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Vol. 73, No. 212
Friday, October 31, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 212
Friday, October 31, 2008
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership, ICR Number 2173.02 (Renewal), OMB Control No. 2060-0578
2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Status of Carbon Nanotubes
4. HAZ - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
5. HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT - ND/Revised Proposed Policy. DOE. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: Safe Routine Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance and Funding
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: ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under
EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership, ICR Number 2173.02 (Renewal), OMB Control No. 2060-0578
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 64941-64943]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL-8737-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under
EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Partnership, ICR Number 2173.02 (Renewal), OMB Control No. 2060-0578
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 request ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2009. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 1,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0501, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov
(preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, MC 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, 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: Blaine Collison, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9139; fax number:
(202) 565-2134; e-mail address collision.blaine@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 64941-64943]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL-8737-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under
EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Partnership, ICR Number 2173.02 (Renewal), OMB Control No. 2060-0578
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 request ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2009. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 1,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0501, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov
(preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, MC 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, 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: Blaine Collison, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9139; fax number:
(202) 565-2134; e-mail address collision.blaine@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 64944-64945]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0776; FRL-8387-7]
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee)
will be held on December 3-5, 2008, in San Diego, CA. At this meeting,
the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the various
aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute Exposure
Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: Acrylonitrile,
allyl alcohol, aluminum chloride, antimony pentafluoride, bromoacetone,
dichlorodimethyl silane, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, fenamiphos, malathion, methyl iodide, methyl trichlorosilane, mevinphos, nitrogen trifluoride, phosphorus
pentafluoride, ricin, tear gas, tetrachloroethylene, and
trimethylchlorosilane.
DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on December 3, 2008; from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 4,
2008; and from 8 a.m. to noon on December 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn on the Bay, 1355
North Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Paul S. Tobin, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail
address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0776; FRL-8387-7]
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee)
will be held on December 3-5, 2008, in San Diego, CA. At this meeting,
the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the various
aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute Exposure
Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: Acrylonitrile,
allyl alcohol, aluminum chloride, antimony pentafluoride, bromoacetone,
dichlorodimethyl silane, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, fenamiphos, malathion, methyl iodide, methyl trichlorosilane, mevinphos, nitrogen trifluoride, phosphorus
pentafluoride, ricin, tear gas, tetrachloroethylene, and
trimethylchlorosilane.
DATES: A meeting of the NAC/AEGL Committee will be held from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on December 3, 2008; from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 4,
2008; and from 8 a.m. to noon on December 5, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn on the Bay, 1355
North Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Paul S. Tobin, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Risk Assessment Division (7403M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8557; e-mail
address: tobin.paul@epa.gov.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Status of Carbon Nanotubes
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 64946-64947]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0122; FRL-8386-6]
Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Status of Carbon Nanotubes
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document gives notice of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) requirements potentially applicable to carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
EPA generally considers CNTs to be chemical substances distinct from
graphite or other allotropes of carbon listed on the TSCA Inventory.
Many CNTs may therefore be new chemicals under TSCA section 5.
Manufacturers or importers of CNTs not on the TSCA Inventory must
submit a premanufacture notice (PMN) (or applicable exemption) under
TSCA section 5 where required under 40 CFR part 720 or part 723. In
order to determine the TSCA Inventory status of a CNT, a manufacturer
may submit to EPA a bona fide intent to manufacture or import under 40
CFR 720.25.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: James Alwood, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; e-mail address:
alwood.jim@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 64946-64947]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0122; FRL-8386-6]
Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory Status of Carbon Nanotubes
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document gives notice of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) requirements potentially applicable to carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
EPA generally considers CNTs to be chemical substances distinct from
graphite or other allotropes of carbon listed on the TSCA Inventory.
Many CNTs may therefore be new chemicals under TSCA section 5.
