Federal Agencies

• Date: 01 May 2024

52024 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER 54 ELR 10427

In the Federal Agencies

"In the Federal Agencies" contains summaries of notab le agency activity during the month of March 2024. Citations are to

the Federal Register (FR). Entries below are organized by Final Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices. Within each section,

entries are further subdivided by the subject matter area, with entries listed chronologically. To see ELR's entire collection,

visit https://www.elr.info/federal-register.

FINAL RULES

AIR

EPA lowered the level of the primary annua l ne particulate

matter standard a nd nalized other key aspects related to t he

particulate mat ter NAAQS. 89 FR 16202 (3/6/24).

EPA nalized multiple actions to reduce air pollution emis-

sions from the crude oil and natura l gas source categor y. 89

FR 16820 (3/8/24).

EPA revised its Risk Mana gement Program under the CA A,

including several cha nges and amplic ations to the accident

prevention program requirements, enhancements to the

emergency preparedness requirements, a nd improvements to

the public availability of chemic al hazard information. 89 FR

17622 (3/11/24).

TOXIC SUBSTANCES

EPA issued a rule under TSCA to address t he unreasonable

risk of injury to health presented by chr ysotile asbestos based

on the risks posed by cert ain conditions of use. 89 FR 21970

(3/28/24).

WATER

EPA nalized facility response plan requirements for worst-

case discha rges of CWA hazardous substa nces for onshore

non-transportation-related facilities that cou ld reasonably

be expected to cause subst antial harm to the environment

by discharging a C WA hazardous substance into or on the

navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or exclusive ec onomic

zone. 89 FR 21924 (3/28/24).

WILDLIFE

FWS designated approximately 1,160,625 acres in 13 Florida

counties as critical h abitat for the Florida bonneted bat under

the ESA. 89 FR 16624 (3/7/24).

FWS designated critica l habitat for 12 endangered species on

the island of Hawai’ i under the ESA. 89 FR 17902 (3/12/24).

PROPOSED RULE

WILDLIFE

FWS proposed to list the bushy whitlow-wort as an end an-

gered species under the ESA, a nd to designate approximately

41.96 acres in Jim Hogg County, Texas, as critical habitat for

the species. 89 FR 19526 (3/19/24).

NOTICE

NATURAL RESOURCES

EPA adopted two categorical exclusions from DOE under

NEPA for drop-o, collection, and transfer faci lities for recy-

clable materials and for inst allation or relocation of machin-

ery and equipment. 89 FR 20470 (3/22/24).