Monday, November 16, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 219, November 16, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 219
Monday, November 16, 2009
 
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; proposed Cash Creek Generating Station in Cash Creek, Kentucky
 
    2. AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Consent Decree. New Source Performance Standards for Nitric Acid Plants
 
    3. AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; Promulgate emission standards for major sources of hazardous air pollutant emissions from polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production
facilities
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
 
    5. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
 
    6. TOXICS, HAZ, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Notice of Availability of the U.S. Department of Energy Interim Guidance on Packaging, Transportation, Receipt, Management, and Long-Term Storage of Elemental Mercury
 
    7. ENERGY/Building - NF. HUD. Recovery Act--Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing, Notice of Closing of Application Solicitation
 
    8. LAND - NF. HUD. Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2009
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Correction
 
    9. ENERGY, WATER - ND. DOI/MMS. Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 (2010) Environmental Assessment
 
  10. ALL - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008
 
 
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: AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; proposed Cash Creek Generating Station in Cash Creek, Kentucky
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58953-58954]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8981-2]

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed consent decree, to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club and
Valley Watch, Inc. (collectively ``Plaintiffs'') in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club, et al. v.
Jackson, No. 1:09-cv-00312 (D.D.C). Plaintiffs filed suit to compel the
Administrator to respond to two administrative petitions seeking EPA's
objection to a combined CAA Title V operating permit and Prevention of
Significant Deterioration permit No. V-07-017 issued by the Kentucky
Department of Environmental Protection for the proposed Cash Creek
Generating Station in Cash Creek, Kentucky. Under the terms of the
proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petitions by
December 14, 2009.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received
by December 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0671, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 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. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or 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: Mark Kataoka, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-5584; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address:
kataoka.mark@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Consent Decree. New Source Performance Standards for Nitric Acid Plants
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58954-58955]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8981-5]

Proposed Consent Decree

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by the Environmental
Integrity Project and Sierra Club (collectively ``Plaintiffs'') in the
United States District Court for the District of Columbia:
Environmental Integrity Project, et al. v. EPA, No. 1:09-CV-00218 (D.
D.C.). On or about February 4, 2009, Plaintiffs filed a deadline suit
alleging that EPA failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to review,
and if appropriate revise, 40 CFR part 60, subpart G, New Source
Performance Standards for Nitric Acid Plants. Under the terms of the
proposed consent decree, on or before November 15, 2010, EPA will sign
and submit for publication in the Federal Register one or a combination
of the following: (a) A proposed rule containing revisions to NSPS
Subpart G pursuant to CAA 111(b)(1)(B); and/or (b) a proposed and/or
final determination under CAA 111(b)(1)(B) not to revise NSPS Subpart
G. If EPA signs a proposed rule or proposed determination, then on or
before November 15, 2011, EPA will sign and submit for publication in
the Federal Register, one or a combination of the following: (a) A
final rule containing revisions to NSPS Subpart G pursuant to CAA
111(b)(1)(B); and/or (b) a final determination under CAA 111(b)(1)(B)
not to revise NSPS Subpart G.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received
by December 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0854, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 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. Comments on a disk or CD-
ROM should be formatted in Word or 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: Scott Jordan, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-7508; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address:
jordan.scott@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - NS/Comment Request. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; Promulgate emission standards for major sources of hazardous air pollutant emissions from polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production
facilities
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58955-58957]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8981-1]

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public
comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed settlement agreement, to address a lawsuit filed by Mossville
Environmental Action Now, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, and
Sierra Club (collectively, ``Plaintiffs'') in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia: Mossville Environmental
Action Now, et al. v. EPA, No. 1:08-cv-01803 (D.D.C.). On October 22,
2008, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to
promulgate emission standards for major sources of hazardous air
pollutant emissions from polyvinyl chloride and copolymers production
facilities (``PVC Standards'') as required under section 112(e)(1)(E)
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7412(e)(1)(E). The proposed settlement agreement
establishes deadlines by which the Administrator must sign the proposed
and final rules for PVC Standards.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by December 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0848, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 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. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or 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: Mark Kataoka, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-5584; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address:
kataoka.mark@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58957-58959]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0735; FRL-8797-8]

