Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Rule published on Dec. 15 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on the Sale or Distribution of Pre-Charged Appliances.

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 Dec. 15

Title
Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste: Conditional Exclusion From Hazardous Waste and Solid Waste for Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes; Extension of Comment Period
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Secondary Lead Smelter Industry, EPA ICR Number 1686.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0296
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generating Units, EPA ICR Number 1052.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0026
McClellan Air Force Base Superfund Site; Proposed Notice of Administrative Order on Consent
Citric Acid Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of Availability
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities; and Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import, and Export
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on the Sale or Distribution of Pre-Charged Appliances
Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act