A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation. (Congressional Record: 10 March 2020 [Senate] Page S1672)

A bill to require operators of oil and gas production facilities to take certain measures to protect drinking water. [Congressional Record: 6 March 2020 [House] PagesH1534-H1536)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation. [Congressional Record: 10 March 2020 [House] Pages H1586-H1587]

A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to publish a national strategic action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. [Congressional Record: 10 March 2020 [House] Pages H1586-H1587]

A bill to modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park. (Congressional Record: 25 February 2020 [Senate] Page S1155)

A bill to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in western waters. [Congressional Record: 2 March 2020 [House] Pages H1437-H143)

A bill to reduce illegal wildlife trafficking and importation by extending State Department reporting on foreign wildlife trafficking activity. [Congressional Record: 2 March 2020 [House] Pages H1437-H143)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a final rule relating to the delisting of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Congressional Record: 28 February 2020 [House] Pages H1422-H1423)

This notice announces the Department of the Interior's (Department) proposal to revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing procedures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at Chapter 11 of Part 516 of the Departmental Manual (DM) with a proposed new categorical exclusion (CX). Comments must be received no later than 13 April 2020. POC is Heather Bernier, Acting Division Chief, Decision Support, Planning, and NEPA, at (202) 912-7282, or hbernier@blm.gov. (Federal Register;13 March 2020 [Notice] Pages 14700-14702)

USFWS proposes to remove Lepanthes eltoroensis (no common name), an orchid species from Puerto Rico, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (List) (i.e., to "delist" the species), due to recovery. This proposed action is based on a thorough review of the best available scientific and commercial data, which indicates that the threats to the species have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the ESA. USFWS seek information, data, and comments from the public regarding this proposal. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before 11 May 2020. POC is Edwin Muñiz, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office. Mailing address: P.O. Box 49, Boquerón, Puerto Rico 00622. Tele: (787) 851-7297. (Federal Register: 10 March 2020 [Proposed Rule] Pages 13844-13856)

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make regulatory determinations every five years on at least five unregulated contaminants. The unregulated contaminants included in a regulatory determination are chosen from the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL), which the SDWA requires the EPA to publish every five years. The EPA published the fourth CCL in the Federal Register on 17 November 2016. This document presents the preliminary regulatory determinations and supporting rationale for the following eight of the 109 contaminants listed on CCL 4: (PFOS),(PFOA), 1,1-dichloroethane, acetochlor, methyl bromide (bromomethane), metolachlor, nitrobenzene, and (RDX). The Agency is making preliminary determinations to regulate two contaminants and to not regulate six contaminants The EPA seeks comment on these preliminary determinations. The EPA is also presenting an update on three other CCL 4 contaminants. Comments must be received on or before 11 May 2020. POC is Richard Weisman, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, MC: 4607M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; tele: (202) 564-2822; email: weisman.richard@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 10 March 2020 [Proposed Rule] Pages 14098-14142)

NMFS has determined that a designation of critical habitat under the ESA for the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is not prudent at this time. Based on a comprehensive review of the best scientific data available, NMFS finds there are no identifiable physical or biological features that are essential to the conservation of the oceanic whitetip shark within areas under U.S. jurisdiction. NMFS also finds that there are no areas outside of the geographical area occupied by the species under U.S. jurisdiction that are essential to its conservation. As such, NMFS finds there are no areas within the jurisdiction of the United States that meet the definition of critical habitat for the oceanic whitetip shark. This finding is made on March 5, 2020. Adrienne Lohe, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8403. (Federal Register: 5 March 2020 [Notice] Pages 12898-12905)

A bill to preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans (Congressional Record: 27 February 2020 [House] Pages H1249-H1251)

All ten of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regions are proposing for public comment the 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, also referred to as the "2020 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)" or the "proposed permit." The proposed permit, once finalized, will replace the EPA's existing MSGP that will expire on 4 June 2020. The EPA proposes to issue this permit for five years, and to provide permit coverage to eligible operators in all areas of the country where the EPA is the NPDES permitting authority, including Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Mexico, Indian country lands, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and most U.S. territories and protectorates. The EPA seeks comment on the proposed permit and on the accompanying fact sheet, which contains supporting documentation. Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2020. POC is Emily Halter, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management (4203M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3324; email address: halter.emily@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 2 March 2020 [Notice] pages 12288-12295)

EPA published the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule ("NPDES eRule") on 22 October 2015. The 2015 rule required EPA and states to modernize Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting. The NPDES eRule included a phased implementation schedule. In this notice, EPA proposes postponing the compliance deadlines for Phase 2 implementation by three years and providing states with additional flexibility to request additional time as needed. Further, this notice proposes changes to the NPDES eRule that would clarify existing requirements and eliminate some duplicative or outdated reporting requirements. Taken together, these changes are designed to save the NPDES authorized programs considerable resources, make reporting easier for NPDES-regulated entities, streamline permit renewals, ensure full exchange of NPDES program data between states and EPA, enhance public transparency, improve environmental decision-making, and protect human health and the environment. Comments must be received on or before April 28, 2020. POC is Mr. Carey A. Johnston, Office of Compliance (mail code 2222A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1014; or email: johnston.carey@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 28 February 2020 [Proposed Rule] pages 11909-11927)

USFWS revised the proposed critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (western yellow-billed cuckoo) (Coccyzus americanus) under the ESA. In total, approximately 493,665 acres (199,779 hectares) are now being proposed for designation as critical habitat in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. USFWS will accept comments on the revised proposed rule received before 27 April 2020. POC is Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, California 95825; or by tel: 916-414-6600. (Federal Register: 27 February 2020 [Proposed Rules] Pages 11458-11594)

USFWS proposes to designate critical habitat for the Florida bristle fern (Trichomanes punctatum ssp. floridanum) under the ESA. In total, approximately 1,624 hectares (4,014 acres) in Miami-Dade and Sumter Counties, Florida, fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. If finalize, this rule as proposed would extend the ESA's protections to this subspecies' critical habitat. USFWS will accept comments on the proposed rule and draft economic analysis received or postmarked on or before 24 April 2020. POC is Roxanna Hinzman, Field Supervisor, USFWS, South Florida Ecological Services Field Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960; tel: 772-562-3909.(Federal Register; 24 February 2020 [Proposed Rules], pages 10371-10397)

A bill to establish forest management, reforestation, and utilization practices which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases. (Congressional Record: 12 February 2020 [House] Pages H1123-H1125)

A bill to set and meet a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by not later than 2050. (Congressional Record: 11 February 2020 [Senate] Pages S989-S990)

A bill to designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State of Colorado. (Congressional Record: 13 February 2020) [Senate] Pages S1074-S1075)

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to normal farming activities and to require the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to apply certain decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture when enforcing such Act. (Congressional Record: 7 February 2020 [House]Pages H976-H977)

A bill to establish a national network of electric vehicle charging stations. (Congressional Record: 6 February 2020 [House] Pages H934-H935).

A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States. (Congressional Record: 6 February 2020 [House] Pages H934-H935).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to restrict the Secretary's ability to alter permits.(Congressional Record: 29 January 2020 [House] Page H712)

A bill to establish a categorical exclusion for electric utility rights-of-way. (Congressional Record: 3 February 2020 [House] Page H752).

FWS proposes to designate critical habitat for the yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolata) under the ESA. In total, approximately 319 river miles (mi) (514 kilometers (km)) in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. If this rule is finalized, it would extend the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat. FWS will accept comments on the proposed rule and draft economic analysis that are received or postmarked on or before 6 April 2020. POC is Pete Benjamin, Field Supervisor, FWS, Raleigh Ecological Services Field Office, 551F Pylon Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606; tele: 919-856-4520. (Federal Register: 6 February 2020 [Proposed Rule] Pages 6856-6883)

A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the impacts that the expansion of wilderness designations in the Western United States would have on the readiness of the Armed Forces of the United States with respect to aviation training. (Congressional Record: 29 January 2020 [House] Page H712)

NMFS announces a 12-month finding on a petition to delineate Northern California (NC) summer-run steelhead as a distinct population segment (DPS) of West Coast steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and to list that DPS as endangered under the ESA. NMFS has completed a comprehensive DPS analysis of NC summer-run steelhead in response to the petition. Based on the best scientific and commercial data available, including the DPS configuration review report, NMFS has determined that listing NC summer-run steelhead as an endangered DPS is not warranted. NMFS determined that summer-run steelhead in the NC steelhead DPS do not meet the criteria to be considered a DPS separate from winter-run steelhead. NMFS also announced the availability of the DPS configuration review report prepared pursuant to the ESA for the NC steelhead DPS. This finding was made on 5 February 2020. POC is Gary Rule, NMFS West Coast Region at gary.rule@noaa.gov, (503) 230-5424. (Federal Registry 5 February 2020 [Notice] Pages 6527-6531)

A bill to require the Comptroller General to evaluate and issue a report on the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including recommendations on how to improve the building codes and standards that the Agency uses to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges. (Congressional Record: 29 January 2020 [House] Page H712)

FWS intends to prepare a draft EIS pursuant to NEPA. FWS hereby notifies Federal, State, and local agencies, tribes, and the public of our intentions to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of a proposal to adopt a regulation that clarifies that the MBTA's prohibitions on pursuing, hunting, taking, capturing, killing, or attempting to do the same, apply only to actions directed at migratory birds, their nests, or their eggs, and, therefore, do not extend to incidental take, which occurs when injury or mortality to migratory birds results from, but is not the purpose of, an activity. FWS invites input on the scope of the proposed NEPA analysis, the pertinent issues to address, and alternatives to FWS's proposed approach for implementing the MBTA. FWS plans to hold multiple public scoping webinars to inform the public about the proposal. Public scoping will begin with the publication of this document in the Federal Register and will continue through 19 March 2020. POC is Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, FWS at 202-208-1050. (Federal Register: 3 February 2020 [Proposed Rule] Pages 5913-5915).

FWS proposes to adopt a regulation that defines the scope of the MBTA as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury or death of migratory birds protected by the Act. This proposed rule is consistent with the Solicitor's Opinion, M-37050, which concludes that the MBTA's prohibitions on pursuing, hunting, taking, capturing, killing, or attempting to do the same, apply only to actions directed at migratory birds, their nests, or their eggs. FWS will accept written comments on this proposed rule until 19 March 2020. POC is Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, at 202-208-1050. (Federal Register: 3 February 2020 [Proposed Rule] Pages 5915-5926).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species. (Congressional Record: 28 January 2020 [House] Pages H632-H633).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. (Congressional Record: 28 January 2020 [Senate] Pages S636-S637)

NMFS determined that a designation of critical habitat for the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is not prudent at this time. Based on a comprehensive review of the best scientific data available, NMFS finds that there are no areas that meet the definition of critical habitat for the species; the species primarily occurs outside the jurisdiction of the United States, and areas within the jurisdiction of the United States provide no more than negligible conservation value, if any. Given the above circumstances, NMFS determined that a designation of critical habitat for this species is not prudent. This finding is made on January 29, 2020. POC is Maggie Miller, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8403.NMFS determined that a designation of critical habitat for the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is not prudent at this time. Based on a comprehensive review of the best scientific data available, NMFS finds that there are no areas that meet the definition of critical habitat for the species; the species primarily occurs outside the jurisdiction of the United States, and areas within the jurisdiction of the United States provide no more than negligible conservation value, if any. This finding is made on January 29, 2020. POC is Maggie Miller, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources,(301) 427-8403.(Federal Register: 29 January 2020 [Notice] pages 5197-5201).

The USFW proposes to designate critical habitat for the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus) and the Guyandotte River crayfish (C. veteranus) under the ESA. In total, approximately 582 stream kilometers (skm) (362 stream miles (smi)) in Martin and Pike Counties, Kentucky; Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise Counties, Virginia; and McDowell, Mingo, and Wayne Counties, West Virginia, are proposed as critical habitat for the Big Sandy crayfish. Approximately 135 skm (84 smi) in Logan and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia, are proposed as critical habitat for the Guyandotte River crayfish. USFWS will accept comments on the proposed rule that are received or postmarked on or before March 30, 2020. POC is Martin Miller, Chief, Endangered Species, USFWS, North Atlantic-Appalachian Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035; tele: 413-253-8615.(Federal Register; 28 January 2020 [Proposed Rule] pages 5072-5122).

