

Title
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Amendments to the Open Burning Regulation
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of California; PM-10; Affirmation of Determination of Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing
Revision of Source Category Lists for Standards Under Sections 112(c) and 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities