📊National Prisoner Statistics Program - Information Collection Notice
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Department of Justice (DOJ) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Learn More🌊Gulfstream LNG Project
Gulfstream LNG Development, LLC filed an application for a liquefied natural gas export facility in Louisiana, detailing project components and requesting public participation. The notice includes intervention deadlines and explains the regulatory review process under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Interested parties can comment or intervene in the proceedings to voice support or objections regarding the project.
Learn More🌫️EPA Approves Air Quality Redesignation for Liberty-Clairton Area
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's request to redesignate to attainment the Liberty-Clairton, Pennsylvania nonattainment area (Liberty-Clairton Area) for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or standard). The EPA has determined that the Liberty-Clairton Area attained both the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS and has met the statutory requirements for redesignation. The EPA is approving, as a revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP), the Commonwealth's plan for maintaining the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS through 2035 for the Liberty-Clairton Area. Additionally, the EPA is approving the maintenance plan for the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania nonattainment area (Allegheny County Area) for the 2012 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS through 2035. The maintenance plan includes 2017, 2026, and 2035 mobile vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for mobile sources of PM<INF>2.5</INF> and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) for the Allegheny County Area for the 2012 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS, which the EPA is approving for transportation conformity purposes. This action does not redesignate the Allegheny County Area to attainment for the 2012 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS. Both the redesignation request and maintenance plan were submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or Pennsylvania) on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). This action is being taken under the CAA.
Learn More🌬️Texas Air Quality Control Technology Revisions by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supplementing a proposed rule published on March 10, 2021, to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning Nitrogen Oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for the Serious Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB), 2008 8-hour ozone National Air Quality Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) nonattainment area. Because of comments received on the March 10, 2021, proposal, we are providing additional analysis, in this proposal, regarding the RACT requirements which apply to sources of VOC in this area. Consistent with this analysis, EPA is proposing to determine that the Texas Rules meet the RACT requirements for sources of VOCs in the HGB Serious ozone nonattainment area for the purposes of the 2008 standard. The NO<INF>X</INF> portion of the RACT analysis in the March 10, 2021, proposal will be addressed in a separate action. The EPA is providing an opportunity for public comment on this supplemental proposal. Comments received on the March 10, 2021, proposal and this supplemental proposal will be addressed in a final rule.
Learn More⚡Proposed FERC Reliability Standards
In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is soliciting public comment on proposed revisions of the currently approved information collection, Mandatory Reliability Standards, Revised Protection and Control Reliability Standards (PRC): Reliability Standards PRC-028-1 (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources) and PRC-002-5 (Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements); \1\ and (3) proposed Reliability Standard PRC-030-1 (Unexpected Inverter-Based Resource Event Mitigation). The 60-day notice published on February 26, 2025; no comments were received during the comment period. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn More☀️Trade Regulations Update
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing the final results of changed circumstances reviews (CCRs) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) to revoke the orders, in part, with respect to certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells.
Learn More⚡Combined Notice of Energy Filings & Regulatory Actions Overview
The Department of Energy's Combined Notice details exempt wholesale generator filings, electric rate filings, and associated comment deadlines. It serves to inform stakeholders about recent developments affecting energy rates and regulatory status for various applicants, highlighting the need for compliance and potential participation in proceedings.
Learn More⚡Northern States Power Company Environmental Assessment Notice
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released an Environmental Assessment for the White River Hydroelectric Project, detailing potential environmental impacts and inviting public comments. The assessment concludes that the project will not significantly affect the environment, enabling continued operations under regulatory compliance.
Learn More⚗️Regulatory Relief for Chemical Manufacturers Under Proclamation 10957
Proclamation 10957 announces regulatory relief for certain stationary sources in the chemical manufacturing sector, extending compliance deadlines of the HON Rule by two years. This measure is aimed at preserving national security and the robustness of the domestic chemical industry, emphasizing its critical role in essential sectors like healthcare and national defense.
Learn More⚖️FTC Reviews Petition to Reopen Order Affecting Quantum Energy
Quantum Energy Partners VI, LP, Q-TH Appalachia (VI) Investments Partners, LLC, and QEP Partners, LP (collectively "Quantum") have asked the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") to reopen and set aside the Commission's Decision and Order entered on October 10, 2023, concerning EQT's purchase of certain assets of Quantum. Publication of Quantum's petition is not intended to affect its legal status or its final disposition.
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