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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 229
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 229
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
There are 9 announcements in this issue
1. ENERGY - FRD/Partial Withdrawal. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
2. HAZ, WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule; Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of "Navigable Waters"; Response to court order vacating regulatory definition of navigable waters
3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
4. HAZ - PR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities
5. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee Meeting--December 2008
6. TOXICS - NM. EPA. State Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations; Notice of issuance of Notice of Intent to Suspend; Suspension Order
8. HAZ, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Enhancing Rail Transportation Safety and Security for Hazardous Materials Shipments
9. ENERGY - ND. DOE. Questions Concerning Technology Transfer Practices at DOE Laboratories
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: ENERGY - FRD/Partial Withdrawal. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71940-71941]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8745-2]
RIN 2060-AO80
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to
Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Partial withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing
several provisions of the direct final rule to amend the Renewable Fuel
Standard program requirements, published on October 2, 2008.
DATES: Effective November 26, 2008, EPA withdraws the amendments to 40
CFR 80.1129(b)(1), 80.1129(b)(4), 80.1129(b)(8), 80.1131(a)(8), and
80.1131(b)(4) published at 73 FR 57248 on October 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Brachtl, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality (Mail Code: 6406J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9473; fax
number: (202) 343-2802; e-mail address: brachtl.megan@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71940-71941]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8745-2]
RIN 2060-AO80
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to
Renewable Fuel Standard Program Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Partial withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing
several provisions of the direct final rule to amend the Renewable Fuel
Standard program requirements, published on October 2, 2008.
DATES: Effective November 26, 2008, EPA withdraws the amendments to 40
CFR 80.1129(b)(1), 80.1129(b)(4), 80.1129(b)(8), 80.1131(a)(8), and
80.1131(b)(4) published at 73 FR 57248 on October 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Brachtl, Compliance and
Innovative Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality (Mail Code: 6406J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9473; fax
number: (202) 343-2802; e-mail address: brachtl.megan@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ, WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule; Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of "Navigable Waters"; Response to court order vacating regulatory definition of navigable waters
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71941-71944]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0569 FRL-8746-1]
RIN 2050-AG48
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure Rule; Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of
``Navigable Waters''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule; Response to court order vacating regulatory
definition of navigable waters.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating a
final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 311 regulation that
defines the term ``navigable waters.'' On July 17, 2002, EPA
promulgated a final rule which included revisions to the definition of
``navigable waters'' in the Spill Prevention, Countermeasure and
Control (SPCC) regulation. In this action, EPA is announcing the
vacatur of the July 17, 2002 revisions to the definition of ``navigable
waters'' in accordance with an order, issued by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.) in American
Petroleum Institute v. Johnson, 571 F.Supp.2d 165 (D.D.C. 2008),
invalidating those revisions. The court decision also restored the
regulatory definition of ``navigable waters'' promulgated by EPA in
1973; consequently, we are amending the definition of ``navigable
waters'' in part 112 to comply with that decision.
DATES: This rule is effective November 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The public docket for this final rule, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2008-0569, contains the information related to this rulemaking. All
documents in the docket are listed in an index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information may
not be publicly available, such as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Public
Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number to make an
appointment to view the docket is 202-566-0276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact
Hugo Fleischman of EPA at 202-564-1968 (fleischman.hugo@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71941-71944]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0569 FRL-8746-1]
RIN 2050-AG48
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure Rule; Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of
``Navigable Waters''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule; Response to court order vacating regulatory
definition of navigable waters.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating a
final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 311 regulation that
defines the term ``navigable waters.'' On July 17, 2002, EPA
promulgated a final rule which included revisions to the definition of
``navigable waters'' in the Spill Prevention, Countermeasure and
Control (SPCC) regulation. In this action, EPA is announcing the
vacatur of the July 17, 2002 revisions to the definition of ``navigable
waters'' in accordance with an order, issued by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia (D.D.C.) in American
Petroleum Institute v. Johnson, 571 F.Supp.2d 165 (D.D.C. 2008),
invalidating those revisions. The court decision also restored the
regulatory definition of ``navigable waters'' promulgated by EPA in
1973; consequently, we are amending the definition of ``navigable
waters'' in part 112 to comply with that decision.
