Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 226, November 25, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 226
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
 
Note: Some confidential business information, pesticide and trade secret announcements omitted. For a complete listing (click here).
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - FRD. Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments and Corrections
 
    2. CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT- PR. EPA. Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments and Corrections
 
    3. WILDLIFE, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change
 
    4. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Part B Permit Application, Permit Modifications, and Special Permits (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1573.12, OMB Control Number 2050-0009
 
    5. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; EPA ICR No. 1632.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0133
 
    6. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Phosphate Fertilizer Industry, EPA ICR Number 1061.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0037
 
    7. AIR, GLAKES - ND. EPA. Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for BP Products North America, Inc., Whiting Business Unit
 
    8. TOXICS, WATER - NM. EPA. Clean Water Act and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Common Effects Aquatic Life Assessment for Pesticides Using Available Data: Regional Stakeholder Meetings
 
    9. ALL - NM. DOC/NOAA. Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting; Proposed revisions to an updated version of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel Federal Advisory Committee Special Report 2007, "HSRP Most Wanted Hydrographic Services Improvements"
 
  10. ENERGY - ANPR. DOI/National Park Service. Minerals Management, Nonfederal Oil and Gas Development
          

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, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - FRD. Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments and Corrections
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 61537-61555]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 86 and 600

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0169; FRL-8982-1]
RIN 2060-A036

Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments
and Corrections

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action amending and correcting
portions of the Environmental Protection Agency's existing fuel economy
and emission regulations. This action makes some minor corrections and
amendments to EPA's December 27th 2006 final rule for fuel economy
labeling requirements for cars and light trucks, including a slight
revision to the minivan definition. This action also makes changes to
EPA regulations to administer the Department of Transportation's
(DOT's) 2008-2011 model year passenger automobile and light truck
corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. Changes include adding
reporting requirements for manufacturers to report to EPA their
applicable reformed CAFE fuel economy standards (also called ``required
fuel economy levels'') and reporting the basis for determining such
``required fuel economy levels.''
    This direct final rule also adds provisions to clarify that special
test procedures, calculation methods and label formats may be used for
advanced technology vehicles for fuel economy labeling and CAFE
purposes. Advanced technology vehicles include, but are not limited to
electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and
vehicles equipped with hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines. In
addition, today's action makes some minor changes to clarify the
meaning of, and correct errata in EPA regulations. The above amendments
and corrections will allow for the more effective administration of
existing regulations.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 25, 2010 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by December 28, 2009. If
EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. The
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule
is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 25,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0169, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax: (202) 566-1741.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0169. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.''
    Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC., Attention Docket ID
No. OAR-2005-0169. 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: Christine Mikolajczyk, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Compliance
and Innovative Strategies Division, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor,
MI 48105, telephone number: (734) 214-4403; fax number: (734) 214-4503;
e-mail address: mikolajczyk.christine@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT- PR. EPA. Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments and Corrections
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 61600-61604]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 86 and 600

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0169; FRL-8982-2]
RIN 2060-A036

Fuel Economy Regulations for Automobiles: Technical Amendments
and Corrections

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend and correct portions of its existing
fuel economy regulations. There are three reasons for this action.
First, some minor corrections and amendments are needed to EPA's
December 27, 2006 final rule for fuel economy labeling requirements for
cars and light trucks. Second, the Department of Transportation
finalized new average fuel economy standards for 2008-2011 light trucks
on April 6, 2006. Third, on March 30, 2009, NHTSA revised CAFE
requirements for 2011 trucks and finalized new average fuel economy
(CAFE) standards for 2011 passenger automobiles. In order for DOT to
administer these new standards, EPA must make some conforming changes
to its regulations. In addition, some minor conforming changes to EPA's
regulations are needed for two other separate statutory and regulatory
actions. None of the above amendments and corrections would have any
direct impact on human health and the environment, but they would allow
for the more effective administration of existing regulations. In the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we
published the above actions as a direct final rule without a prior
proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take
further action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment, we
will withdraw the portions of the final rule receiving such comment and
those portions will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. We
will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received by December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0169, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax: (202) 566-1741.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2005-0169. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.''
    Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID
No. OAR-2005-0169. 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: Christine Mikolajczyk, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Compliance and Innovative Strategies
Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann
Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4403; fax number: (734)
214-4053; e-mail address: mikolajczyk.christine@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: WILDLIFE, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61671-61673]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8977-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0816]

