Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 83, Friday, April 29, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 83

Friday, April 29, 2011

 

 

There are 5 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Mefenpyr-diethyl; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pyrasulfotole; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Metiram; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text |

 

    4. AIR - FRD. EPA. Clarifications to Indian Tribes' Clean Air Act Regulatory
Requirements; Direct Final Amendments

 

    5. HAZ/Nuclear - NM. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.  Board Workshop: June 6-7, 2011--Arlington, Virginia; the Board Will Hold a Workshop on Methods for Evaluating Nuclear Waste Streams PDF | Text |

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 82, Thursday, April 28, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 82

Thursday, April 28, 2011

 

 

There are 8 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. CLIMATE, AIR, TOXICS - PR. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2011 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide PDF | Text |

 

    2. AIR - NM/PR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units PDF | Text |

 

    3. AIR - ND/PR. EPA. Release of Draft Risk and Exposure Assessments and Final
Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone PDF | Text |

 

    4. AIR, MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for 1997 8-Hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards; approve some elements and conditionally approve other elements of certifications submitted by Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin PDF | Text |

 

    5. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone
Review Panel PDF | Text |

 

    6. ALL - ND. Presidential Documents. Earth Day Proclamation 8657 of April 22, 2011 PDF | Text |

 

    7. ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee; Meeting PDF | Text |

 

    8. ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future PDF | Text |

 

   

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 81, Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 81

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

 

 

There are 7 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate), Butylate, Chlorethoxyfos, Clethodim, et al.; Tolerance Actions PDF | Text |

 

    2. AIR - FRI/Comment Extension. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions; Interim Rule; Stay and Revisions PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information under TSCA by Syracuse Research Corporation PDF | Text |

 

    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations PDF | Text

 

    5. CLIMATE, ENERGY/Biomass - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Candidates for a SAB Panel on Accounting for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions From Biogenic Sources

 

    6. HAZ/Nuclear - NM/PR. NRC. Public and Closed Meeting To Discuss Comments on Draft Regulatory Basis for Rulemaking Revising Security Requirements for Facilities Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste PDF | Text |

 

    7. REMED, TOXICS - ND. DHHS/ATSDR. Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile Uranium (Update) for review and comment PDF | Text |

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 80, Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 80

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

 

 

There are 6 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

Note: There were no nationally applicable announcements from U.S. EPA today.

 

    1. ENERGY - FR. DOE/FERC. Electric Reliability Organization Interpretations of
Interconnection Reliability Operations and Coordination and Transmission Operations Reliability Standards PDF | Text |

 

    2. ENERGY- PR. DOE/FERC. Electric Reliability Organization Interpretation of Transmission Operations Reliability PDF | Text |

 

    3. MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Huron Manistee Resource Advisory Committee PDF | Text

 

    4. WILDLIFE - PR. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. General Provisions; Revised List of Migratory Birds; Proposed Rule

 

    5. ENERGY/Renewable - FRI/Temporary. DOI/BLM. Segregation of Lands--Renewable Energy PDF | Text |

 

    6. ENERGY/Renewable - PR. DOI/BLM. Segregation of Lands--Renewable Energy PDF | Text |

 

   

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 79

Monday, April 25, 2011

 

There are 3 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. AIR, CLIMATE - FR/Grant of reconsideration. EPA. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; Use of use best available
monitoring methods (BAMM) PDF | Text |

 

    2. WATER - ND. EPA. Modification to 2008 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities; to extend until January 31, 2012 the expiration date
of the permit PDF | Text |

 

    3. WATER - FR. USDA. Wetland Conservation; remove obsolete provisions PDF | Text |

 

   

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 78, Friday, April 22, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 78

Friday, April 22, 2011

 

 

There are 3 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Triflusulfuron-Methyl; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text

 

    2. AIR - ND. EPA. Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards PDF | Text |

 

    3. ENERGY/Oil - ND. DOS. Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline
Project PDF | Text |

        

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 77, Thursday, April 21, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 77

Thursday, April 21, 2011

 

There are 5 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; and the Printing and Publishing Industry PDF | Text |

 

    2. ENERGY/Frack - NMs. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Panel for Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan; review of EPA's Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan PDF | Text |

 

    3. ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee PDF | Text |

 

    4. ENERGY/Efficiency - FRI. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners PDF | Text |
 

    5. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners PDF | Text |

 

   

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 76, Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 76

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

 

 

There are 10 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Fluopicolide; Pesticide Tolerances  PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - FR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services PDF | Text |

 

    3. WATER, WILDLIFE - PR. EPA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities and Phase I Facilities; Proposed Rule PDF | Text |

 

    4. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities PDF | Text |

 

    5. FL/WATER - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; review of a draft SAB report entitled ``Review of EPA's draft Approaches for Deriving Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida's Estuaries, Coastal Waters, and Southern Inland Flowing Waters PDF | Text |

 

    6. TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; review of a draft SAB report entitled ``SAB Review of EPA's Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Residences (November 2010 Draft) and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings (November 2010 Draft) PDF | Text |

 

    7. DRINK, TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the
Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements; discuss its draft advisory report entitled SAB Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements PDF | Text |

 

    8. ENERGY/Biomass - NM. EPA. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee PDF | Text |

 

    9. MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Gogebic Resource Advisory Committee PDF | Text

 

  10. AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA. Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive Order 13563 PDF | Text |

 

 

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 75, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 75

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

 

There are 2 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticide Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting PDF | Text |

 

 

    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment PDF | Text |

    

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 74, Monday, April 18, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 74

Monday, April 18, 2011

 

 

There are 4 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. WATER, HAZ - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments for Milk and Milk Product Containers PDF | Text |

 

    2. AIR, TOXICS - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Lead Smelting PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - ND/NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) in Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) PDF | Text |

 

    4. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/RFI. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods and Alternate Rating Methods PDF | Text |

 

   

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 73, Friday, April 15, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 73

Friday, April 15, 2011

 

 

There are 9 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Emergency Planning and Notification; Emergency Planning and List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Threshold Planning Quantities PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability; Clarification and Availability of Draft Test Guideline for Comment PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information PDF | Text |

 

    4. AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) PDF | Text |

 

    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Proposed Pesticide Program's Pilot Fragrance Notification Program; Notice of Availability PDF | Text |

 

    6. AIR, TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office, Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Lead Review Panel PDF | Text |

 

    7. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee PDF | Text |

 

    8. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers PDF | Text |

 

    9. LAND - PR. USDA/Forest Service. Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado PDF | Text |

         

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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.

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 72, Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 72

Thursday, April 14, 2011

 

There are 4 announcements in this issue

 

    1. CLIMATE, WATER - ND/NM/Comment. EPA. Implications of Climate Change for Bioassessment Programs and Approaches To Account for Effects. Notice of Peer review Workshop and Public Comment Period PDF | Text |

 

    2. ENERGY/Shale & Tar Sands. ND. DOI/BLM. Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Possible Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming PDF | Text

 

    3. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - FRI. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service & Rural Utilities Service. Rural Energy for America Program. PDF | Text |

 

    4. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service & Rural Utilities Service. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program PDF | Text |

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 71, Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 71

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

 

 

There are 15 announcements in this issue

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Specific Bacteriophages; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text |

 

    3. MI/REMED - FRD. EPA. National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund Site; Green Oak Township, Michigan PDF | Text |

    4. AIR - FR. EPA. Control of Emissions From New and In-Use Marine Compression-Ignition Engines and Vessels PDF | Text |

 

    5. AIR - FR/Correction. EPA. Protocol Gas Verification Program and Minimum Competency Requirements for Air Emission Testing PDF | Text |

 

    6. MI/REMED - PR. EPA. National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund Site PDF | Text |

 

    7. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Information Dissemination--TSCA Section 406(b) PDF | Text |

 

    8. ALL - NM. EPA. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment PDF | Text |

 

    9. WATER - ND. EPA. Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions. PDF | Text |

 

  10. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal) PDF | Text |

 

  11. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest PDF | Text |

 

  12. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Streptomyces Strain K61, and Wood Oils and Gums; Registration Review Final Decisions; Notice of Availability PDF | Text |

 

  13. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Withdrawal of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities. PDF | Text |

 

  14. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. In the Matter of Indiana Michigan Power Company; DC Cook Nuclear Plant Independent Spent Fuel Installation; Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) PDF | Text |

 

  15. MI/ENERGY - ND. DOE/FERC. Consumers Energy Company notice of its cancellation of its Terms and Conditions for Interstate Gas Transportation proposed to be effective March 31, 2011 PDF | Text |

        

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 70, Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 70

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

 

 

There are 2 announcements in this issue

 

    1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

 

    2. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead

 

   

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ANNOUNCEMENT 1

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Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20349-20350]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9293-1; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0540]

Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Workshop.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA
contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer
review workshop to review the draft human health assessment titled,
``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/
635/R-10/004C). The draft assessment was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of
Research and Development.
    EPA is releasing this draft assessment solely for the purpose of
pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft assessment has not been formally disseminated by
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
    Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to register to
attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Eastern Research Group,
Inc. invites the public to give brief oral comments and/or provide
written comments at the workshop regarding the draft assessment under
review. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis. In preparing a final report, EPA will
consider the Eastern Research Group, Inc., report of the comments and
recommendations from the external peer review workshop and any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.

DATES: The peer review panel workshop on the draft assessment for
Hexavalent Chromium will be held on May 12, 2011, beginning at 8:30
a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA
home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-
8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the draft assessment title.
    The peer review workshop on the draft Hexavalent Chromium
assessment will be held at Hilton Crystal City Hotel; 2399 Jefferson
Davis Highway; Arlington, VA 22202. To attend the workshop, register no
later than May 5, 2011, by calling Eastern Research Group, Inc. at 781-
674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833 (ask for the Hexavalent Chromium
peer review coordinator, Laurie Waite); sending a facsimile to 781-674-
2906 (reference the ``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and
include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact
information), or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the
``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). You can also
register via the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-hexavalent.htm. There will be a limited
time at the peer review workshop for comments from the public. Please
inform Eastern Research Group, Inc. if you wish to make comments during
the workshop.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review
Workshop'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. For information on access or services for individuals
with disabilities, contact ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA
02421-3136 by calling 781-674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833 (ask
for the Hexavalent Chromium peer review coordinator, Laurie Waite);
sending a facsimile to 781-674-2906 (reference the ``Hexavalent
Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name and contact
information), or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the
``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name and
contact information).
    Additional Information: For information on the draft assessment,
please contact Ted Berner, National Center for Environmental Assessment
(8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8583; facsimile: 703-347-
8699; or e-mail: [FRN_Questions@epa.gov].

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

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Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20347-20349]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108; FRL-9292-8]

Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Lead

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On or about March 31, 2011, the EPA is making available for
public review the draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Lead (draft IRP). This document contains the
plans for the review of the air quality criteria and national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb). The Pb NAAQS provide for
the protection of public health and the environment from Pb in ambient
air.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by April 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: This document will be available primarily via the Internet
at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/s_pb_index.html. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-9744.
    Mail: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Dr. Deirdre Murphy, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
919-541-0729; fax number: 919-541-0237; e-mail address:
murphy.deirdre@epa.gov.

 

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