Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 40, March 3, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 40
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
 
 
There are 5 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1055.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0021
 
    2. ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
 
    3. ENERGY - ND/Request for comments. DOT/NHTSA. Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020; Request for Product Plan Information
  
   4. MI/TRANSPORT, LAND - ND. DOT/Surface Transportation Board. Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI
 
   5. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Berrien County; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
        

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 - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1055.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0021
 
[Federal Register: March 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 40)]
[Notices]              
[Page 9239-9241]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0293; FRL-8778-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1055.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0021

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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

[[Page 9240]]

review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of
the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 2, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0293, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register: March 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 40)]
[Notices]              
[Page 9242-9243]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8778-3]

Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and the Small
Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), and workgroups will meet on
March 23-25, 2009, in Washington, DC. The Committee and Subcommittee
meetings will be located at The Fairfax Hotel Embassy Row, 2100
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20008, in the Balcony conference room. The focus of the meeting will be: Economic Stimulus/water infrastructure and
environmental provisions, climate change, energy efficiency, small
communities, watersheds and coastlines, military issues, recycling DVD,
product stewardship and green buildings.
    This is an open meeting and all interested persons are invited to
attend. The Committee will hear comments from the public between 12:05
p.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Individuals or
organizations wishing to address the LGAC meeting will be allowed a
maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Also, written
comments should be submitted electronically to Eargle.Frances@epa.gov.
Please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the number
listed below to schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first
come first serve basis, and the total period for comments may be
extended if the number of requests for appearances requires it.

ADDRESSES: The LGAC meeting will be held at the Fairfax Hotel Embassy
Row, located at 2100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20008 in
the Balcony conference room on March 23-25, 2009.
    The Committee's meeting minutes and Subcommittee summary notes will
be available after the meeting online at http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas
and can be obtained by written request to the DFO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Eargle, DFO for the Local
Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) at (202) 564-3115 or e-mail at
Eargle.frances@epa.gov.
    Information on Services for Those with Disabilities: For
Information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Frances Eargle at (202) 564-3115 or
eargle.frances@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability,
please request it 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 - ND/Request for comments. DOT/NHTSA. Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020; Request for Product Plan Information
 
[Federal Register: March 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 40)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 9185-9202]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 531 and 533

[Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0042]

Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-
2020; Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-
2020; Request for Product Plan Information

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this request for comments is to acquire new and
updated information regarding vehicle manufacturers' future product
plans to assist the agency in assessing what corporate average fuel
economy (CAFE) standards should be established for model years 2012
through 2016 passenger cars and light trucks. The establishment of those standards
is required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by
the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, Public Law
110-140.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. NHTSA-
2009-0042] by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov
. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Telephone: 1-800-647-
5527.
    Fax: 202-493-2251. . .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Peter Feather, Fuel Economy
Division Chief, Office of International Policy, Fuel economy and
Consumer Programs, at (202) 366-0846, facsimile (202) 493-2290,
electronic mail peter.feather@dot.gov. For legal issues, call Ms.
Rebecca Yoon, Office of the Chief Counsel, at (202) 366-2992.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: MI/TRANSPORT, LAND - ND. DOT/Surface Transportation Board. Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI
 
[Federal Register: March 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 40)]
[Notices]              
[Page 9334]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-364 (Sub-No. 15X)]

Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service
Exemption--in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI

    On February 11, 2009, Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc. (MMRR) filed with
the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over a 6.94-mile
line of railroad between milepost 159.5 at Grand Rapids (Walker) and
milepost 166.44 at Marne, in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI.\1\ The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 49404, 49435, and
49544, and includes the stations of Grand Rapids and Marne.
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    \1\ As part of a corporate family transaction, Grand Rapids
Eastern Railroad, Inc. (GRE) was merged into MMRR in 1999. See
RailTex, Inc., Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc., Michigan Shore Railroad,
Inc., and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.--Corporate Family
Transaction, STB Finance Docket No. 33693 (STB served Jan. 20,
1999). GRE had leased the line from the Coopersville and Marne
Railway Company Line (C&M) in 1997. See Grand Rapids Eastern
Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--Coopersville and
Marne Railway Company Line, STB Finance Docket No. 33344 (STB served
Feb. 10, 1997). C&M had acquired the line from the Central Michigan
Railway Company in 1996. See Coopersville & Marne Railway Company--
Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Central Michigan Railway
Company, STB Finance Docket No. 32942 (STB served May 21, 1996).
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    MMRR states that the line does not contain federally granted
rights-of-way. Any documentation in MMRR's possession will be made
available promptly to those requesting it.
    The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the
conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.--Abandonment--Goshen,
360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
    By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption
proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be
issued by June 1, 2009.
    Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) for subsidy under 49 CFR
1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a
decision granting the petition for exemption. Each OFA must be
accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).\2\
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    \2\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an
abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are
not appropriate. Similarly, no environmental or historic
documentation is required under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8.
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    All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No.
AB-364 (Sub-No. 15X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Louis E.
Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. Replies to
the petition are due on or before March 23, 2009.
    Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the
full abandonment and discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.
Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the
Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245-0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov
.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Berrien County; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
 
[Federal Register: March 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 40)]
[Notices]              
[Page 9315]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316; NRC-2009-0094]

Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2, Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 36a(a)(2) [10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2)],
for Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74, issued to
Indiana Michigan Power Company (the licensee), for operation of the
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2, located in Berrien
County. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The regulation 10 CFR 50.36(a)(2) specifies that the Radioactive
Effluent Release Report submittal interval must not exceed 12 months.
By application dated October 21, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML082970187), the licensee
proposed an amendment to Technical Specification 5.6.3 which would
change the submittal date from ``within 90 days of January 1 of each
year'' (i.e., prior to April 1, 2009) to ``prior to May 1 of each
year.''
    In the October 21, 2008, application, the licensee also requested a
one-time exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) to
support the implementation of the proposed amendment which results in
the 2008 Radioactive Effluent Release Report submittal exceeding the
12-month requirement. . .
 
    For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated October 21, 2008. Documents may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR),
located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on
the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html
. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737,
or send an e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
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