Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 120, June 24, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 120
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
 
Note: A number of pesticide announcements were omitted from this report. Also some energy-related training grants from the Department of Labor (click here).
 
There are 15 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Technical Amendment
 
    2. TOXICS - FRs [3 Separate Announcements]. Pesticide Tolerances: Acetochlor; Glyphosate; and Triallate
 
    3. TOXICS - FRs [4 Separate Announcements]. Pesticide Tolerances; Exemptions: 2–Butenedioic Acid (2Z)–, Monobutyl Ester, Polymer with Methoxyethene, Sodium Salt; 2–Propenoic Acid, Butyl Ester, Polymer with Ethyl 2–Propenoate and N–(hydroxymethyl)–2–Propenamide; Oxirane, 2–methyl–, Polymer with Oxirane; and Starch, Oxidized, Polymers with Bu acrylate, tert–Bu acrylate and Styrene
 
    4. AIR - FR. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2009
 
    5. ENERGY - FR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
 
    6. TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
 
    7. TOXICS - CRF Correction. EPA. Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances
 
    8. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product; EPA ICR No. 0278.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0044
 
    9. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility
Standards (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
 
  10. WATER - ND. EPA. EPA Launches NetDMR; Clean Water Act Discharge Monitoring Reports
 
  11. ALL - NM. EPA. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment
 
  12. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
 
  13. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
 
  14. HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Notice of Public Workshop on a Potential Rulemaking for Safe Disposal of Unique Waste Streams Including Significant Quantities of Depleted Uranium
 
  15. TOXICS - NS. DOJ. Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; United States v. Wallside, Inc.
        

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: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Technical Amendment
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 29957-29958]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 161

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0387; FRL-8418-5]

Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Technical
Amendment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing this technical amendment to clarify that the
data requirements for pesticide registration in 40 CFR part 161 are
applicable only to antimicrobial pesticides.

DATES: This technical amendment is effective June 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0387. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://
www.regulations.gov
. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division, (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6304; e-mail address: boyle.kathryn
@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - FRs [3 Separate Announcements]. Pesticide Tolerances: Acetochlor; Glyphosate; and Triallate
 
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1. Acetochlor [TEXT]  [PDF]
2. Glyphosate [TEXT]  [PDF]
3. Triallate [TEXT]  [PDF]
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - FRs [4 Separate Announcements]. Pesticide Tolerances; Exemptions: 2–Butenedioic Acid (2Z)–, Monobutyl Ester, Polymer with Methoxyethene, Sodium Salt; 2–Propenoic Acid, Butyl Ester, Polymer with Ethyl 2–Propenoate and N–(hydroxymethyl)–2–Propenamide; Oxirane, 2–methyl–, Polymer with Oxirane; and Starch, Oxidized, Polymers with Bu acrylate, tert–Bu acrylate and Styrene
 
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1. 2–Butenedioic Acid (2Z)–, Monobutyl Ester, Polymer with Methoxyethene, Sodium Salt [TEXT]  [PDF]
2. 2–Propenoic Acid, Butyl Ester, Polymer with Ethyl 2–Propenoate and N–(hydroxymethyl)–2–Propenamide [TEXT]  [PDF]
3. Oxirane, 2–methyl–, Polymer with Oxirane [TEXT]  [PDF]
4. Starch, Oxidized, Polymers with Bu acrylate, tert–Bu acrylate and Styrene [TEXT]  [PDF]

ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allowances for Calendar Year 2009
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 29952-29957]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 82

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0503; FRL-8922-7]
RIN-2060-AO77

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use
Allowances for Calendar Year 2009

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: With this action, EPA is allocating essential use allowances
for import and production of Class I ozone-depleting substances for
calendar year 2009. Essential use allowances enable a person to obtain
controlled Class I ozone depleting substances as part of an exemption
to the regulatory ban on the production and import of these chemicals,
which became effective January 1, 1996. EPA allocates essential use
allowances for production and import of a specific quantity of Class I
substances solely for the designated essential purpose. The allocation
in this action is 63.0 metric tons of chlorofluorocarbons for use in
metered dose inhalers for 2009.

