Friday, February 5, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 24, February 5, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 24
Friday, February 5, 2010
 
 
There are 8 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Printing and
Publishing Industry (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1739.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0335
 
    2. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0220.11, OMB Control No. 2040-0168
 
    3. DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040-0275
 
    4. MI-LAND, MI-TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments. [Includes: Niagara Project, Hiawatha National Forest, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties
 
    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request
 
    6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Lead (Pb) Review Panel
 
    7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Policy Paper on Revised Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, Children of Workers in Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food Uses; Extension of Comment Period
 
    8. ENERGY/Coal, CLIMATE - ND. Presidential Memorandum. A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon Capture and Storage
   
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: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Printing and
Publishing Industry (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1739.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0335
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6024-6025]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0393; FRL-9109-6]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Printing and
Publishing Industry (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1739.06, OMB Control
Number 2060-0335

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 March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0393, 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 2


Subject: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404
State-Assumed Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0220.11, OMB Control No. 2040-0168
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6022-6023]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0023; FRL-9110-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404
State-Assumed Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0220.11, OMB Control No.
2040-0168

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 March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0023, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 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: Kathy Hurld, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans, and Watersheds, Wetlands Division (4502T), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 202-566-1348; fax number: 202-566-1349; e-mail address:
hurld.kathy@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040-0275
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6023-6024]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0019; FRL-9110-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040-
0275

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 March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0019, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket (MC 28221T), 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: Shari Bauman, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (MC 4607M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0293.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: MI-LAND, MI-TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments. [Includes: Niagara Project, Hiawatha National Forest, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6025-6026]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8988-1]

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of
Federal Activities at 202-564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
nepa/
.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental
impact statements (EISs) was published in Federal Register dated July
17, 2009 (74 FR 34754).

Notice

    In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is
required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies
public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly
notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary
of EPA's comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008,
EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. Including the entire
EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA's comments on EISs available to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the publication of this notice of availability of EPA
comments in the Federal Register.

[Includes:] EIS No. 20090449, ERP No. F-AFS-F65076-MI, Niagara Project, To Address Site-Specific Vegetation and Transportation System Needs in the Project
Areas, Hiawatha National Forest, St. Ignace and Sault Ste. Marie Ranger Districts, Mackinac and Chippewa Counties, MI.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed project.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6027-6028]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1016; FRL-8809-1]

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 62097-
EUP-R from Fine Agrochemicals Ltd. requesting an experimental use
permit (EUP) for the end-use product FAL 1800, containing the new
biochemical pesticide Prohydrojasmon (PDJ). The Agency has determined
that the permit may be of regional and national significance.
Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is
soliciting comments on this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1016, 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: Gina Casciano, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0513; e-mail address:
casciano.gina@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Lead (Pb) Review Panel
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6030-6031]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9110-9]

EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations
of Experts for the SAB Lead (Pb) Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Request for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
public nominations of experts to form an SAB Ad Hoc Panel to review
EPA's draft technical analyses which will be used to support the
development of lead-based paint dust hazard standards and lead-safe
work practice standards.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by February 26, 2010 per
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9878; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or
via e-mail at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA SAB Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/sab.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Policy Paper on Revised Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, Children of Workers in Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food
Uses; Extension of Comment Period
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Notices]              
[Page 6031]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0889; FRL-8811-9]

Policy Paper on Revised Risk Assessment Methods for Workers,
Children of Workers in Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food
Uses; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of December 9,
2009, making available for comment a policy paper entitled ``Revised
Risk Assessment Methods for Workers, Children of Workers in
Agricultural Fields, and Pesticides with No Food Uses,'' that describes
how the Agency plans to use revised methods in conducting risk
assessments for pesticide uses and exposures not governed by the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Implementing this policy
will increase protections, especially for agricultural workers and
children of workers in agricultural fields. The December 9, 2009 notice
announced the availability of the policy paper and opened a public
comment period of 60 days (until February 8, 2010). Today's notice
extends the comment period for an additional 60 days, from February 8,
2010, to April 12, 2010.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2009-0889, must be received on or before April 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of December 9, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Smegal, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (703) 308-0175; e-mail address:
smegal.deborah@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: ENERGY/Coal, CLIMATE - ND. Presidential Memorandum. A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon Capture and Storage
 
[Federal Register: February 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 24)]
[Presidential Documents]              
[Page 6087-6088]       

                        Presidential Documents 

                Memorandum of February 3, 2010
 
                A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon
                Capture and Storage

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary
                of the Treasury[,] the Attorney General[,] the
                Secretary of the Interior[,] the Secretary of
                Agriculture[,] the Secretary of Commerce[,] the
                Secretary of Labor[,] the Secretary of
                Transportation[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget[,] the
                Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[,]
                the Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory
                Commission[,] the Director of the Office of Science and
                Technology Policy[, and] the Chair of the Council on
                Environmental Quality

 
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