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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants related to brick and clay manufacturing to determine if the regulations should be changed or kept the same. This review is part of a process required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which ensures that rules do not unfairly impact small businesses. The EPA is asking for public comments on the rules, especially about how they could be improved or if there are issues with them overlapping with other laws. People can submit their comments until May 30, 2025.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a temporary halt to certain parts of a rule regarding emissions standards for iron and steel manufacturing facilities. This decision came after several objections from industry groups who argued that some requirements were infeasible, based on new data received after the rule was finalized. The EPA is reconsidering parts of the rule related to work practices and opacity limits, which are rules on how visible pollution from certain processes should be. This temporary halt is set to last for 90 days, from April 2, 2025, to July 1, 2025, while the EPA reviews these objections.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a request to renew the collection of information related to federal standards for controlling radon emissions from uranium mill tailings. This renewal is necessary for maintaining public health safety by ensuring compliance with these standards. The EPA is asking for additional public comments on this information collection request, which involves the collection of records and inspection of facilities. The agency estimates a decrease in the number of respondents and associated burden compared to previous estimates.

On January 22, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule called the "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources Technology Review." The EPA has decided to extend the deadline for public comments on this rule from March 24, 2025, to April 14, 2025, giving people more time to review and share their thoughts. Comments can be submitted through various methods including online, email, fax, mail, or in-person delivery to the EPA's Docket Center. The EPA encourages those submitting comments to include all necessary information to ensure their voices are heard.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a correction to a previous rule document related to hazardous air pollutants and dry cleaning facilities. The correction is about a date listed in the document. Originally, the date was mistakenly written as "January 7, 2024" and should be "January 7, 2025". This correction ensures the rule reflects the correct year for compliance or reference.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized amendments to the Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels, initially established for storage vessels built after July 23, 1984. These amendments now allow operators of storage vessels with external or internal floating roofs to optionally comply with the National Emission Standards for Storage Vessels (Tanks)—Control Level 2, which can reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by preventing the need to empty and degas tanks for inspections. The rule is expected to save costs and decrease environmental impact without sacrificing inspection rigor. The final rule went into effect on January 19, 2021.