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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 32
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 32
Thursday, February 19, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel; draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
2. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Particulate Matter Review Panel
3. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study
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 - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel; draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
[Federal Register: February 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 32)]
[Notices]
[Page 7689]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8774-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Ozone Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee Ozone Review Panel to conduct a
consultation on EPA's draft Integrated Review Plan for the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (February 2009).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. . .
[Notices]
[Page 7689]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8774-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Ozone Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee Ozone Review Panel to conduct a
consultation on EPA's draft Integrated Review Plan for the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (February 2009).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. . .
The Integrated Review
Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone will be
available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3_index.html (see ``Planning Documents'').
Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone will be
available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3_index.html (see ``Planning Documents'').
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Particulate Matter Review Panel
[Federal Register: February 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 32)]
[Notices]
[Page 7688-7689]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8774-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC);
Particulate Matter Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Particulate Matter Review Panel to peer review
EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter: First
External Review Draft and conduct a consultation on EPA's draft plans
for Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope
and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment and
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and
Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Thursday, April 2, 2009 from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. . .
[Notices]
[Page 7688-7689]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8774-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC);
Particulate Matter Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Particulate Matter Review Panel to peer review
EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter: First
External Review Draft and conduct a consultation on EPA's draft plans
for Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope
and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment and
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and
Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Thursday, April 2, 2009 from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. . .
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the
CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/
WebCommitteesSubcommittees/
CASAC%20Particulate%20Matter%20Review%20Panel (see links to ``Current
Advisory Activities''). The Integrated Science Assessment for
Particulate Matter: First External Review Draft (December 2008) is
available at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=201805. Both of the PM NAAQS Scope and Methods
Plans (February 2009) will be available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pd.html.
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the
CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/
WebCommitteesSubcommittees/
CASAC%20Particulate%20Matter%20Review%20Panel (see links to ``Current
Advisory Activities''). The Integrated Science Assessment for
Particulate Matter: First External Review Draft (December 2008) is
available at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=201805. Both of the PM NAAQS Scope and Methods
Plans (February 2009) will be available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pd.html.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study
[Federal Register: February 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 32)]
[Notices]
[Page 7679]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Technical Workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) will conduct a Technical Workshop
to receive input from subject matter experts on the historical
transmission data in the Western and Eastern Interconnections and on
studies of future transmission projections within the two
Interconnections. The input received will be used by DOE in preparing
the 2009 Congestion Study which will be submitted to Congress by August
8, 2009. Specific issues to be addressed at the Technical Workshop
include: Region-specific interpretation of congestion data; congestion
metrics; and experiences and issues associated with region-wide
planning. No fee is required to attend the Technical Workshop; however,
pre-registration is requested for meeting planning purposes. Additional
information, including a registration link, is available at http://
www.congestion09.anl.gov/.
DATES: The technical workshop will be held on March 25, 2009, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 26, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center,
5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, Phone: 847-671-6350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact
David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
phone: 202-586-1411, or e-mail david.meyer@hq.doe.gov. For logistical
information contact Lauren Giles, Energetics Incorporated, phone 410-
953-6250, or e-mail lgiles@energetics.com.
[Notices]
[Page 7679]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Technical Workshop in Support of DOE 2009 Congestion Study
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Technical Workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) will conduct a Technical Workshop
to receive input from subject matter experts on the historical
transmission data in the Western and Eastern Interconnections and on
studies of future transmission projections within the two
Interconnections. The input received will be used by DOE in preparing
the 2009 Congestion Study which will be submitted to Congress by August
8, 2009. Specific issues to be addressed at the Technical Workshop
include: Region-specific interpretation of congestion data; congestion
metrics; and experiences and issues associated with region-wide
planning. No fee is required to attend the Technical Workshop; however,
pre-registration is requested for meeting planning purposes. Additional
information, including a registration link, is available at http://
www.congestion09.anl.gov/.
DATES: The technical workshop will be held on March 25, 2009, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and March 26, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel & Conference Center,
5440 North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, Phone: 847-671-6350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact
David Meyer, DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
phone: 202-586-1411, or e-mail david.meyer@hq.doe.gov. For logistical
information contact Lauren Giles, Energetics Incorporated, phone 410-
953-6250, or e-mail lgiles@energetics.com.
