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The Environmental Protection Agency published 23 documents on August 27, 2026, comprising 12 notices, 7 proposed rules, and 4 final rules.
The Environmental Protection Agency published 23 documents on August 27, 2026, comprising 12 notices, 7 proposed rules, and 4 final rules. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/environmental-protection-agency/#s-2026-08-27
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NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR Number 2706.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0223) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 27, 2026 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55340FR Doc. 2026-17506official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (EPA ICR Number 0234.15, OMB Control Number 2080-0021) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 21, 2026 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55338FR Doc. 2026-17504official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), on January 27, 2022, for the purpose of complying with the "good neighbor" provision of the CAA for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The good neighbor provision requires each State's implementation plan to contain adequate provisions prohibiting the interstate transport of air pollution in amounts that will contribute significantly to nonattainment, or interfere with maintenance, of a NAAQS in any other State. In this proposed rulemaking, the EPA is proposing to determine that Mississippi will not contribute significantly to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> primary NAAQS in any other State. Therefore, the EPA is proposing to approve the January 27, 2022, SIP revision as meeting the requirements of the good neighbor provision for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> primary NAAQS.
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91 FR 55305FR Doc. 2026-17503official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Energy and Environment Cabinet (Cabinet), Division of Air Quality (Division), on July 23, 2024. The SIP revision consists of a Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) for the Kentucky portion of the tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (the "tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton Area"). The Kentucky portion of the tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton Area is composed of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in Kentucky (hereinafter also referred to as the "Northern Kentucky Area"). The EPA is proposing to approve Kentucky's LMP for the Northern Kentucky Area because it provides for the maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) within the tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton Area through the end of the second 10-year portion of the maintenance period. The effect of this proposed action would be to make certain commitments related to maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the Northern Kentucky Area federally enforceable as part of the Kentucky SIP.
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91 FR 55299FR Doc. 2026-17502official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Energy and Environment Cabinet (Cabinet) on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District) via a letter dated June 3, 2024. The SIP revision consists of a Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) for the Kentucky portion of the bi-state Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana 1997 8- hour ozone maintenance area (the "bi-state Louisville Area"). The Kentucky portion of the bi-state Louisville Area includes the Bullitt, Jefferson, and Oldham Counties of Kentucky (the "Louisville Area"). The EPA is proposing to approve the Louisville Area's LMP because it provides for the maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) within the bi-state Louisville Area through the end of the second 10-year portion of the maintenance period. The effect of this proposed action would be to make certain commitments related to maintenance of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the Louisville Area federally enforceable as part of the Kentucky SIP.
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91 FR 55294FR Doc. 2026-17501official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Oklahoma on March 12, 2026, (Oklahoma's 2026 SIP submission) for the regional haze program's first implementation (planning) period. Oklahoma's 2026 SIP submission revises previously approved source-specific requirements for the American Electric Power/Public Service of Oklahoma (AEP/PSO) Northeastern Power Station as part of the State's long-term strategy for the first planning period. The EPA is proposing to find that this SIP revision meets the requirements of the CAA and the Regional Haze Rule.
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91 FR 55287FR Doc. 2026-17499official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the negative declaration submitted by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on March 25, 2026. The negative declaration submitted by ACHD certifies that there are no existing large municipal waste combustors (LMWC) subject to the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements within the jurisdiction of Allegheny County.
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91 FR 55312FR Doc. 2026-17497official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve a negative declaration for oil and natural gas facilities within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This negative declaration formally certifies that there are no existing crude oil or natural gas facilities in the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico that must comply with the Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities.
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91 FR 55313FR Doc. 2026-17495official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Arkansas through the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on August 8, 2022, clarified by DEQ on July 29, 2025, and further supplemented on May 4, 2026, to satisfy the requirements of the Act and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for visibility protection in mandatory Class I Federal areas (Class I areas) for the program's second implementation period. Arkansas' SIP submission addresses the requirement that States must revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress to prevent any future and remedy any existing man-made visibility impairment in the Class I areas. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to CAA sections 110 and 169A.
