The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to W. Va. Code R. § 47-30, WV/NPDES Rules for Coal Mining Facilities; and W. Va. Code R. § 35-4, Oil and Gas Wells and Other Wells. The hearing will be July 14, 2010. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the hearing. http://www.dep.wv.gov/pio/Pages/Rules.aspx.

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to W. Va. Code R. § 47-12, Requirements Governing Groundwater Standards; W. Va. Code R. § 47-59, Monitoring Well Rule;W. Va. Code R. § 47-60, Monitoring Well Design Standards; W. Va. Code R. § 47-10, NPDES Rule; and W. Va. Code R. § 47-26, Water Pollution Control Permit Fee Schedules. The hearing will be July 16, 2010. The comment period will end at the conclusion of the hearing. http://www.dep.wv.gov/pio/Pages/Rules.aspx.

The Department of Natural Resources has proposed amendments to Wis. Admin. Code NR § 400, Air Pollution Control. The proposed rule changes pertain to implementation of existing air permit and emission requirements for sources of hazardous air contaminants from agricultural waste. The primary effort is to establish best management practices that control hazardous air emissions from agricultural waste. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/register/reg650a.pdf pp. 16-17.

The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of Wis. Admin. Code NR §§ 400.02(162)(a)51. and 52., relating to the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC). The rule would exclude dimethyl carbonate and propylene carbonate from the state regulatory definition of VOC. The hearing will be March 12, 2010. Comments are due March 22, 2010. https://health.wisconsin.gov/admrules/public/Rmo?nRmoId=6304.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-13, Solid Waste Program. The proposed amendments would require subject facilities semi-annually report quantities of recycled or re-used materials so as to monitor the progress toward achieving the previously-established statewide waste reduction and recycling goal. The hearing will be April 2, 2010. http://www.adem.state.al.us/newsEvents/notices/feb10/2div13.htm.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation seeks public comment on the 2010 Draft Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. The draft 2010 Integrated Report reflects changes to previous years§ reports, including addition of ten waters to the impaired waters list, removal of waters from this list because they now have a Total Maximum Daily Load or other acceptable pollution controls will ensure waterbody recovery. Comments are due March 25, 2010.

The Air Resources Board seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, §§95150, 95151, 95152, 95153, 95154, 95155, 95156, 95157, 95158, 94159, 95160, 95161, and 95162. Proposed changes would have significant impact on many stationary industrial facilities located in the state, as the amendments would force the largest emitters of greenhouse gases to submit information on energy efficiency improvement opportunities that are available and quantify the associated emission reductions for greenhouse gas, criteria pollutants, and toxic air contaminants.

The Air Resources Board seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, §§97000, 97001, 97002, 97003, 97004, 97005, 97006, 97007, 97008, 97009, 97010, 97011, and 97012. The amendments would create a California Renewable Energy Standard requiring providers of electricity to demonstrate, by 2020, that at least 33 percent of the electricity produced came from a renewable energy source, and allowing for providers to bank and trade renewable energy credits. The law would affect all energy providers who sell 200,000 MWh or more per year.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard and Assessment seeks public comment on a draft of revised reference exposure levels for nickel and nickel compounds for the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program. The Office also seeks comment on revised methodology to protect infants, children, and other sensitive subpopulations. The public review period will end on August 3, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/23z-2010.pdf pp. 860-61.

The Department of Food and Agriculture amended Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3, §3423(b), pertaining to the Oriental Fruit Fly interior quarantine. The amendments remove 84 square miles of land from the area under quarantine, and removes authority from the state of California to regulate movement of the fly in the recently de-quarantined zone. The public comment period ends July 19, 2010, and the Department intends to submit a Certificate of Compliance for this action no later than August 31, 2010.