SMALL-BIZ@EPA A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY November 2017 Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement, Penalty Assessment and Opportunity to Comment Regarding Enel Green Power North America, Inc comment on the ^ C-./^-.A, i^^ ^ ^^^ ^ will be forwarded to the Agency's Environmental Appeals Board (BAB). This proposed settlement agreement is the result of voluntary disclosures of CWA, CAA, RCRA and EPCRA violations by EGPNA to the EPA. EGPNA is an electric energy producing company which specializes in producing clean energy from renewable sources (i.e.. from hydro, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass sources) in lieu of carbon-based energy sources. EGPNA is incorporated in 1985 in the State of Massachusetts. EGPNA is located at 100 Brickstone Square, Ste 300, Andover, Massachusetts 01810. For further information, contact: Peter W. Moore, Water Enforcement Division, Office of Civil Enforcement (2243- A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-6014; fax: (202) 564-0010; email: moore.peter@epa.gov. DO YOU HAVE ARTICLES FOR THE SMALLBIZ@EPA NEWSLETTER? FORWARD TO: ELNORA THOMPSON AT: THOMPSON.ELNORA@EPA.GOV EPA'S OMBUDSMAN, JOAN B. ROGERS AT: ROG ERS.JOANB@EPA.GOV EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses SUBJECT: Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients http://www.epa. go v/dockets/contacts html Federal Register: Vol. 82, No. 226, Monday, November 27, 2017 /Notices AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notices SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Submit your comments, identified by the Docket Identification (ID) Number and the File Symbol of interest as show in the body of this document, by one of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. or Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (2822IT), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW„ Washington, DC 20460-0001. EPA FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES SUBJECT: Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html Federal Register: Vol. 82, No. 226, Monday, November 27, 2017/Notices AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notices SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the pesticide petitions. After considering the public comments, EPA intends to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. Additional data may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on these pesticide petitions. EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses For further information, contact: Robert McNally, (703) 305-7090; email address: BPPDFRNotices@ epa.gov. EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- |