Manufacturers or importers of CNTs not on the TSCA Inventory must
submit a premanufacture notice (PMN) (or applicable exemption) under
TSCA section 5 where required under 40 CFR part 720 or part 723. In
order to determine the TSCA Inventory status of a CNT, a manufacturer
may submit to EPA a bona fide intent to manufacture or import under 40
CFR 720.25.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: James Alwood, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8974; e-mail address:
alwood.jim@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: HAZ - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 65034-65035]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-1998-4470]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces public meetings of the Technical
Pipeline
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Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC).
The committees will meet to discuss two important regulatory
proposals and several future regulatory initiatives.
DATES: The meetings will be on December 11 and 12, 2008. The TPSSC and
the THLPSSC will meet jointly on Thursday, December 11 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., and the TPSSC will meet on Friday, December 12 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. EST.
Name badge pick-up and on-site registration will be available on
December 11 starting at 8 a.m. with the agenda taking place from 9 a.m.
until approximately 5 p.m. Refer to the meetings Web site for updated
agenda and times at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/Mtg56.mtg.
Please note that the meetings will not be Web casted. However,
presentations will be available on the meetings website within 30 days
following the meetings.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place at the Westin Arlington
Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. The phone numbers
for reservation are 1-888-627-7076 or (703) 717-6200. Rooms are
reserved at the hotel under USDOT Technical Advisory Committee
meetings. For a guaranteed room at the hotel, attendees need to make
their reservations no later than November 10, 2008. Priority is given
to Committee members and to State Pipeline Safety Representatives. Any
additional information or changes as well as a more detailed agenda
will be posted on the PHMSA/OPS Web page about 15 days before the
meetings take place at: http://PHMSA.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-
4431 or by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov or Kay McIver by phone at
202 366-0113 or by e-mail at kay.mciver@dot.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 65034-65035]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-1998-4470]
Pipeline Safety: Meetings of the Technical Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee and Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety
Standards Committee
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces public meetings of the Technical
Pipeline
[[Page 65035]]
Safety Standards Committee (TPSSC) and of the Technical Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee (THLPSSC).
The committees will meet to discuss two important regulatory
proposals and several future regulatory initiatives.
DATES: The meetings will be on December 11 and 12, 2008. The TPSSC and
the THLPSSC will meet jointly on Thursday, December 11 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., and the TPSSC will meet on Friday, December 12 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. EST.
Name badge pick-up and on-site registration will be available on
December 11 starting at 8 a.m. with the agenda taking place from 9 a.m.
until approximately 5 p.m. Refer to the meetings Web site for updated
agenda and times at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/Mtg56.mtg.
Please note that the meetings will not be Web casted. However,
presentations will be available on the meetings website within 30 days
following the meetings.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place at the Westin Arlington
Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203. The phone numbers
for reservation are 1-888-627-7076 or (703) 717-6200. Rooms are
reserved at the hotel under USDOT Technical Advisory Committee
meetings. For a guaranteed room at the hotel, attendees need to make
their reservations no later than November 10, 2008. Priority is given
to Committee members and to State Pipeline Safety Representatives. Any
additional information or changes as well as a more detailed agenda
will be posted on the PHMSA/OPS Web page about 15 days before the
meetings take place at: http://PHMSA.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202-366-
4431 or by e-mail at cheryl.whetsel@dot.gov or Kay McIver by phone at
202 366-0113 or by e-mail at kay.mciver@dot.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT - ND/Revised Proposed Policy. DOE. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: Safe Routine Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance and Funding
[Federal Register: October 31, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 212)]
[Notices]
[Page 64933-64939]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: Safe Routine
Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance
and Funding
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revised proposed policy and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this notice of
revised proposed policy to set forth its revised plans for implementing
Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as
amended. This notice updates the revised proposed policy that DOE
published on July 23, 2007 (72 FR 40139) by providing the funding
allocation approach for grants to federally recognized Tribes which may
be eligible for assistance under Section 180(c) and also includes minor
changes for clarification to the policy as it applies to both States
and Tribes. Under Section 180(c) of the NWPA, DOE shall provide
technical and financial assistance for training of local public safety
officials to States and Tribes through whose jurisdictions the DOE
plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste
to a facility authorized under Subtitle A or C of the NWPA (NWPA-
authorized facility). The training is to cover both safe routine
transportation and emergency response procedures. The purpose of this
notice is to communicate information to stakeholders about Section
180(c) issues and request comments on this revised proposed policy and
the questions specified herein.
