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Vol. 73, No. 189
Monday, September 29, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 189
Monday, September 29, 2008
There are 7 announcements in this issue
1. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; EPA ICR No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 2040-0004
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Extension of Public Comment Periods: Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
and Annexes and Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
and Annexes and Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
3. WATER - ND. EPA. Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
4. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee; Environmental Response Technical Assistance Document for Bacillus anthracis Terrorism Incidents
5. AIR - NM. EPA. Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone
6. WILDLIFE, LAND - ND. DOI/FWS. Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals, Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
7. WATER - FRI. DHS/Coast Guard. Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes
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: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; EPA ICR No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 2040-0004
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56568-56570]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-8722-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; EPA ICR
No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 2040-0004.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit a
request to renew and consolidate existing approved Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) and to update the burden in those estimates
to include the burden associated with EPA's upcoming Vessels General
Permit (VGP) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Two of these
ICRs (NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports ICR, OMB 2040-0004 and
CSO Control Policy, OMB 2040-0170) are scheduled to expire on September
30, 2008. All of the burden will be consolidated under the NPDES and
Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports ICR (OMB 2040-0004). Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov (Identify Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2008-0719 in the subject line).
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of three copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 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: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; e-mail address:
letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56568-56570]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-8722-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; EPA ICR
No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 2040-0004.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit a
request to renew and consolidate existing approved Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) and to update the burden in those estimates
to include the burden associated with EPA's upcoming Vessels General
Permit (VGP) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Two of these
ICRs (NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports ICR, OMB 2040-0004 and
CSO Control Policy, OMB 2040-0170) are scheduled to expire on September
30, 2008. All of the burden will be consolidated under the NPDES and
Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports ICR (OMB 2040-0004). Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
OW-2008-0719 in the subject line).
Mailcode: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of three copies.
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 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: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; e-mail address:
letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Extension of Public Comment Periods: Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
and Annexes and Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56571-56572]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-3; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145]
Extension of Public Comment Periods: Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
and Annexes and Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of
the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of Public Comment Periods.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing extensions of the public comment periods
for the draft documents titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria; Second External
Review Draft'' (EPA 600/R-08/082), ``Annexes for the Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria;
Second External Review Draft'' (EPA 600/R-08/083), and ``Risk and
Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur''
(EPA-452/P-08-005a).
These documents were prepared as part of the Agency's review of the
secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2 .) and sulfur dioxide
(SO2 ). EPA is releasing these draft documents solely for the
purpose of seeking comment from the public and the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC). The documents are being distributed solely
for the purpose of pre-dissemination review under applicable
information quality guidelines. They do not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency policy, viewpoint, or determination.
EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The public comment period began on August 12, 2008 (73 FR
46908), for document EPA/600/R-08/082 and August 26, 2008 for document
EPA 600/R-08/083. This notice announces the extension of the deadline
for public comment from October 1, 2008, to October 10, 2008, for both
of these documents. Comments must be received on or before October 10,
2008.
The public comment period began on August 29, 2008 (73 FR 50965),
for document EPA-452/P-08-005a. This notice announces the extension of
the deadline for public comment from October 15, 2008, to November 15,
2008. Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria; Second External Review Draft''
(EPA/600/R-08/082) and Annexes (EPA/600/R-08/083) will be available
primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental
Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper
copies will be available. Contact Ms. Ellen Lorang by phone (919-541-
2771), fax (919-541-5078), or e-mail (lorang.ellen@epa.gov) to request
either of these, and please provide your name, your mailing address,
and the document title to facilitate processing of your request.
For information on submitting comments to the docket, please see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the draft
``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--
Environmental Criteria'', contact Dr. Tara Greaver, NCEA; telephone:
919-541-2435; fax: 919-541-5078; or e-mail: greaver.tara@epa.gov.
For information on the draft ``Risk and Exposure Assessment for the
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur'', contact Dr. Anne Rea, OAQPS;
telephone: 919-541-0053; fax: 919-541-0840; or e-mail:
rea.anne@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56571-56572]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-3; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145]
Extension of Public Comment Periods: Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
and Annexes and Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of
the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of Public Comment Periods.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing extensions of the public comment periods
for the draft documents titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria; Second External
Review Draft'' (EPA 600/R-08/082), ``Annexes for the Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria;
Second External Review Draft'' (EPA 600/R-08/083), and ``Risk and
Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur''
(EPA-452/P-08-005a).