DATES: This rule is effective November 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The public docket for this final rule, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2008-0569, contains the information related to this rulemaking. All
documents in the docket are listed in an index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information may
not be publicly available, such as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Public
Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number to make an
appointment to view the docket is 202-566-0276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact
Hugo Fleischman of EPA at 202-564-1968 (fleischman.hugo@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71944-71945]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8390-7]
Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the pesticide tolerance regulation for
diazinon by modifying the revocation of the tolerance for mushrooms.
Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This final rule resolves an objection filed by
the American Mushroom Institute in response to a final rule on diazinon
tolerances published on September 10, 2008, by granting the objection
and modifying the revocation of the diazinon tolerance on mushrooms to
expire on September 10, 2010.
DATES: This final rule is effective November 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Smith, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71944-71945]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8390-7]
Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the pesticide tolerance regulation for
diazinon by modifying the revocation of the tolerance for mushrooms.
Pesticide tolerances are established under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This final rule resolves an objection filed by
the American Mushroom Institute in response to a final rule on diazinon
tolerances published on September 10, 2008, by granting the objection
and modifying the revocation of the diazinon tolerance on mushrooms to
expire on September 10, 2010.
DATES: This final rule is effective November 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Smith, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: HAZ - PR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72016-72022]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546; FRL-8745-9]
RIN 2050-AG49
Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore
Facilities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
amend the dates by which facilities must prepare or amend Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, and implement
those Plans. The Agency is also proposing to establish dates for farms
to prepare or amend their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
Plans (SPCC Plans), and implement those Plans. EPA had delayed
establishing compliance dates for farms pending revisions to the SPCC
rule that would specifically address this sector. Two different
extension dates are proposed for farms and production facilities that
meet the qualified facilities criteria. Elsewhere in this Federal
Register, the Agency is finalizing certain tailored and streamlined
requirements for facilities subject to the SPCC requirements.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2008-0546. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
(1) Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments;
(2) E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(3) Fax: Comments may be faxed to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(4) Mail: The mailing address of the docket for this rulemaking is
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546, mail
code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(5) Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460. Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546. 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: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information Center at (800) 424-9346
or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this proposed rule, contact
either Vanessa Rodriguez at (202) 564-7913 (rodriguez.vanessa@epa.gov)
or Mark W. Howard at (202) 564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72016-72022]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546; FRL-8745-9]
RIN 2050-AG49
Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore
Facilities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
amend the dates by which facilities must prepare or amend Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, and implement
those Plans. The Agency is also proposing to establish dates for farms
to prepare or amend their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
Plans (SPCC Plans), and implement those Plans. EPA had delayed
establishing compliance dates for farms pending revisions to the SPCC
rule that would specifically address this sector. Two different
extension dates are proposed for farms and production facilities that
meet the qualified facilities criteria. Elsewhere in this Federal
Register, the Agency is finalizing certain tailored and streamlined
requirements for facilities subject to the SPCC requirements.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2008-0546. Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
(1) Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments;
(2) E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(3) Fax: Comments may be faxed to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(4) Mail: The mailing address of the docket for this rulemaking is
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546, mail
code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546.
(5) Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460. Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0546. 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: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information Center at (800) 424-9346
or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this proposed rule, contact
either Vanessa Rodriguez at (202) 564-7913 (rodriguez.vanessa@epa.gov)
or Mark W. Howard at (202) 564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee Meeting--December 2008
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 72041-72042]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872; FRL-8745-1]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee
Meeting--December 2008
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting (a teleconference) will be held on Wednesday,
December 17, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT. The meeting may adjourn
early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for
making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to one
business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference only. Submit
your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872, 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-2008-0872.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee Meeting--2008 Docket, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
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: Heather Drumm, 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) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 72041-72042]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872; FRL-8745-1]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee
Meeting--December 2008
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting (a teleconference) will be held on Wednesday,
December 17, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT. The meeting may adjourn
early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for
making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to one
business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference only. Submit
your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872, by one
of the following methods:
submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
Counselors (BOSC), Executive Committee Meeting--2008 Docket, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0872.
