The Department of Environmental Conservation adopted amendments to N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 §214, Emissions of NOx from the Drying Process at Hot Mix Asphalt Production Plants. Changes take effect October 15, 2010. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/sep15/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 16-19.

The Department of Environmental Conservation adopted amendments to N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 §202, Emissions Verification. 202-1 Emissions Testing, Sampling, and Analytical Determinations and 202-2 Emission Statements. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/sep15/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 24-25.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency seeks public comment on proposed changes to Ohio Admin. Code 3745-502, relating to solid waste fee regulations. There will be a public hearing on October 14, 2010, and the comment period will end the same day. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/phn/3745_NO_119741_20100907_1413.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Okla. Admin. Code §252.100 to modify sections affected by U.S. EPA's new programs and policies for greenhouse gas emissions. There will be a public hearing on October 28, 2010, which is the last day to submit comments. http://www.oar.state.ok.us/register/Volume-28_Issue-01.htm#a17431.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Utah Admin. Code r. 307-401-9. The rule would exempt sources from the requirement to obtain an Approval Order if their greenhouse gas emissions are below the thresholds established by U.S. EPA. There will be a public hearing on October 7, 2010, and the last day to submit comments is October 15. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2010/b20100915.pdf pp. 13-15.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Utah Admin. Code r. 307-405-3. The rule would change the definition of "subject to regulation," in the context of new greenhouse gas rules. There will be a public hearing on October 7, 2010, and the last day to submit comments is October 15. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2010/b20100915.pdf pp. 15-17.

The Department of Ecology proposed to adopt a mandatory reporting rule for facilities emitting at least 10,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases a year, and for suppliers of fuel responsible for emitting the same amount. There will be a public hearing on October 6, 2010, and the last day to submit written comments is October 14. The intended date of adoption is December 1, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/18/10-18-047.htm.

In order to comply with 2010 Washington laws, the Pollution Control Hearings Board will now absorb the authority and functions of both the Hydraulics Appeals Board and the Forest Practices Appeals Board. The laws also eliminate the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board. The rules become effective September 23, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/18/10-18-021.htm.

The Forest Practices Board proposed to amend 222 Wash. Admin Code to incorporate provisions of 2010 natural resources reform pertaining to appeals of forest practices decisions, as well as provisions of 2007 legislation pertaining to the notice of conversion to a nonforestry use. Comments must be received by November 1, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/18/10-18-077.htm.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed to amend Wis. Admin. Code NR 27 to list cave bats as a threatened species. The proposed rule responds to the spread of white-nose syndrome in the state. It also proposed to amend NR 40.04 to include the white-nose syndrome-causing fungus geomyces destructans as a prohibited invasive species. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/register/reg657a.pdf pp. 19-20.