The Bureau of Reclamation announced that it plans to consult with federally recognized Indian tribes in the agency's 17 western states on implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act as it applies to tribes.

The Internal Revenue Service announced that a petition had been filed requesting that polyoxymethylene be added to the list of taxable substances under §4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

EPA approved the Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy request to revise or modify certain of its Agency-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

The Federal Trade Commission seeks comment on the efficiency, costs, benefits, and regulatory impact of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims to determine whether to retain, modify, or rescind them.

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.