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Vol. 73, No. 218
Monday, November 10, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 218
Monday, November 10, 2008
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - PR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries
2. HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability; Environmental Monitoring for Nuclear Power Plants
3. HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide; Design, Construction, and Inspection of Embankment Retention Systems at Uranium Recovery Facilities
4. HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States of America; Availability of Draft Report for Comment
5. TOXICS - PR. USDA/APHIS. Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Correction
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 - PR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries
[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66693-66712]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146; FRL-8737-8]
RIN 2060-AO55
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From
Petroleum Refineries
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Supplemental notice to proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action supplements the proposed amendments to the
national emission standards for petroleum refineries (Refinery MACT 1)
published on September 4, 2007. The 2007 proposal, in part, sets forth
proposed maximum achievable control technology and residual risk
requirements for cooling towers and proposed residual risk and
technology review requirements for storage tanks. This supplemental
proposal contains new proposed requirements for cooling towers, a new
option for storage vessels, and clarifications and corrections to
definitions, tables, and regulatory citations.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 10, 2008, unless
a public hearing is requested by November 20, 2008. If a hearing is
requested on the proposed rule, written comments must be received by
December 26, 2008. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the
information collection provisions must be received by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) on or before December 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0146, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-
0146.
Fax: Fax your comments to: (202) 566-9744, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146.
Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146. Please include a total of two copies. We
request that a separate copy also be sent to the contact person
identified below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). In addition,
please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection
provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Office for EPA, 725 17th
St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are accepted only during the Docket's normal
hours of operation and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Lucas, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division,
Coatings and Chemicals Group (E143-01), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number
(919) 541-0884; fax number (919) 541-0246; e-mail address:
lucas.bob@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66693-66712]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146; FRL-8737-8]
RIN 2060-AO55
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From
Petroleum Refineries
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Supplemental notice to proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action supplements the proposed amendments to the
national emission standards for petroleum refineries (Refinery MACT 1)
published on September 4, 2007. The 2007 proposal, in part, sets forth
proposed maximum achievable control technology and residual risk
requirements for cooling towers and proposed residual risk and
technology review requirements for storage tanks. This supplemental
proposal contains new proposed requirements for cooling towers, a new
option for storage vessels, and clarifications and corrections to
definitions, tables, and regulatory citations.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 10, 2008, unless
a public hearing is requested by November 20, 2008. If a hearing is
requested on the proposed rule, written comments must be received by
December 26, 2008. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the
information collection provisions must be received by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) on or before December 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0146, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-
0146.
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146.
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146. Please include a total of two copies. We
request that a separate copy also be sent to the contact person
identified below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). In addition,
please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection
provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Office for EPA, 725 17th
St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are accepted only during the Docket's normal
hours of operation and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Lucas, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division,
Coatings and Chemicals Group (E143-01), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, telephone number
(919) 541-0884; fax number (919) 541-0246; e-mail address:
lucas.bob@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 66685-66686]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-4013.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Garry, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-2766 or e-
mail to Steve.Garry@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued for public
comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide''
series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the
public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff
for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques
that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated
accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, ``Environmental Monitoring
for Nuclear Power Plants,'' is temporarily identified by its task
number, DG-4013, which should be mentioned in all related
correspondence.
DG-4013, which is proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 4.1,
describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for
use in establishing and conducting baseline environmental monitoring at
nuclear power plants. To meet this objective, the guide describes
programs for preoperational and operational environmental monitoring,
including both onsite and offsite environmental monitoring. The guide
also describes how information obtained in the environmental monitoring
program can be used to document information on residual radioactivity
that may be useful during decommissioning.
[Notices]
[Page 66685-66686]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-4013.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Garry, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-2766 or e-
mail to Steve.Garry@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued for public
comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide''
series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the
public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff
for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques
that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated
accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, ``Environmental Monitoring
for Nuclear Power Plants,'' is temporarily identified by its task
number, DG-4013, which should be mentioned in all related
correspondence.
DG-4013, which is proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 4.1,
describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for
use in establishing and conducting baseline environmental monitoring at
nuclear power plants. To meet this objective, the guide describes
programs for preoperational and operational environmental monitoring,
including both onsite and offsite environmental monitoring. The guide
also describes how information obtained in the environmental monitoring
program can be used to document information on residual radioactivity
that may be useful during decommissioning.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide; Design, Construction, and Inspection of Embankment Retention Systems at Uranium Recovery Facilities
[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 66686]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of
Regulatory Guide
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Regulatory Guide (RG)
3.11, Revision 3, and the withdrawal of Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Orr, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
telephone (301) 415-6373 or e-mail to Mark.Orr@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to an existing guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series and
the withdrawal of a regulatory guide. This series was developed to
describe and make available to the public information such as methods
that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of
the agency's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating
specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff
needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
Revision 3 of RG 3.11, ``Design, Construction, and Inspection of
Embankment Retention Systems at Uranium Recovery Facilities,'' was
issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-
3032. This guide describes some engineering practices and methods
generally considered by the NRC staff to be satisfactory for the
design, construction, and inspection of embankment retention systems
used for retaining liquid and solid wastes from uranium recovery
operations. These practices and methods are the result of NRC review
and action on a number of specific cases, and they reflect the latest
general engineering approaches that are acceptable to the NRC staff. If
future information results in alternative methods, the NRC staff will
review such methods to determine their acceptability.
