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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted a request to renew the information collection for the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) related to polymeric coating at supporting substrates facilities, extending its approval until December 31, 2024, under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice was published to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. The rules apply to 74 facilities, requiring responses initially, quarterly, and semiannually, with an estimated total burden of 16,400 hours and a cost of $3,330,000 annually. No changes in the regulations or burden are anticipated in the next three years.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded that the Piti-Cabras area in Guam did not meet the required sulfur dioxide air quality standards by the deadline of April 9, 2023. This decision is based on the analysis of available data, showing emissions were too high, and necessary emission controls were not implemented on time. As a result, Guam must now submit a revised plan to achieve air quality standards within the next five years, according to the Clean Air Act requirements. This measure ensures continued efforts to protect public health from pollution.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a correction to a previously published rule regarding the classification of major and area sources of air pollution under the Clean Air Act. This correction fixes a typographical error in the regulatory text, changing an incorrect reference to a specific regulation with the correct reference. The correction ensures clarity and consistency in the rule without changing its original intent or imposing new requirements. The rule is effective immediately to prevent confusion, as the public had already been informed of the content through earlier notices.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve parts of a plan from Texas that ensures areas not meeting federal ozone standards are properly managing new pollution sources and emissions reporting. These areas include Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, and Bexar County. The plan submission meets the requirements under the Clean Air Act for managing new sources of pollution and ensuring detailed emissions reports are provided annually. Public comments on this proposal are invited until March 15, 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the public comment period for a rule proposed on August 30, 2024, regarding Ohio's Regional Haze Plan under the Clean Air Act. The reopening lets people comment on specific permit conditions related to emissions at certain power plants in Ohio. This period, lasting 15 days, allows further input after some documents were initially unavailable. Comments must be submitted by March 17, 2025.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the deadline for public comments related to the potential risks of certain chemicals, specifically N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and its transformation product, 6PPD-quinone. Originally, comments were due by January 21, 2025, but the deadline has been moved to March 24, 2025, to give stakeholders more time to provide valuable input. The extension comes in response to requests for more time to prepare comments about regulatory options and potential alternatives under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Anyone interested can submit their comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a statement from Maryland's state government, declaring that there are no Sewage Sludge Incineration (SSI) units in Maryland. This approval follows the Clean Air Act guidelines, which require states to manage emissions from such units. Maryland certified in April 2020 that no SSI units exist within its borders, which means they do not need to submit a detailed plan for controlling emissions from them. This rule is effective as of March 11, 2021.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final decision to partially approve and partially disapprove Utah's plan to address regional haze, which affects air quality in national parks and wilderness areas. The EPA found Utah's plan partially insufficient as it failed to meet certain requirements, such as implementing stronger controls on emissions from specific power plants. Additionally, the EPA disapproved parts of Utah's plan addressing visibility pollution related to ozone levels from a 2020 submission. This ruling emphasizes the need for stronger measures to protect visibility and air quality in protected areas.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a final rule updating the materials incorporated by reference into the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) to align with federal air quality standards. This update includes various changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) tables, clarifying and revising several regulation explanations. The updates are effective from December 20, 2024, and affect how these materials can be accessed by the public at specified locations. EPA emphasized that this action is an administrative change that codifies existing state and federal regulations, and does not impose new regulatory impacts.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule concerning air quality in Maricopa County, Arizona. The rule partially approves, partially disapproves, and partially conditionally approves revisions to the air quality plan for the area, focusing on controlling emissions to meet 2008 ozone standards. The EPA is conditionally approving certain rules for controlling emissions from surface coating operations, while requiring updates for others within a year, or they will face disapproval. No comments were received during the public comment period, and failure to meet these conditions might result in federal sanctions.