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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 225
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 225
Thursday, November 20, 2008
There are 10 announcements in this issue
1. WATER - FR. EPA. Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision
2. AIR - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
3. ALL - NM. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
4. ENERGY - NM. DOE/FERC. State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference; Supplemental Notice of Commission Conference
5. ENERGY - PR/NM. TREASURY/IRS. Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel; Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax Returns; Hearing
6. TRANSPORT/Air - Executive Order/Presidential Documents. Transformation of the National Air Transportation System
7. ENERGY/Biofuels - ANPR. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. BioRefinery Assistance Program
8. ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for Biorefineries
9. DRINK - NF. USDA/Rural Utilities Service. Household Water Well System Grant Program Announcement of Application Deadlines and Funding
10. LAND - FRI. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Agricultural Management Assistance Program
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: WATER - FR. EPA. Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70417-70486]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9, 122, and 412
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0037; FRL-8738-9]
RIN 2040-AE80
Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act
or CWA), EPA is revising the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permitting requirements and Effluent Limitations
Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs) in response to the order issued by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit in Waterkeeper Alliance et al. v. EPA,
399 F.3d 486 (2d Cir. 2005). This final rule responds to the court
order while furthering the statutory goal of restoring and maintaining
the nation's water quality by ensuring that CAFOs properly manage
manure generated by their operations.
This final rule revises several aspects of EPA's current
regulations governing discharges from CAFOs. EPA is modifying the
requirement to apply for a permit by specifying that an owner or
operator of a CAFO that discharges or proposes to discharge must apply
for an NPDES permit. The final rule also includes an option for an
unpermitted CAFO to certify to the permitting authority that the CAFO
does not discharge or propose to discharge. In addition, EPA is
clarifying how the agricultural stormwater discharge exemption criteria
are interpreted for unpermitted Large CAFOs. EPA is also requiring
CAFOs seeking permit coverage to submit their nutrient management plans
(NMPs) with their applications for individual permits or notices of
intent to be authorized under general permits. Permitting authorities
are required to review the NMPs and provide the public with an
opportunity for meaningful public review and comment. Permitting
authorities are also required to incorporate terms of NMPs as NPDES
permit conditions. Additionally, this action removes the provision that
allowed CAFOs to use a 100-year, 24-hour containment structure to
fulfill the no discharge requirement for new source swine, poultry, and
veal calf operations. Instead, this action authorizes permit writers,
upon request by swine, poultry, and veal calf CAFOs that are new
sources, to establish best management practice no discharge effluent
limitations when the facility demonstrates that it has designed an open
containment system that will comply with the no discharge requirements.
This final rule also responds to the court's remand orders
regarding water quality-based effluent limitations (WQBELs) and
pathogens. EPA is clarifying that WQBELs may be required in permits
with respect to production area discharges and discharges from land
application areas that are not exempt as agricultural stormwater.
Finally, EPA is making the finding that the best conventional
technology (BCT) limitations established in 2003 also apply to fecal
coliform.
DATES: These final regulations are effective December 22, 2008. For
judicial review purposes, this final rule is promulgated as of 1 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, on December 4, 2008, as provided in 40 CFR 23.2.
ADDRESSES: The record for this rulemaking is available for inspection
and copying at the Water Docket, located at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. The
record is also available via EPA Dockets at http://www.regulations.gov
under docket number OW-2005-0037. The rule and key supporting documents
are also available electronically on the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/npdes/caforule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Rebecca Roose, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management
(4203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 564-0758, e-mail address:
roose.rebecca@epa.gov. For additional information specific to New
Source Performance Standards and BCT Limitations contact Paul Shriner,
Engineering and Analysis Division, Office of Science and Technology
(4303T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 566-1076, e-mail address:
shriner.paul@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70417-70486]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9, 122, and 412
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0037; FRL-8738-9]
RIN 2040-AE80
Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines for Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations in Response to the Waterkeeper Decision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act
or CWA), EPA is revising the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permitting requirements and Effluent Limitations
Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs) in response to the order issued by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Second Circuit in Waterkeeper Alliance et al. v. EPA,
399 F.3d 486 (2d Cir. 2005). This final rule responds to the court
order while furthering the statutory goal of restoring and maintaining
the nation's water quality by ensuring that CAFOs properly manage
manure generated by their operations.
