EPA Awards Texas and Louisiana Grants to Monitor
Water Quality at Coastal Beaches
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun awarding up to $9.24 million across 39
states, territories and tribes to develop and implement beach monitoring and notification programs. Upon
meeting the eligibility requirements, the state of Louisiana will receive $314,000 and the state of Texas
will receive $343,000. Under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH)
Act, EPA awards grants to eligible state, territorial and tribal applicants to help them and their local
government partners monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches. When bacteria levels are
too high for safe swimming, these agencies notify the public by posting beach warnings or closing the
beach. Since 2002, state and local governments, territories and tribes have used nearly $167 million in
EPA BEACH Act grants to monitor beaches for fecal indicator bacteria, maintain and operate public
notification systems, identify local pollution sources, and report results of monitoring and notification
activities to EPA.
As part of EPA's efforts to better protect Americans who plan to swim and play in or near the water the
summer, the agency recently issued recommendations for water quality criteria and swimming advisory
values for two cyanotoxins. Algal blooms caused by cyanobacteria sometimes produce cyanotoxins that
can be harmful to people recreating in or on the water when present above certain concentrations. EPA's
recommendations are available for states to consider if they develop water quality standards or local
swimming advisories for cyanotoxins. EPA also released infographics that states, and communities can
use to communicate basic information about harmful algal blooms (HABs) to the public. States, tribes
and waterbody managers can download handout- and poster-sized infographic files, along with
instructions on how to add local contact information, from EPA's newly refreshed Cyanobacterial HABs
website EPA's 2019 BEACH Act grant funding, contingent upon meeting the eligibility requirements,
will be allocated to the following states, territories and tribes: For further information contact: Tracy
Bone, (202) 564-5257, email at bone,tracv@epa.gov.
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EPA Spring 2019 Agenda of Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions Shows Commitment to Strong
Environmental Protection and Regulatory Reform
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency along
with the rest of the federal government, released the
Spring 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions, which provides updates to the
public about regulatory activity. EPA's Spring 2019
Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
continues to support President Trump's commitment
to regulatory reform while simultaneously advancing
the Agency's core mission of protecting human
health and the environment.
From reducing NOx emissions from heavy-duty
trucks to cost-benefit reforms to addressing emerging
chemicals of concern, EPA's Spring Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions shows
continued progress in reducing regulatory burden as
envisioned by Executive Order 13771. Along with
35 actions that are appearing for the first time, this
agenda lists 57 actions that are expected to be
deregulatory. Examples of both include:
•	The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient
Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026
Passenger Cars and Light Trucks;
•	Regulatory Determinations for
Perfluorooctanoic Acid and
Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid
•	Control of Air Pollution from New Motor
Vehicles: Fleavy-Duty Engine Standards;
•	On-Highway Heavy-Duty Trailers: Review
of Standards and Requirements;
•	Clarification of State Certification
Procedures Under Section 401 of the Clean
Water Act;
•	Clean Air Act Benefit-Cost Reforms;
•	Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission
Standards for New, Reconstructed, and
Modified Sources Reconsideration;
•	Accidental Release Prevention
Requirements: Risk Management Programs
Under the Clean Air Act; Reconsideration of
Amendments. Revised Definition of'Waters
of the United States'; and
•	Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Protection
Standard; Revision of the Application
Exclusion Zone Requirements.
For more information about regulatory reform at
EPA: www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/epa-
deregulatorv-actions
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EPA Awards Over $9.3 Million to Clean Up School Buses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded more than $9.3 million to replace
473 older diesel school buses. The funds are going to 145 school bus fleets in 43 states or territories,
each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The
new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked to health problems such as asthma and lung damage.
There was a total of six applications selected in EPA Region 2 with winners in New York, New Jersey
and Puerto Rico for rebate funds to assist in replacing old diesel school buses to achieve significant
reductions in student's exposure to harmful emissions. The six selected applicants propose replacing a
total of 39 buses at a total rebate funding amount of $725,000. In Puerto Rico, Transporte Sonnell, LLC,
in Corozal was selected to replace ten school buses for a total rebate funding amount of $150,000.
In New Jersey, four applicants were selected. North Brunswick Township Board of Education, in North
Brunswick was selected to replace 3 school buses for a total rebate funding amount of $55,000. Toms
River Regional Schools, in Toms River was selected to replace 10 school buses for a total rebate funding
amount of $200,000. Wall Township Board of Education, in Wall was selected to replace 5 school buses
for a total rebate funding amount of $100,000. George Dapper, Inc., in Iselin was selected to replace 10
school buses for a total rebate funding amount of $200,000. In New York (NY), Honeoye Central School
District, in Honeoye was selected to replace 1 school bus for a total rebate funding amount of $20,000.
