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FWS Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for the Sacramento Mountains…
On November 27, 2023, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened for comment a proposed rule designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly. Additionally, there will be a…
EPA Releases Draft Guidance on Permitting Discharges into Groundwater
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund.
Specifically, the draft guidance outlines…
CEQ Requests Information on Environmental Justice Scorecard
On November 20, 2023, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting feedback on Phase One of the Environmental Justice Scorecard.
The Environmental Justice Scorecard presents…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Significantly Expand Air Emissions Reporting Requirement
On August 9, 2023, the EPA proposed a significant revision to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirement (AERR). The revision would expand the number of small entities subject to the AERR and increase the amount of information that would need…
EPA Releases Draft Environmental Justice Regulatory Guidance Update
On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft revision of its “Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis.”
The guidance outlines analytic expectations and…
EPA Requests Comments on New Data for Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments Proposal
On November 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of data availability (NODA) requesting comments on new information and data pertaining to a May 18, 2023, proposed rulemaking on “Disposal of Coal…
DOI Releases Draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan Update
On November 14, 2023, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published a draft update to its Environmental Justice Strategic Plan. The update outlines DOI’s “environmental justice vision, goals and objectives.”
DOI will also be holding…
CANCELED – Consumer Product Safety Roundtable – November 15, 2023
The Office of Advocacy’s (Advocacy) Consumer Product Safety Roundtable on nursing pillows has been canceled.
The virtual roundtable was scheduled for November 15, 2023, at 1 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform.
For more…
Advocacy Files Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Worker Walkaround Rule
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on their proposed Worker Walkaround Representative Designation…
CPSC Proposes Rule to Establish Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers
On October 25, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a proposed rule to establish a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. In the proposed rule, CPSC announces its preliminary determination…