This final rule revises several aspects of EPA's current
regulations governing discharges from CAFOs. EPA is modifying the
requirement to apply for a permit by specifying that an owner or
operator of a CAFO that discharges or proposes to discharge must apply
for an NPDES permit. The final rule also includes an option for an
unpermitted CAFO to certify to the permitting authority that the CAFO
does not discharge or propose to discharge. In addition, EPA is
clarifying how the agricultural stormwater discharge exemption criteria
are interpreted for unpermitted Large CAFOs. EPA is also requiring
CAFOs seeking permit coverage to submit their nutrient management plans
(NMPs) with their applications for individual permits or notices of
intent to be authorized under general permits. Permitting authorities
are required to review the NMPs and provide the public with an
opportunity for meaningful public review and comment. Permitting
authorities are also required to incorporate terms of NMPs as NPDES
permit conditions. Additionally, this action removes the provision that
allowed CAFOs to use a 100-year, 24-hour containment structure to
fulfill the no discharge requirement for new source swine, poultry, and
veal calf operations. Instead, this action authorizes permit writers,
upon request by swine, poultry, and veal calf CAFOs that are new
sources, to establish best management practice no discharge effluent
limitations when the facility demonstrates that it has designed an open
containment system that will comply with the no discharge requirements.
This final rule also responds to the court's remand orders
regarding water quality-based effluent limitations (WQBELs) and
pathogens. EPA is clarifying that WQBELs may be required in permits
with respect to production area discharges and discharges from land
application areas that are not exempt as agricultural stormwater.
Finally, EPA is making the finding that the best conventional
technology (BCT) limitations established in 2003 also apply to fecal
coliform.
DATES: These final regulations are effective December 22, 2008. For
judicial review purposes, this final rule is promulgated as of 1 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, on December 4, 2008, as provided in 40 CFR 23.2.
ADDRESSES: The record for this rulemaking is available for inspection
and copying at the Water Docket, located at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. The
record is also available via EPA Dockets at http://www.regulations.gov
under docket number OW-2005-0037. The rule and key supporting documents
are also available electronically on the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/npdes/caforule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Rebecca Roose, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management
(4203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 564-0758, e-mail address:
roose.rebecca@epa.gov. For additional information specific to New
Source Performance Standards and BCT Limitations contact Paul Shriner,
Engineering and Analysis Division, Office of Science and Technology
(4303T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 566-1076, e-mail address:
shriner.paul@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70289-70290]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0334; FRL-8742-8]
RIN 2060-AM19
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period on
the proposed rule, ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources.'' As initially
published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2008, written comments
on the proposed rule were to be submitted by November 20, 2008. On
November 12, 2008, EPA received a court order extending the deadline
for signature of the notice of final rulemaking to May 15, 2009, and we
are extending the public comment period on the proposed rule to January
5, 2009.
DATES: Comments. Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or
before January 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0334, 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: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center (2822T), Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0334, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of two copies. We request that a separate copy
also be sent to the contact person identified below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (2822T), EPA West Building, Room 3444, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Please
include a total of two copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Mr.
Randy McDonald, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector
Policies and Programs Division, Coatings and Chemicals Group (E143-01),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-5402; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-mail
address: mcdonald.randy@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70289-70290]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0334; FRL-8742-8]
RIN 2060-AM19
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period on
the proposed rule, ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources.'' As initially
published in the Federal Register on October 6, 2008, written comments
on the proposed rule were to be submitted by November 20, 2008. On
November 12, 2008, EPA received a court order extending the deadline
for signature of the notice of final rulemaking to May 15, 2009, and we
are extending the public comment period on the proposed rule to January
5, 2009.
DATES: Comments. Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or
before January 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0334, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Center (2822T), Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0334, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of two copies. We request that a separate copy
also be sent to the contact person identified below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
to: EPA Docket Center (2822T), EPA West Building, Room 3444, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Please
include a total of two copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Mr.
