88 FR 25427
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management seeks comment on possible commercial wind energy leasing on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Maine.
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88 FR 24792
EPA entered into a proposed settlement agreement under the CWA and the APA in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, No. 21-71306 (9th Cir.), which would require the Agency to take specified steps with respect to implementation of the 2021 pesticide general permit (PGP), complete ESA consultation of the 2026 PGP, and propose for public comment certain changes to its monitoring and recordkeeping provisions.
88 FR 24613
EPA entered into a proposed settlement agreement under the CWA and the APA in Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. v. U.S. EPA , No. 1:20-cv-2529 (D.D.C.), which would require the Agency to take steps regarding its oversight and funding of Pennsylvania’s efforts under its CWA programs to reduce nutrient and sediment discharges within the state’s portion of the Bay watershed and evaluate by the end of 2026 how each Bay state fared in meeting the 2025 Goal set forward in the last Chesapeake Bay Agreement.
88 FR 24629
The Bureau of Ocean Energy management announced the availability of new outer continental shelf official protraction diagrams and official protraction aliquot diagrams depicting geographic areas in the Gulf of Mexico, which may be used for the description of potential renewable energy and mineral lease sales in the geographic areas that the diagrams represent.
88 FR 23569
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement clarified and formalized its regulations related to decommissioning responsibilities of outer continental shelf oil, gas, and sulfur lessees and grant holders.
88 FR 20501
NOAA announced its intention to prepare a National Coral Reef Resilience Strategy in accordance with the Coral Reef Conservation Act, providing the public with background on the scoping, seeking specific input, and providing a general opportunity for comment the administration can consider while developing the national strategy.
88 FR 20092
EPA proposed to revise the Consumer Confidence Report Rule in accordance with America's Water Infrastructure Act and to require reporting of compliance monitoring data to the Agency.
Sustaining Coastal Wetlands
More severe storms and rising sea levels resulting from a changing climate pose a threat to ecosystems along the U.S. coast. These include beaches, dunes, wetlands, and marshes, which provide significant environmental, recreational, and economic benefits. Practices to sustain these ecosystems are available, but are not well understood, face legal and financial obstacles, and have not been widely implemented. On January 19, 2023, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts who explored measures and practices for sustaining coastal wetlands in the face of a changing climate.
88 FR 18638
EPA proposed a national primary drinking water regulation and health-based maximum contaminant level goals for perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) and its ammonium salt (also known as a GenX chemicals), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS), and their mixtures, as well as for perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid under the SDWA.
88 FR 18589
United States v. Holyoke, Massachusetts, City of, No. 19-cv-10332-MGM (D. Mass. Mar. 22, 2023). A settling CWA defendant that discharged pollutants from unpermitted components of its sewer collection system to the Connecticut River must separate portions of the sewer collection system, upgrade certain elements of the combined sewer system, implement an illicit discharge detection and elimination program to address stormwater discharges, and pay a $50,000 civil penalty.