Federal EPA Registry Updates

Federal Register: Arizona Stationary Source Permits Update

Summary: Revisions on the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality State Implementation Plan in regards to stationary source equipment. 

Comments received by February 1, 2024 

Federal Register: Clarifying the Scope of Applicability for Title V Permits

Summary: ” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to update its title V operating permit program regulations to more clearly reflect the EPA’s existing interpretations and policies concerning when and whether “applicable requirements” established in other Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) programs should be reviewed, modified, and/or implemented through the title V operating permits program “

Comments must be received by March 11, 2024

Federal Register: PFAs Inactive TSCA Inventory List

Summary: This ruling will finalize a significant new use rule for 329 PFAS that are designated as inactive on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory. This will report notification and reporting. 

Effective Date: March 11, 2024

Federal Register: New Source Performance Standard Review – Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon Oxygen Decarburization Vessels

Summary: This ruling is to correct inadvertent/ unintended errors found in the recently finalized standards. 

Effective Date: February 14, 2024

Deletion of National Priorities List

Summary: This ruling determines partial or full removal of three (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Universal Oil Products(Chemical Division and Tyndall Air Force Base) Super Fund Sites, details in regards to the sites are within the docket. 

Effective Date: February 16, 2024


Federal Register: Linuron Pesticide Tolerances

Summary: This ruling establishes tolerance levels for residues of linuron in or on alfalfa, hay and forage. 

Effective Date: January 23, 2024

Federal Register: Baicalin Pesticide Tolerances

Summary: This ruling establishes an exemption from residue tolerance levels it utilized as an inert ingredient for pre harvest, with a maximum concentration of 10%. 

Effective Date: January 24, 2024

Federal Register: Saflufenacil Pesticide Tolerances

Summary: This ruling establishes tolerance levels of saflufenacil in or on corn field, forage, corn field, stover, field, milled byproducts and amends what the definition of Crop Group 16 and Crop Group 16-22 is defined as. 

Effective Date: February 2, 2024

Federal Register: Chlorpyrifos: Reinstatement of Tolerances

Summary: This ruling is to formally reinstate the tolerance levels following a court order vacating the Agency’s revocation of those tolerances.

Effective Date: February 5, 2024

Federal Register:  U1-AGTX-Ta1v-QA Protein Tolerance Exemption

Summary: This rule states that if utilized in the manner as manufacturer directed and good agricultural practices it may be exempted from tolerance residue levels on all food commodities. 

Effective Date: February 12, 2024