Thursday, October 16, 2008

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 201, October 16, 2008

Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 201
Thursday, October 16, 2008
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - FR. EPA. Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources:Early Credit Technology Requirement Revision
 
    2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
 
    3. ALL - NF. EPA. State Innovation Grant Program, Notice of Availability of
Solicitation for Proposals for 2009 Awards
 
    4. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
 
    5. ENERGY, HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. NRC Enforcement Policy Revision
 
    6. TOXICS - FR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List
   
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: AIR - FR. EPA. Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources:Early Credit Technology Requirement Revision
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 61358-61363]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-2005-0036; FRL-8729-7]
RIN 2060-A089

Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources:Early
Credit Technology Requirement Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to revise the February 26, 2007
mobile source air toxics rule's requirements that specify which benzene
control technologies a refiner may utilize to qualify to generate early
benzene credits. This action will allow another specific benzene
control technology, benzene alkylation, in addition to the four
operational or technological changes specified in the current rule.
This action also includes a general provision that allows a refiner to
submit a request to EPA to approve other benzene-reducing operational
changes or technologies for the purpose of generating early credits.

DATES: This final rule is effective on December 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-2005-0036. All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://
www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Brunner, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, MI 48105;
telephone number: (734) 214-4287; fax
number: (734) 214-4816; e-mail address: brunner.christine@epa.gov.
Alternative contact: Assessment and Standards Division Hotline,
telephone number: (734) 214-4636; e-mail address: asdinfo@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61416-61417]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8730-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-00461]

Draft Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of peer-review meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct a
review of the draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene): In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/
635/R-08/011A). The NAS is organizing, convening, and conducting this
independent peer-review meeting. A public meeting of the NAS peer
review panel will be held on November 13, 2008.
    The draft document was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and
Development and was released on June 26, 2008, (73 FR 36321) solely for
the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable
information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally
disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed
to represent any Agency policy or determination.
    The draft ``Toxicological Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' is available on the
Internet on NCEA's home page under a June 26, 2008, Recent Additions
entry and the Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
Copies are not available from NAS.
    In previous Federal Register notices concerning this draft
document, EPA announced a 90-day public comment period that ended
September 24, 2008, (73 FR 36321), as well as a public
listening session that was held on August 18 (73 FR 43932). Submitted
public comments may be accessed at http://www.regulations.gov under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0461. EPA intends to forward public
comments submitted in accordance with the June 26, 2008, Federal
Register notice to the NAS for consideration by the external peer
review panel prior to the November 13, 2008, meeting. In finalizing the
draft document, EPA will consider public comments and recommendations
from the expert panel.
    NAS invites the public to register to attend this peer review panel
meeting as observers. In addition, NAS invites the public to give oral
and/or provide written comments at the meeting regarding the draft
document under review. Space is limited, and reservations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. A time limit for
presentations will be specified by the NAS based on the number of
registrants.

DATES: The peer-review panel meeting will be held on November 13, 2008,
beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The peer-review panel meeting will be held at the NAS's Keck
Center, 500 Fifth St., NW., Washington, DC 20001, in Room 201. For
details about registering for and attending the meeting, please see the
NAS's Web site at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/
projectview.aspx?key=48697
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, access or services for individuals with disabilities, or
logistics for the external peer-review panel meeting should be directed
to NAS. For further information, please see the NAS's Web site http://
www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=48697
. For technical
information about the document, please contact the Information
Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-
8691; e-mail nceadc.comment@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ALL - NF. EPA. State Innovation Grant Program, Notice of Availability of
Solicitation for Proposals for 2009 Awards
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61417-61418]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8729-8]

State Innovation Grant Program, Notice of Availability of
Solicitation for Proposals for 2009 Awards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for
Environmental Innovation (NCEI) is giving notice of the availability of
its solicitation for proposals for the 2009 grant program to support
innovation by state environmental regulatory agencies--the ``State
Innovation Grant Program.''
    The solicitation is available at the Agency's State Innovation
Grant website: http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants/
solicitation2009.pdf
, or may be requested from the Agency by e-mail to:
innovation_state_grants@epa.gov , telephone, or by mail. State
principal environmental agencies, as well as regional, county, or
municipal agencies with delegated or re-delegated authority for federal
environmental permitting programs are eligible to receive these grants.
In each state, each agency with one or more primary delegations for
federal environmental permitting programs from EPA, or a re-delegated
authority from a state agency with one or more primary delegations from
EPA may submit one pre-proposal under this solicitation, but may appear
on multiple team pre-proposals.
    Any agency with a re-delegated authority for a federal
environmental permitting program from a state environmental agency must
have that principal state environmental regulatory agency as an active
member of the project team.

