Department: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 2010-32929] 1. Proposed Settlement Agreement
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to address lawsuits filed by the following groups of Petitioners: (1) The States of New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, the
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32757] 2.
The final greenhouse gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule includes a step- bystep implementation strategy for issuing Federallyenforceable permits to the largest, most environmentally significant sources beginning January 2, 2011. In this action, EPA is finalizing its proposed rulemaking to narrow EPA's previous approval of State title V operating permit
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32766] 3.
This action is another in a series of steps EPA is taking to implement the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program for greenhouse gas (GHG)emitting sources. EPA is finalizing its proposed rulemaking to narrow its previous approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) PSD programs in 24 states that apply to GHGemitting sources.
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 2010-32786] 4.
EPA is correcting its previous full approval of Texas's Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program to be a partial approval and partial disapproval. The state did not address, or provide adequate legal authority for, the program's application to all pollutants that would become newly subject to regulation in the
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 2010-32926] 5. Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act
Section 406(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) as amended by the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act authorizes EPA to award program development and implementation grants to eligible states, territories, tribes, and local governments to support microbiological monitoring and public notification of the potential for
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32923] 6. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Tables 1A and 1B of Unit II., pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows two Notices of Receipt of
Published: 2010-12-30 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32453] 7.
EPA is publishing this call for information and public comment to solicit certain additional information pertaining to reporting of inputs to emission equations under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. In response to EPA's July 7, 2010 proposed confidentiality determinations for data required under the reporting rule, EPA received
Published: 2010-12-27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 2010-32153] 8. Revisions to Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
The EPA issued a final rule on November 12, 2008, (effective date January 12, 2009) that revised the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead and associated monitoring requirements. On December 30, 2009, EPA proposed revisions to the lead monitoring requirements. This action promulgates revisions to the
Published: 2010-12-27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32447] 9.
EPA is proposing to defer the reporting date of certain data elements that are inputs to emission equations under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for three years. In response to EPA's July 7, 2010 proposed confidentiality determinations for data required under the reporting rule, EPA received several comments raising concerns that
Published: 2010-12-27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 2010-32449] 10.
EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) plans to authorize various contractors to access information which will be submitted to EPA under the Clean Air Act that may be claimed as, or may be determined to be, confidential business information (CBI). Contractor access to this information, which is related to the Mandatory Greenhouse
Published: 2010-12-27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32450] 11.
EPA is promulgating this interim final rule to defer until August 31, 2011 the reporting deadline for year 2010 data elements that are inputs to emission equations under the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. In response to EPA's July 7, 2010 proposed confidentiality determinations for data required under the reporting rule, EPA received
Published: 2010-12-27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 2010-32268] 12. Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and Coalition for a Safe Environment (collectively ``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for the
Published: 2010-12-23 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32271] 13. Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 10cv0859 (D.D.C.) Plaintiff filed a deadline suit to compel the
Published: 2010-12-23 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-31872] 14.Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32148] 15. Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals)
This regulation extends time-limited tolerances for the pesticides listed in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. These actions are in response to EPA's granting of emergency exemptions under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of these pesticides. Section 408(l)(6) of the Federal
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32033] 16. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any previously registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32134] 17.
The Environmental Protection Agency is removing its regulation implementing the Governmentwide common rule on drugfree workplace requirements for financial assistance. This regulatory action implements the OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate into one title of the CFR all federal regulations on drugfree workplace requirements for
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-32149] 18.
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing Committee (ITC) transmitted its SixtySeventh Report to the Administrator of EPA on November 9, 2010. In the 67th ITC Report, which is included with this notice, the ITC is not making any changes to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List.
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration
[FR Doc 2010-32139] 19.
The EPA is proposing to revise the Agency's earlier interpretation of its rule regarding requirements for Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) that allowed certain emissions reductions from outside the nonattainment area to be credited toward meeting the RFP requirements for the 1997 8hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
Published: 2010-12-22 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-30847] 20.
This action promulgates amendments to Methods 201A and 202.
The final amendments to Method 201A add a particlesizing device to
allow for sampling of particulate matter with mean aerodynamic
diameters less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers (PM
Published: 2010-12-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Wage and Hour Division
[FR Doc 2010-31091] 21.
This action proposes how EPA will address the residual risk and technology review conducted for two industrial source categories regulated by separate national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. It also proposes to address provisions related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction.
Published: 2010-12-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Wage and Hour Division
[FR Doc 2010-32031] 22.
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations of experts to augment the SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) to review technical studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead service line replacements.
Published: 2010-12-21 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-31909] 23.
This Notice announces the availability of two new EPA guidance documents for: completing quantitative particulate matter
(PM
Published: 2010-12-20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
[FR Doc 2010-30286] 24. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
EPA is amending specific provisions in the greenhouse gas reporting rule to clarify certain provisions, to correct technical and editorial errors, and to address certain questions and issues that have arisen since promulgation. These final changes include generally providing additional information and clarity on existing requirements, allowing
Published: 2010-12-17 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Western Area Power Administration
[FR Doc 2010-31218] 25.
This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Published: 2010-12-15 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency
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