Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 88
Friday, May 7, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 88
Friday, May 7, 2010
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - FR. EPA. Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule
2. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2243.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0033
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Announcement of Availability of Literature Searches for IRIS Assessments
4. ALL - NM. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
5. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Revisions to Energy Efficiency Enforcement Regulations; Request for Information (RFI); request for comment
6. LAND - FR. USDA/Farm Service Agency. Tree Assistance Program
7. ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/MMS. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220; Notice of indefinite postponement of comment period on and cancellation of public meetings to scope for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Proposed Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220
8. ALL - ND. DOS. Request for Nominations of Experts for Consideration as Authors and/or Editors for the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5)
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: CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - FR. EPA. Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25323-25728]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 536, 537 and 538
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-9134-6; NHTSA-2009-0059]
RIN 2060-AP58; RIN 2127-AK50
Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint Final Rule to establish a
National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles
that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy.
This joint Final Rule is consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency
Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the
country's critical need to address global climate change and to reduce
oil consumption. EPA is finalizing greenhouse gas emissions standards
under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is finalizing Corporate Average Fuel
Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks,
and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through
2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent National Program. Under
the National Program, automobile manufacturers will be able to build a
single light-duty national fleet that satisfies all requirements under
both programs while ensuring that consumers still have a full range of
vehicle choices. NHTSA's final rule also constitutes the agency's
Record of Decision for purposes of its National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) analysis.
DATES: This final rule is effective on July 6, 2010, sixty days after
date of publication in the Federal Register. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this regulation is approved
by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA and NHTSA have established dockets for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472 and NHTSA-2009-0059, respectively.
All documents in the docket are listed on the http://
www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the following locations: EPA:
EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. NHTSA:
Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Management Facility is open between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone number: 734-214-
4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or
Assessment and Standards Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-
4636; e-mail address asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of
Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25323-25728]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 536, 537 and 538
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-9134-6; NHTSA-2009-0059]
RIN 2060-AP58; RIN 2127-AK50
Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and
Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint Final Rule to establish a
National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles
that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy.
This joint Final Rule is consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency
Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the
country's critical need to address global climate change and to reduce
oil consumption. EPA is finalizing greenhouse gas emissions standards
under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is finalizing Corporate Average Fuel
Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks,
and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through
2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent National Program. Under
the National Program, automobile manufacturers will be able to build a
single light-duty national fleet that satisfies all requirements under
both programs while ensuring that consumers still have a full range of
vehicle choices. NHTSA's final rule also constitutes the agency's
Record of Decision for purposes of its National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) analysis.
DATES: This final rule is effective on July 6, 2010, sixty days after
date of publication in the Federal Register. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this regulation is approved
by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA and NHTSA have established dockets for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472 and NHTSA-2009-0059, respectively.
All documents in the docket are listed on the http://
www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the following locations: EPA:
EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. NHTSA:
Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Management Facility is open between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection Agency,
2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48105; telephone number: 734-214-
4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or
Assessment and Standards Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-
4636; e-mail address asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of
Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA
Actions (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2243.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0033
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25236-25238]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0062; ER-FRL-8990-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA
Actions (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2243.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0033
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0062, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: trice.jessica@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-564-0072.
Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Headquarters West Building, Room 3334,
located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Trice, Office of Federal
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-6646; fax number: (202) 564-0072; e-mail address:
trice.jessica@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 25236-25238]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0062; ER-FRL-8990-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA
Actions (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2243.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0033
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2005-0062, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
located at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Trice, Office of Federal
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-6646; fax number: (202) 564-0072; e-mail address:
trice.jessica@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Announcement of Availability of Literature Searches for IRIS Assessments
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25239-25240]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9148-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0664]
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Announcement of
Availability of Literature Searches for IRIS Assessments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; Announcement of availability of literature searches for
IRIS assessments; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of literature searches for four IRIS assessments and
requesting scientific information on health effects that may result
from exposure to these chemical substances. EPA's IRIS is a human
health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative
risk information on effects that may result from exposure to specific
chemical substances found in the environment.
