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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 22, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AFC Specialty Coatings Group, LLC; (Polymer or Silicone Coated Fabrics); Lake in the Hills, Illinois

EPANoticePFAS

Silicone Pressure Sensitive Adhesives; Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesives; Rubber Pressure Sensitive Adhesives; Benzoyl Peroxide Crosslinking Agents; Reaction Initiator—Platinum; Silane-Based Coating Primers; Zirconate/Titanate-Based Coating Primers; PTFE Aqueous Dispersion; <span class="match">PFA</span> (Perfluoroether Polymer) Dispersion; FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) Dispersion; Fused Silica; Colloidal Silica; Silicon Carbide Powder; Carbon Black Powders; Mica Pigments; Iron-Oxide P

Feb 17, 2026

Sabine Pass Safety Fairway Anchorages

EPAProposed Ruleoil drillingpetroleum regulationdrilling permits

The Coast Guard proposes to establish two new fairway anchorages adjacent to the existing safety fairway approaches to Sabine Bank and Sabine Pass, Texas. These two additional fairway anchorages would be in deeper water than the existing anchorages along the Sabine Pass fairway to accommodate vessels, primarily petroleum tankers, with deeper drafts. This rulemaking enhances the efficient transportation of energy resources and advances our national energy dominance. The establishment of these anc

Feb 17, 2026

Constellation Energy Generation LLC.; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

NRCNoticewater contamination

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of exemptions in response to the January 31, 2025, request, as supplemented on January 20, 2026, from Constellation Energy Generation LLC (the licensee) related to Dresden Nuclear Power Station (DNPS), Units 2 and 3, located in Grundy County, Illinois. The exemptions would allow the licensee to withdraw a small portion of the funds from the DNPS, Units 2 and 3, nuclear decommissioning trust funds (DTFs) to facilitate the prompt

Feb 17, 2026

Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Hawaii; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period

EPAProposed Ruleenvironmental enforcement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to partially approve and partially disapprove the regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by Hawaii on August 2, 2024, under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the program's second implementation period. Hawaii's SIP submission is intended to address the requirement that states must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the national goal

Feb 17, 2026

Rice Bran Wax in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a Tolerance

EPARulefood safety

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of rice bran wax (CAS Reg. No. 8016-60-2) when used as an inert ingredient (lubricant) on growing crops and raw agricultural commodities pre- and post-harvest, when applied to animals, and in antimicrobial formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food- processing equipment and utensils. Micro Powders, Inc., submitted a petition to EPA under the F

Feb 13, 2026

Marine Mammals; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for the Southern Beaufort Sea Stock of Polar Bears During Legacy Well Remediation Activities, North Slope of Alaska; Draft Environmental Assessment

EPANoticeoil drillingdrilling permitsoffshore drilling

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act from the Bureau of Land Management, propose to authorize nonlethal incidental take by harassment of small numbers of Southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) polar bears (Ursus maritimus) for 1 year from the date of issuance of the incidental harassment authorization (IHA). The applicant requested this authorization for take by harassment that may result from activities associated with oil well plugging an

Feb 13, 2026

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of Time

EPANoticedrilling permits

construction start date was delayed by approximately seven months due to an extended process to obtain a storage <span class="match">drilling</span> <span class="match">permit</span> from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), as was previously communicated in Columbia's biweekly status updates. 1 Columbia asserts that the delay was driven by several rounds of comments and additional review time required by PADEP. To date, the remaining work for the Project include

Feb 13, 2026

Montana Regulatory Program

EPARuledrilling permits

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) approves an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Montana proposed an addition to the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), which would revise and add regulations in the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) pertaining to ownership and control. These changes were required by an October 2, 2009, letter from OSM to Montana and in response, Senate bill 92, wa

Feb 13, 2026

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors

EPARuleenergy policy

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small electric motors ("SEMs"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant conservation of energy. In this final determination, DOE has determ

Feb 13, 2026

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures

EPARuleenergy policy

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including metal halide lamp fixtures ("MHLFs"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings. In this final

Feb 13, 2026

Air Plan Approval; New York; New York Metropolitan Area Second Ten-Year Limited Maintenance Plan for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Standard

EPAProposed Rulered 40

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF> national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ten counties which comprise the New York portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (NY-NJ-CT) 2006 PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS maintenance area. This LMP was submitted on October 15, 2024 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The plan addresse

Feb 12, 2026

Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Gila County Reasonably Available Control Technology

EPAProposed Ruleenvironmental enforcement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"), revisions to the Arizona state implementation plan (SIP) addressing reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or "standard") within the Gila County portion of the Phoenix-Mesa ozone nonattainment area. This proposal explains our evaluation of Arizona's SIP submittal and basis for proposing approval.

Feb 12, 2026

Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Second Maintenance Plan for 2008 Ozone NAAQS

EPARuleenvironmental enforcement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP). On November 6, 2024, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) submitted the State's plans for maintaining the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or standard) in the Columbus, Ohio; Cleveland- Akron-Lorain, Ohio; and Cincinnati, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana areas. The EPA is approving these maintenance plans because they provide for the maintenance of the 2008 ozo

Feb 12, 2026

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

EPANoticeenvironmental enforcement

gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require assistance accessing the Third Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments. Scott Bauer, Assistant Section Chief, <span class="match">Environmental</span> <span class="match">Enforcement</span> Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2026-02823 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P

Feb 12, 2026

Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA); Request for Information

EPANoticefood safetychemical regulation

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is requesting information on the current uses and safety data of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) in human food and as a food contact substance. We are requesting this information as part of our systematic process for conducting post-market assessments of chemicals in food. We are conducting a post-market assessment of the safety of BHA in food, considering the latest state of the science. We intend to use the information received and any other availabl

Feb 11, 2026

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; CCR Management Unit Deadline Extension Rule

EPARuledrilling permitswater contamination

On May 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency established regulatory requirements, including compliance deadlines, for legacy coal combustion residuals surface impoundments and coal combustion residual management units under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action extends the existing deadlines for owners and operators of active coal combustion residual facilities or inactive coal combustion residual facilities with a legacy coal combustion residual surface impoundment to c

Feb 10, 2026

Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract

EPARulefood safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded use of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) extract as a color additive in human foods generally (except for infant formula, certain foods subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and foods for which standards of identity have been issued under section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, unless the use of the added color is authorized by such standards

Feb 6, 2026

Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Beetroot Red

EPARulefood safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of beetroot red for the coloring of human foods generally, at levels consistent with current good manufacturing practice, except in products under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), infant formula, or foods for which standards of identity have been issued under section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), unless the use of

Feb 6, 2026

US Ecology Nevada, Inc. High Mercury Subcategory Wastes Land Disposal Restrictions Variance

EPAProposed Rulewater contamination

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant, with conditions, US Ecology Nevada Inc.'s (USE) petition for a site-specific treatability variance from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) treatment standards. USE's petition is for treatment and disposal of elemental mercury waste generated from retorting high mercury waste in accordance with the LDR technology-based standard of RMERC. The EPA believes that the petition demonstrates

Feb 6, 2026

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 204, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Eastman Chemical Company; (Cellulose Acetate Fibers); Kingsport, Tennessee

EPANoticechemical regulation

Eastman <span class="match">Chemical</span> Company submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Kingsport, Tennessee within Subzone 204B. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's <span class="match">regulations</span> (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 29, 2026. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and specific fini

Feb 6, 2026

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