The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) amended and added new rules to UST rules in Chapter 12.

The Air Quality Control Commission will hold a rulemaking hearing to incorporate by reference changes the U.S. EPA made to its NESHAP rules.

The Air Quality Control Commission will hold a public rulemaking hearing to consider a proposal to reduce the levels of emissions that cars and light-duty trucks are required to meet under the emission testing requirements of the program in the seven-county Denver metropolitan area. The hearing will be held March 20, 2008. Comments are due March 6, 2008. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/op/aqcc/aqccdown/Reg11marchnotice.pdf.

The Commissioner of Environmental Protection gives notice of a public hearing as part of a rulemaking proceeding to adopt two new regulations concerning the abatement of air pollution from electric generating units with a nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 25 megawatts. The proposed regulations, section 22a-174-31 and section 22a-174-31a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, concern the adoption of regulations necessary to implement and comply with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Connecticut. The hearing will be held February 8, 2008.

The Division of Air and Waste Management will conduct a public hearing to consider amendment to Regulation No. 1138, Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories. The purpose of this amendment to Subpart M of Regulation No. 1138 (the federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology standard applicable to perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities) is to be consistent, where appropriate, with federal requirements and to further reduce the remaining risk of adverse health affects, where reasonably and economically feasible. The hearing will be held January 22, 2008.

The Division of Air and Waste Management adopted amendments to the Delaware Regulations Governing UST Systems. The amendments will impact owners and operators of USTs greater than 110 gallons containing a regulated substance, with the exception of certain classes of heating fuel USTs. http://regulations.delaware.gov/register/january2008/final/11%20DE%20Reg%20922%2001-01-08.htm#P9_223.

The Board of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to 58.01.07, Rules Regulating UST Systems. The rule is now pending review by the 2008 Idaho State Legislature for final approval. http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/bulletin/bul/08jan.pdf pp. 221-226.

The Department of Natural Resources adopted numerous emergency rules in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2580, Conservation Stewardship Program. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue51.pdf pp. 16751-16762.

The Department of Natural Resources is soliciting public comment on numerous proposed new sections in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2580, Conservation Stewardship Program. This proposal would implement the Conservation Stewardship Law (Senate Bill 17), signed on October 1, 2007, which encourages landowners to preserve or create wooded acreage, wetlands, and prairies by giving them a property tax break for their participation in the Conservation Stewardship Program. The proposal establishes the rules and regulations for qualification, application, and participation in this program.

The Pollution Control Board is soliciting comment on numerous proposed rules under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 1010, Procedures for Reporting Releases of Radionuclides at Nuclear Power Plants. Comments are due February 4, 2008. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue51.pdf.