The Department of Environmental Quality proposed to amend Or. Admin. R. 468 to include Greenhouse Gas permitting requirements. The Department will hold four hearings across the state from November 16-19, 2010, and the last day for comment will be November 24. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/November_2010_Bulletin.pdf p. 13.

The Department of Energy proposed amendments to Or. Admin. R. 330-112. The rule establishes procedures, criteria, and fees for the implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Technology Loan Program Pilots. There will be a public hearing on November 23, 2010, which is the last opportunity for public comment. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/November_2010_Bulletin.pdf pp. 12-13.

The Department of Environment and Conservation amended Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200.03.26, Administrative Fees Schedule, to raise fees associated with the air pollution permit program. http://state.tn.us/sos/rules_filings/11-01-10.pdf.

The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation proposed to amend 31 Tex. Admin. Code §13.2, Rules, Practice, and Procedure for Land Leases and Trades. Changes would give the School Land Board more discretion in approving land trades. The deadline for public comment is December 5, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1105/1105is.pdf pp. 9834-35.

The Commission on Environmental Quality amended 31 Tex. Admin. Code §321.1, Boat Sewage Disposal. Among other changes, the rules now prohibit the discharge of all untreated sewage into all freshwater bodies whose entrance points and exit points are as such to prevent the ingress and egress by vessel traffic subject to the regulation, rivers that do not support interstate vessel traffic, and any other waterbody that is designated as a no discharge zone. The rule took effect November 11, 2010.

The Air Pollution Control Division proposed amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulations, Subchapter XI, Low Emission Vehicles - Regulations to Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Motor Vehicles. The rule would establish greenhouse gas requirements for the state's Low Emission Vehicle Program, phasing in requirements between model-years 2009 and 2016. In 2016, vehicles would be required to emit approximately 30 percent fewer greenhouse gases than without the regulation.

The Department of Commerce proposed to revise Wash. Rev. Code §70.103.10, regarding lead-based paint activities, to include new accreditation of training, certification of individuals and firms, work practice standards, information distribution requirements, and recordkeeping requirements. There will be a public hearing on December 15, 2010, and the intended date of adoption is December 16. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/laws/wsr/2010/21/10-21-085.htm.

The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to Wis. Admin. Code NR §§400, 410, 411, and 484, relating to the indirect source air management permit program. There will be a public hearing on November 18, 2010, and the comment period ends November 29. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/register/reg658b.pdf pp. 31-33.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment amended its list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity to include methyl isocyanate. The agency also delisted a number of chemicals from its list of substances known to cause cancer. The listing changes took effect November 12, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/46z-2010.pdf pp. 1902-20.

The Pollution Control Board amended 35 Ill. Adm. Code 739, Standards for the Management of Used Oil; 35 Ill. Adm. Code 808, Special Waste Classifications; and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 809, Nonhazardous Special Waste Hauling and the Uniform Program. Changes exempt used oil from the special waste manifest requirements and amend used oil tracking provisions. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume34_issue46.pdf pp. 17381-411.