Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 40, Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 40 
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
 
There are 8 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public Teleconference To Review a Draft Report From HSRB Meeting
 
    2. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee Augmented for Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions
 
    3. ALL - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
 
    4. TOXICS, HAZ - ND. EPA. Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders To Inform the National Framework for Electronics Stewardship
 
    5. WATER, GLAKES, WILDLIFE - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
 
    6. GLAKES - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Superior Resource Advisory Committee
 
    7. WATER - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Water Technology Trade Mission to India
 
    8. HAZ, TOXICS - PR. DOT/PHMSA. Hazardous Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code
  
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 - ND. EPA. Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public Teleconference To Review a Draft Report From HSRB Meeting
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11240-11242]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0175; FRL-9274-5]

Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public
Teleconference To Review a Draft Report From HSRB Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the
Science Advisor (OSA) announces a public teleconference of the HSRB to
discuss its draft report from the January 26, 2011 HSRB meeting.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011 from
approximately 1 p.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0175, by one of the following methods:
    Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
ORD Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA
Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building,
located at 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. The
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Please call (202) 566-1744
or e-mail the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions.
Updates to Public Reading Room access are available on the Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any members of the public who wish to
receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone
number: (202) 564-2468; fax: (202) 564-2070; e-mail address:
downing.jim@epa.gov, or Lu-Ann Kleibacker at telephone number: (202)
564-7189; fax: (202) 564-2070; e-mail address: kleibacker.lu-ann@epa.gov; mailing address: Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of the Science Advisor, 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460. General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be found on
the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee Augmented for Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11242-11243]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9273-2]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee
Augmented for Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee Augmented for Mortality Risk
Valuation to review its draft Advisory on EPA's White Paper ``Valuing
Mortality Risk Reduction for Environmental Policy'' (December 10,
2010).

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, March 14, 2011
from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference may contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-
2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
General information concerning the SAB can be found on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 11243]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9272-4]

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that
provides policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are
of importance to agriculture and rural communities.
    The purpose of this meeting is to advance discussion of specific
topics of unique relevance to agriculture such as effective approaches
to addressing water quality issues associated with agricultural
production, in such a way as to provide thoughtful advice and useful
insights to the Agency as it crafts environmental policies and programs
that affect and engage agriculture and rural communities. A copy of the
meeting agenda will be posted at http://epa.gov/ofacmo/frrcc/meetings.htm.

DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an
open meeting on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. (registration at
8 a.m.) until 8 p.m. and on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 from 8:30 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel, 900
South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204, Telephone: (703) 521-1900. The
meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come,
first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal
Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202-564-7273, US EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS, HAZ - ND. EPA. Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders To Inform the National Framework for Electronics Stewardship
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11243-11245]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0185; FRL-9273-7]

Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders To Inform the National
Framework for Electronics Stewardship

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), General Services
Administration (GSA), and Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) are
requesting written stakeholder input to inform the national framework
for electronics stewardship that is being developed by the Interagency
Task Force on Electronics Stewardship. On November 15, 2010, President
Obama signed a presidential proclamation celebrating the strides the
country has made in recycling, while also highlighting the need for
greater attention on used electronics management throughout the product
lifecycle. CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley established an interagency task force
on November 8, 2010 to provide a national strategy and recommendations
for areas of Federal agency operational and managerial improvement
associated with electronics stewardship. The Task Force is scheduled to
deliver to CEQ a national framework for electronics stewardship by May
6, 2011. By this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency, on behalf
of the Task Force, is soliciting public comment from interested parties
regarding the national framework.