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2020 [Senate] Pages S276-S277)

A bill to provide for the protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal lands and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota. (Congressional Record: 14 January 2020 [House] Page H238)

A bill to extend the withdrawal and reservation of certain public land in the State of Nevada for the continued use of the Nevada test and training range, to designate certain land in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, [Congressional Record: 15 January 2020 [House] Page H299)

Desert National Wildlife Refuge and Nevada Test and Training Range Withdrawal and Management Act A bill to provide for the accurate reporting of fossil fuel extraction and emissions by entities with leases on public land. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2020 [House] Pages H324-H325)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species that is not native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2020 [House] Pages H324-H325)

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to set aside not less than 5 percent of certain funds for certain active transportation projects and activities from the Federal lands transportation program and Federal lands access program. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2020 [House] Pages H324-H325)

A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2020 [House] Pages H324-H325)

A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or leasing new vehicles that are not zero-emission vehicles. (Congressional Record: 17 January 2020 [House] Pages H329-H330)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require review of the economic cost of adding a species to the list of endangered species or threatened species.(Congressional Record: 13 January 2020 [House] Page H207)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action. (Congressional Record: 13 January 2020 [House] Page H207)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to add requirements to the designation of areas as critical habitats. (Congressional Record: 13 January 2020 [House] Page H207)

A bill to provide for greater county and State consultation with regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Congressional Record: 13 January 2020 [House] Page H207)

A bill to codify a final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to endangered and threatened species. (Congressional Record: 8 January 2020 [House] Page H63)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species.[Congressional Record: 10 January 2020 [House] Pages H179-H180)

A bill to codify certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered species and threatened species.[Congressional Record: 10 January 2020 [House] Pages H179-H180)

This action proposes editorial and technical revisions to the EPA's Method 23. Proposed revisions include incorporating isotope dilution for quantifying all target compounds and changing the method quality control from the current prescriptive format to a more flexible performance-based approach with specified performance criteria. EPA is also proposing revisions that will expand the list of target compounds of Method 23 to include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The proposed revisions will improve the accuracy of Method 23 and will provide flexibility to stack testers and analytical laboratories who measure SVOC from stationary sources while ensuring that the stack testing community can consistently implement the method across emissions sources and facilities. Comments must be received on or before 16 March 2020. POC is Dr. Raymond Merrill, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division (E143-02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; tele: (919) 541-5225; email: merrill.raymond@epa.gov.(Federal Register: 14 January 2020 [Proposed Rules] Pages 2234-2277)

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations regarding disposal of materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or aqueous film forming foam.(Congressional Record: 7 January 2020 [House] Pages H11-H12)

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate such incidental take.(Congressional Record: 8 January 2020 [House] Page H63)

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to ensure that vehicles in Federal fleets comply with certain low greenhouse gas emission standards. (Congressional Record: 8 January 2020 [House] Page H63)

In this action, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing to update its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This proposed rule would modernize and clarify the regulations to facilitate more efficient, effective, and timely NEPA reviews by Federal agencies in connection with proposals for agency action. The proposed amendments would advance the original goals of the CEQ regulations to reduce paperwork and delays, and promote better decisions consistent with the national environmental policy set forth in section 101 of NEPA. If finalized, the proposed rule would comprehensively update and substantially revise the 1978 regulations. CEQ invites comments on the proposed revisions. CEQ must receive comments by 10 March 2020. See Federal Register for pubic hearing locations and dates. POC is Edward A. Boling, Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act, or Viktoria Z. Seale, Chief of Staff and General Counsel, 202-395-5750, NEPA-Update@ceq.eop.gov. (Federal Register: 10 January 2020 [Proposed Rules] Pages 1684-1730)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a final rule relating to the delisting of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Congressional Record: 19 December 2019 [Senate] Pages S7207-S7208)

A bill to establish a pilot program for native plant species. (Congressional Record: 6 January 2020 [Senate] Page S24)

USFWS proposes to list the Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). This DPS of the Sierra Nevada red fox occurs along the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. If USFWS finalizes this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this DPS. The effect of this rule will be to add this DPS to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Comments will be accepted if received or postmarked on or before 9 March 2020. POC is Jennifer Norris, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605, Sacramento, California 95825; tel: 916-414-6700.https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-28462

A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land. (Congressional Record: 19 December 2019 [Senate] Pages S7207-S7208)

USFWS proposes to list the Hermes copper butterfly (Lycaena [Hermelycaena] hermes), a butterfly species from San Diego County, California, and Baja California, Mexico, as a threatened species and propose to designate critical habitat for the species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). If USFWS finalizes this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species as described in the proposed rule provisions issued under section 4(d) of the Act, and designate approximately 14,249 hectares (35,211 acres) of critical habitat in San Diego County, California. Comments will be accepted if received or postmarked on or before 9 March 2020. POC is Scott Sobiech, Acting Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008; tel: 760-431-9440.https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-28461

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief of the United States Forest Service to meet certain targets for the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases. (Congressional Record: 16 December 2019 [House] Pages H10305-H10306)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the construction of critical infrastructure. (Congressional Record: 17 December 2019 [House] Pages H10608-H10609)

A bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to require a National Aeronautics and Space Administration initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft. (Congressional Record: 17 December 2019 [House] Pages H10608-H10609)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to increase transparency, to support regulatory certainty, and to reauthorize that Act. (Congressional Record: 17 December 2019 [House] Pages H10608-H10609)

A bill to direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients. (Congressional Record: 19 December 2019 [House] Pages H12289-H12290)

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review and develop effluent standards, pretreatment standards, and water quality criteria for PFAS under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, to provide Federal grants to publicly owned treatment works to implement standards. (Congressional Record: 3 January 2020 [House] Page H12308)

USFWS proposes to remove the Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Our review indicates that Kanab ambersnail is not a valid subspecies and therefore cannot be listed as an endangered entity under the Act. USFWS are seeking information and comments from the public regarding this proposed rule. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before March 6, 2020. POC is Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, tel: 801-975-3330, ext. 61912. (Federal Register: 6 January 2020 [Proposed Rules] Pages 487-492)

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Congressional Record: 6 December 2019 [House] Pages H9345-H9347)

A bill to require the promulgation of certain standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (Congressional Record: 4 December 2019 [Senate] Page S6858)

A bill to improve protections for wildlife. (Congressional Record: 12 December 2019 [Senate] Pages S7026-S7027)

On 13 November 2019 the EPA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule pertaining to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for lead and copper under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and requested comments by 13 January 2020. In response to stakeholder requests, the EPA is extending the comment period an additional 30 days to 12 February 2020. POC is Erik Helm EPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (Mail Code 4607M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: 202-566-1049; or email: helm.erik@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 19 December 2019 [Proposed Rules] Page 69695.)

A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a plan to address water resource problems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (Congressional Record: 3 December 2019 [House] Pages H9221-H9222)

A bill to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in western waters. (Congressional Record: 4 December 2019 [Senate] Page S6858)

A bill to declare a national goal that the United States achieve a 100 percent clean economy by not later than 2050 (Congressional Record: 21 November 2019 [House] Pages H9167-H9169)

USFWS proposes to list Pectis imberbis (beardless chinchweed), a plant species from southern Arizona and northern Mexico, as an endangered species and to designate critical habitat for Beardless chinchweed. In total, USFWS propose to designate approximately 10,604 acres (4,291 hectares) in southern Arizona as critical habitat for this plant. In addition, USFWS proposes to list Graptopetalum bartramii (Bartram's stonecrop), a plant species from southern Arizona and northern Mexico, as a threatened species. USFWS is not proposing to designate critical habitat for Bartram's stonecrop because we find that a designation is not prudent. Comments received or postmarked on or before 4 February 2020 will be accepted. POC is Jeff Humphrey, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Arizona Ecological Services Field Office, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, AZ 85051-2517; tele: 602-242-0210. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-26210

EPA is soliciting information from the public as EPA considers proposing a future rule on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Comments must be received on or before 3 February 2020. POC is Daniel R. Bushman, Toxics Release Inventory Program Division (7410M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; tele: (202) 566-0743; email: bushman.daniel@epa.gov. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-26034

A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. (Congressional Record: 18 November 2019 [House] Page H8958)

A bill to assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and for the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian lands. (Congressional Record: 18 November 2019 [House] Page H8958)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors (Congressional Record: 19 November 2019 [House] Pages H9056-H9057)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to delist certain endangered species and threatened species.(Congressional Record: 14 November 2019 [House] Pages H8877-H8879)

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reform the renewable fuel program under that Act.(Congressional Record: 14 November 2019 [House] Pages H8877-H8879)

A bill to establish the Recycling Infrastructure Program within the Environmental Protection Agency. (Congressional Record: 15 November 2019 [House] Pages H8908-H8909)

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reform the renewable fuel program under that Act. (Congressional Record: 14 November 2019 [Senate] Pages S6604-S6605)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2873is/pdf/BILLS-116s2873is.pdf

A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors (Congressional Record: 19 November 2019 [Senate] Page S6669)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2891is/pdf/BILLS-116s2891is.pdf

A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change. (Congressional Record: 19 November 2019 [Senate] Page S6669)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2893is/pdf/BILLS-116s2893is.pdf

EPA is proposing corrections to existing regulatory language for the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program. EPA is proposing corrections that will update identifiers, formulas, and names for certain TRI-listed chemicals and updates to the text that identifies which chemicals the 0.1 percent de minimis concentration applies to in order to remedy a cross-reference to a no-longer-accurate Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory citation. Comments must be received on or before January 28, 2020. POC is Daniel Bushman, Toxics Release Inventory Program Division, Mailcode 7410M, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; tele: (202) 566-0743; email: bushman.daniel@epa.gov. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-25356

USFWS proposes to designate critical habitat for the Suwannee moccasinshell (Medionidus walkeri) under the ESA. The Suwannee moccasinshell is a freshwater mussel species from the Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia. In total, approximately 306 kilometers (190 miles) of stream channels in Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Union Counties, Florida, and Brooks and Lowndes Counties, Georgia, fall within the boundaries of the proposed critical habitat designation. If USFWS finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species' critical habitat. USFWS will accept comments on the proposed rule or draft economic analysis that are received or postmarked on or before January 27, 2020. POC is Sean M. Blomquist, Acting Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Panama City Ecological Services Field Office, 1601 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, FL 32405; by tele: 850-769-0552. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-25598

NMFS announces the extension of the public comment period on the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific distinct population segments (DPSs) of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). The deadline for receipt of comments is extended to January 31, 2020. A public hearing will be held on January 6, 2020, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (local time) in Petersburg, Alaska. POC is Lisa Manning, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8466. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-25759

USFWS proposes to remove the Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi), a relatively large crayfish native to the Mill Creek watershed in Davidson and Williamson Counties, Tennessee, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (List). USFWS announces the availability of a draft post-delisting monitoring (PDM) plan for the Nashville crayfish. USFWS seeks information, data, and comments from the public regarding this proposal to remove the Nashville crayfish from the List (i.e., "delist" the species) and regarding the draft PDM plan. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before January 27, 2020. POC is Lee Andrews, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38506; tele: 931-528-6481. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-26/html/2019-25548.htm

USFWS proposes to remove Bradshaw's lomatium (Bradshaw's lomatium, also known as Bradshaw's desert parsley), a plant found in western Oregon and southwestern Washington, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery. USFWS requests information and comments from the public regarding this proposed rule and the draft post-delisting monitoring plan for Bradshaw's lomatium. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before January 27, 2020. POC is Paul Henson, State Supervisor, USFWS, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266; tele: 503-231-6179.https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-26/html/2019-25545.htm

USFWS proposes to reclassify the June sucker (Chasmistes liorus) from endangered to threatened under the ESA, due to substantial improvements in the species' overall status since its original listing as endangered in 1986. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before January 27, 2020. POC is Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, tele: 801-975-3330. Direct all questions or requests for additional information to: JUNE SUCKER QUESTIONS, USFWS; Utah Ecological Services Field Office; 2369 Orton Circle, Suite 50; West Valley City, Utah 84119. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-11-26/html/2019-25549.htm.