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91 FR 55268FR Doc. 2026-17494official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) on August 15, 2023. The revision updates reporting requirements; adds, updates, and renames forms for several permit applications; renumbers and updates the effective dates of various forms to align with programmatic changes; and improves the process for submitting forms across several rules within the Florida SIP. Additionally, the revision removes a rule concerning administrative permit corrections from the SIP. The EPA is approving these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
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91 FR 55272FR Doc. 2026-17490official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
Proposed RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the negative declarations submitted by the Philadelphia Air Management Services (AMS) on January 13, 2026. The negative declarations submitted by AMS certify that there are no existing commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators (CISWI), large municipal waste combustors (LMWC), small municipal waste combustors (SMWC), or other solid waste incinerators (OSWI) subject to the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements within the jurisdiction of the City of Philadelphia.
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91 FR 55315FR Doc. 2026-17488official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions and additions to Michigan Air Pollution Control Rules (MAPCR) Parts 6 and 8 for inclusion in the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP). Michigan submitted these SIP revisions to meet the Moderate Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) and Nitrogen Oxide (NO<INF>X</INF>) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for the Western Michigan nonattainment areas (Berrien, Western portion of Allegan, and Western portion of Muskegon counties) under the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard). The EPA is approving rules that limit VOC emissions from consumer products and architectural and industrial maintenance coatings, as SIP strengthening measures for the Western Michigan nonattainment areas under the 2015 ozone standard. The EPA proposed to approve this action on February 27, 2026, and received eleven sets of comments.
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91 FR 55274FR Doc. 2026-17486official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers new chemical submissions that have passed an initial screening and, for PMNs, SNUNs and MCANs, were determined to be complete during the period from June 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026, regardless of the initial submission date.
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91 FR 55332FR Doc. 2026-17482official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on the draft risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use (COUs), including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA is seeking comment on the draft risk evaluation for trans- 1,2-dichloroethylene.
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91 FR 55337FR Doc. 2026-17478official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazards Disclosure Requirements (EPA ICR Number 1710.10 OMB Control Number 2070-0151) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 26, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55343FR Doc. 2026-17468official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statement of Unregistered Pesticides (EPA ICR Number 0161.17, OMB Control Number 2070-0027) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55341FR Doc. 2026-17467official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Certification of Pesticide Applicators (EPA ICR Number 0155.17, OMB Control Number 2070-0029) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 18, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55339FR Doc. 2026-17466official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR No. 1935.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0182) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 9, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55330FR Doc. 2026-17462official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting (EPA ICR Number 1352.19, OMB Control Number 2050-0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 9, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55336FR Doc. 2026-17459official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (EPA ICR Number 1803.10 OMB Control Number 2040-0185) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. This notice allows for 30 days for public comments.
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91 FR 55331FR Doc. 2026-17456official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the next public meeting of the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC) will be held virtually on September 15, 2026. The NEEAC was created by Congress to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the EPA Administrator on matters related to activities, functions, and policies of EPA under the National Environmental Education Act of 1990.
91 FR 55332FR Doc. 2026-17455official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency
On September 1, 2023, Florida submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a program revision application seeking authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. On March 26, 2026, the EPA published both a direct final action granting Florida final authorization for revisions to its federally authorized hazardous waste program, along with a companion proposed rule announcing the EPA's proposal to grant such final authorization. The EPA announced in both documents that the direct final action would become effective on May 26, 2026, unless adverse comments were received by April 27, 2026. Although the EPA received two comments during the public comment period, the EPA determined that the comments were not adverse. As a result, the direct final rule became effective on May 26, 2026. This action responds to the comments the EPA received.
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91 FR 55280FR Doc. 2026-17454official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeEnvironmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Branch is announcing two public meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). A virtual meeting will be held to receive public comments for the CASAC to consider in their peer review of EPA's Draft Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX)--Health Criteria. A face-to-face meeting will be held to conduct the peer review of the NO<INF>X</INF> ISA.
91 FR 55342FR Doc. 2026-17453official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