DATES: All comments must be received on or before March 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0185, using one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments. Note, while this request is not a federal
regulation, input on the plan can be submitted through this federal Web
site.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
rcra.docket@epamail.epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-
0185.
    Mail: Comments may be submitted by mail to: OSWER Docket, Office of
Resource Conservation and Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0185. Please include a
total of two copies of your comments.
    Hand Delivery: Deliver two copies of your comments to: EPA Docket
Center, Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0185. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . . 
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shayla Powell, Resource Conservation
and Sustainability Division (5306P), Office of Resource Conservation
and Recovery, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0319; e-
mail address: powell.shayla@epa.gov or visit http://www.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/ecycling/taskforce/.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: WATER, GLAKES, WILDLIFE - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water

 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11245-11246]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9273-3]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences
of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC). The SAB
EPEC, augmented with other experts, will discuss their draft advisory
report about the effectiveness of shipboard ballast water treatment
processes and ways to improve future assessments of ballast water
treatment systems to minimize the impacts of invasive species in vessel
ballast water discharge.

DATES: The teleconference dates are Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 12
p.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Ms. Iris
Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Ms. Goodman may be contacted
at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 564-2164 fax, (202) 265-2098; or e-
mail at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA
Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: GLAKES - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Superior Resource Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 11193]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Superior Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Superior Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Duluth,
Minnesota. The committee is meeting as authorized under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-343)
and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
of the meeting is to review and make decisions on proposals requesting
funds from Title II of the Secure Rural School Act. The schedule for
soliciting the next round of proposals will be set.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at 9:45
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA office, 6201 Congdon
Blvd., Duluth, MN 55804. Written comments should be sent to Superior
National Forest, RAC, 8901 Grand Ave. Place, Duluth, MN 55808. Comments
may also be sent via e-mail to Lradosevichcraig@fs.fed.us, or via
facsimile to 218-626-4312.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at Superior National
Forest Headquarters. This meeting is open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Radosevich-Craig, Partnership
Coordinator & Tribal Liaison, Superior National Forest Headquarters,
218-626-4336, Lradosevichcraig@fs.fed.us.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: WATER - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Water Technology Trade Mission to India
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11203-11205]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Water Technology Trade Mission to India

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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Mission Description

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS), is organizing
a Water Technology Trade Mission to India from February 28 to March 4,
2011. The purpose of the mission is to expose U.S. firms to India's
rapidly expanding water and waste water market and to assist U.S.
companies to seize export opportunities in this sector. The trade
mission participants will be comprised of representatives from leading
U.S. companies that provide state-of-the-art water and waste water
technologies ranging from hydropower and desalination plants to
appliances and purification systems. The mission will visit two cities:
Bangalore and Mumbai, where participants will receive market briefings
and meet with key government decisions makers and prospective private
sector partners on a one-on-one basis. During the Mumbai portion of the
mission delegates will use Aquatech India 2011, a leading international
water technology show, as a platform for business meetings and
networking with the option to exhibit either on their own or in a
shared CS exhibition area that will be offered separately as a
supplemental service to Trade Mission participants. . .

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: HAZ, TOXICS - PR. DOT/PHMSA. Hazardous Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11191-11192]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 171, 173, 178, and 180

[Docket Number PHMSA-2010-0019 (HM-241)]
RIN 2137-AE58

Hazardous Materials: Adoption of ASME Code Section XII and the
National Board Inspection Code

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; document availability
and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is notifying the public of the electronic availability
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (ASME) Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII (2010 Edition) and the National Board
of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors' National Board Inspection
Code (2007 Edition). Further, PHMSA is extending the comment period for
the ANPRM published on December 23, 2010 (ANPRM; 75 FR 80765). The ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII is now available on
PHMSA's Web site for public review at: http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat. In
addition, the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
have voluntarily posted, for public review, the relevant parts of the
National Board Inspection Code at http://www.nationalboard.org.

DATES: The comment period for the ANPRM published on December 23, 2010,
closing on March 23, 2011, is extended until May 23, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
(PHMSA-2010-0130) by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice at the beginning of the comment. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the docket
management system, including any personal information provided.
    Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kurt Eichenlaub, Standards and
Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you
may visit http://www.regulations.gov.

 
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