Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 236
Monday, December 8, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 236
Monday, December 8, 2008
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FRD. EPA. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods
2. AIR - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods
3. TOXICS, AIR - ND. EPA. Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
4. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public Teleconference To Review Its Draft Report From the October 21-22, 2008 HSRB Meeting
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. U.S. Government's Process for Obtaining Stakeholder Information for Chemicals Proposed for Addition to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
6. ENERGY - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Request for Information for Photovoltaic Community Project: Fielded Photovoltaic Systems and Components Data
7. TOXICS - NM. DHHS/FDA. Risk Communication Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
8. TOXICS - ND. USDA/APHIS. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides
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 - FRD. EPA. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74350-74357]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; FRL-8742-6]
RIN 2060-AP17
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Test Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to
allow refiners and laboratories to use more current and improved fuel testing
procedures with twelve American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) analytical test methods. Once these test method changes are
adopted, they will supersede the corresponding earlier versions of
these test methods in EPA's motor vehicle fuel regulations. EPA is also
taking action to allow an alternative test method for olefins in
gasoline. As explained further below in the preamble of this document,
EPA views these changes as non-controversial and we anticipate no
adverse comment.
DATES: This rule is effective February 6, 2009 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by January 7, 2009. If EPA receives
adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.
Comments or a request for a public hearing must be received on or
before January 7, 2009. The incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in this rule were approved by the Director of the
Federal Register as of February 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0558, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: ``EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.''
Hand Delivery: EPA Headquarters Library, Room 3334, EPA
West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Joe Sopata, Chemist, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. (6406J), Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9034; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-
mail address: sopata.joe@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74350-74357]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; FRL-8742-6]
RIN 2060-AP17
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Test Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to
allow refiners and laboratories to use more current and improved fuel testing
procedures with twelve American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) analytical test methods. Once these test method changes are
adopted, they will supersede the corresponding earlier versions of
these test methods in EPA's motor vehicle fuel regulations. EPA is also
taking action to allow an alternative test method for olefins in
gasoline. As explained further below in the preamble of this document,
EPA views these changes as non-controversial and we anticipate no
adverse comment.
DATES: This rule is effective February 6, 2009 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by January 7, 2009. If EPA receives
adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.
Comments or a request for a public hearing must be received on or
before January 7, 2009. The incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in this rule were approved by the Director of the
Federal Register as of February 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0558, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.''
West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Joe Sopata, Chemist, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. (6406J), Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9034; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-
mail address: sopata.joe@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74403-74408]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; FRL-8742-7]
RIN 2060-AP17
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Test Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
allow refiners and laboratories to use more current and improved fuel
testing procedures with twelve American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) analytical test methods. Once these test method
changes are adopted, they will supersede the corresponding earlier
versions of these test methods in EPA's motor vehicle fuel regulations.
EPA is also proposing to take action to allow an alternative test
method for olefins in gasoline.
DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be received on
or before January 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0558, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: ``EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.''
Hand delivery: EPA Headquarters Library, Room 3334, EPA
West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Joe Sopata, Chemist, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. (6406J), NW., Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9034; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-
mail address: sopata.joe@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 74403-74408]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; FRL-8742-7]
RIN 2060-AP17
Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Test Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
allow refiners and laboratories to use more current and improved fuel
testing procedures with twelve American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) analytical test methods. Once these test method
changes are adopted, they will supersede the corresponding earlier
versions of these test methods in EPA's motor vehicle fuel regulations.
EPA is also proposing to take action to allow an alternative test
method for olefins in gasoline.
DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be received on
or before January 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0558, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.''
West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Joe Sopata, Chemist, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. (6406J), NW., Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9034; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-
mail address: sopata.joe@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS, AIR - ND. EPA. Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74485-74486]
[Notices]
[Page 74485-74486]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8748-5]
Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final report.
