May 2007

Selected

Proposed Regulations, Adopted Regulations and Notices

Proposed Regulations

N.J.A.C. 7:26D

Site Remediation

New Jersey Register, Vol. 39, No. 9, 5/7/2007 at 1574

Summary: The Department of Environmental Protection has proposed modifications to the proposed draft remediation standards in response to comments primarily involving procedures used to develop standards for the Impact to Ground Water Pathway and parameters used to develop the non-residential inhalation remediation standards.

40 CFR Part 60

Standards of Performance

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 92, 5/14/2007 at 27178

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed amendments to the Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries and new Standards of Performance for new, modified, or reconstructed refinery process units.

N.J.A.C. 7:9B

Surface Water Quality

New Jersey Register, Vol. 39, No. 10, 5/21/2007 at 1845

Summary: The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to amend the definition of Category One Waters of the Surface Water Quality Standards by adding exceptional ecological significance, exceptional fisheries resource(s), exceptional water supply significance, and HUC 14.

N.J.A.C. 7:15

Water Quality Management

New Jersey Register, Vol. 39, No. 10, 5/21/2007 at 1870

Summary: The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to readopt and amend the Water Quality Management Planning rules.

N.J.A.C. 7:26G

Hazardous Waste

New Jersey Register, Vol. 39, No. 10, 5/21/2007 at 1953

Summary: The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to readopt and amend the Hazardous Waste Rules.

Adopted Regulations

40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 70, 71

Emissions

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 83, 5/1/2007 at 24060

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has changed the definition of “major emitting facility” of ethanol production facilities as it applies to PSD, NSR and Title V regulations.

40 CFR Part 63

NESHAP

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 85, 5/3/2007 at 25138

Summary: The Environmental Protection has revised the emission standards for methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and perchloroethylene by implementing a technology-based rule which provides for a facility-wide total emission standard.

40 CFR Parts 9, 372

EPCRA

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 90, 5/10/2007 at 26544

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has changed added the requirement to report total mass quantity of each member of the category that includes dioxin and dioxin-like compounds under section 313 of EPCRA

40 CFR Part 112

SPCC

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 94, 5/16/2007 at 27443

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the date for facilities to prepare or amend SPCC Plans and implement the plans until such time the Agency promulgates revisions.

Notices

CERCLA

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 85, 5/3/2007 at 24583

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has entered into an administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs with Marie Pennella regarding the Dover Municipal Well #4 Superfund Site in Dover, Morris County.

Natural Resource Restoration

New Jersey Register, Vol. 39, No. 9, 5/7/2007 at 1821

Summary: The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to enter into a Natural Resource Damage Settlement Agreement with Bridgeland Warehouses, LLC for discharges from USTs in Garfield.

CERCLA

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 90, 5/10/2007 at 26631

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency has entered into an administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs with Sherwin-Williams regarding the Hilliard’s Creek Site, Rout 561 Dump Site, and US Avenue Burn Site in Gibbsboro, Camden County.

Audits

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 92, 5/14/2007 at 27116

Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency requests comment on whether the Agency should consider offering incentives to new owners of regulated entities to discover, disclose, correct, and prevent the recurrence of environmental violations.