A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network. (Congressional Record: 7 November 2019 [Senate] Pages S6474-S6475)

A bill to establish the Office of Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs within the Environmental Protection Agency. (Congressional Record: 14 November 2019 [Senate] Pages S6604-S6605)

A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research on wildfire smoke.(Congressional Record: 30 October 2019 [House] Pages H8677-H8678)

EPA proposes regulatory revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for lead and copper under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This proposed rule provides more effective protection of public health by reducing exposure to lead and copper in drinking water. This proposed rule also strengthens procedures and requirements related to health protection and the implementation of the existing Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in the following areas: Lead tap sampling; corrosion control treatment; lead service line replacement; consumer awareness; and public education. Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2020. (Federal Register: 13 November 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 61684-61774) POC is Erik Helm, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mail Code 4607M, Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 566-1049 (TTY 800-877-8339); email: Helm.Erik@EPA.gov.

USFWS proposes additions to the November 28, 2018, proposed rule to update the List of Migratory Birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The proposed revisions in this document consist of further updates to taxonomy and distribution published in 2019. The net increase of 8 additional species (10 added and 2 removed) to the November 28, 2018, proposed rule would bring the total number of species protected by the MBTA to 1,093. USFWS is requesting public comments on the revisions. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 12, 2019. POC is Eric L. Kershner, Chief of the Branch of Conservation, Permits, and Regulations; Division of Migratory Bird Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; MS: MB; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; (703) 358-2376. (Federal Register: 12 November 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 60998-61002).

occidentalis occidentalis) as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA. USFWS found that it is not warranted at this time to list the California spotted owl. However, they ask the public to submit to them at any time any new information relevant to the status of the subspecies or its habitat. The finding in this document was made on November 8, 2019. POC is Josh Hull, tel: 916-414-6742, email: josh_hull@fws.gov. (Federal Register: 8 November 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 60371-60372)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-day public comment period associated with release of the Systematic Review Protocol for the perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS), and perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments. This protocol document presents the methods for conducting the systematic reviews and dose response analyses for these assessments as well as summarizes the Agency's problem formulation activities. Public input will help to inform the subsequent development of draft assessments for these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals. Comments must be received on or before December 23, 2019. POC is For technical information on the protocol, contact Dr. James Avery, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment; tel: 202-564-1494; or email: avery.james@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 8 November 2019 [Notices] Pages 60393-60395)

USFWS notified the public that they are making changes to our October 7, 2014, proposed rule to list the West Coast Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of fisher (Pekania pennanti) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (Act). Based on new information since 2014 and a reconsideration of the best available information in our files (including all comments received to date), USFWS are revising the proposed rule to list the DPS as a threatened species under the Act. USFWS is also proposing a concurrent rule under section 4(d) of the Act for this DPS. USFWS are reopening the comment period to allow comments on the new information presented in this document relevant to the changes and proposed 4(d) rule described below. If USFWS finalizes this listing rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this DPS and, accordingly, add this DPS to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 9, 2019. POC is Jenny Ericson, Field Supervisor, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, telephone: 530-842-5763. Direct all questions or requests for additional information to: WEST COAST DPS FISHER QUESTIONS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829 South Oregon Street, Yreka, CA 96097.(Federal Register: 7 November 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 60278-60305)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to cancel the final designation of an ocean dredged material disposal site (ODMDS) pursuant to the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, as amended (MPRSA). The ODMDS is in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Wilmington, North Carolina. This proposed action is being taken because this site has been replaced by another permanent site. Comments must be received by December 23, 2019. POC is Gary W. Collins, EPA, Region 4, Water Division, Oceans and Estuarine Management Section, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; tel: (404) 562-9395; email: collins.garyw@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 6 November 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 59744-59746)

A bill to promote the development of renewable energy on public land. (Congressional Record: 22 October 2019 [Senate] Pages S5965-S5966)

A bill to require the identification of salmon conservation areas. (Congressional Record 17 October 2019 [House] Pages H8226-H8227)

A bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission and communications service providers regulated by the Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 shall not be subject to certain provisions of the NEPA and the NHPA with respect to the construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President. (Congressional Record: 18 October 2019)] [House] Pages H8257-H8259)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States. (Congressional Record: 23 October 2019 [House] Pages H8455-H8457)

A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines. (Congressional Record: 11 October 2019 [House] Pages H8110-H8112)

EPA is proposing changes to its test procedures required to be used by industries when analyzing the chemical, physical, and biological properties of wastewater and other environmental samples for reporting under the EPA's NPDES permit program. The CWA requires the EPA to promulgate these test procedures for analysis of pollutants. The EPA anticipates that these proposed changes will provide increased flexibility for the regulated community in meeting monitoring requirements while improving data quality. Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before December 23, 2019. POC: Meghan Hessenauer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Office of Water, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; tel: 202-566-1040; email: Hessenauer.Meghan@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 22 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 56590-56624)

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to restore and protect the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. (Congressional Record: 26 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5747-S5748)

A bill to establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons. (Congressional Record: 26 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5747-S5748)

A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. (Congressional Record: 26 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5747-S5748)

A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species. (Congressional Record: 26 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5747-S5748)

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Congressional Record: 25 September 2019 [House] Pages H7988-H7989)

A bill to modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain circumstances. (Congressional Record: 4 October 2019 [House] Pages H8094-H8095)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to increase State and local involvement in management plans. (Congressional Record: 24 September 2019 [House] (Pages H7900-H7902)

USFWS announced a 90-day finding on a petition to delist the Bone Cave harvestman as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA. To ensure that the status review is comprehensive, USFWS are requesting scientific and commercial data and other information regarding the species. Based on the status review, USFWS will issue a 12-month finding that will address whether or not delisting the Bone Cave harvestman is warranted. This finding was made on October 10, 2019. USFWS seek any new information concerning the status of, or threats to, the species or its habitat and relevant conservation measures in place. POC is Adam Zerrenner, tel: 505-761-4781, email: adam_zerrenner@fws.gov. (Federal Register: 10 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 54542-54543)

NMFS is proposing to designate critical habitat for the endangered Western North Pacific distinct population segment (DPS), the endangered Central America DPS, and the threatened Mexico PS of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Areas proposed as critical habitat include specific marine areas located off the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. NMFS is soliciting comments on all aspects of the proposed critical habitat designations and will consider information received prior to making final designations. Comments must be received by 9 December 2019. Requests for public hearings must be made in writing by 25 November 2019. POC is Lisa Manning, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources 301-427-8466. (Federal Register: 9 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 54354-54391)

USFWS proposes to remove the plant Howellia aquatilis (water howellia) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. The best available scientific and commercial data indicate that threats to water howellia identified at the time of listing in 1994 are not as significant as originally anticipated and are being adequately managed. USFWS are seeking information and comments from the public regarding this proposed rule and the draft post-delisting monitoring (PDM) plan for water howellia. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before 6 December 2019. POC: Jodi Bush, USFWS, Montana Ecological Services Field Office, 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1, Helena, MT 59601; tele: 406-449-5225. (Federal Register: 7 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 53380-53397)

USFWS announced a 6-month extension of the final determination of whether to list the Bi- State distinct population segment (DPS) of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) as threatened under the ESA. USFWS is reopening, for an additional 30 days, the comment periods for the proposed rule to list the species and the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the species. USFWS will submit a final listing determination to the Federal Register on or before April 1, 2020. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before 2019 October 31. POC: Lee Ann Carranza, Deputy Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno Fish and Wildlife Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234, Reno, NV 89502; tele: 775-861-6300. (Federal Register: 1 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 52058-52059)

A bill to provide that Executive Order 13783 and certain rules shall have no force or effect. (Congressional Record: 18 September 2019 [Senate] Page S5577)

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to charge and collect not less than the fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands. (Congressional Record: 17 September 2019 [House] Pages H7753-H7754)

A bill to terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened species. (Congressional Record: 17 September 2019 [Senate] Page S5539)

A bill to assist in the conservation of critically endangered species in foreign countries. (Congressional Record: 17 September 2019 [House] Pages H7753-H7754)

A bill to terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened species. (Congressional Record: 17 September 2019 [House] Pages H7753-H7754)

A bill to assist in the conservation of highly endangered amphibian species in foreign countries. (Congressional Record: 17 September 2019 [House] Pages H7753-H7754)

EPA is requesting comment on policy approaches for addressing ``baseline' issues in watersheds with EPA-approved Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) where policy makers would like to pursue water quality trading as a regulatory option for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance. Comments must be received on or before 18 November 2019. POC is Amelia Letnes, Office of Wastewater Management, Water Permits Division, Mail Code 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-5627; email address: letnes.amelia@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 19 September 2019 [Notices] Pages 49293-49297)

NMFS propose to revise the critical habitat designation for the Southern Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by designating six new areas along the U.S. West Coast. Comments on this proposed rule and supporting documents must be received by December 18, 2019. POC is Nancy Young, NMFS West Coast Region, (206) 526-6550; or Lisa Manning, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8466. (Federal Register: 19 September 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 49214-49235)

A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. (Congressional Record: 11 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5447-S5448)

A bill to enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants. (Congressional Record: 11 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5447-S5448)

A bill to establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. (Congressional Record: 10 September 2019) [Senate] Page S5407)

A bill to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a provision relating to acquisition of beach fill. (Congressional Record: 11 September 2019 [Senate] Pages S5447-S5448)

A bill to establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. (Congressional Record: 10 September 2019 [House] Pages H7596-H7597)

A bill to encourage recycling and reduction of disposable plastic bottles in units of the National Park System. (Congressional Record: 6 September 2019 [House] Pages H7534-H7535)

USFWS are reopening the comment periods on their August 6, 2013, proposed rules to list Graham's beardtongue (Penstemon grahamii) and White River beardtongue (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis) as threatened species throughout their ranges and to designate critical habitat for these two plant species. USFWS are reopening the comment period for 30 days to give all interested parties further opportunity to comment on the proposed rules. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before October 15, 2019. POC is Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Utah Ecological Services Field Office, 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite 50, West Valley City, UT 84119; telephone 801-975-3330. [Federal Register: 12 September 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 48090-48094)

USFWS is proposes to reclassify the American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) from endangered to threatened and to adopt a rule under section 4(d) of the ESA to provide for the conservation of the species. USFWS reopened the public comment period on the proposed rule for 30 days, to allow all interested parties additional time to comment on the proposed rule. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before October 9, 2019. POC is Jonna Polk, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Oklahoma Ecological Services Field Office, 9014 East 21st St., Tulsa, OK 74129; tele: 918-382-4500. (Federal Register: 9 September 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 47231-47232)

USFWS announced a 90-day findings on three petitions to add species to the list of TES, or to revise the critical habitat designation for a listed species. Based on their review, USFWS announces that they plan to initiate a review of the status of Mojave poppy bee (Perdita meconis) to determine whether the petitioned action is warranted. USFWS is not initiating a status review of Yellowstone National Park bison (population of Bison bison bison) in response to the petition. Lastly, USFWS finds that the third petition--a petition to revise the critical habitat designation for the currently listed Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)--presents substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted. These findings were made on September 6, 2019. POC for each species is provided in the federal register. (Federal Register: 6 September 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 46927-46931)

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of certain non-native, non-indigenous hoofstock born within the borders of the United States as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. (Congressional Record: 23 August 2019 [House] Page H7520).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to include a prohibition on the listing of a living nonnative species as a threatened species or an endangered species. (Congressional Record: 31 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5247-S5249)

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the requirements for permits for dredged or fill material. (Congressional Record: 31 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5247-S5249)

A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas. (Congressional Record: 1 August 2019 [Senate] Page S5311)

A bill to prohibit the closure, consolidation, or elimination of offices of the Environmental Protection Agency. (Congressional Record: 2 August 2019 [House] Pages H4787-H4789)

USFWS, proposes to remove the Trifolium stoloniferum (running buffalo clover) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants, due to recovery. USFWS is seeking information and comments from the public regarding this proposed rule. We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before October 28, 2019. POC Barbara Hosler, Ecological Services, Midwest Regional Office, 5600 American Blvd. West, Suite 900, Bloomington, MN 55437-1458, telephone 517.351.6326. (Federal Register: 27 August 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 44832-44841)

EPA is publishing for public comment a proposed rule providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) section 401. CWA section 401 is a direct grant of authority to states (and tribes that have been approved for ``treatment as a state' status) to review for compliance with appropriate federal, state, and tribal water quality requirements any proposed activity that requires a federal license or permit and may result in a discharge to waters of the United States. This proposal is intended to increase the predictability and timeliness of section 401 certification by clarifying timeframes for certification, the scope of certification review and conditions, and related certification requirements and procedures. Comments must be received on or before October 21, 2019. POC: Lauren Kasparek, Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division, Office of Water (4504-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 564-3351; email: cwa401@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 22 August 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 44080-44122)

The EPA proposes a federal plan to implement the Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (2016 MSW Landfills EG) for existing MSW landfills located in states and Indian country where state plans or tribal plans are not in effect. Comments must be received on or before October 7, 2019. POC: Andrew Sheppard, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-4161; and email: sheppard.andrew@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 22 August 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 43745-43757)

A bill to provide a definition of navigable waters. (Congressional Record: 31 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5247-S5249)

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to direct a study on soil health of Federal lands. (Congressional Record: 30 July 2019) [House] Pages H7479-H7481)

A bill to promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century. (Congressional Record: 25 July 2019 [House] Pages H7462-H7467).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens. (Congressional Record: 30 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5195-S5196)

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations. (Congressional Record: 25 July 2019 [House] Pages H7462-H7467).

