Monday, February 23, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 34, February 23, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 34
Monday, February 23, 2009
 
 
There are 3 announcements in this issue
 
    1. CLIMATE - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0411
 
    2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
 
    3. ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Teleconference and Webcast
   
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: CLIMATE - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Voluntary Aluminum
Industrial Partnership (VAIP) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0411
 
[Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)]
[Notices]              
[Page 8088-8089]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0034; FRL-8775-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Voluntary Aluminum
Industrial Partnership (VAIP) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB
Control No. 2060-0411

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. . . VAIP was initiated in 1995 and is an important voluntary program
contributing to the overall reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases. This program focuses on reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions including perfluorocarbon (PFC) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the production of primary aluminum.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 25,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0034, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket
Information Center, 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 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: Sally Rand, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-343-9739; fax number: 202-343-2202; e-mail address:
rand.sally@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
 
[Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)]
[Notices]              
[Page 8089-8090]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8774-9]

Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held March 10-12, 2008 at The Arlington Court Suites, Arlington, VA.
The CHPAC was created to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on
science, regulations, and other issues relating to children's
environmental health.

DATES: The CHPAC will meet on Tuesday, March 10, Wednesday, March 11,
and Thursday, March 12, 2009 at The Arlington Court Suites.

ADDRESSES: The Arlington Court Suites, 1200 N Courthouse Road,
Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Child and Aging Health
Protection Division, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the
public. The CHPAC plenary will meet on Wednesday, March 11 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Task Groups will meet Tuesday, March 10, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda items include a discussion of the next edition of the America's Children and
the Environment Report, a presentation on schools siting, and a
presentation on PCBs and PBDEs.
    Access and Accommodations: For information on access or services
for individuals with disabilities, please contact Martha Berger at 202-
564-2191 or berger.martha@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Martha Berger preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Teleconference and Webcast
 
[Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)]
[Notices]              
[Page 8103]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N0033; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]

Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of
Public Teleconference and Webcast

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public teleconference and Webcast.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host an
optional Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting
via Webcast and teleconference, on March 13, 2009. This meeting is open
to the public but will be limited to 75 public participants. The
meeting agenda will include a briefing by the Synthesis Subcommittee to
the full Committee on the latest draft Recommendations to the Secretary
of the Interior.

DATES: Meeting: The meeting will take place on March 13, 2009, from 12
to 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Pre-meeting Public Registration: If you are a member of the public
wishing to participate in the March 13, 2009, meeting, you must
register online by March 6, 2009 (see ``Meeting Participation
Information'' in 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.
 
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