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EPA Extends Comment Period for Preliminary Listing of Manufacturers Subject To Fees Under TSCA
On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 60-day comment period extension for its preliminary lists identifying manufacturers that may be subject to fee obligations under the Toxic Substance Control Act…
EPA’s Preliminary Regulatory Determinations for Contaminants on the Fourth Drinking Water…
On March 10, 2020, EPA published its preliminary regulatory determinations for eight contaminants listed on its fourth Contaminant Candidate List under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The agency presented its preliminary determinations to…
EPA Proposes Amendments to Closure Provisions for Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals
On March 3, 2020, EPA proposed to amend its regulations for
the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The agency is proposing procedures to allow…
EPA Proposes Amendments to Significant New Use Rule for Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylates and…
On March 3, 2020, EPA published a supplemental proposal to a
previously proposed significant new use rule (SNRU) for long-chain perfluoroalkyl
carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemical substances. In the original proposed SNUR for
LCPFAC, published in…
EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene; Announces Public Peer Review Meetings
On February 26, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE). Under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether…
USDA Seeks Comments on Updates to Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Agriculture
On March 4, 2020 the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) published a request for public comment and relevant
information and data to update the guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas
(GHG) sources and sinks from the agriculture and…
Internal Revenue Service Proposes Changes to Meals and Entertainment Expenses Pursuant to TCJA
On February 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled Meals and Entertainment Expenses Under Section 274. The proposed rule provides guidance to taxpayers about the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs…
EPA Proposes Federal Combustion Residuals Permit Program
On February 20, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to establish a federal coal combustion residuals (CCR) permit program as required by recent amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) provided in…
USDA Issues Guidance on Interim Final Rule for Domestic Hemp Production
On Feb. 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued guidance as to lab registration and
disposal enforcement discretion for its interim final rule for domestic hemp
production. The guidance…
DOI Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Critical Habitat Designation for the Western…
On February 27, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), published a proposed rule to revise the critical habitat distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo. The proposed rule would…