🏭EPA Deletes Sites from National Priorities List Impacting Business
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of one site and partial deletion of three sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the States, through their designated State agencies, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.
Learn More🧪Notice of Comment Period Reopening for Vinyl Chloride TSCA Evaluation
In the Federal Register of January 16, 2025, EPA announced the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft scope of the risk evaluation to be conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for vinyl chloride (ethene, chloro-; CASRN 75-01-4). This document extends/reopens the comment period, which is scheduled to end on March 3, 2025, for 30 days.
Learn More🟣EPA Reopens Comment Period for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 Regulation
In the Federal Register of January 14, 2025, EPA proposed a regulation to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (CASRN 81-33-4, also known as PV29), under its conditions of use as documented in EPA's January 2021 Risk Evaluation for PV29 and the September 2022 Revised Risk Determination for PV29 prepared under TSCA. This document reopens the comment period, which is scheduled to end on February 28, 2025, for 60 days.
Learn More⚠️EPA Proposes Settlement for Horton Iron and Metal Superfund Site
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to enter into a settlement with Phillips 66 Company concerning the Horton Iron and Metal Superfund Site located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The proposed settlement addresses recovery of CERCLA costs for a cleanup that will be performed at the Site and costs incurred by EPA.
Learn More🌊Business Implications of Clean Water Act Section 404 Information Collection
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs (OMB Control Number 2040-0168; EPA ICR Number 0220.18) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 14, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More🏭EPA Proposes New Information Collection for CERCLA Response Actions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the reinstatement of the information collection request (ICR), (1) Application for Preauthorization of a CERCLA Response Action and (2) Claim for CERCLA Response Action (EPA ICR Number 12512-01-OLEM, OMB Control Number 2050-0106) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which was approved through April 30, 2001. This notice allows 60 days for public comments.
Learn More🏭EPA NESHAP Information Collection Notice for Aluminum Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (EPA ICR Number 1767.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0360) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More🏭EPA's NESHAP for Site Remediation
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Site Remediation (EPA ICR Number 2062.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0534) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More♻️EPA Notice on NESHAP and Information Collection for Polyether Production
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production (EPA ICR Number 1811.12, OMB Control Number 2060-0415) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More🌬️EPA Reopens Comment Period for Ohio Regional Haze Plan Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the public comment period for 15 days for a proposed rule published August 30, 2024. Reopening the public comment period is focused exclusively on the references to various permit conditions within three Director's Final Findings and Orders (DFFOs) included in the docket that were issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) as those conditions apply to the limits in the DFFOs for Cardinal Power Plant, Ohio Valley Electric Corp.--Kyger Creek, and General James M. Gavin Power Plant.
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