Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 186
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 186
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
There are 10 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton, Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions
2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide
3. TOXICS - FRs [2 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances: Cyfluthrin; and Pendimethalin
4. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program;
EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070--New
EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070--New
5. WATER - ND/CBI. EPA. Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information
6. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel
Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Azadirachtin Docket Opened for Review and Comment
8. ALL - ND. EPA. Request for Nominations to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
9. REMED - FR. DOJ. Authority To Compromise Civil Claims Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and To Make an Administrative Change to the Code of Federal Regulations
10. ALL - ND. OMB. Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
11. MI/ENERGY - NM. DOE/FERC. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Michigan South Central Power Agency v. Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Meeting
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 - FR. EPA. Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton, Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54954-54963]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232; FRL-8382-2]
Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton,
Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the insecticides/
nematicides aldicarb, ethoprop, and oxamyl; the insecticides
disulfoton, malathion, and methyl parathion; the miticide/acaricide
propargite; the fungicides o-phenylphenol and its sodium salt,
triadimefon, triadimenol, and ziram; the herbicides ametryn, dicamba,
diuron, oxyfluorfen, and paraquat; the growth regulator/herbicide
dimethipin; and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene
oxide. Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the insecticide/
nematicide oxamyl; the insecticide fenitrothion; the miticide/acaricide
propargite; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides triadimefon
and tridemorph; the herbicides ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron;
and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide. In
addition, EPA is establishing tolerances for the insecticide/nematicide
oxamyl; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides etridiazole and
streptomycin; the herbicides 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron; and the
antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide and propylene
chlorohydrin (a reaction product formed during the propylene oxide
sterilization process). Finally, because tolerances expired in 2005,
EPA is removing 40 CFR 180.167 for nicotine-containing compounds. The
regulatory actions finalized in this document are in follow-up to the
Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment
program under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section
408(q).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 24, 2008. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 24, 2008,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., 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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail
address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54954-54963]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232; FRL-8382-2]
Aldicarb, Ametryn, 2,4-DB, Dicamba, Dimethipin, Disulfoton,
Diuron, et al.; Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the insecticides/
nematicides aldicarb, ethoprop, and oxamyl; the insecticides
disulfoton, malathion, and methyl parathion; the miticide/acaricide
propargite; the fungicides o-phenylphenol and its sodium salt,
triadimefon, triadimenol, and ziram; the herbicides ametryn, dicamba,
diuron, oxyfluorfen, and paraquat; the growth regulator/herbicide
dimethipin; and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene
oxide. Also, EPA is modifying certain tolerances for the insecticide/
nematicide oxamyl; the insecticide fenitrothion; the miticide/acaricide
propargite; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides triadimefon
and tridemorph; the herbicides ametryn, 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron;
and the antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide. In
addition, EPA is establishing tolerances for the insecticide/nematicide
oxamyl; the molluscicide metaldehyde; the fungicides etridiazole and
streptomycin; the herbicides 2,4-DB, dicamba, and diuron; and the
antimicrobial/insecticidal fumigant propylene oxide and propylene
chlorohydrin (a reaction product formed during the propylene oxide
sterilization process). Finally, because tolerances expired in 2005,
EPA is removing 40 CFR 180.167 for nicotine-containing compounds. The
regulatory actions finalized in this document are in follow-up to the
Agency's reregistration program under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and tolerance reassessment
program under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section
408(q).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 24, 2008. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 24, 2008,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0232. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., 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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail
address: nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54973-54977]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175; FRL-8382-3]
Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule excepts food packaging materials (e.g. paper
and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) from the definitions
of ``pesticide chemical'' and ``pesticide chemical residue'' under the
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 201(q), when such
food packaging materials have been treated with a pesticide regulated
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
This final rule expands the scope of the current exception which
applies only to food packaging impregnated with an insect repellent -
one type of pesticide. This final rule, as with the rule it amends,
only applies to the food packaging materials themselves; it does not
otherwise limit EPA's FFDCA jurisdiction over the pesticidal substances
in or on such products or limit FDA's jurisdiction over substances
subject to FDA regulation as food additives. This rule eliminates
duplicative FFDCA jurisdiction and economizes federal government
resources while continuing to protect human health and the environment.
