The Energy and Environment Cabinet amended 401 Ky. Admin. Regs. 51:001. Changes alter definitions in the regulations. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/401/051/001reg.htm.

The Department of Environmental Quality amended La. Admin. Code tit. 33:III §2103, Exemption for Tanks Storing Corrosive Materials. The rule exempts tanks storing corrosive materials at the Rhodia, Inc. Baton Rouge facility from the "submerged fill pipe" provisions of LAC 33:III.§2103.A and B. http://www.doa.la.gov/osr/reg/1010/1010.pdf pp. 2270-76.

The Public Utilities Commission adopted amendments to Ch. 326, Green Power Offer. Changes implement recently enacted legislation that requires the Commission to arrange for a green power offer composed of green power supply to be available to the state's residential and small commercial electricity customers. The rule took effect October 31, 2010. http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/notices/2010/110310.html.

The Department of Agriculture proposed to amend Md. Code Regs. 15.05.02, Integrated Pest Management and Notification of Pesticide Use in a Public School Building or on School Grounds. Changes specify the period of time that a school is to maintain certain records related to integrated pest management and to make their records immediately available upon request to the department. The deadline for public comment is December 6, 2010. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/mdregister/3723.pdf pp. 1624-25.

The Department of Natural Resources amended the list of chemicals in Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 10, §10-6.020, Definitions and Common Reference Tables. The changes would add propylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate to the list of compounds that are not considered volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions while adding a number of compounds to the list that are considered to be VOCs. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/moreg/current/2010/v35n21/v35n21b.pdf pp. 1575.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed to add new sections to Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit.10, §140.2, Energy Set-Aside Fund, to amend several definitions to accommodate expansion of the scope of energy-using sectors to which loans may be offered. Comments are due by December 1, 2010. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/moreg/current/2010/v35n21/v35n21b.pdf pp. 1548-51.

The Department of Conservation proposed to amend Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit.3, § 10-4.117, Prohibited Species, to add marbled crayfish, Procambarus marmorkrebs, to the prohibited species list. Comments are due by December 1, 2010. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/moreg/current/2010/v35n21/v35n21b.pdf p. 1533.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to amend ENV-A 1400, Regulated Toxic Air Pollutants. Among other changes, the amendment would give owners and operators of facilities that use the In-Stack Concentration Method more control over how they demonstrate compliance. There will be a public hearing on November 30, 2010, and the deadline for written comments is December 10. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/register/2010/november-5-10.pdf pp. 3-4.

The expiration date of the Ground Water Quality Standards, N.J. Admin. Code 7:9C, has been extended from October 4, 2010, to April 4, 2012, by Governor Chris Christie. The date change took effect September 29, 2010. http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal/ 42 N.J.R. 2619a.

The Department of Environmental Conservation adopted amendments to N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 §182, Endangered and Threatened Species of Fish and Wildlife, which now mandates that endangered and threatened species may not be taken except under permit by the department. The amendment took effect November 3, 2010. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2010/nov3/pdfs/rules.pdf pp. 9-12.