The Commission on Mineral Resources adopted amendments to regulations governing the drilling and operation of dissolved mineral resource exploration wells and boreholes. The amendments eliminate the requirement that a well driller be present at the site of the drilling at all times when the drill rig is in operation and instead require the well driller to use his or her best efforts to remove the pipe or tubing before plugging the borehole.

The Department of Agriculture adopted amendments to regulations governing cost sharing in the Water Pollution Control Program. The amendments increase the payment amount and remove the per-person funding cap for single projects, excluding animal waste storage or treatment projects, while imposing a total payment cap for such animal waste projects on a farm or farms that a person owns or operates or in which the person has a controlling interest.

The Department of Health and Environment adopted amendments to regulations governing water pollution control. The amendments extend the loan repayment period to 30 years. See https://sos.ks.gov/publications/Register/Volume-43/Issues/Issue-15/04-11-24-52036.html.

The Environmental Protection Agency adopted amendments to its regulations governing the accreditation of environmental laboratories. The amendments incorporate by reference Method 1633,"Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Aqueous, Solid, Biosolids, and Tissue Samples by LC-MS/MS,” of EPA’s PFAS Drinking Water Laboratory Methods. See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_14.pdf (pp. 5271-78).

The Environmental Protection Agency adopted amendments to its environmental laboratory certification fee rules. The amendments add a $500 fee for each laboratory’s request to change a non-expired certificate of accreditation outside of the renewal period, as well as add definitions for “certificate of accreditation” and “renewal period.” See https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/index/register/volume48/register_volume48_14.pdf (pp. 5264-70).

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed amendments to regulations governing safe harbor warnings for acrylamide exposure from food. The amendments would provide an additional safe harbor warning option for businesses that cause significant exposures to acrylamide in food products. Comments are due May 20, 2024.