The Department of Environment and Conservation amended Tenn. Admin. Code §1200.01.15, Underground Storage Tank Program. Changes affect the definition of "motor fuel." Amendments take effect October 9, 2011. http://state.tn.us/sos/rules_filings/07-07-11.pdf.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed to amend R655-10, Dam Safety Classifications, Approval Procedures, and Independent Reviews; R655-11, Requirement for the Design, Construction, and Abandonment of Dams; and R655-12, Requirements for Operational Dams. Changes would clarify references to industry practices. The deadline for comment is August 15, 2011, and the rule may become effective November 12. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2011/b20110715.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Quality amended 9 Va. Admin. Code §§5.10 and 5.80, General Definitions and Permits for Stationary Sources. Changes revise the permitting program for PSD relating to fine particulate matter by adding maximum allowable increases in ambient pollutant concentrations, two significant impact levels, and a significant monitoring concentration for fine particulate matter. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol27/iss23/v27i23.pdf pp. 2477-506.

The State Oil and Gas Board amended Ala. Admin. Code 400.2.6.10, Production Facilities, Processing Facilities, and Offshore Plants. The change specifies that onshore facilities that process hydrocarbons produced from offshore lands are subject to the rule. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-JUL-11/CERTIFIED.PDF.

The Department of Fish and Game proposed to amend 5 Alaska Admin. Code 40.200 & 41.240(b), relating to aquaculture, to remove the reference to the Alaska Coastal Management Program. The deadline for public comment is August 25, 2011. http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/1604e1912875140689256785006767f6/4cb5d0581b5cae72892578d4006ef130?OpenDocument.

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14, §7.11.1.0, Product Stewardship for Carpets. Changes would clarify processes for implementing the new Product Stewardship of Carpet Act. There will be a public hearing September 8, 2011, and the deadline for written comment is September 5. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/29z-2011.pdf pp. 1138-41.

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14, §7.11.2.0, Architectural Paint Recovery Program. Changes would clarify processes for implementing the new Architectural Paint Recovery Program. There will be a public hearing September 8, 2011, and the deadline for written comment is September 5. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/29z-2011.pdf pp. 1141-44.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment seeks public comment on 39 chemicals listed for consultation by the Carcinogen Identification Committee, the state's qualified experts on carcinogenicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. The deadline for comment is September 20, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/29z-2011.pdf pp. 1173-74.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 27, §25703(a)(6), Quantitative Risk Assessment. Changes would modify the calculation used to convert estimates of animal cancer potency to estimates of human cancer potency. The deadline for comment is September 12, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/30z-2011.pdf pp. 1210-13.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment added a-methyl styrene and sulfur dioxide to the list of chemicals known to cause reproductive toxicity, and set the final Public Health Goal for hexavalent chromium in drinking water at 0.02 parts per billion. The listing and publication took effect July 29, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/30z-2011.pdf pp. 1215-35.