A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to carry out an assessment of the resiliency of the Great Lakes coastline. (Congressional Record: 25 July 2019 [House] Pages H7462-H7467).

On August 8, 2019, the EPA Administrator signed a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) providing updates and clarifications to the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act. The agency is announcing that a public hearing will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 5 and 6, 2019. POC: Lauren Kasparek, Office of Water (4504-T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 564-3351; email: cwa401@epa.gov. [Federal Register: 16 August 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 41948-41949).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), propose to list the Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini), an invertebrate species from Douglas, Jackson, and Josephine Counties in Oregon, and Siskiyou and Trinity Counties in California, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before October 15, 2019. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. POC Paul Henson, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Ave. Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266; tele: 503-231-6179. (Federal Register: 13 August 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 40006-40019).

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes. (Congressional Record: 23 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5011-S5013).

A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions. (Congressional Record: 23 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5011-S5013) .

A bill to require Federal agencies to address environmental justice, to require consideration of cumulative impacts in certain permitting decisions. (Congressional Record 23 July 2019 [House] Pages H7239-H7242) .

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes. (Congressional Record 23 July 2019 [House] Pages H7239-H7242).

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel. (Congressional Record: 25 July 2019 [Senate] Pages S5106-S5108) .

A bill to require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast Guard. (Congressional Record: 17 July 2019 [Senate] Page S4907).

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require transportation planners to consider projects and strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Congressional Record: 10 July 2019 [Senate] Page S4773).

A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process. (Congressional Record: 10 July 2019 [House] Pages H5583-H5584).

A bill to establish the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related land. (Congressional Record: 10 July 2019 [House] Pages H5583-H5584).

A bill to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat related injuries and illnesses. (Congressional Record: 10 July 2019 [House] Pages H5583-H5584).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve transparency under the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. (Congressional Record: 10 July 2019 [House] Pages H5583-H5584).

A bill to improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts. (Congressional Record: 27 June 2019 [House] Pages H5255-H5258).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as toxic pollutants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (Congressional Record: 2 July 2019) [House] Pages H5268-H5269)

A bill to establish the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related land. (Congressional Record: 27 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S4627-S4629)

A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard. (Congressional Record: 26 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S4565-S4566)

A bill to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Congressional Record: 26 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S4565-S4566)

A bill to repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency. (Congressional Record: 21 June 2019 [House] Pages H5035-H5037).

A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account for small refinery exemptions in past calendar years. (Congressional Record: 21 June 2019 [House] Pages H5035-H5037) .

A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce unnecessary permitting delays by clarifying associated procedures to increase economic development and support coastal restoration programs. (Congressional Record: 21 June 2019 [House] Pages H5035-H5037) .

A bill to amend the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act to account for small refinery exemptions. (Congressional Record: 21 June 2019 [House] Pages H5035-H5037).

A bill to amend the public participation requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. (Congressional Record: 20 June 2019 [House] Pages H5005-H5006).

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that publicly owned treatment works monitor for and report sewer overflows. (Congressional Record: 19 June 2019 [House] Pages H4916-H4918)

EPA is proposing a drinking water regulation for perchlorate and a health-based Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This proposal includes requirements for primacy agencies that implement the public water system supervision program under the SDWA. This proposal also includes a list of treatment technologies that would enable water systems to comply with the MCL, including affordable compliance technologies for small systems serving 10,000 persons or less. Comments must be received on or before August 26, 2019. POC: Samuel Hernandez, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (Mail Code 4607M), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 564-1735; email: hernandez.samuel@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 26 June 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 30524-30569)

A bill to require transparency in reporting the greenhouse gas impacts of products procured by certain Federal agencies. (Congressional Record: 13 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S3475-S3477)

A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficiency lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products. (Congressional Record: 13 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S3475-S3477)

A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in National Wildlife Refuges. (Congressional Record: 13 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S3475-S3477)

A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program. (Congressional Record: 13 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S3475-S3477)

A bill to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, to increase the competitiveness of the United States economy, to protect consumers, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government. (Congressional Record: 5 June 2019 [Senate] (Pages S3250-S3252).

A bill to establish a cost of greenhouse gases for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide to be used by Federal agencies. (Congressional Record: 5 June 2019 [Senate] (Pages S3250-S3252).

A bill to clarify that noncommercial species found entirely within the borders of a single State are not interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or any other provision of law enacted as an exercise of the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. (Congressional Record: 10 June 2019 [Senate] Pages S3283-S3284)

A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities. (Congressional Record: 4 June 2019) [House] Pages H4312-H4313).

A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the use of firefighting foam containing perfuoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. (Congressional Record: 12 June 2019 [House]Pages H4626-H4628).

The USDA, Forest Service (Agency) is proposing revisions to its NEPA regulations. The Agency proposes these revisions to increase efficiency in its environmental analysis while meeting NEPA's requirements and fully honoring its environmental stewardship responsibilities. The Agency is requesting public comment on the revisions in the proposed rule. Comments must be received in writing by 12 August 2019. POC: Christine Dawe; Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination, tele: 406-370-8865. (Federal Register: 13 June 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 27544-27559)

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program. (Congressional Record: 22 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S3058-S3060)

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance record keeping with respect to exposure by members of the Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas. (Congressional Record: 23 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S3104-S3106)

A bill to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities. (Congressional Record: 4 June 2019 [Senate] Page S3215)

A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal governments and other entities. (Congressional Record: 15 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S2883-S2884).

A bill to establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species. (Congressional Record: 16 May 2019) [Senate] Pages S2923-S2925).

A bill to include certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the toxics release inventory. (Congressional Record: 16 May 2019) [Senate] Pages S2923-S2925).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to update and modernize the reporting requirements for contaminants, including lead, in drinking water. (Congressional Record: 22 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S3058-S3060).

A bill to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency. (Congressional Record: 23 May 2019 [House] Pages H4160-H4165)

A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal governments and other entities. (Congressional Record: 15 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S2883-S2884).

A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge. (Congressional Record: 20 May 2019 [House] Pages H4009-H4010).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species. (Congressional Record: 13 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S2786-S2787).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require continued and expanded monitoring of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. (Congressional Record: 16 May 2019) [House] Pages H3923-H3924).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set maximum contaminant levels for certain chemicals. (Congressional Record: 15 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S2883-S2884).

A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities. (Congressional Record: 15 May 2019 [House] Pages H3840-H3842).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. (Congressional Record: 13 May 2019 [Senate] Pages S2786-S2787).

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve testing and inspections for lead on military installations, in Department of Defense housing and schools, and in military dependent children. (Congressional Record: 11 April 2019 [Senate] Pages S2432-S2435).

A bill to improve energy performance in Federal buildings. (Congressional Record: 30 April 2019 [Senate] Pages S2515-S2516).

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department. (Congressional Record: 15 May 2019 [House] Pages H3840-H3842).

A bill to establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species. (Congressional Record: 16 May 2019) [House] Pages H3923-H3924).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (Congressional Record: 29 April 2019 [House] Pages H3302-H3303).

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the ability of a State to administer a permit program under that Act. (Congressional Record: 4 April 2019 [Senate] Pages S2269-S2270).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a program to allow States to assume certain Federal responsibilities under that Act with respect to agency actions applicable to highway projects within the States. (Congressional Record: 4 April 2019 [Senate] (Pages S2269-S2270).

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality certification. (Congressional Record: 9 April 2019 [Senate] Pages S2328-S2329).

A bill to clarify the definition of navigable waters. (Congressional Record: 10 April 2019 [House] Pages H3251-H3256).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit import and export of any species listed or proposed to be listed under such Act as a threatened species or endangered species. (Congressional Record: 10 April 2019 [House] Pages H3251-H3256).

USFWS, announced a 90-day finding on four petitions to add Arizona eryngo (Eryngium sparganophyllum), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Refugio manzanita (Arctostaphylos refugioensis) and San Gabriel chestnut snail (Glyptostoma gabrielense) species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife under the ESA. POC: If you have new information concerning the status of, or threats to, these species, or their habitats, please submit that information to the appropriate person listed in the federal register. (Federal Register: 26 April 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 17768-17771).

A bill to clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star program. [Congressional Record: 4 April 2019 [House] Pages H3099-H3100).

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set a health-protective numerical emission limitation for hydrogen cyanide under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412). (Congressional Record: 4 April 2019 [House] Pages H3099-H3100).

USFWS propose to establish a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in the Pacific Northwest, under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. Establishment of this NEP will facilitate reintroduction of California condors to the region and provide for allowable legal incidental taking of the California condor within a defined NEP area. The geographic boundaries of the NEP would include northern California, northwest Nevada, and Oregon. POC Jesse D'Elia, Pacific Regional Office, USFWS, Ecological Services, 911 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232, tele: 503-231-6131. (Federal Register: 5 April 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 13587-13603).

USFWS announced its 12-month findings on petitions to list eight species as endangered or threatened species under the ESA. After a review of the best available data, USFWS finds that it is not warranted at this time to list the Arkansas mudalia, ashy darter, Barrens darter, Chihuahua scurfpea, coldwater crayfish, Eleven Point River crayfish, Spring River crayfish, and red-crowned parrot. POC is provided by species in the register. (Federal Register: 4 April 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 13237-13242).

USFWS announced its 12-month finding on a petition to list the hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), a salamander species, as an endangered or threatened species under the ESA. After review of the best available data, USFWS find that listing of the eastern hellbender is not warranted. However, we determined that listing is warranted for a distinct population segment (DPS) of the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in Missouri. POC is Karen Herrington, Field Supervisor, Missouri Ecological Services Field Office, 101 Park DeVille Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MO 65203; tele: 573-234-2132. (Federal Register: 4 April 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 13223-13237).

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Congressional Record: 14 March 2019 [Senate] Pages S1898-S1899).

National Marine Fisheries Service announced a negative 90-day finding on a petition to list the Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) as a threatened or endangered distinct population segment (DPS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). POC: Calusa Horn, NMFS Southeast Region, 727-824-5312. (Federal Register: 25 March 2019 [Notices] Pages 11058-11066).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act of 1980. (Congressional Record: 28 February 2019 [Senate] Pages S1593-S1594).

A bill to authorize the Department of Defense to temporarily provide water uncontaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) for agricultural purposes to areas affected by contamination from military installations, and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property to extend the contiguous geographic footprint of any Air Force base that has shown signs of contamination from PFOA and PFOS due to activities on the base. (Congressional Record: 6 March 2019 [Senate] Pages S1704-S1706).

USFWS have evaluated the classification status of gray wolves (Canis lupus) currently listed in the contiguous United States and Mexico under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Based on USFWS evaluation, they propose to remove the gray wolf from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. POC is Don Morgan, Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Headquarters Office, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; tele: (703) 358-2444. (Federal Register: March 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 9648-9687)

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. (Congressional Record: 28 February 2019 [House] Pages H2311-H2315 ).

A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife.(Congressional Record: 28 February 2019 [Senate] Pages S1593-S1594).

A bill to implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels. (Congressional Record 15 February 2019 [House] Pages H2038-H2039).

A bill to reaffirm the policy of the United States with respect to management authority over public land. (Congressional Record: 14 February 2019 [House] Pages H2028-H2033).