DATES: EPA will accept information related to the specific substances
included herein as well as any other compounds being assessed by the
IRIS Program. Please submit any information in accordance with the
instructions provided below.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant scientific information identified by
docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0664, online at www.regulations.gov
(EPA's preferred method); by e-mail to ord.docket@epa.gov; mailed to
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. Information on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in
Word or as an ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the IRIS program,
contact Dr. Abdel-Razak Kadry, IRIS Program Director, National Center
for Environmental Assessment, (mail code: 8601D), Office of Research
and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
20460; telephone: (703) 347-8545, facsimile: (703) 347-8689; or e-mail:
kadry.abdel@epa.gov.
For general questions about access to IRIS, or the content of IRIS,
please call the IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-1676 or send electronic mail
inquiries to hotline.iris@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 25239-25240]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9148-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0664]
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Announcement of
Availability of Literature Searches for IRIS Assessments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; Announcement of availability of literature searches for
IRIS assessments; request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of literature searches for four IRIS assessments and
requesting scientific information on health effects that may result
from exposure to these chemical substances. EPA's IRIS is a human
health assessment program that evaluates quantitative and qualitative
risk information on effects that may result from exposure to specific
chemical substances found in the environment.
DATES: EPA will accept information related to the specific substances
included herein as well as any other compounds being assessed by the
IRIS Program. Please submit any information in accordance with the
instructions provided below.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant scientific information identified by
docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0664, online at www.regulations.gov
(EPA's preferred method); by e-mail to ord.docket@epa.gov; mailed to
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. Information on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in
Word or as an ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the IRIS program,
contact Dr. Abdel-Razak Kadry, IRIS Program Director, National Center
for Environmental Assessment, (mail code: 8601D), Office of Research
and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
20460; telephone: (703) 347-8545, facsimile: (703) 347-8689; or e-mail:
kadry.abdel@epa.gov.
For general questions about access to IRIS, or the content of IRIS,
please call the IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-1676 or send electronic mail
inquiries to hotline.iris@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25240-25241]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to
the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy,
technology, and management issues. NACEPT is a committee of individuals
who represent diverse interests from academia, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and local, state, and tribal governments.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Council's FY 20l0-FY 2012
agenda, which includes vulnerable populations and workforce issues. A
copy of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at http://
www.epa.gov//ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010,
from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, May 26, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to
2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting is open
to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served
basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, designated Federal
officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 564-0243, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 25240-25241]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to
the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy,
technology, and management issues. NACEPT is a committee of individuals
who represent diverse interests from academia, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and local, state, and tribal governments.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Council's FY 20l0-FY 2012
agenda, which includes vulnerable populations and workforce issues. A
copy of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at http://
www.epa.gov//ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 25, 2010,
from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, May 26, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to
2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,
1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The meeting is open
to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served
basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, designated Federal
officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 564-0243, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Revisions to Energy Efficiency Enforcement Regulations; Request for Information (RFI); request for comment
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25121-25124]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23
Revisions to Energy Efficiency Enforcement Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of
the General Counsel, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI); request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the ``Department'')
intends to expand and revise its existing energy efficiency enforcement
regulations for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial
equipment covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975,
as amended (EPCA or the ``Act''). These regulations provide for
manufacturer submission of compliance statements and certification
reports to DOE, maintenance of compliance records by manufacturers, and
the availability of enforcement actions for improper certification or
upon a determination of noncompliance. To facilitate this process and
to allow interested parties to provide suggestions, comments, and
information, DOE is publishing this request for information. This
request identifies several areas on which DOE is particularly
interested in receiving information; however, any input and suggestions
considered relevant to the topic are welcome.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before June
7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-
CE-0014, by any of the following methods:
E-mail: to EnforcementRFI@hq.DOE.gov. Include EERE-2010-
BT-CE-0014 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Revisions to Energy
Efficiency Enforcement Regulations, EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-
2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed
paper original.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information may be sent to Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-71, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 202-287-
6122. E-mail: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov; and Mr. Richard Karney, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-9449. E-mail:
Richard.Karney@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25121-25124]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23
Revisions to Energy Efficiency Enforcement Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Office of
the General Counsel, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI); request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the ``Department'')
intends to expand and revise its existing energy efficiency enforcement
regulations for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial
equipment covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975,
as amended (EPCA or the ``Act''). These regulations provide for
manufacturer submission of compliance statements and certification
reports to DOE, maintenance of compliance records by manufacturers, and
the availability of enforcement actions for improper certification or
upon a determination of noncompliance. To facilitate this process and
to allow interested parties to provide suggestions, comments, and
information, DOE is publishing this request for information. This
request identifies several areas on which DOE is particularly
interested in receiving information; however, any input and suggestions
considered relevant to the topic are welcome.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before June
7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-
CE-0014, by any of the following methods:
BT-CE-0014 in the subject line of the message.