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SUMMARY: On November 21, 2008, the Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS) of EPA made available a final report titled, Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Final Report. This final report has two
primary purposes. The first is to convey the approaches taken to
characterize human exposures and health risks associated with ambient
NO2 and to present the results of these analyses. The second
is to present a discussion of the NO2 scientific evidence
and the exposure- and risk-based information specifically as it relates
to the current and potential alternative NO2 standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail Code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
Jenkins.scott@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-1167; fax: 919-541-0237.
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8748-5]
Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final report.
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SUMMARY: On November 21, 2008, the Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS) of EPA made available a final report titled, Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Final Report. This final report has two
primary purposes. The first is to convey the approaches taken to
characterize human exposures and health risks associated with ambient
NO
is to present a discussion of the NO
and the exposure- and risk-based information specifically as it relates
to the current and potential alternative NO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail Code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
Jenkins.scott@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-1167; fax: 919-541-0237.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public Teleconference To Review Its Draft Report From the October 21-22, 2008 HSRB Meeting
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74486-74488]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0629; FRL-8748-8]
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public
Teleconference To Review Its Draft Report From the October 21-22, 2008
HSRB Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public
teleconference meeting to discuss its draft HSRB report from the
October 21-22, 2008 HSRB meeting.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on December 18, 2008, from 2-5
p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Paul Lewis prior to the
meeting using the information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so
that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in Unit
I.D. of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference, request a current draft copy of the Board's
report or who wish further information may contact Paul Lewis, EPA,
Office of the Science Advisor (8105), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/
voice mail at (202) 564-8381 or via e-mail at lewis.paul@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0629, by one of the following methods: http://
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room,
Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-ORD-
2008-0629. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
[Notices]
[Page 74486-74488]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0629; FRL-8748-8]
Human Studies Review Board (HSRB); Notification of a Public
Teleconference To Review Its Draft Report From the October 21-22, 2008
HSRB Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public
teleconference meeting to discuss its draft HSRB report from the
October 21-22, 2008 HSRB meeting.
DATES: The teleconference will be held on December 18, 2008, from 2-5
p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will take place via telephone only.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Paul Lewis prior to the
meeting using the information under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, so
that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to
consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning
submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in Unit
I.D. of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the
telephone conference, request a current draft copy of the Board's
report or who wish further information may contact Paul Lewis, EPA,
Office of the Science Advisor (8105), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/
voice mail at (202) 564-8381 or via e-mail at lewis.paul@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA HSRB can be on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/.
ADDRESSES: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0629, by one of the following methods: http://
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Public Reading Room,
Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-ORD-
2008-0629. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. U.S. Government's Process for Obtaining Stakeholder Information for Chemicals Proposed for Addition to the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74488-74493]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758; FRL-8393-6]
U.S. Government's Process for Obtaining Stakeholder Information
for Chemicals Proposed for Addition to the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. government agencies comprising the
Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
(hereafter USG), EPA is issuing this notice to promote transparency,
increase awareness of the proposals concerning chemicals for addition
to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereafter
Convention), to make interested persons aware of the process for adding
chemicals to the Convention, to indicate at which steps receiving
comments or information from interested persons would be useful to the
interagency process, and to indicate for those steps the type of
information to be submitted and the due date. EPA is issuing this
notice to ensure that the process for the review of chemicals proposed
for addition to the Convention allows sufficient time for the
submission and consideration of public comments on chemicals proposed
for addition to the Convention. EPA, on behalf of USG, intends to issue
future notices that alert interested persons to additional chemicals
proposed for addition to the Convention and for which the approach to
commenting described in this notice will be applied. EPA's
responsibility with respect to this process will be to ensure that
comments received are considered by the Agency as part of its internal
process and to ensure that comments received are made available to USG
for their consideration.
DATES: All comments must be received no later than November 30, 2009.
