📦Foreign-Trade Zone Application for Coroplast Tape Corporation
The Department of Commerce has received an application for subzone status for Coroplast Tape Corporation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The application aims to grant the facility specific trade advantages under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, with a public comment period for stakeholders.
Learn More📦Elite Logistix Seeks Subzone Status in Foreign-Trade Zone 38
The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received an application for subzone status for Elite Logistix's facilities in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The application aims to enhance the operational capabilities and trading advantages for the company within the FTZ framework, inviting public comments and participation in the review process.
Learn More⚡Notice on Final Environmental Assessment for Dominion Energy Project
The Department of Energy announces the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Dominion Energy’s request for a temporary variance to extend its seasonal turbine venting period for the Parr Hydroelectric Project. The assessment reviews environmental impacts and concludes that the proposed extension will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment, provided protective measures are implemented.
Learn More🏛️Public Meeting Notice for South Carolina 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 South Carolina Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public business meeting via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is to continue discussing potential civil rights topics of study.
Learn More🌫️Proposed South Carolina Ozone Maintenance Plan Compliance Rule
On September 26, 2023, the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES, formerly the "South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control"), submitted a request for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing the State's plan for maintaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard) through 2036 for the South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina- South Carolina 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (the entire area is hereinafter referred to as the "bi-State Charlotte Area" and the South Carolina portion is hereinafter referred to as the "York County Area"). EPA is proposing to approve and incorporate this maintenance plan, including the 2018 and 2036 motor vehicle emission budgets (budgets) for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for the York County Area, into the SIP. EPA is also notifying the public of the status of EPA's adequacy determination for the budgets for the York County Area.
Learn More🌊Dominion Energy's Notice for Environmental Assessment - Key Compliance Info
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice regarding Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.'s request for an extension of its seasonal turbine venting period for the Parr Hydroelectric Project. The notice announces the intention to prepare an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act, with a draft scheduled for release by September 30, 2025.
Learn More🏭Notice of Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting
This notice announces an in-person/livestreamed meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More⚡Duke Energy's Hydro Application Notice and Procedural Schedule
The Department of Energy, through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, provides notice of Duke Energy Carolinas' application for a new major license concerning the Bad Creek Pumped Storage Project. The application includes updates on project details, procedural timelines, and opportunities for public participation in the review process.
Learn More🌫️Proposed Rule for South Carolina's Regional Haze Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) dated March 3, 2022, as satisfying the applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the program's second planning period. South Carolina's SIP submission addresses the requirement that states must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress toward the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second planning period of the regional haze program. EPA is proposing this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Act.
Learn More🌊Notice of Dominion Energy's Temporary Turbine Venting Variance Application
The Department of Energy has accepted an application from Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. for a temporary variance of the seasonal turbine venting period for the Parr Hydroelectric Project. The request is aimed at increasing dissolved oxygen levels in the Broad River, with a public comment deadline set for August 27, 2025.
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