It is important to note that under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA will continue to regulate the food
packaging as an inert ingredient of the pesticide product and regulate
the pesticide active ingredient in the treated food packaging under
both FIFRA and the FFDCA (except as otherwise provided by statute). The
text of this final rule is identical to a direct final rule EPA issued
on December 6, 2006. EPA received several comments opposing that direct
final rule and therefore withdrew the rule on February 2, 2007,
consistent with EPA policy. EPA issued a subsequent proposed rule on
April 6, 2007 for additional public comment.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., 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 in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Greene, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0352; fax
number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: greene.cheryl @epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54973-54977]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175; FRL-8382-3]
Pesticides; Food Packaging Treated with a Pesticide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule excepts food packaging materials (e.g. paper
and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) from the definitions
of ``pesticide chemical'' and ``pesticide chemical residue'' under the
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 201(q), when such
food packaging materials have been treated with a pesticide regulated
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
This final rule expands the scope of the current exception which
applies only to food packaging impregnated with an insect repellent -
one type of pesticide. This final rule, as with the rule it amends,
only applies to the food packaging materials themselves; it does not
otherwise limit EPA's FFDCA jurisdiction over the pesticidal substances
in or on such products or limit FDA's jurisdiction over substances
subject to FDA regulation as food additives. This rule eliminates
duplicative FFDCA jurisdiction and economizes federal government
resources while continuing to protect human health and the environment.
It is important to note that under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA will continue to regulate the food
packaging as an inert ingredient of the pesticide product and regulate
the pesticide active ingredient in the treated food packaging under
both FIFRA and the FFDCA (except as otherwise provided by statute). The
text of this final rule is identical to a direct final rule EPA issued
on December 6, 2006. EPA received several comments opposing that direct
final rule and therefore withdrew the rule on February 2, 2007,
consistent with EPA policy. EPA issued a subsequent proposed rule on
April 6, 2007 for additional public comment.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0175. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., 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 in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Greene, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0352; fax
number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: greene.cheryl @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program;
EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070--New
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55072-55073]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0923; FRL-8719-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program;
EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070--New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew and
consolidate three existing approved Information Collection Requests
(ICRs). The consolidation ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
These ICRs are scheduled to expire on Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while
this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2007-0923, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by mail Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Gianne Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, 7506P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-305-5454; fax number: 703-308-5884; e-mail
address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 55072-55073]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0923; FRL-8719-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pesticide Data Call-In Program;
EPA ICR No. 2288.01, OMB Control No. 2070--New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew and
consolidate three existing approved Information Collection Requests
(ICRs). The consolidation ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
These ICRs are scheduled to expire on Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while
this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2007-0923, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by mail Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo Gianne Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, 7506P, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-305-5454; fax number: 703-308-5884; e-mail
address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: WATER - ND/CBI. EPA. Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55073-55074]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-6]
Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Information Claimed as
Confidential Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of information claimed as
confidential business information to contractors and subcontractors.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI)
collected from several industries, including health services, drinking
water treatment, and airport deicing to Abt Associates and its
subcontractors, to PG Environmental, LLC, and its subcontractors, and
to Westat. Transfer of the information will allow the contractors and
subcontractors to support EPA in the planning, development, review, and
implementation of effluent limitation guidelines and standards under
the Clean Water Act (CWA). The information being transferred was or
will be collected, in part, under the authority of section 308 of the
CWA. Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer
of information to the address noted below.
DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due October 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S
EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via e-mail at
siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 55073-55074]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-6]
Clean Water Act; Contractor Access to Information Claimed as
Confidential Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intended transfer of information claimed as
confidential business information to contractors and subcontractors.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to transfer
information claimed as confidential business information (CBI)
collected from several industries, including health services, drinking
water treatment, and airport deicing to Abt Associates and its
subcontractors, to PG Environmental, LLC, and its subcontractors, and
to Westat. Transfer of the information will allow the contractors and
subcontractors to support EPA in the planning, development, review, and
implementation of effluent limitation guidelines and standards under
the Clean Water Act (CWA). The information being transferred was or
will be collected, in part, under the authority of section 308 of the
CWA. Interested persons may submit comments on this intended transfer
of information to the address noted below.
DATES: Comments on the transfer of data are due October 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Room 6231S
EPA West, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, Document
Control Officer, at (202) 566-1044, or via e-mail at
siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55074-55075]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review
Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary
NAAQS Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the draft
Exposure and Health Risk Characterization chapter for EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on October 22, 2008 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 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. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail
at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC and
the CASAC documents cited below can be found on the EPA Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/casac.
[Notices]
[Page 55074-55075]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review
Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary
NAAQS Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the draft
Exposure and Health Risk Characterization chapter for EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on October 22, 2008 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 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. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail
at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC and
the CASAC documents cited below can be found on the EPA Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/casac.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Azadirachtin Docket Opened for Review and Comment
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55076-55078]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP- 2007-0994; FRL-8381-7]
Registration Review; Azadirachtin Docket Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established a registration review docket for the
pesticide listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is
opening the public comment period for this registration review.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., 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'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: For information about the pesticides
included in this document, contact the specific Regulatory Action
Leader (RAL) as identified in the table in Unit III.A. for the
pesticide of interest.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact
Kevin Costello, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 55076-55078]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP- 2007-0994; FRL-8381-7]
Registration Review; Azadirachtin Docket Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established a registration review docket for the
pesticide listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is
opening the public comment period for this registration review.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket'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: For information about the pesticides
included in this document, contact the specific Regulatory Action
Leader (RAL) as identified in the table in Unit III.A. for the
pesticide of interest.
For general questions on the registration review program, contact
Kevin Costello, Special Review and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Request for Nominations to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55078-55079]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-1]
Request for Nominations to the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments
to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory Board. The
Board seeks to maintain diverse representation across sectors and
geographic locations. Nominees should demonstrate expertise in any of
the following areas: environmental economics; public utility finance
and management; air pollution/climate financing; financial assurance
mechanisms; financing green buildings/infrastructure; corporate finance
and investment banking; commercial banking; environmental engineering;
and accounting and/or auditing. Tribal and local government officials,
representatives from the transportation and energy sectors, non-profit
environmental/conservation groups, and environmental justice community
representatives are encouraged to apply. In addition to this notice,
other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
The deadline for receiving nominations is Friday, October 17, 2008.
Nominees' qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to maintain
diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups.
Nominations for membership must include a r[eacute]sum[eacute]
describing the professional and educational qualifications of the
nominee as well as experience. Contact details should include full name
and title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail
address. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not
required.
ADDRESS/FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submit nomination materials by
postal mail or electronic mail to: Pamela Scott, Membership
Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, EPA, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (2731R),
Washington, DC 20460; or e-mail scott.pamela@epa.gov; phone 202-564-
6368.
[Notices]
[Page 55078-55079]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8719-1]
Request for Nominations to the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments
to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory Board. The
Board seeks to maintain diverse representation across sectors and
geographic locations. Nominees should demonstrate expertise in any of
the following areas: environmental economics; public utility finance
and management; air pollution/climate financing; financial assurance
mechanisms; financing green buildings/infrastructure; corporate finance
and investment banking; commercial banking; environmental engineering;
and accounting and/or auditing. Tribal and local government officials,
representatives from the transportation and energy sectors, non-profit
environmental/conservation groups, and environmental justice community
representatives are encouraged to apply. In addition to this notice,
other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
The deadline for receiving nominations is Friday, October 17, 2008.
Nominees' qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to maintain
diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups.