Written and electronic comments may be submitted to DOE on this
document.
DATES: Comments must be received by DOE on or before January 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to Mr. Frank Moussa,
U.S. Department of Energy, c/o Patricia Temple, Bechtel SAIC Company,
LLC, 955 N. L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 8000, Washington, DC 20024. The
revised proposed policy and electronic comment forms are also available
at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov. Fill out the form and click ``submit'' to
send your comments in through the Web site. Persons submitting comments
should include their name and address. Receipt of written comments in
response to this notice will be acknowledged if a stamped, self-
addressed postal card or envelope is enclosed. Electronic comments will
receive an electronic notice of receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the
transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
under the NWPA, please contact: Mr. Frank Moussa, Office of Logistics
Management, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW-10),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, 20585, Telephone: 202-586-2837.
General program information is available on the Office of Civilian
Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Web site located at http://
www.ocrwm.doe.gov.
Copies of comments received will be posted on the OCRWM Web site.
Please allow up to two weeks after DOE receives comments to view them
on the Web site.
Request for Comments: DOE will consider all comments submitted by
the closing date. Comments received after that date will be considered
to the extent practicable. DOE requests that commenters pay particular
attention to the questions at the end of this revised proposed policy.
[Notices]
[Page 64933-64939]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: Safe Routine
Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical Assistance
and Funding
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of revised proposed policy and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this notice of
revised proposed policy to set forth its revised plans for implementing
Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), as
amended. This notice updates the revised proposed policy that DOE
published on July 23, 2007 (72 FR 40139) by providing the funding
allocation approach for grants to federally recognized Tribes which may
be eligible for assistance under Section 180(c) and also includes minor
changes for clarification to the policy as it applies to both States
and Tribes. Under Section 180(c) of the NWPA, DOE shall provide
technical and financial assistance for training of local public safety
officials to States and Tribes through whose jurisdictions the DOE
plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste
to a facility authorized under Subtitle A or C of the NWPA (NWPA-
authorized facility). The training is to cover both safe routine
transportation and emergency response procedures. The purpose of this
notice is to communicate information to stakeholders about Section
180(c) issues and request comments on this revised proposed policy and
the questions specified herein.
Written and electronic comments may be submitted to DOE on this
document.
DATES: Comments must be received by DOE on or before January 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to Mr. Frank Moussa,
U.S. Department of Energy, c/o Patricia Temple, Bechtel SAIC Company,
LLC, 955 N. L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 8000, Washington, DC 20024. The
revised proposed policy and electronic comment forms are also available
at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov. Fill out the form and click ``submit'' to
send your comments in through the Web site. Persons submitting comments
should include their name and address. Receipt of written comments in
response to this notice will be acknowledged if a stamped, self-
addressed postal card or envelope is enclosed. Electronic comments will
receive an electronic notice of receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the
transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
under the NWPA, please contact: Mr. Frank Moussa, Office of Logistics
Management, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW-10),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, 20585, Telephone: 202-586-2837.
General program information is available on the Office of Civilian
Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Web site located at http://
www.ocrwm.doe.gov.
Copies of comments received will be posted on the OCRWM Web site.
Please allow up to two weeks after DOE receives comments to view them
on the Web site.
Request for Comments: DOE will consider all comments submitted by
the closing date. Comments received after that date will be considered
to the extent practicable. DOE requests that commenters pay particular
attention to the questions at the end of this revised proposed policy.