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Revisions to Energy
Efficiency Enforcement Regulations, EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-
2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed
paper original.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information may be sent to Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-71, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 202-287-
6122. E-mail: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov; and Mr. Richard Karney, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-9449. E-mail:
Richard.Karney@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: LAND - FR. USDA/Farm Service Agency. Tree Assistance Program
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25103-25110]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Parts 760 and 783
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1416
RIN 0560-AH96
Tree Assistance Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule implements specific requirements for the Tree
Assistance Program (TAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). TAP provides disaster
assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant
or rehabilitate trees, bushes, and vines that were lost due to natural
disaster. Orchardists and nursery tree growers who commercially raise
trees, bushes, and vines for which there were mortality losses in
excess of 15 percent, after adjustment for normal mortality, are
eligible for TAP payments. Eligible losses must have occurred between
January 1, 2008, and September 30, 2011. This rule specifies how the
TAP payments are calculated and when producers may apply for benefits.
This rule also removes regulations for prior tree disaster assistance
programs.
DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Peterson, Branch Chief,
Production, Emergencies and Compliance Division, Farm Service Agency
(FSA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Mail STOP 0517, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0517. Telephone: (202)
720-5172; e-mail: Steve.Peterson@wdc.usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25103-25110]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
7 CFR Parts 760 and 783
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1416
RIN 0560-AH96
Tree Assistance Program
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule implements specific requirements for the Tree
Assistance Program (TAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). TAP provides disaster
assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant
or rehabilitate trees, bushes, and vines that were lost due to natural
disaster. Orchardists and nursery tree growers who commercially raise
trees, bushes, and vines for which there were mortality losses in
excess of 15 percent, after adjustment for normal mortality, are
eligible for TAP payments. Eligible losses must have occurred between
January 1, 2008, and September 30, 2011. This rule specifies how the
TAP payments are calculated and when producers may apply for benefits.
This rule also removes regulations for prior tree disaster assistance
programs.
DATES: Effective Date: May 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Peterson, Branch Chief,
Production, Emergencies and Compliance Division, Farm Service Agency
(FSA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Mail STOP 0517, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-0517. Telephone: (202)
720-5172; e-mail: Steve.Peterson@wdc.usda.gov. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA Target Center at
(202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/MMS. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220; Notice of indefinite postponement of comment period on and cancellation of public meetings to scope for an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for Proposed Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25291-25292]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 220
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of indefinite postponement of comment period on and
cancellation of public meetings to scope for an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for Proposed Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220.
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SUMMARY: This Notice serves to cancel scoping meetings and to postpone
the comment period on scoping for Sale 220 until further notice. Three
public scoping meetings that had been scheduled on May 12, 25, and 27,
in the Federal Register (Vol. 75, No. 82, page 22623) to solicit
information to assist MMS in preparing an EIS to evaluate potential
environmental effects of proposed Lease Sale 220 are hereby cancelled.
Also, the public scoping meeting scheduled for May 12, 2010, in
Norfolk, Virginia, to solicit public input on both Sale 220 and the
Geological & Geophysical Programmatic EIS on the Mid- and South
Atlantic OCS (G&G PEIS) is hereby cancelled. This Notice does not
affect the public scoping period for the G&G PEIS. The scoping period
for that PEIS ends on May 17, 2010 (see 75 FR 16830).
Pursuant to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq) (NEPA), MMS had reopened the scoping comment period on the
EIS for proposed Lease Sale 220 for a period of 45 days from the date
of the Federal Register notice on April 29, 2010. The closing date for
scoping under that notice was to be June 14, 2010. The scoping period
for Lease Sale 220 is now postponed until or unless we provide further
notification.
DATES: On April 29, 2010, MMS published a notice in the Federal
Register (Vol. 75, No. 82, page 22623) announcing the continuation of
scoping for a 45-day period and that three public meetings were
scheduled on:
May 12 at Hilton Norfolk Airport in Norfolk, Virginia;
May 25 at Princess Royale Oceanfront Hotel and Conference
Center, Ocean City, Maryland; and
May 27 at Elizabeth City State University Fine Arts
Complex in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
These meetings are cancelled.
