EPA proposed revisions to the new source performance standards for nitric acid plants.

EPA proposed revisions to its federal implementation plan to reduce the interstate transport of ozone and fine particulate matter that was promulgated on August 8, 2011, and seeks public comment.

United States v. Nicholson, No. C01-809RBL (W.D. Wash. Sept. 28, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty, must perform mitigation, and must enter into a separate agreement with the Lummi Nation regarding a shore defense structure.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the blue-headed macaw and the grey-cheeked parakeet as threatened or endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the northern leatherside chub as endangered or threatened and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list a Puerto Rican tree frog as endangered and to designate critical habitat under the ESA; the agency found that listing the species is warranted throughout its range and designated approximately 615 acres of a freshwater wetland as critical habitat.

FWS proposed to designate approximately 53 river miles in Kentucky and Tennessee as critical habitat for the Cumberland darter; 42 river miles and 22 acres in Alabama as critical habitat for the rush darter; 98 river miles in Arkansas as critical habitat for the yellowcheek darter; 20 river miles in Tennessee as critical habitat for the chucky madtom; and 26 river miles in Tennessee as critical habitat for the laurel dace.

The president proclaimed October 2011 as National Energy Action Month.

FWS announced a 12-month finding on a petition to list the California golden trout as endangered under the ESA; the agency found that listing is not warranted.

FWS determined endangered status under the ESA for the Altamaha spinymussel and designated approximately 147.5 miles of mainstem river channel in southeastern Georgia as critical habitat for the species.