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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for maintaining air quality standards for ozone in the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle area. This revision helps ensure the area continues to meet the 1997 8-hour ozone standards through 2027. The EPA found that Pennsylvania's submission satisfied legal requirements, even after discovering a minor computational error in emission data that did not affect the decision. This approval makes certain air quality maintenance commitments enforceable under federal law.

DoD, GSA, and NASA have decided to withdraw a proposed rule that aimed to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. The proposal stemmed from Executive Order 14030 and involved major Federal suppliers setting science-based reduction targets. The decision to withdraw is due to the lack of time in the Biden-Harris Administration to finalize the rule and evolving industry practices and standards. The agencies will continue to monitor and consider future actions concerning greenhouse gas disclosure.

Lake Lynn Generation, LLC submitted a request for water quality certification to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) on February 17, 2025. The WV DEP accepted the application as complete on March 13, 2025. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's regulations, WV DEP has until March 13, 2026, to act on this request. If WV DEP does not respond by this deadline, their authority to certify the water quality request will be considered waived under the Clean Water Act.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a regulation to address the health risks associated with a chemical called C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), as part of their assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Initially, the comment period for this proposal was scheduled to end on February 28, 2025, but it has now been extended by 60 days, giving the public until April 29, 2025, to submit their feedback. The purpose of this extension is to allow stakeholders more time to review the materials and provide their comments. To participate, the public can submit comments online at regulations.gov and should refer to the ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0277.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a revision to Pennsylvania's state implementation plan (SIP), which ensures that the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards will be maintained in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. This action follows Pennsylvania's submission of a second maintenance plan, which fulfills federal requirements for continued air quality management. The EPA received supportive comments on this plan and did not face any opposition. The revision does not impose new requirements but strengthens existing state measures to maintain air quality standards.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has been informed by the Washington State Department of Ecology about a request from Seattle City Light for a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification. This request, related to a specific project, was received on January 30, 2025. Washington Ecology has until January 30, 2026, to act on this request. If they do not respond by this deadline, their authority to certify is considered waived.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule determining that the St. Clair, Michigan area met the 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO₂) national ambient air quality standards by September 12, 2021. This decision is based on various data, including emissions and air quality reports. However, the area remains classified as nonattainment for these standards until specific criteria are met. This action, effective January 27, 2025, does not create new requirements or significantly impact small entities.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued corrections to a previously published final rule about ozone measurement standards. The original rule updated the value for measuring ozone in the air but contained errors about when certain monitoring agencies should fully implement this change. Now, the EPA clarifies that full implementation by state, local, and Tribal monitoring agencies should be completed by December 31, 2026, rather than January 1, 2026. These updates do not change the rule's substance, so the EPA concluded that the corrections don't require public comments.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it has received applications to register new uses for pesticides that already have registered active ingredients. This action is under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the EPA is inviting public comments on these applications until March 11, 2021. Interested parties, like agricultural producers and food manufacturers, can find specific instructions on how to submit their comments through various methods provided by the EPA. This announcement does not represent a final decision but informs the public of the applications received and invites input.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has received a water quality certification request from Northern States Power Company for a specific project. This request was submitted to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on December 6, 2024. The Michigan authorities have one year, until December 6, 2025, to make a decision on this request. If no action is taken by that date, the certification will be considered waived under the Clean Water Act.