The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Idaho Admin. Code r. 58.01.04, Rules for Administration of Wastewater Treatment Facility Grants. The rule revises priority rating criteria for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and makes an environmental study optional for some recipients. There will be a public hearing on October 26, 2010. http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/10bul/10Oct.pdf pp. 568-69.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Idaho Admin. Code r. 58.01.12, Rules for Administration of Water Pollution Control Loans. The rule revises priority rating criteria to include points for sustainability and changes the subsidy process so that interest rates and loan repayment periods will be used in a more flexible manner, among other changes. There will be a public hearing on October 28, 2010. http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/10bul/10Oct.pdf pp. 570-71.

The Pollution Control Board amended 35 Ill. Admin. Code 211, Definitions and General Provisions. Changes were made to meet the state's SIP requirements for volatile organic materials and add a number of new sources to the section. The rule took effect September 13, 2010. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue40.pdf pp. 14119-73.

The Natural Resources Commission proposed to amend 312 Ind. Admin. Code 9-3-18.5, Exotic Mammals. Amendments would remove suidae and tayassuidae from the list of mammal families that cannot be taken and add an exemption for taking animals that are a threat to public safety. There will be a public hearing on October 28, 2010. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20101006-IR-312100104PRA.xml.pdf.

The Energy and Environment Cabinet amended 401 Ky. Admin. Regs. 59:015, new indirect heat exchangers. Among other changes, the amendment gives more specific classifications for indirect heat exchanges. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/401/059/015reg.htm.

The Department of Environmental Quality amended La. Admin. Code tit. 33:III §§111 and 2123, Organic Solvents and Solvent Degreasers. The amendments update and add new emission limitation and control technique efficiency requirements for organic solvent and solvent degreaser volatile organic compound emissions. http://www.doa.la.gov/osr/reg/1009/1009.pdf pp. 2030-35.

The Office of Conservation proposed to amend La. Admin. Code tit. 43:XIX.303, 501, 519 and 545, Pollution Control§Onsite Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Exploration and Production Waste (E&P Waste) Generated from the Drilling and Production of Oil and Gas Wells. The proposed amendment would allow commercial facilities to reclaim material that would otherwise be disposed of as E&P Waste and to use said material solely as media during permitted hydraulic fracture stimulation operations. There will be a public hearing on October 25, 2010.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend La. Admin. Code tit. 33:IX.2315 to eliminate the exemption from a Louisiana pollutant discharge elimination system permit for applying pesticides in accordance with the FIFRA label. The rule change will become effective April 11, 2011. http://www.doa.la.gov/osr/reg/1009/1009.pdf pp. 2095-96.

The Environmental Quality Board proposed to amend Minn. r. 4410.4300 to clarify how greenhouse gases are to be treated under the air pollution mandatory environmental assessment worksheet category. Currently, the environmental review program rules do not define "air pollutant," and the Board is soliciting comments on whether the threshold of 250 tons per year for other sources permitted under the program is appropriate for greenhouse gas emissions.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to adopt ENV-A 2300, Mitigation of Regional Haze, to establish emissions standards for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and total suspended particulate matter at certain fossil fuel fired power plants. The new rules would make limits more stringent. There will be a public hearing on October 28, 2010, and the deadline to submit comments is November 8, 2010. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2010/october-1-10.pdf pp. 9-10.