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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 182, September 18, 2008

 
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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 182
Thursday, September 18, 2008
 
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-
8) and Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-16); EPA ICR No. 0160.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0078
 
    2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1100.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0191
 
    3. ENERGY - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document
 
    4. WILDLIFE - ANPR. DOC/NOAA. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Scientific and Statistical Committees; Peer Review; National Standard Guidelines
   
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Registration of
Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-
8) and Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-16); EPA ICR No. 0160.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0078
 
[Federal Register: September 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 182)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54154-54156]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0259; FRL-8717-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Registration of
Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments (EPA Form 3540-
8) and Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing
Establishments (EPA Form 3540-16); EPA ICR No. 0160.09, OMB Control No.
2070-0078

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 20,
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0259 by one of the following methods:
    (1) www.regulations.gov (follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments);
    (2) By e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov;
    (3) Fax: (202) 566-1511;
    (4) Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), Mail
code: 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
    (5) Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center
(ECDIC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket Center's normal hours of operation,
and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Nogle, Office of Compliance,
Agriculture Division (2225A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4154; fax number: (202) 564-0085; e-mail address:
nogle.robin@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1100.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0191
 
[Federal Register: September 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 182)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54156-54157]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0085; FRL-8717-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; NESHAP for Radionuclides (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1100.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0191

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or November 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0085, by one of the following methods:
      http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: littleton.brian@epa.gov.
    Fax: (202) 343-2304.
    Mail: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation
Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.
    Hand delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West (Room 3334),
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m.), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Littleton, Radiation Protection
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, (Mailcode 6608J),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9216; fax number:
(202) 343-2304; e-mail address: littleton.brian@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ENERGY - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of
the Framework Document
 
[Federal Register: September 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 54089-54090]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012]
RIN 1904-AB80

Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators,
Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of
the Framework Document

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the framework
document.

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SUMMARY: DOE will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and
receive comments on issues that it will address in this rulemaking
proceeding. The Department is also initiating data collection for
establishing energy conservation standards for residential
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. The Department also
encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform stakeholders
and facilitate this process, DOE has prepared a draft framework
document, available at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
appliance_standards/residential/refrigerators_freezers.html
.

DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on Monday, September
29, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person
requesting to speak at the public meeting should submit such request
along with a signed original and an electronic copy of the statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Monday, September 22,
2008. Written comments are welcome, especially following the public
meeting, and should be submitted by October 20, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
    Stakeholders may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-
2008-BT-STD-0012 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AB80,
by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: ResRefFreez-2008-STD-0012@hq.doe.gov. Include
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012 and/or RIN 1904-AB80 in the subject line of the
message.
    Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers, EERE-2008-BT-STD-
0012 and/or RIN 1904-AB80, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed paper
original.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit
one signed paper original.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. For additional information about visiting the
Resource Room, please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please
note that the Department's Freedom of Information Reading Room
(formerly Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal Building) no longer houses
rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) Stephen Witkowski, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-7463. e-mail:
stephen.witkowski@ee.doe.gov. (2) Michael Kido, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-9507. e-mail:
michael.kido@hq.doe.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: WILDLIFE - ANPR. DOC/NOAA. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Scientific and Statistical Committees; Peer Review; National Standard Guidelines
 
[Federal Register: September 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 54132-54133]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 600

[Docket No. 0808041047-81182-01]
RIN 0648-AW62

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Scientific and Statistical
Committees; Peer Review; National Standard Guidelines

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that it is considering, and is seeking public
comment on proposed rulemaking to revise National Standard 2 (NS2)
guidelines regarding use of best scientific information available, in
light of reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS is considering
modifying the language describing the content and purpose of the Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report or related documents,
and adding language regarding peer review processes, the role of the
scientific and statistical committees (SSCs) of the Regional Fishery
Management Councils (Councils), and the relationship between peer
reviews and SSCs.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., local
time, December 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 0648-AW62, by any one
of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
    Fax: Attn: William Michaels 301-713-1875.
    Mail: William Michaels, NOAA Fisheries Service, Office of
Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, F/ST4, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
    Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
    NMFS will accept anonymous comments. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Michaels, 301-713-2363 x136.
 
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