October 2005
Selected
Proposed Regulations, Adopted Regulations and Notices
Proposed Regulations
40 CFR Parts 302, 355
CERCLA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 191, 10/4/05 at 57813
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new administrative
exemptions from certain notification requirements for releases of less than 1,000 pounds of
nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide to the air in 24 hours that is the result of combustion
activities and not due to an accident or malfunction.
40 CFR Part 372
EPCRA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 191, 10/4/05 at 57822
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to increase the eligibility for
the Form A Certification Statement for non-Persistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (BPT)
chemicals by raising the threshold to 5000 pounds for the annual reportable amount and allow
limited use of Form A for PBT chemicals where total releases are zero and the PBT annual
reportable amount does not exceed 500 pounds.
40 CFR Part 403
Pretreatment
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 198, 10/14/05 at 60199
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued advance notice of proposed
rulemaking regarding whether to amend the list of pollutants for which removal credits are
available, and the “consistent removal” provision in the removal credits regulations of the
General Pretreatment Regulations.
40 CFR Parts 51, 52
CAA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 202, 10/20/05 at 61081
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to revise the emission test for
existing electric generating units that are subject to PSD regulations and nonattainment major
NSR programs.
Adopted Regulations
40 CFR Part 261
Wastewater Treatment
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 191, 10/4/05 at 57769
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has added benzene and 2-ethoxyehtanol
as well as the scrubber waters derived from the combustion of any exempted solvent to the list of
solvents whose mixtures in wastewaters are exempted from the definition of hazardous waste
under RCRA. Generators will also have an option to directly measure solvent chemical levels at
the headworks of the wastewater treatment system to determine whether the wastewater mixture
is exempt. The agency is also extending the eligibility for the de minimis exemption to other
listed hazardous wastes and to non-manufacturing facilities.
40 CFR Parts 9, 63, 260, 264, 265, 266, 270, 271
NESHAP
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 196, 10/12/05 at 59402
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized national emission standards
for hazardous air pollutants for hazardous waste combustors: hazardous waste burning
incinerators, cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns, industrial/commercial/institutional boilers
and process heaters, and hydrochloric acid production furnaces
40 CFR Part 51
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 196, 10/12/0 at 59582
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to retain the existing nitrogen
dioxide increments as part of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration regulations in response
to a 1990 court order directing the Agency to reevaluate the statutory criteria for establishing the
increments.
40 CFR --Electronic Reporting
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 197, 10/13/05 at 59848
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has established the framework for
accepting reports required by document submission requirements from the regulated community
in electronic format.
40 CFR Parts 9, 122, 403
Pretreatment
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 198, 10/14/05 at 60134
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has revised provisions of the General
Pretreatment Regulations addressing requirements for, and oversight of, Industrial Users who
introduce pollutants into POTWs to be consistent with NPDES requirements for direct
dischargers to surface waters.
40 CFR Part 710
TSCA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 199, 10/17/05 at 60217
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken direct final action and amended
the TSCA section 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting regulations by adding 1,2,3-propanetriol to
the list of chemical substances exempt from reporting.
Notices
CERCLA
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 193, 10/6/05 at 58407
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add 12 settling parties to
the existing 31 settling parties of the administrative settlement for the Lower Passaic River Study
Area Portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site.
NESHAP
Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 206, 10/26/05 at 61814
Summary:
The Environmental Protection Agency announces a proposed settlement
agreement of a petition for review that will amend the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing.