Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 240
Friday, December 12, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 240
Friday, December 12, 2008
There are 12 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR/Technical Amendments. Pesticide Regulations.
2. TOXICS - FRs [2 separate announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerance:
Etofenprox; and Isoxaflutole
3. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period
4. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0092
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0092
5. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
6. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of Protocols and Study Reports for Environmental Research Involving Human Subjects; EPA ICR No. 2195.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0169
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
9. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
10. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
11. CLIMATE - ND. DOC/NOAA. U.S. Climate Change Science Program Draft Unified Synthesis Product: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
12. WATER - FR. DOI/Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams
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: TOXICS - FR/Technical Amendments. Pesticide Regulations.
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75592-75600]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Chapter I
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0247; FRL-8146-6]
Pesticide Regulations; Technical Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA has reviewed its pesticide regulations contained in 40 CFR
Parts 150-180, and is making technical changes in a number of areas.
These technical changes will correct errors and cross-references,
improve presentation and format, and conform the regulations to current
CFR practice. These changes have no substantive impact on any
requirements. As such, notice and public comment procedures are
unnecesary, and EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under the
Administrative Procedure Act.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0247. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on
the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the
docket index available in 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 either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 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: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6304; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75592-75600]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Chapter I
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0247; FRL-8146-6]
Pesticide Regulations; Technical Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA has reviewed its pesticide regulations contained in 40 CFR
Parts 150-180, and is making technical changes in a number of areas.
These technical changes will correct errors and cross-references,
improve presentation and format, and conform the regulations to current
CFR practice. These changes have no substantive impact on any
requirements. As such, notice and public comment procedures are
unnecesary, and EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under the
Administrative Procedure Act.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0247. To access the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced
Search,'' then ``Docket Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where
indicated and select the ``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on
the regulations.gov website to view the docket index or access
available documents. All documents in the docket are listed in the
docket index available in 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 either in the electronic docket at http://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office
of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket Facility are 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: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6304; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75629]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 158 and 161
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0110; FRL-8358-2]
RIN 2070-2070-AD30
Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of October
8, 2008 proposing data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides. EPA
received two requests to extend the comment period on the proposed
rule. Today's document extends the comment period for 90 days, from
January 6, 2009 to April 6, 2009.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0110 must be received on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of October 8, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; mailcode 7506P; telephone number: 703.305.6304; fax number:
703.305.5884; e-mail address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 75629]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 158 and 161
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0110; FRL-8358-2]
RIN 2070-2070-AD30
Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register of October
8, 2008 proposing data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides. EPA
received two requests to extend the comment period on the proposed
rule. Today's document extends the comment period for 90 days, from
January 6, 2009 to April 6, 2009.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0110 must be received on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of October 8, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; mailcode 7506P; telephone number: 703.305.6304; fax number:
703.305.5884; e-mail address: boyle.kathryn@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification
Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0092
Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0092
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75706-75707]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0008, FRL-8751-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification
Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-
0092
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2009. 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 February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0008 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: superfund.docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-0224.
Mail: Superfund Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket Center, EPA West Bldg, 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: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8019; fax number: (202) 564-2620; e-mail address:
jacob.sicy@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 75706-75707]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0008, FRL-8751-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification
Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Sections 302, 303, and 304.EPA ICR No. 1395.07, OMB Control No. 2050-
0092
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2009. 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 February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0008 by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8019; fax number: (202) 564-2620; e-mail address:
jacob.sicy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75705-75706]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8751-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 75705-75706]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8751-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of Protocols and Study Reports for Environmental Research Involving Human Subjects; EPA ICR
No. 2195.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0169
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75707-75709]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0414; FRL-8751-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of Protocols and Study
Reports for Environmental Research Involving Human Subjects; EPA ICR
No. 2195.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0169
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection.
The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 12,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0414, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to opp.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: OPP Regulatory
Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Hogue, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-9072; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail
address: hogue.joe@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 75707-75709]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0414; FRL-8751-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of Protocols and Study
Reports for Environmental Research Involving Human Subjects; EPA ICR
No. 2195.03, OMB Control No. 2070-0169
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection.
The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 12,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0414, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to opp.ncic@epa.gov, or by mail to: OPP Regulatory
Public Docket (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Hogue, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, (7506P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-9072; fax number: 703-305-5884; e-mail
address: hogue.joe@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75709-75711]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864; FRL-8393-4]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from October 20, 2008 through October 31, 2008, consists of the
PMNs or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new
chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this
time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before January 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864, 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-2008-0864. 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: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 75709-75711]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864; FRL-8393-4]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from October 20, 2008 through October 31, 2008, consists of the
PMNs or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new
chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this
time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before January 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0864, 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-2008-0864. 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: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75711-75714]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0865; FRL-8393-5]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from November 3, 2008 through November 14, 2008, consists of the
PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture
a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during
this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before January 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0865, 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-2008-0865. 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: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 75711-75714]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0865; FRL-8393-5]
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include
import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to
notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the
manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of
TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a
premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the
chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to
manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the
period from November 3, 2008 through November 14, 2008, consists of the
PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture
a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during
this time period.
DATES: Comments identified by the specific PMN number or TME number,
must be received on or before January 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0865, 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-2008-0865. 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: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (7408M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404;
e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75716-75717]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8750-6]
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--
Environmental Criteria
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the
availability of a final document entitled, ``Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Ecological Criteria,''
and the supplementary annexes (EPA/600/R-08/082F). The document was
prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA's Office of Research and Development as part of the review
of the secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
oxides of nitrogen and sulfur. EPA's secondary NAAQS are based on
ecological and welfare effects.
DATES: The document will be available on or about December 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria'' 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, ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur--Environmental Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-08/082F), to facilitate
processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact
Tara Greaver, Ph.D., NCEA [telephone: 919-541-2435; facsimile: 919-541-
5078; or e-mail: greaver.tara@epa.gov].
[Notices]
[Page 75716-75717]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8750-6]
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--
Environmental Criteria
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the
availability of a final document entitled, ``Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Ecological Criteria,''
and the supplementary annexes (EPA/600/R-08/082F). The document was
prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA's Office of Research and Development as part of the review
of the secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
oxides of nitrogen and sulfur. EPA's secondary NAAQS are based on
ecological and welfare effects.
DATES: The document will be available on or about December 12, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria'' 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, ``Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur--Environmental Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-08/082F), to facilitate
processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact
Tara Greaver, Ph.D., NCEA [telephone: 919-541-2435; facsimile: 919-541-
5078; or e-mail: greaver.tara@epa.gov].
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75718-75719]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484; FRL-8751-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental
Research Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) National Center for Environmental Research
Subcommittee (NCER).
DATES: The meeting (teleconference call) will be held on Monday,
January 12, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making an oral presentation at the conference calls
will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference
only--a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain
the call-in number and access code for the call from Susan Peterson,
the Designated Federal Officer, whose contact information is listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484,
by one of the following methods:
http://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-2007-0484.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, NCER Standing Subcommittee--2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0484. Note: This is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and
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special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-1077; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
peterson.susan@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 75718-75719]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484; FRL-8751-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental
Research Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) National Center for Environmental Research
Subcommittee (NCER).
DATES: The meeting (teleconference call) will be held on Monday,
January 12, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making an oral presentation at the conference calls
will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference
only--a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain
the call-in number and access code for the call from Susan Peterson,
the Designated Federal Officer, whose contact information is listed
under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484,
by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
Counselors, NCER Standing Subcommittee--2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0484. Note: This is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and
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special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-1077; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
peterson.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: CLIMATE - ND. DOC/NOAA. U.S. Climate Change Science Program Draft Unified Synthesis Product: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 75678]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM13
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Draft Unified Synthesis
Product: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revision of the production schedule for the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publish
this notice to announce plans to add a second public comment period for
the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product
(USP). The peer review and first public comment period that ended on
August 14, 2008 produced a large number of suggestions for improvements
in the scientific completeness and readability of the USP. These
comments have resulted in substantial revisions to the document, and a
second draft is now being prepared for release in January 2009 for a
45-day public comment period. Another Federal Register Notice will be
published announcing the start of the public comment period and will
provide detailed instructions for accessing the revised document and
submitting comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCSP was established by the President in
2002 to coordinate and integrate scientific research on global change
and climate change sponsored by 13 participating departments and
agencies of the U.S. Government. The CCSP is charged with preparing
information resources that promote climate-related discussions and
decisions, including scientific synthesis and assessment analyses that
support evaluation of important policy issues.
[Notices]
[Page 75678]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XM13
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Draft Unified Synthesis
Product: Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revision of the production schedule for the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publish
this notice to announce plans to add a second public comment period for
the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Unified Synthesis Product
(USP). The peer review and first public comment period that ended on
August 14, 2008 produced a large number of suggestions for improvements
in the scientific completeness and readability of the USP. These
comments have resulted in substantial revisions to the document, and a
second draft is now being prepared for release in January 2009 for a
45-day public comment period. Another Federal Register Notice will be
published announcing the start of the public comment period and will
provide detailed instructions for accessing the revised document and
submitting comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCSP was established by the President in
2002 to coordinate and integrate scientific research on global change
and climate change sponsored by 13 participating departments and
agencies of the U.S. Government. The CCSP is charged with preparing
information resources that promote climate-related discussions and
decisions, including scientific synthesis and assessment analyses that
support evaluation of important policy issues.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: WATER - FR. DOI/Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and Intermittent Streams
[Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75813-75885]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 780, 784, 816, and 817
[Docket ID No.: OSM-2007-0007]
RIN 1029-AC04
Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and
Intermittent Streams
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are amending our regulations concerning stream buffer zones,
stream-channel diversions, siltation structures, impoundments, excess
spoil, and coal mine waste. Among other things, this rule requires that
surface coal mining operations be designed to minimize the creation of
excess spoil and the adverse environmental impacts of fills constructed
to dispose of excess spoil and coal mine waste. We have revised the
stream buffer zone rule to more closely reflect the underlying
provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA), to adopt related permit application requirements, to require
that disturbance of perennial and intermittent streams and their buffer
zones generally be avoided unless it is not reasonably possible to do
so, to identify exceptions to the requirement to maintain an
undisturbed buffer zone for perennial and intermittent streams, and to
clarify the relationship between SMCRA and the Clean Water Act.
DATES: This rule is effective January 12, 2009. The incorporation by
reference of the publication listed in the rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register as of January 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis G. Rice, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior,
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 202-
208-2829.
You can find additional information concerning OSM, this rule, and
related documents on OSM's home page on the Internet at http://
www.osmre.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75813-75885]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Parts 780, 784, 816, and 817
[Docket ID No.: OSM-2007-0007]
RIN 1029-AC04
Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Perennial and
Intermittent Streams
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are amending our regulations concerning stream buffer zones,
stream-channel diversions, siltation structures, impoundments, excess
spoil, and coal mine waste. Among other things, this rule requires that
surface coal mining operations be designed to minimize the creation of
excess spoil and the adverse environmental impacts of fills constructed
to dispose of excess spoil and coal mine waste. We have revised the
stream buffer zone rule to more closely reflect the underlying
provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA), to adopt related permit application requirements, to require
that disturbance of perennial and intermittent streams and their buffer
zones generally be avoided unless it is not reasonably possible to do
so, to identify exceptions to the requirement to maintain an
undisturbed buffer zone for perennial and intermittent streams, and to
clarify the relationship between SMCRA and the Clean Water Act.
DATES: This rule is effective January 12, 2009. The incorporation by
reference of the publication listed in the rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register as of January 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis G. Rice, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior,
1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 202-
208-2829.
You can find additional information concerning OSM, this rule, and
related documents on OSM's home page on the Internet at http://
www.osmre.gov.
