EPA proposed to issue regulations restricting the use of hydrofluorocarbons in specific sectors or subsectors in which they are used, establishing a process for submitting technology transitions petitions, establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and addressing certain other elements related to the effective implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act; the Agency also seeks advance information on certain topics that may be helpful to developing a future proposed rule, including on restrictions on the use of hydrofluorocarbons for certain other sectors and subsectors and on a third-party auditing program to verify substances used in products.

EPA amended the Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries to reference ASTM International’s E1527- 21 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process”, allow for its use to satisfy the requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries under CERCLA, and remove after one year recognition of the previous version of that standard, ASTM E1527-13.

The Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations that identify certain syndicated conservation easement transactions and substantially similar transactions as listed transactions, a type of reportable transaction.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services announced the opening of a docket to obtain comments and suggestions to update the CDC Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health and associated resources.

The Department of Labor is updating its Environmental Justice Strategy and seeks feedback on how it could improve services and better serve environmental justice communities under Exec. Order No. 14008.

EPA proposed revisions to its regulations under FOIA to update the process by which the public may access information about Agency actions and activities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed to revise its natural disaster procedures to incorporate advances in risk-informed decisionmaking approaches and disaster response lessons learned, as well as recent amendments to the Flood Control Act of 1941.

EPA announced a 30-day public comment period associated with release of the Integrated Risk Information System Assessment Plan and Systematic Review Protocol for inhalation exposure to cobalt and compounds.

DOD, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration proposed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement a requirement to ensure certain federal contractors disclose their greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and climate-related financial risk and set science-based targets to reduce their GHGs.

EPA entered into a proposed consent decree under the CWA and the APA in Environmental Law & Policy Center v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 3:19-cv-295 (N.D. Ohio), that would create a binding schedule for the development of a TMDL to address nutrient and algae impairments in western Lake Erie.