Randy McDonald, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector
Policies and Programs Division, Coatings and Chemicals Group (E143-01),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-5402; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-mail
address: mcdonald.randy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 70344-70346]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8742-4]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconference meetings of the chartered SAB to: (1) Conduct
its quality review of several draft SAB reports, and (2) to receive a
briefing from EPA on biofuels.
DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, December 16, 2008, from 11 a.m. to
12 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference
meeting should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
sab.
[Notices]
[Page 70344-70346]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8742-4]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconference meetings of the chartered SAB to: (1) Conduct
its quality review of several draft SAB reports, and (2) to receive a
briefing from EPA on biofuels.
DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, December 9, 2008, from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, December 16, 2008, from 11 a.m. to
12 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference
meeting should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE/FERC. State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference; Supplemental Notice of Commission Conference
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 70344]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD08-12-000]
State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference; Supplemental
Notice of Commission Conference
November 14, 2008.
On October 7, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) issued a notice announcing a conference in this
proceeding, to be held on November 21, 2008. As mentioned in that
notice, the focus of the conference is on natural gas demand and supply
issues as they relate to the development of the domestic natural gas
industry and the effect upon infrastructure. The Commission has invited
industry representatives to provide perspectives and comments. The
agenda for the conference is attached.
As noted in the October 7 Notice, the conference will be held at
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 in the Commission Meeting Room (2-C) from 9:30
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). All interested parties
are invited, and there is no registration required.
This conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the conference
will be immediately available from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700
or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. A free Webcast of this event is available
through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to
view this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at
http://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event
will contain a link to its Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides
technical support for the free Webcasts. It also offers access to this
event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://
www.CapitolConnection.org and click on ``FERC'' or call (703) 993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-3372
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the
required accommodations.
Questions about the conference should be directed to Raymond James
by phone at 202-502-8588 or by e-mail at raymond.james@ferc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 70344]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD08-12-000]
State of the Natural Gas Infrastructure Conference; Supplemental
Notice of Commission Conference
November 14, 2008.
On October 7, 2008, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) issued a notice announcing a conference in this
proceeding, to be held on November 21, 2008. As mentioned in that
notice, the focus of the conference is on natural gas demand and supply
issues as they relate to the development of the domestic natural gas
industry and the effect upon infrastructure. The Commission has invited
industry representatives to provide perspectives and comments. The
agenda for the conference is attached.
As noted in the October 7 Notice, the conference will be held at
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426 in the Commission Meeting Room (2-C) from 9:30
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). All interested parties
are invited, and there is no registration required.
This conference will be transcribed. Transcripts of the conference
will be immediately available from Ace Reporting Company (202-347-3700
or 1-800-336-6646) for a fee. A free Webcast of this event is available
through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access who desires to
view this event can do so by navigating to the Calendar of Events at
http://www.ferc.gov and locating this event in the Calendar. The event
will contain a link to its Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides
technical support for the free Webcasts. It also offers access to this
event via television in the Washington, DC area and via phone-bridge
for a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://
www.CapitolConnection.org and click on ``FERC'' or call (703) 993-3100.
Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 866-208-3372
(voice) or 202-208-1659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 202-208-2106 with the
required accommodations.
Questions about the conference should be directed to Raymond James
by phone at 202-502-8588 or by e-mail at raymond.james@ferc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY - PR/NM. TREASURY/IRS. Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel; Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax Returns; Hearing
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70288-70289]
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1
[REG-155087-05]
RIN 1545-BF17
Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel;
Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax
Returns; Hearing
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed
regulations relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures,
biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel
mixtures, and alternative fuel sold for use or used as a fuel, as well
as proposed regulations relating to the definition of gasoline and
diesel fuel.
DATES: The public hearing is being held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at
10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at
the public hearing by Friday, January 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium,
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224.
Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), room 5205,
Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through
Friday to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, or sent
electronically via the Federal erulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov (IRS-REG-155087-05).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Taylor
Cortright (202) 622-3130; concerning submissions of comments, the
hearing and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the
hearing Funmi Taylor at (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free numbers).
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70288-70289]
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1
[REG-155087-05]
RIN 1545-BF17
Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel;
Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax
Returns; Hearing
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed
regulations relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures,
biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel
mixtures, and alternative fuel sold for use or used as a fuel, as well
as proposed regulations relating to the definition of gasoline and
diesel fuel.
DATES: The public hearing is being held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at
10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at
the public hearing by Friday, January 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium,
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224.
Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), room 5205,
Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through
Friday to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, or sent
electronically via the Federal erulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov (IRS-REG-155087-05).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Taylor
Cortright (202) 622-3130; concerning submissions of comments, the
hearing and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the
hearing Funmi Taylor at (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free numbers).
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TRANSPORT/Air - Executive Order/Presidential Documents. Transformation of the National Air Transportation System
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 70241-70243]
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President
Executive Order 13479 of November 18, 2008
Transformation of the National Air Transportation
System
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United
States to establish and maintain a national air
transportation system that meets the present and future
civil aviation, homeland security, economic,
environmental protection, and national defense needs of
the United States, including through effective
implementation of the Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NextGen). . .
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 70241-70243]
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President
Executive Order 13479 of November 18, 2008
Transformation of the National Air Transportation
System
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United
States to establish and maintain a national air
transportation system that meets the present and future
civil aviation, homeland security, economic,
environmental protection, and national defense needs of
the United States, including through effective
implementation of the Next Generation Air
Transportation System (NextGen). . .
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - ANPR. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. BioRefinery Assistance Program
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70541-70543]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
7 CFR Part 5001
RIN 0570-AA73
BioRefinery Assistance Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks
comments for the development of a proposed rule to implement a
BioRefinery Assistance guaranteed loan program. In conjunction with
this ANPRM, USDA is publishing a separate notice in this Federal
Register announcing a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for a
BioRefinery Assistance Program to provide guaranteed loans for the
development and construction of commercial-scale biorefineries or for
the retrofitting of existing facilities using eligible technology for
the development of advanced biofuels. The comments being sought under
this ANPRM reference the biorefinery assistance program described in a
separate notice published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
DATES: Please submit your comments by January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Submit written comments via the U.S. Postal Service
to the Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit written comments via Federal
Express Mail or other courier service requiring a street address to the
Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20024.
All written comments will be available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, Energy Branch, Attention: BioRefinery Assistance Program,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Washington, DC, 20250-3225.
Telephone: (202) 720-1400.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70541-70543]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
7 CFR Part 5001
RIN 0570-AA73
BioRefinery Assistance Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks
comments for the development of a proposed rule to implement a
BioRefinery Assistance guaranteed loan program. In conjunction with
this ANPRM, USDA is publishing a separate notice in this Federal
Register announcing a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for a
BioRefinery Assistance Program to provide guaranteed loans for the
development and construction of commercial-scale biorefineries or for
the retrofitting of existing facilities using eligible technology for
the development of advanced biofuels. The comments being sought under
this ANPRM reference the biorefinery assistance program described in a
separate notice published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
DATES: Please submit your comments by January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
to the Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742.
Express Mail or other courier service requiring a street address to the
Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20024.
All written comments will be available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, Energy Branch, Attention: BioRefinery Assistance Program,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Washington, DC, 20250-3225.
Telephone: (202) 720-1400.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for Biorefineries
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 70544-70567]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for
Biorefineries
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the funds available for the BioRefinery
Assistance Program (the ``Program'') to provide guaranteed loans for
the development and construction of commercial-scale biorefineries or
for the retrofitting of existing facilities using eligible technology
for the development of advanced biofuels. In conjunction with this
notice, USDA is publishing elsewhere in this issue an advanced notice
of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments for the development of
a proposed rule to implement the BioRefinery Assistance guaranteed loan
program.