These documents were prepared as part of the Agency's review of the
secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO
(SO
purpose of seeking comment from the public and the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC). The documents are being distributed solely
for the purpose of pre-dissemination review under applicable
information quality guidelines. They do not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency policy, viewpoint, or determination.
EPA will consider any public comments submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
DATES: The public comment period began on August 12, 2008 (73 FR
46908), for document EPA/600/R-08/082 and August 26, 2008 for document
EPA 600/R-08/083. This notice announces the extension of the deadline
for public comment from October 1, 2008, to October 10, 2008, for both
of these documents. Comments must be received on or before October 10,
2008.
The public comment period began on August 29, 2008 (73 FR 50965),
for document EPA-452/P-08-005a. This notice announces the extension of
the deadline for public comment from October 15, 2008, to November 15,
2008. Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria; Second External Review Draft''
(EPA/600/R-08/082) and Annexes (EPA/600/R-08/083) will be available
primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental
Assessment's home page under the Recent Additions and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper
copies will be available. Contact Ms. Ellen Lorang by phone (919-541-
2771), fax (919-541-5078), or e-mail (lorang.ellen@epa.gov) to request
either of these, and please provide your name, your mailing address,
and the document title to facilitate processing of your request.
For information on submitting comments to the docket, please see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the draft
``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--
Environmental Criteria'', contact Dr. Tara Greaver, NCEA; telephone:
919-541-2435; fax: 919-541-5078; or e-mail: greaver.tara@epa.gov.
For information on the draft ``Risk and Exposure Assessment for the
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur'', contact Dr. Anne Rea, OAQPS;
telephone: 919-541-0053; fax: 919-541-0840; or e-mail:
rea.anne@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56572-56578]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8720-7; EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0007]
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 today are finalizing
EPA's NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from industrial
activity, also referred to as the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP).
The MSGP consists of thirty four (34) separate Regional EPA permits
that may vary from each other based on State or Tribal water quality-
based requirements. This permit replaces the existing permits that
expired on October 30, 2005. As with the earlier permits, this permit
authorizes the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial
activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described
therein. Industrial dischargers have the choice to seek coverage under
an individual permit. An individual permit may be necessary if the
discharger cannot meet the terms and conditions or eligibility
requirements in the permit.
DATES: This permit is effective today, September 29, 2008. This
effective date is necessary to provide dischargers with the immediate
opportunity to comply with Clean Water Act requirements in light of the
expiration of the MSGP 2000 on October 30, 2005. In accordance with 40
CFR Part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of
judicial review on October 13, 2008. Under section 509(b) of the Clean
Water Act, judicial review of this general permit can be had by filing
a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120
days after the permit is considered issued for purposes of judicial
review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, the
requirements in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or
criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this
permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for
submittal of notices of intent are provided in Part 1.4 of the MSGP.
This permit also provides additional dates for compliance with the
terms of these permits.
EPA will host a Web cast presentation on Wednesday, November 5 from
12 noon to 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to explain the new permit
requirements. Registration information will be available on http://www.epa.gov/npdes/
training two weeks before the Web cast.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this final
NPDES general permit, contact the appropriate EPA Regional Office
listed in section I.D, contact Greg Schaner, EPA Headquarters, Office
of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 202-564-0721, or
send questions via e-mail to EPA's stormwater permit mailbox:
SWpermit@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56572-56578]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8720-7; EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0007]
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Industrial Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA Regions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 today are finalizing
EPA's NPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from industrial
activity, also referred to as the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP).
The MSGP consists of thirty four (34) separate Regional EPA permits
that may vary from each other based on State or Tribal water quality-
based requirements. This permit replaces the existing permits that
expired on October 30, 2005. As with the earlier permits, this permit
authorizes the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial
activities in accordance with the terms and conditions described
therein. Industrial dischargers have the choice to seek coverage under
an individual permit. An individual permit may be necessary if the
discharger cannot meet the terms and conditions or eligibility
requirements in the permit.
