Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 245, December 23, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 245
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
 
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FRs [2 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances: Bifenazate; and Fenarimol
 
    2. TOXICS - ANPR. EPA. Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides
 
    3. WATER - ND. EPA. National Lakes Assessment Draft Report
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Computer Science Corporation, et al.; Transfer of Data
 
    5. ENERGY/Efficiency - NM. DOE. Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Process Improvement Working Group Meeting
 
    6. LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
 
   
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 - FRs [2 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances: Bifenazate; and Fenarimol
 
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1. Bifenazate [TEXT]  [PDF]
2. Fenarimol [TEXT]  [PDF]
 


ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - ANPR. EPA. Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in
Pesticides
 
[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68215-68223]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 156

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0635; FRL-8803-3]
RIN 2070-AJ62

Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in
Pesticides

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY:  In response to two petitions seeking disclosure of selected
inert ingredients on pesticide labels, based on hazard, EPA is
initiating rulemaking to increase public availability of the identities
of the inert ingredients in pesticide products. This action would
assist consumers and users of pesticides in making informed decisions
and reduce the presence of potentially hazardous ingredients in
pesticides.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before February 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0635, 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:  Kerry B. Leifer, Registration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-8811; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail
address: leifer.kerry@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. National Lakes Assessment Draft Report
 
[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68266-68267]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9091-2]

National Lakes Assessment Draft Report

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given for a 30-day public review and comment
period on the draft report of the National Lakes Assessment (NLA). The
National Lakes Assessment draft report describes the results of the
nationwide probabilistic lake survey that was conducted in the summer
of 2007. EPA and its state/tribal partners looked at the biological,
trophic, recreational and habitat conditions in lakes of the
conterminous United States. The NLA report includes information on how
the survey was implemented, what the findings were on a national and
ecoregional scale, implications for resource managers, and future actions and challenges.

DATES: Comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. January 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: E-mail your comments to lakessurvey@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Peterson, Assessment and
Watershed Protection Division, Office of Water, Washington, DC; Phone:
202-566-1304; e-mail: peterson.carol@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Computer Science Corporation, et al.; Transfer of Data
 
[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68267-68268]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0143; FRL-8801-3]

Computer Science Corporation, et al.; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
by the submitter will be transferred to Computer Science Corporation
and its subcontractors, Yoh IT, Poloma, Disys, Barrett & Associates,
Apptis, Excel Corp., Apex System, Inc., General Dynamics, Kforce, and
Apex System in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2).
Computer Science Corporation and its subcontractors, Yoh IT, Poloma,
Disys, Barrett & Associates, Apptis, Excel Corp., Apex System, Inc.,
General Dynamics, Kforce, and Apex System have been awarded a contract
to perform work for OPP. Access to this information will enable
Computer Science Corporation and its subcontractors, Yoh IT, Poloma,
Disys, Barrett & Associates, Apptis, Excel Corp., Apex System, Inc.,
General Dynamics, Kforce, and Apex System to fulfill the obligations of
the contract.

DATES: Computer Science Corporation and its subcontractors, Yoh IT,
Poloma, Disys, Barrett & Associates, Apptis, Excel Corp, Apex System
Inc., General Dynamics, Kforce, and Apex System will be given access to
this information on or before December 28, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - NM. DOE. Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Process Improvement Working Group Meeting
 
[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68259-68260]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) Process Improvement
Working Group Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Federal Energy
Management Program (FEMP) within the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy on Measurement and Verification for energy savings
performance contracts.

DATES: The public meeting will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2010,
8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Call-in number: 301-903-0626.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/
financing/espcs_publicforums.html
, or contact Katy Christiansen at
katherine.christiansen@hq.doe.gov, (202)-586-7930.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
 
[Federal Register: December 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 245)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68225]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
will meet in Washington, DC, January 27-28, 2010. The purpose of the
meeting is to discuss emerging issues in urban and community forestry,
work on Council administrative items and hear public input related to
urban and community forestry.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 27-28, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. or until Council business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Franklin Court Building,
1099 14th Street, NW., Suite 5500 W, Washington, DC 20005-3402, Phone:
202-273-4695. Written comments concerning this meeting should be
addressed to Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th Street SW., Yates
Building (1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Comments may
also be sent via e-mail to nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to
202-690-5792.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at 201 14th Street
SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-1054 to facilitate
entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Dempsey, Staff Assistant to
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th
Street, SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-
1151, phone 202-205-1054.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.

 
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