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to give States the option of monitoring covered criteria air pollutants in designated areas by greatly increasing the number of air quality sensors in exchange for greater regulatory flexibility in the methods of monitoring. (Congressional Record: 14 February 2019 [House] Pages H2028-H2033).

A bill to direct Federal departments and agencies to perform certain functions to ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans. (Congressional Record: 13 February 2019 [House] Pages H1580-H1583).

A bill to enact as law certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants. (Congressional Record: 14 February 2019 [House] Pages H2028-H2033).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. [Congressional Record: 12 February 2019 [Senate] Pages S1275-S1276).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Congressional Record: 12 February 2019 [House] Page H1525).

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the definition of navigable waters. (Congressional Record: 7 February 2019 [Senate] Pages S1131-S1133).

A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E15, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Congressional Record: 6 February 2019 [House] Pages H1389-H1392).

A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanobacteria from flood risk management projects. (Congressional Record: 5 February 2019 [House] Pages H1361-H1362).

A bill to require compliant flame mitigation devices to be used on portable fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, and for other purposes. (Congressional Record: 28 January 2019 [House] Pages H1241-H1243).

A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to address lead contamination in school drinking water. (Congressional Record: 29 January 2019 [House] Pages H1281-H1283).

A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. (Congressional Record: 30 January 2019 [House] Pages H1331-H1336).

A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings. (Congressional Record: 30 January 2019 [House] Pages H1331-H1336).

A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal framework closing date for the duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. (Congressional Record: 24 January 2019 [House] Pages H1209-H1211).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a revision to its response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. EPA which held that the EPA erred by not considering cost in its determination that regulation under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units (EGUs) is appropriate and necessary. POC: Mary Johnson, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-5025 and email: johnson.mary@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 7 February 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 2670-2704).

On December 6, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled ``Review of Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units.' The EPA is extending the public comment period from February 19, 2019, until March 18, 2019, which is consistent with the requirement to keep the record open for at least 30 days after the public hearing, which is scheduled for February 14, 2019, in Washington, DC. POC : Christian Fellner, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-4003 and email: fellner.christian@epa.gov. (Federal Register 7 February 2019 [Proposed Rules] Page 2485).

On December 11, 2018, the EPA and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) signed a proposed rule revising the definition of ``waters of the United States' to clarify the scope of waters federally regulated under the Clean Water Act. The agencies are announcing that a public hearing will be held in Kansas City, Kansas on February 27 and 28, 2019, to provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or information concerning the proposed rule (https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/step-two-revise). POC: Damaris Christensen, Office of Water (4504-T), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 566-2428; email: WOTUS-outreach@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 7 February 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 2483-2484).

A bill to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Congressional Record: 16 January 2019 [Senate] Pages S273-S274).

A bill to establish a national mercury monitoring program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Congressional Record: 17 January 2019 [Senate]Pages S292-S293).

A bill to repeal the Waters of the United States rule and amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (Congressional Record: 17 January 2019 [House] Pages H715-H719).

A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize insect and disease treatment programs on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. (Congressional Record: 18 January 2019 [House] Page H958).

USFWS announce the availability of 26 draft recovery plan amendments for 42 endangered and threatened species. USFWS are amending recovery criteria to better assist in determining when an endangered species has recovered to the point that it may be reclassified as threatened, or that the protections afforded by the ESA are no longer necessary and the endangered species may be removed from the Act's protections. USFWS is requesting review and comments on these draft recovery plan amendments from local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the public. In order to be considered, comments on the draft recovery plan amendments must be received on or before April 1, 2019. POC: For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person listed in the table for each species in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (hyperlink with this https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-01-31/html/2019-00436.htm). (Federal Register: 31 January 2019 [Notices] Pages 790-795).

USFWS is reopening the comment period on our October 7, 2014, proposed rule to list the West Coast distinct population segment (DPS) of fisher (Pekania pennanti) as a threatened species. USFWS is reopening the comment period for 30 days to give all interested parties further opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted. Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time March 4, 2019. POC: Jenny Ericson, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829 South Oregon Street, Yreka, CA 96097; tel: 530-842-5763. (Federal Register: 31 January 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 644-645).

A bill to require the Administrator of the EPA to shall designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Congressional Record: 14 January 2019 [House] Pages H543-H544).

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to vest in the Secretary of the Interior functions under that Act with respect to species of fish that spawn in fresh or estuarine waters and migrate to ocean waters, and species of fish that spawn in ocean waters and migrate to fresh waters; to the Committee on Natural Resources. ( Congressional Record: 15 January 2019 [House] Pages H600-H602).

A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to authorize assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review responsibilities, and for other purposes. (Congressional Record: 9 January 2019 [House] Pages H356-H359).

A bill to exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Congressional Record: 4 January 2019 [House], Pages H227-H228).

A bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Congressional Record: 8 January 2019 [House], Pages H280-H284).

To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes. (Congressional Record: 8 January 2019 [Senate], Pages S67-S68).

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposes to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards by incorporating various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements. Comments must be received by 28 January 2019. POC: Steven Webb, International Program or Aaron Wiener, International Program, tel: (202) 366-8553, PHMSA, USDOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. (Federal Register, 27 November 2018 [Proposed Rules], Pages 60970-61070).

FWS and NMFS propose to amend portions of their regulations that implement section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Services are proposing these changes to improve and clarify the interagency consultation processes and make them more efficient and consistent. FWS and NMFS will accept comments from all interested parties until 24 September 2018. POC is Craig Aubrey, U.S. FWS, Division of Environmental Review, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, tel: 703-358-2442; or Cathy Tortorici, ESA Interagency Cooperation Division, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, tel: 301-427-8495 (Federal Register; 25 July 2018 [Proposed Rules], pages 35178-35193).

The U.S. FWS and the NMFS propose to revise portions of their regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The proposed revisions to the regulations clarify, interpret, and implement portions of the Act concerning the procedures and criteria used for listing or removing species from the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants and designating critical habitat. Multiple technical revisions are also proposed to update existing sections or to refer appropriately to other sections. Comments will be accepted from all interested parties until 24 September 2018. POC is Bridget Fahey, U.S. FWS, Division of Conservation and Classification, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, tel: 703-358-2171; or Samuel D. Rauch, III, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, tel: 301-427-8403 (Federal Register; 25 July 2018 [Proposed Rules], pages 35193-35201).

The U.S. FWS proposes to revise their regulations extending most of the prohibitions for activities involving endangered species to threatened species. For species already listed as a threatened species, the proposed regulations would not alter the applicable prohibitions. The proposed regulations would require the Service, pursuant to section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act, to determine what, if any, protective regulations are appropriate for species that the Service in the future determines to be threatened. Comments will be accepted on or before 24 September 2018. POC is Bridget Fahey, U.S. FWS, Division of Conservation and Classification, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, tel: 703-358-2171 (Federal Register; 25 July 2018 [Proposed Rules], pages 35174-35178).

EPA is providing notice of the availability of data on emission allowance allocations to certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has completed preliminary calculations for the first round of allocations of allowances from the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs) for the 2018 control periods and has posted spreadsheets containing the calculations on EPA's website. EPA will consider timely objections to the preliminary calculations (including objections concerning the identification of units eligible for allocations) before determining the final amounts of the first-round allocations. Objections to the information referenced in this notice must be received on or before 11 June 2018. POC is Kenon Smith at 202-343-9164 or smith.kenon@epa.gov or Jason Kuhns at 202-564-3236 or kuhns.jason@epa.gov (Federal Register; 10 May 2018 [Notices], pages 21772-21773).

EPA is proposing to repeal the Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (EGUs), commonly referred to as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), as promulgated on 23 October 2015. Comments must be received on or before 15 December 2017. POC is Mr. Peter Tsirigotis, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-01), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; tel: 888-627-7764; email: airaction@epa.gov. (Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)][Proposed Rules][Pages 48035-48049]).

The EPA and the Dept. of the Army ("the agencies") are publishing this proposed rule to start the first step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS) consistent with the Executive Order signed 28 Feb 2017. This first step proposes to rescind the definition of WOTUS in the CFR to re-codify the definition of WOTUS, which currently governs administration of the CWA, pursuant to a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit staying a definition of WOTUS promulgated by the agencies in 2015. The agencies would apply the definition of WOTUS as it is currently being implemented, that is informed by applicable agency guidance documents and consistent with Supreme Court decisions and longstanding practice. In a second step, the agencies will pursue notice-and-comment rulemaking in which the agencies will conduct a substantive re-evaluation of the definition of WOTUS. Comments must be received on or before 28 August 2017. POC is Ms. Donna Downing, Office of Water (4504-T), EPA, 1200 Penn Ave NW., Wash., DC 20460; tel: (202) 566-2428; email: CWAwotus@epa.gov; or Ms. Stacey Jensen, Regulatory Community of Practice (CECW-CO-R), USACE, 441 G Street NW., Wash., DC 20314; tel: 202-761-5903; email: USACE_CWA_Rule@usace.army.mil (Federal Register, 27 July 2017 [Proposed Rules], page 34899-34909).

TCE is a volatile organic compound widely used in industrial and commercial processes and has some limited uses in consumer and commercial products. EPA identified significant health risks associated with TCE use in aerosol degreasing and for spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities. To address these unreasonable risks, EPA is proposing to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of TCE for use in aerosol degreasing and for use in spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities; to prohibit commercial use of TCE for aerosol degreasing and for spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities; to require manufacturers, processors, and distributors, except for retailers of TCE for any use, to provide downstream notification of these prohibitions throughout the supply chain; and to require limited recordkeeping. Comments must be received on or before 14 February 2017. POC is Toni Krasnic, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; tel: 202-564-0984; email address: krasnic.toni@epa.gov (Federal Register; 16 December 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 91592-91624).

This proposed rule address management of paleontological resources on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, and managed by BLM, Reclamation, NPS, and FWS. The proposed rule would address the management, collection, and curation of paleontological resources from federal lands using scientific principles and expertise, including collection in accordance with permits; curation in an approved repository; and maintenance of confidentiality of specific locality data. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by 6 February 2017. Comments on the information collection requirements must be received by 5 January 2017. POC is Julia F. Brunner, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service, tel: 303-969-2012 or email: Julia_F_Brunner@nps.gov (Federal Register; 7 December 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 88173-88196).

EPA is proposing to revise provisions applicable to greenhouse gases (GHG) in the EPA's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and title V permitting regulations. This action is in response to the 23 Jun 2014, U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA and the 10 Apr 2015, Amended Judgment by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) in Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. EPA. The proposed revisions involve changes to several regulatory definitions in the PSD and title V regulations, revisions to the PSD provisions on GHG Plantwide Applicability Limitations (PALs), and revisions to other provisions necessary to ensure that neither the PSD nor title V rules require a source to obtain a permit solely because the source emits or has the potential to emit GHGs above the applicable thresholds. EPA is also proposing a significant emissions rate for GHGs under the PSD program that would establish an appropriate threshold level below which BACT is not required for a source's GHG emissions. Comments must be received on or before 2 Dec 2016. POC is Ms. Carrie Wheeler, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, Tel: (919) 541-9771, email: wheeler.carrie@epa.gov (Federal Register; 3 October 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 68110-68147).

PHMSA is proposing to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations to revise certain requirements applicable to the manufacture, use, and requalification of DOT-specification cylinders. PHMSA is taking this action in response to petitions for rulemaking submitted by stakeholders and to agency review of the compressed gas cylinders regulations. Specifically, PHMSA is proposing to incorporate by reference or update the references to several Compressed Gas Association publications, amend the filling requirements for compressed and liquefied gases, expand the use of salvage cylinders, and revise and clarify the manufacture and requalification requirements for cylinders. Comments must be submitted by 26 September 2016. POC is Eileen Edmonson, Standards and Rulemaking Division, PHMSA, U.S. DOT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, at 202-366-8553 (Federal Register; 26 July 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 48977-49022).

EPA proposes revisions to the NPDES regulations to eliminate regulatory and application form inconsistencies; improve permit documentation, transparency and oversight; clarify existing regulations; and remove outdated provisions. These proposed regulatory changes cover 15 topics in the following major categories: permit applications; the water quality-based permitting process; permit objection, documentation and process efficiencies; the vessels exclusion; and the CWA section 401 certification process. Comments must be received on or before 18 July 2016. POC is Erin Flannery-Keith, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Mail Code 4203M, EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 202-566-0689; flannery-keith.erin@epa.gov (Federal Register; 18 May 2017 [Proposed Rules], pages 31343-31374).

EPA is announcing that the period for providing public comments on the 18 April 2016, proposed "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Proposed New Listings of Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and Reinterpretation of Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products under the SNAP Program; and Revision of CAA Section 608 Venting Prohibition for Propane" is being extended by 14 days. The public comment period for the proposed rule will now close on 16 June 2016. POC is Chenise Farquharson, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (Mail Code 6205 T), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; tel: 202-564-7768; email: Farquharson.chenise@epa.gov (Federal Register; 18 May 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 31222-31223).

EPA is responding to a rulemaking petition requesting revision of the RCRA corrosivity hazardous waste characteristic regulation. The petition requests that the Agency make two changes to the current corrosivity characteristic regulation: revise the regulatory value for defining waste as corrosive from the current value of pH 12.5, to pH 11.5; and expand the scope of the RCRA corrosivity definition to include nonaqueous wastes in addition to the aqueous wastes currently regulated. EPA is tentatively denying the petition, since the materials submitted in support of the petition fail to demonstrate that the requested regulatory revisions are warranted. The Agency is also soliciting public comment on this tentative and the questions raised in this action. Comments must be received on or before 10 June 2016. POC is Gregory Helms, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5304P), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; tel: 703-308-8855; email: corrosivitypetition@epa.gov(Federal Register; 11 April 2016 [Proposed Rules], pages 21295-21308).

This action finalizes the residual risk and technology review (RTR) conducted for the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills source category regulated under national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP). In addition, we are taking final action to correct and clarify regulatory provisions related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM); revise wellhead operational standards and corrective action to improve effectiveness and provide compliance flexibility; reorganize rule text to incorporate provisions from (NSPS) within this subpart; and add requirements for electronic reporting of performance test results. The EPA is also finalizing minor changes to the MSW Landfills NSPS and Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times for MSW Landfills. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing provisions to the most recent MSW Landfills NSPS and EG by following the corresponding requirements in the MSW Landfills NESHAP. This final rule is effective on 26 March 2020. POC is Andrew Sheppard, Natural Resources Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tel: (919) 541-4161 and email: Sheppard.Andrew@epa.gov. (Federal Register 26 March 2020 [Rules and Regulations] pages 17244-17282

The Clean Air Act prohibits knowingly venting or releasing ozone-depleting and substitute refrigerants in the course of maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of appliances or industrial process refrigeration. In 2016, the EPA amended the regulatory refrigerant management requirements and extended requirements that previously applied only to refrigerants containing an ozone-depleting substance to substitute refrigerants that are subject to the venting prohibition (i.e., those that have not been exempted from that prohibition) such as hydrofluorocarbons. Based on changes to the legal interpretation that supported that 2016 rule, this action revises some of those requirements--specifically, the appliance maintenance and leak repair provisions--so they apply only to equipment using refrigerant containing an ozone-depleting substance. This final rule is effective on 10 April 2020. POC is Jeremy Arling by regular mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division (6205T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; by tele: (202) 343-9055; or by email: arling.jeremy@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 11 March 2020 [Final Rule] Pages 14150-14171)

USFWS designated critical habitat for the black pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) under the ESA. In total, approximately 324,679 acres (131,393 hectares) in Forrest, George, Greene, Harrison, Jones, Marion, Perry, Stone, and Wayne Counties, Mississippi, and in Clarke County, Alabama, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. The effect of this regulation is to designate critical habitat for the black pinesnake under the Act. This rule becomes effective on 27 March 2020. POC is Stephen Ricks, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Mississippi Fish and Wildlife Office, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS; tel: 601-321-1122.(Federal Register; 26 February 2020 [Final Regulations] pages 11238-11270).

USFWS adopted a rule under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act for the Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni), a reptile that is listed under the statute as threatened. This rule will provide measures to protect the species, which is from Louisiana and Texas. This rule is effective March 30, 2020. POC is Joseph Ranson, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Louisiana Ecological Services Office, tel: 337-291-3113. (Federal Register 27 February 2020 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 11297-11306)

The EPA is revising its regulations to streamline and clarify processes related to submission and review of title V petitions. This final rule implements changes in three key areas: Method of petition submittal to the agency, required content and format of petitions, and administrative record requirements for permits.This change is anticipated to provide more complete permit records during the EPA's 45-day review period for proposed permits, the 60-day petition window, and the EPA's review of any petition submitted, and thus reduce the likelihood that the Administrator will grant a petition because of an incomplete permit record. The effective date of this final rule is 6 April 2020. POC is Ms. Carrie Wheeler, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality Policy Division, U.S. EPA, Mail Code C504-03, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; by tele: (919) 541-9771; or by email at wheeler.carrie@epa.gov. (Federal Registry 5 February 2020 [Final Rule] Pages 6431-6446)

USFWS are removing the Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. USFWS review of the status of this species shows that the rangewide population estimates have been stable for at least 30 years, and that the species is not currently, nor is likely to become again, an endangered species within the foreseeable future in all or a significant portion of its range. This rule is effective February 3, 2020. POC is Katherine Mullett, Acting Field Supervisor, tele: 808-792-9400. Direct all questions or requests for additional information to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850. (a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-27339">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-27339)

USFWS determined threatened status for the Hawaiian goose (nene) (Branta sandvicensis). This rule changes the listing status of the nene from an endangered species to a threatened species on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This rule is effective January 21, 2020. POC is Katherine Mullett, Acting Field Supervisor, tele: 808-792-9400 or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 3-122, Honolulu, HI 96850. [Federal Register: 19 December 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 69918-69947)

The EPA is revising regulations designed to reduce the risk of accidental releases of hazardous chemicals. These regulations are part of the EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP), which the EPA established under authority in the Clean Air Act and recently amended on January 13, 2017. EPA is rescinding recent amendments to these regulations that EPA no longer consider reasonable or practicable relating to safer technology and alternatives analyses, third-party audits, incident investigations, information availability, and several other minor regulatory changes. EPA is also modifying regulations relating to local emergency coordination, emergency response exercises, and public meetings. In addition, EPA is changing compliance dates for some of these provisions. This final rule is effective on 19 December 2019. POC is James Belke, EPA, Office of Land and Emergency Management, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Mail Code 5104A), Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 564-8023; email: belke.jim@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 19 December 19, 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 69834-69916)

EPA is adding hazardous waste aerosol cans to the universal waste program under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations. This change will benefit the wide variety of establishments generating and managing hazardous waste aerosol cans, including the retail sector, by providing a clear, protective system for managing discarded aerosol cans. The streamlined universal waste regulations are expected to ease regulatory burdens on retail stores and others that discard hazardous waste aerosol cans; promote the collection and recycling of these cans; and encourage the development of municipal and commercial programs to reduce the quantity of these wastes going to municipal solid waste landfills or combustors. This final rule is effective on February 7, 2020. POC is Laura Stanley, Office of Land and Emergency Management (5304P), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tele: 703-308-7285; email: stanley.laura@epa,gov. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-25674

NMFS has determined that a designation of critical habitat for the Giant Manta Ray is not prudent at this time. Based on a comprehensive review of the best scientific data available, NMFS finds that there are no identifiable physical or biological features that are essential to the conservation of the giant manta ray within areas under U.S. jurisdiction. NMFS also finds that there are no areas outside of the geographical area occupied by the species under U.S. jurisdiction that are essential to its conservation. As such, NMFS finds that there are no areas within the jurisdiction of the United States that meet the definition of critical habitat for the giant manta ray. This finding is made on December 5, 2019. POC is Maggie Miller, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8403. https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2019-26265

USFWS determined threatened species status under the ESA, for the meltwater lednian stonefly (Lednia tumana) and the western glacier stonefly (Zapada glacier), both aquatic species from alpine streams and springs. Meltwater lednian stoneflies are found in Montana and Canada, and western glacier stoneflies are found in Montana and Wyoming. The effect of this regulation will be to add these species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. USFWS finalized a rule under the authority of section 4(d) of the Act that provides measures that are necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of these species. We have also determined that designation of critical habitat for these species is not prudent. This rule becomes effective December 23, 2019. POC is Jodi Bush, Office Supervisor, USFWS, Montana Ecological Services Field Office, 585 Shepard Way, Suite 1, Helena, MT 59601, by tel: 406-449-5225. (Federal Register: 21 November 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 64210-64227)

The EPA is finalizing amendments to the Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines. This final action revises the emission standards for particulate matter (PM) for new stationary compression ignition (CI) engines located in remote areas of Alaska. The final rule is effective on November 13, 2019. For questions about this action, contact Melanie King, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-2469; and email: king.melanie@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 13 November 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 61563-61568)

USFWS announced the removal of the Colorado butterfly plant (Oenothera coloradensis, currently listed as Gaura neomexicana ssp. coloradensis) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants (List) due to recovery. This final rule also removes the currently designated critical habitat for the Colorado butterfly plant. This rule is effective December 5, 2019. POC is Tyler A. Abbott, Field Supervisor, telephone: 307-772-2374. Direct all questions or requests for additional information to: COLORADO BUTTERFLY PLANT QUESTIONS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Ecological Services Field Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Suite 308A, Cheyenne, WY 82009.(Federal Register: 5 November 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 59570-59588).

USFWS proposes to remove the inland population of the least tern (Interior least tern) (Sterna (now Sternula) antillarum), from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The Interior least tern is a bird that nests adjacent to major rivers of the Great Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. USFWS also announces the availability of a draft post-delisting monitoring (PDM) plan for the Interior least tern. USFWS seek information, data, and comments from the public regarding this proposed rule and the associated draft PDM plan. USFWS will accept comments received or postmarked on or before December 23, 2019. POC: Stephen Ricks, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office, 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Jackson, MS 39213; tel: (601) 321-1122. (Federal Register: 24 October 2019 [Proposed Rules] Pages 56977-56991)

The Commission is revising its Policy Statement on Consultation with Indian Tribes in Commission Proceedings by adding a specific reference to treaty rights; a statement that the Commission addresses tribal input in its NEPA documents and orders, and consultation with Alaska Native Corporations. Effective date is 25 November 2019. POC: Elizabeth Molloy, Office of the General Counsel, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426; tel: 202-502-8771; email: elizabeth.molloy@ferc.gov. (Federal Register: 24 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 56940-56942)

EPA and the Department of the Army are publishing a final rule to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" which amended portions of the CFR, and to restore the regulatory text that existed prior to the 2015 Rule. The agencies will implement the pre-2015 Rule regulations informed by applicable agency guidance documents and consistent with Supreme Court decisions and longstanding agency practice. This rule is effective on December 23, 2019. POC: Michael McDavit, Office of Water (4504-T), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tel: (202) 566-2428; email: CWAwotus@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 22 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 56626-56671)

USFWS determined endangered species status under the ESA for the Barrens topminnow (Fundulus julisia), a freshwater fish species from Cannon, Coffee, Dekalb, and Warren Counties, Tennessee. This rule adds this species to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This rule is effective 20 November 2019. POC: Lee Andrews, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN; tel: 931-525-4973. (Federal Register: 21 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 56131-56136)

To prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes (116th Congress S. 163 Enrolled Bill)

USFWS are removing the Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (List) due to recovery. This rule also announces availability of a post-delisting monitoring plan for Kirtland's warbler. This rule is effective November 8, 2019. POC is Scott Hicks, Field Supervisor, Michigan Ecological Services Field Office, 2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823; tel: 517-351-2555. (Federal Register: 9 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 54436-54463)

USFWS announced findings that 12 species are not warranted for listing as endangered or threatened species under the ESA. USFWS finds that it is not warranted at this time to list the Berry Cave salamander, cobblestone tiger beetle, Florida clamshell orchid, longhead darter, Ocala vetch, Panamint alligator lizard, Peaks of Otter salamander, redlips darter, Scott riffle beetle, southern hognose snake, yellow anise tree, and yellow-cedar. However, USFWS ask the public to submit any new information relevant to the status of any of the species mentioned above or their habitats. The findings in this document were made on 7 October 2019. POCs for the species listed can be located on the federal registrar. (Federal Register: 7 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 53336-53343)

