Friday, August 20, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 161, August 20, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 161
Friday, August 20, 2010
 
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Alkyl Alcohol Alkoxylate Phosphate Derivatives; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
    3. AIR, TOXICS - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
 
    4. HAZ, ENERGY/Coal - PR. EPA. Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities
 
    5. ENERGY/Conservation - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Public Meeting and Availability of Statement of Policy for Adopting Full-Fuel-Cycle Analyses Into Energy Conservation Standards Program
 
    6. WILDLIFE - FR. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Removing Regulations Implementing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
 
  
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. Alkyl Alcohol Alkoxylate Phosphate Derivatives; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 51382-51388]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0131; FRL-8836-5]

Alkyl Alcohol Alkoxylate Phosphate Derivatives; 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 alkyl alcohol alkoxylate phosphate
derivatives (AAAPD) when used under 40 CFR part 910 as an inert
ingredient--surfactant and related adjuvants of surfactants for pre-
and post-harvest uses and application to animals in pesticide
formulations under 40 CFR part 930, limited to a maximum of 30% by
weight in end-use products. The Joint Inerts Task Force (JITF), Cluster
Support Team Number 2 (CST 2) submitted a petition to EPA under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment
of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of AAAPDs.

DATES: This regulation is effective August 20, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 19, 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-2009-0131. 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: Lisa Austin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7894; e-mail address: austin.lisa@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 51388-51392]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2002-0185; FRL-8838-3]

2-methyl-1,3-propanediol; 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 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (CAS Reg. No.
2163-42-0) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations
applied to growing crops and raw agricultural commodities after
harvest, and when used as an inert ingredient solvent and/or surfactant
in pesticide formulations applied to animals (used for food). Lyondell
Chemical Company submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for
residues of 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol.

DATES: This regulation is effective August 20, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 19, 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-2002-0185. 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: Keri Grinstead, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8373; e-mail address: grinstead.keri@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR, TOXICS - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 51569-51608]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708, FRL-9190-3]
RIN 2060-AP36

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants for existing stationary spark ignition reciprocating
internal combustion engines that either are located at area sources of
hazardous air pollutant emissions or that have a site rating of less
than or equal to 500 brake horsepower and are located at major sources
of hazardous air pollutant emissions.

DATES: This final rule is effective on October 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708. EPA also relies on materials in Docket ID
Nos. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0059, EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0029, and EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-
0030 and incorporates those dockets into the record for this final
rule. 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., 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 either
electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334, EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST), Monday through Friday. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air
and Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melanie King, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number (919) 541-2469; facsimile number (919) 541-5450; e-
mail address king.melanie@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: HAZ, ENERGY/Coal - PR. EPA. Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 51434-51436]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 257, 261, 264, 265, 268, 271, and 302

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640; FRL-9191-5]
RIN-2050-AE81

Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and
Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From
Electric Utilities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule: corrections, extension of the comment period,
and additional public hearings.

