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Archived blog posts announcing selected Regulatory Alerts posted prior to Jan 20, 2017. All archived alerts available on Library of Congress archive.
Interior Extends Comment Period on Request for Information on Mining Regulations
On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a request for information on ways to improve federal hardrock mining regulations, laws and permitting practices. DOI also announced the formation of an interagency…
DOL Revives Proposal for Federal Contractors to Retain Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
On July 15, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 14055, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts, signed on November 18, 2021. The rule establishes that federal…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for the Perchloroethylene (PCE) risk evaluation…
On June 30, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for perchloroethylene, also referred to as “PCE.” The draft revision proposed by EPA proposes to supersede the conditions of use previously issued in the 2020 PCE…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic…
On July 7, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for trichloroethylene (TCE), superseding the condition of use-specific no unreasonable risk determinations in 2020. TCE is a volatile and organic compound most…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Methylene Chloride (MC) under the Toxic…
On July 5, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for methylene chloride, also referred to as “MC.” Previously, in June 2021, EPA published a risk evaluation for MC, finalizing determinations of unreasonable risk…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) under the Toxic…
On July 1, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for n-methylpyrrolidone, also referred to as “NMP.” Previously, in 2020, EPA published a risk evaluation for NMP, finalizing determinations of unreasonable risk for…
EPA Seeks Small Entity Representatives for a Potential SBREFA Panel for its TSCA Section 8(a) Tiered…
On July 6, 2022, EPA announced that it is seeking small businesses to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (SBREFA Panel) for the development of a proposed rule, under Toxic…
AMS Seeks Comments on Rulemakings Regarding Poultry Grower Tournament Systems and Contracting
On June 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding poultry growing tournament systems. The purpose of the ANPRM is to obtain…
BOEM Seeks Comments on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Guidance, Announces Public Hearings
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a draft fisheries mitigation guidance. Renewable energy lessees are required by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to submit…
EPA Requests Comments On Draft Guidance for No-Discharge Zones Applications
On June 27, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice and request for comments on its draft Guidance for States Applying for No-Discharge Zones. A no-discharge zone (NDZ) is a water body where the discharge of both…