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Missouri: Water

The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to regulations governing siting requirements for recreational impoundments. The amendments would update the lead free standard and federally required state enforcement actions, such as requiring a locally enforceable mechanism to ensure that any installation or repair involving pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, or flux connected to a public water system is lead free. A hearing will be held May 16, 2023. Comments are due May 23, 2024.

Illinois: Natural Resources

The Department of Natural Resources adopted amendments to regulations governing the Illinois Oil and Gas Act. The amendments improve the processing of drilling unit permit applications, establish a deadline for applications involving drilling in areas of mining activity, and allow communication with permittees through electronic mail. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_15.pdf (pp. 5734-50).

Illinois: Land Use

The Department of Natural Resources adopted amendments to regulations governing the Conservation Stewardship Program. The amendments provide detailed information regarding the Conservation Stewardship Program and the requirements that must be upheld to qualify, apply, and maintain enrollment. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_15.pdf (pp. 5725-33).

California: Waste

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery proposed amendments to regulations governing recycling alternative schedules. The amendments would clarify the eligibility process for which certified recycling centers can apply to operate on an alternative schedule by establishing requirements to apply for alternative schedules, deleting operational time restrictions, defining terms such as "family-owned business" and "natural disaster," establishing criteria and procedures for alternative schedule requests, and clarifying handling fee eligibility.

89 FR 28218

The Mine Safety and Health Administration amended its existing standards to better protect miners against occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica, a significant health hazard, and to improve respiratory protection for miners from exposure to airborne contaminants.

89 FR 28769

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on the Agency’s draft human health and ecological risk assessments for the registration review of formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde.

89 FR 28707

NMFS announced a 90-day finding that a petition to list the whitespotted eagle ray as a threatened or endangered species and to designate critical habitat concurrent with the listing does not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted.

89 FR 28640

SIP Approval: Iowa (updates to incorporations by reference to methods for performance testing, updates to definitions, and adoption of most recent ozone NAAQS).

89 FR 27697

SIP Proposal: Iowa (revisions to definitions, references to federal rules, and methods and procedures for performance test/stack test and continuous monitoring system).

89 FR 27842

EPA established new emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHGs) for light- and medium-duty vehicles that will phase in over model years 2027 through 2032; finalized revisions to the GHG program; established new standards to control refueling emissions from incomplete medium-duty vehicles, as well as battery durability and warranty requirements for light- and medium-duty electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and finalized minor amendments to update program requirements related to aftermarket fuel conversions, importing vehicles and engines, evaporative emission test procedures, and test fuel specifications for measuring fuel economy.