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register new
uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active
ingredients, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. EPA is
publishing this notice of such applications, pursuant to section
3(c)(4) of FIFRA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number specified in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION by
one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  A contact person is listed at the end
of each registration application summary and may be contacted by
telephone or e-mail. The mailing address for each contact person listed
is: Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DCD 20460-0001.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 58915-58918]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012]
RIN 1904-AB79

Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators,
Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers: Public Meeting and Availability of
the Preliminary Technical Support Document

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary
technical support document.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal
public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the product classes
that DOE plans to analyze for purposes of amending energy conservation
standards for residential refrigeration products; the analytical
framework, models, and tools that DOE is using to evaluate standards
for these products; the results of preliminary analyses performed by
DOE for these products; and potential energy conservation standard
levels derived from these analyses that DOE could consider for these
products. DOE also encourages written comments on these subjects. To
inform stakeholders and facilitate this process, DOE has prepared an
agenda, a preliminary Technical Support Document (TSD), and briefing
materials, which are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards/residential/refrigerators_
freezers.html
.

DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on December 10, 2009,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person requesting to speak
at the public meeting should submit such request, along with an
electronic copy of the statement to be given at the public meeting,
before 4 p.m., November 25, 2009. Written comments are welcome,
especially following the public meeting, and should be submitted by no
later than January 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
    Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012, by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: ResRefFreez-2008-STD-0012@hq.doe.gov. Include
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0012 in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Public Meeting for
Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers, EERE-2008-BT-STD-
0012, 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, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at (202) 586-2945 for additional information regarding visiting
the Resource Room. Please note that the Department's Freedom of
Information Reading Room (formerly Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal
Building) no longer houses rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Phone: (202) 287-1317. e-mail: lucas.adin@ee.doe.gov or
Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-
72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone:
(202) 586-9507. e-mail: michael.kido@hq.doe.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS, HAZ, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Notice of Availability of the U.S. Department of Energy Interim Guidance on Packaging, Transportation, Receipt, Management, and Long-Term Storage of Elemental Mercury
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58952-58953]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Availability of the U.S. Department of Energy Interim
Guidance on Packaging, Transportation, Receipt, Management, and Long-
Term Storage of Elemental Mercury

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document provides general guidance with respect to
standards and procedures necessary to support the packaging,
transportation, receipt, management, and long-term storage of elemental
mercury generated in the United States (U.S.) as required by the
Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (the Act). Section 5 of the Act, Long-
Term Storage, requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to prepare
guidance that ``establishes procedures and standards for the receipt,
management, and long term storage of elemental mercury.''

ADDRESSES: Ms. Letitia O'Conor, Elemental Mercury Storage Guidance
Document Manager, Office of Environmental Compliance (EM-41), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585. The guidance document will be available at the DOE Web site at
http://www.em.doe.gov/ and http://www.mercurystorageeis.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the
guidance document, please contact Ms. Letitia O'Conor, Office of
Environmental Compliance (EM-41), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. You can contact Ms.
O'Conor at (202) 586-6570 or by e-mail at: letitia.o'conor@em.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: ENERGY/Building - NF. HUD. Recovery Act--Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing, Notice of Closing of Application Solicitation
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58973]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5312-N-02]

Recovery Act--Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing,
Notice of Closing of Application Solicitation

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By notice issued May 13, 2009, HUD announced the availability
of funding for the Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing
(GRP), a program authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, for the purpose of making, primarily, loans and grants to
facilitate utility-saving retrofits and other retrofits that produce
environmental benefits in certain existing HUD-assisted multifamily
housing. In the May 13, 2009, notice, HUD announced that it would begin
soliciting applications beginning on June 15, 2009. This notice
announces that, based on the funds remaining available, HUD will cease
accepting applications as of November 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Affordable Housing
Preservation, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 6230, Washington, DC 20410-8000;
telephone number 202-708-0001 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 800-877-
8339.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: LAND - NF. HUD. Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2009
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Correction
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58973]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5321-C-03]

Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year 2009
Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009; Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On May 4, 2009, HUD posted its NSP2 NOFA at http://
www.hud.gov/nsp
and announced the availability of the NOFA on May 7,
2009 (74 FR 21377). The NSP2 NOFA announced the availability of
approximately $1.93 billion available in competitive grants authorized
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-
5, approved February 17, 2009). The NSP2 NOFA was corrected by Notice
posted on the HUD website and announced on June 11, 2009 (74 FR 28715).
Today's Federal Register publication announces that HUD has posted a
notice making further corrections to the NSP2 NOFA. Specifically, the
Notice (1) corrects an inconsistency in the NSP2 NOFA regarding when
the lead member of a consortium must enter into consortium funding
agreements with consortium members; and (2) extends the deadline for
submitting such agreements to HUD to January 29, 2010. This notice only
affects applications for funding that have already been submitted to
HUD by consortium applicants. HUD notes that the deadline for
applications was July 17, 2009, and, as a result, will not accept new
applications for funding. The notice correcting the NSP2 NOFA is
available on the HUD Web site at http://www.hud.gov/recovery.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of
Block Grant Assistance, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Room 7286, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
number (202) 708-3587. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. FAX inquiries may be sent to Mr. Gimont at
(202) 401-2044. (Except for the ``800'' number, these telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: ENERGY, WATER - ND. DOI/MMS. Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 (2010) Environmental Assessment
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58976-58977]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area,
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213 (2010) Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an environmental assessment.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is issuing this notice
to advise the public, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., that MMS has
prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for proposed Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 213 in the Central Gulf
of Mexico (GOM) Planning Area (Lease Sale 213) scheduled for March
2010. The preparation of this EA is an important step in the decision
process for Lease Sale 213. The proposal for Lease Sale 213 was
identified by the Call for Information and Nominations published in the
Federal Register on October 9, 2008, and was analyzed in the Gulf of
Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012; Western Planning Area
Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; Central Planning Area Sales 205,
206, 208, 213, 216, and 222--Final Environmental Impact Statement;
Volumes I and II (Multisale EIS, OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007-018), and in the
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009-2012; Central Planning
Area Sales 208, 213, 216, and 222; Western Planning Area Sales 210,
215, and 218--Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(Supplemental EIS, OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008-041).
    This EA for proposed Lease Sale 213 analyzed the potential
environmental effects of the proposed lease sale and its alternatives
(excluding the unleased blocks near biologically sensitive topographic
features; excluding the unleased blocks within 15 miles of the Baldwin
County, Alabama, coast; and no action) based on any new information
regarding potential impacts and issues that were not available at the
time the Supplemental EIS was prepared. This EA for proposed Lease Sale
213 also examined the potential environmental effects of the addition
of two small areas within the Central Planning Area (CPA), located
greater than 100 miles from the coasts of Alabama and Florida, that
were not previously examined by the Supplemental EIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS
2008-041) or Multisale EIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007-018) but that were
included in the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2007-2012 (5-Year
Program).
    No new significant impacts were identified for proposed Lease Sale
213 that were not already assessed in the Multisale EIS or Supplemental
EIS. As a result, MMS determined that an additional Supplemental EIS is
not required and prepared a Finding of No New Significant Impact
(FONNSI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Baird, Minerals Management
Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, MS
5410, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. You may also contact Mr. Baird
by telephone at (504) 731-1489.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: ALL - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008
 
[Federal Register: November 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 219)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58948-58949]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the Damage Assessment,
Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of indirect cost rates for the Damage Assessment,
Remediation, and Restoration Program for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's)
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is
announcing new indirect cost rates on the recovery of indirect costs
for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage
assessment and restoration activities for fiscal years (FY) 2007 and
2008. The indirect cost rates for these fiscal years and dates of
implementation are provided in this notice. More information on these
rates and the DARRP policy can be found at the DARRP Web site at http:/
/www.darrp.noaa.gov
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For further information, contact
LaTonya Burgess at 301-713-4248, ext. 211, by fax at 301-713-4389, or
e-mail at LaTonya.Burgess@noaa.gov.