A Framework for Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of
Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``A Framework for Categorizing the Relative
Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change''
(EPA/600/R-09/011). The document was prepared by the National Center
for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and
Development. This draft document describes an evaluative framework that
may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to
climate change. To illustrate the use of this framework, it was applied
to five U.S. threatened and endangered species: The golden-cheeked
warbler, the salt marsh harvest mouse, the Mount Graham red squirrel,
the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and the desert tortoise. A sixth species,
the bald eagle which is no longer listed as threatened or endangered,
except for the southwest population, was also evaluated.
    An external peer review of this report has been completed. The
public comment period and the external peer review are separate
processes. The public comment period provides an opportunity for all
interested parties to comment on the document. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA will consider any public comments received in
accordance with this notice.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination review and comment under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA and
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. The first draft of this report was reviewed in
2002 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within the Department of the
Interior. This final draft is being released to the public as well as
to other federal agencies who may wish to comment.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins November 25, 2009, and
ends December 28, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and
must be received by EPA by December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``A Framework for Categorizing the Relative
Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change''
is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for
Environmental Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available from the Information Management
Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you
are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, your mailing
address, and the document title, ``A Framework for Categorizing the
Relative Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate
Change.''
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov
, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    For technical information, contact Susan Julius, NCEA; telephone:
703-347-8619; facsimile: 703-347-8694; or e-mail: julius.susan@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Part B Permit Application, Permit
Modifications, and Special Permits (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1573.12, OMB Control Number 2050-0009
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61675]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0319, FRL-8984-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Part B Permit Application, Permit
Modifications, and Special Permits (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1573.12,
OMB Control Number 2050-0009

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 December 28,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2009-0319, 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: Toshia King, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, mailcode 5303P, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-308-7033; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address:
king.toshia@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; EPA ICR No. 1632.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0133
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61677-61678]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0917; FRL-8984-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; EPA ICR No. 1632.03, OMB Control No. 2070-
0133

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 December 28,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0917, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by mail--Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 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: Cameo Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, 7506P, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-305-5454; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail
address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Phosphate Fertilizer
Industry, EPA ICR Number 1061.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0037
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61676-61677]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0417; FRL-8985-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Phosphate Fertilizer
Industry, EPA ICR Number 1061.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0037

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 December 28,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0417, 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
Compliance, Mail code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7021; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address:
marshall.robert@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: AIR, GLAKES - ND. EPA. Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for BP Products North America, Inc., Whiting
Business Unit
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61678-61679]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Regional Docket Nos. V-2008-2, FRL-8985-3]

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for BP Products North America, Inc., Whiting
Business Unit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to Clean Air Act
(Act) operating permit.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Administrator of EPA has
responded to a petition submitted by the Environmental Law and Policy
Center, Hoosier Environmental Council, Natural Resources Defense
Council, Save the Dunes, Sierra Club, Susan Eleuterio, and Tom Tsourlis
(petitioners) asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued by the
Indiana Department of Environmental Management to the BP Products North
America, Inc., Whiting Business Unit (Whiting). The Administrator
granted the petition in part and denied it in part.
    Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Act, a petitioner may seek in
the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit judicial
review of those portions of a petition which EPA denied. Any petition
for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice
appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307 of the Act.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final order, the petition, and
other supporting information at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If you wish to examine
these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours
before visiting the EPA office. Additionally, the final order for the
Whiting petition is available electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/
region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitiondb.htm
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312)
886-4447.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: TOXICS, WATER - NM. EPA. Clean Water Act and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Common Effects Aquatic Life Assessment for Pesticides Using Available Data: Regional Stakeholder Meetings
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61679-61681]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0773; FRL-8800-5]

Clean Water Act and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act Common Effects Aquatic Life Assessment for Pesticides
Using Available Data: Regional Stakeholder Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.

