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July 24, 2025
Discover how strategic exterior upgrades can do more than enhance curb appeal--they can drive real energy savings. This session will explore innovative solutions like high-performance windows, cool roofing systems, and exterior insulation panels. Learn how these technologies can boost building efficiency and long-term value.
July 23, 2025
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the establishment of motor vehicle emission and fuel standard. (Congressional Record 24 June 2025 [House] Pages H2920-H2922)
July 22, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is removing the Roanoke logperch (Percina rex), a freshwater fish in the perch family (Percidae), from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, they find that delisting the species is warranted. Their review indicates that the threats to the Roanoke logperch have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Accordingly, the prohibitions and conservation measures provided by the Act, particularly through sections 7 and 9, will no longer apply to the Roanoke logperch. This rule is effective 21 August 2025 For more information, contact Troy Anderson, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Ecological Services; tele: 804-728-0695; email: troy_anderson@fws.gov. (Federal Register 22 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 34372-34384)
A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farmland. (Congressional Record 12 June 2025 [House] Pages H2818-H2821)
July 21, 2025
This training will serve as an overview of how to conduct an energy and water treasure hunt. It will provide an overview of the treasure hunt process, a review of technical topics typically covered, and serve as a preparation for the on-site hands-on Treasure Hunt of the U.S. Department of Energy's own headquarters building--the James V. Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C.
This training will focus on the practical application of identified resilience solutions in federal infrastructure projects. Participants will learn how to utilize utility programs, as well as financial assistance programs like Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) and Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP), to fund projects that enhance resilience at their sites. While performance contracting and appropriations will be discussed, the training will emphasize other actionable strategies to implement resilience at the site level.
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a controlled environment. (Congressional Record 17 June 2025 [Senate] Page S3435)
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be conducted with respect to sturgeon held in captivity or in a controlled environment. (Congressional Record 17 June 2025 [House] Pages H2830-H2832)
July 17, 2025
The Chief Acquisition Officers Council is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Acquisition & Program Management Excellence Awards. These awards recognize exceptional performance across the federal acquisition workforce. Acquisition Excellence Award (Two Awards) One for an individual, one for a team. Eligible nominations must fall into one of these categories: • Strategic Acquisition – Innovative strategies that improve speed, competition, or value. • Procurement Consolidation & Category Management – Effective BIC use, supplier engagement, and demand strategies. • Cost Efficiency & Performance Accountability – Data-driven improvements or successful application of emerging technologies. Lisa M. Wilusz Program Management Excellence Award (One Award), awarded to either an individual or a team who exemplifies program management excellence through risk control, cost/schedule balance, and alignment with PMIAA standards. Submit by: 11 Aug 2025
As the fourth quarter ramps up, understanding the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) is more important than ever. This interactive session will offer a brief discussion on how to apply the RFO to support your agency's end-of-year planning and execution, including examples from frontline acquisition professionals. Don't worry, there will still be plenty of time for your RFO-related questions and live Q&A! This is an open office hour! Before joining, be sure to check the RFO FAQs to see if your question has already been answered.
The questions and answers on this webpage are intended to help the acquisition workforce, contractors, and other stakeholders and interested parties understand the purpose of, and planned implementation approach to, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul initiative. The FAQs provide information on the following topics: General RFO Initiative; FAR Deviation Process & Model Deviation Text; Non-regulatory Guidance; Impact on Vendors/Industry; Transition to the New Streamlined FAR: Timing and Implementation Coordination; Agency-Specific Actions and Implementation; and Testing and Feedback.
July 16, 2025
This SERDP and ESTCP webinar will highlight three cutting-edge technologies developed to address PFAS impacts at DoD sites. Presenters will share results from field demonstrations of novel treatment systems that remove PFAS from water and/or concentrate PFAS in waste streams for destruction.
Join the Department of Defense and State regulators for an engaging discussion on DoD's treatment optimization efforts. During this training, attendees will gain a high-level understanding of how DoD executes treatment optimization, including policy considerations, data needs, and evaluation metrics. Speakers will also provide case studies communicating the benefits and successes of the Department's optimization efforts, as well as helpful resources and tools to consider during cleanup projects. The intended audience for this training includes members of the DoD Cleanup community, including State regulators.
The DOE recognizes partners annually for outstanding accomplishments in implementing industrial, energy, water, and waste solutions in individual buildings and facilities and promoting practices, principles, and procedures in energy management. In this webinar, learn about exciting, innovative, and impactful projects and practices from a selection of Better Buildings and Better Plants partners.