DATES: This final rule is effective June 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0503. All documents in the docket are listed on the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information (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 form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 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: Jennifer Bohman, by regular mail: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection Division
(6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460; by
courier service or overnight express: 1301 L Street, NW., Room 1047A,
Washington DC, 20005; by telephone: (202) 343-9548; or by e-mail:
bohman.jennifer@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY - FR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 29948-29952]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8922-6]
RIN 2060-AO80

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to
Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing amendments to the Renewable Fuel Standard
program requirements. Following publication of the May 1, 2007, final
rule promulgating the Renewable Fuel Standard regulations, EPA
discovered a number of technical errors and areas within the
regulations that could benefit from clarification or modification. In
parallel proposed and direct final rules published on October 8, 2008,
EPA proposed to amend the regulations to make the appropriate
corrections, clarifications and modifications. However, EPA received
adverse comment on several provisions in the parallel proposed and
direct final rules and, on November 26, 2008, withdrew those provisions
from the direct final rule that drew adverse comment. In today's
action, EPA is addressing the comments received on the portions of the
direct final rule that were withdrawn and is finalizing those withdrawn
provisions with minor clarifying changes.

DATES: This final rule is effective on August 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161. All documents in the docket are listed on the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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 form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket, ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., 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 and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-9744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg McCarthy, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality (6406J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9968; fax number: (202)
343-2802; e-mail address: mccarthy.meg@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 29982-29998]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0252; FRL-8417-6]
RIN 2070-AB27

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under
section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23
chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices
(PMNs). Four of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section
5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who
intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these 23 chemical
substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use
by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that
activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit
or limit that activity before it occurs.

DATES: The effective date of this rule is August 24, 2009 without
further notice, unless EPA receives written adverse or critical
comments, or notice of intent to submit adverse or critical comments
before July 24, 2009. This rule shall be promulgated for purposes of
judicial review at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on July 8, 2009.
    If EPA receives written adverse or critical comments, or notice of
intent to submit adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these
SNURs before July 24, 2009, EPA will withdraw the relevant sections of
this direct final rule before its effective date. EPA will then issue a
proposed SNUR for the chemical substance(s) on which adverse or
critical comments were received, providing a 30-day period for public
comment.
    Additionally, significant new use designations for a chemical
substance are legally established as of the date of publication of this
direct final rule June 24, 2009. See the discussion in Unit VII. for
more specific details.
    Further, for persons intending to import or export any of the
chemical substances in this rule, they are subject to the TSCA section
13 import certification requirements and the export notification
provisions of TSCA section 12(b) as of July 24, 2009. See the
discussion in Unit I.A. and Unit II.C. for more specific details.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0252, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0252. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov
.
    For technical information contact: Tracey Klosterman, Chemical
Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-2209; e-mail
address: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: TOXICS - CRF Correction. EPA. Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 29998]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

Significant New Uses of Chemical Substances

CFR Correction

    In Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 700 to 789,
revised as of July 1, 2008, on page 431, after the source note for
Sec.  721.8940 and before paragraph (a), reinstate the heading for
Sec.  721.8950 to read as follows:

Sec.  721.8950  Chromate(3-), bis[3-[[6-amino-1,4-dihydro-2-[[[4-[(2-
hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl)azo] phenyl]sulfonyl]amino]-4-(oxo-.kappa.O)-5-
pyrimidinyl]azo-.kappaN1]-4-hydroxy-.kappa.O)-5-
nitrobenzenesulfonato(3-)]-, sodium triethanolamine salts.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product; EPA ICR No. 0278.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0044
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30073-30074]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0264; FRL-8413-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product; EPA ICR No. 0278.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0044

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,
entitled: ``Notice of Supplemental Distribution of a Registered
Pesticide Product'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0278.10 and OMB
Control No. 2070-0044, is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2010. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0264, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily G. Negash, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8515; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: negash.lily@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility
Standards (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30074-30075]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0913, FRL-8923-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility
Standards (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-
0120

