Friday, January 23, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14,

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 14
Friday, January 23, 2009
 
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. HAZ, SOLID - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1745.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0154
 
    2. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities, EPA ICR Number 2076.02, OMB
Control Number 2050-0190
 
    3. WATER, LAND - NF. EPA. Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act; Notice of Availability of 2009 BEACH Act Grants
 
    4. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Teleconferences; of the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee
 
    5. ENERGY, HAZ/Nuclear - ROD. DOE. Revised Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement on a Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel
 
    6. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee   
        

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: HAZ, SOLID - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1745.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0154
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4188-4189]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0548; FRL-8765-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of
Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1745.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0154

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 February 23,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0548, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Office of Solid Waste,
(5306P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-9037; fax number: 703-
308-8686; e-mail address: Dufficy.Craig@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's National
Partnership for Environmental Priorities, EPA ICR Number 2076.02, OMB
Control Number 2050-0190
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4189-4190]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0914, FRL-8765-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's National
Partnership for Environmental Priorities, EPA ICR Number 2076.02, OMB
Control Number 2050-0190

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 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 May 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 before March 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0914, by one of the following methods:
    www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-9744.
    Mail: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Newman Smith, Office of Solid Waste
(5302W), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8757; fax number: 703-
308-8433; e-mail address: smith.newman@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: WATER, LAND - NF. EPA. Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act; Notice of Availability of 2009 BEACH Act Grants
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4190-4195]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OW-FRL-8765-6]

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 2009 BEACH Act Grants.

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SUMMARY: The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health
(BEACH) Act, signed into law on October 10, 2000, amended the Clean
Water Act (CWA), to incorporate provisions to reduce the risk of
illness to users of the Nation's recreational waters. Section 406(b) of
the CWA, as amended by the BEACH Act, authorizes the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible States,
Territories, Tribes, and local governments to develop and implement
programs for monitoring coastal recreation waters, including the Great
Lakes, and notifying the public of the potential exposure to disease-
causing microorganisms in these waters. EPA encourages coastal and Great Lakes
States to apply for BEACH Act grants to implement effective and
comprehensive coastal recreation water monitoring and public
notification programs (``implementation grants''). EPA also encourages
coastal and Great Lakes Tribes to apply for BEACH Act grants to develop
effective and comprehensive coastal recreation water monitoring and
public notification programs (``development grants'').

DATES: States, Erie County Pennsylvania, and those Tribes that
previously received BEACH Act grants, must submit applications on or
before March 24, 2009. Other eligible Tribes should notify the relevant
EPA Regional BEACH Act grant coordinator of their interest in applying
for a grant on or before March 9, 2009. Upon receipt of a Tribe's
notice of interest, EPA will establish an appropriate application
deadline.

ADDRESSES: You must send your application to the appropriate EPA
Regional Grant Coordinator listed in this notice under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, Section VI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Healy, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., (4305T), Washington, DC 20460, 202-566-0405,
healy.richard@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Teleconferences; of the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4196-4197]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8765-5]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Teleconferences; of
the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences
of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ambient Air
Monitoring & Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS or Subcommittee) to conduct
consultations concerning ambient air monitoring issues related to the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and
particulate matter.

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, February 11, 2009, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain further information concerning this public teleconference may
contact: Ms. Kyndall Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343-9868; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be
found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY, HAZ/Nuclear - ROD. DOE. Revised Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement on a Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4173-4175]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Revised Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement
on a Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy Concerning
Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Revised Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is further revising the Record
of Decision (61 FR 25092; May 17, 1996) on the Environmental Impact
Statement on a Proposed Nuclear Weapons Nonproliferation Policy
Concerning Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel (FRR SNF EIS)
(DOE/EIS-0218, February 1996) to allow the United States to transport
up to 1 metric ton heavy metal (MTHM) (1.1 tons) of spent nuclear fuel
(Gap Material SNF) from foreign research reactor (FRR) locations to the
United States and safely store this Gap Material at a DOE site pending
disposition. Gap Material consists primarily \1\ of a limited quantity
of (1) SNF containing non-U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) and
(2) SNF containing U.S.-origin HEU that was not previously addressed in
the FRR SNF EIS. DOE prepared a Supplement Analysis of the FRR SNF EIS
in accordance with DOE's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021). This analysis addressed the
potential health and environmental impacts of accepting Gap Material
SNF and concluded that the recovery and transport of this material to
the United States would constitute neither substantial changes to the
proposed action nor significant new circumstances relevant to
environmental concerns bearing on the proposed action evaluated in the
FRR SNF EIS. Acceptance of Gap Material SNF would not cause the total
quantity of SNF projected to be received under DOE's FRR SNF Acceptance
Program to exceed the estimates analyzed in the FRR SNF EIS.
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    \1\ The GAP Material addressed in this Revised Record of
Decision also includes certain non-U.S.-origin unirradiated fuel
(fresh fuel) containing HEU.

ADDRESSES: The Supplement Analysis will be available on DOE's NEPA Web
site at http://www.gc.energy.doe.gov/NEPA and in DOE Public Reading
Rooms as follows: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Room G-051, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5955. The public
reading room is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The
University of South Carolina--Aiken Library, 471 University Parkway,
Aiken, South Carolina 29801, (803) 641-3320. The library is open from 8
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a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on DOE's
Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Program or this
Revised Record of Decision, contact: Mr. Andrew Bieniawski, Assistant
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nonproliferation, Office of Global
Threat Reduction (NA-21), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, Attn: 955 L'Enfant, 202-586-9215.
    For information on DOE's NEPA process, contact: Ms. Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585, (202) 586-4600, or leave a message at (800) 472-2756.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register: January 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 14)]
[Notices]              
[Page 4172-4173]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday,
February 27, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center; 5701
Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Perine, Office of Basic Energy
Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown Building, Independence
Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903-3081.
 
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