The Water Quality Control Commission amended N. M. Admin. Code 20.6.2, Ground and Surface Water Protection. Changes pertain to the certification of federal NPDES permits. The rule takes effect May 18, 2011. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister/xxii/xxii08/20.6.2amend.htm.
The Department of Environmental Conservation amended N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §247, Outdoor Wood Boilers Used to Heat Homes and Commercial Establishments. Changes institute sell-through provisions, allowing distributors to sell their inventories of non-compliant outdoor wood boilers through July 14, 2011. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2011/may4/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 7-9.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to add Okla. Admin. Code 252.100.17, Biomedical Waste Incinerators. The rule would add design requirements, emission standards, and control technology for this type of incinerator and would close a regulatory gap regarding pathological waste, low-level radioactive waste, and chemotherapeutic wastes. The rules take effect July 1, 2011. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-28_Issue-16.htm#a62498.
The Department of Environmental Quality amended Okla. Admin. Code 252.4.7, Land Protection Division Tiers and Time Lines. Changes would alter rules so that the Brownfields program no longer has to conform to the permitting tier hierarchy. This is in response to earlier rulemaking that clarified that a Certificate of Completion and a Certificate of No Action Necessary were not "permits." The rules take effect July 1, 2011. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-28_Issue-16.htm#a60968.
The Department of Environmental Quality revoked Okla. Admin. Code 252.220, Brownfields. The regulation covers voluntary brownfields redevelopment and is being replaced with a streamlined rule consistent with federal law. The rule takes effect July 1, 2011. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-28_Issue-16.htm#a66085. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-28_Issue-16.htm#a76333 for the new regulation
The Department of Environmental Quality adopted Or. Admin. Code 340.143, Ballast Water Management. Changes are intended to reduce the risk of transporting invasive species to Oregon waterways by enhancing ballast water management for commercial vessels operating in the state. The rules took effect March 17, 2011. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/May2011_Bulletin.pdf pp. 82-85.
The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to repeal and reenact Utah Admin. Code R307-103, Administrative Procedures. Changes would refer to R306-5 for all administrative procedures. Changes include encouraging informal discovery and limiting discovery to appropriate subjects, requiring comments to be provided to the executive secretary to preserve a commenter's right to challenge a decision of the executive secretary, and specifying situations in which declaratory actions should not be considered.
The Department of Water Resources amended Ariz. Admin. Code 12.15.101-107 to increase fees. The rule change took effect April 15, 2011. http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Register/2011/18/exempt.pdf pp. 776-81.
The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 §1956.8, pertaining to heavy-duty diesel engine test procedures. Changes would modify the measurement allowance for the regulated particulate matter emissions during heavy-duty diesel in-use compliance testing when using portable emissions measurement systems. There will be a public hearing on June 23, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/18z-2011.pdf pp.735-39.
The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13 §2299.2, Regulations for Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels Within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline. Changes will incorporate new documents from NOAA and International Standard ISO. There will be a public hearing on June 23, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/18z-2011.pdf pp.742-46.