DATES: This permit is effective today, September 29, 2008. This
effective date is necessary to provide dischargers with the immediate
opportunity to comply with Clean Water Act requirements in light of the
expiration of the MSGP 2000 on October 30, 2005. In accordance with 40
CFR Part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of
judicial review on October 13, 2008. Under section 509(b) of the Clean
Water Act, judicial review of this general permit can be had by filing
a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120
days after the permit is considered issued for purposes of judicial
review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, the
requirements in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or
criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this
permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for
submittal of notices of intent are provided in Part 1.4 of the MSGP.
This permit also provides additional dates for compliance with the
terms of these permits.
EPA will host a Web cast presentation on Wednesday, November 5 from
12 noon to 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) to explain the new permit
requirements. Registration information will be available on http://www.epa.gov/npdes/
training two weeks before the Web cast.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this final
NPDES general permit, contact the appropriate EPA Regional Office
listed in section I.D, contact Greg Schaner, EPA Headquarters, Office
of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 202-564-0721, or
send questions via e-mail to EPA's stormwater permit mailbox:
SWpermit@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee; Environmental Response Technical Assistance Document for Bacillus anthracis Terrorism Incidents
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56578-56579]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference for
the Agency and its federal partners to brief the Homeland Security
Advisory Committee (HSAC) on their progress in developing the
Environmental Response Technical Assistance Document for Bacillus
anthracis Terrorism Incidents (ERTAD).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, October 15,
2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this public teleconference meeting
should contact Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by
telephone: (202) 343-9697 or e-mail at turner.vivian@epa.gov. The SAB
mailing address is U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB as well as any
updates concerning this request for nominations may be found on the SAB
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 56578-56579]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Homeland Security Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference for
the Agency and its federal partners to brief the Homeland Security
Advisory Committee (HSAC) on their progress in developing the
Environmental Response Technical Assistance Document for Bacillus
anthracis Terrorism Incidents (ERTAD).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, October 15,
2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this public teleconference meeting
should contact Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, by
telephone: (202) 343-9697 or e-mail at turner.vivian@epa.gov. The SAB
mailing address is U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB as well as any
updates concerning this request for nominations may be found on the SAB
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56581-56583]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0699]
Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science
Assessment for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; call for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
that the Office of Research and Development's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (O3 ). This is intended
to update the scientific assessment presented in the ``Air Quality
Criteria for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants'' (EPA 600/P-05/
004aF-cF), published in February 2006. Interested parties are invited
to assist the EPA in developing and refining the scientific information
base for the review of the O3 NAAQS by submitting research
studies that have been published, accepted for publication, or
presented at a public scientific meeting.
The EPA is also announcing that a workshop entitled, ``Workshop to
Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the
Ozone NAAQS,'' is being organized by NCEA and the EPA Office of Air and
Radiation's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The
workshop will be held October 29-30, 2008, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested
public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits
of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on October 29 and 30, 2008. The pre-
registration deadline is October 17, 2008. In response to the call for
information, all communications and information should be received by
EPA by November 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, E.H.
Pechan & Associates, Inc., is providing logistical support for the
workshop. To register, please use the on-line registration form at:
http://projects.pechan.com/epa/o3review/. Please direct questions
regarding workshop registration or logistics to E. H. Pechan &
Associates at 919-493-3144, ext. 119, or Tricia Crabtree at 919-541-
5688, or e-mail: workshop.o3review@pechan.com. For specific questions
regarding technical aspects of the workshop see the section of this
notice entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Information in response to the call for information may be
submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for
submission of research information from the public, contact the Office
of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket, telephone: 202-566-1752, facsimile:
202-566-9744, or e-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
For technical information, contact James Brown, NCEA, telephone:
919-541-0765, facsimile: 919-541-1818, or e-mail: brown.james@epa.gov;
or contact David McKee, OAQPS, telephone: 919-541-5288, or e-mail:
mckee.dave@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56581-56583]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8722-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0699]
Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science
Assessment for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; call for information.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
that the Office of Research and Development's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (O
to update the scientific assessment presented in the ``Air Quality
Criteria for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants'' (EPA 600/P-05/
004aF-cF), published in February 2006. Interested parties are invited
to assist the EPA in developing and refining the scientific information
base for the review of the O
studies that have been published, accepted for publication, or
presented at a public scientific meeting.
