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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.

February 2, 2012

Guidance For Regional Office Review Of State Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Funds (PDF) - This guidance provides U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions with recommended procedures and factors to consider for monitoring the soundness of state underground storage tank (UST) financial assurance funds (state funds).The goal of the guidance is to help ensure the adequacy of state funds. A 18pp, 87KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response.

EPA Should Strengthen Records Management on Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Notification Reviews for Surface Coal Mining (PDF) - EPA staff in Regions 3, 4, and 5 should better document their records of review activities on CWA Section 404 surface mining permit notifications. A 18pp, 251KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

February 1, 2012

Underground Injection Control - Class VI Rule (Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide) - Draft Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Class VI Well Testing and Monitoring Guidance Open for Comment (Office of Water).

January 31, 2012

List Of Known Insurance Providers For Underground Storage Tank Owners And Operators - This booklet provides UST owners and operators with a list of insurance providers who may be able to help UST owners and operators comply with financial responsibility requirements by providing a suitable insurance mechanism. Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response.

Water Security Division (WSD): Hands-On Course - Automated Ultrafiltration (UF) Device training offered at Water Security Alliance Security Summit, 23 March 2012, Nashville, TN (Office of Water).

January 30, 2012

Three Men and Company Convicted of Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Air Act During Demolition of Tennessee Factory (PDF) - Chattanooga Plant Containing Large Amounts of Asbestos Was Illegally Demolished, Exposing Community and Workers to Asbestos. A 2pp, 24KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

New Importing Vehicles and Engines website - The Importing Vehicles and Engines website has been redesigned to improve visitors' experience, and to enhance users' ability to find information and understand EPA's imports program. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

January 27, 2012

Harper Man Pleads Guilty To Environmental Charge (PDF) - Patrick Dooley, the owner of Bargains Inc., aka AAA Liquidating Services Inc., was convicted in U.S. District Court of three counts of Clean Water Act violations and one count of witness tampering related to an August 2010 hazardous materials dumping incident. A 2pp, 24KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of PM10 maintenance plan for Eagle River Area, Alaska. - The SIP is available for public viewing at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air, Waste, and Toxics, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle WA 98101; Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 619 E. Ship Creek, Suite 249, Anchorage, AK 99501; or Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby Ave, Suite 303, Juneau, AK 99801-1795. SIP is also available electronically at the Alaska DEC website. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

January 25, 2012

EPA Policy on Financing Local Reserves Needs Revision (PDF) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General performed this audit as a result of observations made during an audit of Special Appropriations Act Project grants. Based on that review, we assessed EPA's policy that allows states to use revolving fund capitalization grants to fund local reserve accounts. A 11pp, 163KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

Harper Man Pleads Guilty To Environmental Charge (PDF) - Two corporations pleaded guilty in separate hearings in Baltimore for their role in managing and owning a ship engaged in deliberate discharges of waste oil and plastic garbage. A 3pp, 29KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

January 24, 2012

EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of PM2.5 maintenance plan for Bi-State Louisville Area, Kentucky. - The SIP is available for public viewing at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division, Air Quality Modeling and Transportation Section, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, 30303. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

January 23, 2012

Examination of Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement X7-83325501 Awarded to Kathleen S. Hill, Chiloquin, Oregon (PDF) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested assistance from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) due to concerns relating to project and funding management exercised by a cooperative agreement recipient, as well as the recipient's cash draw practices. A 85pp, 640KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

Harper Man Pleads Guilty To Environmental Charge (PDF) - A Harper man has pleaded guilty to violating a federal environmental law when he demolished a building for the city of Harper, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today. A 1pp, 19KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

January 20, 2012

Region 10 Technical and Computer Room Security Vulnerabilities Increase Risk to EPA's Network (PDF) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA's Network Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted this audit to identify technical vulnerabilities associated with the Agency's network devices located in EPA's Region 10 headquarters building, and to assess the security posture of the Region 10 computer room. A 1pp, 44KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

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January 18, 2012

PostGraduate Internship Opportunity - Water Security Division (WSD): Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative. (Office of Water).

January 13, 2012

EPA Study On The Effectiveness Of UST Insurance As A Financial Responsibility (FR) Mechanism - This web-based document serves as a user-friendly reference to assist permit writers and permittees in locating and understanding the current RCRA Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) Regulations. A 61pp, 1.8MB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response.

January 12, 2012

EPA finalizes Great Lakes Steamship Repower Incentive Program - EPA published a Direct Final Rule that adds a provision to our large marine engine program to provide an incentive to repower Great Lakes steamships with new, more efficient, diesel engines. This consists of an automatic, time-limited fuel waiver that allows the use of residual fuel in the replacement diesel engines that exceeds the global and ECA sulfur limits that otherwise apply to the fuel used in ships operating on the U. S. portions of the Great Lakes. This automatic Great Lakes steamship repower fuel waiver is valid through December 31, 2025; after that date, repowered steamships will be required to comply with the Great Lakes ECA fuel sulfur limits for diesel engines. This automatic fuel waiver is available only to steamships that operate exclusively on the Great Lakes, that were in service on October 30, 2009 and that are repowered with a Tier 2 or better diesel engine. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