However, specific due dates for earlier responses can be found in Unit
II.G.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Amy Breedlove, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-9823; e-mail
address: breedlove.amy@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 74488-74493]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758; FRL-8393-6]
U.S. Government's Process for Obtaining Stakeholder Information
for Chemicals Proposed for Addition to the Stockholm Convention on
Persistent Organic Pollutants
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the U.S. government agencies comprising the
Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
(hereafter USG), EPA is issuing this notice to promote transparency,
increase awareness of the proposals concerning chemicals for addition
to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereafter
Convention), to make interested persons aware of the process for adding
chemicals to the Convention, to indicate at which steps receiving
comments or information from interested persons would be useful to the
interagency process, and to indicate for those steps the type of
information to be submitted and the due date. EPA is issuing this
notice to ensure that the process for the review of chemicals proposed
for addition to the Convention allows sufficient time for the
submission and consideration of public comments on chemicals proposed
for addition to the Convention. EPA, on behalf of USG, intends to issue
future notices that alert interested persons to additional chemicals
proposed for addition to the Convention and for which the approach to
commenting described in this notice will be applied. EPA's
responsibility with respect to this process will be to ensure that
comments received are considered by the Agency as part of its internal
process and to ensure that comments received are made available to USG
for their consideration.
DATES: All comments must be received no later than November 30, 2009.
However, specific due dates for earlier responses can be found in Unit
II.G.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0758. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Amy Breedlove, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-9823; e-mail
address: breedlove.amy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY - ND. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Request for Information for Photovoltaic Community Project: Fielded Photovoltaic Systems and Components Data
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74477-74479]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Request for Information for Photovoltaic Community Project:
Fielded Photovoltaic Systems and Components Data
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (DE-PS36-09GO39002).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a Request
for Information (RFI) to invite comment on approaches to address the
need for consistently-collected reliability data of fielded
photovoltaic systems, data analysis to deduce methods for assessing
reliability and to improve accelerated aging tests to create predictive
models, improvement in existing tests, more information on best
practices for reliability and accelerated aging tests, and assessing
the nature and frequency of safety-related issues (arcing, building
integration aspects, and ground faults) and their relationship with
long-term performance. It is clear that the foundation to address these
needs is a database consisting of photovoltaic system and component
reliability, as well as performance data, which are collected in a
consistent manner. In addition to the database, it is necessary for DOE
to collaborate with the national laboratories and others to evaluate
the data, develop new or modified tests, assess safety, evaluate system
and component interactions, and develop predictive models.
DOE is issuing this RFI for information and feedback from the PV
community stakeholders. These include, but are not limited to, system
operators and integrators, utilities, project planners, financial
planners, manufacturers, third-party data-aggregation companies,
universities, testing facilities, and other interested parties.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, which
provides further detail and comments requested.
DATES: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
December 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send all responses to this RFI to PV.CommunityRFI@go.doe.gov
in Microsoft Word format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
RFI must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature in the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. Locate the RFI by going to http://e-center.doe.gov/, click on ``Browse Opportunities,'' and scroll
down to view DOE Financial Assistance Opportunities (Viewing
``Opportunities by Date Posted'' is recommended). Click on the ``Browse
Financial Asst.'' button, and then click on the folder next to
``November 2008.'' Locate and click on Announcement No. RFI DE-PS36-
09GO39002, Request for Information (RFI): PV Community Project. Click
on the ``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification when your question has been
answered. Please contact the IIPS Help Desk at 1-800-683-0751 (select
Option 1) or at helpdesk@pr.doe.gov for questions regarding the
operation of IIPS.
[Notices]
[Page 74477-74479]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Request for Information for Photovoltaic Community Project:
Fielded Photovoltaic Systems and Components Data
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (DE-PS36-09GO39002).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a Request
for Information (RFI) to invite comment on approaches to address the
need for consistently-collected reliability data of fielded
photovoltaic systems, data analysis to deduce methods for assessing
reliability and to improve accelerated aging tests to create predictive
models, improvement in existing tests, more information on best
practices for reliability and accelerated aging tests, and assessing
the nature and frequency of safety-related issues (arcing, building
integration aspects, and ground faults) and their relationship with
long-term performance. It is clear that the foundation to address these
needs is a database consisting of photovoltaic system and component
reliability, as well as performance data, which are collected in a
consistent manner. In addition to the database, it is necessary for DOE
to collaborate with the national laboratories and others to evaluate
the data, develop new or modified tests, assess safety, evaluate system
and component interactions, and develop predictive models.