The EPA is also announcing that a workshop entitled, ``Workshop to
Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Integrated Plan for the
Ozone NAAQS,'' is being organized by NCEA and the EPA Office of Air and
Radiation's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The
workshop will be held October 29-30, 2008, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested
public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to the limits
of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on October 29 and 30, 2008. The pre-
registration deadline is October 17, 2008. In response to the call for
information, all communications and information should be received by
EPA by November 3, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, E.H.
Pechan & Associates, Inc., is providing logistical support for the
workshop. To register, please use the on-line registration form at:
http://projects.pechan.com/epa/o3review/. Please direct questions
regarding workshop registration or logistics to E. H. Pechan &
Associates at 919-493-3144, ext. 119, or Tricia Crabtree at 919-541-
5688, or e-mail: workshop.o3review@pechan.com. For specific questions
regarding technical aspects of the workshop see the section of this
notice entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Information in response to the call for information may be
submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
section of this notice entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For details on the period for
submission of research information from the public, contact the Office
of Air and Radiation (OAR) Docket, telephone: 202-566-1752, facsimile:
202-566-9744, or e-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
For technical information, contact James Brown, NCEA, telephone:
919-541-0765, facsimile: 919-541-1818, or e-mail: brown.james@epa.gov;
or contact David McKee, OAQPS, telephone: 919-541-5288, or e-mail:
mckee.dave@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: WILDLIFE, LAND - ND. DOI/FWS. Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals, Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Notices]
[Page 56605-56608]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0223; 96300-1671-0000 FY08 R4]
Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals,
Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the
Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the
Parties
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: To implement the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or the Convention),
the Parties to the Convention meet periodically to review what species
in international trade should be regulated and other aspects of the
implementation of CITES. The fifteenth regular meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP15) is tentatively scheduled to
be held in late January 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Therefore, with this
notice we are soliciting recommendations for amending Appendices I and
II of CITES at CoP15 as well as recommendations for resolutions,
decisions, and agenda items for discussion at CoP15. We invite you to
provide us with information and recommendations on animal and plant
species that should be considered as candidates for U.S. proposals to
amend CITES Appendices I and II. Such amendments may concern the
addition of species to Appendix I or II, the transfer of species from
one Appendix to another, or the removal of species from Appendix II. We
also invite you to provide us with information and recommendations on
possible resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for discussion at the
upcoming meeting. Finally, with this notice we also describe the U.S.
approach to preparations for CoP15.
DATES: We will consider all information and comments received by
November 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send correspondence pertaining to species proposals to the
Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, Virginia 22203, or via e-mail
to: scientificauthority@fws.gov. Comments and materials received
pertaining to species proposals will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at the Division of Scientific Authority.
Send correspondence pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items to the Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov. Comments and materials
received pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and agenda items will be
available for public inspection, by appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, at the Division of Management Authority.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to species
proposals: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
phone 703-358-1708, fax 703-358-2276, e-mail:
scientificauthority@fws.gov.
For information pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and agenda
items: Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of Management Authority, phone
703-358-2095, fax 703-358-2298, e-mail: CoP15@fws.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 56605-56608]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2008-N0223; 96300-1671-0000 FY08 R4]
Request for Information and Recommendations on Species Proposals,
Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items for Consideration at the
Fifteenth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora; U.S. Approach for the Meeting of the Conference of the
Parties
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: To implement the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES or the Convention),
the Parties to the Convention meet periodically to review what species
in international trade should be regulated and other aspects of the
implementation of CITES. The fifteenth regular meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP15) is tentatively scheduled to
be held in late January 2010 in Doha, Qatar. Therefore, with this
notice we are soliciting recommendations for amending Appendices I and
II of CITES at CoP15 as well as recommendations for resolutions,
decisions, and agenda items for discussion at CoP15. We invite you to
provide us with information and recommendations on animal and plant
species that should be considered as candidates for U.S. proposals to
amend CITES Appendices I and II. Such amendments may concern the
addition of species to Appendix I or II, the transfer of species from
one Appendix to another, or the removal of species from Appendix II. We
also invite you to provide us with information and recommendations on
possible resolutions, decisions, and agenda items for discussion at the
upcoming meeting. Finally, with this notice we also describe the U.S.
approach to preparations for CoP15.