USFWS are reopening the comment period on their 26 December 2024, proposed rule to list the blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei), a lizard species from Indonesia, as an endangered species under the ESA. They are taking this action to allow interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed rule and to conduct a public hearing. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule. They will accept comments received on or before 15 August 2025. POC is Rachel London, Manager, Branch of Delisting and Foreign Species, Ecological Services Program, USFWS; tele 703-358-2171; email: Rachel_London@fws.gov. (Federal Register 16 July 2025 [Proposed Rule] Pages 31951-31953)
July 15, 2025
This educational and interactive workshop will be centered on resilient and secure infrastructure and facilities, with a focus on inverter-based resources at federal sites, building automation systems, and federal supply chains. This workshop will illustrate an all-hazards scenario and discuss how federal agencies can be positioned to resist worst case scenarios.
Ensuring cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility, but not all of us speak the same language! This Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) workshop is aimed at federal energy managers, engineers, and other operational technology staff to help them better understand key cybersecurity concepts to better respond to agency cybersecurity requirements, procure new technology that may impact cybersecurity posture, and work with information technology staff to reduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities while keeping operational technology up and running.
NMFS designate critical habitat for five threatened Indo-Pacific coral species, Acropora globiceps, A. retusa, A. speciosa, Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa (formerly Euphyllia paradivisa), and Isopora crateriformis, pursuant to section 4 of the ESA. Final critical habitat includes 18 specific areas encompassing approximately 237 square kilometers (km2; 92 square miles, mi2) of marine habitat in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific Remote Island Areas, and Hawai'i. We have considered economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the designations, but are not excluding any areas from the critical habitat designations due to anticipated impacts. This rule is effective 14 August 2025. POC is Lance Smith, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional Office, tele 808-725-5131, email Lance.Smith@noaa.gov. (Federal Register 15 July 2025 Pages 31800-31851)
July 14, 2025
The advances in technology for heating systems have grown in the last few years with increased availability of heat pumps, dual fuel units, thermal storage systems, and onsite generation in a wide variety of sizes and configurations. In this webinar, discover the latest updates in heating systems and learn how to implement robust systems that provide high levels of energy efficiency
This session will focus on performance contracts for small projects. Performance contracting allows federal sites to partner with private companies to install ECMs. However, smaller sites and smaller projects often have unique needs. This workshop will focus on the performance contracting mechanisms in place to help smaller federal sites and projects install ECMs and meet their energy and water goals. This session will also discuss the future of the ESPC ENABLE program, which was designed to permit a standardized and streamlined procurement process for small federal projects to install ECMs in 6–12 months. The ENABLE contract is no longer supported. This workshop will provide an overview of the future of ENABLE and the contracting options for small projects.
On-site generation for federal agencies, procured through private sector partnerships, will be a crucial means for helping the government's fleet of buildings meet administration priorities such as cost savings and energy security. Energy savings performance contract (ESPC) energy sales agreements (ESAs), where energy service companies (ESCOs) provide financing, project development services, operational efficiency, and risk management, are a tool available to agencies in meeting these administration goals. The ESA process and associated regulatory compliance can prove challenging for agencies and ESCOs, and this has impacted broader adoption of ESAs. This workshop will focus on identifying specific pain points from a legal and cost perspective, and ways that agencies have successfully navigated them in past ESAs. Topics may include federal tax incentive regulation updates, fair market value determination, contract structure such as novation and tri-party agreements, and how to document various types of ESA energy conservation measures in eProject Builder. The workshop will include project case studies, and attendees are encouraged to bring forward their own examples. The desired outcomes of this workshop are to foster peer learning, identify methods to improve ESA processes, and identify tools/templates that could help. The ultimate goal is to chart clear pathways for federal agencies to leverage these agreements to meet the administration's and Dept. of Energy's goals.
Federal facilities face increasing pressure to reduce utility costs, improve energy efficiency, and comply with legislative mandates while navigating complex procurement processes and budget constraints. This workshop will equip agencies with the knowledge and strategies needed to optimize utility costs and take full advantage of utility programs, financial incentives, and procurement pathways aligned with federal goals and requirements. Participants will explore cost-saving opportunities such as demand response, time-variable pricing, energy efficiency incentives, other tariff offerings, and UESCs. In addition, FEMP experts and utility representatives will present case studies and discuss underutilized services provided by utilities under General Services Administration (GSA) areawide contracts that can help facilities upgrade and harden infrastructure to enhance resilience.