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SUMMARY: EPA will conduct six public meetings to solicit input on
methods being evaluated by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and
the Office of Water (OW), with the support of the Office of Research
and Development (ORD) to characterize effects from pesticides on fish,
other aquatic organisms, and aquatic plants in aquatic ecosystems.
These public meetings will be held in Chicago, IL (Region 5), Edison,
NJ (Region 2), Kansas City, KS (Region 7), Atlanta, GA (Region 4), San
Francisco, CA (Region 9), and Seattle, WA (Region 10), starting in
January 2010. At the public meetings, EPA will provide presentations
that detail its initial thinking on how to ensure that pesticide
effects are characterized consistently by both OPP and OW.

DATES: The public meetings will be held on the following dates: January
11, 2010; January 12, 2010; January 14, 2010; January 19, 2010; January
21, 2010; and January 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the following locations and
times: [SEE NOTICE] . . .
Additional information concerning these meetings will be available on
December 1, 2009 at the following web site: www.epa.gov/oppefed1/cwa_
fifra_effects_methodology/index.html
.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Hopkins, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460;
telephone number: (703) 305-7195; e-mail address: hopkins.jane@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: ALL - NM. DOC/NOAA. Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting; Proposed revisions to an updated version of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel Federal Advisory Committee Special Report 2007, "HSRP Most Wanted Hydrographic Services Improvements"

 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Notices]              
[Page 61662]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting (via conference call) on December 16,
2009.

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SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP), a Federal
Advisory Committee, will be holding a public meeting via teleconference
on December 16, 2009. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and vote
on proposed revisions to an updated version of the Hydrographic
Services Review Panel Federal Advisory Committee Special Report 2007,
``HSRP Most Wanted Hydrographic Services Improvements.''
    Date and Time: The conference call will commence at 2 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time on Wednesday, December 16, 2009, and will end by 4 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, if not earlier. Agenda topics and times are
subject to change. For the most current meeting agenda, refer to the
HSRP Web site: http://www.nauticaicharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public and will be
held via conference call with documents reviewed by meeting
participants via WebEx. To register for the meeting and participate in
the conference call and on-line document review, contact Rebecca
Arenson at Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or 301-713-2780 x158. Register
for the meeting by Friday, December 11, 2009. Please note that there
are a limited number of access lines for WebEx participation, with
participation available on a first-come, first served basis. For more
information on meeting topics, refer to the HSRP Web site at: http://
www.nauticaicharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm
. A public comment period
will be scheduled during the meeting. The public comment period will be
part of the final agenda that will be published before the meeting date
on the HSRP Web site (http://www.nauticaicharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
hsrp.htm
). Written public comments should be submitted to Rebecca
Arenson no later than December 11, 2009. Those individuals planning to
provide oral comments are requested to inform Rebecca Arenson no later
than December 11, 2009. The time period for oral comments may be
limited. Please contact Rebecca Arenson via e-mail:
Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or phone: 301-713-2780 x158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Arenson, NOAA, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS), NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301-713-2780 x158,
e-mail: Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or visit the NOAA HSRP Web site at
http://www.nauticaicharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: ENERGY - ANPR. DOI/National Park Service. Minerals Management, Nonfederal Oil and Gas Development
 
[Federal Register: November 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 226)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 61596-61600]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Part 9

RIN 1024-AD78

Minerals Management, Nonfederal Oil and Gas Development

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: We are seeking comments to assist us in developing proposed a
proposed rule to revise regulations governing nonfederal oil and gas
development within the boundaries of units of the National Park System.
The regulations have been in effect for over thirty years and have not
been substantively updated during that period. The National Park
Service (NPS) is seeking public input on how to bring exempted
operations under the scope of the regulations, and on how to improve
resource protection aspects of the regulations while accounting for
advances in oil and gas technology and industry practices.

DATES: Comments must be received by January 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1024-AD78, by any
of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax: 303-987-6792. Attn: 9B Rulemaking Team. Include RIN 1024-AD78
on cover page.
    Mail: Department of the Interior; National Park Service; Attention:
9B Rulemaking Team, Geologic Resources Division, National Park Service,
P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public
Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol McCoy, Chief, Planning,
Evaluation & Permits Branch, Geologic Resources Division, National Park
Service, (303) 969-2096; P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287.

 
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