Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Proposed rule published on Dec. 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import, and Export.

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. 23

Title
Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Ferroalloys Production Facilities
Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries Under CERCLA
Idaho: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision
Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries Under CERCLA
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Ban on the Sale or Distribution of Pre-Charged Appliances
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import, and Export
Good Neighbor Environmental Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic Converters; EPA ICR No. 1292.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0135
An Exposure Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
Notice of Availability of Preliminary Residual Designation of Certain Stormwater Discharges in the State of Massachusetts Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1617.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0247