 
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 218, November 13, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 218
Friday, November 13, 2009
 
There are 5 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - FR. EPA. Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards
 
    2. WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments
 
    3. AIR - ANPR/Comment Extension. EPA. Emissions Factors Program Improvements
 
    4. ALL - NM. EPA. NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship
 
    5. ALL - PR/Comment Request. Council on Environmental Quality. Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations
           

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: AIR - FR. EPA. Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards
 
[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 58687-58781]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0562; FRL-8969-2]
RIN-2060-AP27

Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes the initial air quality designations for
most areas in the United States (U.S.), including Indian Country, for
the 2006 24-hour fine particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). Through these designations, EPA is
identifying areas that meet or violate these NAAQS. In particular, EPA
is identifying the geographic boundaries of areas that violate, or
contribute to violations of, the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
This is an important step toward providing the public health and
welfare protections of the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. The
Clean Air Act (CAA) requires states with areas designated nonattainment
to undertake certain planning and pollution control activities within
these areas in order to attain the standards as quickly as reasonably
possible. Designating areas also helps citizens know whether the air
quality where they live and work is healthful or unhealthful. Health
studies have shown significant associations between exposure to
PM2.5 and premature death from heart and lung disease.
PM2.5 can also aggravate heart and lung diseases and has
been linked to effects such as cardiovascular symptoms, cardiac
arrhythmias, heart attacks, respiratory symptoms, asthma attacks, and
bronchitis. These effects can result in increased hospital admissions,
emergency room visits, absences from school or work, and restricted
activity days. Individuals that may be particularly sensitive to
PM2.5 exposure include people with heart or lung disease,
older adults, and children.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of this rule is December 14,
2009.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID NO. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0562. All documents in the docket are
listed in the index at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in the docket or in hard
copy at the Docket, 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, and the
telephone number for the Office of Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center is (202) 566-1742.
    In addition, EPA has established a Web Site for this rulemaking at:
http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2006standards/index.htm. The Web site
includes EPA's final state and tribal designations, as well as state
initial recommendation letters, EPA modification letters, technical
support documents, responses to comments and other related technical
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Vasu, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, phone number (919)
541-0107 or by e-mail at: vasu.amy@epa.gov or Rich Damberg, Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code C539-01, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, phone
number (919) 541-5592 or by e-mail at: damberg.rich@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments
 
[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 58783-58832]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 112

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8979-8]
RIN 2050-AG16

Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On December 5, 2008, EPA amended the Spill Prevention Control,
and Countermeasures (SPCC) rule to provide increased clarity with
respect to specific regulatory requirements, to tailor requirements to
particular industry sectors, and to streamline certain rule
requirements. The Agency subsequently delayed the effective date of
these amendments to January 14, 2010, to allow the Agency time to
review the amendments to ensure that they properly reflect
consideration of all relevant facts. EPA also requested public comment
on the delay of the effective date and its duration, and on the
December 2008 amendments. Having reviewed the record for the amendments
and the additional comments, EPA has decided to make only limited
changes to the amendments. With respect to the majority of the December
amendments, EPA is either taking no action or providing minor technical
corrections. EPA is, however, removing the following provisions in the
December 2008 amendments: the exclusion of farms and oil production
facilities from the loading/unloading rack requirements; the exemption
for produced water containers at an oil production facility; and the
alternative qualified facility eligibility criteria for an oil
production facility.

