The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will hold a public workshop on proposed rule PR 433, Natural Gas Quality. The objective of PR 433 is to monitor and determine the effects of liquefied natural gas additions to the natural gas distribution system on the quality of natural gas being supplied to end users located within the AQMD and to prevent increases of air pollutant emissions caused by natural gas quality changes. The hearing will be March 26, 2009. http://www.aqmd.gov/pub_edu/notice_433_Mar_26_09.html.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will hold a public workshop on proposed amendments to Rule 317, CAA Nonattainment Fees. The objective of the proposed rule is to implement the mandatory provisions of §§182(d), 182(e), 182(f) and 185 of the 1990 amendments to federal CAA as they apply to major stationary sources of volatile organic compounds or nitrogen oxide located in the AQMD portions of the South Coast Air Basin or Salton Sea Air Basin if the air basins do not achieve the federal one-hour ozone standard by their designated attainment dates.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) will hold a public workshop on proposed amendments to Regulation IX, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

The Air Quality Control Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a modification to Element 7 of the House Bill 06-1302 Implementation Plan. The requested modification would extend the date for implementing the pay-upon-registration funding mechanism to allow the Commission to consider implementation of pay-upon-registration within the broader context of decisions regarding the future use of remote sensing technology to identify high emitting vehicles. The hearing will be March 19, 2009.

The Department of Health will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Rules 64E-6.001 through 64E-6.028 pertaining to onsite waste disposal. These rules potentially impact anyone seeking to design install, maintain, repair, modify, or manufacture components for an onsite sewage treatment and disposal system. The hearing will be March 30, 2009. https://www.flrules.org/Faw/FAWDocuments/FAWVOLUMEFOLDERS2009/3509/3509doc.pdf pp.1083-093.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to 62-532.200 through 62-532.900, pertaining to water wells.

The Pollution Control Board will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 303, Water Use Designations and Site-Specific Water Quality Standards regarding the city of Galva's proposed site-specific amendments to allow alternative boron standards for discharges from both of its sewage treatment plants. The hearing will be March 31, 2009. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume33_issue10.pdf.

The Department of the Environment adopted emergency amendments to 26.11.09, Control of Fuel-Burning Equipment, Stationary Internal Combustion Engines, and Certain Fuel-Burning Installations, and 26.11.35, Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/3605/index.htm#DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency seeks public comment on the draft Hardwood Creek Impaired Biota (fish) and Low Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Report. Comments are due April 8, 2009. http://www.comm.media.state.mn.us/bookstore/stateregister//33_36.pdf pp. 1538-540.

The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Title 129, Chapter 28, Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions Standards. The amendments would adopt NESHAPs and add operational limits in maximum control technology standards for certain area sources. The conference will be March 31, 2009. http://www.sos.ne.gov/rules-and-regs/regtrack/details.cgi?proposal_id=0000000000000720.