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Volume 21, Number 30 August 29, 2008

Weekly Update Archives
1. Draft MCIC 2009 Issues List Ready For Your Review
In preparation for MCIC's 2008 Annual Meeting, members of MCIC's Science and Technology Committee, Government Affairs Committee, and Safety Committee met jointly August 21, 2008, and compiled a draft list of priority issues that one or more members felt deserve the focus of MCIC's efforts and resources during 2009. Now we need your help to be sure we get it right.
 
2. Utilities Commission May Lose Two Members
Two regulators are poised to resign from the N.C. Utilities Commission, creating a void at the agency as it faces key decisions on new nuclear power plants, solar energy and conservation programs, The News & Observer reported August 28, 2008.
 
3. Court Vacates Key EPA Rule Restricting Air Monitoring In Title V Permits
A federal appeals court Aug. 19, 2008, struck down an Environmental Protection Agency rule that barred state and local regulators from requiring sources to conduct more rigorous monitoring for air pollutants than is required under an applicable federal regulation (Sierra Club v. EPA).
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4. New TSCA Import-Export Web Site
The EPA announced Aug 27, 2008 a new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Import-Export Web site that pulls together into one site a comprehensive presentation of information on TSCA import and export requirements that may apply to various chemicals and circumstances under, among others, TSCA Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 12 and 13. The site is: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/import-export/.
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