DG-3032 updated and combined the guidance in Revision 2 of RG 3.11,
and Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1, ``Operational Inspection and Surveillance
of Embankment Retention Systems for Uranium Mill Tailings.'' For this
reason, Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1 is being withdrawn.
[Notices]
[Page 66686]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide and the Withdrawal of
Regulatory Guide
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Regulatory Guide (RG)
3.11, Revision 3, and the withdrawal of Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Orr, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
telephone (301) 415-6373 or e-mail to Mark.Orr@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to an existing guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series and
the withdrawal of a regulatory guide. This series was developed to
describe and make available to the public information such as methods
that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of
the agency's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating
specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff
needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
Revision 3 of RG 3.11, ``Design, Construction, and Inspection of
Embankment Retention Systems at Uranium Recovery Facilities,'' was
issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-
3032. This guide describes some engineering practices and methods
generally considered by the NRC staff to be satisfactory for the
design, construction, and inspection of embankment retention systems
used for retaining liquid and solid wastes from uranium recovery
operations. These practices and methods are the result of NRC review
and action on a number of specific cases, and they reflect the latest
general engineering approaches that are acceptable to the NRC staff. If
future information results in alternative methods, the NRC staff will
review such methods to determine their acceptability.
DG-3032 updated and combined the guidance in Revision 2 of RG 3.11,
and Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1, ``Operational Inspection and Surveillance
of Embankment Retention Systems for Uranium Mill Tailings.'' For this
reason, Revision 1 of RG 3.11.1 is being withdrawn.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the United States of America; Availability of Draft Report for Comment
[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 66686-66687]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NUREG/CR-6966]
Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the
United States of America; Availability of Draft Report for Comment
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its draft report
titled ``Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the
United States of America,'' (NUREG/CR-6966) (ADAMS Accession No.
ML082810348). This draft report describes the tsunami phenomenon with
the focus on its relevance for hazard assessment at nuclear power plant
sites. Any interested party may submit comments
on this report for consideration by the NRC staff. Comments may be
accompanied by additional relevant information or supporting data.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before close of business on
December 5, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered,
if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives
and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments should be delivered to:
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T-6D59, between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Persons may also provide
comments via e-mail at Goutam.Bagchi@nrc.gov. The NRC maintains an
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which
provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. These
documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public
Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-
mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nilesh Chokshi, Deputy Director,
Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of the New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone 301-415-1634 or e-mail at Nilesh.Chokshi@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency posts its reports in the agency
external web at the index pages for document collections http://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/contract/cr6966.
The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on
the draft report NUREG/CR-6966. After the NRC staff considers any
public comments, it will make a determination for suitable
incorporation in the final report.
[Notices]
[Page 66686-66687]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NUREG/CR-6966]
Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the
United States of America; Availability of Draft Report for Comment
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its draft report
titled ``Tsunami Hazard Assessment at Nuclear Power Plant Sites in the
United States of America,'' (NUREG/CR-6966) (ADAMS Accession No.
ML082810348). This draft report describes the tsunami phenomenon with
the focus on its relevance for hazard assessment at nuclear power plant
sites. Any interested party may submit comments
on this report for consideration by the NRC staff. Comments may be
accompanied by additional relevant information or supporting data.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before close of business on
December 5, 2008. Comments received after this date will be considered,
if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure
consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives
and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments should be delivered to:
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T-6D59, between 7:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Persons may also provide
comments via e-mail at Goutam.Bagchi@nrc.gov. The NRC maintains an
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which
provides text and image files of NRC's public documents. These
documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public
Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-
mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nilesh Chokshi, Deputy Director,
Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of the New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone 301-415-1634 or e-mail at Nilesh.Chokshi@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency posts its reports in the agency
external web at the index pages for document collections http://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/contract/cr6966.
The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on
the draft report NUREG/CR-6966. After the NRC staff considers any
public comments, it will make a determination for suitable
incorporation in the final report.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - PR. USDA/APHIS. Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Correction
[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66563]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 340
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0023]
RIN 0579-AC31
Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the
Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Correction
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: We are correcting an error in our proposed rule to revise the
regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and
environmental release of certain genetically engineered organisms. The
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2008
(73 FR 60008-60048, Docket No. APHIS 2008-0023).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Biotechnology Regulatory Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-
5710.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66563]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 340
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0023]
RIN 0579-AC31
Importation, Interstate Movement, and Release Into the
Environment of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms; Correction
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: We are correcting an error in our proposed rule to revise the
regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and
environmental release of certain genetically engineered organisms. The
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2008
(73 FR 60008-60048, Docket No. APHIS 2008-0023).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Biotechnology Regulatory Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-
5710.
