The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to ARM 17.30.502, 17.30.619, 17.30.641, 17.30.646, 17.30.702, 17.30.1001, 17.30.1007, 17.36.345, 17.55.102, 17.56.507, and 17.56.608, pertaining to Department Circular DEQ-7, which concerns water quality. http://sos.mt.gov/arm/Register/archives/MAR2008/MAR09-08.pdf pp. 946-947.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to ARM 17.30.610 pertaining to surface water quality. http://sos.mt.gov/arm/Register/archives/MAR2008/MAR09-08.pdf p. 948.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to Solid Waste Utility Regulations with substantial changes. http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_080505b.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing to consider the readoption, with amendments, of Subchapter 16 of the UST rules, N.J.A.C 7:14B, which provides the requirements for unregulated heating oil USTs. The amendments include a new section concerning the professional business practices that a party must meet to be certified to provide such services. The hearing will be held June 13, 2008. Comments are due July 7, 2008. http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/050508a.html.

The Department of Environmental Protection adopted amendments to the Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act Program rules at N.J.A.C. 7:31-1.5, -3.3, -3.4, -4.2, -4.9, -4.11, and -11.4 and new rules at N.J.A.C. 7:31-3.6 and -4.12. The adopted amendments and new rules expand the requirements for the performance of inherently safer technology (IST) reviews and the submittal of IST review reports to the department. http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/adoptions/adopt_080505a.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public hearing on the proposed addition of Part 215, and amendment of Parts 191 and 621 of Title 6 NYCRR to extend a ban of open burning to all household waste and most agricultural wastes and to eliminate permit requirements for the types of open burning that will be allowed. Hearings will be held June 23 to July 2, 2008. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/may7/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 15-20.

The Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public hearing to consider revised proposed rules concerning the New York State Carbon Dioxide Budget Trading Program. These regulations apply statewide to fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. Hearings will be held June 9, 2008. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/may7/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 20-30.

The North Dakota Department of Health will hold a public hearing to address proposed amendments to North Dakota Administrative Code Chapter 33-24-08, Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks. The hearing will be held May 29, 2008. http://www.health.state.nd.us/PublicComment/USTRulesTank20080609.pdf.

The Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to authorize the Environmental Quality Commission to implement the CAA requirements for agriculture in Oregon. This rulemaking will also amend Oregon's SIP. The hearing will be held May 19, 2008. Comments are due May 23, 2008. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/0508_Bulletin/0508_rulemaking_bulletin.html.

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on proposed rule changes to amend the applicability rule for Plant Site Emission Limits (PSELs). The PSEL Rule sets limits on emissions of specified criteria air pollutants. The primary purpose of establishing a PSEL is to assure compliance with ambient air quality standards. A cross-reference error in the rule added two lists of chemical substances, some of which are not air pollutants, to the substances regulated by the PSEL rule.