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🌱EPA Proposes New Air Quality Regulations for Arizona Agriculture

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an approval and a limited approval and limited disapproval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission made by the State of Arizona to address emissions of particulate matter 10 micrometers in diameter or smaller (PM<INF>10</INF>) from agricultural operations. The SIP submission includes an amended statute, two definition rules, and two rules regulating crop and animal operations in Pinal County, Arizona. We are proposing action on local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

⚖️EPA Notice

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations (EPA ICR Number 1679.12, OMB Control Number 2060- 0289) 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.

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♻️EPA Reopens Comment Period for Waste Combustor Regulation Updates

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period on the proposed Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review. The original proposed rule was published on January 23, 2024, with a 60-day comment period closing March 25, 2024. With this notification, EPA is reopening the public comment period for an additional 6 months, from January 16, 2025, to July 16, 2025.

💧EPA UCMR 5 Compliance Requirements and Implications for Businesses

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) (EPA ICR Number 2683.03, OMB Control Number 2040-0304) 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 original UCMR 5 ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. Public comments on the ICR renewal were previously requested during a 60-day comment period via the Federal Register on July 30, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

🌍EPA Title V Permit Issued to Deseret Generation in Utah

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final permit decision under title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Deseret Bonanza and Transmission Co-operative (Deseret) for the operation of Deseret's Uintah County, Utah, Bonanza Power Plant (Bonanza).

🌍EPA Updates Ozone Measurement Calibration Requirements for 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2023, that became effective on November 13, 2023. The final rule updated the current ozone absorption cross-section to the recommended consensus- based value of 1.1329x10<SUP>-17</SUP> cm\2\ molecule<SUP>-1</SUP> or 304.39 atm<SUP>-1</SUP> cm<SUP>-1</SUP>. After publication, the EPA became aware of an error in the preamble text regarding the date for State, local, and Tribal monitoring agencies to complete implementation of the new ozone cross-section value, as well as a lack of clarity as to which entities the 2025 and 2026 implementation dates apply. With this action, the EPA is updating the final rule preamble and regulatory text to clarify the applicable implementation dates and the specific entities to which they apply. These corrections do not include any substantive changes to the final rule.

💧EPA Approves Alternative Test Methods for Drinking Water Compliance

This action announces the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) approval of alternative testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water to determine compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. The Safe Drinking Water Act authorizes EPA to approve the use of alternative testing methods through publication in the Federal Register. EPA is using this streamlined authority to make two additional methods available for analyzing drinking water samples. This expedited approach provides public water systems, laboratories, and primacy agencies with more timely access to new measurement techniques and greater flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby reducing monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection.

💼EPA's Environmental Justice Reporting Requirements for Businesses

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Environmental Justice CPS and G2G Programs: Progress and Final Reporting Information Collections (EPA ICR Number 2807.01, OMB Control Number 2035-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 21, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

🏭EPA Approves Permit for Viejas Pit Stop Gas Station in California

This notice announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, issued an approval to the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians' Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country within California for the Viejas Pit Stop. This approval authorizes the construction of the Viejas Pit Stop under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.