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PW: bnaweb22 -----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:25 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: Nov. 21 -- BNA, Inc. Daily Environment Report ______________________________ DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT Highlights & Table of Contents November 21, 2001 ______________________________ ISSN 1521-9402 Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. Information about becoming a subscriber or signing up for a FREE Web trial is available at http://web.bna.com or call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET). __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ MONITORING RECOMMENDED IN EPA GUIDANCE ON WATER POLLUTION REPORTS Recommendations to states for doing biological monitoring to determine whether a water body is impaired and requires a total maximum daily load of pollutants is contained in final guidance released by EPA. The "2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report Guidance" calls on states to develop a comprehensive monitoring and assessment strategy describing their approach to obtaining data used to characterize the attainment status of their waters. The final guidance, developed by EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds in the agency's Office of Water does not differ substantially from draft guidance circulated last month. . . . Page A-1, Text E-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7h8b6_ http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7j1t6_ STAFF SAYS TECHNOLOGY TO MEET NONROAD DIESEL RULES AVAILABLE, FEASIBLE Current technology makes it feasible for heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers to meet the most stringent emission standards in place for engines that are more or less than 50 horsepower, according to EPA staff. This finding, announced in a technical staff paper open for public comment, sets the agency up to enter the next phase of nonroad diesel engine regulation--more stringent standards for these engines and their diesel fuel, says an EPA official in the Office of Transportation and Air Quality. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g2u4_ NATURAL GAS, PIPELINE INDUSTRIES SEEK LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE SAFETY Leading natural gas and liquid pipeline industry groups urge the Bush administration to press Congress to pass legislation to improve pipeline safety. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Mineta, industry officials say a working group of leaders from liquid pipeline, natural gas transmission, and natural gas distribution companies "has reached consensus on numerous issues that promote the continued safety and reliability of the nation's pipelines." . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g2b2_ U.N. REPORT TARGETS SEWAGE TREATMENT AS TOP PRIORITY TO PROTECT OCEANS A United Nations Environment Program report cites poorly planned coastal development, sewage flows, and excessive nutrients from industrial and agricultural runoff as the most serious problems associated with ocean pollution. The report was prepared for a meeting next week in Montreal of the organization's Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g8u3_ PESTICIDE MAKERS GET MORE TIME FOR AIR POLLUTION PRECOMPLIANCE PLANS Pesticide active ingredient makers will get three more months to submit precompliance plans for hazardous air pollutant emissions limits under a final rule being published today by EPA. A separate final rule also being published today changes the definition of "process tank" for pesticide makers as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by an industry group. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g1y3_ EPA PROPOSES TO ALLOW CERTAIN HAZARDOUS WASTES TO BE SENT TO LANDFILLS EPA proposes a rule that would allow, under limited conditions, hazardous waste eligible for placement in Corrective Action Management Unit sites to be disposed of in federally regulated hazardous waste landfills. Several industry groups had pushed to have the proposed change included in an EPA rule proposed last year that addressed Corrective Action Management Unit sites and had sought to make it easier for industries to clean up hazardous waste sites. EPA issues this separate, new proposed rule addressing off-site shipment of some wastes as a result of those comments on last year's proposal. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g3w1_ REVISIONS TO VERMONT WETLANDS RULES RELAX REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPERS Revised wetland rules that would loosen some regulatory requirements on developers are expected to be adopted in Vermont next month. The rules would streamline the wetlands review process in Vermont and ease regulatory burdens for routine development activities. But the rules also would provide added protection for Class I wetlands, already the most protected category of wetlands. . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7b3m1_ EPA DRAFT POLICY EVALUATES PESTICIDE EXPOSURE THROUGH DRINKING WATER EPA plans to release today for public comment a draft policy to explain how it will implement the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 requirement to evaluate exposures to pesticides through drinking water. Under the policy, absent evidence to the contrary, the agency says it will not generally conclude that drinking water treatment would reduce exposures to a pesticide. . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7d0f0_ WATER BOARD REJECTS INDUSTRY APPEALS ON SAN DIEGO STORMWATER RULE The California Regional Water Quality Control Board rejects the appeals of the San Diego Building Industry Association and the Western State Petroleum Association to block a plan for the regulation of stormwater runoff in the San Diego region. . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7b9t0_ NUCLEAR COMMISSION FINAL RULE ALLOWS CHANGES IN STORAGE CASK DESIGN The Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirms a final rule allowing changes to an NRC-approved cask design to hold spent nuclear fuel in dry storage at power plants. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7f4n4_ COLORADO MAN RECEIVES JAIL SENTENCE, $100,000 FINE FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING A Mesa County, Colo., judge sentences the owner of a now-defunct cooling systems company to 60 days in jail and a $100,000 fine for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste. . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y6y7h9_ GOVERNOR EXPECTED TO SIGN BIO AGENT REGISTRY BILL IN NORTH CAROLINA Legislation that would require laboratories in North Carolina to keep an inventory and to report regularly on potentially dangerous biological agents is approved by the state's General Assembly. . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7h3c7_ ___________________ INTERNATIONAL TRADE ___________________ WTO: The European Union assures the United States it will not promote the use of the "precautionary principle" to justify the imposition of illegitimate trade barriers in negotiations expected next year to clarify the relationship between World Trade Organization rules and multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Cartagena Protocol of Biosafety. U.S. officials say the commitment was made in a letter from the EU Trade Commissioner during the recent meeting of trade ministers in Doha, Qatar. The ministers agreed in Doha to launch a new round of multilateral trade talks that will include discussions on the relationship between WTO rules and "specific trade obligations" set out in multilateral environmental agreements. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7j0x8_ ____ TEXT ____ WATER POLLUTION: The 2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report Guidance for the States from EPA Office of Water. . . . Page E-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7j1t6_ _________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________ NEWS AIR POLLUTION Pesticide makers get three more months to submit NESHAP precompliance plans . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g1y3_ Technology to make nonroad diesel rules feasible, EPA staff says . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g2u4_ HAZARDOUS WASTE Colorado man receives jail sentence, fine for illegal waste dumping . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y6y7h9_ Proposal would allow certain wastes to be shipped to off-site facilities . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g3w1_ NORTH CAROLINA Bio agent registry bill approved; measure to be signed by governor . . . Page A-9 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7h3c7_ PESTICIDES EPA draft policy addresses impact of drinking water treatment on exposures . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7d0f0_ PIPELINE SAFETY Natural gas, liquid pipeline industries urge action on legislation . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g2b2_ RADIOACTIVE WASTE Commission confirms effective date for rule on storage cask design . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7f4n4_ TRADE ISSUES EU assures U.S. it will not pursue 'precautionary principle' in new negotiations . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7j0x8_ VERMONT Revisions to state rules on wetlands loosen some requirements on developers . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7b3m1_ WATER POLLUTION Biological monitoring recommended in final EPA guidance on reports . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7h8b6_ Report lists causes of ocean pollution, targets sewage treatment as priority . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g8u3_ State board rejects industry appeals on San Diego stormwater regulation . . . Page A-8 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7b9t0_ IN BRIEF China approves tax rebates tied to auto emissions . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7f9t8_ Executives sentenced for falsified test results . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7m4t6_ Japanese town votes down nuclear plant . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7g0n7_ New organophosphate tolerances requested . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7m4t9_ Poll says 64 percent oppose relaxing enforcement . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7m4t3_ ________ CALENDAR ________ CONGRESS Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7p0c5_ PRESIDENT President's calendar . . . Page C-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7p0k3_ _________________ REGULATORY AGENDA _________________ COMMENT DEADLINES Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7b3n8_ NOV. 21 FEDERAL REGISTER Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7c6v0_ NOV. 20 FEDERAL REGISTER Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y6r1z2_ ____ TEXT ____ Water Pollution EPA guidance for compiling integrated monitoring and assessment reports . . . Page E-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7j1t6_ ______________ TABLE OF CASES ______________ Colorado v. Spence (Colo. Dist. Ct.) . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y6y7h9_ United States v. Baker (N.D. Ohio) . . . Page A-10 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a4y7m4t6_ ___________________________________________________________ Daily Environment Report (ISSN 1521-9402) Highlights are published daily by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231 25th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. For account information and changes, contact 1-800-372-1033 (M-F, 8:30 am-7:00 pm ET) To request retransmission or to order a copy of the summarized article, contact 1-800-452-7773 or e-mail bnaplus@bna.com. Copyright © 2001 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Washington, D.C. 20037. 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