Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 56, March 24, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 56
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
 
 
There are 9 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Ammonium Salts of Fatty Acids (C8-C18 Saturated); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
    2. CLIMATE - FR. EPA. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing Changes to the General Provisions
 
    3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Clopyralid; Pesticide Tolerances
 
    4. AIR - FR. EPA. Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5 and
PM10 Amendments
 
    5. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI; EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075
 
    6. TOXICS - NM. EPA. National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
 
    7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
 
    8. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
 
    9. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
  
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 - FR. EPA. Ammonium Salts of Fatty Acids (C8-C18 Saturated); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 14082-14086]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0652; FRL-8809-6]

Ammonium Salts of Fatty Acids (C8-C18
Saturated); Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of ammonium salts of fatty acids
(C8-C18 saturated) applied pre- and post-harvest
on all raw agricultural commodities when applied/used as a surfactant.
Falcon Lab, LLC. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to
establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ammonium salts of
fatty acids (C8-C18 saturated).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 24, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 24, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0652. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov
. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre Sunderland, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0851; e-mail address:
sunderland.deirdre@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: CLIMATE - FR. EPA. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing Changes to the General Provisions
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 14081-14082]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 98

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508; FRL-9127-6]
RIN 2060-AQ15

Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Minor Harmonizing
Changes to the General Provisions

Correction

    In rule document 2010-5695 beginning on page 12451 in the issue of
March 16, 2010, on pages 12457 and 12458, in Subpart A, the following
tables are being corrected to read as set forth below:
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Clopyralid; Pesticide Tolerances
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 14086-14091]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0092; FRL-8814-2]

Clopyralid; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
clopyralid in or on Swiss chard and bushberry subgroup 13-07B. This
regulation additionally amends an existing tolerance in or on
strawberry. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested
these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 24, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 24, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0092. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov
. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Nollen, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7390; e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5 and
PM10 Amendments
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 14259-14285]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 93

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540; FRL-9127-7]
RIN 2060-AP29

Transportation Conformity Rule PM2.5 and
PM10 Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this action, EPA is amending the transportation conformity
rule to finalize provisions that were proposed on May 15, 2009. These
amendments primarily affect conformity's implementation in
PM2.5 and PM10 nonattainment and maintenance
areas. EPA is updating the transportation conformity regulation in
light of an October 17, 2006 final rule that strengthened the 24-hour
PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) and
revoked the annual PM10 NAAQS. In addition, EPA is
clarifying the regulations concerning hot-spot analyses to address a
December 2007 remand from the Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit. This portion of the final rule applies to
PM2.5 and PM10 nonattainment and maintenance
areas as well as carbon monoxide nonattainment and maintenance areas.
    The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires federally supported transportation
plans, transportation improvement programs, and projects to be
consistent with (``conform to'') the purpose of the state air quality
implementation plan. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is
EPA's federal partner in implementing the transportation conformity
regulation. EPA has consulted with DOT, and they concur with this final
rule.

DATES: This final rule is effective on April 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0540. All documents in the docket are listed on the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket,
EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the
Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Berry, State Measures and
Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: berry.laura@epa.gov, telephone number: (734)
214-4858, fax number: (734) 214-4052; or Patty Klavon, State Measures
and Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: klavon.patty@epa.gov, telephone number: (734)
214-4476, fax number: (734) 214-4052.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI; EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Notices]              
[Page 14150-14152]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929; FRL-8806-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI; EPA ICR No.
1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075

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,
entitled: ``Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 1250.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0075, is scheduled to
expire on November 30, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the information collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov
.
    For technical information contact: Pam Moseley, Information
Management Division (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8955; fax
number: (202) 564-8956; e-mail address: moseley.pamela@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Notices]              
[Page 14153-14154]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0038; FRL-8815-1]

National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee)
will be held on April 13-15, 2010, in San Francisco, CA. At this
meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the
various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: 1,3-
butadiene; acetaldehyde; acrylonitrile; arsenic trioxide; benzene;
bromine pentafluoride; butane; carbon dioxide; chlorine pentafluoride;
chloroacetone; dichlorvos; hexane; hydrogen bromide; hydrogen iodide;
ketene; methyl isothiocyanate; methylene chloride; monoethanolamine;
nerve agent VX; nitric oxide; oleum; propargyl alcohol;
propionaldehyde; red phosphorus; ricin; selenium hexafluoride; sulfur
trioxide; sulfuric acid; trichloroethylene; and vinyl chloride.

DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. on April 13, 2010; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 14, 2010; and
from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 15, 2010. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 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.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mark Hopkins Inter-
Continental Hotel, Number One Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul S. Tobin, DFO, Risk Assessment
Division (7403M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8557; e-mail address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Notices]              
[Page 14154-14157]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8815-6]

Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
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: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 14319-14322]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-STD-0016]
RIN 1904-AB50

Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts:
Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support
Document

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary
technical support document.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting
to discuss and receive comments on: the product classes that DOE plans
to analyze for purposes of establishing energy conservation standards
for fluorescent lamp ballasts; the analytical framework, models, and
tools that DOE is using to evaluate standards for these products; the
results of preliminary analyses DOE performed for these products; and
potential energy conservation standard levels derived from these
analyses that DOE could consider for these products. DOE encourages
written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties and
facilitate this process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a preliminary
technical support document (TSD), and briefing materials, which are
available at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_
standards/residential/fluorescent_lamp_ballasts.html
.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, April 26, 2010,
beginning at 9 a.m. in Washington, DC. The agenda for the public
meeting will first cover the concurrent test procedure rulemaking for
fluorescent lamp ballasts (see proposal in today's Federal Register),
and then this energy conservation standards rulemaking for the same
products. Any person requesting to speak at the public meeting should
submit such a request, along with an electronic copy of the statement
to be given at the public meeting, before 4 p.m., Monday, April 12,
2010. Written comments are welcome, especially following the public
meeting, and should be submitted by May 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed. Interested persons may submit
comments, identified by docket number EERE-2007-BT-STD-0016, by any of
the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: ballasts.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-2007-
BT-STD-0016 and/or RIN 1904-AB50 in the subject line of the message.
    Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Public Meeting
for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, EERE-2007-BT-STD-0016, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone (202) 586-2945.
Please submit one signed paper original.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting or comments received, go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at (202) 586-2945 for additional information regarding visiting the
Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information to Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
8654. E-mail: Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov. In the Office of General
Counsel, contact Ms. Francine Pinto or Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-71, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7432. E-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov; Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
 
[Federal Register: March 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 56)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 14287-14319]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-TP-0016]
RIN 1904-AB99

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fluorescent Lamp
Ballasts

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes major revisions
to its test procedures for fluorescent lamp ballasts established under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The proposed test method would
eliminate the use of photometric measurements in favor of purely
electrical measurements with the goal of reducing measurement
variation. DOE proposes a set of transfer functions to convert the
measured ballast electrical efficiency to a ballast efficacy factor
value. These revisions, however, do not concern the measurement of
energy consumption of ballasts in the standby and off modes, which DOE
addressed in another rulemaking. DOE also announces a public meeting to
receive comment on the issues presented in this notice.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, April 26, 2010,
beginning at 9 a.m. in Washington, DC. The agenda for the public
meeting will first cover this test procedure rulemaking for fluorescent
lamp ballasts, and then the concurrent energy conservation standards
rulemaking (see proposal in today's Federal Register) for the same
products. Any person requesting to speak at the public meeting should
submit such a request, along with an electronic copy of the statement
to be given at the public meeting, before 4 p.m., Monday, April 12,
2010.
    DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before or after the public
meeting, but no later than June 7, 2010. See section V, ``Public
Participation,'' of this NOPR for details.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals participating in the public meeting are subject to advance
security screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to
participate in the workshop, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as
possible by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
    Any comments submitted must identify the Fluorescent Lamp Ballast
Active Mode Test Procedures NOPR, and provide the docket number EERE-
2009-BT-TP-0016 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AB99.
Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: FLB-2009-TP-0016@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number
EERE-2009-BT-TP-0016 and/or RIN 1904-AB99 in the subject line of the
message.
    Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper
original.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed paper original.
    For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V, ``Public
Participation,'' of this document.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please
call Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail:
Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov. In the Office of General Counsel, contact Ms.
Betsy Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
(202) 586-7796. E-mail: Betsy.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
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comments and on how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms.
Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-2945. E-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.

 
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