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Plastic Content Reporting and Compliance: Proposed rule - The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is proposing permanent regulations per Public Resources Code (PRC) section 14547 in response to Assembly Bill (AB) 793 that would adopt definitions for postconsumer recycled material, post-industrial recycled material, plastic material reclaimer, manufacturer of postconsumer recycled plastic, and clarify definitions for food-grade, and bottle-grade terms; recordkeeping and compliance requirements for beverage manufacturers; reporting requirements for beverage manufacturers, plastic material reclaimers, and manufacturers of postconsumer recycled plastic; petition requirements for an association to petition CalRecycle's Director to adjust the minimum postconsumer recycled content standard; and, requirements for beverage manufacturers to submit corrective action plans and requests for reducing administrative penalties. These proposed regulations would also amend section 2100 to make clear that failure to file a required report correctly and accurately by a beverage manufacturer, a plastic material reclaimer, or a manufacturer of postconsumer

Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Proposed rule - The Department is proposing a new rule: Chapter 90: Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The rule provides additional guidance on the notification requirements and sales prohibitions for products and product components containing intentionally added PFAS pursuant to 38 M.R.S. 1614.:

Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) - PHMSA proposes amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to update, clarify, improve the safety of, or streamline various regulatory requirements. Specifically, this rulemaking responds to 18 petitions for rulemaking submitted by the regulated community between May 2018 and October 2020 that requests PHMSA address a variety of provisions, including but not limited to those addressing packaging, hazard communication, and the incorporation by reference of certain documents. These proposed revisions maintain or enhance the existing high level of safety under the HMR while providing clarity and appropriate regulatory flexibility in the transport of hazardous materials.

Draft Regulatory Guide: Criteria for Programmable Digital Devices in Safety-Related Systems of Nuclear Power Plants: Proposed guide; request for comment - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1374, "Criteria for Programmable Digital Devices in Safety-Related Systems of Nuclear Power Plants." This DG is proposed Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.152, "Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants." DG-1374 describes an approach that is acceptable to the NRC staff to meet regulatory requirements for promoting high functional reliability, design quality, and a secure development and operational environment (SDOE) for the use of programmable digital devices (PDDs) in the safety-related systems of nuclear power generating stations.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases and Update Frequency: Proposed rule - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference proposed revisions of three regulatory guides, which would approve new, revised, and reaffirmed code cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This proposed action would allow nuclear power plant licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses to use the code cases listed in these draft regulatory guides as voluntary alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, inservice inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power plant components. The NRC is requesting comments on this proposed rule and on the draft versions of the three regulatory guides proposed to be incorporated by reference. The NRC also is making available a related draft regulatory guide that lists code cases that the NRC has not approved for use. This draft regulatory guide will not be incorporated by reference into the NRC's regulations. In addition, this rulemaking proposes to extend the time periods required for licensees to update their codes of record.

Draft Policy Statement Regarding Submission of Outline of New and Changed Systems at the Beginning of the Type Certificate Amendment Process for Transport Category Aircraft: Notification of availability; request for comments - As required by the Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act, a draft policy statement would revise FAA procedures in order to require applicants for amendments to type certificates (TCs) for transport category aircraft to disclose, in a single document at the beginning of the certification process, all new systems and intended changes to existing systems known to the applicant.

2023 Flexible Demand Appliance Standards for Pool Controls: Notice of proposed action and public hearing scheduled for 11 April 2023 - Proposed regulatory language updating the existing regulation for flexible demand standards for pool controls. In 2019 the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 49 (SB 49, Skinner, Chapter 697, Statutes of 2019) granting the CEC with new authority to develop standards for flexible demand technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation. Flexible demand technologies enable an appliance to schedule, shift, or curtail the electrical demand with the consumer's consent. The CEC has identified pool controls, a device that sets the daily schedule of the pool filter pump, pool heater, chlorinator, and pressure cleaner booster pump, as an ideal candidate for the first of California's flexible demand appliance standards (FDAS). (...9

Petroleum-Equivalent Fuel Economy Calculation: Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to revise its regulations regarding procedures for calculating a value for the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of electric vehicles (or "EVs") for use in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This Notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") also grants a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Sierra Club and responds to comments submitted on that petition (identified by Docket Number EERE-2021-VT-0033) .

National Organic Program: 2023 and 2024 Sunset Review and Substance Renewals: 2023 and 2024 sunset review and renewals - This document announces the renewal of substances listed on the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) organic regulations. This document reflects the outcome of the 2023 and 2024 sunset review processes and addresses recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), through the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

Low Emission Vehicle Program: Proposed rule - The purpose of this action is to amend 7 DE Admin. Code 1140, to update the adoption by reference of California's Advanced Clean Cars II low emission vehicle and greenhouse gas standards and add the requirements for zero emitting vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond.