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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 190
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 190
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic Converters; EPA ICR No.1292.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0135
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticides; Notice of Intent To Withdraw the Draft PR Notice on Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing
3. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
4. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
5. WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review
6. WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Proposed Modernization of the Coast Guard; Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment
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 - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the
Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic Converters; EPA ICR No.1292.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0135
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56817-56819]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0696; FRL-8722-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the
Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic
Converters; EPA ICR No.1292.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0135
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on December 31, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0696 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: docket.oeca@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744
Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information
Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room, EPA West Building 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Ruske, Air Enforcement Division,
(2242A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1033; fax number:
(202) 564-0069; e-mail address: ruske.ross@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56817-56819]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0696; FRL-8722-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the
Enforcement Policy Regarding the Sale and Use of Aftermarket Catalytic
Converters; EPA ICR No.1292.08, OMB Control No. 2060-0135
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on December 31, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0696 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room, EPA West Building 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Ruske, Air Enforcement Division,
(2242A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1033; fax number:
(202) 564-0069; e-mail address: ruske.ross@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticides; Notice of Intent To Withdraw the Draft PR Notice on Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56819-56824]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1008; FRL-8385-3]
Pesticides; Notice of Intent To Withdraw the Draft PR Notice on
Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing its draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR
Notice) entitled ``Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements
& Cause Marketing.'' The draft PR Notice, issued for public comment in
October 2007, contained a description of the Agency's proposed
framework for evaluating proposed statements and graphic material to
appear on pesticide labeling regarding third-party endorsements or a
relationship between the pesticide registrant and a charity (``cause
marketing claims'') and the kinds of information EPA would expect to
receive in applications to add such claims to pesticide labeling.
Public comments on the draft raised serious issues, leading the Agency
to conclude that considerably more information would likely be needed
to support such claims than was described by the draft PR Notice.
Rather than develop additional guidance, EPA believes it is better to
allocate its resources to other initiatives which should improve
pesticide labeling in ways that enhance users' understanding of and
ability to use products safely and effectively. Thus, the Agency will
continue to evaluate applications proposing to add labeling containing
third-party endorsements or cause marketing claims on a case-by-case
basis to ensure that the applicant has provided sufficient information
to allow EPA to determine whether products containing such claims meet
the standards for registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle DeVaux, Immediate Office
(7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-5891; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
devaux.michelle@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56819-56824]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1008; FRL-8385-3]
Pesticides; Notice of Intent To Withdraw the Draft PR Notice on
Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing its draft Pesticide Registration Notice (PR
Notice) entitled ``Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements
& Cause Marketing.'' The draft PR Notice, issued for public comment in
October 2007, contained a description of the Agency's proposed
framework for evaluating proposed statements and graphic material to
appear on pesticide labeling regarding third-party endorsements or a
relationship between the pesticide registrant and a charity (``cause
marketing claims'') and the kinds of information EPA would expect to
receive in applications to add such claims to pesticide labeling.
Public comments on the draft raised serious issues, leading the Agency
to conclude that considerably more information would likely be needed
to support such claims than was described by the draft PR Notice.
Rather than develop additional guidance, EPA believes it is better to
allocate its resources to other initiatives which should improve
pesticide labeling in ways that enhance users' understanding of and
ability to use products safely and effectively. Thus, the Agency will
continue to evaluate applications proposing to add labeling containing
third-party endorsements or cause marketing claims on a case-by-case
basis to ensure that the applicant has provided sufficient information
to allow EPA to determine whether products containing such claims meet
the standards for registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle DeVaux, Immediate Office
(7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-5891; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
devaux.michelle@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56810]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
[Notices]
[Page 56810]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56810-56811]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional
Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
LOCATION: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza, North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
[Notices]
[Page 56810-56811]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional
Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
LOCATION: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza, North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56860-56862]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0235; 30120-1113-0000 C4; 50120-1113-0000 C4]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information on the
piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), initiate 5-
year reviews of the piping plover (Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes, and
Northern Great Plains populations) under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). We request any new information on these
populations that may have a bearing on their classification as
endangered or threatened. Based on the results of these 5-year reviews,
we will make a finding on whether these populations are properly
classified under the Act.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than December 1, 2008. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review the
information that we receive on these populations, see ``Public
Solicitation of New Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the appropriate person
under ``Public Solicitation of New Information.'' Individuals who are
hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service
at 800-877-8337 for TTY (telephone typewriter or teletypewriter)
assistance.
[Notices]
[Page 56860-56862]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-ES-2008-N0235; 30120-1113-0000 C4; 50120-1113-0000 C4]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of review; request for information on the
piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), initiate 5-
year reviews of the piping plover (Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes, and
Northern Great Plains populations) under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act). We request any new information on these
populations that may have a bearing on their classification as
endangered or threatened. Based on the results of these 5-year reviews,
we will make a finding on whether these populations are properly
classified under the Act.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to conduct these reviews, we must
receive your information no later than December 1, 2008. However, we
will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any
time.
ADDRESSES: For instructions on how to submit information and review the
information that we receive on these populations, see ``Public
Solicitation of New Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the appropriate person
under ``Public Solicitation of New Information.'' Individuals who are
hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service
at 800-877-8337 for TTY (telephone typewriter or teletypewriter)
assistance.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Proposed Modernization of the Coast Guard; Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment
[Federal Register: September 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 190)]
[Notices]
[Page 56857-56858]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0991]
Proposed Modernization of the Coast Guard; Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Programmatic Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the Final
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Coast Guard
modernization. Based on the PEA's analysis and the mitigation plan
committed to in the PEA, the Coast Guard determined that an
environmental impact statement is not required, and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued for the proposed action.
Availability: Electronic copies of the Final PEA and FONSI, as well
as comments received on the Draft PEA and FONSI, are available from the
Federal Docket Management Facility at Internet Web site address: http:/
/www.regulations.gov using the docket number USCG-2008-0991.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
please contact Ms. Kebby Kelley, USCG, telephone (202) 475-5690, e-
mail: Kebby.Kelley@uscg.mil, or Mr. Frank Esposito, USCG, telephone
(202) 372-3746, e-mail: Frank.H.Esposito@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, please call Ms. Renee Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
[Notices]
[Page 56857-56858]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0991]
Proposed Modernization of the Coast Guard; Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Programmatic Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of the Final
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Coast Guard
modernization. Based on the PEA's analysis and the mitigation plan
committed to in the PEA, the Coast Guard determined that an
environmental impact statement is not required, and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued for the proposed action.
Availability: Electronic copies of the Final PEA and FONSI, as well
as comments received on the Draft PEA and FONSI, are available from the
Federal Docket Management Facility at Internet Web site address: http:/
/www.regulations.gov using the docket number USCG-2008-0991.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
please contact Ms. Kebby Kelley, USCG, telephone (202) 475-5690, e-
mail: Kebby.Kelley@uscg.mil, or Mr. Frank Esposito, USCG, telephone
(202) 372-3746, e-mail: Frank.H.Esposito@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, please call Ms. Renee Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.
