Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 250
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 250
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. WATER - FR. EPA & Army Corps. Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material"; Final Rule changes to Tulloch II rule
2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
3. ENERGY/Fusion - NM. DOE. Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
4. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND/Determination. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Building Energy Standards Program: Determination Regarding Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: WATER - FR. EPA & Army Corps. Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of "Discharge of Dredged Material"; Final Rule changes to Tulloch II rule
[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 79641-79645]
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
33 CFR Part 323
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 232
[FRL-8757-7]
RIN 2040-AE96
Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of
``Discharge of Dredged Material''; Final Rule
AGENCIES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DOD;
and Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the ``Agencies'') are promulgating a
final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that
defines the term ``discharge of dredged material.'' This action
conforms the Corps' and EPA's regulations to a court order invalidating
the January 17, 2001, amendments to the regulatory definition (referred
to as the ``Tulloch II'' rule). This final rule responds to the court
decision by deleting language from the regulation that was invalidated.
DATES: Effective Date: December 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the final rule,
contact Rachel Fertik of EPA at Fertik.Rachel@epa.gov or Jennifer
McCarthy of the Corps at jennifer.l.mccarthy@usace.army.mil. For
questions on project-specific activities, contact your local Corps
District office. Addresses and telephone numbers for Corps District
offices can be obtained from the Corps Regulatory Homepage at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/district.htm. If you do not have access to the Internet, telephone numbers for Corps District offices can be obtained
by calling (202) 761-4614.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 79641-79645]
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
33 CFR Part 323
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 232
[FRL-8757-7]
RIN 2040-AE96
Revisions to the Clean Water Act Regulatory Definition of
``Discharge of Dredged Material''; Final Rule
AGENCIES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DOD;
and Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) (together, the ``Agencies'') are promulgating a
final rule to amend a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 regulation that
defines the term ``discharge of dredged material.'' This action
conforms the Corps' and EPA's regulations to a court order invalidating
the January 17, 2001, amendments to the regulatory definition (referred
to as the ``Tulloch II'' rule). This final rule responds to the court
decision by deleting language from the regulation that was invalidated.
DATES: Effective Date: December 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the final rule,
contact Rachel Fertik of EPA at Fertik.Rachel@epa.gov or Jennifer
McCarthy of the Corps at jennifer.l.mccarthy@usace.army.mil. For
questions on project-specific activities, contact your local Corps
District office. Addresses and telephone numbers for Corps District
offices can be obtained from the Corps Regulatory Homepage at http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/district.htm. If you do not have access to the Internet, telephone numbers for Corps District offices can be obtained
by calling (202) 761-4614.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Public Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 79723-79726]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007]
RIN 1904-AB70
Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Public
Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary
technical support document.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public
meeting to discuss and receive comments on the equipment classes that
DOE plans to analyze for purposes of establishing energy conservation
standards for small electric motors; the analytical framework, models,
and tools that DOE is using to evaluate standards for these products;
the results of preliminary analyses performed by DOE for these
products; and potential energy conservation standard levels derived
from these analyses that DOE could consider for these products. Also,
DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform
stakeholders and facilitate this process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a
preliminary Technical Support Document (preliminary TSD), and briefing
materials, which are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/small_electric_motors.html.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 30, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person requesting to speak at
the public meeting should submit such request, along with an electronic
copy of the statement to be given at the public meeting, before 4 p.m.,
Friday, January 23, 2009. Written comments are welcome, especially
following the public meeting, and should be submitted March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed. Interested persons may submit
comments, identified by docket number EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007, by any of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: small_electric_motors_
std.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov. Include EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007 in the subject
line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information to Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
8654. E-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov. In the Office of General Counsel,
contact Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586-8145. E-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 79723-79726]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007]
RIN 1904-AB70
Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors: Public
Meeting and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of preliminary
technical support document.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public
meeting to discuss and receive comments on the equipment classes that
DOE plans to analyze for purposes of establishing energy conservation
standards for small electric motors; the analytical framework, models,
and tools that DOE is using to evaluate standards for these products;
the results of preliminary analyses performed by DOE for these
products; and potential energy conservation standard levels derived
from these analyses that DOE could consider for these products. Also,
DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform
stakeholders and facilitate this process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a
preliminary Technical Support Document (preliminary TSD), and briefing
materials, which are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/small_electric_motors.html.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Friday, January 30, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person requesting to speak at
the public meeting should submit such request, along with an electronic
copy of the statement to be given at the public meeting, before 4 p.m.,
Friday, January 23, 2009. Written comments are welcome, especially
following the public meeting, and should be submitted March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed. Interested persons may submit
comments, identified by docket number EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007, by any of
the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
std.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov. Include EERE-2007-BT-STD-0007 in the subject
line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information to Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
8654. E-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov. In the Office of General Counsel,
contact Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586-8145. E-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Fusion - NM. DOE. Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
[Notices]
[Page 79868]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463,
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday,
January 14, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon.
ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20877, USA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW.; Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.
[Notices]
[Page 79868]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463,
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday,
January 14, 2009, 9 a.m. to noon.
ADDRESSES: The Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20877, USA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion
Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW.; Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-4927.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND/Determination. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Building Energy Standards Program: Determination Regarding Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
[Notices]
[Page 79868-79874]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE-2006-BC-0132]
Building Energy Standards Program: Determination Regarding Energy
Efficiency Improvements in the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except
Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today determines that the 2004
edition of the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
(IESNA) Standard 90.1-2004, (Standard 90.1-2004) would achieve greater
energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code, than the 1999
edition (Standard 90.1-1999 or the 1999 edition). The quantitative
analysis of the energy consumption of buildings built to Standard 90.1-
2004, as compared with buildings built to Standard 90.1-1999, indicates
national source energy savings of approximately 13.9 percent of
commercial building energy consumption. Site energy savings are
estimated to be approximately 11.9 percent. As a result of this
positive determination regarding Standard 90.1-2004, each State is
required to certify that it has reviewed the provisions of its
commercial building code regarding energy efficiency, and updated, as
necessary, its code to meet or exceed Standard 90.1-2004. This Notice
provides guidance to States on Certifications, and Requests for
Extensions of Deadlines for Certification Statements.
DATES: Certifications and Requests for Extensions of Deadlines, with
regard to Standard 90.1-2004, are due at DOE on or before December 30,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Certifications or Requests for Extensions of Deadlines
should be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Office of Building Technology Assistance, EE-42, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Envelopes or
packages should be labeled, ``State Certification of Commercial
Building Codes Regarding Energy Efficiency''. The Technical
Support Document for this determination can be accessed at http://
www.energycodes.gov/implement/determinations_com.stm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ronald B. Majette, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, 202-586-7935.
[Notices]
[Page 79868-79874]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE-2006-BC-0132]
Building Energy Standards Program: Determination Regarding Energy
Efficiency Improvements in the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except
Low-Rise Residential Buildings, ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today determines that the 2004
edition of the Energy Standard for Buildings, Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
(IESNA) Standard 90.1-2004, (Standard 90.1-2004) would achieve greater
energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code, than the 1999
edition (Standard 90.1-1999 or the 1999 edition). The quantitative
analysis of the energy consumption of buildings built to Standard 90.1-
2004, as compared with buildings built to Standard 90.1-1999, indicates
national source energy savings of approximately 13.9 percent of
commercial building energy consumption. Site energy savings are
estimated to be approximately 11.9 percent. As a result of this
positive determination regarding Standard 90.1-2004, each State is
required to certify that it has reviewed the provisions of its
commercial building code regarding energy efficiency, and updated, as
necessary, its code to meet or exceed Standard 90.1-2004. This Notice
provides guidance to States on Certifications, and Requests for
Extensions of Deadlines for Certification Statements.
DATES: Certifications and Requests for Extensions of Deadlines, with
regard to Standard 90.1-2004, are due at DOE on or before December 30,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Certifications or Requests for Extensions of Deadlines
should be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Office of Building Technology Assistance, EE-42, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Envelopes or
packages should be labeled, ``State Certification of Commercial
Building Codes Regarding Energy Efficiency''. The Technical
Support Document for this determination can be accessed at http://
www.energycodes.gov/implement/determinations_com.stm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ronald B. Majette, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, 202-586-7935.
