EPA’s Fall agenda shows upcoming rulemakings
Posted December 2, 2015
On November 19, EPA released its tentative agency rulemaking list in the Fall Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan. The agenda is published semiannually (Spring and Fall), and it provides information on the regulatory and deregulatory actions under development throughout the federal government, including EPA.
Some of the noteworthy EPA regulatory items in the Fall agenda include, but are not limited to:
Action | Area | Title | Date |
Final rule | Waste | Management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals | 9/2016 |
Hazardous waste generator improvements rule | 9/2016 | ||
Mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) completion of electronic reporting requirements | 12/2015 | ||
Conforming revisions to the cross-state air pollution rule | 1/2016 | ||
NESHAP for area sources: Industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers | 3/2016 | ||
Review of the NAAQS for lead | 6/2016 | ||
Findings that greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare under CAA | 6/2016 | ||
Toxics | Lead-based paint program; Amendment to jurisdictions and renovator refresher training requirements | 2/2016 | |
Nanoscale materials; Chemical substances when manufactured, imported, or processed as nanoscale materials; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements | 10/2016 | ||
Proposal | Waste | User fee schedule for electronic hazardous waste manifest | 5/2016 |
Air | Modernization of the accidental release prevention regulations under CAA | 11/2015 | |
Toxics | Trichloroethylene (TCE); Rulemaking under TSCA section 6(a) | 3/2016 | |
Community right-to-know | Toxics release inventory (TRI) articles exemption clarification rule | 8/2016 |
For the entire EPA agenda, click here.
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