Short Takes – 7-17-26 - Federal Register Edition

Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security. Presidential Proclamation  

Pipeline Safety: Joint Meeting of the Gas and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committees. PHMSA meeting notice. Summary: “This notice announces a joint public meeting of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee (GPAC), and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, also known as the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee (LPAC). The meeting will be held virtually to discuss 13 notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) covering topics such as special permit conditions, in-plant piping, incidental gathering lines, coating damage assessments, atmospheric corrosion, class change pressure tests, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) reconfirmation, operator identification notifications, limitations on welding operators, remote monitoring valves, property damage definition, right-of-way patrols, and reporting deadlines.” 

Release of Draft Integrated Science Assessment To Support the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen. EPA notice of availability. Summary: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available for public review the draft document titled, Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria, External Review Draft (“draft ISA”). This document was prepared as part of the current review of the primary (health-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen. The draft ISA will be available on or about July 15, 2026.”