USFWS is removing the Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife due to recovery. This rule is effective November 4, 2019. POC: Edwin Mu[ntilde]iz, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Caribbean Ecological Services Field Office Road 301, Km. 5.1, Boquer[oacute]n, Puerto Rico 00622; P.O. Box 491, Boquer[oacute]n, Puerto Rico 00622; or by tel: (787) 851-7297 (Federal Register: 3 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 52791-52800)

USFWS determined endangered species status under the ESA, for the southern mountain caribou distinct population segment (DPS) of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). This determination amends the current listing of the southern Selkirk Mountains population of woodland caribou by defining the southern mountain caribou DPS. This rule is effective November 1, 2019. POC is Greg Hughes, State Supervisor, USFWS, Idaho Fish and Wildlife Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Room 368, Boise, ID 83709; tel: 208-378-5243. (Federal Register: 2 October 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 52598-52661)

USFWS and the NMFS are delaying the effective date of a rule we published on August 27, 2019. On August 27, 2019, a final rule was published to revise portions of our regulations that implement section 7 of the Endangered Species Act. The revisions to the regulations clarify, interpret, and implement portions of the Act concerning the interagency cooperation procedures. The rule was to be effective on September 26, 2019. USFWS and NMFS are delaying the effective date of the rule published on August 27, 2019, at 84 FR 44976 to ensure a smooth transition and allow for additional coordination and training prior to the final rule becoming effective. POC is Gary Frazer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240, tele: 202/208-4646. (Federal Register: 25 September 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Page 50333)

USFWS are removing the Foskett speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus ssp.), a fish native to Oregon, from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife on the basis of recovery. This determination is based on a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, which indicates that the threats to the Foskett speckled dace have been eliminated or reduced to the point where it no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This rule is effective October 15, 2019. POC is Paul Henson, State Supervisor, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office, 2600 SE 98th Avenue, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97266; tele: 503-231-6179. (Federal Register: 13 September 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 48290-48308)

The USFWS and the NMFS, revised portions of their regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. The revisions to the regulations clarify, interpret, and implement portions of the Act concerning the procedures and criteria used for listing or removing species from the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants and designating critical habitat. This final regulation is effective on September 26, 2019. These revised regulations apply to classification and critical habitat rules for which a proposed rule was published after September 26, 2019. POC: Gary Frazer, USFWS, Washington, DC 20240, tele: 202.208.4646. (Federal Register: 27 August 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 45020-45053)

USFWS revised regulations related to threatened species to remove the prior default extension of most of the prohibitions for activities involving endangered species to threatened species. For species already listed as a threatened species, the revised regulations do not alter the applicable prohibitions. The revised regulations provide that the Service, pursuant to section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act, will determine what protective regulations are appropriate for species added to or reclassified on the lists of threatened species. This final regulation is effective on September 26, 2019. POC Bridget Fahey, USFWS, Division of Conservation and Classification, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, telephone 703.358.2171. (Federal Register: 27 August 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 44753-44760)

The EPA is amending the 2016 Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (``MSW Landfills EG'). The general requirements for state and federal plans implementing emission guidelines (EG) are referred to as implementing regulations, which are cross-referenced in the MSW Landfills EG. In a separate regulatory action titled ``Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations,' the EPA finalized changes to modernize the implementing regulations governing EG under a new subpart. This action updates the cross-references to the implementing regulations in the MSW Landfills EG to harmonize with the new requirements for state and federal plans. The final rule is effective on September 6, 2019 and States must submit state plans by August 29, 2019. POC: Allison Costa, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-1322 and email: costa.allison@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 26 August 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 44547-44556)

USFWS issued a final rule to comply with a court order that reinstated the regulatory protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This action is effective July 31, 2019. However, the court order had legal effect immediately upon being filed on September 24, 2018. POC Dr. Hilary Cooley, Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator, USFWS, University Hall, Room #309, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812; tel: 406-243-4903. (Federal Register: 31 July 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 37144-37145).

EPA evaluated the current dust-lead hazard standards (DLHS) and the definition of lead-based paint (LBP). Based on this evaluation, this final rule revises the DLHS from 40 [micro]g/ft\2\ and 250 [micro]g/ft\2\ to 10 [micro]g/ft\2\ and 100 [micro]g/ft\2\ on floors and window sills, respectively. EPA is also finalizing its proposal to make no change to the definition of LBP because insufficient information exists to support such a change at this time. This final rule is effective January 6, 2020. POC: John Yowell, National Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; tele: 202-564-1213; email: yowell.john@epa.gov.(Federal Register: 9 July 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 32632-32648).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement (Guidelines) to add 30 sections that will designate the product categories within which biobased products would be afforded procurement preference by Federal agencies and their contractors. These 30 product categories contain finished products that are made, in large part, from intermediate ingredients that have been designated for Federal procurement preference. Additionally, USDA is amending the existing designated product categories of general purpose de-icers, firearm lubricants, laundry products, and water clarifying agents. This rule is effective August 5, 2019. POC: Karen Zhang, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property Management, Room 1640, USDA South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250; tele: 919-765-9969; email: biopreferred_support@amecfw.com. Federal Register: 5 July 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Page 32015).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing three separate and distinct rulemakings. First, the EPA is repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) because the Agency has determined that the CPP exceeded the EPA's statutory authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Second, EPA is finalizing the Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE), consisting of Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Existing Electric Utility Generating Units (EGUs) under CAA section 111(d), that will inform states on the development, submittal, and implementation of state plans to establish performance standards for GHG emissions from certain fossil fuel-fired EGUs. In ACE, the Agency is finalizing its determination that heat rate improvement (HRI) is the best system of emission reduction (BSER) for reducing GHG--specifically carbon dioxide (CO2)--emissions from existing coal-fired EGUs. Third, the EPA is finalizing new regulations for the EPA and state implementation of ACE and any future emission guidelines issued under CAA section 111(d). Effective date is September 6, 2019. POC: Mr. Nicholas Swanson, Sector Policies and Programs Division (Mail Code D205-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-4080; email: swanson.nicholas@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 8 July 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 32520-3258

The EPA is amending the release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to add the reporting exemption for air emissions from animal waste at farms provided in section 103(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). This final rule is effective 15 July 2019. POC: Sicy Jacob, EPA, Office of Land and Emergency Management, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, (Mail Code 5104A), Washington, DC 20460; tele: (202) 564-8019; email: jacob.sicy@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 13 June 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 27533-27542)

USFWS designated critical habitat for the spring pygmy sunfish (Elassoma alabamae) under the Endangered Species Act. In total, approximately 10.9 kilometers (6.7 miles) of streams and 1,330 acres (538 hectares) in Limestone and Madison Counties, Alabama, fall within the boundaries of the critical habitat designation. POC: William Pearson, Field Supervisor, USFWS tele: 251-441-5184. (Federal Register 30 May 2019 [Rules and Regulations]Pages 24987-25009).

EPA Regions issued a final modification to the 2017 NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from construction activities, also referred to as the ``2017 Construction General Permit (CGP)' or ``2017 CGP,' which became effective on February 16, 2017. The modified permit, hereinafter known as the ``modified 2017 CGP' or ``final modified permit,' replaces several conditions in the original 2017 CGP and relevant fact sheet sections. For further information on the permit, contact the appropriate EPA Regional office. (Federal Register: 28 May 2019 [Notices] Pages 24503-24506).

The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has issued instructions to Federal agencies for meeting energy and environmental performance requirements in a manner that increases efficiency, optimizes performance, eliminates unnecessary use of resources, and protects the environment, as required under Executive Order (E.O.) 13834. The Implementing Instructions for E.O. 13834, Efficient Federal Operations were issued on April 30, 2019. The Implementing Instructions for E.O. 13834, Efficient Federal Operations are available at: https://www.sustainability.gov/resources.html. POC: Dee Siegel, Office of Federal Sustainability, Council on Environmental Quality, at dsiegel@ceq.eop.gov or (202) 395-5750.(Federal Register: 3 May 2019 [Notices] Pages 19056-19057).

Following requests for clarification of its June 2016 final action, the EPA published proposed amendments to several provisions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI). This action finalizes the proposed amendments, which provide clarity and address implementation issues in the final CISWI NSPS and EG, as well as correcting inconsistencies and errors in these provisions. This final rule is effective on April 16, 2019. Dr. Nabanita Modak Fischer, Fuels and Incineration Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-05), EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; tele: (919) 541-5572; email: modak.nabanita@epa.gov. ( Federal Register: 16 April 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 15846-15918).

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a final rule to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as endangered under the ESA. After reviewing the best scientific and commercial data available, including the status review and comments received on the proposed rule, NMFS have determined that the whale warrants listing as endangered. The whale is presently in danger of extinction throughout all of its range due to its small population size and restricted range, and the threats of energy exploration, development and production, oil spills and oil spill response, vessel collision, fishing gear entanglement, and anthropogenic noise. Critical habitat is not determinable at this time but will be proposed in a future rulemaking. This final rule is effective on May 15, 2019. POC: Laura Engleby, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, tele: (727) 824-5312, or email: laura.engleby@noaa.gov (Federal Register: 15 April 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 15446-15488).

USFWS is amending the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife by adding 16 species and by removing 1 species. They are also updating the entries for six species by adding critical habitat designation citations. POC: Sarah Quamme, Chief, Branch of Domestic Listing, USFWS MS-ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; tele: 703-358-1796. (Federal Register: 8 April 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 13809-13813).

To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States. (Congressional Record: 8 January 2019 [Senate], Pages S67-S68).

USFWS determined the northern subspecies of scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanoptera) is an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); the northern distinct population segment (DPS) of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw (A. m. macao) is a threatened species, and the southern DPS of the southern subspecies of scarlet macaw (A. m. macao) and subspecies crosses (A. m. cyanoptera and A. m. macao) to be threatened species based on similarity of appearance. This rule is effective March 28, 2019. POC: Don Morgan, Chief, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program, USFWS, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS:ES, Falls Church, VA 22041; tele: 703-358-2444. (Federal Register: 26 February 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 6278-6311).

Some pharmaceuticals are regulated as hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when discarded. This final rule adds regulations for the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by healthcare facilities and reverse distributors. Healthcare facilities (for both humans and animals) and reverse distributors will manage their hazardous waste pharmaceuticals under this new set of sector-specific standards in lieu of the existing hazardous waste generator regulations. These new regulations prohibit the disposal of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals down the drain and eliminates the dual regulation of RCRA hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that are also Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) controlled substances. The new rules codify EPA's prior policy on the regulatory status of nonprescription pharmaceuticals going through reverse logistics. (Federal Register: 22, February 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 5816-5950).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing certain revisions to the NPDES permitting regulations proposed on 18 May 2016. The final regulatory changes will be effective starting 12 June 2019. The final revisions modernize the NPDES regulations, promote submission of complete permit applications, and clarify regulatory requirements to allow more timely development of NPDES permits that protect human health and the environment. POC: Frank Sylvester, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Mail Code 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1279; email address: sylvester.francis@epa.gov. (Federal Register 12 February 2019 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 3324-3338).

This Act amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for an integrated planning process, to promote green infrastructure. Signed on January 14, 2019. (Public Law 115-436)).

USFWS determined threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) for trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella), a fish species found in the Coosa River system in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. This rule adds this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. POC is Bill Pearson, Field Supervisor, USFWS, Alabama Ecological Services Field Office, 1208 Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526; tele: 251-441-5181. (Federal Register; 28 December 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 67131-67140).

The EPA is announcing that the amendments to the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act put forward in a final rule published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017 are in effect. The rule amends 40 CFR part 68 is effective December 3, 2018. POC: James Belke, EPA, Office of Land and Emergency Management, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20460; tel: (202) 564-8023; email: belke.jim@epa.gov.(Federal Register; 3 December 2018 [Rules and Regulations] Pages 62268-62269).

The EPA is taking final action to revise the regulatory definition of volatile organic compounds (VOC) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This final action adds HFO-1336mzz-Z to the list of compounds excluded from the regulatory definition of VOC on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone (O3) formation. POC: Dr. Souad Benromdhane, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Mail Code C539-07, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; Tel: (919) 541-4359; email: benromdhane.souad@epa.gov. (Federal Register; 28 November 2018 [Rules and Regulations], Pages 61127-61134).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the candy darter (Etheostoma osburni), a freshwater fish species from Virginia and West Virginia. This rule adds this species to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. This rule is effective 21 December 2018. POC is John Schmidt, Field Supervisor, West Virginia Ecological Services Field Office, 694 Beverly Pike, Elkins, WV 26241-9475; tel: 304-636-6586 (Federal Register; 21 November 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 58747-58754).

