The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery proposes to adopt a conflict of interest code that will include any decisionmaking employees of the department that can foreseeably have a material effect on financial interests. The written comment period ends August 23, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/28z-2010.pdf pp. 1047-48.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment proposed to amend 27 Calif. Code Regs. §25805, which sets the maximum allowable dose level for cadmium. The change would specify that the dose is for oral route of exposure. The written comment period ends August 23, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/28z-2010.pdf pp. 1052-55.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a technical information letter rather than a safe use determination to Frito-Lay pursuant to a 2005 request for a determination that the company would not have to print a warning notice on its corn products pursuant to Proposition 65. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/29z-2010.pdf p. 1089.

The Water and Sewer authority proposes to amend 21 D.C. Municipal Regs. §1501 to revise the discharge limits for cadmium, molybdenum and silver; clarify the discharge limit for mercury; and add a discharge limit for polychlorinated biphenyls. The comment period ends August 9, 2010. http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency/os/section/37/release/20171/year/2010 pp. 5962-66.

The Department of Environmental Protection seeks public comment on proposed changes to the state's SIP for regional haze. Changes would remove the Reasonable Progress Control Technology rule from the plan. There will be a public hearing on August 18, 2010, and the written comment period ends August 6, 2010. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2010/3628/3628doc.pdf pp. 3305-6. for the notice http://www.

The Environmental Protection Agency amended 2 Ill. Admin. Code §1828, which pertains to public access to agency records. The agency has repealed a section governing record requests for the purposes of litigation and added a section on records to be used for commercial purposes as well as a section regarding the requester's right to file suit in circuit court. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue28.pdf pp. 9028-63.

The Pollution Control Board amended 35 Ill. Admin. Code §211, adding new definitions and types to the list of sources of volatile organic compounds. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue28.pdf pp. 9069-9407.

The Environmental Protection Agency amended 35 Ill. Admin. Code §325, pertaining to fees for sewage sludge generator NPDES permits. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue29.pdf pp. 10056-77.

The Air Pollution Control Board intends to add 326 Ind. Admin. Code §8-14 concerning volatile organic compound emissions and limitations applicable to architectural and industrial maintenance coatings. The regulation will become effective August 22, 2010. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20100721-IR-326060604PRA.xml.pdf.

The Department of Health and Environment adopted amendments to Kan. Admin. Regs. §28-43, pertaining to the construction, operation, monitoring, and abandonment of salt solution mining wells. Changes take effect August 6, 2010. http://www.kssos.org/pubs/register%5C2010%5CVol_29_No_29_July_22_2010_p_1123-1152.pdf pp. 1137-45.