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OGC Notice of New Proposed Consent Decree

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US EPA Notice of New Proposed Consent Decree The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 23998, Apr. 5, 2024) regarding a proposed consent decree in Sierra Club v. Michael S. Regan, No. 1:23-cv-00424-RCL (D.D.C.). On April 5, 2024, EPA opened docket number EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0166, available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0166 to receive public comments on this proposal. The Federal Register notice and the text of the proposed consent decree are available in the docket. The comment period is open until May 6, 2024. The proposed consent decree would resolve a complaint filed by Sierra Club alleging EPA's failure to issue final Federal plans implementing emissions guidelines for commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators ("CISWI"), and other solid waste incinerators ("OSWI") in states which had not submitted approvable state plans constituted agency acti

Comment Period Re-opening

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US EPA Notice of Re-opening Public Comment Period on Proposed Consent Decree The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 22140, March 29, 2024) regarding a proposed consent decree related to Sierra Club, et al. v. EPA, et al., No. 3:24-cv-00130 (S.D.W. Va.).  On March 29, 2024, the EPA opened docket number EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0145, available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0145 to receive public comments on this proposal.  The Federal Register notice and the text of the proposed consent decree are available in the docket.  The EPA is reopening the public comment period on the proposed consent decree. The comment period will now close on May 31, 2024.   In accordance with the EPA Administrator's March 18, 2022, memorandum regarding "Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements to resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency," notice is given of a proposed consent decree that would res

OGC Notice of New Proposed Consent Decree

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US EPA Notice of New Proposed Consent Decree The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 23998, Apr. 5, 2024) regarding a proposed consent decree in Sierra Club v. Michael S. Regan, No. 1:23-cv-00424-RCL (D.D.C.). On April 5, 2024, EPA opened docket number EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0166, available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0166  to receive public comments on this proposal. The Federal Register notice and the text of the proposed consent decree are available in the docket. The comment period is open until May 6, 2024. The proposed consent decree would resolve a complaint filed by Sierra Club alleging EPA's failure to issue final Federal plans implementing emissions guidelines for commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators ("CISWI"), and other solid waste incinerators ("OSWI") in states which had not submitted approvable state plans constituted agency acti