This action amends certain existing testing regulations to reflect corrections, updates, and the addition of alternative equipment and methods for source testing of emissions. These revisions will improve the quality of data and provide flexibility in the use of approved alternative procedures. The revisions do not impose any new substantive requirements on source owners or operators. The final rule is effective on 14 January 2019. POC is Ms. Lula H. Melton, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division (E143-02), EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; tel: 919-541-2910; fax: 919-541-0516; email: melton.lula@epa.gov (Federal Register; 14 November 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 56713-56734).

This action amends certain existing testing regulations to reflect corrections, updates, and the addition of alternative equipment and methods for source testing of emissions. These revisions will improve the quality of data and provide flexibility in the use of approved alternative procedures. The revisions do not impose any new substantive requirements on source owners or operators. The final rule is effective on 14 January 2019. POC is Ms. Lula H. Melton, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division (E143-02), EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; tel: 919-541-2910; fax: 919-541-0516; email: melton.lula@epa.gov (Federal Register; 14 November 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 56713-56734).

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community to update, clarify, streamline, or provide relief from miscellaneous regulatory requirements. By adopting these deregulatory amendments, PHMSA is allowing more efficient and effective ways of transporting hazardous materials in commerce while maintaining an equivalent level of safety. This rule is effective December 7, 2018. POC is Steven Andrews, Tel: (202) 366-8553, email: steven.andrews@dot.gov, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001. (Federal Register; 7 November 2018 [Rules and Regulations], Pages 55792-55811).

The EPA has released for public review the draft Integrated Review Plan for the Ozone NAAQS (draft IRP). This document contains the draft plans and the anticipated schedule for the current review of the air quality criteria and NAAQS for photochemical oxidants including ozone (O3). The primary and secondary O3 NAAQS are set to protect the public health and the public welfare from O3 in ambient air. POC is Dr. Deirdre L. Murphy, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (Mail Code C504-06),EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; tel: 919-541-0729, fax: 919-541-027; or email: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov (Federal Register; 2 November 2018 [Notice],Pages 55163-55164).

Corrections to the text of approved SDWA analytical testing procedures (Federal Register; 31 October 2018 [Rules and Regulations], page 54676).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is removing Deseret milkvetch (Astragalus desereticus) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery. Based on the best available scientific and commercial data, threats to Deseret milkvetch identified at the time of listing are not as significant as originally anticipated and are being adequately managed, the species' population is much greater than was known at the time of listing, and threats to this species have been sufficiently minimized such that it no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This is final rule is effective 19 November 2018. POC is Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, tel: 801-975-3330 ( Federal Register; 18 October 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 52775-52786).

EPA is announcing the Agency's approval of alternative testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water and determining compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. The EPA is making 100 additional methods available for analyzing drinking water samples. This expedited approach provides public water systems, laboratories, and primacy agencies with more timely access to new measurement techniques and greater flexibility in the selection of analytical methods, thereby reducing monitoring costs while maintaining public health protection. This action is effective 12 October 2018. POC is Glynda Smith, Technical Support Center, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), EPA, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; tel: (513) 569-7652; email: smith.glynda@epa.gov (Federal Register; 12 October 2018 [Rules and Regulatins], pages 51636-51652).

This determination of acceptability expands the list of acceptable substitutes pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. This action lists as acceptable additional substitutes for use in the refrigeration and air conditioning, foam blowing, fire suppression, cleaning solvents, and aerosols sectors. This determination is applicable on 4 October 2018. POC is Gerald Wozniak; tel: 202-343-9624; email: wozniak.gerald@epa.gov; or by mail at U.S. EPA, Mail Code 6205T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.

The ACHP issued a Program Comment to exempt consideration of effects to rail properties within rail rights-of-way at the request of the U.S. DOT to accelerate the review of these undertakings under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and to meet the requirement of Section 11504 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act. The Program Comment can be used by any federal agency with responsibility to consider the effects of undertakings within rail rights-of-way. Federal agencies using the Program Comment may fulfill their Section 106 responsibilities for the relevant undertakings by implementing the terms of this comment, which include identifying those activities that meet the conditions in Appendix A and opting into the process to identify excluded historic rail properties and seek further streamlining of the review process under the property-based approach.The Program Comment was issued by the ACHP on 17 August 2018. POC is Kelly Y. Fanizzo, 202-517-0193, kfanizzo@achp.gov (Federal Register; 24 August 2018 [Notices], pages 42920-42929).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined threatened species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), a species that occurs almost exclusively in Brazil and marginally in Bolivia and Paraguay. This rule adds this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. FWS is also establishing a rule pursuant to section 4(d) of the Act to further provide for the conservation of the hyacinth macaw. This rule is effective 12 September 2018. POC is Don Morgan, Chief, Division of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041; tel: 703-358-2444 (Federal Register; 13 August 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 39894-39916).

On 11 December 2017, the EPA published a direct final rule and an accompanying notice of proposed rulemaking entitled "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision to References for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector To Incorporate Latest Edition of Certain Industry, Consensus-based Standards." EPA proposed to modify the use conditions required for use of three flammable refrigerants--isobutane (R-600a), propane (R-290), and R-441A--in new household refrigerators, freezers, and combination refrigerators and freezers under the SNAP program to reflect an updated standard from Underwriters Laboratories. Because EPA received adverse comment, EPA withdrew the direct final rule through a separate notice. In this action, EPA is addressing relevant comments and finalizing the proposed use conditions with no changes. This rule is effective on 7 September 2018. POC is Chenise Farquharson, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (Mail Code 6205T), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; tel: 202-564-7768; email: farquharson.chenise@epa.gov (Federal Register; 8 August 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 38969-38976).

EPA is making conforming changes to the EPA office and address to which paper documents concerning imports and exports of hazardous waste and conditionally excluded cathode ray tubes must be sent. The change in address is needed to reflect the reorganization of hazardous waste import-export functions on April 29, 2018, from the Office of Federal Activities' International Compliance Assurance Division, in EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, to the International Branch within the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery's Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, in EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management. This rule is effective on 6 August 2018. POC is Laura Coughlan, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery(5304P), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tel: 703-308-0005; email address: coughlan.laura@epa.gov (Federal Register; 6 August 2018 [Rules and Regulations; pages 38262-38263).

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has approved amendments to the Program Comment for the U.S. GSA that sets forth the way in which GSA complies with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for select repairs and upgrades to windows, lighting, roofing, and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems within historic public buildings. The amendments extend the life of the Program Comment through 1 August 2033, and update its reporting requirements. The amendments took effect on 27 July 2018. POC is Kirsten Kulis, Office of Federal Agency Programs, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 401 F Street NW, Suite 308, Washington, DC 20001 (Federal Register; 27 July 2018 [Notices], pages 35672-35674).

On 17 April 2015 EPA promulgated national minimum criteria for existing and new coal combustion residuals (CCR) landfills and existing and new CCR surface impoundments. In March 2018, EPA proposed a number of revisions to the 2015 CCR rule and requested comment on additional issues. EPA is adopting two alternative performance standards that either Participating State Directors in states with approved CCR permit programs or EPA where EPA is the permitting authority may apply to owners and operators of CCR units. EPA also revised groundwater protection standards (GWPS) for 4 constituents without an established MCL. EPA extended the deadline by which facilities must stop the placement of waste in CCR units closing for cause in 2 situations: Where the facility has detected a statistically significant increase above a GWPS from an unlined surface impoundment; and where the unit is unable to comply with the aquifer location restriction. Proposed rule revisions not addressed in this rule will be addressed later. Final rule is effective on 29 August 2018. POC is Kirsten Hillyer, Office of RCRA, EPA, 5304P, Washington, DC 20460; tel: (03-347-0369; email: hillyer.kirsten@epa.gov (Federal Register; 30 July 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 36435-36456).

The U.S. FWS is withdrawing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Compensatory Mitigation Policy, published 27 December 2016 (ESA-CMP). In the document of November 6, 2017 we requested additional public comments regarding the policy's overall mitigation planning goal of net conservation gain. FWS is now withdrawing this policy. The Service does not have authority to require "net conservation gain" under the ESA, and the policy is inconsistent with current Executive branch policy. Except as otherwise specified, all policies or guidance documents that were superseded by ESA-CMP are reinstated. Withdrawal effective on 30 July 2018. POC is Craig Aubrey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Environmental Review, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, tel: 703-358-2442 (Federal Register; 30 July 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 36469-36472).

The U.S. FWS is withdrawing the Mitigation Policy published 21 November 2016, which guides Service recommendations on mitigating the adverse impacts of land and water developments on fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. In the FWS document of 6 November 2017, FWS requested additional public comments regarding this policy's overall mitigation planning goal of net conservation gain. FWS is now withdrawing this policy as it is no longer appropriate to retain the "net conservation gain" standard throughout various Service-related activities and is inconsistent with current Executive branch policy. Until further notice, all policies that were superseded by the 2016 Mitigation Policy are reinstated, including the Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy (46 FR 7644-7663) published in the Federal Register on 23 January 1981. Withdrawal effective on 30 July 2018. POC is Craig Aubrey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Environmental Review, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, tel: 703-358-2442 (Federal Register; 30 July 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 36472-36475).

This order maintains and enhances benefits to the Nation from the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes waters of the United States through improved public access to marine data and information, efficient interagency coordination on ocean-related matters, and engagement with marine industries, the science and technology community, and other ocean stakeholders. To advance these national interests, this order recognizes and supports Federal participation in regional ocean partnerships, to the extent appropriate and consistent with national security interests and statutory authorities. This EO revokes EO 13547 of 19 July 2010 (Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes) (Federal Register; 22 June 2018 [Presidential Documents], pages 29431-29434).

PHMSA issues this rulemaking in response to appeals submitted to a previously-published final rule. On 2 June 2016, PHMSA published a final rule that made miscellaneous amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations. This final rule specifically responds to appeals to extend the effective date of certain nitric acid packaging and emergency response telephone number amendments as previously adopted. This final rule also clarifies amendments associated with the trigger date of the 10-year test period for certain MC 331 cargo tanks in dedicated propane service and corrects editorial errors. This final rule is effective 8 July 2018. POC is Michael Ciccarone, Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. DoT, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 (Federal Register; 18 June 2018 [Rules and Regulations], pages 28162-28168).

EPA publishes the Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions online at http://www.reginfo.gov and at www.regulations.gov to update the public. This document contains information about: Regulations in the Semiannual Agenda that are under development, completed, or canceled since the last agenda; and reviews of regulations with small business impacts under Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. POC for the Semiannual Agenda is Caryn Muellerleile; email:(muellerleile.caryn@epa.gov; tel: 202-564-2855(Federal Register; 11 June 2018 [Unknown Section], pages 27197-27203).

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is withdrawing its "Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in National Environmental Policy Act Reviews," for which a Notice of Availability was published on August 5, 2016. 81 FR 51866. This withdrawal is effective 5 April 2017. POC is Council on Environmental Quality (ATTN: Ted Boling, Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act), 730 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Tel: 202-395-5750 (Federal Register; 5 April 2017 [Notices], pages 16576-16577.)

Promoting Energy Independence and Promoting Economic Growth
28 March 2017
The EO directs agencies to review existing regulations that potentially burden the development or use of domestically produced energy resources and appropriately suspend, revise, or rescind those that unduly burden the development of domestic energy resources beyond the degree necessary to protect the public interest or otherwise comply with the law. As a result of the review, agencies will submit a report including specific recommendations that, to the extent permitted by law, could alleviate or eliminate aspects of agency actions that burden domestic energy production.

In accordance with a Presidential directive, the U.S. EPA and the Department of the Army announces its intention to review and rescind or revise the Clean Water Rule. POCs are: Ms. Donna Downing, Office of Water (4502-T), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; tel: 202-566-2428; email CWAwaters@epa.gov, and Mr. Gib Owen, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army, 104 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0104; tel: 703-695-4641; email gib.a.owen.civ@mail.mil (Federal Register; 6 March 2017 [Notices], page 12532).

This 28 February 2017 EO directs the EPA and USACE to review the final rule entitled "Clean Water Rule: Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 (June 29, 2015), and publish for notice and comment a proposed rule rescinding or revising the rule, as appropriate and consistent with law.