Thursday, July 1, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 126, July 1, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 126
Thursday, July 1, 2010
 
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. WATER - PR/NM. EPA. Public Meeting With Interested Stakeholders for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule
 
    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - Final Determination. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Final Determination Concerning the Potential for Energy Conservation Standards for High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
 
    3. ENERGY - PR. DOE. (General Provisions) Contract Appeals and the Acquisition Regulation: Subchapters A--General, B--Acquisition Planning, and C--Contracting Methods and Contract Types
 
    4. HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT - ND. NRC. Governors' Designees Receiving Advance Notification of Transportation of Nuclear Waste
 
   
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: WATER - PR/NM. EPA. Public Meeting With Interested Stakeholders for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule
 
[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 38068-38069]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 403, 501 and 503

[FRL-9169-8]

Public Meeting With Interested Stakeholders for National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting
Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives
notice of a meeting to discuss the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule.
With this rulemaking, EPA is utilizing 21st Century modern technologies
to improve management and performance of the NPDES program by requiring
electronic reporting of NPDES information from regulated facilities.
This will reduce the burden for facilities to report to regulatory
agencies and for states to report to EPA. Expected benefits include
lower processing costs for facilities and states, improved data quality
and accuracy, greater data accessibility and transparency for the
public, and an increased ability to target and address noncompliance
that will improve and protect water quality. This meeting will be a
session in which EPA will discuss electronic reporting alternatives for
submission of NPDES information directly to states and/or EPA from
permittees. Topics include the feasibility of requiring electronic
reporting in areas such as electronic discharge monitoring reports
(eDMRs), electronic notice of intent (eNOI), and electronic program
reports. The purpose of this meeting is to give interested parties the
opportunity to discuss the proposed rule and to provide EPA feedback on
the presented options.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 1 p.m.
till 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is Room 1117A EPA East, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anuj Vaidya 202-564-3459,
vaidya.anuj@epa.gov or Sharon Gonder 202-564-5256,
gonder.sharon@epa.gov. If you are interested in attending this meeting,
please contact Mr. Anuj Vaidya or Ms. Sharon Gonder to register for
this meeting no later than Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - Final Determination. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Final Determination Concerning the Potential for Energy Conservation Standards for High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
 
[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 37975-37990]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EE-DET-03-001]
RIN 1904-AA86

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Final Determination Concerning the
Potential for Energy Conservation Standards for High-Intensity
Discharge (HID) Lamps

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

ACTION: Final determination.

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SUMMARY: Based on the best available information, the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) has determined that energy conservation standards for
certain high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps are technologically
feasible and economically justified, and would likely result in
significant energy savings. By notice and comment rulemaking, this
final determination initiates the process of establishing test
procedures and potential energy conservation standards for this
equipment. Pursuant to court order, this final determination must be
made by June 30, 2010.

DATES: This rule is effective August 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: For access to the docket (EE-DET-03-001) to reach background
documents, the technical support document (TSD), or comments received,
go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building
Technologies Program, 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 the
above telephone number for additional information about visiting the
Resource Room. Copies of certain documents in this proceeding may be
obtained from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's
Web site at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/
commercial/high_intensity_discharge_lamps.html
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Telephone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail: Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov;
or Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. E-mail: mail to:
Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ENERGY - PR. DOE. (General Provisions) Contract Appeals and the Acquisition Regulation: Subchapters A--General, B--Acquisition Planning, and C--
Contracting Methods and Contract Types
 
[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 38042-38052]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 1023

48 CFR Parts 901, 902, 903, 904, 906, 907, 908, 909, 911, 914, 915,
916, 917, and 952

RIN 1991-AB81

(General Provisions) Contract Appeals and the Acquisition
Regulation: Subchapters A--General, B--Acquisition Planning, and C--
Contracting Methods and Contract Types

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to remove its
Contract Appeals regulation, which implements DOE's contract appeals
procedures and amend the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
(DEAR) Subchapters A--General, B--Acquisition Planning, and C--
Contracting Methods and Contract Types, to make changes to conform to
the FAR, remove out-of-date coverage, and update references. Today's
proposed rule does not alter substantive rights or obligations under
current law.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed rulemaking must be received on
or before close of business August 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DEAR: Subchapters A,
B, and C and RIN 1991-AB81, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail to: DEARrulemaking@hq.doe.gov. Include DEAR:
Subchapters A, B and C and RIN 1991-AB81 in the subject line of the
message.
    Mail to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Procurement
and Assistance Management, MA-611, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Comments by e-mail are encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Binney at (202) 287-1340 or by
e-mail barbara.binney@hq.doe.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT - ND. NRC. Governors' Designees Receiving Advance Notification of Transportation of Nuclear Waste
 
[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Notices]              
[Page 38151-38154]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Governors' Designees Receiving Advance Notification of
Transportation of Nuclear Waste

    On January 6, 1982 (47 FR 596 and 47 FR 600), the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) published in the Federal Register final
amendments to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts
71 and 73 (effective July 6, 1982), that require advance notification
to Governors or their designees by NRC licensees prior to
transportation of certain shipments of nuclear waste and spent fuel.
The advance notification covered in Part 73 is for spent nuclear
reactor fuel shipments and the notification for Part 71 is for large
quantity shipments of radioactive waste (and of spent nuclear reactor
fuel not covered under the final amendment to 10 CFR Part 73).
    The following list updates the names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of those individuals in each State who are responsible for
receiving information on nuclear waste shipments. The list will be
published annually in the Federal Register on or about June 30, 2010,
to reflect any changes in information. Current State contact
information can also be accessed throughout the year at http://nrc-
stp.ornl.gov/special/designee.pdf
.
    Questions regarding this matter should be directed to Dr. Stephen
N. Salomon, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555, by e-mail at Stephen.Salomon@nrc.gov or by telephone at 301-415-
2368.

 
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