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-----Original Message----- From: "BNA Highlights" <bhighlig@bna.com<@ENRON Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:08 PM To: BNA Highlights Subject: Dec. 28 -- BNA, Inc. Daily Environment Report ______________________________ DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT Highlights & Table of Contents December 28, 2001 ______________________________ ISSN 1521-9402 __________ HIGHLIGHTS __________ NOTICES TO REFINERIES SAID TO INDICATE NEW SOURCE REVIEW MOVING FORWARD Notices of violation sent to two major oil companies by EPA indicate the agency is moving forward with enforcement of the new source review provisions of the Clean Air Act. The agency sends notices of violation to ExxonMobil Oil Corp., and Sunoco Inc., for allegedly making major improvements at refineries in Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas without installing modern pollution-control equipment. The notices inform the companies that EPA has detected alleged violations and represent the first formal step in an enforcement action. They come as the agency is completing work on an examination ordered by the White House of new source review enforcement and its effects on oil refining and electricity production. Industry and environmental groups were bracing for release of the EPA new source review report in December, but agency sources now say the report is likely to be released in January 2002. . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p0z2_ REVISED EPA INVENTORY UPDATE RULE NOT READY FOR REPORTS DUE IN 2002 A final, revised Inventory Update Rule that would change the information chemical manufacturers and importers provide EPA will not be issued in time for the 2002 reporting cycle, according to William Sanders, director of EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. He says EPA is still developing a final rule which it intends to submit to the White House Office of Management and Budget in 2002. The Inventory Update Rule forms required for 2002 will contain the same types of information EPA requested in 1998. . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p8k6_ ADMINISTRATION REVOKES RULE LINKING FEDERAL CONTRACTS TO COMPLIANCE The Bush administration revokes the rule issued during the Clinton administration that linked the award of federal contracts to a contractor's compliance with labor, tax, and environmental laws. Several federal agencies, including EPA, argued the rule would damage the procurement process. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3j6w9_ SUGGESTED REFORMS FOR PERMITS INCLUDES INDUSTRY ROLE WRITING APPLICATIONS A report from Resources for the Future suggests Congress consider amending the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and other environmental laws to make companies responsible for writing permits required by the regulations. Among other things, the report finds permit applications often require more information than needed. . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p4g1_ OHIO STORAGE FACILITY WOULD PAY $400,000 IN PENALTIES UNDER SETTLEMENT Operators of an Ohio facility would pay $400,000 in fines for certain hazardous waste violations under a proposed consent decree. Under the proposed agreement, operators of the waste storage facility, Clean Harbors Inc. in Cincinnati, also must change certain procedures. . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_ DRAFT U.K. STANDARDS PUBLISHED FOR REFRIGERATORS CONTAINING CFCS The United Kingdom publishes draft standards for handling discarded refrigerators that would require handlers to remove insulation foam made from ozone-depleting substances before scrapping or recycling the units. The draft standards concern the removal of chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons from the cooling system and the insulating foam. They follow the introduction of a European Union directive banning the disposal of refrigerators unless all the CFCs and HCFCs have been removed. . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3c4n7_ _______________ CHEMICAL SAFETY _______________ RISK NOTIFICATION: A U.S. branch of a German chemical manufacturer stops importing a compound, K 5259, after two rabbits exposed to the agent die shortly after it was applied. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3m2b1_ FRANCE: Prime Minister Jospin announces the permanent closure of a chemical fertilizer plant in Toulouse where an explosion killed 30 people in September. Jospin insists the government does not aim "to ban the chemical industry from Toulouse," but hopes to "permit a reconversion of the chemical sector toward safer activities that do not pose the same level of danger.". . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3g9z0_ __________ STATE NEWS __________ COLORADO: Coors Brewing Co. and the Colorado Division of Wildlife settle an enforcement case by requiring the company to build a $500,000 wetlands project touted as a model to improve water quality and wildlife habitat. The agreement resolves alleged violations stemming from the accidental release of 2,500 barrels of high-gravity beer into Clear Creek, killing thousands of fish. . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3h0u7_ MINNESOTA: House Republicans unveil proposed legislation aimed at preparing Minnesota for domestic terrorism, including stricter controls on drivers of vehicles carrying hazardous materials. . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3d3r2_ _________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS _________________ NEWS AIR POLLUTION Notices to refineries said to indicate EPA new source review moving forward . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p0z2_ CHEMICAL SAFETY French government plans to close chemical plant that was site of blast . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3g9z0_ COLORADO Coors, state wildlife division reach accord on wetlands project to settle beer spill case . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3h0u7_ GENERAL POLICY Bush administration revokes regulation linking federal contracts to compliance . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3j6w9_ HAZARDOUS WASTE Ohio storage facility would pay $400,000 in penalties under proposed agreement . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_ MINNESOTA Republican anti-terrorism package includes more controls on hazmat drivers . . . Page A-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3d3r2_ OZONE DEPLETION U.K. publishes draft standards for refrigerators containing CFCs, HCFCs . . . Page A-6 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3c4n7_ REGULATORY REFORM Report suggests industry role in writing permit applications . . . Page A-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p4g1_ TOXIC SUBSTANCES Chemical firm stops importing product after rabbits die during eye irritation test . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3m2b1_ Final inventory rule not ready for 2002 reporting cycle, EPA official says . . . Page A-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p8k6_ IN BRIEF DOT plans public meeting on hazmat transport . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3t1j6_ EPA withdraws rule on lead-based paint waste . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k1q7_ N.C. governor signs wastewater bill into law . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3q3d8_ Spent fuel storage cask rule to take effect . . . Page A-7 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3q3e1_ ________ CALENDAR ________ CONGRESS Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3u1c5_ PRESIDENT President's calendar . . . Page C-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3u1j7_ PUBLIC LAWS Legislation recently signed into law . . . Page C-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3u1k3_ _________________ REGULATORY AGENDA _________________ COMMENT DEADLINES Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-5 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3f4t5_ DEC. 28 FEDERAL REGISTER Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3j0f0_ DEC. 27 FEDERAL REGISTER Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-2 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3f4v2_ ______________ TABLE OF CASES ______________ Colorado Department of Natural Resources v. Coors Brewing Co. (ColoDistCt) . . . Page A-3 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3h0u7_ United States v. Clean Harbors Inc. (S.D. Ohio) . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_ United States v. Marine Shale Processors Inc. (W.D. La.) . . . Page A-4 http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_ ___________________________________________________________ Daily Environment Report (ISSN 1521-9402) Highlights are published daily by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1231 25th St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. Registered Web subscribers can access the full text of these articles by using the URL link supplied. To register for a FREE Web trial, go to http://web.bna.com. For subscription information and other inquiries, call BNA Customer Relations at 1-800-372-1033, Mon. - Fri. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm (ET), excluding most federal holidays. To request retransmission or to order a copy of the summarized article, contact 1-800-452-7773 or e-mail bnaplus@bna.com. 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