The Department of Environmental Conservation seeks public comment on proposed amendments to Alaska Admin. Code tit. 18, §60, Solid Waste Management. The amendments modify disposal request requirements, clarify the definition of polluted soil, require that a permit applicant prepare and submit a solid waste management plan prior to submitting a permit application, and revise the fees to more accurately reflect costs to the department. Comments are due January 15, 2010.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §§2451, 2452, 2453, 2456, 2458, 2460, 2461, and 2462, Statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program; §§93116.1, 93116.2, and 93116.3, Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for Diesel-Fueled Portable Engines; §2449, In-Use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicles; and §2025, In-Use On-Road Diesel-Fueled Vehicles.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §§2700, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, 2705, 2706, 2707, and 2711, Verification Procedure, Warranty, and In-Use Compliance Requirements for In-Use Strategies to Control Emissions from Diesel Engines. The proposed amendments would revise, clarify, and make specific requirements that pertain to the process for obtaining verification of devices or strategies to control emissions from diesel engines. The hearing will be January 28, 2010.

The Department of Public Health and the Environment adopted amendments to 5 Colo. Code Regs. §1001-14, Ambient Air Quality Standards. The amendments deal with emissions budgets for attainment and maintenance areas in Colorado. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload//AGORequest//AdoptedRules02009-00772.DOC. ; and http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/Upload//AGORequest//AdoptedRules02009-00773.DOC

The Department of Health has begun rulemaking on proposed amendments to Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r.

The South Florida Water Management District proposed amendments to Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 40E-2.091, Publications Incorporated by Reference; 40E-10.021, Definitions; 40E-10.031, Water Reservations Implementation; 40E-10.041, Water Reservation Areas: Lower West Coast Planning Area; and 40E-10.051, Water Reservation Areas. The proposed rule amendments would establish criteria to implement a water reservation for the North Fork of the St. Lucie River to protect Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan project water needed for the protection of fish and wildlife.

The Environmental Protection Commission will hold public hearings on proposed amendments to Iowa Admin. Code r. 65, Animal Feeding Operations. The proposed amendments would update the rules to conform with statutory amendments pertaining to open feedlot stockpiles, dry manure stockpiling, application of manure on snow-covered and frozen ground, and dry-bedded confinement feeding operations. The hearings will be held January 12, 13, 15, 20, and February 1, 2010.

The Environmental Protection Commission will hold public hearings on proposed amendments to Iowa Admin. Code r. 61, Water Quality Standards, Iowa Administrative Code. The proposed amendment would establish criteria for transparency and for chlorophyll-a to protect recreational uses in lakes with a mean depth of three meters or greater. The criteria will be used to determine if the water quality in a lake can fully support recreational uses such as swimming, water skiing, and boating. The hearings will be January 11, 13, 14, and 21, 2010.

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet will conduct a public hearing on a proposed SIP revision to redesignate the Kentucky portion of the Cincinnati-Hamilton, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana ozone nonattainment area to attainment for the eight-hour ozone NAAQS. The hearing will be January 5, 2010. http://www.air.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/8FC77A2B-F879-4543-A2E3-AE540DD67975/0/NorthernKYSIPPublicHearingNotice01052010.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Code Me. R. §123, Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from Paper, Film, and Foil Coating Operations. The amendments would update the rule, which currently only regulates surface coating of paper, to include requirements for film and foil coating operations. Work practices for paper, film, and foil coating operations to reduce VOC emissions are also proposed. The hearing will be January 9, 2010.