Comments: Comments that are provided in the period between
publication of the notification reopening scoping on April 29, 2010,
and this notification of postponed scoping will be held together with
comments received during the initial scoping period of November 13,
2008 through January 13, 2009. No further comments are being solicited
for scoping of the Lease Sale 220 EIS pending decision by the Secretary
of the Interior.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the status for the
Sale 220 EIS scoping, please contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Section, Leasing and Environment (MS 5410),
Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394, telephone (504) 736-3233.
[Notices]
[Page 25291-25292]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 220
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of indefinite postponement of comment period on and
cancellation of public meetings to scope for an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for Proposed Mid-Atlantic Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220.
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SUMMARY: This Notice serves to cancel scoping meetings and to postpone
the comment period on scoping for Sale 220 until further notice. Three
public scoping meetings that had been scheduled on May 12, 25, and 27,
in the Federal Register (Vol. 75, No. 82, page 22623) to solicit
information to assist MMS in preparing an EIS to evaluate potential
environmental effects of proposed Lease Sale 220 are hereby cancelled.
Also, the public scoping meeting scheduled for May 12, 2010, in
Norfolk, Virginia, to solicit public input on both Sale 220 and the
Geological & Geophysical Programmatic EIS on the Mid- and South
Atlantic OCS (G&G PEIS) is hereby cancelled. This Notice does not
affect the public scoping period for the G&G PEIS. The scoping period
for that PEIS ends on May 17, 2010 (see 75 FR 16830).
Pursuant to the regulations implementing the procedural provisions
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq) (NEPA), MMS had reopened the scoping comment period on the
EIS for proposed Lease Sale 220 for a period of 45 days from the date
of the Federal Register notice on April 29, 2010. The closing date for
scoping under that notice was to be June 14, 2010. The scoping period
for Lease Sale 220 is now postponed until or unless we provide further
notification.
DATES: On April 29, 2010, MMS published a notice in the Federal
Register (Vol. 75, No. 82, page 22623) announcing the continuation of
scoping for a 45-day period and that three public meetings were
scheduled on:
Center, Ocean City, Maryland; and
Complex in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
These meetings are cancelled.
Comments: Comments that are provided in the period between
publication of the notification reopening scoping on April 29, 2010,
and this notification of postponed scoping will be held together with
comments received during the initial scoping period of November 13,
2008 through January 13, 2009. No further comments are being solicited
for scoping of the Lease Sale 220 EIS pending decision by the Secretary
of the Interior.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the status for the
Sale 220 EIS scoping, please contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Section, Leasing and Environment (MS 5410),
Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394, telephone (504) 736-3233.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ALL - ND. DOS. Request for Nominations of Experts for Consideration as Authors and/or Editors for the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5)
[Federal Register: May 7, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 88)]
[Notices]
[Page 25307-25308]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6984]
Request for Nominations of Experts for Consideration as Authors
and/or Editors for the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5)
ACTION: This is an announcement of an opportunity to recommend experts
to the U.S. Government for nomination as Coordinating Lead Authors,
Lead Authors, Contributing Authors and Review Editors for the Fifth
Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5).
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SUMMARY: Governments, along with other stakeholder groups, relevant
institutions, and United Nations agencies, have been invited to
nominate experts to participate in the GEO-5 assessment. The Department
of State is coordinating the recommendation of experts to the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for GEO-5. The purpose of GEO-5 is
to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and scientifically credible
global environmental assessment to support decision-making processes at
appropriate levels. Individuals may seek to nominate others (or
themselves) directly on http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/, or
through the U.S. government. For those who wish to submit their
nominations through the U.S. government, your nomination must be
submitted to UNEP at the Web site above, and the nomination must also
be received at the U.S. Department of State, Office of Environmental
Policy, which is coordinating the U.S. Government nomination process,
no later than May 12, 2010. The remainder of this announcement provides
background information and describes how to submit recommendations.
