The Department of Environmental Services proposed to adopt the new ENV-A 101.35 & 101.96 to add definitions and regulations concerning the permitting of greenhouse gases, and ENV-A 619.03 to adopt federal PSD regulations and also to establish separate, higher thresholds for greenhouse gases. There will be a public hearing on October 28, 2010, and the deadline to submit comments is November 8, 2010. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2010/october-1-10.pdf pp. 5-8.

The Department of Environmental Protection proposed to amend 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 comment period ends December 3, 2010. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 42 N.J.R. 2297a.

The Department of Environmental Conservation amended N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, §§200, 205, 211, and 241, Asphalt Pavement and Asphalt Based Surface Coating Regulation and Update of VOC Lists. The new limits for asphalt volatile organic compounds take effect January 1, 2011. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/oct6/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 28-33.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Or. Admin. R. Chapter 340, Heat Smart Program for residential woodstoves and other solid fuel burning devices--home sale removal and certification requirements. Rules require homeowners to remove and destroy uncertified woodstoves, and the changes would subject a broader range of stoves to the regulations. There will be public hearings throughout the state of Oregon in October, and the last day for comment is October 29, 2010.

The Environmental Quality Board amended 25 Pa.Code §§121 & 123, Outdoor Wood-Fired Boilers. Changes regulate fine particulate matter emissions from the boilers and include limitations on what form of fuel is acceptable. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol40/40-40/1876.html.

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed to amend 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§334.42, 334.45, 334.49, & 334.50, Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks. The earliest possible date of adoption is October 31, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/currview/1001is.pdf pp. 8883-97.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard added 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol, and Spirodiclofen to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/41z-2010.pdf pp. 1642-61.

The Department of Public Health and Environment proposed to amend 5 Colo. Code Regs. §§1001-5, -9, & -14. The rules pertain to the control of emissions. There will be a public hearing on November 15, 2010. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=10/10/2010&Volume=33&yearPublishNumber=20&Month=10&Year=2010.

The Department of Public Health and Environment proposed to amend 6 Colo. Code Regs. §1007-2, Solid Waste Disposal Sites and Facilities. There will be a public hearing on November 16, 2010. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=10/10/2010&Volume=33&yearPublishNumber=20&Month=10&Year=2010.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed to amend 2 Colo. Code Regs. §408-1, Rules and Regulations for Regulatory Floodplains in Colorado. There will be a public hearing on November 15, 2010. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=10/10/2010&Volume=33&yearPublishNumber=20&Month=10&Year=2010.