The General Land Office proposed amendments to 31 Tex. Admin. Code §25, Beach Cleaning and Maintenance Assistance Program. Proposed changes incorporate the new responsibility of the state to clean and maintain public beaches under certain circumstances in Texas Natural Resources Code. Written comments must be received by November 22, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1022/1022is.pdf pp. 9476-79.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Utah Admin. Code r. R309-100-4, which defines a public water system, adding language indicating that a platted subdivision of 15 lots will likely result in 15 service connections and thus qualifies as a public water system for rules that relate to construction. The deadline for comments is November 15, 2010, and the rule may become effective on November 22. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2010/b20101015.pdf pp. 51-52.

The Air Pollution Control Board proposed to amend 9 Va. Admin. Code §5.520, Biomass Energy Generator General Permit for a Pilot Test Facility. The purpose of the regulation is to create a mechanism for sources to construct and test to determine the type and quantity of emissions from a qualified energy generator that meets the requirements of the regulation. It applies to qualified energy generators that generate no more than five megawatts of electricity, or produce the equivalent amount of energy in the form of fuel, stream, or other energy product per year from biomass.

The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to adopt 9 Va. Admin. Code §25.800, Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Discharges Resulting from the Application of Pesticides to Surface Waters. There will be a public hearing on November 16 & 18, 2010, and on December 7, and the deadline for comments is December 27. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol27/iss04/v27i04.pdf pp. 477-95.

The Department of Environmental Quality adopted changes to 9 Va. Admin. Code §25.810, General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Coin-Operated Laundry. Changes take effect February 11, 2011. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol27/iss04/v27i04.pdf pp. 495-504.

The Department of Ecology proposed to amend Wash. Rev. Code §173.400 & 401 to align Washington's air polluting permitting rule with the federal tailoring rule. The deadline for comment is November 9, 2010, and the intended date of adoption is December 1. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/20/10-20-145.htm. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/20/10-20-151.htm

The Department of Ecology proposed to amend Wash. Rev. Code §173, Shoreline Management Act. The Department intends to alter sections relating to designations of shorelines and wetlands and the management plan. The intended date of adoption is February 10, 2011, and the deadline for comments is November 23, 2010. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/20/10-20-009.htm.

The Department of Environmental Management proposed to amend Ala. Admin. Code r. 335.14 to adopt state specific requirements for the management of hazardous waste. There will be a public hearing on December 10, 2010. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-OCT-10/OCTOBER-MONTHLY.htm.

The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Calif. Code Regs. tit. 13, §§2449-2449.3, In§Use Off§Road Diesel§Fueled Fleets. There will be a public hearing on December 16, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/44z-2010.pdf pp. 1804-13.

The Air Resources Board proposed to amend Calif. Code Regs. tit. 13, §§95301-95307, 95309, and 95311. Changes will affect the Regulation to Reduce Emissions of Diesel Particulate Matter, Oxides of Nitrogen and Other Criteria Pollutants from In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Vehicles, the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measure, and the regulation for In-Use On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Drayage Trucks at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yard Facilities. There will be a public hearing on December 16, 2010.