July 11, 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the period during which areas may be prohibited from being specified as disposal sites for dredged or fill material. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
Understanding the core concepts of resilience is a great first step, but how can you identify, customize, and implement solutions to improve resilience at your federal site? This intermediate-level training will walk attendees through an interactive virtual exercise to address pre-identified risk drivers at a notional federal site with potential resilience solutions. Attendees will learn how to customize best practices into actionable resilience solutions to meet the specific needs of the example site and start improving their overall resilience posture.
July 10, 2025
This workshop will provide an overview of re-tuning, which is a systematic process to identify operational problems by leveraging data collected from building automation systems. Learn how FEMP's Building Re-Tuning Simulator tool can be leveraged to help meet agency goals and optimize operations, improve comfort, and reduce energy use and cost. The low- and no-cost re-tuning measures that will be introduced in this workshop can provide savings ranging from 5% to 25% with a simple payback of 0.3 to 3.5 years.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make changes with respect to water quality Certification. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
A bill to amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
EPA is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register of 12 November 2024, that finalized several revisions to EPA's lead-based paint (LBP) regulations. Subsequent to publication, the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) informed the Agency that there were errors in the amendatory instructions that describe specific revisions for two sections of the regulation. In the Federal Register of 16 December 2024, EPA published a technical correction to the final rule that explained the errors and the corresponding technical corrections that the Agency believed would address the errors identified by the OFR. Unfortunately, that technical correction did not fix the amendatory instructions prior to the effective date of the final rule. As a result, when the final rule became effective on 13 January 2025, three subparagraphs of regulatory text were inadvertently deleted--a change to the post-abatement regulatory activities that EPA did not intend to make. This action corrects that error by restoring the inadvertently deleted text in the regulations. Effective 9 July 2025. POC is Claire Brisse; tele: (202) 564-9004; email: brisse.claire@epa.gov. (Federal Register 9 July 2025 [Rule] Pages 30211-30213)
This workshop will increase awareness into the interdependencies between power, communications, and mission systems. Attendees will be provided with the planning, mitigation, and execution skills and tools to prioritize actionable documentation and safely improve maintenance and testing procedures for backup power systems. Learning objectives: Identify common infrastructure challenges and interdependencies, workshop mitigation strategies for known issues, and develop a plan to proceed with planning mission-specific black-start exercises.
July 09, 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to general permits under the national pollutant discharge elimination system. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to judicial review of the issuance of a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
This session will provide an overview of fiscal year 2024 federal government progress on key statutory requirements to reduce energy and water use intensity in federal buildings (42 U.S. Code § 8253(a)), use electricity from renewable sources (42 U.S. Code § 15852), invest in cost-effective efficiency measures in federal buildings (42 U.S. Code § 8253(f)), and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (42 U.S.C. § 17143).
Federal contracting officers (COs) and contracting officer representatives (CORs) play critical roles in the execution and oversight of energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) and utility energy service contracts (UESCs). Unlike traditional acquisitions, these contracts require specialized knowledge of energy performance-based contracting, energy project financing, and long-term contract administration. This workshop is designed to equip COs and CORs, as well as other key stakeholders (e.g., energy managers, project facilitators, and energy service companies [ESCOs]) with the expertise needed to successfully manage ESPCs and UESCs from project initiation to contract closeout. The multiple-day sessions will cover pre-award activities, award, and post-award through project closeout. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and scenario-based exercises, participants will gain practical insights to confidently develop and evaluate cost-effective projects, execute task orders that minimize risk to the government and comply with federal laws, and ensure long-term project savings and success.
REopt® is a publicly available web tool that helps federal agencies identify the most cost-effective on-site energy technology mix, sizing, and operations to achieve federal cost savings and resilience goals. This workshop will start with an overview of Report's capabilities and then focus on hands-on exercises for attendees--covering the basics for new users and introducing new and advanced capabilities for experienced users. Participants should expect to leave the workshop armed with knowledge, resources, and confidence to use the tool effectively on their own in service of site and agency objectives.
July 08, 2025
This action finalizes the periodic review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the emissions standards and other requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) units in the OSWI New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG). The EPA is finalizing applicability-related and definitional changes; changes to OSWI subcategories and the standards for the new subcategories; changes to the startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) provisions; and changes to testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. We are also making other miscellaneous technical and editorial changes to the regulatory text. This final rule is effective 29 August 2025. POC is Felica Davis, Ph.D.; tele: (919) 541-4857; and email: davis.felica@epa.gov. (Federal Register 30 June 2025 [Rule] Pages 27910-27971)
This NPRM proposes to revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to remove redundant pages contained in an Appendix that repeats references already listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Comments must be received on or before 2 September 2025. See Federal Register posting for POC information. (Federal Register 1 July 2025 [Proposed Rule] Pages 28544-28548).
