The Department of Environmental Protection proposed to amend N.J. Admin. Code §7.25.4.1 & 13, Endangered and Nongame Species. Changes would revise certain definitions in the section and add new status categories. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 43 N.J.R. 87a.
The Department of Environmental Conservation amended N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §§200 & 247, Outdoor Wood Boilers Used to Heat Homes and Commercial Establishments. Changes relate to particulate emission standards and engineering controls for new outdoor wood boilers. The amendments take effect January 28, 2011. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2011/jan19/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 30-36.
The Department of Environmental Conservation implemented an emergency amendment to N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §§200, 201, & 231, New Source Review Requirements for Proposed New Major Facilities and Major Modifications to Existing Facilities. Changes would incorporate U.S. EPA's tailoring rule. The emergency regulation took effect December 29, 2010, and the rule will expire March 28, 2011. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2011/jan19/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 22-30.
The Department of Environmental Conservation amended N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §41, Sanitary Conditions of Shellfish Lands. Changes reclassify underwater lands to prohibit the harvest of shellfish. The rule took effect January 19, 2011. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2011/jan19/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 36-39.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Okla. Admin. Code §252.215.21, Waste Tire Processing, Certification, Permits and Compensation. Changes would implement the requirements of the amended Oklahoma Waste Tire Recycling Act, establishing a waste tire recycling fee for agricultural tires and requiring the Department to maintain a list of tire weights. There will be a public hearing on February 25, 2011, and the deadline for written comments is February 22.
The Environmental Quality Board amended 25 Pa. Admin. Code Ch. 250, Administration of the Land Recycling Program. Changes update the standards related to cleanup of contaminated sites under the Land Recycling Act. The Land Recycling Act requires the Board to establish by regulation uniform statewide health-based standards so that any substantial present or probable future risk to human health and the environment is eliminated. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol41/41-2/39.html.
The Environmental Management Agency amended Details for Regulation Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 9 - Air Pollution Control Permits (6306). The change adopts the provisions of the Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule into state regulations. The rule takes effect January 31, 2011. http://sos.ri.gov/rules/index.php?page=details&erlid=6306.
The Air Quality Agency proposed to amend W. Va. Code R. §45.30, Requirements for Operating Permits. There will be a public hearing on February 15. http://www.sos.wv.gov/administrative-law/register/Documents/2011/011411.pdf.
The Natural Resources Board proposed an emergency order to amend Wis. Admin. Code NR 407.02, relating to major source permitting thresholds for sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The emergency rule is in effect through May 15, 2011. http://legis.wisconsin.gov/rsb/code/register/reg661a.pdf p. 10.
The Department of Natural Resources amended Wis. Admin. Code NR 27.03 to list cave bats as a threatened species. The proposed rule responds to the spread of white-nose syndrome in the state. It also amends NR 40.04 to include the white-nose syndrome-causing fungus geomyces destructans as a prohibited invasive species. http://legis.wisconsin.gov/rsb/code/register/reg661a.pdf pp. 9-10.