The Global Environment Outlook is the primary assessment process of
the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which helps keep the global
environment under review. It is a tool that informs decision-making,
focusing on assessment priorities and analyzing policy challenges and
opportunities to provide policy response options. It is
also a communications tool that brings together diverse stakeholder
groups, builds capacity and aims to raise awareness on the status and
trends of the environment.
Experts are expected to have a thorough understanding in one or
more of the following areas: Environmental science; environment and
development priorities, challenges and policy; and environmental
management or governance. UNEP will select nominees by matching
expertise to specific roles, paying due regard to disciplinary, gender
and geographical balance. Details of the GEO-5 nominating process may
be found online at http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/ and http://
www.globalchange.gov/globalenvironmentoutlook. To access the
nominations form on the UNEP Web site, please use Username: geo5--2012
and Password: nominee. Nominations may be made on http://www.unep.org/
geo/nominations/. For nominations to be considered within the U.S.
Government nomination process, they must also be submitted to the
United States Department of State. GEO-5 will review the nominations
from all participating governments, individuals and organizations and
make final decisions on nominees.
Selection as a U.S. Government nominee does not guarantee selection
by GEO-5 itself. Participants in the GEO process volunteer their time.
Nominated individuals should agree in advance to fulfill the role for
which they are nominated, should they be selected to do so by GEO.
Nomination by the U.S. Government to GEO-5 does not imply a commitment
by the U.S. Government to provide financial support for participation.
UNEP may provide travel and subsistence costs for non-Federal
participants if requested by the participant, subject to the
availability of resources. Additional guidance on compensation of
expenses and remuneration of services will be available on the UNEP Web
site. . .
[Notices]
[Page 25307-25308]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6984]
Request for Nominations of Experts for Consideration as Authors
and/or Editors for the Fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5)
ACTION: This is an announcement of an opportunity to recommend experts
to the U.S. Government for nomination as Coordinating Lead Authors,
Lead Authors, Contributing Authors and Review Editors for the Fifth
Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5).
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SUMMARY: Governments, along with other stakeholder groups, relevant
institutions, and United Nations agencies, have been invited to
nominate experts to participate in the GEO-5 assessment. The Department
of State is coordinating the recommendation of experts to the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for GEO-5. The purpose of GEO-5 is
to provide a comprehensive, integrated, and scientifically credible
global environmental assessment to support decision-making processes at
appropriate levels. Individuals may seek to nominate others (or
themselves) directly on http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/, or
through the U.S. government. For those who wish to submit their
nominations through the U.S. government, your nomination must be
submitted to UNEP at the Web site above, and the nomination must also
be received at the U.S. Department of State, Office of Environmental
Policy, which is coordinating the U.S. Government nomination process,
no later than May 12, 2010. The remainder of this announcement provides
background information and describes how to submit recommendations.
The Global Environment Outlook is the primary assessment process of
the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which helps keep the global
environment under review. It is a tool that informs decision-making,
focusing on assessment priorities and analyzing policy challenges and
opportunities to provide policy response options. It is
also a communications tool that brings together diverse stakeholder
groups, builds capacity and aims to raise awareness on the status and
trends of the environment.
Experts are expected to have a thorough understanding in one or
more of the following areas: Environmental science; environment and
development priorities, challenges and policy; and environmental
management or governance. UNEP will select nominees by matching
expertise to specific roles, paying due regard to disciplinary, gender
and geographical balance. Details of the GEO-5 nominating process may
be found online at http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/ and http://
www.globalchange.gov/globalenvironmentoutlook. To access the
nominations form on the UNEP Web site, please use Username: geo5--2012
and Password: nominee. Nominations may be made on http://www.unep.org/
geo/nominations/. For nominations to be considered within the U.S.
Government nomination process, they must also be submitted to the
United States Department of State. GEO-5 will review the nominations
from all participating governments, individuals and organizations and
make final decisions on nominees.
Selection as a U.S. Government nominee does not guarantee selection
by GEO-5 itself. Participants in the GEO process volunteer their time.
Nominated individuals should agree in advance to fulfill the role for
which they are nominated, should they be selected to do so by GEO.
Nomination by the U.S. Government to GEO-5 does not imply a commitment
by the U.S. Government to provide financial support for participation.
UNEP may provide travel and subsistence costs for non-Federal
participants if requested by the participant, subject to the
availability of resources. Additional guidance on compensation of
expenses and remuneration of services will be available on the UNEP Web
site. . .
