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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 7
Monday, January 12, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 7
Monday, January 12, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of the Final White Paper on Integrated
Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
2. ALL - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
3. ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Amendment to Announcement of Public Meeting
4. WATER, WILDLIFE - Presidentail Proclamations. [3 separate announcements]: The President Proclamations 8335, 8336 & 8337] of January 6, 2009; Establishing Three Marine National Monuments
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: ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of the Final White Paper on Integrated
Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 1215-1216]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8760-7]
Notice of Availability of the Final White Paper on Integrated
Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Document Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the final White Paper on Integrated Modeling for
Integrated Environmental Decision Making (EPA 100/R-08/010, November
2008.
In pursuing its mission to protect human health and to safeguard
the natural environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency often
relies on environmental models. The EPA defines a model as a
``simplification of reality that is constructed to gain insights into
select attributes of a particular physical, biological, economic, or
social system.'' While traditionally environmental modeling has focused
on considering a single pollutant in a single environmental medium,
this approach is no longer viewed as sufficient for effective
environmental management decision support. It is increasingly
recognized that a holistic approach to modeling the environment and the
mechanisms governing the fate and transport of pollutants through the
different environmental media as well as the multiple exposure pathways
and the consequent responses of humans and ecosystems, is required to
adequately assess and address environmental problems. Integrated
modeling is thus of importance to helping EPA consider the environment
as a ``single, interrelated system''. Integrated modeling encompasses a
broad range of approaches and configurations of models, data and
assessment methods to describe and analyze complex environmental
problems, often in a multimedia and multidisciplinary manner.
This staff white paper recommends a commitment to a new direction
in environmental modeling and decision making, one that adopts a
systems thinking approach. This approach EPA will be able to
significantly improve its ability to conduct scientific analyses in
support of integrated decision making. The result will be implementing
more efficient, effective and equitable policies and programs to
advance environmental protection as well as economic prosperity. This
white paper: (1) Outlines the need for and value of integrated modeling
for EPA science and decision-making; (2) analyzes the state of the art
and practice of integrated modeling and include examples of how this
approach has been successfully applied and the lessons learned; (3)
identifies the challenges to more fully implementing this approach in
the future; and (4) presents a plan to create an enabling environment
to facilitate a concerted, systematic, and stable approach to the
development and application of integrated modeling for integrated
decision making.
ADDRESSES: The final document is available electronically through the
CREM Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/crem/integrated-model-paper.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Noha Gaber, Council for Regulatory
Environmental Modeling, Office of the Science Advisor, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail Code: 8105R, Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2179; Fax: (202) 564-2070; or via e-
mail at gaber.noha@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 1215-1216]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8760-7]
Notice of Availability of the Final White Paper on Integrated
Modeling for Integrated Environmental Decision Making
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Document Availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the final White Paper on Integrated Modeling for
Integrated Environmental Decision Making (EPA 100/R-08/010, November
2008.
In pursuing its mission to protect human health and to safeguard
the natural environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency often
relies on environmental models. The EPA defines a model as a
``simplification of reality that is constructed to gain insights into
select attributes of a particular physical, biological, economic, or
social system.'' While traditionally environmental modeling has focused
on considering a single pollutant in a single environmental medium,
this approach is no longer viewed as sufficient for effective
environmental management decision support. It is increasingly
recognized that a holistic approach to modeling the environment and the
mechanisms governing the fate and transport of pollutants through the
different environmental media as well as the multiple exposure pathways
and the consequent responses of humans and ecosystems, is required to
adequately assess and address environmental problems. Integrated
modeling is thus of importance to helping EPA consider the environment
as a ``single, interrelated system''. Integrated modeling encompasses a
broad range of approaches and configurations of models, data and
assessment methods to describe and analyze complex environmental
problems, often in a multimedia and multidisciplinary manner.
This staff white paper recommends a commitment to a new direction
in environmental modeling and decision making, one that adopts a
systems thinking approach. This approach EPA will be able to
significantly improve its ability to conduct scientific analyses in
support of integrated decision making. The result will be implementing
more efficient, effective and equitable policies and programs to
advance environmental protection as well as economic prosperity. This
white paper: (1) Outlines the need for and value of integrated modeling
for EPA science and decision-making; (2) analyzes the state of the art
and practice of integrated modeling and include examples of how this
approach has been successfully applied and the lessons learned; (3)
identifies the challenges to more fully implementing this approach in
the future; and (4) presents a plan to create an enabling environment
to facilitate a concerted, systematic, and stable approach to the
development and application of integrated modeling for integrated
decision making.
