Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 243
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 243
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
There are 12 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FR. EPA. Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
2. TOXICS - ND. Ace Info Solutions, Inc.; Transfer of Data
3. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0229.19; OMB Control No. 2040-0004
4. CLIMATE - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No.
2060-0411
2060-0411
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Flumetralin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Mineral Acids Docket Opened for Review and Comment
8. TOXICS, WATER - ND. EPA/ National Recommended Draft Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein
9. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Clossure of the Mevinphos and Azinphos Methyl (AZM) Registration Review Cases
10. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Citric Acid, and Salts Docket Opened for Review and Comment
11. ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts
12. WATER, ENERGY - FRI. USDA. Rural Development guaranteed loan programs--Community Facility; Water and Waste Disposal; Business and Industry; and Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects
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 - FR. EPA. Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76539-76558]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 51
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489; FRL-8749-5]
RIN 2060-AN20
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action finalizes changes to EPA's emission inventory
reporting requirements. This action consolidates, reduces, and
simplifies the current requirements; adds limited new requirements;
provides additional flexibility to states in the ways they collect and
report emissions data; and accelerates the reporting of emissions data
to EPA by state and local agencies.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489. All documents in the docket are listed on the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Emissions Reporting Requirements Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building,
Room 3334, 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 for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is
(202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact
Dennis Beauregard, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Mail Code C339-02, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5512;
fax number: (919) 541-0684; e-mail address: beauregard.dennis@epa.gov.
For legal questions, please contact Kristi Smith, U.S. EPA, Office of
General Counsel, Mail Code 2344A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-3068, e-mail at
smith.kristi@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76539-76558]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 51
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489; FRL-8749-5]
RIN 2060-AN20
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action finalizes changes to EPA's emission inventory
reporting requirements. This action consolidates, reduces, and
simplifies the current requirements; adds limited new requirements;
provides additional flexibility to states in the ways they collect and
report emissions data; and accelerates the reporting of emissions data
to EPA by state and local agencies.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0489. All documents in the docket are listed on the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Emissions Reporting Requirements Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building,
Room 3334, 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 for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is
(202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, please contact
Dennis Beauregard, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Mail Code C339-02, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5512;
fax number: (919) 541-0684; e-mail address: beauregard.dennis@epa.gov.
For legal questions, please contact Kristi Smith, U.S. EPA, Office of
General Counsel, Mail Code 2344A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-3068, e-mail at
smith.kristi@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. Ace Info Solutions, Inc.; Transfer of Data
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76633-76634]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8394-6]
Ace Info Solutions, Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
including information that may have been claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Ace
Info Solutions, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2). Ace Info Solutions, Inc., has been awarded multiple
contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will
enable Ace Info Solutions, Inc., to fulfill the obligations of these
contracts.
DATES: Ace Info Solutions, Inc., will be given access to this
information on or before December 22, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76633-76634]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0002; FRL-8394-6]
Ace Info Solutions, Inc.; Transfer of Data
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
including information that may have been claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Ace
Info Solutions, Inc., in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and
2.308(i)(2). Ace Info Solutions, Inc., has been awarded multiple
contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will
enable Ace Info Solutions, Inc., to fulfill the obligations of these
contracts.
DATES: Ace Info Solutions, Inc., will be given access to this
information on or before December 22, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia Croom, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-0786; e-mail
address: croom.felicia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0229.19; OMB
Control No. 2040-0004
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76634-76636]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-8753-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0229.19; OMB
Control No. 2040-0004
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this 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. This ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719 to (1) EPA online using FDMS (our preferred method), by e-
mail to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; e-mail address:
letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76634-76636]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-8753-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0229.19; OMB
Control No. 2040-0004
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this 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. This ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719 to (1) EPA online using FDMS (our preferred method), by e-
mail to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; e-mail address:
letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: CLIMATE - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Voluntary Aluminum Industrial Partnership (VAIP); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No.
2060-0411
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76636-76637]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0034; FRL-8753-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Voluntary Aluminum
Industrial Partnership (VAIP); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No.
2060-0411
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 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 February 28, 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 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0034, 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: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West Building, 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: Sally Rand, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6207J, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
202-343-9739; fax number: 202-343-2202; e-mail address:
rand.sally@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76636-76637]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0034; FRL-8753-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Voluntary Aluminum
Industrial Partnership (VAIP); EPA ICR No. 1867.04, OMB Control No.
2060-0411
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 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 February 28, 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 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0034, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Headquarters West Building, 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: Sally Rand, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6207J, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
202-343-9739; fax number: 202-343-2202; e-mail address:
rand.sally@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Flumetralin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76637-76639]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0990; FRL-8393-2]
Flumetralin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide flumetralin, and opens a
public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments
and other related documents also are available in the flumetralin
Docket. Flumetralin is a plant growth regulator registered for use only
on tobacco. It is used to control axillary bud (sucker) growth on
tobacco plants. There are no food uses and there are no residential
uses. EPA has reviewed flumetralin through the public participation
process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through
these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health
and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0990, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine StClair, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8778; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76637-76639]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0990; FRL-8393-2]
Flumetralin Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of
Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide flumetralin, and opens a
public comment period on this document. The Agency's risk assessments
and other related documents also are available in the flumetralin
Docket. Flumetralin is a plant growth regulator registered for use only
on tobacco. It is used to control axillary bud (sucker) growth on
tobacco plants. There are no food uses and there are no residential
uses. EPA has reviewed flumetralin through the public participation
process that the Agency uses to involve the public in developing
pesticide reregistration and tolerance reassessment decisions. Through
these programs, EPA is ensuring that all pesticides meet current health
and safety standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0990, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine StClair, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8778; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: stclair.katherine@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76639-76641]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0859; FRL-8392-9]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 2-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to
consider and review Scientific Issues Associated with Designating a
Prion as a ``Pest'' under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and Related Efficacy Test Methods.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 31 and April 1, 2009, from
approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, eastern time.
Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by March 17, 2009, and requests for oral comments be submitted by March
24, 2009. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments
may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting
written comments after March 17, 2009, should contact the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before
December 29, 2008.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT 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 the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0859, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrta R. Christian, DFO, Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-8498; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail
address: christian.myrta@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76639-76641]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0859; FRL-8392-9]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 2-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to
consider and review Scientific Issues Associated with Designating a
Prion as a ``Pest'' under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and Related Efficacy Test Methods.
DATES: The meeting will be held on March 31 and April 1, 2009, from
approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, eastern time.
Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by March 17, 2009, and requests for oral comments be submitted by March
24, 2009. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments
may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting
written comments after March 17, 2009, should contact the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before
December 29, 2008.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT 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 the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0859, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrta R. Christian, DFO, Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-8498; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail
address: christian.myrta@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Mineral Acids Docket Opened for Review and Comment
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76641-76643]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0766; FRL-8394-9]
Registration Review; Mineral Acids Docket Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76641-76643]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0766; FRL-8394-9]
Registration Review; Mineral Acids Docket Opened for Review and
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS, WATER - ND. EPA/ National Recommended Draft Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76644-76645]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-OW-8752-3]
National Recommended Draft Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft criteria and request for
scientific views.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of
draft national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of
aquatic life for acrolein. The draft criteria are based on EPA's
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for
the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses (1985), (EPA/R-85-
100). EPA's recommended section 304(a) water quality criteria provide
guidance to States and authorized Tribes in adopting water quality
standards for protecting aquatic life and human health and provide
guidance to EPA for promulgating Federal regulations under CWA section
303(c), when such action is necessary.
DATES: Scientific views must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0795, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 2822T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave,
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, 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: Dr. Frank Gostomski, Health and
Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1105; gostomski.frank@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76644-76645]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-OW-8752-3]
National Recommended Draft Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft criteria and request for
scientific views.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of
draft national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of
aquatic life for acrolein. The draft criteria are based on EPA's
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for
the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses (1985), (EPA/R-85-
100). EPA's recommended section 304(a) water quality criteria provide
guidance to States and authorized Tribes in adopting water quality
standards for protecting aquatic life and human health and provide
guidance to EPA for promulgating Federal regulations under CWA section
303(c), when such action is necessary.
DATES: Scientific views must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0795, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 2822T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, 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: Dr. Frank Gostomski, Health and
Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1105; gostomski.frank@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Clossure of the Mevinphos and Azinphos Methyl (AZM)
Registration Review Cases
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76645-76648]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0662; FRL-8391-7]
Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment; Clossure of the Mevinphos and Azinphos Methyl (AZM)
Registration Review Cases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open a
registration review docket for mevinphos. This pesticide does not
currently have any actively registered pesticide products and is not,
therefore, scheduled for review under the registration review program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76645-76648]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0662; FRL-8391-7]
Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and
Comment; Clossure of the Mevinphos and Azinphos Methyl (AZM)
Registration Review Cases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open a
registration review docket for mevinphos. This pesticide does not
currently have any actively registered pesticide products and is not,
therefore, scheduled for review under the registration review program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; Citric Acid, and Salts Docket Opened for Review and Comment
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 76648-76650]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0855; FRL-8394-3]
Registration Review; Citric Acid, and Salts Docket Opened for
Review and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 76648-76650]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0855; FRL-8394-3]
Registration Review; Citric Acid, and Salts Docket Opened for
Review and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 76569-76571]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017]
RIN 1904-AB87
Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting
to discuss and receive comment concerning its proposal to establish
metal halide lamp ballast test procedures that manufacturers would use
to demonstrate compliance with the metal halide ballast energy
conservation standards mandated by the statute.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC, on Friday,
December 19, 2008, beginning at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend the public meeting, please notify Ms.
Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. (Please note that foreign nationals
visiting DOE headquarters are subject to advance security screening
procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in the meeting
should advise DOE immediately by contacting Ms. Edwards to initiate the
necessary procedures.)
Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one
signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please contact Ms.
Brenda Edwards at the above phone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail:
Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov. Or you may contact Mr. Eric Stas, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-9507. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
For additional information on how to participate in the public
meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 76569-76571]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017]
RIN 1904-AB87
Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting
to discuss and receive comment concerning its proposal to establish
metal halide lamp ballast test procedures that manufacturers would use
to demonstrate compliance with the metal halide ballast energy
conservation standards mandated by the statute.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC, on Friday,
December 19, 2008, beginning at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend the public meeting, please notify Ms.
Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. (Please note that foreign nationals
visiting DOE headquarters are subject to advance security screening
procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in the meeting
should advise DOE immediately by contacting Ms. Edwards to initiate the
necessary procedures.)
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one
signed paper original.
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please contact Ms.
Brenda Edwards at the above phone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail:
Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov. Or you may contact Mr. Eric Stas, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-9507. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
For additional information on how to participate in the public
meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: WATER, ENERGY - FRI. USDA. Rural Development guaranteed loan programs--Community Facility; Water and Waste Disposal; Business and Industry; and Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvement Projects
[Federal Register: December 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 243)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76697-76791]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1779
Rural Housing Service
7 CFR Part 3575
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4280
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 5001
RIN 0570-AA65
Rural Development Guaranteed Loans
AGENCIES: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service,
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This interim rule establishes a unified guaranteed loan
platform for the enhanced delivery of four existing Rural Development
guaranteed loan programs--Community Facility; Water and Waste Disposal;
Business and Industry; and Renewable Energy Systems and Energy
Efficiency Improvement Projects. This interim rule eliminates the
existing loan guarantee regulations for these four programs and
consolidates them under a new, single part. In addition to
consolidating these four programs, this interim rule incorporates
provisions that will enable the Agency to better manage the risk
associated with making and servicing guaranteed loans and that will
reduce the cost of operating the guaranteed loan programs.
DATES: This interim rule is effective January 16, 2009. Comments must
be received on or before February 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to this rule by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Submit written comments via the U.S. Postal Service
to the Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Submit written comments via Federal
Express Mail or other courier service requiring a street address to the
Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20024.
All written comments will be available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Foore, Rural Development,
Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3201, Washington, DC 20250-3201; e-mail:
Michael.Foore@wdc.usda.gov; telephone (202) 690-4730.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 76697-76791]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1779
Rural Housing Service
7 CFR Part 3575
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4280
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 5001
RIN 0570-AA65
Rural Development Guaranteed Loans
AGENCIES: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service,
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This interim rule establishes a unified guaranteed loan
platform for the enhanced delivery of four existing Rural Development
guaranteed loan programs--Community Facility; Water and Waste Disposal;
Business and Industry; and Renewable Energy Systems and Energy
Efficiency Improvement Projects. This interim rule eliminates the
existing loan guarantee regulations for these four programs and
consolidates them under a new, single part. In addition to
consolidating these four programs, this interim rule incorporates
provisions that will enable the Agency to better manage the risk
associated with making and servicing guaranteed loans and that will
reduce the cost of operating the guaranteed loan programs.
DATES: This interim rule is effective January 16, 2009. Comments must
be received on or before February 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to this rule by any of the following
methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
to the Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0742.
Express Mail or other courier service requiring a street address to the
Branch Chief, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor, Washington,
DC 20024.
All written comments will be available for public inspection during
regular work hours at the 300 7th Street, SW., 7th Floor address listed
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Foore, Rural Development,
Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3201, Washington, DC 20250-3201; e-mail:
Michael.Foore@wdc.usda.gov; telephone (202) 690-4730.