USFWS are removing the dwarf-flowered heartleaf (Hexastylis naniflora) from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. After a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, they find that delisting the species is warranted. Their review indicates that the threats to the dwarf-flowered heartleaf 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. Accordingly, the prohibitions and conservation measures provided by the Act, particularly through sections 4 and 7, will no longer apply to the dwarf-flowered heartleaf. This rule is effective 7 August 2025. POC is Janet Mizzi, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville Ecological Services Field Office; janet_mizzi@fws.gov; tele 828-258-3939. (Federal Register 8 July 2025 [Rule] Pages 30004-30018)
July 07, 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to general permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
July 03, 2025
This interim final rule modifies the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and removes various USDA agency regulations for implementing NEPA. USDA is taking this action in response to the Council on Environmental Quality's rescission of its NEPA implementing regulations (which USDA's NEPA regulations were designed to supplement), statutory changes to NEPA, executive orders, and case law. Comments are voluntarily requested on this action to inform USDA's decision-making. This rule is effective July 3, 2025. Comments concerning this rule must be received by July 30, 2025. For further information contact Scott Vandegrift, Chief Environmental Review and Permitting Officers, email: SM.OSEC.NRE.NEPA@usda.gov (Federal Registers 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29450-29453)
his interim final rule rescinds the Department of the Army regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which they were meant to supplement, have been rescinded, and because the DoD is promulgating Department-wide NEPA procedures that will guide the Army's NEPA process. In addition, this interim final rule requests comments on this action and related matters. This interim rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be recieved on or before 4 August 2025. For further information, contact David Guldenzopf, Ph.D., Director for Environmental Quality, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment. tele: (571) 256-7822; email: david.b.guldenzopf.civ@army.mil. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29632-29674)
This interim final rule rescinds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Army Civil Works program, except for the Categorical Exclusions contained therein, because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which the Corps' regulations were meant to supplement, have been removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and because the DoD is promulgating Department-wide NEPA procedures that will guide the Army Civil Works' NEPA process. In addition, this interim final rule requests comments on this action. This interim final rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be received on or before 4 August 2025. For further information contact: Mr. Milt Boyd. tele: 703-459-6026. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29461-29465)
This interim final rule removes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations, used for evaluating permit applications, which were promulgated to supplement now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, and replaces them with a new regulation that also address requests for permission under Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. Further, the Army is also making conforming changes to its regulations to eliminate references to Appendix B and other NEPA implementation regulations. In addition, this interim final rule requests comments on this action and related matters to inform Army's decision making. This interim rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be received on or before 4 August 2025. For further information contact: Mr. Milt Boyd, tele: 703-459-6026. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29465-29485)
FHWA, FRA, and FTA are publishing this interim final rule (IFR) to modify the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that apply to all three agencies to be consistent with the removal of regulations previously issued by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the amendments to NEPA included in the section of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 known as the Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023, and amendments regarding efficient environmental reviews included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. This rule will become effective immediately while the agencies seek comment on what further changes may be appropriate. This rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be received on or before 4 August 2025. For further information contact for FHWA: Megan Cogburn, Office of Planning, Environment, and Reality; tele: 202-366-1366; email: Megan.Cogburn@dot.gov; for FRA: Lana Lau, Office of Environmental Program Management; tele: 202-923-5314; email: Lana.Lau@dot.gov; for FTA: Megan Blum, Office of Environmental Policy and Programs; tele: 202-809-4701; email: Megan.Blum@dot.gov (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29426-29445)
The Department of the Interior (Department or DOI) is partially rescinding and making necessary targeted updates to its remaining regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which were promulgated to "supplement" now-rescinded Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA implementing regulations. Mindful that the Supreme Court recently clarified NEPA is a "purely procedural statute," DOI will henceforth maintain the remainder of its NEPA procedures--which apply only to DOI's internal processes--in a Handbook separate from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This interim final rule requests comments on this action and related matters to inform DOI's decision-making. The interim final rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be postmarked, delivered, or filed no later than 4 August 2025. For further information, contact Stephen G. Tyron, Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance; tele: 202-208-4221; email: NEPAregulations@ios.doi.gov. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29498-29507)