Applicants replacing buses with engine model years of 2006 and older will receive rebates between
$15,000 and $20,000, depending on the size of the bus. Regional, state, or tribal agencies including
school districts and municipalities, or private entities that operate school buses under contract with state,
tribal or local agencies were eligible to apply.
Over the last 7 years, EPA has awarded approximately $39 million in rebates to replace almost 2,000
school buses. Bus replacements funded through the rebate program reduce emissions and exposure to
particulate matter and nitrogen oxides for children at schools, bus stops, and on the buses themselves.
School buses travel over four billion miles each year, providing the safest transportation to and from
school for more than 25 million American children every day. However, exhaust from diesel buses can
harm health, especially in children, who have a faster breathing rate than adults and whose lungs are not
yet fully developed.
EPA has implemented standards to make newer diesel engines more than 90 percent cleaner, but many
older diesel school buses are still operating. These older diesel engines emit large amounts of pollutants
such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which are linked to instances of aggravated asthma, lung
damage and other serious health problems.
The 2018 DERA school bus rebate recipients can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-
rebates
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Question: As an aerospace job shop, our facility generates hazardous waste from our painting and
coating processes. Since this makes us a hazardous waste generator, who at our facility must attend
mandatory training? What is the frequency, and do I have to keep records of the training?
Gerald Generator
Answer:
Dear Gerald: Great question! In the environmental compliance arena, training is key to understanding
your regulatory requirements and responsibilities. Generally, any personnel who handle or manage
hazardous waste as part of their position need to be trained based on what their duties require. For
example, the environmental manager who oversees the hazardous waste management program should
be thoroughly trained on all aspects of hazardous waste management, from hazardous waste
determinations to signing manifests and emergency preparedness. However, the paint technician, who
simply generates waste from paint-gun cleaning, may only need to be trained on container management
elements and on knowing which items hazardous waste are.
Hazardous waste training requirements vary based on size of generator your facility is. They may also
vary if your state has regulations that are more stringent than EPA's. A summary of the requirements
by generator category can be found on EPA's website. However, some states, such as Kansas and
Minnesota, have more stringent requirements for training. To inquire about state-specific hazardous
waste generator rules, click on this map to find your state SBEAP. Finally, if you don't document the
training, then how do you prove it was completed? Always document training by listing the training
topic, the trainer, the date and have the individuals who were trained, sign and date the training log.
Remember, if you need additional assistance, email Ask SBEAP or call us at 800-578-8898.
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SUBJECT: Allocations of Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule Allowances from New
Unit Set-Asides for 2019 Control
Periods
http://www.epa. no v/dock ets/contacts. h tin
Federal Register: Vol. 84, No. 102,
Tuesday, May 28, 2019/ Notices
AGENCY: EPA
ACTION: Notice of availability for comment.
SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is providing notice of the availability of data
on emission allowance allocations to certain units
under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
trading programs. EPA has completed preliminary
calculations for the first round of allocations of
allowances from the CSAPR new unit set-asides
(NUSAs) for the 2019 control periods and has posted
spreadsheets containing the calculations on EPA's
website. EPA will consider timely objections to the
preliminary calculations (including objections
concerning the identification of units eligible for
allocations) before determining the final amounts of
the first-round allocations.
For further information contact: Kenon Smith, (202)
343-9164 email at smith.kenon@epa.gov
or Jason Kuhns at (202) 564-3236 or email at
kuhns.jason@epa.gov.
EPA FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
SUBJECT: Federal Implementation Plan to
Establish a Bank for Ozone Precursor
Emission Reduction Credits from Existing
Sources on Indian Country Lands Within the
Uinta Basin Ozone Nonattainment Area
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html
Federal Register: Vol. 84, No 80,
Thursday, April 25, 2019/Proposed Rules
AGENCY: EPA
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed
rulemaking.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) is to solicit
broad feedback on different approaches to
establishing a voluntary emission reduction credit
(ERC) bank for ozone precursors, specifically
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen
oxides (NOX), as part of a Clean Air Act (CAA)
Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) applicable to
stationary sources on Indian country lands within the
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (U&O
Reservation) that are part of the Uinta Basin Ozone
Nonattainment Area. The EPA designated portions
of the "Uinta Basin" region nonattainment for the
2015 Ozone NAAQS, effective August 3, 2018. The
ERCs described in this ANPRM could be generated
and used for several air quality planning purposes:
assisting in achievement of the ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS); general
conformity demonstrations, and nonattainment new
source review (NNSR) permitting related to
development of new VOC and NOX emissions
sources in Indian country portions of the Uinta Basin
Ozone Nonattainment Area in Utah. We are also
inviting comment on the potential for the bank to
interact with sources that are outside the
nonattainment area or the U&O Reservation.
For further information contact: Chris Dresser, (303)
312-0635, email at dresser.chris@epa.gov.
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