The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality adopted amendments to Chapter 117, Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen Compounds. The adopted rules amend the major source rules in the Beaumont-Port Arthur ozone nonattainment area and both the major and minor source rules for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria ozone nonattainment area. These adopted changes will be consistent with the output-based monitoring option currently allowed for stationary engines and gas turbines at major sources in the Dallas-Fort Worth eight-hour ozone nonattainment area.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed amendments to R317-1, Definitions and General Requirements. The proposed amendments implement the new operating permit program, amending the powers and duties of the Water Quality Board to include the authority to issue operating permits for wastewater treatment works. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090301/32380.htm.

The Department of Environmental Quality seeks public comment on proposed amendments to R317-1-7, TMDL. This section incorporates by reference the following completed and approved TMDLs into the rule: Brough Reservoir; Steinaker Reservoir; Red Fleet Reservoir; and Newcastle Reservoir. Each TMDL document has gone through an individual public review process, has been approved by U.S. EPA, and is adopted by the Water Quality Board. Comments are due March 31, 2009.

The Department of Environmental Quality seeks public comment on proposed amendments to R317-5-1, General. The proposed changes incorporate operating permit requirements in these rules, allow local health departments to have more involvement in the approval of large underground wastewater systems, and expand components of a large wastewater system to include technologies that are considered to be alternative pursuant to Rule R317-4. Comments are due March 31, 2009.

The Department of Ecology is proposing to update chapter 173-340 WAC, the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) cleanup regulation, and certain portions of chapter 173-204 WAC, the sediment management standards (SMS). These rules govern the cleanup of contaminated sites in Washington. Issues being considered include revisions to establish clear policies and align MTCA and SMS requirements for sediments, updating cleanup standards to reflect new scientific information, and recent changes to state and federal regulations.

The Wyoming Water and Waste Advisory Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed regulation governing the underground injection and storage, or sequestration, of carbon dioxide. This regulation is developed pursuant to legislation passed during the 2007-2008 legislative session, directing the Department of Environmental Quality to develop regulations for permitting the geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. The hearing will be held March 13, 2009.

The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission adopted Regulation No. 8, Administrative Procedures. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/2009/03_2009/014.00.08-007.pdf.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of a regulation to define guidelines for implementation of AB 118, Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). The goal of the AQIP is to fund air quality improvement research on the air quality impacts of alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles, and workforce training. The hearing will be held April 23-24, 2009. http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2009/aqip09/aqip09.htm.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of a regulation to implement the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The hearing will be April 23 and 24, 2009. http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2009/lcfs09/lcfs09.htm.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing to consider the adoption of a regulation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from vehicles operating with under-inflated tires. The proposed regulation requires that beginning July 1, 2010, all automotive service providers will perform a tire inflation service on all passenger vehicles that are brought in to a facility for service or repair.