The Federal Highway Administration proposed to amend its regulations governing national performance management measures to require state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to establish declining carbon dioxide targets and a method for the measurement and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation under Title 23 of the U.S. Code.
SIP Approval: Arizona (volatile organic compound emissions in Maricopa County).
SIP Proposal: California (stationary source permits for the Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District).
SIP Proposal: California (redesignation to attainment for the Nevada County and Ventura County 2008 ozone serious nonattainment areas and the Butte County, Calaveras County, San Luis Obispo, Sutter Buttes, Tuolumne County, and Tuscan Buttes 2015 ozone marginal nonattainment areas).
NOAA proposed changes to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to expand the boundary of the sanctuary, update sanctuary-wide regulations, update the individual marine zones and their associated regulations, and revise the sanctuary’s terms of designation.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy seeks input to identify data gaps in research and development regarding several aspects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to inform a strategic plan for federal coordination of PFAS research and development.
FWS proposed to remove the Puerto Rican boa from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the ESA due to its determination that the species has recovered and threats have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species.
EPA proposed to authorize changes to Tennessee's hazardous waste management program under RCRA.
EPA authorized Tennessee's changes to its hazardous waste management program under RCRA.
EPA granted a petition to exclude up to 3,500 cubic yards of U019 (benzene) and U220 (toluene) industrial wastewater biological solids per year from the list of federal hazardous wastes under RCRA.