EPA regulations

The EPA proposes to deny a petition seeking hazardous waste regulation of phosphogypsum and related wastewater under RCRA, maintaining the 1991 Bevill exemption while accepting public comment on the decision.

EPA issues Significant New Use Rules under TSCA requiring 90-day advance notification before manufacturing or processing specified chemical substances for designated new uses.

Federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements for proposed major actions significantly affecting the environment before proceeding with project approval or funding.

EPA seeks OMB approval to renew its information collection requirement for environmental research protocols and human-subject study reports (ICR 2195.07), with a 30-day public comment period extending the previous July 23, 2025 deadline.

EPA approves Virginia's state implementation plan revision to align the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds with federal standards in the Virginia Administrative Code.

EPA seeks OMB approval for an extension of its information collection request for contractor access to TSCA confidential business information; public comments due 30 days from this notice, with current approval expiring April 30, 2026.

Kentucky's State Plan for controlling emissions from existing municipal solid waste landfills establishes emission limits, monitoring, and reporting requirements for facilities that commenced construction before July 17, 2014.

EPA reclassifies the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Mohegan Indian Tribe portions of the Greater Connecticut area to Serious nonattainment under 2015 ozone standards due to failure to attain by the required deadline.

EPA proposes to repeal its December 16, 2024 denial of Utah and the Ute Indian Tribe's request for a one-year extension of the attainment deadline for the Uinta Basin ozone nonattainment area, instead granting the extension to August 3, 2023 based o…

EPA reopens 30-day comment period on Michigan's 2015 ozone moderate reasonably available control technology air plan after initial deadline of March 30, 2026.

EPA corrects docket number for hazardous waste exclusion petition by WRB Refining LP in Borger, Texas, and extends public comment period to May 20, 2026.

EPA approves Missouri's updated air construction permit regulations for stationary and portable sources, including revised fees and administrative changes to maintain National Ambient Air Quality Standards compliance.

EPA proposes approval of Missouri's revised air quality rule for petroleum storage and transfer emissions in the St. Louis area, streamlining vapor recovery permitting requirements for gasoline facilities.

EPA is extending its information collection request for local government reimbursements under CERCLA Section 123 for hazardous substance emergency response; public comments due within 60 days.

EPA's Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket adds two federal facilities managing hazardous waste or contaminated sites under CERCLA requirements.