The Department of Environmental Protection proposed to amend N.J. Admin. Code §7, Discharges of Petroleum and Other Hazardous Substances, Underground Storage Tanks, Industrial Site Recovery Act, and Spill Act. Changes would remove all provisions related to the phase-in period of the rules, move all Industrial Site Recovery Act rules to the Underground Storage Tank section, replace technical requirements, and cite the Spill Act as authority for all of the chapters affected by this rule proposal.

The Department of Environmental Protection proposed to amend N.J. Admin. Code §7.26, Electronic Waste Management Rules. Changes would amend the solid waste rules to prohibit the knowing disposal of a used covered electronic device as solid waste and require that electronic waste be recycled pursuant to the recycling rules, and would add a new subchapter on electronic waste recycling. The deadline for written comment is October 14, 2011. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 43 N.J.R. 2087(a).

The Department of Ecology adopted Wash. Admin. Code Chapter 173-334, Children's Safe Products Reporting Rule. The amendments alter the process used for updating the reporting list for chemicals of high concern to children, revise definitions of several key terms, and make changes to the reporting process. The rule took effect August 21, 2011. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2011/16/11-16-008.htm.

The Department of Environmental Conservation proposed to amend 18 Alaska Admin. Code 50, relating to air quality control. Changes would adopt federal regulations by reference and clarify requirements for modeling and owner requested limits. http://notes4.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/1604e1912875140689256785006767f6/17915825847c3a3f892578f8005dc24e?OpenDocument.

The Pollution Control Financing Authority proposed to amend Cal. Code Regs. tit. 4 §8035, relating to the Small Business Assistance Fund (SBAF). The regulations currently require all permit applicants to pay a SBAF fee, and the rulemaking would exempt public agencies from the fee. The deadline for written comment is October 10, 2011. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/34z-2011.pdf pp. 1346-48.

The Department of Public Health and Environment amended 5 Colo. Code Regs. §§1001.08 & 1001.10, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Services & Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants. Amendments incorporate federal code changes by reference. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/AGORequest/AdoptedRules02011-00189.DOC. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload/AGORequest/AdoptedRules02011-00190.DOC

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control proposed to amend 7 Del. Admin. Code §1144, Control of Stationary Generator Emissions. Changes would include new recordkeeping and reporting requirements for certain non-emergency generators that are operated in conjunction with a voluntary demand-reduction program, lower the diesel sulfur requirement from 500 parts per million (ppm) to 15 ppm, and alter a requirement that emergency generators meet Tier 2 or Tier 3 standards rather than the Tier 4 standard. There will be a public hearing on September 22, 2011.

The Air Pollution Control Board seeks public comment on new rules concerning the federal cross-state air pollution rule. Changes would affect 326 Ind. Admin. Code §§10 & 24. The deadline for comment is September 23, 2011. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20110824-IR-326110460FNA.xml.pdf.

The Air Pollution Control Board proposed to amend 326 Ind. Admin. Code §2, concerning air permit review rules. Changes affect the definitions for "opacity" and "pollution control project," in addition to other portions of the regulation. There will be a public hearing November 2, 2011. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20110831-IR-326090493PRA.xml.pdf.

The Division of Waste Management added 401 Ky. Admin. Regs. 42:005, definitions related to USTs. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/401/042/005.htm.