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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 202
Friday, October 17, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 202
Friday, October 17, 2008
There are 10 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - FRD. EPA. Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Authorized Programs
2. ALL - PR. EPA. Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Authorized Programs
3. DRINK - PR/Correction. EPA. Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate; Correction
4. WATER - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting--2008
5. ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) and for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
6. ENERGY - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
7. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - ND/NM. Notice of Availability of Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
8. WATER - NM. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Inland Waterways Users Board
9. WILDLIFE - ND. DOC/NOAA. Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan
10. HAZ, TRANSPORT - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public 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: ALL - FRD. EPA. Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Authorized Programs
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61737-61740]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 3
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8730-8]
RIN 2025-AA23
Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for
Authorized Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the Final Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized
programs (states, tribes, or local governments) with existing
electronic document receiving systems to submit an application for EPA
approval to revise or modify their authorized programs. This action
will extend the current October 13, 2008, deadline until January 13,
2010.
DATES: This rule is effective on December 1, 2008 without further
notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by November 3,
2008. If EPA receives relevant adverse comment, the Agency will publish
a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that
the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2003-0001, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: CROMERR Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, Office of Environmental
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1697; huffer.evi@epa.gov,
or David Schwarz, Office of Environmental Information (2823T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1704; schwarz.david@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61737-61740]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 3
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8730-8]
RIN 2025-AA23
Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for
Authorized Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the Final Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized
programs (states, tribes, or local governments) with existing
electronic document receiving systems to submit an application for EPA
approval to revise or modify their authorized programs. This action
will extend the current October 13, 2008, deadline until January 13,
2010.
DATES: This rule is effective on December 1, 2008 without further
notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by November 3,
2008. If EPA receives relevant adverse comment, the Agency will publish
a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that
the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2003-0001, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, Office of Environmental
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1697; huffer.evi@epa.gov,
or David Schwarz, Office of Environmental Information (2823T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1704; schwarz.david@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - PR. EPA. Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for Authorized Programs
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61773-61776]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 3
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8730-7]
RIN 2025-AA23
Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for
Authorized Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the Final Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized programs (states,
tribes, or local governments) with existing electronic document
receiving systems to submit an application for EPA approval to revise
or modify their authorized programs. This action proposes to extend the
current October 13, 2008, deadline until January 13, 2010.
Additionally, in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register, EPA is making this revision as a direct final rule without a
prior proposed rule. If the Agency receives no relevant adverse
comment, EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by November 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2003-0001, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: CROMERR Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, Office of Environmental
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1697; huffer.evi@epa.gov,
or David Schwarz, Office of Environmental Information (2823T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1704; schwarz.david@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61773-61776]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 3
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8730-7]
RIN 2025-AA23
Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for
Authorized Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the Final Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized programs (states,
tribes, or local governments) with existing electronic document
receiving systems to submit an application for EPA approval to revise
or modify their authorized programs. This action proposes to extend the
current October 13, 2008, deadline until January 13, 2010.
Additionally, in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register, EPA is making this revision as a direct final rule without a
prior proposed rule. If the Agency receives no relevant adverse
comment, EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by November 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2003-0001, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, Office of Environmental
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1697; huffer.evi@epa.gov,
or David Schwarz, Office of Environmental Information (2823T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1704; schwarz.david@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: DRINK - PR/Correction. EPA. Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate; Correction
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61857]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0692; FRL-8730-6]
RIN 2040-ZA02
Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on
Perchlorate; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a document in
the Federal Register of October 10, 2008, concerning request for
comments on the Agency's Preliminary Regulatory Determination on
Perchlorate. The document contained an incorrect Docket number. The
correct Docket number is EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0692.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Flaharty, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, at (202) 564-5270, or e-mail:
flaharty.stephanie@epa.gov. For general information contact the EPA
Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or e-mail: hotline-
sdwa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 61857]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0692; FRL-8730-6]
RIN 2040-ZA02
Drinking Water: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on
Perchlorate; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a document in
the Federal Register of October 10, 2008, concerning request for
comments on the Agency's Preliminary Regulatory Determination on
Perchlorate. The document contained an incorrect Docket number. The
correct Docket number is EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0692.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Flaharty, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, at (202) 564-5270, or e-mail:
flaharty.stephanie@epa.gov. For general information contact the EPA
Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or e-mail: hotline-
sdwa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting--2008
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61860]
[Notices]
[Page 61860]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200; FRL-8729-9]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle
Subcommittee Meeting--2008
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee.
