FWS designated approximately 4,195 acres in Miami-Dade and Sumter Counties, Florida, as critical habitat for the Florida bristle fern under the ESA.

DOE published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to establish revised energy performance standards for the construction of new federal buildings, including commercial buildings, multifamily high-rise residential buildings, and low-rise residential buildings per the Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

EPA Region 2 announced a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA concerning the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund site located on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York.

EPA finalized its decision to use the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) value for ethylene oxide in the risk assessment for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing NESHAP and to reject the use of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s risk value as an alternative to the Agency’s IRIS value.

SIP Proposal: Texas (substitution of nitrogen oxide emission reductions for volatile organic compound emission reductions for the Dallas-Fort Worth 2008 ozone nonattainment area).

The Federal Trade Commission seeks comment on the efficiency, costs, benefits, and regulatory impact of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims to determine whether to retain, modify, or rescind them.

SIP Proposal: California (revisions concerning vehicle miles traveled offset demonstrations for the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin, Riverside County, Los Angeles-San Bernardino Counties, and San Joaquin Valley nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone NAAQS).

SIP Approval: Oregon (updates to regulatory materials incorporated by reference).

A proposed settlement agreement under CERCLA requires settling defendants to pay the United States and Delaware $1,071,755.84 in connection with the alleged release of hazardous substances from two manufacturing facilities in New Castle County, Delaware, leading to injury to, impairment of, destruction of, loss of, diminution of value of, and/or loss of use of natural resources.

SIP Proposal: Idaho (updates to incorporation by reference of NAAQS and related planning and monitoring requirements).