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Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of Illinois

Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Illinois' revisions to the State's Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act for adoption of the federal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Rule. The EPA has determined that the State of Illinois' PWSS program regulations and the revisions thereto are no less stringent than the above corresponding federal regulations and thus give the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) primary enforcement responsibility for the PFAS Rule. This…

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Glyphosate Open Literature Search To Inform Human Health Risk Assessment; Extension of Comment Period

EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 25, 2026, concerning a glyphosate open literature search to inform the human health risk assessment. This document extends the comment period for 60 days, from September 24, 2026, to November 23, 2026. The comment period is being extended to allow for further meaningful input from stakeholders.

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Proposed Deletion From the National Priorities List; Correction

The Environmental Protection Agency is correcting a proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026, regarding the proposed partial deletion of three sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). This action is necessary to correct errors in table 1 and table 2 for the site name and state of one site.

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CTS of Asheville, Inc. Superfund Site, Asheville, North Carolina; Proposed Settlement

Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into a Administrative Settlement Agreement with three parties concerning the CTS of Asheville, Inc. Superfund Site located in Asheville, North Carolina. The settling parties are CTS Corporation, Mills Gap Road Associates and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation. The proposed settlement addresses recovery of CERCLA costs incurred by EPA for a cleanup performed at the Site.

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