🌱EPA Notice on Pesticide Experimental Use Permit Applications
This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 102306- EUP-R from Synvect, Inc. 505 Coast Blvd., Suite 210, La Jolla, CA 92037, requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) protein. The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application.
Learn More🔥EPA Allows Temporary Incinerator Use During Disaster Recovery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking interim final action to provide for the temporary use of incineration units subject to commercial and industrial solid waste incinerator (CISWI) regulations during disaster recovery. Currently, only other solid waste incinerators (OSWI) are authorized to combust debris from a disaster or emergency on a temporary basis without having to comply with applicable Clean Air Act (CAA) section 129 requirements. We are also authorizing such temporary use for incinerators (including air curtain incinerators (ACI)) subject to CISWI regulations by adding temporary-use provisions that essentially mirror those in the OSWI regulations to existing Federal CISWI rule subparts. The EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received after the conclusion of the comment period.
Learn More🌍EPA Regulations on Hydrofluorocarbons
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing, pursuant to the statutory framework established in the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), the eligibility of six applications to continue to receive priority access to allowances to produce or import hydrofluorocarbons. In this final rule, EPA establishes the framework for how EPA interprets the statutory criteria for assessing whether to renew the eligibility of applications to receive application-specific allowances and sets out determinations to renew or not renew each of the six applications that currently receive application-specific allowances. EPA is also finalizing revisions to the Technology Transitions regulations relevant to the specific applications under review, a procedural process for submitting a petition to designate a new application as eligible for priority access to allowances, the methodology used to allocate allowances to application-specific allowance holders for calendar years 2026 and beyond, and limited revisions to existing regulations. In addition, EPA is authorizing an entity to produce regulated substances for export. Lastly, EPA is finalizing certain regulatory confidentiality determinations for newly reported information.
Learn More🧪EPA Notice on Methylene Chloride Information Collection and Compliance
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew and consolidate several existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the consolidated ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The consolidated ICR is titled: "Methylene Chloride; Regulation under TSCA Sec. 6(a)" and identified by EPA ICR No. 2556.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0204. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
Learn More♻️Florida Approves Emissions Control Plan for Waste Incineration
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to approve a state plan submitted by the State of Florida, through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on May 31, 2017, that was supplemented on December 19, 2017, and February 2, 2018, for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) units. The State plan provides for implementation and enforcement of the EG, as finalized by the EPA on February 7, 2013, and amended on June 23, 2016, applicable to existing CISWI units for which construction commenced on or before June 4, 2010, or for which modification or reconstruction commenced after June 4, 2010, but no later than August 7, 2013. The Florida State plan establishes emission limits, monitoring, operating, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for affected CISWI units.
Learn More🌍Notice of Availability for Environmental Impact Statements
This notice from the Environmental Protection Agency details the availability of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed by various federal agencies. It provides essential information about comment periods, contact details for inquiries, and links to access EPA's comments, underscoring the importance of public participation in environmental reviews.
Learn More🚗EPA Finds Adequacy of Emissions Budgets for Klamath Falls
The EPA is notifying the public that we have found the motor vehicle emissions budgets for the Klamath Falls, Oregon 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter standard nonattainment area adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The budgets were submitted on August 20, 2024, as part of Oregon's Klamath Falls Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan. As a result of our finding, the Klamath Falls area must use these budgets for future transportation conformity determinations.
Learn More🌬️EPA Proposes Revisions to Georgia SIP for Emissions Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD), on June 27, 2024, seeking to revise a source monitoring and reporting regulation by, among other things, removing the requirement for emissions statements in counties formerly designated as nonattainment for ozone and to revise the permit by rule regulation. EPA is proposing to approve these revisions pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Learn More🌬️EPA Proposes Revision to Alabama Air Permit Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Alabama State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on December 20, 2023. The proposed SIP revision consists of minor changes to certain air permit regulations that have been revised by the State agency since EPA last approved those provisions. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Learn More🌍Proposed Rule for Arizona's Air Quality on Dry Cleaning Solvents
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision clarifies definitions used in a rule that limits volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from petroleum solvents used in dry cleaning. We are proposing to approve the rule revisions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
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