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: Heather Drumm, 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) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. State Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 72042-72043]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0143; FRL-8390-6]
State Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 8, 2008 and
ending December 9, 2008. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 8, 2008 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday December 9, 2008
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 4th Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ronald@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG
Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number
(302) 422-8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 72042-72043]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0143; FRL-8390-6]
State Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 8, 2008 and
ending December 9, 2008. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 8, 2008 from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday December 9, 2008
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 4th Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ronald@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG
Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number
(302) 422-8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations; Notice of issuance of Notice of Intent to Suspend; Suspension Order
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 72047-72050]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0387; FRL-8365-9]
Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of issuance of Notice of Intent to Suspend; Suspension
Order.
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SUMMARY: This Notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq., announces that EPA has issued a Notice of Intent to Suspend
pursuant to sections 3(c)(2)(B) and 4 of FIFRA. The Notice was issued
following issuance of a Section 4 Reregistration Data Requirements
Notice by the Agency and the failure of the registrant subject to the
Section 4 Reregistration Data Requirements Notice to take appropriate
steps to secure the data required to be submitted to the Agency. This
Notice includes the text of a Notice of Intent to Suspend, absent
specific chemical, product, or factual information. Table 1 of this
Notice further identifies the registrant to whom the Notice of Intent
to Suspend was issued, the date the Notice of Intent to Suspend was
issued, the active ingredient(s) involved, and the EPA registration
numbers and names of the registered product(s) which are affected by
the Notice of Intent to Suspend. Moreover, Table 2 of this Notice
identifies the basis upon which the Notice of Intent to Suspend was
issued. Finally, matters pertaining to the timing of requests for
hearing are specified in the Notice of Intent to Suspend and are
governed by the deadlines specified in section 3(c)(2)(B). As required
by section 6(f)(2), the Notice of Intent to Suspend was sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected registrant at
its address of record. The Notice of Intent to Suspend described in
this Notice was received by the registrant and the products have been
suspended by operation of law. The Notice of Intent to Suspend has
become an effective suspension order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Adler, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, 7508P, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8523; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: adler.bonnie@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 72047-72050]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0387; FRL-8365-9]
Intent to Suspend Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of issuance of Notice of Intent to Suspend; Suspension
Order.
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SUMMARY: This Notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et
seq., announces that EPA has issued a Notice of Intent to Suspend
pursuant to sections 3(c)(2)(B) and 4 of FIFRA. The Notice was issued
following issuance of a Section 4 Reregistration Data Requirements
Notice by the Agency and the failure of the registrant subject to the
Section 4 Reregistration Data Requirements Notice to take appropriate
steps to secure the data required to be submitted to the Agency. This
Notice includes the text of a Notice of Intent to Suspend, absent
specific chemical, product, or factual information. Table 1 of this
Notice further identifies the registrant to whom the Notice of Intent
to Suspend was issued, the date the Notice of Intent to Suspend was
issued, the active ingredient(s) involved, and the EPA registration
numbers and names of the registered product(s) which are affected by
the Notice of Intent to Suspend. Moreover, Table 2 of this Notice
identifies the basis upon which the Notice of Intent to Suspend was
issued. Finally, matters pertaining to the timing of requests for
hearing are specified in the Notice of Intent to Suspend and are
governed by the deadlines specified in section 3(c)(2)(B). As required
by section 6(f)(2), the Notice of Intent to Suspend was sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the affected registrant at
its address of record. The Notice of Intent to Suspend described in
this Notice was received by the registrant and the products have been
suspended by operation of law. The Notice of Intent to Suspend has
become an effective suspension order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Adler, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, 7508P, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8523; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: adler.bonnie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: HAZ, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Enhancing Rail Transportation Safety and Security for Hazardous Materials Shipments
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72181-72194]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 172 and 174
[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-2004-18730] \1\
RIN 2137-AE02
Hazardous Materials: Enhancing Rail Transportation Safety and
Security for Hazardous Materials Shipments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in
coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is improving safety by
revising the current requirements in the Hazardous Materials
Regulations applicable to the safe and secure transportation of
hazardous materials by rail. We are requiring rail carriers to compile
annual data on certain shipments of explosive, toxic by inhalation, and
radioactive materials; use the data to analyze safety and security
risks along rail routes where those materials are transported; assess
alternative routing options; and make routing decisions based on those
assessments. We are also clarifying rail carriers' responsibility to
address in their security plans issues related to en route storage and
delays in transit. In addition, we are adopting a new requirement for
rail carriers to inspect placarded hazardous materials rail cars for
signs of tampering or the presence of suspicious items, including
improvised explosive devices. We adopted these requirements in an
interim final rule published April 16, 2008. This final rule fulfills
requirements in Section 1551 of the Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007. Also, in today's edition of the Federal
Register, both FRA and TSA are publishing final rules adopting
requirements and procedures that promote rail transportation security.
