Tag: regulations
EPA Annouces its Proposed NAAQS for Ozone
On November 25th, 2014, EPA announced its anticipated proposal for reducing ozone. According to the proposed rule, the current standard of 75 parts per billion would be lowered to a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion. Agency officials said they would also take public comments on whether they should consider going even lower, to […]
SMG HELPS MANAGE CHANGE
I’ve recently updated my cell phone and am going through the pain of adjusting to the new OS, apps and widgets. Managing change is painful at times and always involves some adjustments. One of the many parts of my job is helping clients manage change. When process changes are planned, there are typically multiple regulations […]
ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments Awaits Approval
ASTM Standard 1527-13 for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is now on the streets but it does not have EPA’s stamp of approval quite yet. In August, EPA issued a final rule stating that the soon-to-be-released 1527-13 Standard would be acceptable, alternatively, to the 1527-05 Standard. In reaction to a slew of comments which were […]
Coal Ash Rules to be Promulgated
by Ken Kirk (kenk@smithmanage.com) On October 29, 2013, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a schedule to finalize its delayed rules on the handling and disposal of coal ash from power plants within 60 days. EPA promised federal regulations on the handling and disposal of coal […]
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Electronic Reporting Rule Finalized
EPA has published a final rule requiring facilities to report all non-trade secret Toxics Release Inventory data to EPA using the TRI-MEweb online reporting application. This rule is effective from January 21, 2014. Once the rule becomes effective, facilities submitting non-trade secret TRI reporting forms for the 2013 TRI reporting year (forms due on July […]