The Solid Waste Management Board has rescheduled a public hearing on proposed amendments to 329 Ind. Admin. Code 5-1-2, 5-1-3, and 5-1-4, and addition of 329 Ind. Admin. Code 5-3, concerning environmental impact statements for major state actions. The hearing will be held September 15, 2009. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/irtoc.htm?view=list&lsadocnum=08-209.

The Water Pollution Control Board will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 327 IAC 8, Public Water Supply. These rule changes include amendments and new rules concerning the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Ground Water Rule, and Lead and Copper Rule Short-Term Regulatory Revisions. The hearing will be held August 12, 2009. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/irtoc.htm?view=list&lsadocnum=08-198.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to La. Admin. Code tit. 33:III §§111, 2123, and 2143, Control Technology Guidelines. This rule reflects changes made to the lithographic printing materials and letterpress printing materials Control Technology Guidelines (CTG) and the flexible package printing materials CTG that were published in the Federal Register. http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/planning/regs/pdf/AQ296fin-technical_amendments.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to La. Admin. Code tit. 33:III§§2201 and 2202, Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides. The amendments 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 (the parishes of East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, and West Feliciana) 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.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted emergency amendments to La. Admin. Code tit. 33:IX§7301, Sewage Sludge and Biosolids Use or Disposal. The rule allows the department to approve the registrations of transporters of sewage sludge who meet the requirements for registration except that they have designated receiving facilities that have not yet been permitted by the Office of Environmental Services, Water Permits Division. The rule gives the unpermitted facilities four months to submit applications.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to La. Admin. Code tit. 33:I §3931; 33.III §§506, 507, 2160, 3003, 5116, 5122, 5311, and 5901; 33:V §3099; 33:IX §§2301, 4901, and 4903; and 33:XV §1599, Incorporation by Reference for 2008. This incorporation by reference rule will keep Louisiana's regulations current with their federal counterparts. http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/planning/regs/pdf/mm011ftfin.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to 310 Mass. Code Regs. 7.71, Reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. The amendments require the reporting of all GHG emissions associated with electricity sales in Massachusetts by retail sellers, provide for voluntary reporting of GHG emissions, and require verification of reported GHG emissions. http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/laws/regulati.htm#771.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to 310 Mass. Code Regs. 4.00, Timely Action Schedule and Fee Provisions; 310 Mass. Code Regs. 9.00; Waterways Regulations; and 310 Mass. Code Regs. 40.0000, Massachusetts Contingency Plan of the Waste Site Cleanup Program.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to 310 Mass. Code Regs. 19.303, Class II Recycling Programs. The amendments establish the requirement for a solid waste facility permit modification that specifies how a waste-to-energy facility will obtain an approved recycling program. http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/laws/regulati.htm#wec.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeks public comment on the draft Lake Shaokatan Phosphorus TMDL Report. The aquatic life use and aquatic recreation use of Lake Shaokatan is impaired because it does not meet state water quality standards for excess nutrients (phosphorus). Comments are due August 5, 2009. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/news/data/bdc.cfm?noticeID=281436&blobID=25060&docTypeID=4.