Federal EPA Registry Update
ARIZONA Specific:
Federal Register: Air Plan Revisions; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Summary: EPA is approving and finalizing the revisions to ADEQ’s SIP for stationary sources in accordance to EPA changes in the New Source Review program regulation. The ADEQ NSR program satisfies the requirements for preconstruction review and permitting of major sources and major modifications.;
Effective Date: May 3, 2024
Federal Register: Air Plan Approval ; Maricopa County Air Quality Department
Summary: EPA is approving the revisions concern for a rule that includes definitions of certain terms necessary for the implementation of their local rule.;
Effective Date: May 6, 2024
Federal Rules:
Summary: This ruling finalizes the proposed amendments to remove the force majeure exemption for pressure release devices and emergency flaring, in corporate clarification for the degassing requirement for floating roof storage vessels and other corrections
Effective Date: April 4, 2024
Federal Register: National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants;
Summary: ;This final rule is to make clarifications, create emission standards for previous unregulated sources, amendments to the risk review of ethylene oxide emission from sterilization chamber venters, aeration room vents, chamber exhaust vents, room air emission and other amendment to technology reviews. In general the ruling as amended reporting, demonstrating compliance and overall general aspects of the program;
Effective Date: April 5, 2024
Summary: EPA is finalizing a rule to now regulate the following HAP sources; Unmeasured fugitive and intermittent particulate sources previously not regulated, HAP for sinter plants, pollutants for blast furnace stoves, and basic oxygen process furnaces primary control devices, pollutants for blast furnances primary control devices.;
Effective Date: June 3, 2024
Federal Register: Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans;
Summary: EPA is finalizing the rule to make Facility Response Plans for worst case hazardous substances at their facility that could produce substantial harm if released to or on a navigable waterway.;
Effective Date: May 28, 2024
Summary: The EPA is finalizing the rule in which chrysotile will be prohibited for manufacture, distribution and even importation to to the US. ;
“(i) Prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce and commercial use of chrysotile asbestos, including any chrysotile asbestos-containing products or articles, in the chlor-alkali industry and require interim workplace controls;
(ii) Prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, use, distribution in commerce and commercial use of chrysotile asbestos, including any chrysotile asbestos-containing products or articles, for sheet gaskets in chemical production and require interim workplace controls for certain commercial uses;
;(iii) Prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce and commercial use of chrysotile asbestos, including any chrysotile asbestos-containing products or articles, for oilfield brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products and other gaskets;
(iv) Prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of chrysotile asbestos, including any chrysotile asbestos-containing products or articles, for consumer use of aftermarket automotive brakes and linings and other gaskets; and
(v) Establish disposal and recordkeeping requirements”
Effective Date: May 28, 2024
Summary: The EPA has amended the current rule to improve chemical process safety; assistance in planning, preparing and response to risk management program. In addition to help improve public awareness of chemical hazards at regulated sources.;
Effective Date: May 10, 2024
;Federal Register: National Priorities List
Summary: The new amendment is to add the following five sites to General Superfund section of the National Priorities List. (Lukachukia Mountains Mining District Cove, Navajo Nation, AZ; Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Des Moines IA; Acme Steel Coke Plant, Chicago IL; Exide Baton Rouge Baton Rouge LA; Former Exide Technologies Laureldale, Laureldale, PA)
Effective Date: April 8, 2024
Pesticides Tolerances ;
Federal Register: Clouintocet-metyl in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance for Residue;
Summary: Active ingredients listed in the tolerance expression so that the safener can be used in any herbicide formulation applied to listed commodities.;
Effective Date: March 14, 2024
Federal Register: Triclopyr; Pesticide Tolerances
Summary: This ruling establishes tolerance levels on metabolites, degradates in or on sugarcane.;
Effective Date: February 28, 2024
Federal Register: Various Fragrance Components in Pesticide Tolerance Exemptions
Summary: This rule establishes a maximum permissible level for residue of various fragrance components when used in accordance to the regulation. The fragrance components listed in Unit II of the register reference section.;
Effective Date: March 1, 2024
Federal Register:1,4 Bis3-2-2hydroxyehtyoxyethoxylpropyl anthracenedione;
Summary: ;This ruling established an exemption from the requirement of tolerance for residue for this chemical when utilized as an inert ingredient on growing crops and raw agricultural commodities (pre/post harvest) The concentration limitation will be .5% in pesticide formulation , and in antimicrobial formulations no greater than 300 ppm.;
Effective Date: March 1, 2024