The Department of Energy adopted amendments to Or. Admin. R. 345-024-0590 and 345-001-0010, Carbon Dioxide Emission Standard for Non Base Load Electric Generating Facilities. The changes provide an alternate means of measuring "actual gross carbon emissions" every five years during the operation of a non-base load power plant.

The Department of General Services adopted amendments to 1 Va. Admin. Code §30-40, Regulations for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water. The amendments conform the regulations to current federal requirements for test methods, sampling, and laboratory certification. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol26/iss09/v26i09.htm#DGS1VAC3040.

The Soil and Water Conservation Board adopted amendments to 4 Va. Admin. Code §50-60. Virginia Stormwater Management Program Permit Regulations. This regulatory action establishes a statewide base fee schedule for stormwater management projects and establishes the fee assessment and the collection and distribution systems for those fees.

The Oil and Gas Commission adopted amendments to Rule A-2: General Hearing Procedures; Rule A-5: Enforcement Procedures; Rule D-14: Gas Assessment; Rule D-17: Regulation of Natural Gas Pipelines; Rule E-3: Exploration and Production Fluid Gathering, Handling, and Transportation; Rule H-2: Well Construction, Operating and Reporting Requirements for Class II Disposal Wells; Rule H-3: Well Construction, Operating and Reporting Requirements for Class II Commercial Disposal; G-1: Abandoned or Leaking Well and Well Site Remediation; and Rule H-1: Class II Disposal and Class II Commercial Disposal We

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold a meeting on proposed amendment to Fla. Admin. Code r. 68-1.003, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Grants Program; 68-5.001, Introduction of Non-native Species into the State; 68-5.002, Conditional Non-native Species; 68-5.003, Prohibited Non-native Species; 68A-1.004, Definitions; 68A-4.004, Possession of Wildlife or Freshwater Fish or the Carcasses Thereof; and 68A-9.002, Permits to Take Wildlife or Freshwater Fish for Justifiable Purposes. The meeting will be February 17-18, 2010.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ind. Admin. Code tit. 318, r. 1, concerning inspection and cleanup of properties contaminated with chemicals used in the illegal manufacture of controlled substances. The hearing will be February 24, 2010. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/irtoc.htm?view=list&lsadocnum=09-671.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to adopt La. Admin. Code tit. 33:III §§2201 and 2202, Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides. The rules would provide a new contingency plan to further control emissions of nitrogen oxides from facilities located in the Baton Rouge area and the region of influence in the event that U.S. EPA notifies the department that the Baton Rouge area has exceeded the 1997 eight-hour NAAQS for ozone and contingency has been triggered. http://www.doa.la.gov/osr/reg/1001/1001.pdf pp. 59-63.

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Code Me. R. §§400, Solid Waste Management Rules General Provisions; 401, Landfill Disposal Facilities; and 409, Processing Facilities/Amendments.

The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Mont. Admin. R. 17.56.506, 17.56.507, 17.56.607, 17.56.608, pertaining to reporting of confirmed releases and release categorization. The hearing will be February 3, 2010. http://deq.mt.gov/dir/legal/Notices/17-300pro.pdf.

The Public Utilities Commission adopted amendments to Nev. Admin. Code ch. 701B, Solar Thermal Systems Demonstration Program. The amendments revise various provisions relating to the Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration Program, the Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program, and the Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/register/2009Register/R210-09P.pdf.