Search Results | Environmental Law Reporter®

Kansas: Water

The Department of Health and Environment proposed changes to Kan. Admin. Regs. §28.16.28g, the classification and use designation section of the Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards. The change would identify the designated use changes for 709 stream segments and 36 lakes as a result of a recent use attainability analysis. There will be a public hearing on May 26, 2011. http://www.kssos.org/pubs/register%5C2011%5CVol_30_No_08_February_24_2011_p_153-180.pdf p. 160.

Maine: Waste

The Department of the Secretary of State proposed to amend Ch. 152, Rules Concerning Form for Hazardous Materials License. The change would repeal an obsolete rule pertaining to hazardous materials transport licensing. The deadline for public comment is March 18, 2011. http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2011/021611.html.

Missouri: Energy

The Department of Natural Resources amended Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit.10, §140.2, Energy Set-Aside Fund, adding several definitions to accommodate expansion of the scope of energy-using sectors to which loans may be offered. Changes take effect March 15, 2011. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/moreg/current/v36n4/v36n4e.pdf p. 834.

Montana: Waste

The Department of Environmental Quality amended Mont. Admin. R. 17.53 & 17.56, pertaining to emergency preparedness in hazardous waste facilities and underground storage tanks. The rule changes were certified February 14, 2011. http://sos.mt.gov/arm/Register/archives/MAR2011/MAR11-04.pdf p. 243.

New Hampshire: Water

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to amend Env-Wq 1708, Significant Discharges. Changes would clarify the review process for proposed activities determined to lower water quality. There will be a public hearing on April 14, 2011, and the deadline for public comment is April 25. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2011/february-18-11.pdf pp. 23-24.

New Jersey: Land use

The Department of Environmental Protection amended N.J. Admin. Code §§7:26C-3.2, 3.3, 3.5 and 9.5, Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites; Technical Requirements for Site Remediation Timeframes, Vapor Intrusion and Form Names. The rule took effect February 22, 2011, and the expiration date is May 4. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 42 N.J.R. 2297a.

Tennessee: Climate Change

The Air Pollution Control Board proposed to amend Tenn. Admin. Code §12.03.09, Construction and Operating Permits. Changes alter the requirements for a major source operating permit so that the greenhouse gas provisions no longer apply if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit or the U.S. Supreme Court determines that greenhouse gases should not be subject to regulation. There will be a public hearing on April 4, 2011. http://state.tn.us/sos/rules_filings/02-09-11.pdf.

Tennessee: Wildlife

The Wildlife Resources Agency amended Tenn. Admin. Code §1660.01.17, Rules and Regulations Governing the Commercial Use of Wildlife. Changes replace the paragraph regarding live species that may be bought and sold. Changes were adopted by the agency October 28, 2010, and the rule takes effect May 12, 2011. http://state.tn.us/sos/rules_filings/02-10-11.pdf.

Texas: Air

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed amendments to 30 Tex. Admin. Code §114.512 and §114.517, Locally Enforced Motor Vehicle Idling Limitations. The changes would amend the rule on idling limits for gasoline and diesel-powered engines in motor vehicles within the jurisdiction of any local government in the state that has signed a memorandum of agreement with the commission to delegate enforcement to that local government. There will be a public hearing on March 1, 2011, and the deadline for comments is March 11. The earliest possible date of adoption is March 13, 2011.

Texas: Waste

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed amendments to 30 Tex. Admin. Code §328.66, Management of Used or Scrap Tires. The change would remove the requirement for applicants for Land Reclamation Projects Using Tires to publish public notice in adjacent counties, and instead require public notice to be published only in the county in which the facility is to be located. There will be a public hearing on March 1, 2011, and the deadline for comments is March 11. The earliest possible date of adoption is March 13, 2011.