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88 FR 87988
12/20/2023
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Proposed Rules

SIP Proposal: California (contingency measures requirements for the 1997 annual, 2006 24-hour, and 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS for the San Joaquin Valley PM2.5 nonattainment area).

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88 FR 89142
12/26/2023
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Notices

The U.S. Sentencing Commission seeks comment on proposed amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, and commentary.

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89 FR 2214
01/12/2024
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Notices

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency adopted the Department of the Navy’s categorical exclusion under NEPA for the installation and operation of passive scientific measurement devices. 

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89 FR 3920
01/22/2024
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Notices

EPA entered into a proposed consent decree under the CAA in Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 4:23-cv-03571-YGR (N.D. Cal.), that would establish a deadline for the EPA Administrator to sign a notice of final rulemaking on a California SIP submittal entitled “South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 2305, Warehouse Indirect Source RuleWarehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions Program.” 

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89 FR 6082
01/31/2024
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SIP Proposal: New Hampshire (amendments to enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program regulation). 

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89 FR 8249
02/06/2024
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United States v. Guam Waterworks Authority, No. 04-00004 (D. Guam Jan. 30, 2024). Under a proposed partial consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that discharged excess pollutants from and failed to maintain its wastewater system must implement an estimated $400 million in wastewater collection system improvements and conduct a feasibility study for improvements to the Hagåtña wastewater treatment plant. 

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89 FR 10019
02/13/2024
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Proposed Rules

DOI announced the dates of tribal consultation meetings to gather information to revise procedures for conducting natural resource damage assessment and restoration for hazardous substance releases.

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89 FR 13091
02/21/2024
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United States v. Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Municipality of, No. 3:21-01087 (D.P.R. Feb. 13, 2024). A proposed second stipulation and final order resolves two claims under RCRA and requires a settling defendant to remove and dispose of leachate in the Toa Alta landfill’s southeast cell and to pay a $50,000 civil penalty. 

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89 FR 16820
03/08/2024
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Final Rules

EPA finalized multiple actions to reduce air pollution emissions from the crude oil and natural gas source category. 

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