Monday, October 26, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 205, October 26, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 205
Monday, October 26, 2009
 
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2193.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0586
 
    2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Surface Coating of Large Appliances (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0659.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0108
 
    3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Stationary Source Combustion Turbines (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2177.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0582
 
    4. DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program
 
    5. DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
 
    6. DRINK - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee
 
    7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
 
    8. WILDLIFE, WATER - NM. DOC/NOAA. U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment
 
    9. TOXICS - ND. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered High-oleic Soybeans
 
  10. WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/NM/Correction. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters 
        

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: ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; ENERGY STAR Program in the
Residential Sector (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2193.02, OMB Control Number 2060-0586
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54992-54993]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0500; FRL-8973-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; ENERGY STAR Program in the
Residential Sector (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2193.02, OMB Control
Number 2060-0586

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 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 November 25,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0500, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 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: Brian Ng, Office of Air and Radiation,
    Mailcode: 6202J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9162;
fax number: (202) 343-2200; e-mail address: ng.brian@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Surface Coating of Large
Appliances (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0659.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0108
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54995]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0529; FRL-8973-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Surface Coating of Large
Appliances (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0659.11, OMB Control Number 2060-
0108

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 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 November 25,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0529, 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
28221T, 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: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Enforcement Compliance Assurance, 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-7021; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Stationary Source
Combustion Turbines (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2177.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0582
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54993-54995]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0406; FRL-8973-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Stationary Source
Combustion Turbines (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2177.03, OMB Control
Number 2060-0582

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 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 November 25,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0406, 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
28221T, 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 4


Subject: DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54996-54998]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059; FRL-8973-8; EPA ICR No. 1803.06; OMB Control No.
2040-0185]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program

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 February 28, 2010. 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 December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2002-0059 by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
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: Howard Rubin, Mail Code 4606M,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2051; fax number:
(202) 564-3757; e-mail address: Rubin.HowardE@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54999]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8973-7]

Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given of a meeting of the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The
Council will consider various issues associated with drinking water
protection, water security, and research.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held on November 11, 2009, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m., November 12, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
November 13, 2009, from 8 a.m. to noon Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Philadelphia
Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Veronica Blette, by e-mail at:
blette.veronica@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-4094, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54998]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8973-9]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) to
finalize its draft advisory report on EPA's Microbial Risk Assessment
Protocol to Support Human Health Protection for Water-Based Media.

DATES: The SAB DWC will conduct a public teleconference on November 19,
2009. The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 p.m.
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone
at (202) 343-9878 or e-mail at yeow.aaron@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 7


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54999-55003]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0735; FRL-8794-2]

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active
ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is
publishing this notice of receipt of applications to register new uses,
pursuant to section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number and the registration number and/or file
symbol for the pesticide of interest as shown in the registration
application summary, 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: A contact person is listed at the end
of each registration application summary and may be contacted by
telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed
is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - NM. DOC/NOAA. U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54962]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; Notice of public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force. The meeting will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
This meeting, the 22nd biannual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force, provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among
Federal agencies, State and territorial governments, and
nongovernmental partners. Please register in advance by visiting the
Web site listed below. This meeting has time allotted for public
comment. All public comment must be submitted in written format. A
written summary of the meeting will be posted on the Web site within
two months of its occurrence.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, November 2, on Tuesday,
November 3, and Thursday, November 5, 2009. Workshops will be held in
advance of the meeting on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31.
Registration is requested for all events associated with the meetings.
Advance public comments can be submitted to the e-mail, fax, or mailing
address listed below from Friday, October 2-Friday, October 16.
    Location: The meeting will be held at the Caribe Hilton, 1 San
Geronimo Street, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Thur, NOAA U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force Steering Committee Point of Contact, Coral Reef Conservation
Program, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (Phone:
301-713-3155, ext. 147, Fax: 301-713-4389, e-mail: Steve.Thur
(noaa.gov, Sarah Bobbe, U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Department of the
Interior liaison, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 5013, Washington, DC 20240
(Phone: 202-208-1378, e-mail: Sarah Bobbeios.doi.gov), or visit the
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov).

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: TOXICS - ND. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Genetically Engineered High-oleic Soybeans
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Notices]              
[Page 54950-54951]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0156]

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and
Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for
Genetically Engineered High-oleic Soybeans

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; availability of petition and extension of comment
period.

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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service is extending the public comment period on a petition
from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., seeking a determination of
nonregulated status for soybean designated as transformation event
305423, which has been genetically engineered to have higher levels of
oleic acid and lower levels of linoleic and linolenic acids in their
oil. Due to an Agency oversight, an incorrect version of the Pioneer
petition was originally posted on the Internet for review and comment.
With this notice, we are advising the public that the correct version
of the petition has been posted and is available for review and
comment. We are also extending the comment period for the petition, the
draft environmental assessment, and the plant pest risk assessment in
order to provide the public a full 60 days to consider the petition for
determination of nonregulated status and the supporting documents
associated with that petition.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2007-0156
) to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
    Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2007-0156, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2007-0156.
    Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
    Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Karen Green, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 734-0672, email: (karen.c.green@aphis.usda.gov). To
obtain copies of the petition or the draft environmental assessment,
contact Ms. Cindy Eck at (301) 734-0667, email:
(cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov). The petition, the draft environmental
assessment, and the plant pest risk assessment are also available on
the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/06_
35401p.pdf
), (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/06_35401p_
ea.pdf
), and (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/06_35401p_
pra.pdf
).

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/NM/Correction. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
 
[Federal Register: October 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 205)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 54944-54945]

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 151

46 CFR Part 162

[USCG-2001-10486]
RIN 1625-AA32

Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing a correction to an earlier notice
that published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 22, 2009,
in order to correct the location of the Oakland, CA, public meeting
listed in that earlier notice. The public meetings will be held by the
Coast Guard (USCG) regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
entitled ``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water
Discharged in U.S. Waters'' that published in the Federal Register on
Friday, August 28, 2009. For the Oakland, CA meeting, our earlier
notice incorrectly listed the Marriott Oakland City Center, 1001
Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607. The correct location for the Oakland
public meeting is the Hilton Oakland Airport, One Hegenberger Road,
Oakland, CA 94621.

DATES: Public meetings will be held in the Oakland, CA (October 27,
2009) and New York, NY (October 29, 2009) areas to provide
opportunities for oral comments. The comment period for the NPRM closes
on December 4, 2009. All comments and related material submitted after
a meeting must either be submitted to our online docket via http://
www.regulations.gov
on or before December 4, 2009 or reach the Docket
Management Facility by that date.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the Hilton Oakland
Airport, One Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621,
on October 27, 2009, and the Marriott New York Downtown, 85 West Street
at Albany Street, New York, NY 10006, on October 29, 2009.
    All meetings will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. local time
unless otherwise noted. The meetings may conclude before the allotted
time if all matters of discussion have been addressed.
    You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2001-10486 before or after the meeting using any one of the following
methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
Our online docket for this rulemaking is available on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2001-10486.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rulemaking, call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager,
Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
telephone 202-372-1433, e-mail: John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms.
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.

 
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