Federal EPA Registry Update

Final Rules:

Federal Register :: Air Plans; Arizona; Revised Format for Materials Incorporated by Reference; Correcting Amendment ;Effective Date October 31, 2022; This ruling was to correct omissions and errors within the Maricopa County section of the Arizona State Implementation Plan.;

;Federal Register :: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Alternative RIN Retirement Schedule for Small Refineries Effective Date September 2, 2022; EPA is finalizing an optional alternative renewable identification number for retirement schedule for small refineries under the RFS program.

;Federal Register :: National Priorities List Effective October 11, 2022; This ruling adds five sites to the National Priorities List.

Important Proposed Rules:

;Federal Register :: Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances Comments to be received by November 7. 2022; ;”Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances. CERCLA authorizes the Administrator to promulgate regulations designating as hazardous substances such elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, and substances which, when released into the environment, may present substantial danger to the public health or welfare or the environment. Such a designation would ultimately facilitate cleanup of contaminated sites and reduce human exposure to these “forever” chemicals.”;

;Federal Register :: National Priorities List Investigating the following sites further to determine if they warrant the need to be placed on the NPL ;(Site nameCity/county, stateDocket ID No.East Basin Road GroundwaterNew Castle, DEEPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0679PCE—Carriage CleanersBellevue, NEEPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0680 )

Exemptions, Exceptions, Tolerance Levels

;Federal Register :: IN-11470: Styrene, Copolymers With Acrylic Acid and/or Methacrylic Acid, With None and/or One or More Monomers or Polymers; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance Effective Date September 6, 2022 ;; Establishes an exemption of a series of polymers listed in the final rule, when the resulting polymer having a minimum number average molecular weight (in amu), 1200, when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations.

;Federal Register :: Oxirane, 2-(phenoxymethyl)-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether, block; Tolerance Exemption Effective Date September 7, 2022; Exemption when used as inert ingredient in a pesticide.;

;Federal Register :: Thymol; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance Effective Date September 7, 2022; Exemption from tolerance levels on and in food commodities when good agricultural practices are used.;