Rule 16 Jul 2025 environmental regulation, environmental protection, epa, incorporation by reference, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, emissions inventory, air quality, guam, sulfur oxides, sulfur dioxide

🌍EPA Approves Guam Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Inventory Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a revision to Guam's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under section 110(k)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or "the Act"). This revision concerns the base year emissions inventory for the Piti-Cabras, Guam sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment area ("Piti-Cabras area" or NAA) for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS, "standard," or "2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS").

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Proposed Rule 16 Jul 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, epa, emissions, guam, sulfur dioxide

🌫️EPA Proposes Approval of Guam's Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to Guam's State Implementation Plan (SIP) under section 110(k)(3) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or "the Act"). This revision concerns the base year emissions inventory for the Piti- Cabras, Guam sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment area ("Piti-Cabras area" or NAA) for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS, "standard," or "2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS"). We are taking comments on a proposed approval of this revision and are simultaneously publishing a final action approving this revision in a direct final rule.

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Proposed Rule 20 Jun 2025 environmental regulation, environmental protection, epa, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, air quality, guam, sulfur oxides, sulfur dioxide

🌍Proposed Clean Data Determination for Guam's Piti-Cabras Area

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a clean data determination (CDD) for the Piti-Cabras, Guam sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) nonattainment area ("Piti-Cabras area") based on our determination that the area has attained the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS, "standard," or "2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS"). In designated nonattainment areas where air quality data demonstrate that a NAAQS has been attained, the EPA interprets certain requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) as no longer applicable for so long as air quality continues to meet the standard. Under this Clean Data Policy, the EPA may issue a determination of attainment, known as a CDD, that a nonattainment area is attaining the relevant NAAQS. If finalized, this proposed CDD would suspend the obligation to submit certain attainment planning requirements for the Piti-Cabras area for as long as the area continues to attain the 2010 SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS or until the area is formally redesignated.

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Proposed Rule 18 Jun 2025 environmental regulation, environmental protection, epa, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, business compliance, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, air quality, guam, new source review

🌬️Guam Air Quality Regulation Proposal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of a revision to the Guam State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision governs the Guam Environmental Protection Agency's (GEPA's) issuance of permits for stationary sources and focuses on the preconstruction review and permitting of major sources and major modifications under part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA or "the Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

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Notice 10 Jun 2025 regulatory compliance, economic development, fisheries, noaa, guam, marine conservation

🌊Marine Conservation Plan for Guam

NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for Guam.

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Notice 21 May 2025 civil rights, guam, commission on civil rights, public briefing

📅Notice of Change for Guam Advisory Committee Public Briefing

The Commission on Civil Rights published a notice in the Federal Register on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, concerning a briefing of the Guam Advisory Committee. The briefing time has since changed to 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. ChST (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ET).

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Notice 20 May 2025 advisory committee, civil rights, guam, u.s. commission on civil rights

📜Notice of Renewal for Guam Advisory Committee by Civil Rights Commission

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) is publishing this notice to announce the renewal of the Guam Advisory Committee (Committee). The Commission has determined that the renewal of the Committee is necessary and in the public's interest, and the Commission has consulted with the General Services Administration's Committee Management Secretariat regarding the Committee's renewal.

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Notice 13 May 2025 regulation, civil rights, guam, u.s. commission on civil rights, public briefing

📅Public Briefing Notice by Guam Advisory Committee on Civil Rights

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Guam Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual, public briefing via Zoom at 9:00 a.m. ChST on Thursday, May 29, 2025 (7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 28, 2025). The purpose of this briefing is to hear testimony on the topic, Overrepresentation of FAS Members in the Criminal Justice System on Guam.

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Notice 2 May 2025 compliance, faa, regulatory requirements, guam, antonio b. won pat international airport, noise exposure map

✈️FAA Accepts Noise Exposure Map for Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its determination that the noise exposure map submitted by the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport Authority for the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport is compliant with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

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Notice 17 Apr 2025 compliance, environmental regulation, epa, guam, npdes, bulk fuel

⚠️Proposed NPDES General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is proposing to reissue a NPDES general permit authorizing discharges of treated effluent from bulk fuel storage facilities located in Guam (Permit No. GUG000001). EPA proposes to reissue the permit upon completion of the notice and comment period and after consideration of all comments received. Upon issuance, the permit will be valid for five years. Use of a NPDES general permit allows EPA and dischargers to allocate resources in a more efficient manner while ensuring consistent permit conditions for comparable facilities. This notice announces the availability of the proposed NPDES general permit and the corresponding fact sheet for public comment, both of which can be found on EPA Region 9's website: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas- pacific-southwest-region-9. EPA is also taking comments on the frequency, duration, and volume of water discharges from each bulk fuel facility for the years including 2019 to 2024.

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