🏭EPA Finalizes Hazardous Waste Delisting for WRB Refinery
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition submitted by WRB Refining in Borger, Texas to exclude (or "delist") 7,000 cubic yards of F037 (petroleum refinery sludge) solids to be removed from their stormwater storage tanks for a one-time delisting. This determination is based on information the petitioner provided to the Agency, completion of sampling, and risk assessment using the Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) to determine whether the waste poses a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed. This final rule responds to a petition submitted by WRB Refinery to exclude stormwater solids from the definition of a hazardous waste. If not delisted, the stormwater solids are listed as F037 (primary oil/water/solids separation sludge). After careful analysis of the petition and evaluation of comments submitted by the public, the EPA has concluded that the petitioned waste is not hazardous waste when disposed of in Subtitle D landfills. This exclusion applies to the stormwater solids generated at WRB Refinery Borger, Texas facility. Accordingly, this final rule excludes the petitioned waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill but imposes testing conditions to ensure that the future-generated waste remain qualified for delisting.
Learn More🌾USDA Notice on Local Food Marketing Practices Survey
The Department of Agriculture is requesting comments on the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey to inform policymaking regarding local food sectors. The survey will collect vital data on agricultural practices, enhancing understanding of local food markets and supporting future federal programs and funding initiatives in this area.
Learn More⚛️ACRS Meeting Notice
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings to review critical topics such as the Mechanistic Source Term Approach. The meetings provide opportunities for public participation and discuss organizational changes impacting future ACRS functions, all while focusing on proprietary information and licensing issues.
Learn More🦠Proposed Data Collection for National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). NORS collects data on all waterborne and foodborne disease outbreaks, certain fungal disease outbreaks, and enteric disease outbreaks transmitted by contact with environmental sources, infected persons or animals, or unknown modes of transmission.
Learn More🍯Vadescana dsRNA Tolerance Exemption
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Vadescana double-stranded (ds) RNA in or on honey and honeycomb if used according to the label and good agricultural practices. GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. submitted a petition to the EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Vadescana dsRNA (Varroa destructor-Specific Recombinant Double-Stranded Interfering Oligonucleotide EP15) under FFDCA when used in accordance with this exemption.
Learn More⚖️DOJ Guidance on Criminal Enforcement and Business Compliance
This notice describes the Department of Justice's plans to address criminally liable regulatory offenses under Executive Order 14294 on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.
Learn More📞Notice of Board Meeting by Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced a notice for an upcoming board meeting. Key agenda items include the approval of previous meeting minutes and monthly reports. The meeting will be conducted telephonically, with dial-in information provided for participants. Further inquiry can be directed to the Office of External Affairs.
Learn More💰NIH Notice
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a notice regarding closed meetings of the Center for Scientific Review at NIH. The meetings will evaluate grant applications focusing on small business drug discovery, novel therapeutics for fungal pathogens, and various health-related research topics, highlighting critical funding opportunities for eligible entities.
Learn More🛢️Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Abandonment Project
The Department of Energy issued a notice regarding Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company's application to abandon facilities in Louisiana. The notice includes details about the project, a deadline for public intervention, and encourages public participation in the regulatory process surrounding the environmental review and compliance measures.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
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