Thursday, January 14, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 9, January 14, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 9
Thursday, January 14, 2010
 
Note: There were no nationally applicable announcements from U.S. EPA today.
 
There are 2 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE. Additional Guidance Regarding Application of Current Procedures for Testing Energy Consumption of Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Ice Makers
 
    2. WATER - NM. DOI/USGS. Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)
 
  
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ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. DOE. Additional Guidance Regarding Application of Current Procedures for Testing Energy Consumption of Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Ice Makers
 
[Federal Register: January 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 9)]
[Notices]              
[Page 2122-2124]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Additional Guidance Regarding Application of Current Procedures
for Testing Energy Consumption of Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic
Ice Makers

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE)
guidance to ensure the consistent application of DOE's current test
procedure to refrigerator-freezers with French doors, bottom-mounted
freezers, and through-the-door (TTD) ice service (French door TTD
models). This Guidance was issued on December 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie Weiner at 202-586-9648.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: WATER - NM. DOI/USGS. Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)
 
[Federal Register: January 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 9)]
[Notices]              
[Page 2159]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

United States Geological Survey

Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI)

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting
is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water
initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water
information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will
include results of the Department of Agriculture's Conservation Effects
Assessment Program for the Upper Mississippi; an update by the
Subcommittee on Ground Water regarding their National Framework for
Ground Water Monitoring; a briefing on the Reservoir Sedimentation
Database; status of the National Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal
Waters and their Tributaries; an update on Federal agency interactions
with the regional water quality monitoring organizations of the
Integrated Ocean Observing Systems; and updates on recent activities of
the Methods and Data Comparability Board.
    The ACWI was established under the authority of the Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water
information users and professionals to advise the Federal Government on
activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the
Nation's water information needs. Member organizations help to foster
communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing
water information.
    Membership, limited to 35 organizations, represents a wide range of
water resources interests and functions. Representation on the ACWI
includes all levels of government, academia, private industry, and
professional and technical societies. For more information on the ACWI,
its membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the Web
site at: http://ACWI.gov.

DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on February 10, 2010,
and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on February 11, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Reston, Virginia, area,
within a few miles of Dulles International Airport. Information on the
exact location can be obtained from Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive
Secretary, whose contact information is shown below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive
Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA
20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810; Fax: 703-648-5644; e-mail:
wenorton@usgs.gov.
 
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