DATES: To be considered for funding in the first half of Fiscal Year
2009, applications must be completed and submitted to the USDA Rural
Development National Office by December 31, 2008. To be considered for
funding in the second half of Fiscal Year 2009, complete applications
must be submitted to the USDA Rural Development National Office between
March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2009. Comments regarding the information
collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must
be submitted on or before January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Applications and forms may be obtained from:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy
Branch, Attention: BioRefinery Assistance Program, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
Agency Web site: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov. Follow
instructions for obtaining the application and forms.
Submit an original completed application with two copies to USDA's
Rural Development National Office: Energy Branch, Attention:
BioRefinery Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Energy Branch, Attention: BioRefinery
Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 3225,
Washington, DC 20250-3225. Telephone: 202-720-1400.
[Notices]
[Page 70544-70567]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for
Biorefineries
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the funds available for the BioRefinery
Assistance Program (the ``Program'') to provide guaranteed loans for
the development and construction of commercial-scale biorefineries or
for the retrofitting of existing facilities using eligible technology
for the development of advanced biofuels. In conjunction with this
notice, USDA is publishing elsewhere in this issue an advanced notice
of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking comments for the development of
a proposed rule to implement the BioRefinery Assistance guaranteed loan
program.
DATES: To be considered for funding in the first half of Fiscal Year
2009, applications must be completed and submitted to the USDA Rural
Development National Office by December 31, 2008. To be considered for
funding in the second half of Fiscal Year 2009, complete applications
must be submitted to the USDA Rural Development National Office between
March 1, 2009 and April 30, 2009. Comments regarding the information
collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 must
be submitted on or before January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Applications and forms may be obtained from:
Branch, Attention: BioRefinery Assistance Program, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., STOP 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
instructions for obtaining the application and forms.
Submit an original completed application with two copies to USDA's
Rural Development National Office: Energy Branch, Attention:
BioRefinery Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Energy Branch, Attention: BioRefinery
Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 3225,
Washington, DC 20250-3225. Telephone: 202-720-1400.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: DRINK - NF. USDA/Rural Utilities Service. Household Water Well System Grant Program Announcement of Application Deadlines and Funding
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 70315-70321]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Household Water Well System Grant Program Announcement of
Application Deadlines and Funding
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability and solicitation of
applications.
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SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service. USDA Rural Development announces
the availability of grants from the Household Water Well System (HWWS)
Grant Program for fiscal year (FY) 2009, to be competitively awarded.
This notice is being issued prior to passage of a final appropriations
bill, which may or may not provide for funding this program, to allow
applicants sufficient time to leverage financing and submit
applications. USDA Rural Development will publish a subsequent notice
identifying the amount received in the appropriations, if any. The HWWS
Grant Program is authorized under Section 6010 of the Food Conservation
and Energy Act of 2008 (The Act), Public Law 110-234. The CONACT
authorizes USDA Rural Development to make grants to qualified private
non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for household
water wells. The non-profit organizations will use the grants to make
loans to individual homeowners to construct or upgrade a household
water well system for an existing home. The organizations must
contribute an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the grant request
to capitalize the loan fund. Applications may be submitted in paper or
electronic format. The HWWS Grant Program regulations are contained in
7 CFR part 1776.
DATES: The deadline for completed applications for a HWWS grant is May
31, 2009. Applications in either paper or electronic format must be
postmarked or time-stamped electronically on or before the deadline.
Late applications will be ineligible for grant consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic grant applications through http://
www.grants.gov (Grants.gov), following the instructions on that Web
site. Submit completed paper applications to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, USDA Rural Development Utilities Programs, Mail Stop
1570, Room 2233-S, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC
20250-1570. Applications should be marked ``Attention: Water and
Environmental Programs.''
Application guides and materials for the HWWS Grant Program may be
obtained electronically through http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/well.htm.
Call (202) 720-9589 to request paper copies of application guides and
materials from the Water and Environmental Programs staff.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Francis, Loan Specialist, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs, Water and
Environmental Programs, telephone: (202) 720-1937, fax: (202) 690-0649,
e-mail: cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 70315-70321]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Household Water Well System Grant Program Announcement of
Application Deadlines and Funding
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of funding availability and solicitation of
applications.
