Friday, July 2, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 127, July 2, 2010

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Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 127
Friday, July 2, 2010
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - Petition Denial. EPA. Carbaryl; Order Denying Washington Toxics Coalition Petition to Revoke Tolerances and Notice of Availability of Denial of Request to Cancel Uses
 
    2. ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
 
    3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Biopesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
 
    4. TRANSPORT, LAND - ND. DOT/FHA. Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP)
   
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 - Petition Denial. EPA. Carbaryl; Order Denying Washington Toxics Coalition Petition to Revoke Tolerances and Notice of Availability of Denial of Request to Cancel Uses
 
[Federal Register: July 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 127)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 38417-38422]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0801; FRL-8832-5]

Carbaryl; Order Denying Washington Toxics Coalition Petition to
Revoke Tolerances and Notice of Availability of Denial of Request to
Cancel Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Order and Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: This order denies a petition requesting that EPA revoke all
pesticide tolerances for carbaryl under section 408(d) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The petition was filed on January
10, 2005 by the Washington Toxics Coalition (WTC). This order also
informs the public of the availability of a response to WTC's petition
to cancel all uses of carbaryl.

DATES: This Order is effective July 2, 2010. Objections and requests
for hearings must be received on or before August 31, 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-2006-0801. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on
the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the
docket index available in 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: Jacqueline Guerry, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (215) 814-2184; e-mail
address: guerry.jacqueline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
 
[Federal Register: July 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 127)]
[Notices]              
[Page 38518]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9170-7]

Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held July 21 and 22, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd Street,
NW., Washington, DC. The CHPAC was created to advise the Environmental
Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other issues relating to
children's environmental health.

DATES: The CHPAC will meet July 21 and 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1150 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children's
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Biopesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
 
[Federal Register: July 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 127)]
[Notices]              
[Page 38521-38523]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0118; FRL-8829-1

Registration Review; Biopesticide Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. of this notice. With this
document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these
registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of
pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to
satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide
can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects
on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain
information that will assist the public in understanding the types of
information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course
of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that
each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 31, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A. of this notice, 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's telephone number is (703) 305-5805. . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Regulatory Action Leader (RAL) identified in the table in
Unit III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
    For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TRANSPORT, LAND - ND. DOT/FHA. Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative Research Program (STEP)
 
[Federal Register: July 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 127)]
[Notices]              
[Page 38605-38606]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative
Research Program (STEP)

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 5207 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) established
the Surface Transportation Environment and Planning Cooperative
Research Program (STEP). The FHWA anticipates that the STEP or a
similar program to provide resources for national research on issues
related to planning, environment, and realty will be included in future
surface transportation legislation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, the FHWA
expects to seek partnerships that can leverage limited research funding
in the STEP with other stakeholders and partners in order to increase
the total amount of resources available to meet the Nation's surface
transportation research needs.
    The purpose of this notice is to announce revisions to the STEP
implementation strategy for FY 2011 and to request suggested lines of
research for the FY 2011 STEP via the STEP Web site at http://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/step/index.htm
in anticipation of future surface
transportation legislation.

DATES: Suggestions for lines of research should be submitted to the
STEP Web site on or before September 30, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Young, Office of Interstate
and Border Planning, (202) 366-1263, Felicia.young@dot.gov; or Grace
Reidy, Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366-6226; Federal Highway
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
 
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