January 11, 2012

Criminal Enforcement (PDF) - Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, announced that Leonard Pugh, 74, residing in Oriskany, N.Y., was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Syracuse following his guilty plea to a violation of the Clean Air Act, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 7413(c). The Honorable Norman A. Mordue sentenced Pugh to 1 year of probation and directed him to pay a $5,000 fine. A 2pp, 103KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

January 10, 2012

Korean Shipping Company, Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer Convicted in Hawaii for environmental crimes (PDF) - Keoje Marine Co. Ltd., and two engineers from the M/T Keoje Tiger, pleaded guilty in federal court in Honolulu for environmental crimes violations. A 2pp, 25KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

January 9, 2012

Franklin Foundry and Company President Pleaded Guilty to Illegally Storing Hazardous Waste - John R. Wiehl and the company, Franklin Non-Ferrous Foundry, Inc., pleaded guilty to unlawfully storing hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Wiehl, 64, is the president of the foundry, which is located in Franklin, N.H. The company manufactures a variety of metal parts for various industrial applications. A byproduct of the foundry's operation is the generation of waste containing hazardous or toxic concentrations of lead and cadmium. Exposure to lead and cadmium can cause or contribute to a range of health effects, including behavioral problems, learning disabilities and kidney disease. (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

New Individual Chemical Method available - Method 218.7 Determination of Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water by Ion Chromatography with Post-Column Derivatization and UV-Visable Spectroscopic Detection. (Office of Water).

January 5, 2012

New CUPSS training dates announced - CUPSS Webinar schedule and registration information, see Webinar Schedule tab for more information. (Office of Water).

January 4, 2012

City of Pineville sentenced in illegal discharge case (PDF) - Following the heavy rainfall from Hurricane Gustav in 2008, the city of Pineville's Huffman Creek Pumping Station illegally discharged hydraulic fluid over the levee and into Bayou Maria, which ultimately empties into the Red River. A 1pp, 87KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

January 3, 2012

EPA is currently conducting adequacy reviews of the PM2.5 maintenance plan for Huntington-Ashland Area , Kentucky. - The State of Kentucky has requested that EPA parallel process the adequacy review of the proposed SIP revision's mobile source insignificance determination for direct PM2.5 and NOx, meaning that EPA will start the public comment period for the adequacy of the SIP insignificance finding prior to the State completing its SIP adoption process. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

December 29, 2011

EPA Needs to Manage Nanomaterial Risks More Effectively (PDF) - A 28pp, 428KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

Close-Out of Hotline Complaint on Unreasonable Cost Increase to the Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements, Perkins, Oklahoma (PDF) - A 5pp, 161KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

EPA Study On The Effectiveness Of UST Insurance As A Financial Responsibility (FR) Mechanism - EPA undertook a study to assess the effectiveness of UST insurance as a FR mechanism, as well as to more broadly examine whether the current UST insurance structure provides owners and operators with the financial assurance EPA originally intended. This document summarizes the results of the study, identifies certain areas of concerns, and discusses potential next steps. (Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response).

December 28, 2011

Training Contractor Not Promptly Paid Under Purchase Order EP07H001074 (PDF) - A 19pp, 222KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

CUPSS (Check Up Program for Small Systems) v1 3.7 released - Enhancements to the software include: Option to upload multiple assets from a spreadsheet template, Upgrade to the CUPSS installation process for Windows 7 and Vista users, and Ability to use the custom My CUPSS Plan as a submittal for Clean Water Needs Survey (CWNS) documentation. An updated Users Guide is also available. (Office of Water).

December 27, 2011

EPA finalizes the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency's RFS2 program (PDF) - EPA is establishing the volume requirements and associated percentage standards that will apply under the RFS2 program in calendar year 2012 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The standards will ensure that transportation fuel sold in the United State contains a minimum volume of renewable fuel as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. A 97pp, 662KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

December 15, 2011

EPA issues Notice of Data Availability concerning renewable fuels produced from palm oil - EPA conducted lifecycle GHG analyses for a number of biofuel feedstocks and production pathways as part of its March 26, 2010 RFS final rule. (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act and Obstruction Crimes in Louisiana (PDF) - Pelican Refining Company LLC, was sentenced to pay $12 million for felony violations of the Clean Air Act and obstruction of justice charges in federal court in Lafayette, La. A 3pp, 33KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

December 14, 2011

Early Warning Report: Use of Unapproved Asbestos Demolition Methods May Threaten Public Health (PDF) - A 4pp, 129KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Inspector General).

December 13, 2011

Greek Shipping Company, Master and Chief Engineer of M/V Agios Emilianos Convicted for Intentional Cover-Up of Oil Pollution and Obstruction of Justice (PDF) - Ilios Shipping Company S.A., pleaded guilty in federal court in New Orleans for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and obstruction of justice, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno and U.S. Attorney Jim Letten. A 2pp, 22KB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Compliance & Enforcement).

December 12, 2011

Analyzing Emission Reductions From Travel Efficiency Strategies: A Guide to The TEAM Approach - This document provides information and guidance for using the Travel Efficiency Assessment Method (TEAM) approach for assessing the potential of travel efficiency strategies for reducing criteria and greenhouse gas emissions. The guide supports a preliminary evaluation of emission reductions for several travel efficiency strategies and combinations of strategies. A 46pp, 2MB Adobe Acrobat PDF document from the (Office of Transportation and Air Quality).

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