DATES: Eligible applicants will have until December 10, 2008 to respond
with a pre-proposal, budget, and project summary. The environmental
regulatory agencies from the fifty (50) States; Washington, DC, and
four (4) territories were notified of the solicitation's availability
by fax and email transmittals on October 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the solicitation can be downloaded from the
Agency's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants or may
be requested by telephone (202-566-2186), or by e-mail (innovation_
state_grants@epa.gov
). You can request a solicitation application
package be sent to you by fax or by mail by contacting NCEI as
indicated below.
    Applicants are requested to apply online using the grants.gov
website with an electronic signature. Applicants are encouraged to
submit their pre-proposals early. For those applicants who lack the
technical capability to apply electronically via http://www.grants.gov,
please contact Sherri Walker by phone at: (202) 566-2186 and / or by e-
mail to: innovation_state_grants@epa.gov for alternative submission
procedures. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation, or
questions concerning the solicitation should be sent to:
    State Innovation Grant Program, National Center for Environmental
Innovation, Office of the Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (MC 1807T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
(202) 566-2186, (202) 566-2220 FAX, innovation_state_grants@epa.gov .
    For courier delivery only:
    Sherri Walker, State Innovation Grant Program, U.S. EPA, EPA West
Building, Room 4214D, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20005.
    Proposal responses or questions may also be sent by fax to (202-
566-2220), addressed to the ``State Innovation Grant Program,'' or by
e-mail to: innovation_state_grants@epa.gov . We encourage e-mail
responses. If you have questions about responding to this notice,
please contact EPA at this e-mail address or fax number, or you may
call Sherri Walker at 202-566-2186. EPA will acknowledge all responses
it receives to this notice.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61412-61413]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Pub. L. No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting both days or a specific day, if you want to make
an oral statement on November 7, 2008, and what organization you
represent (if appropriate).

DATES: Thursday, November 6, 2008, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday,
November 7, 2008, from 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott, 1221 22nd St., NW., Washington, DC
20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY, HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. NRC Enforcement Policy Revision
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61442-61443]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2008-0497]

NRC Enforcement Policy Revision

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: NRC Enforcement Policy Revision; correction.

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SUMMARY: On September 15, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
published a ``Notice of Availability of Draft and Request for
Comments'' (See 73 FR 53286) on its proposed revised Enforcement Policy
(Enforcement Policy or Policy). Subsequent to the September 15th
publication, errors were identified in section 6.3, Materials
Operations and section 6.7, Health Physics, of the proposed revised
Policy. The NRC has corrected sections 6.3 and 6.7 and is making
publicly available the corrected document as described below. No other
changes or corrections have been made to the proposed revised
Enforcement Policy published on September 15, 2008.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 14, 2008. Comments
received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for
comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Comments will be made available to the public in their
entirety; personal information, such as your name, address, telephone
number, e-mail address, etc. will not be removed from your submission.
You may submit comments by any one of the following methods:
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov; search on
docket ID: NRC-2008-0497.
    Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking, Directives,
and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: T-6D59, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Hand-deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
20852, between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Documents related to this notice,
including public comments, are accessible at http://
www.regulations.gov
, by searching on docket ID: NRC-2008-0497.
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS): The
corrected draft Enforcement Policy is available electronically at the
NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html
under ADAMS Accession Number ML082800381. From this site,
the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image
files of the NRC's public documents. In addition, the corrected draft
Enforcement Policy will be available at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/
regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html
. If you do not have Internet
access or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Starkey, Office of Enforcement,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555;
Doug.Starkey@nrc.gov, (301) 415-3456.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - FR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List
 
[Federal Register: October 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 201)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 61325-61332]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7 CFR Part 331

9 CFR Part 121

[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0033]
RIN 0579-AC53

Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review
and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection
Act of 2002, we are amending and republishing the list of select agents
and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or
plant health, or to animal or plant products. The Act requires the
biennial review and republication of the list of select agents and
toxins and the revision of the list as necessary. This action
implements the findings of the second biennial review of the list.

DATES: Effective Date: November 17, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the
regulations in 7 CFR part 331, contact Ms. Cassie Armiger, Program
Analyst, Select Agent Program, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 2,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-5960.
    For information concerning the regulations in 9 CFR part 121,
contact Dr. Frederick D. Doddy, Staff Veterinarian, Animals, Organisms
and Vectors, and Select Agents, NCIE, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
39, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-5960.

 
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