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0584, contains the information related to this rulemaking,
including the response to comment document. All documents in the docket
are listed in the index at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed
in the index, some information may not be publicly available, such as
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket, 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 of the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone
number to make an appointment to view the docket is 202-566-0276.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact
either Vanessa E. Principe at 202-564-7913 (principe.vanessa@epa.gov),
or Mark W. Howard at 202-564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - ANPR/Comment Extension. EPA. Emissions Factors Program Improvements
 
[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 58574-58575]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0174; FRL-8980-8]
RIN 2060-AP63

Emissions Factors Program Improvements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM); extension of
public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 14, 2009, EPA published an Emissions Factors
Program Improvements ANPRM to convey issues raised by stakeholders
about the program, inform the public of our initial ideas to address
these issues, and solicit comments on our current thinking to resolve
these issues. EPA has received several requests from stakeholders to
grant additional time to provide comments on the ANPRM. Given that EPA
published the ANPRM specifically to obtain public comments on the
emissions factors program and the potential improvements to the
program, EPA finds this request to be reasonable. Thus, the comment
period is being extended 30 additional days to December 14, 2009.

DATES: Comments must now be received on or before December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0174, 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), Emissions Factors Program Improvements Advanced Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0174, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of
two copies.
    Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (2822T), Emissions Factors Program Improvements
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0174, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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: Questions concerning the ANPRM should
be addressed to Mr. Thomas Driscoll, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Measurement Policy
Group (D243-05), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5135; fax number:
(919) 541-1039; e-mail address: driscoll.tom@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship
 
[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58626]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8980-9]

NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting
Environmental Stewardship.
    The purpose of the Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental
Stewardship (SPES) of the National Advisory Council for Environmental
Policy and Technology (NACEPT) is to advise the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency on how to promote environmental stewardship practices
that encompass all environmental aspects of an organization in the
regulated community and other sectors, as appropriate, in order to
enhance human health and environmental protection. A copy of the
meeting agenda will be posted at http://epa.gov/ncei/dialogue.htm. This
Web site also includes the charge of the SPES, which provides further
information about the purpose of the Subcommittee.
    The meeting agenda will focus on the Subcommittee's potential
recommendations to the Agency on how to promote environmental
stewardship.

DATES: The NACEPT Subcommittee on Promoting Environmental Stewardship
will hold an open meeting on December 1 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) and December 2,
2009 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) Eastern.

ADDRESSES: The Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road,
Arlington, VA 22203, Ballroom B (second floor). (two blocks from
Ballston Metro Station.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Langton, Designated Federal
Officer, langton.regjna@epa.gov, 202-566-2178, U.S. EPA Office of
Policy, Economics, and Innovation (MC1807T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ALL - PR/Comment Request. Council on Environmental Quality. Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
[Federal Register: November 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 58576-58584]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

40 CFR Part 1515

RIN 0331-ZA01

Revision of Freedom of Information Act Regulations

AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is proposing to
amend its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to reflect its
current policy and practice and to implement changes to the FOIA. These
proposed regulations reaffirm CEQ's commitment to providing the fullest
possible disclosure of records to the public. The proposal provides for
an online FOIA Requester Service Center and Reading Room; electronic
FOIA requests; access to records published or released under FOIA in
electronic format, provided the record is readily reproducible in that
form or format; designation of a Chief FOIA Officer and FOIA Public
Liaison; referral of requests to appropriate Federal agencies or
consultation with another agency, if appropriate; review of requests in
order of receipt; multi-tracking of FOIA requests based on the amount
of time and work involved in processing requests; revision of CEQ's
initial determination period from 10 days to 20 days, beginning on the
date CEQ receives a written request; assignment of individualized
tracking numbers for certain requests; tolling of the time limit CEQ
has to act on a request; expedited processing of FOIA requests upon a
showing of compelling need; CEQ consultations with a requester to
determine if a FOIA request may be modified to allow for a timely
response, or to arrange an alternative timeframe for a response;
informing the requester of the volume of requested material withheld
and the extent of deletions in records released in response to a FOIA
request; reduction in time for appeal from 45 to 30 days of denial of a
request; extension of the time limit to respond to a request in
``unusual circumstances''; and aggregation of clearly related requests
by a single requester or group of requesters. Further, CEQ's fee
structure is revised to include a method for computing fees based upon
the classification of the requester and the base pay of the employee
making the search, an increase of copying costs from $0.10 to $0.15 per
page, and a provision for waiving fees. Additional
administrative changes including reorganizing, renumbering, and
renaming of the FOIA subsections and updating addresses and telephone
numbers are also proposed.