DATES: The meetings (teleconference calls) will be held on Monday,
November 3, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making an oral presentation at the conference calls
will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference
only--a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain
the call-in number and access code for the call from Susan Peterson,
the Designated Federal Officer, whose contact information is listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200,
by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID)
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee--2008 Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0200. Note: This is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-1077; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
peterson.susan@epa.gov.
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200; FRL-8729-9]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle
Subcommittee Meeting--2008
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee.
DATES: The meetings (teleconference calls) will be held on Monday,
November 3, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making an oral presentation at the conference calls
will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference
only--a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain
the call-in number and access code for the call from Susan Peterson,
the Designated Federal Officer, whose contact information is listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200,
by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
Counselors, Water Quality Mid-Cycle Subcommittee--2008 Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0200.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0200. Note: This is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-1077; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
peterson.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62033-62134]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
[Docket Number EE-2006-STD-0127]
RIN: 1904-AB49
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas
Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended,
prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products
and commercial and industrial equipment, and requires the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether amended, more
stringent, standards would be technologically feasible and economically
justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this
notice, DOE is proposing to amend the energy conservation standards for
residential gas kitchen ranges and ovens and microwave ovens, as well
as commercial clothes washers. DOE has tentatively determined that
energy conservation standards for residential electric kitchen ranges
and ovens are not technologically feasible or economically justified,
and, therefore, is proposing a ``no-standard'' standard for these
products. DOE had also initially considered amended energy conservation
standards for residential dishwashers and dehumidifiers in this
rulemaking; however, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA 2007) subsequently prescribed standards for these products.
Therefore, DOE is not proposing standards for dishwashers and
dehumidifiers in this notice, but will instead codify the statutory
standards in a final rule. Finally, today's notice is announcing a
public meeting on the proposed standards.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than December 16, 2008. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' of this notice for details.
DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008. DOE
must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to
be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, November 6,
2008.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. If
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the workshop,
please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures can
be completed.)
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Home Appliance Products, and provide the
docket number EE-2006-STD-0127 and/or regulatory information number
(RIN) 1904-AB49. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: home_appliance.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include docket
number EE-2006-STD-0127 and/or RIN number 1904-AB49 in the subject line
of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper
original.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed paper original.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section VII of this document
(Public Participation).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, Project
Manager, Energy Conservation Standards for Home Appliance Products,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, Mr. Eric Stas, or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-9507. E-mail: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov, Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov, or
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62033-62134]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
[Docket Number EE-2006-STD-0127]
RIN: 1904-AB49
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas
Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, and Microwave Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended,
prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products
and commercial and industrial equipment, and requires the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether amended, more
stringent, standards would be technologically feasible and economically
justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this
notice, DOE is proposing to amend the energy conservation standards for
residential gas kitchen ranges and ovens and microwave ovens, as well
as commercial clothes washers. DOE has tentatively determined that
energy conservation standards for residential electric kitchen ranges
and ovens are not technologically feasible or economically justified,
and, therefore, is proposing a ``no-standard'' standard for these
products. DOE had also initially considered amended energy conservation
standards for residential dishwashers and dehumidifiers in this
rulemaking; however, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA 2007) subsequently prescribed standards for these products.
Therefore, DOE is not proposing standards for dishwashers and
dehumidifiers in this notice, but will instead codify the statutory
standards in a final rule. Finally, today's notice is announcing a
public meeting on the proposed standards.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than December 16, 2008. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' of this notice for details.
DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2008, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008. DOE
must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to
be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, November 6,
2008.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. If
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the workshop,
please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures can
be completed.)
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Home Appliance Products, and provide the
docket number EE-2006-STD-0127 and/or regulatory information number
(RIN) 1904-AB49. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: home_appliance.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include docket
number EE-2006-STD-0127 and/or RIN number 1904-AB49 in the subject line
of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper
original.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed paper original.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section VII of this document
(Public Participation).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, Project
Manager, Energy Conservation Standards for Home Appliance Products,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, Mr. Eric Stas, or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-9507. E-mail: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov, Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov, or
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62134-62146]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011]
RIN: 1904--AB78
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend its test
procedures for microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act to provide for the measurement of standby mode and off mode power
use by microwave ovens. The proposed amendments would incorporate into
the DOE test procedure provisions from the International
Electrotechnical Commission's Standard 62301, Household electrical
appliances[m<dash]Measurement of standby power, First
Edition 2005-06, as well as language to clarify application of these
provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode power in microwave
ovens. The proposed amendments would also correct a technical error in
the calculation of microwave test cooking energy output. DOE will hold
a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the issues
presented in this notice.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than December 31, 2008. For details, see section
V, ``Public Participation'', of this NOPR.
