🎣Fisheries Regulation
NMFS is prohibiting retention of "other rockfish" in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2025 "other rockfish" total allowable catch (TAC) in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI will soon be or has been reached.
Learn More🌬️EPA Updates New York SIP Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the regulatory materials incorporated by reference into the New York State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this action have been previously submitted by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) and approved by the EPA in prior rulemakings. The EPA is also notifying the public of corrections to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) tables that identify material incorporated by reference into the New York SIP. This update affects the materials that are available for public inspection at the EPA Regional Office.
Learn More🌱Virginia Updates Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision (Revision A23) submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision pertains to an amendment made to the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC) in the Virginia Administrative Code (VAC) to align with the EPA's regulatory definition of VOC. The EPA is approving this revision to update the definition of VOC in the Virginia SIP.
Learn More🚧Final Agency Action on Corpus Christi Desalination Project Notice
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-6(a)(1)(A), publication of this notice in the Federal Register initiates a 2-year period for any claim seeking judicial review of the USACE final agency action. USACE announces final agency action on the USACE authorization for the proposed construction of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority Harbor Island Desalination Project (HIDP) located in and affecting the existing Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC), Aransas Channel, Lydia Ann Channel, and Gulf of America (Gulf). USACE has issued a permit authorizing the construction of the HIDP under sections 10 and 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA) and section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The HIDP Project is a "covered project" under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act.
Learn More🚗Delaware's New Vehicle Emissions Regulation Impact on Businesses
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware. The SIP revision addresses Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for the enactment of a Basic vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) program for the Delaware portion (i.e., New Castle County) of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-MD-DE Nonattainment Area (Philadelphia NAA) for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
Learn More🚗Proposed Revisions to Oregon's Vehicle Inspection Program 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve revisions to the Oregon State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on April 3, 2025. The SIP revision updates rules for the Vehicle Inspection Program (VIP) which is applicable in the Portland and Medford areas, and includes a demonstration that the requested revisions will not interfere with attainment or maintenance of any national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) or with any other applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Learn More🌫️EPA's Determination on Ozone Standards in California
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the San Joaquin Valley, California area failed to attain the 1997 8- hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by its June 15, 2024 "Extreme" area attainment date. This determination is based on quality-assured and certified ambient air quality monitoring data from 2021 through 2023. As a result of this determination, the State of California is required to implement nonattainment contingency measures and the stationary source fee program required under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 185.
Learn More🌬️Approval of West Virginia Air Quality Standards by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia. This revision updates West Virginia's incorporation by reference (IBR) of EPA's national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and the associated monitoring reference and equivalent methods. EPA is approving these revisions to the West Virginia SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Learn More🌬️EPA Proposes Redesignation of Indiana's Sulfur Dioxide Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to find that Huntington Township, Indiana (referred to in this proposed rule as the Huntington County, Indiana area) is attaining the 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) and to propose approval of Indiana's request to redesignate the area to attainment for the 2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS, because the request meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). EPA is also proposing to approve Indiana's maintenance plan for the area, which, once approved, will become part of Indiana's federally enforceable State Implementation Plan (SIP).
Learn More🌫️EPA Approves Missouri's Revised State Implementation Plan for Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the State of Missouri related to Definitions and Common Reference Tables used in Missouri rules. EPA has also previously approved this rule as part of the air planning and permitting program. Some of the definitions are associated with those programs, even though many of the definitions pertain only to the SIP. These revisions do not impact the stringency of the SIP or have an adverse effect on air quality. The EPA's final approval of this rule revision is being done in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
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