DOE is issuing this RFI for information and feedback from the PV
community stakeholders. These include, but are not limited to, system
operators and integrators, utilities, project planners, financial
planners, manufacturers, third-party data-aggregation companies,
universities, testing facilities, and other interested parties.
See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, which
provides further detail and comments requested.
DATES: Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
December 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send all responses to this RFI to PV.CommunityRFI@go.doe.gov
in Microsoft Word format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
RFI must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature in the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov. Locate the RFI by going to http://e-center.doe.gov/, click on ``Browse Opportunities,'' and scroll
down to view DOE Financial Assistance Opportunities (Viewing
``Opportunities by Date Posted'' is recommended). Click on the ``Browse
Financial Asst.'' button, and then click on the folder next to
``November 2008.'' Locate and click on Announcement No. RFI DE-PS36-
09GO39002, Request for Information (RFI): PV Community Project. Click
on the ``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification when your question has been
answered. Please contact the IIPS Help Desk at 1-800-683-0751 (select
Option 1) or at helpdesk@pr.doe.gov for questions regarding the
operation of IIPS.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - NM. DHHS/FDA. Risk Communication Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74505-74506]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0038]
Risk Communication Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Risk Communication Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2009, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and February 27, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
[Notices]
[Page 74505-74506]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0038]
Risk Communication Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Risk Communication Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on February 26, 2009, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and February 27, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. USDA/APHIS. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides
[Federal Register: December 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 236)]
[Notices]
[Page 74453-74454]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094]
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and
Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for
Corn Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and
Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for
corn designated as transformation event 98140, which has been
genetically engineered for tolerance to glyphosate and acetolactate
synthase-inhibiting herbicides. The petition has been submitted in
accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms and products. In accordance with those
regulations, we are soliciting comments on whether this genetically
engineered corn is likely to pose a plant pest risk. We are also making
available for public comment an environmental assessment for the
proposed determination of nonregulated status.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before February
6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0094 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Natalia Weinsetel, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 734-0809, e-mail: natalia.a.weinsetel@aphis.usda.gov.
To obtain copies of the petition or the draft environmental assessment,
contact Ms. Cindy Eck at (301) 734-0667, e-mail:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. The petition and the draft environmental
assessment are also available on the Internet at http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/07_15201p.pdf and http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/07_15201p_ea.pdf.
[Notices]
[Page 74453-74454]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094]
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Availability of Petition and
Environmental Assessment for Determination of Nonregulated Status for
Corn Genetically Engineered for Tolerance to Glyphosate and
Acetolactate Synthase-Inhibiting Herbicides
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., seeking a determination of nonregulated status for
corn designated as transformation event 98140, which has been
genetically engineered for tolerance to glyphosate and acetolactate
synthase-inhibiting herbicides. The petition has been submitted in
accordance with our regulations concerning the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms and products. In accordance with those
regulations, we are soliciting comments on whether this genetically
engineered corn is likely to pose a plant pest risk. We are also making
available for public comment an environmental assessment for the
proposed determination of nonregulated status.
DATES: We will consider all comments we receive on or before February
6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2008-0094 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2008-0094.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Natalia Weinsetel, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 734-0809, e-mail: natalia.a.weinsetel@aphis.usda.gov.
To obtain copies of the petition or the draft environmental assessment,
contact Ms. Cindy Eck at (301) 734-0667, e-mail:
cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov. The petition and the draft environmental
assessment are also available on the Internet at http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/07_15201p.pdf and http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/aphisdocs/07_15201p_ea.pdf.
