The Department of Environmental Quality has adopted amendments to air quality rule Title 129, Chapter 5, Operating Permits--When Required. Changes became effective February 16, 2008. http://www.sos.ne.gov/rules-and-regs/regtrack/index.cgi.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted amendments to Title 123, Chapters 001, 004-005, 007, 009-010, Design, Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Works. Changes became effective March 3, 2008. http://www.sos.ne.gov/rules-and-regs/regtrack/index.cgi.

Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board repealed 20.11.20 NMAC, Fugitive Dust, and replaced it with an entirely new rule at 20.11.20 NMAC, Fugitive Dust. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmregister/xix/xix04/xix04adopted.htm.

The Environmental Improvement Board conducted a public hearing on the proposed adoption of 20.2.86 NMAC, Mercury Control Strategies for New Coal-Fired Power Plants. The hearing was held March 4, 2008. http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/indx_tb2ns.htm.

The Department of Environmental Quality will conduct a public hearing on the proposal to increase Oregon§s Title V operating permit fees. This rulemaking aligns Oregon§s Title V operating permit fees with the amounts authorized in ORS 468A.315 for 2007 and 2008. The hearing will be held March 27, 2008. Comments are due March 31, 2008. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/0308_Bulletin/0308_rulemaking_bulletin.html.

The Department of Environmental Quality will conduct a public hearing on a proposal to establish a voluntary clean diesel upgrade program. The goal of this rulemaking is to initiate a clean diesel upgrade program through grants, loans, and tax credits as provided in HB 2172 and HB 3201 and to extend the existing tax credit for new truck purchases in order to reduce excess lifetime cancer risk from diesel exhaust exposure in Oregon to one in a million by 2017. The hearing will be held March 26, 2008. Comments are due April 1, 2008.

The Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting public comment on a proposed revision to the SIP for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Area. If requested, a hearing will be held April 2, 2008. Comments are due April 4, 2008. http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol38/38-9/357.html.

The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Transportation (DOT), will hold a public hearing on a revision to the SIP to address transportation planning requirements. The proposed SIP revision updates procedures that regional planning organizations, local and state air agencies, and DOT use to assess the conformity of transportation plans, programs, and projects. The hearing will be held April 1, 2008. Comments are due April 4, 2008.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will conduct a public hearing concerning the adoption of the proposed Rhode Island Attainment Plan for the 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS and the proposed revision of the Rhode Island SIP to Address Interstate Transport of Pollutants Affecting Attainment and Maintenance of the 8-Hour Ozone and Fine Particulate Matter NAAQS. The hearing will be held March 20, 2008. Comments are due March 20, 2008. http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/propo8hr.htm.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will conduct a public hearing on the proposal to repeal §§114.700 - 114.702, 114.706, 114.707, and 114.709. The proposed repeal of §§114.700 - 114.702, 114.706, 114.707, and 114.709 will be submitted to the U.S. EPA as a revision to the SIP. The hearing will be held March 20, 2008. Comments are due March 28, 2008. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/sos/PROPOSED/30.ENVIRONMENTAL%20QUALITY.html#342.