DOE will hold a public meeting on Friday, November 14, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2008. DOE must
receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be
given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR on Test Procedures
for Microwave Ovens, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011
and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AB78. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MicroOven-2008-TP-0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011 and/or RIN 1904-AB78 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V (Public
Participation) of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please
call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional
information about visiting the Resource Room. Please note: DOE's
Freedom of Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking
materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, U.S. Department
of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto or Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-9507. E-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov or Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62134-62146]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011]
RIN: 1904--AB78
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend its test
procedures for microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act to provide for the measurement of standby mode and off mode power
use by microwave ovens. The proposed amendments would incorporate into
the DOE test procedure provisions from the International
Electrotechnical Commission's Standard 62301, Household electrical
appliances[m<
Edition 2005-06, as well as language to clarify application of these
provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode power in microwave
ovens. The proposed amendments would also correct a technical error in
the calculation of microwave test cooking energy output. DOE will hold
a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the issues
presented in this notice.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than December 31, 2008. For details, see section
V, ``Public Participation'', of this NOPR.
DOE will hold a public meeting on Friday, November 14, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, October 31, 2008. DOE must
receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be
given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR on Test Procedures
for Microwave Ovens, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011
and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AB78. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MicroOven-2008-TP-0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011 and/or RIN 1904-AB78 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V (Public
Participation) of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please
call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional
information about visiting the Resource Room. Please note: DOE's
Freedom of Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking
materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, U.S. Department
of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto or Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-9507. E-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov or Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - ND/NM. Notice of Availability of Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61845-61847]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of
the Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (Draft GNEP PEIS, DOE/EIS-0396). The Draft GNEP PEIS
provides an analysis of the potential environmental consequences of the
reasonable alternatives to support expansion of domestic and
international nuclear energy production while reducing the risks
associated with nuclear proliferation and reducing the impacts
associated with spent nuclear fuel disposal (e.g., by reducing the
volume, thermal output, and/or radiotoxicity of waste requiring
geologic disposal). Based on the GNEP PEIS and other information, DOE
could decide to support the demonstration and deployment of changes to
the existing commercial nuclear fuel cycle in the United States.
Alternatives analyzed include the existing open fuel cycle and various
alternative closed and open fuel cycles. In an open (or once-through)
fuel cycle, nuclear fuel is used in a power plant one time and the
resulting spent nuclear fuel is stored for eventual disposal in a
geologic repository. In a closed fuel cycle, spent nuclear fuel would
be recycled to recover energy-bearing components for use in new nuclear
fuel.
Six programmatic domestic alternatives are assessed: No Action
Alternative--Existing Once-Through Uranium Fuel Cycle (open fuel
cycle); Fast Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed fuel
cycle); Thermal/Fast Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed
fuel cycle); Thermal Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed
fuel cycle); Once-Through Fuel Cycle Alternative using Thorium (open
fuel cycle); and Once-Through Fuel Cycle Alternative using Heavy Water
Reactors (HWRs) or High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs) (open
fuel cycle). DOE's preference is to close the nuclear fuel cycle,
although it has not yet identified a specific preferred alternative.
DATES: DOE invites comments on the Draft GNEP PEIS during the 60-day
public comment period, which ends on December 16, 2008. DOE will
consider comments received after this date to the extent practicable as
it prepares the Final GNEP PEIS. DOE will hold 13 public hearings on
the Draft GNEP PEIS. The locations, dates, and times are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Requests for additional information on the Draft GNEP PEIS,
including requests for copies of the document, should be directed to:
Mr. Francis G. Schwartz, GNEP PEIS Document Manager, Office of Nuclear
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, or by telephone: 866-645-7803. Written comments
on the Draft GNEP PEIS should be submitted to the above address, by
facsimile to 866-489-1891, or electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov. Instructions for commenting at http://
www.regulations.gov are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. Please mark correspondence ``Draft GNEP PEIS Comments.''