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 July 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0913, to (1) EPA, either online using http://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: Norma Abdul-Malik (Mail Code 5303P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address: abdul-malik.norma@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. EPA Launches NetDMR; Clean Water Act Discharge Monitoring Reports
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30075-30076]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8922-8]

EPA Launches NetDMR

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Clean Water Act Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) represent
the highest volume of information collection undertaken by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA Regions and select States,
Tribes, and Territories will have a new tool available to assist their
regulated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
facilities in reporting DMRs beginning June 22, 2009. Additional
States, Tribes, and Territories may adopt Network Discharge Monitoring
Report (NetDMR) and enable their regulated NPDES facilities to begin
utilizing the electronic reporting tool. NetDMR provides an
Internet-based reporting tool for NPDES facilities to electronically
sign and submit DMRs. NetDMR allows participants to discontinue mailing
in hard copy forms under 40 CFR 122.41 and 403.12.

DATES: The NetDMR application is available beginning June 22, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Donohue, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail
Stop 2222A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202)
564-2195, donohue.allison@epa.gov.

Additional information on NetDMR can also be found at http://www.epa.gov/netdmr.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 11


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30076-30077]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8922-5]

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental protection agency.

ACTION: Notification of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 92-463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby
provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC) will meet on the dates and times described below. All
meetings are open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged
to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by
the NEJAC. For additional information about registering for public
comment, please see SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. Due to limited space,
seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come basis.

DATES: The NEJAC meeting will convene Tuesday, July 21, 2009 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and reconvene Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m., and Thursday, July 23, 2009, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. One
public comment session relevant to the specific issues being considered
by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled for Tuesday
evening, July 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All noted times are
Eastern Time. Members of the public who wish to participate in the
public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by July 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza
Washington National Hotel, 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202,
telephone (703) 416-1600 or toll-Free: (800) 2CROWNE, and facsimile
(703) 416-1651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the meeting
should be directed to Ms. Lisa Hammond, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC
20460; by telephone at (202) 564-0736, via e-mail at
hammond.lisa@epa.gov; or by FAX at (202) 564-1624. Additional
information about the meeting is available on the following Web site:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.html.
    Pre-registration for all attendees is recommended. To register
online, visit the Web site above. Requests for pre-registration forms
should be sent to Ms. Stacy Stockton, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct,
Inc., at (770) 997-7998 or meetings@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. Non-
English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language
interpreter also may make appropriate arrangements using these numbers.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 12


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30077]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8922-4]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee
(INC) to discuss the committee's draft report.

DATES: The SAB INC will conduct two public teleconferences on July 8,
2009 and July 9, 2009. Both teleconferences will begin at 12 p.m. and
end at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the two public teleconferences
may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at (202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on
the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 13


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30061-30064]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: DOE is announcing an appeals process for eligibility
determinations published in the funding opportunity announcement issued
under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
program. This notice specifies the issues that can be appealed, the
process for filing an appeal, and the procedure applicable to
adjudicate such appeals. All appeals will be reviewed by the DOE Office
of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). The deadline for submitting an appeal
with OHA is 30 days following the publication of this notice.

DATES: All appeals must be filed, as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice, no later than July 24, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the EECBG
Program contact EERE's Information Center, at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/
, or call toll-free at 1-877-
EERE-INFO (1-877-337-3463), between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST, Monday
through Friday.
    For questions regarding the EECBG appeals process contact Fred L.
Brown, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585-0107, (202) 287-1545,
Fred.Brown@hq.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 14


Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Notice of Public Workshop on a Potential Rulemaking for Safe Disposal of Unique Waste Streams Including Significant Quantities of Depleted Uranium
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30175-30179]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0257]

Notice of Public Workshop on a Potential Rulemaking for Safe
Disposal of Unique Waste Streams Including Significant Quantities of
Depleted Uranium

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop and a request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to conduct
two public workshops to solicit public input on major issues associated
with a potential rulemaking for land disposal of unique waste streams
including, but not limited to, significant quantities of depleted
uranium in near-surface radioactive waste disposal facilities. The
public workshops are intended to solicit the views of representatives
of interests that may be affected by the rulemaking. Members of the
public are invited to provide written comments on the issues presented
in this notice and to attend the workshops to provide feedback on the
potential rulemaking. The public workshops will be held in Rockville,
Maryland on September 2-3, 2009 and in Salt Lake City, Utah on
September 23-24, 2009.