This interim final rule rescinds the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 1975 Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts from the Code of Federal Regulations because they are outdated, because they were promulgated on the basis of authorities that have been rescinded, and because the Department of Transportation has promulgated updated Department-wide National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures that will guide NHTSA's NEPA process. This interim rule is effective 3 July 2025. Written comments must be received by 4 August 2025. For further information contact Stephanie Walters; tele: 202-819-3642; email: stephanie.walters@dot.gov. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29507-29511)
This interim final rule rescinds DON's regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which they were meant to supplement, have been rescinded, and because the DoD is promulgating Department-wide NEPA procedures that will guide the Navy's NEPA process. In addition, this interim final rule requests comments on this action. This interim final rule is effective 3 July 2025. Comments must be received on or before 4 August 2025. For further information contact Ms. Amy Farak, Office of the Deputy Assistance Secretary of the Navy (Environment and Mission Readiness); tele: 703-695-4216. (Federal Register 3 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 29453-29456)
July 02, 2025
The Department of the Air Force is rescinding its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which they were meant to supplement, have been rescinded, and because the DoD is promulgating Department-wide NEPA procedures that will guide DAF's NEPA process. This interim final rule is effective July 1, 2025. Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2025. For further information, contact Mr. Jack Bush at 703–695–1773 or by email at af.a4c.nepaworkflow@us.af.mil. (Federal Register 1 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 28021-28024)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list the Barrens darter (Etheostoma forbesi), a fish species from Cannon, Coffee, Grundy, and Warren Counties, Tennessee, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as the 12-month finding on a petition to list the Barrens darter. After a review of the best scientific and commercial data available, they find that listing the species is warranted. If finalized, this rule as proposed would add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to the species. Designating critical habitat for this species is not determinable at this time. Comments must be received or postmarked on or before 2 September 2025. For further information, Daniel Elbert, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Tennessee Ecological Services Field Office; tele: 931-431-2480 email: daniel_elbert@fws.gov. (Federal Register 1 July 2025 [Proposed Rule] Pages 28701-28715)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking interim final action to revise the compliance deadline in recent amendments to the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 183(e). Specifically, the EPA is revising the compliance date for requirements amended in January 17, 2025, from July 17, 2025, to January 17, 2027. The EPA seeks comments on this targeted revision to the compliance date and will respond and update this interim final action as appropriate. This rule is effective 2 July 2025. Comments in this rule must be received on or before 1 August 2025. For more information, contact Kaye Whitfield, US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. tele: 919-541-2509, email: whitfield.kaye@epa.gov. (Federal Register 2 July 2025 [Final Rule] Pages 28904-28909)
June 27, 2025
USFWS are revising a portion of their regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act pertaining to incidental take of marine mammals. These regulations, codified at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J, authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea stock and Pacific walruses during year-round oil and gas industry activities in the Beaufort Sea (Alaska and the Outer Continental Shelf) and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. Such take may result from oil and gas exploration, development, production, and transportation activities occurring through 5 August 2026. The revisions made by this final rule authorize incidental Level A harassment of polar bears in addition to the incidental Level B harassment of polar bears and Pacific walruses already authorized. No lethal take is authorized under this rule. This rule is effective 26 June 2025 and remains effective through 5 August 2026. POC is Stephanie Burgess, Marine Mammals Management, USFWS, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS-341, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone 907-786-3844, or email: R7mmmregulatory@fws.gov. (Federal Register 26 June 2025 [Rule] Pages 27398-27432)
The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires facilities with USTs to be inspected at least once every three years. This webinar will help owners and operators be prepared for compliance investigations. During the webinar, Small Business and Local Government Assistance (SBLGA) staff will discuss the contents of the UST Compliance Notebook and provide examples of records you will need to document compliance during an investigation. SBLGA staff will be available to answer your questions about UST requirements.
The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires facilities with USTs to be inspected at least once every three years. This webinar will help owners and operators be prepared for compliance investigations. During the webinar, Small Business and Local Government Assistance (SBLGA) staff will discuss the contents of the UST Compliance Notebook and provide examples of records you will need to document compliance during an investigation. SBLGA staff will be available to answer your questions about UST requirements.
The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires facilities with USTs to be inspected at least once every three years. This webinar will help owners and operators be prepared for compliance investigations. During the webinar, Small Business and Local Government Assistance (SBLGA) staff will discuss the contents of the UST Compliance Notebook and provide examples of records you will need to document compliance during an investigation. SBLGA staff will be available to answer your questions about UST requirements.
June 26, 2025
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the scope of permits. (Congressional Record 11 June 2025 [House] Pages H2653-H2655)
June 25, 2025
A bill to repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units review of the residual risk and technology review. (Congressional Record 10 June 2025 [House] Pages H2612-H2615)
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to water quality criteria development and transparency. (Congressional Record 10 June 2025 [House] Pages H2612-H2615)
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