86 FR 24514
NRC seeks input on its plan to amend regulations on categorical exclusions for licensing, regulatory, and administrative actions that individually or cumulatively do not have a significant effect on the environment.
NRC seeks input on its plan to amend regulations on categorical exclusions for licensing, regulatory, and administrative actions that individually or cumulatively do not have a significant effect on the environment.
The U.S. Forest Service revised the Community Forest and Open Space program to allow grant recipients to convey conservation easements to funding entities and, in some circumstances, convey community forest land to other eligible entities.
A proposed settlement agreement under CERCLA requires settling defendants that contributed to the release of hazardous substances at the Metal Bank Superfund site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to pay $950,000 to resolve their liability at the site.
FWS proposed to revise and streamline its regulations for permitting of rights-of-way to reduce time and cost and to simplify the procedures that applicants must follow.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration amended the federal pipeline safety regulations to ease regulatory burdens on the construction, maintenance, and operation of gas transmission, distribution, and gathering pipeline systems.
New oil and gas pipeline construction is increasingly controversial, with environmental and indigenous groups warning of leaks and spills, increased reliance on fossil fuels, and infringement upon indigenous land. Recent setbacks to three projects—the Dakota Access Pipeline, Keystone XL Pipeline, and Atlantic Coast Pipeline—reflect shifting legal, economic, and policy pressures facing new construction. On September 30, 2020, the Environmental Law Institute hosted a panel of experts who explored the emerging challenges facing oil and gas pipelines and discussed their future.
The U.S. Forest Service announced and seeks comment on revised directives related to timber appraisal and renewable resources.
OSM proposed to approve revisions to Wyoming's abandoned mine land reclamation plan under SMCRA.
OSM proposed to approve revisions to Montana's abandoned mine land reclamation plan under SMCRA.
OSM seeks comment on a proposed amendment to Pennsylvania's regulatory program under SMCRA.