Nominations for membership must include a r[eacute]sum[eacute]
describing the professional and educational qualifications of the
nominee as well as experience. Contact details should include full name
and title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail
address. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not
required.
ADDRESS/FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submit nomination materials by
postal mail or electronic mail to: Pamela Scott, Membership
Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, EPA, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (2731R),
Washington, DC 20460; or e-mail scott.pamela@epa.gov; phone 202-564-
6368.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: REMED - FR. DOJ. Authority To Compromise Civil Claims Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and To Make an Administrative Change to the Code of Federal Regulations
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54946-54947]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Part 0
[Docket No. ENRD 100; AG Order No. 3001-2008]
Authority To Compromise Civil Claims Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and To Make an
Administrative Change to the Code of Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends our regulations to reflect the name of the
Environment and Natural Resources Division, which was formerly known as
the Land and Natural Resources Division. The Department of Justice
officially changed the name of the Division in the early 1990s, but all
of the pertinent parts of part 0 were not amended accordingly.
This order further amends our regulations to authorize the
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources
Division to approve certain settlements under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
DATES: Effective Date: September 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce S. Gelber, Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611 (202-
514-4624).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54946-54947]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Part 0
[Docket No. ENRD 100; AG Order No. 3001-2008]
Authority To Compromise Civil Claims Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and To Make an
Administrative Change to the Code of Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule amends our regulations to reflect the name of the
Environment and Natural Resources Division, which was formerly known as
the Land and Natural Resources Division. The Department of Justice
officially changed the name of the Division in the early 1990s, but all
of the pertinent parts of part 0 were not amended accordingly.
This order further amends our regulations to authorize the
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources
Division to approve certain settlements under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).
DATES: Effective Date: September 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce S. Gelber, Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611 (202-
514-4624).
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: ALL - ND. OMB. Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations
[Federal Register: September 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 55169]
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of
Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on
its Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal
Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports_congress.html, and is
divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs
of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2007 and summarizes
the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between September
1997 and 2007. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local,
and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth.
Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile
benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an
update on implementation of the Information Quality Act, and Chapter IV
summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft
Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and
received by 45 days after publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Direct comments to Docket ID
OMB-2008-0014
E-mail: OIRA_BC_RPT@omb.eop.gov
Fax: (202) 395-7285
Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attn: Darcel D. Gayle, NEOB, Room 10202, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. We are still experiencing
delays in the regular mail, including first class and express mail. To
ensure that your comments are received, we recommend that comments on
this draft report be electronically submitted.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be made
available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's Web site.
For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of
a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means OMB will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to OMB, your e-
mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darcel D. Gayle, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Room
10202, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: (202)
395-3084.
[Notices]
[Page 55169]
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of
Federal Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requests comments on
its Draft 2008 Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal
Regulation. The full Draft Report is available at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/regpol-reports_congress.html, and is
divided into four chapters. Chapter I examines the benefits and costs
of major Federal regulations issued in fiscal year 2007 and summarizes
the benefits and costs of major regulations issued between September
1997 and 2007. It also discusses regulatory impacts on State, local,
and tribal governments, small business, wages, and economic growth.
Chapter II examines trends in regulation since OMB began to compile
benefit and cost estimates records in 1981. Chapter III provides an
update on implementation of the Information Quality Act, and Chapter IV
summarizes agency compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
DATES: To ensure consideration of comments as OMB prepares this Draft
Report for submission to Congress, comments must be in writing and
received by 45 days after publication.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
OMB-2008-0014
of Management and Budget, Attn: Darcel D. Gayle, NEOB, Room 10202, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. We are still experiencing
delays in the regular mail, including first class and express mail. To
ensure that your comments are received, we recommend that comments on
this draft report be electronically submitted.
All comments submitted in response to this notice will be made
available to the public, including by posting them on OMB's Web site.
For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of
a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means OMB will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to OMB, your e-
mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darcel D. Gayle, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, NEOB, Room
10202, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: (202)
395-3084.
