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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on July 18

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); General Definitions; Definition of Modification of Existing Facility.

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 July 18

Title
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Data Availability Concerning Transport Rule Allowance Allocations to Existing Units
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); General Definitions; Definition of Modification of Existing Facility
Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption-Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; ConocoPhillips Company, Borger, TX
Availability of the Incident Waste Management Planning and Response Tool