DATES: Comments due on or before December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning the proposed rule must be submitted
in either electronic or written form. Electronic mail comments should
be sent to efoia@ceq.eop.gov and should include in the body of the e-
mail message the commenter's full name and postal service address.
Written comments should be addressed and mailed to Edward A. Boling,
Chief FOIA Officer, Council on Environmental Quality, 722 Jackson
Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Faxed comments should be sent to
(202) 456-0753. Copies of all communications received will be available
for public inspection and copying at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Moss, FOIA Coordinator, 722
Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or (202) 456-6550.
 
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 217, November 12, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 217
Thursday, November 12, 2009
 
 
There are 7 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Dimethyldithiocarbamate Salts; Amendment to Terminate Uses
 
    2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
 
    3. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Risk and Technology Review Methods Review Panel
 
    4. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
 
    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
 
    6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pseudomonas Fluorescens; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
 
    7. ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee
 
  
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Dimethyldithiocarbamate Salts; Amendment to Terminate Uses
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58278-58279]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0321; FRL-8795-1]

Dimethyldithiocarbamate Salts; Amendment to Terminate Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order to terminate uses,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
products containing the pesticide sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a
July 1, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Request from a
sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate registrant to voluntarily amend to
terminate uses of their sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate preservation of
cotton fabric, preservation of wood veneer, and preservation of
alginate pastes product registrations. These are not the last sodium
dimethyldithiocarbamate products registered for use in the United
States. In the July 1, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue
an order implementing the amendment to terminate uses, unless the
Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period
that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the
registrant withdrew its request within this period. The Agency did not
receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrant did not
withdraw its request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the requested amendment to terminate uses.
Any distribution, sale, or use of the sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate
products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

DATES: The cancellation is effective November 12, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Eliza Blair, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-7279; e-mail address: blair.eliza@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58279-58284]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0840; FRL-8799-5]

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture
those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from
September 7, 2009 to October 23, 2009, consists of the PMNs and TMEs,
both pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture
a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during
this time period.

DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0840, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0840. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Risk and Technology Review Methods Review Panel
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58285-58286]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8980-2]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Risk and Technology Review
Methods Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Methods Review Panel to discuss
its draft advisory report.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on December 3, 2009 from
12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
teleconference may contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977; fax (202) 233-0643; or via e-mail
at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information about the EPA SAB, as
well as any updates concerning the teleconference announced in this
notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab .
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58285]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008; FRL-8798-8]

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 7, 2009, and
ending December 8, 2009. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 7, 2009 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st Floor South Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net
.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58286-58287]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0536; FRL-8798-2]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in
Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of request for amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations. Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA
provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time
request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the
request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the
Federal Register.

DATES: The deletions are effective December 14, 2009. The Agency will
consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later than December 14,
2009. Comments must be received on or before December 14, 2009.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
December 14, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0536, by one of the
following methods:
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary L. Waller, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-9354; e-mail address: waller.mary@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pseudomonas Fluorescens; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58287-58289]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0803; FRL-8796-5]

Pseudomonas Fluorescens; Receipt of Application for Emergency
Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received a quarantine exemption request from the
United States Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation to use the
pesticide Pseudomonas fluorescens CL145A (ATCC 55799) to treat
dams, water distribution (e.g., canals, pipes and plumbing), water
treatment, water pumping facilities, irrigation and power generation
facilities infested with invasive quagga and zebra mussels and
associated reservoirs, water holding marinas and watercraft,
recreational facilities (e.g., beaches, boat launches), fish hatcheries
and fish protection facilities (e.g., fish ladders and screens). The
applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been
registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making
the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0803, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Ertman, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-9367; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail address:
ertman.andrew@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register: November 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 217)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58267]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory
Committee (NEAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 94-463,
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Friday, December 18, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel at 480
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Chuck Wade, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown,
MD 20874; telephone (301) 903-6509; e-mail Kenneth.wade@nuclear.energy.gov.
 
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