SIP Proposal: North Carolina (correction of erroneous incorporation of cross-references related to permitting rules).

EPA granted the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services the authority to implement and enforce the state’s amended Asbestos Disposal Site Rule in place of the national emission standard for asbestos provisions for inactive waste disposal sites. 

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed overdue updates to the registration fees under the statutorily mandated registration and fee assessment program for persons who transport, or offer for transportation, certain categories and quantities of hazardous materials. 

NMFS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to list the Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA, and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing, finding that listing may be warranted and commencing a status review. 

SIP Proposal: New York (revisions to meet requirements for the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS for the Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill).

EPA announced that the limited maintenance plan for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for the New Jersey portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NNJ-NY-CT, and Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE, PM2.5 maintenance areas is adequate for transportation conformity purposes.

EPA provided notice of upcoming public meetings that will be jointly held by the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council, consistent with Executive Order No. 14096, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All. 

FWS determined endangered species status for the dunes sagebrush lizard under the ESA. 

EPA updated the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act to identify seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. 

SIP Proposal: Georgia (clarifying requirements for gasoline transport vehicles).