DATES: Members of the public may provide feedback at the transcribed
public workshops or may submit written comments on the issues discussed
in this notice. Comments on issues for the agenda should be postmarked
no later than August 1, 2009. Comments on the issues and questions
presented in this notice and discussed at the workshops should be
postmarked no later than October 30, 2009. Comments received after
these dates will be considered if it is practical to do so. NRC plans
to consider these stakeholder views in the development of a technical
basis for the planned rulemaking. Written comments may be sent to the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section. Questions about participation
in the roundtable discussion at the public workshops should be directed
to the facilitator at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Members of the public planning to attend the workshops are invited to
RSVP at least ten (10) days prior to each workshop. Replies should be
directed to the points of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
    The public workshops will be held in Rockville, Maryland on
September 2, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 3, 2009, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 23, 2009,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on September 24, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The location of and final agenda for each public workshop will be
noticed no fewer than ten (10) days prior to each workshop on the NRC's
electronic public workshop schedule at http://www.nrc.gov/public-
involve/public-meetings/index.cfm
. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for additional information on the issues proposed
for discussion at the public workshops.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop TWB
5B01M, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register notice, or by fax at 301- 492-
3446. Comments may also be submitted electronicallly at http://
www.regulations.gov
. Search on docket ID NRC-2009-0257.
    Questions regarding participation in the roundtable discussions
should be submitted to the facilitator, Francis Cameron, by mail to
Mail Stop O16-E15, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-1006 or 240-205-2091, or by e-mail
at francis.cameron@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Priya Yadav, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-415-
6667; e-mail priya.yadav@nrc.gov, or Christopher Grossman, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone
301-415-7658; e-mail christopher.grossman@nrc.gov.
    The public may examine and have copied for a fee, publicly
available documents at the Public Document Room, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available documents
created or received at NRC after November 1, 1999, are available
electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
. From this site, the public can gain
entry into the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents.
If you do not have access to ADAMS, contact the Public Document Room at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 15


Subject: TOXICS - NS. DOJ. Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; United States v. Wallside, Inc.
 
[Federal Register: June 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 120)]
[Notices]              
[Page 30110-30111]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances
Control Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 16, 2009 a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Wallside, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:09-12317-
AC-DAS, was lodged with the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Michigan. The consent decree settles claims against
a window manufacturing and replacement corporation located outside of
Detroit, Michigan. The claims were brought on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency (``U.S. EPA'') under the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and on behalf of the
State of Michigan Department of Community Health (``Michigan DCH'')
under the Michigan Lead Abatement Act, 1998 Mich. Pub. Acts 219 1 et
seq., Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. 333.5451 et seq. The Plaintiffs allege in
the complaint that the Settling Defendant failed to make one or more of
the disclosures or to complete one or more of the disclosure activities
required by Title IV, 406(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
    Under the Consent Decree, the Settling Defendant will pay a civil
penalty of $100,000 and will certify that it is now in compliance and
will continue to comply with residential lead based paint hazard
notification requirements. The Settling Defendant will also perform two
Supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs''). For one SEP the
Settling Defendant will provide $350,000 worth of windows to the State
of Michigan for installation in housing built before 1978. For the
other SEP, the Settling Defendant will voluntarily employ lead safe
work practices in advance of being subject to Federal regulations which
will become effective in April of 2010 imposing similar lead safe work
practices requirements on all renovators of pre-1978 properties.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the
Proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States v. Wallside, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-08899.
    The Proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 211 Fort
Street, Suite 2001, Detroit, MI 48226 (Attn. Assistant United States
Attorney Carolyn Bell-Harbin); and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the Consent
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web
site, available at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation
no. (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $11.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at
the stated address.
 
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