Recent Additions
This page provides access to a listing of some of the recent additions and new materials made available on the EPA Web site within the past six weeks.
September 24, 2012
- Federal Funding (Fed FUNDS) Web site launched for Water/Wastewater Utilities - Site provides tailored information about applicable federal disaster funding programs. (Office of Water).
September 20, 2012
- NCEA releases BMDS 2.3 - NCEA's BMDS Web site has been updated with BMDS version 2.3. This update (Build 68) fixes several interface problems with Windows 7, in which clipboard errors would occasionally crash both BMDS and Microsoft Office. (Office of Research).
September 17, 2012
- New Resource Directory on Safely Controlling and Preventing Mosquitoes - PA has reorganized its resources about controlling mosquitoes and preventing bites on its website. Though the summer is winding down, the EPA advises the public that mosquitoes can still present a serious risk to public health. (Office of Pesticides).
September 14, 2012
- 2013 Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2): Final Rulemaking - EPA is establishing an applicable volume of 1.28 bill gallons for biomass-based diesel (BBD) for 2013. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).
September 11, 2012
- Robust Summaries: Olefin Hydroformaylation Products - ExxonMobile Biomedical Sciences, Inc. submitted revisions/updates. (Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention).
August 30, 2012
- SmartWay launches TIPS: Trends, Indicators, and Partner Statistics - A source of leading freight movement industry indicators and quick facts on current SmartWay Partner performance metrics. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).
- Publication: BASINS and WEPP Climate Assessment Tools (CAT): Case Study Guide to Potential Applications (Final Report) - This report presents a series of short case studies designed to illustrate the capabilities of these tools for conducting scenario based assessments of the potential effects of climate change on streamflow and water quality. (Office of Research).
August 20, 2012
- Announcement of update on the IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic - EPA has revised its schedule to develop the IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic (Cancer and Non-Cancer Effects of Oral Exposures). Information on the new schedule will be available on IRIS Track in the near future. (Office of Research).
- Request for Comment on Letters Seeking a Waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard - On August 20, 2012, EPA issued a request for comment on letters seeking a waiver of the volume requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The Governors of Arkansas and North Carolina requested that EPA waive a portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard under section 211(o)(7) of the Clean Air Act. Under this statute, EPA shall decide on a waiver request within 90 days of receiving it, in consultation with the Departments of Agriculture and Energy. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).
August 17, 2012
- 2010 CWA Annual Noncompliance Report(ANCR) for Non-Major Facilities - The 2010 CWA ANCR Report for Non-Major Facilities provides a state-by-state summary of violations and enforcement response at smaller CWA dischargers that report self-monitoring data under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. (Office of Research).
August 14, 2012
- List of Laboratories Approved for the Analysis of Cryptosporidium under the SDWA - The laboratories have passed the Laboratory Quality Assurance Evaluation Program for Analysis of Cryptosporidium under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and have been granted "Approved" status. (Office of Water).
August 13, 2012
- WARRP Summary Report and Presentations (PDF) - The Wide Area Recovery and Resiliency Program (WARRP) Waste Management workshop's purpose was to advance the planning of federal, state, and local officials in the area of waste management (segregation, temporary storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal) following a chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) wide-area incident in the Denver, Colorado, urban area. A 145 pp, 6.17MB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
- Publication: Freshwater Biological Traits Database (Final Report and On-line Database) - The report discusses the development of a database of freshwater biological traits for this project. The database combines several existing traits databases into an on-line format. The database is also augmented with additional traits that are relevant to detecting climate change-related effects, especially traits related to temperature tolerance and flow. (Office of Research).
August 9, 2012
- SIP Submissions Currently Under EPA Adequacy Review - EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the annual and 24-hour PM2.5 maintenance plans for Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Ohio. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).
August 8, 2012
- Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) (PDF) - EPA signed a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) (PDF) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require companies to report in advance of all new uses of long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic (LCPFAC) chemicals as part of carpets or to treat carpets, including the import of new carpet containing LCPFACs. A 47 pp, 266KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention.
August 6, 2012
- SIP Submissions Currently Under EPA Adequacy Review - EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the 1997 8-hour ozone attainment plan for the Maryland portion of Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).
- EPA Approved Laboratories for Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule 3 - These laboratories met the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation 3 (UCMR 3) Laboratory Approval Program application and Proficiency Testing (PT) criteria for the methods indicated. (Office of Water).
August 1, 2012
- Publication: Nanomaterial Case Study: Nanoscale Silver in Disinfectant Spray (Final Report) - This report presents a case study of engineered nanoscale silver (nano-Ag), focusing on the specific example of nano-Ag as possibly used in disinfectant sprays. (Office of Research).