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SUMMARY: USDA Rural Development administers rural utilities programs
through the Rural Utilities Service. USDA Rural Development announces
the availability of grants from the Household Water Well System (HWWS)
Grant Program for fiscal year (FY) 2009, to be competitively awarded.
This notice is being issued prior to passage of a final appropriations
bill, which may or may not provide for funding this program, to allow
applicants sufficient time to leverage financing and submit
applications. USDA Rural Development will publish a subsequent notice
identifying the amount received in the appropriations, if any. The HWWS
Grant Program is authorized under Section 6010 of the Food Conservation
and Energy Act of 2008 (The Act), Public Law 110-234. The CONACT
authorizes USDA Rural Development to make grants to qualified private
non-profit organizations to establish lending programs for household
water wells. The non-profit organizations will use the grants to make
loans to individual homeowners to construct or upgrade a household
water well system for an existing home. The organizations must
contribute an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the grant request
to capitalize the loan fund. Applications may be submitted in paper or
electronic format. The HWWS Grant Program regulations are contained in
7 CFR part 1776.
DATES: The deadline for completed applications for a HWWS grant is May
31, 2009. Applications in either paper or electronic format must be
postmarked or time-stamped electronically on or before the deadline.
Late applications will be ineligible for grant consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic grant applications through http://
www.grants.gov (Grants.gov), following the instructions on that Web
site. Submit completed paper applications to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, USDA Rural Development Utilities Programs, Mail Stop
20250-1570. Applications should be marked ``Attention: Water and
Environmental Programs.''
Application guides and materials for the HWWS Grant Program may be
obtained electronically through http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/well.htm.
Call (202) 720-9589 to request paper copies of application guides and
materials from the Water and Environmental Programs staff.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Francis, Loan Specialist, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Programs, Water and
Environmental Programs, telephone: (202) 720-1937, fax: (202) 690-0649,
e-mail: cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: LAND - FRI. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Agricultural Management Assistance Program
[Federal Register: November 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 225)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70245-70256]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1465
RIN 0578-AA50
Agricultural Management Assistance Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is amending
the regulations for the Agricultural Management Assistance program
(AMA). Section 2801 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) amended the Agricultural Management Assistance program (AMA)
by: Expanding the program's geographic scope to include Hawaii; and
providing $15 million in mandatory funding for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012. NRCS issues this interim final rule with request for
comment to incorporate statutory changes resulting from the 2008 Act
and to make administrative changes to improve program efficiency.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective November 20, 2008. Comment
date: Submit comments on or before January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-IFR-
08002) using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
Mail: Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural Management
Assistance Program Comments, P.O. Box 2890, Room 5237-S, Washington, DC
20013.
Fax: (202) 720-4265
Hand Delivery: Room 5237-S of the USDA South Office
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to
call: (202) 720-4527 in order to be escorted into the building.
This interim final rule may be accessed via Internet.
Users can access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select
the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the Interim final link from
beneath the Final and Interim Final Rules Index title. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center
at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Financial Assistance
Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box
2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1844; Fax: (202) 720-
4265; or e-mail: AMA2008@wdc.usda.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70245-70256]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1465
RIN 0578-AA50
Agricultural Management Assistance Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department of
Agriculture.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is amending
the regulations for the Agricultural Management Assistance program
(AMA). Section 2801 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) amended the Agricultural Management Assistance program (AMA)
by: Expanding the program's geographic scope to include Hawaii; and
providing $15 million in mandatory funding for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012. NRCS issues this interim final rule with request for
comment to incorporate statutory changes resulting from the 2008 Act
and to make administrative changes to improve program efficiency.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective November 20, 2008. Comment
date: Submit comments on or before January 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-IFR-
08002) using any of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural Management
Assistance Program Comments, P.O. Box 2890, Room 5237-S, Washington, DC
20013.
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to
call: (202) 720-4527 in order to be escorted into the building.
Users can access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select
the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the Interim final link from
beneath the Final and Interim Final Rules Index title. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center
at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Financial Assistance
Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box
2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1844; Fax: (202) 720-
4265; or e-mail: AMA2008@wdc.usda.gov.
