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Rulemaking To Prevent Releases Of Hazardous Substances To Waters Of US
In 2016, the USEPA issued a letter of intent to initiate rulemaking to implement Section 311(j)(1)(C) of the CWA. This Clean Water Act (CWA) provision authorizes USEPA to enact rules to protect the waters of the US from releases of hazardous substances, similar to...
read moreEPA Revised Methods For Analysis Of Certain Organics and Microbes
EPA has finalized specific changes to analytical test procedures that are used by industries and municipalities to analyze the chemical, physical, and biological components of wastewater and other environmental samples that are required by Clean Water Act regulations...
read moreFinal Revisions To Boiler MACT Requirements For Small Facilities
The national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for area source boilers (40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJJ) was published in the Federal Register on March 21, 2011 and EPA finalized changes to the rule in the Federal Register on September 14, 2016....
read moreNew Requirements For Refrigerant Management Takes Affect January 1, 2017
USEPA released the final rule revising the refrigerant management program requirements of Section 608 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in November 2016. The key changes to the regulation include: lowering the leak rate threshold for repair of systems normally containing at...
read moreWhat Is The Negotiated Rulemaking Process | Negotiated Rulemaking Committee ?
The Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA) of 1996 created the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. The NRA was "to encourage agencies to use negotiated rulemaking when it enhances the informal rulemaking process." The purpose of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee is to conduct...
read moreHazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting | When Are Tier 2 Reports Due In Minnesota?
EPCRA 302/311/312 reports (“Tier II Reports”) are due on an annual basis to the State and Local Emergency Planning Committee and local emergency response agencies, such as the fire department. The information provided is used in the evident of an emergency, such as a...
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