Additional information on GNEP may be found at http://
www.gnep.energy.gov.
For general information regarding the DOE NEPA process contact: Ms.
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-
800-472-2756. Additional information regarding DOE NEPA activities and
access to many of DOE's NEPA documents are available on the Internet
through the DOE NEPA Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA.
[Notices]
[Page 61845-61847]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of
the Draft Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (Draft GNEP PEIS, DOE/EIS-0396). The Draft GNEP PEIS
provides an analysis of the potential environmental consequences of the
reasonable alternatives to support expansion of domestic and
international nuclear energy production while reducing the risks
associated with nuclear proliferation and reducing the impacts
associated with spent nuclear fuel disposal (e.g., by reducing the
volume, thermal output, and/or radiotoxicity of waste requiring
geologic disposal). Based on the GNEP PEIS and other information, DOE
could decide to support the demonstration and deployment of changes to
the existing commercial nuclear fuel cycle in the United States.
Alternatives analyzed include the existing open fuel cycle and various
alternative closed and open fuel cycles. In an open (or once-through)
fuel cycle, nuclear fuel is used in a power plant one time and the
resulting spent nuclear fuel is stored for eventual disposal in a
geologic repository. In a closed fuel cycle, spent nuclear fuel would
be recycled to recover energy-bearing components for use in new nuclear
fuel.
Six programmatic domestic alternatives are assessed: No Action
Alternative--Existing Once-Through Uranium Fuel Cycle (open fuel
cycle); Fast Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed fuel
cycle); Thermal/Fast Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed
fuel cycle); Thermal Reactor Recycle Fuel Cycle Alternative (closed
fuel cycle); Once-Through Fuel Cycle Alternative using Thorium (open
fuel cycle); and Once-Through Fuel Cycle Alternative using Heavy Water
Reactors (HWRs) or High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGRs) (open
fuel cycle). DOE's preference is to close the nuclear fuel cycle,
although it has not yet identified a specific preferred alternative.
DATES: DOE invites comments on the Draft GNEP PEIS during the 60-day
public comment period, which ends on December 16, 2008. DOE will
consider comments received after this date to the extent practicable as
it prepares the Final GNEP PEIS. DOE will hold 13 public hearings on
the Draft GNEP PEIS. The locations, dates, and times are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Requests for additional information on the Draft GNEP PEIS,
including requests for copies of the document, should be directed to:
Mr. Francis G. Schwartz, GNEP PEIS Document Manager, Office of Nuclear
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, or by telephone: 866-645-7803. Written comments
on the Draft GNEP PEIS should be submitted to the above address, by
facsimile to 866-489-1891, or electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov. Instructions for commenting at http://
www.regulations.gov are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. Please mark correspondence ``Draft GNEP PEIS Comments.''
Additional information on GNEP may be found at http://
www.gnep.energy.gov.
For general information regarding the DOE NEPA process contact: Ms.
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-
800-472-2756. Additional information regarding DOE NEPA activities and
access to many of DOE's NEPA documents are available on the Internet
through the DOE NEPA Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: WATER - NM. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Inland Waterways Users Board
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61828]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: In Accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the forthcoming meeting.
Name of Committee: Inland Waterways Users Board (Board).
Date: November 18, 2008.
Location: Chicago Marriott O'Hare, 8535 West Higgins Road, Chicago,
Illinois 60631, (773-693-4444 or 800-228-9290).
Time: Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting is
scheduled to adjourn at 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Board will hear briefings on the status of the funding
for inland navigation projects and studies, an assessment of the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund, and a preliminary plan for a future business
model for inland waterways projects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, Headquarters,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CECW-IP, 441 G Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20314-1000; Ph: 202-761-4258.
[Notices]
[Page 61828]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Inland Waterways Users Board
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: In Accordance with 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the forthcoming meeting.
Name of Committee: Inland Waterways Users Board (Board).
Date: November 18, 2008.
Location: Chicago Marriott O'Hare, 8535 West Higgins Road, Chicago,
Illinois 60631, (773-693-4444 or 800-228-9290).
Time: Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting is
scheduled to adjourn at 1 p.m.