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\1\ This rulemaking was formerly designated as HM-232E; however,
with the transition to a new government-wide regulations portal,
docket number nomenclature has since changed. Some references to the
old docket number are still present in this document.
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DATES: This final rule is effective December 26, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schoonover, (202) 493-6229,
Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, Federal Railroad
Administration; or Susan Gorsky or Ben Supko, (202) 366-8553, Office of
Hazardous Materials Standards, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72181-72194]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 172 and 174
[Docket No. PHMSA-RSPA-2004-18730] \1\
RIN 2137-AE02
Hazardous Materials: Enhancing Rail Transportation Safety and
Security for Hazardous Materials Shipments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, in
coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is improving safety by
revising the current requirements in the Hazardous Materials
Regulations applicable to the safe and secure transportation of
hazardous materials by rail. We are requiring rail carriers to compile
annual data on certain shipments of explosive, toxic by inhalation, and
radioactive materials; use the data to analyze safety and security
risks along rail routes where those materials are transported; assess
alternative routing options; and make routing decisions based on those
assessments. We are also clarifying rail carriers' responsibility to
address in their security plans issues related to en route storage and
delays in transit. In addition, we are adopting a new requirement for
rail carriers to inspect placarded hazardous materials rail cars for
signs of tampering or the presence of suspicious items, including
improvised explosive devices. We adopted these requirements in an
interim final rule published April 16, 2008. This final rule fulfills
requirements in Section 1551 of the Implementing Recommendations of the
9/11 Commission Act of 2007. Also, in today's edition of the Federal
Register, both FRA and TSA are publishing final rules adopting
requirements and procedures that promote rail transportation security.
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\1\ This rulemaking was formerly designated as HM-232E; however,
with the transition to a new government-wide regulations portal,
docket number nomenclature has since changed. Some references to the
old docket number are still present in this document.
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DATES: This final rule is effective December 26, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schoonover, (202) 493-6229,
Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance, Federal Railroad
Administration; or Susan Gorsky or Ben Supko, (202) 366-8553, Office of
Hazardous Materials Standards, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY - ND. DOE. Questions Concerning Technology Transfer Practices at DOE Laboratories
[Federal Register: November 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 229)]
[Notices]
[Page 72036-72038]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Questions Concerning Technology Transfer Practices at DOE
Laboratories
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry; Technology transfer practices at Department
of Energy (DOE) laboratories.
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SUMMARY: DOE hereby publishes the following questions concerning
technology practices at DOE laboratories. Interested parties are
requested to answer some or all of the questions at their discretion.
In answering the questions parties are requested to identify whether
they represent a large business (> 500 employees), a small business, a
non-profit organization, a university, or other.
DATES: Written comments are to be received at the address listed below
no later than January 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically at: GC-
62@hq.doe.gov; or by mail at: Office of the Assistant General Counsel
for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. ATTN:
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER QUESTIONS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul A. Gottlieb, Assistant General
Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F-067, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-
3439.
[Notices]
[Page 72036-72038]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Questions Concerning Technology Transfer Practices at DOE
Laboratories
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry; Technology transfer practices at Department
of Energy (DOE) laboratories.
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SUMMARY: DOE hereby publishes the following questions concerning
technology practices at DOE laboratories. Interested parties are
requested to answer some or all of the questions at their discretion.
In answering the questions parties are requested to identify whether
they represent a large business (> 500 employees), a small business, a
non-profit organization, a university, or other.
DATES: Written comments are to be received at the address listed below
no later than January 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically at: GC-
62@hq.doe.gov; or by mail at: Office of the Assistant General Counsel
for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. ATTN:
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER QUESTIONS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul A. Gottlieb, Assistant General
Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F-067, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-
3439.