ADDRESSES: The final document is available electronically through the
CREM Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/crem/integrated-model-paper.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Noha Gaber, Council for Regulatory
Environmental Modeling, Office of the Science Advisor, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail Code: 8105R, Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2179; Fax: (202) 564-2070; or via e-
mail at gaber.noha@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 1216]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8761-3]
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide advice to the
Administrator of EPA on environmental issues and programs that impact,
or are of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural communities. The FRRCC
is a part of EPA's efforts to expand cooperative working relationships
with the agriculture industry and others who are interested in
agricultural issues and to achieve greater progress in environmental
protection.
The purpose of the meeting is to further advance: (1) Discussion of
the impacts of Agency agriculture-related programs, policies, and
regulations regarding climate change and renewable energy; (2)
identification and development of a comprehensive environmental
strategy for livestock operations; and (3) development of a
constructive approach or framework to address areas of common interest
between sustainable agriculture and protection of the environment. A
copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/
frrcc.
DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an
open meeting on Monday, February 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. (registration
at 8 a.m.) until 5:45 p.m., and Tuesday, February 24, 2009, from 8:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mandarin Oriental,
Washington DC Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20024,
telephone: 202-554-8588. The meeting is open to the public, with
limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal
Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202-564-7273, U.S. EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460, or Christopher Ashcraft, Junior Designated Federal Officer,
ashcraft.christopher@epa.gov, 202-564-2432, U.S. EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.
[Notices]
[Page 1216]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8761-3]
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide advice to the
Administrator of EPA on environmental issues and programs that impact,
or are of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural communities. The FRRCC
is a part of EPA's efforts to expand cooperative working relationships
with the agriculture industry and others who are interested in
agricultural issues and to achieve greater progress in environmental
protection.
The purpose of the meeting is to further advance: (1) Discussion of
the impacts of Agency agriculture-related programs, policies, and
regulations regarding climate change and renewable energy; (2)
identification and development of a comprehensive environmental
strategy for livestock operations; and (3) development of a
constructive approach or framework to address areas of common interest
between sustainable agriculture and protection of the environment. A
copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/
frrcc.
DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an
open meeting on Monday, February 23, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. (registration
at 8 a.m.) until 5:45 p.m., and Tuesday, February 24, 2009, from 8:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mandarin Oriental,
Washington DC Hotel, 1330 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20024,
telephone: 202-554-8588. The meeting is open to the public, with
limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal
Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202-564-7273, U.S. EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460, or Christopher Ashcraft, Junior Designated Federal Officer,
ashcraft.christopher@epa.gov, 202-564-2432, U.S. EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Amendment to Announcement of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 1244]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0348; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Amendment to
Announcement of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Amendment to notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announced in
the September 19, 2008, Federal Register a meeting of the Wind Turbine
Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) on January 27-29, 2009. The
notice indicated that the meeting would begin on January 27, 2009, at
8:00 a.m. We will instead begin the meeting at 1:30 p.m. EST that day.
The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include
reports from the Subcommittees on Incentives, Legal, Scientific Tools &
Procedures, and Synthesis.
DATES: The meeting will be held on January 27-29, 2009, from 1:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. on January 27, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on January 28-29.
ADDRESSES: South Interior Auditorium, South Interior Building, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240. For more information,
see ``Meeting Location Information'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior, (703) 358-2161.
[Notices]
[Page 1244]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2008-N0348; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Amendment to
Announcement of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Amendment to notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announced in
the September 19, 2008, Federal Register a meeting of the Wind Turbine
Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) on January 27-29, 2009. The
notice indicated that the meeting would begin on January 27, 2009, at
8:00 a.m. We will instead begin the meeting at 1:30 p.m. EST that day.
The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda will include
reports from the Subcommittees on Incentives, Legal, Scientific Tools &
Procedures, and Synthesis.
DATES: The meeting will be held on January 27-29, 2009, from 1:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m. on January 27, and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on January 28-29.
ADDRESSES: South Interior Auditorium, South Interior Building, 1951
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240. For more information,
see ``Meeting Location Information'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior, (703) 358-2161.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER, WILDLIFE - Presidentail Proclamations. [3 separate announcements]: The President Proclamations 8335, 8336 & 8337] of January 6, 2009
[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 1555-1562]
The President
Proclamation 8335--Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National
Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
Proclamation 8336--Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine
National Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
Proclamation 8337--Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National
Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 1555-1562]
The President
Proclamation 8335--Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National
Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
Proclamation 8336--Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine
National Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
Proclamation 8337--Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National
Monument [TEXT] [PDF]
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President Proclamation[s] 8335 [8336 & 8337] of January 6, 2009