Agenda: The Board will hear briefings on the status of the funding
for inland navigation projects and studies, an assessment of the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund, and a preliminary plan for a future business
model for inland waterways projects.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark R. Pointon, Headquarters,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CECW-IP, 441 G Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20314-1000; Ph: 202-761-4258.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND. DOC/NOAA. Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61786]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management
Strategic Plan
AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
publishes this notice to announce the availability of the Draft NOAA
Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan for
public comment. The Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and
Management Strategic Plan identifies objectives, priorities and
approaches that will guide NOAA's research, management, and
international activities from Fiscal Year 2009 through 2013 as they
relate to deep coral and sponge ecosystems.
DATES: Comments on this draft must be received no later than 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, January 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and
Management Strategic Plan will be available at the following location:
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/Library/Publications/deepcstratplan.pdf.
The public is encouraged to submit comments on the Draft NOAA Deep-
Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan
electronically to: deepseacoral.strategicplan.gov. For commenters who
do not have access to a computer, comments on the document may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, c/o
Karen Palmigiano, NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Program, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 15828, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Palmigiano by mail at NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, c/o Karen Palmigiano, NOAA's Deep-
Sea Coral Program, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 15828, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910 or phone at 301-713-3459 or e-mail at
karen.palmigiano@noaa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 61786]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management
Strategic Plan
AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
publishes this notice to announce the availability of the Draft NOAA
Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan for
public comment. The Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and
Management Strategic Plan identifies objectives, priorities and
approaches that will guide NOAA's research, management, and
international activities from Fiscal Year 2009 through 2013 as they
relate to deep coral and sponge ecosystems.
DATES: Comments on this draft must be received no later than 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, January 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Draft NOAA Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Research and
Management Strategic Plan will be available at the following location:
http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/Library/Publications/deepcstratplan.pdf.
The public is encouraged to submit comments on the Draft NOAA Deep-
Sea Coral and Sponge Research and Management Strategic Plan
electronically to: deepseacoral.strategicplan.gov. For commenters who
do not have access to a computer, comments on the document may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, c/o
Karen Palmigiano, NOAA's Deep-Sea Coral Program, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 15828, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Palmigiano by mail at NOAA
National Marine Fisheries Service, c/o Karen Palmigiano, NOAA's Deep-
Sea Coral Program, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 15828, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910 or phone at 301-713-3459 or e-mail at
karen.palmigiano@noaa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: HAZ, TRANSPORT - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting
[Federal Register: October 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 61930-61931]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 34th session of the
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 30-December 9, 2008 in Geneva,
Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments
relative to potential new work items which may be considered for
inclusion in its international agenda, and comments relative to a
potential future rulemaking action regarding the use and applicability
of international standards.
This notice also provides information relative to a separate public
meeting in preparation for the 16th Session of the United Nations Sub-
Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCOE GHS) to be held
December 10-12, 2008.
Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting:
DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2008; 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The UNSCOE TDG meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters,
West Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Conference call capability/live meeting information: Conference
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this
meeting. To participate by telephone, dial 1 (888) 324-9365 and enter
participant passcode 61017. During the call, please press *6 to mute/
unmute your individual line. This will ensure participants are not
subjected to any background noise from individual lines. In addition,
``live meeting'' provides a way to view information presented during
the meeting via the Internet. To access ``live meeting'' please follow
the instructions posted on our Web site at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/
hazmat/regs/international.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Director, Office of
International Standards or Mr. Shane Kelley, International
Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.
[Notices]
[Page 61930-61931]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 34th session of the
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held November 30-December 9, 2008 in Geneva,
Switzerland. During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments
relative to potential new work items which may be considered for
inclusion in its international agenda, and comments relative to a
potential future rulemaking action regarding the use and applicability
of international standards.
This notice also provides information relative to a separate public
meeting in preparation for the 16th Session of the United Nations Sub-
Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCOE GHS) to be held
December 10-12, 2008.
Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting:
DATES: Wednesday, November 17, 2008; 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The UNSCOE TDG meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters,
West Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Conference call capability/live meeting information: Conference
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this
meeting. To participate by telephone, dial 1 (888) 324-9365 and enter
participant passcode 61017. During the call, please press *6 to mute/
unmute your individual line. This will ensure participants are not
subjected to any background noise from individual lines. In addition,
``live meeting'' provides a way to view information presented during
the meeting via the Internet. To access ``live meeting'' please follow
the instructions posted on our Web site at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/
hazmat/regs/international.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Director, Office of
International Standards or Mr. Shane Kelley, International
Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.
