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EPA Seeks Public Feedback on Potential Future CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designations for Additional…
On April 13, 2023, EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public feedback to consider future hazardous substance designations under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).…
Advocacy Recommends EPA Extend the Comment Period on its Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking…
On March 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) rulemaking for various per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
The proposed rule requires public…
IRS Issues Proposed New Clean Vehicle Credit Regulations
On April 17, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations detailing the requirements taxpayers must meet to qualify for a tax credit related to each new clean vehicle purchased and placed into service. The…
IRS Proposes Superfund Chemical Excise Tax Regulations
On March 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed regulations regarding the reinstated Superfund chemical excise taxes. The excise taxes, which are imposed on the sale or use of certain chemicals and certain imported…
FCC Releases Proposed Rules to Minimize Scam Texts
The FCC has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comments to address the issue of scam texts. In the Notice, the FCC seeks comment on the following:
Whether to require terminating mobile wireless providers to block text…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – April 25, 2023
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 AM on April 25, 2023. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams…
EPA Issues Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
On March 29, 2023, EPA published its proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) to establish legally enforceable levels, called Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs), for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which…
Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s Renewable Energy Modernization Rule
On January 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a proposed rule titled “Renewable Energy Modernization.” The proposed rule updates provisions related to leasing and development…
Advocacy Submits Comments on CFPB’s Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to…
On February 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit…
Advocacy Submits Comments on CFPB’s Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency…
On January 30, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders. The proposed rule has three provisions.…