NOAA-Fisheries codified the listing of the southern resident killer whale distinct population segment as an endangered species under the ESA.

FWS established regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to the taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 regulatory years.

FWS designated approximately 202 acres in Onslow and Pender Counties, North Carolina, as critical habitat for the golden sedge. 

EPA granted a petition submitted by Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc., to delist a certain solid waste generated at its Mt. Athos facility near Lynchburg, Virginia, from the lists of hazardous waste.

EPA identified which nonhazardous secondary materials are to be considered "solid wastes" under RCRA.

EPA approved revisions to Texas' hazardous waste management program.

EPA promulgated new source performance standards and emission guidelines for commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units.