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SUMMARY: On June 21, 2010, EPA proposed to regulate the disposal of
coal combustion residuals generated from the combustion of coal at
electric utilities and by independent power producers. This action
makes several administrative corrections in the preamble to the
proposed rule, which were discovered after the proposal was published
in the Federal Register. In addition, EPA is providing notice that
additional support documents are available for public inspection in the
rulemaking docket.
    This action also extends the deadline for submitting written
comments on the proposed rule to November 19, 2010. This extension
provides an additional 60 days for the public to provide written
comments. EPA received numerous requests for an extension of the
comment period and this notice is the Agency's response to those
persons who requested an extension of the comment period.
    Also, in response to significant public interest in the proposed
rule, the Agency recently announced on its Web site that it will
conduct two additional public hearings on the proposed rule, one in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the other in Louisville, Kentucky, and an
additional Webinar. Additional information on these announcements is
included in this notice.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
November 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on the proposed rule, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is
not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public
docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address.
E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system
are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    Fax: Comments may be faxed to 202-566-0272; Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640.
    Mail: Send your comments to the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes;
Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities Docket,
Attention Docket ID No., EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: Deliver two copies of your comments to the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing
of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric
Utilities Docket, Attention Docket ID No., EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on the June 21, 2010,
proposed rule or today's notice, contact Alexander Livnat, Office of
Resource Conservation and Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mailcode 5304P, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (703) 308-7251; e-mail address:
livnat.alexander@epa.gov, or Steve Souders, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mailcode 5304P, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 308-8431; e-mail address: souders.steve@epa.gov. If you
have questions concerning the public hearings or the Webinars, please
contact Bonnie Robinson, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,
Mailcode 5304P, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (703) 308-8429;
e-mail address: robinson.bonnie@epa.gov, or Elaine Eby, Office of
Resource Conservation and Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Mailcode 5304P, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number (703) 308-8449; e-mail address
eby.elaine@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY/Conservation - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Public Meeting and Availability of Statement of Policy for Adopting Full-Fuel-Cycle Analyses Into Energy Conservation Standards Program
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 51423-51428]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No (EERE-2010-BT-NOA-0028)]
RIN 1904-AC24

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Public Meeting and Availability of
Statement of Policy for Adopting Full-Fuel-Cycle Analyses Into Energy
Conservation Standards Program

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In its effort to adopt several National Academy of Sciences
(the Academy) recommendations, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
proposes to modify the methods it uses to estimate the likely impacts
of energy conservation standards for covered products and covered
equipment on energy use and emissions and to expand the energy use and
emissions information made available to consumers. Specifically, DOE
proposes to use full-fuel-cycle (FFC) measures of energy and greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, rather than the primary energy measures it
currently uses. Additionally, DOE proposes to work collaboratively with
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to make FFC energy and GHG emissions
data available to the public to enable consumers to make cross-class
comparisons. DOE will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and
receive comments on its planned approach. DOE welcomes written comments
from the public on any subject within the scope of this policy
document.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 7, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 23,
2010. DOE must receive an electronic copy of the statement with the
name and, if appropriate, the organization of the presenter to be given
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 30, 2010. DOE
will accept written comments, data, and information regarding this
announcement before and after the public meeting, but no later than
October 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals planning
to participate 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 parties are encouraged to submit comments by e-mail to
the following address: FFC-2010-NOA-0028@ee.doe.gov. Include docket
number EERE-2010-BT-NOA-0028 and/or RIN 1904-AC24] in the subject line
of the message. DOE encourages all written comments, data, and
information to be submitted electronically in commonly used searchable
text formats (e.g. Adobe Acrobat PDF, Microsoft Word, etc). All
comments should clearly identify the name, address and, if appropriate,
organization of the commenter.
    Alternatively, interested parties may submit comments by any of the
following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Notice of Proposed
Policy for Full-Fuel-Cycle Analysis Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-NOA-0028
and/or RIN 1904-AC24, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Due to the potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing
of mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages
respondents to submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th
Floor, 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
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anthoney Perkins, 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) 287-1846. E-mail:
Anthoney.Perkins@ee.doe.gov.
    Ms. Ami Grace-Tardy, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-5709. E-mail: Ami.Grace-
Tardy@hq.doe.gov
.
    For information on how to submit or review public comments, 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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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: WILDLIFE - FR. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Removing Regulations Implementing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
 
[Federal Register: August 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 161)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 51420-51422]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 83

[Docket No. FWS-R9-WSR-2010-0009]
[91400-5110-POLI-7B; 91400-9410-POLI-7B]
RIN 1018-AX00

Removing Regulations Implementing the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Act

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are removing
our regulations implementing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of
1980. The Act authorized financial and technical assistance to States
to design conservation plans and programs to benefit nongame species;
however, funds never became available to carry out the Act, and we do
not expect funds to become available in the future.

DATES: This rule is effective on September 20, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Johnson, Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program, Division of Policy and Programs, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 703-358-2156.

 
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