The Department of Environmental Management, Air Pollution Control Board, will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the volatile organic compound (VOC) rules at 326 Ind. Admin.

The Natural Resources Commission adopted amendments to 312 Ind. Admin. Code 3-1-1, 3-1-2, and 3-1-8 and added 312 Ind. Admin. Code 3-1-10.5, concerning procedural rules for the Natural Resources Commission, Division of Hearings, to provide for the consolidation of proceedings with the Office of Environmental Adjudication. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20090429-IR-312080688FRA.xml.html.

The Department of Environmental Management will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to 329 Ind. Admin. Code 11 concerning clarifications, consistency changes, and organizational changes to the rules for solid waste processing facilities, including transfer stations. The hearing will be held July 21, 2009. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/irtoc.htm?view=list&lsadocnum=06-70.

The Water Pollution Control Board adopted amendments to 327 Ind. Admin. Code 5-16-5, 5-17-23, 5-17-24, 5-18-2, 3 5-18-4, 5-18-6, 5-18-10, and 5-19-3 and added 327 Ind. Admin. Code 5-16-5.3, 5-16-5.5, 5-17-1.5, and 5-17-2.5 concerning pretreatment program permit requirements. http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/20090429-IR-327060156FRA.xml.html.

The Department of Environmental Protection promulgated amendments to 310 Mass. Code Regs. 30.000, Hazardous Waste Regulations. The changes clarify the regulatory and permitting requirements for waste oil, used oil fuel, and other regulated recyclable materials. One final change involved the adoption of a federal exclusion for certain medical nitroglycerine wastes. Other revisions were clerical fixes. http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/laws/regulati.htm#hw.

The Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on its proposal to adopt new regulations at Cal. Code Regs. tit. 13, §§2620, 2621, 2622, 2623, 2624, 2625, 2626, 2627, 2628, 2629, and 2630, implementing Assembly Bill 118, the Enhanced Fleet Modernization Program. The proposal would remove existing state requirements that vehicles must be subject to and fail smog check in order to participate in the program. Staff also proposed a pilot voucher program that would target the highest-emitting vehicles and ensure their replacement with newer, cleaner vehicles.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of and amendments to Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, §§95104, 95200, 95201, 95202, 95203, 95204, 95205, 95206, and 95207. The changes would impose fees on sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to carry out Assembly Bill 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and amend the existing Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of GHG Emissions. The hearing will be held June 25-26, 2009. http://www.oal.ca.gov/pdfs/notice/19z-2009.pdf pp. 701-05.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of new regulations Cal. Code Regs. tit 17, §§95600, 95601, 95602, 95603, 95604, and 95605, Cool Car Standards and Test Procedures. The proposed regulations would set standards for vehicle window glazing. Solar management glazing reduces the amount of radiant heat that enters the vehicle, allowing the interior temperature to remain cooler and reducing the load on the engine from the air conditioner. This would enable the use of a smaller, more efficient air conditioner, which results in lower greenhouse emissions.

The Air Resources Board will hold a public hearing on proposed adoption of Cal. Code Regs. tit. 17, §§95460, 95461, 95462, 95463, 95464, 95465, 95466, 95467, 95468, 95469, 95470, 95471, 95472, 95473, 95474, 95475, and 95476, Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills. The proposed regulations apply to active, inactive, and closed MSW landfills that received solid waste after January 1, 1977, and have at least 450,000 tons of waste in place. The hearing will be held June 25-26, 2009.