DATES: We will consider all information and comments received by
November 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send correspondence pertaining to species proposals to the
Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, Virginia 22203, or via e-mail
to: scientificauthority@fws.gov. Comments and materials received
pertaining to species proposals will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at the Division of Scientific Authority.
Send correspondence pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items to the Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington,
Virginia 22203, or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov. Comments and materials
received pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and agenda items will be
available for public inspection, by appointment, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, at the Division of Management Authority.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to species
proposals: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority,
phone 703-358-1708, fax 703-358-2276, e-mail:
scientificauthority@fws.gov.
For information pertaining to resolutions, decisions, and agenda
items: Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division of Management Authority, phone
703-358-2095, fax 703-358-2298, e-mail: CoP15@fws.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER - FRI. DHS/Coast Guard. Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes
[Federal Register: September 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 189)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56492-56501]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
[Docket No. USCG-2004-19621]
RIN 1625-AA89
Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS
ACTION: Interim rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending its regulations to allow the
discharge of bulk dry cargo residue (DCR) in limited areas of the Great
Lakes by self-propelled vessels and by any barge that is part of an
integrated tug and barge unit. DCR is the residue of non-toxic and non-
hazardous bulk dry cargo like limestone, iron ore, and coal. These
regulations also add new recordkeeping and reporting requirements and
encourage carriers to adopt voluntary control measures for reducing
discharges. Discharges are now prohibited in certain protected and
sensitive areas where, previously, they were allowed. The Coast Guard
also requests public comments on the need for and feasibility of
additional conditions that might be imposed on discharges in the
future, such as mandatory use of control measures, or further
adjustments to the areas where discharges are allowed or prohibited.
DATES: This interim rule takes effect September 29, 2008. Initial
reports under amended 33 CFR 151.66(c)(4) are due January 15, 2009.
Comments and related material submitted in response to the request for
comments must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before January
15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2004-19621 and are available for inspection or
copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
We encourage you to submit comments identified by Coast Guard
docket number USCG-2004-19621 to the Docket Management Facility at the
U.S. Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use
only one of the following methods:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into
any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act system of
records notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim
rule, call LT Heather St. Pierre, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-
1432 or e-mail Heather.J.St.Pierre@uscg.mil. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56492-56501]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
[Docket No. USCG-2004-19621]
RIN 1625-AA89
Dry Cargo Residue Discharges in the Great Lakes
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS
ACTION: Interim rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending its regulations to allow the
discharge of bulk dry cargo residue (DCR) in limited areas of the Great
Lakes by self-propelled vessels and by any barge that is part of an
integrated tug and barge unit. DCR is the residue of non-toxic and non-
hazardous bulk dry cargo like limestone, iron ore, and coal. These
regulations also add new recordkeeping and reporting requirements and
encourage carriers to adopt voluntary control measures for reducing
discharges. Discharges are now prohibited in certain protected and
sensitive areas where, previously, they were allowed. The Coast Guard
also requests public comments on the need for and feasibility of
additional conditions that might be imposed on discharges in the
future, such as mandatory use of control measures, or further
adjustments to the areas where discharges are allowed or prohibited.
DATES: This interim rule takes effect September 29, 2008. Initial
reports under amended 33 CFR 151.66(c)(4) are due January 15, 2009.
Comments and related material submitted in response to the request for
comments must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before January
15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket,
are part of docket USCG-2004-19621 and are available for inspection or
copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find this
docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
We encourage you to submit comments identified by Coast Guard
docket number USCG-2004-19621 to the Docket Management Facility at the
U.S. Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use
only one of the following methods:
(1) Online: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
Anyone can search the electronic form of all comments received into
any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act system of
records notice regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008
issue of the Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this interim
rule, call LT Heather St. Pierre, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 202-372-
1432 or e-mail Heather.J.St.Pierre@uscg.mil. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
