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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 21
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 21
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ, WATER - FR/Delay. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final Amendments
2. HAZ, REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0105
3. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009
4. ALL - NM. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
5. HAZ/Nuclear, Toxics/Radiation - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of EPA's Radiogenic Cancer Risk Assessment
6. WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Proposed Information Collection; Survey of National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Service Refuge Visitors
7. WATER - ND. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council
8. ALL - Presidential Memo - Memorandum of January 30, 2009--Regulatory Review
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: HAZ, WATER - FR/Delay. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final
Amendments
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5900-5903]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8770-7]
RIN 2050-AG16
Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore
Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final
Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule: Delay of effective date and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying by sixty
days the effective date of the final rule that amends the Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations published in
the Federal Register on December 5, 2008. Thus, the amendments will
become effective on April 4, 2009. EPA additionally is requesting
public comment on the extension of the effective date and its duration,
and on the regulatory amendments contained in the final rule.
DATES: This document is effective February 3, 2009. The effective date
of FR Doc. E8-28159, published in the Federal Register on December 5,
2008 (73 FR 74236), is delayed to April 4, 2009.
Comments must be received on or before March 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0584, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Mail: EPA Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact
either Vanessa E. Principe at 202-564-7913 (principe.vanessa@epa.gov),
or Mark W. Howard at 202-564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5900-5903]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8770-7]
RIN 2050-AG16
Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore
Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final
Amendments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule: Delay of effective date and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying by sixty
days the effective date of the final rule that amends the Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations published in
the Federal Register on December 5, 2008. Thus, the amendments will
become effective on April 4, 2009. EPA additionally is requesting
public comment on the extension of the effective date and its duration,
and on the regulatory amendments contained in the final rule.
DATES: This document is effective February 3, 2009. The effective date
of FR Doc. E8-28159, published in the Federal Register on December 5,
2008 (73 FR 74236), is delayed to April 4, 2009.
Comments must be received on or before March 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0584, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this final rule, contact
either Vanessa E. Principe at 202-564-7913 (principe.vanessa@epa.gov),
or Mark W. Howard at 202-564-1964 (howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ, REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0105
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5931-5932]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, FRL-8770-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08,
OMB Control Number 2050-0105
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 March 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0007 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: superfund.docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sella M. Burchette, U.S. Environmental
Response Team, MS 101, Building 18, Edison, NJ 08837, telephone number:
721-321-6726; fax number: 732-321-6724; e-mail address:
burchette.sella@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 5931-5932]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, FRL-8770-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08,
OMB Control Number 2050-0105
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 March 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0007 by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sella M. Burchette, U.S. Environmental
Response Team, MS 101, Building 18, Edison, NJ 08837, telephone number:
721-321-6726; fax number: 732-321-6724; e-mail address:
burchette.sella@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5932-5933]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649; FRL-8770-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee
Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Human Health Subcommittee.
DATES: A teleconference call will be held on Friday, February 27, 2009,
from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting may adjourn early if all
business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral
presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to one business day
before each meeting.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2008-0649, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2008 and
Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0649. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Virginia Houk, Mail Code B305-02, National Health and
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and
Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711; via phone/voice mail at: (919) 541-2815; via fax at: (919)
685-3250; or via e-mail at: houk.virginia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 5932-5933]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649; FRL-8770-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee
Meetings--Fall 2008 and Winter 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Human Health Subcommittee.
DATES: A teleconference call will be held on Friday, February 27, 2009,
from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting may adjourn early if all
business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral
presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to one business day
before each meeting.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2008-0649, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
Counselors (BOSC), Human Health Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2008 and
Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0649.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0649. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Virginia Houk, Mail Code B305-02, National Health and
Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and
Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711; via phone/voice mail at: (919) 541-2815; via fax at: (919)
685-3250; or via e-mail at: houk.virginia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5933]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8770-6]
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA
gives notice of a public teleconference of the National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT
provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of
environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NACEPT
represents diverse interests from academia, industry, non-governmental
organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments. EPA asked
NACEPT to identify issues and challenges that EPA will face over the
next 10 years, and the approaches the Agency might take to address
those issues. The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss and
approve draft NACEPT recommendations that address these issues. A copy
of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/
ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a public teleconference on Wednesday, February
18, from 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA East Building, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 1132, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal
Officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 564-0243, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 5933]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8770-6]
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA
gives notice of a public teleconference of the National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT
provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of
environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NACEPT
represents diverse interests from academia, industry, non-governmental
organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments. EPA asked
NACEPT to identify issues and challenges that EPA will face over the
next 10 years, and the approaches the Agency might take to address
those issues. The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss and
approve draft NACEPT recommendations that address these issues. A copy
of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/
ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a public teleconference on Wednesday, February
18, from 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA East Building, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 1132, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal
Officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 564-0243, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, Toxics/Radiation - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of EPA's Radiogenic Cancer Risk Assessment
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5934-5935]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8770-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee
Augmented for the Review of EPA's Radiogenic Cancer Risk Assessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC)
augmented with additional experts to review the draft EPA document
entitled ``EPA Radiogenic Cancer Risk Models and Projections for the
U.S. Population,'' December 2008.
DATES: The SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC), augmented for the
review of EPA's radiogenic cancer risk assessment, will hold a public
teleconference on Friday, February 27, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and a public face-to-face meeting on Monday, March 23
through Wednesday, March 25, 2009, commencing at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time).
The final agendas for these public meetings will be posted on the SAB's
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference meeting of February 27, 2009 will
take place via telephone only. The March 23-25, 2009 meeting will take
place in the Washington, DC area. The final meeting location will be
posted on the SAB Web site.
[Notices]
[Page 5934-5935]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8770-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Public
Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee
Augmented for the Review of EPA's Radiogenic Cancer Risk Assessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public meetings of the SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC)
augmented with additional experts to review the draft EPA document
entitled ``EPA Radiogenic Cancer Risk Models and Projections for the
U.S. Population,'' December 2008.
DATES: The SAB Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC), augmented for the
review of EPA's radiogenic cancer risk assessment, will hold a public
teleconference on Friday, February 27, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and a public face-to-face meeting on Monday, March 23
through Wednesday, March 25, 2009, commencing at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time).
The final agendas for these public meetings will be posted on the SAB's
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference meeting of February 27, 2009 will
take place via telephone only. The March 23-25, 2009 meeting will take
place in the Washington, DC area. The final meeting location will be
posted on the SAB Web site.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Proposed Information Collection; Survey of National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Service Refuge Visitors
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5940-5941]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-R-2009-N0025; 93261-99CS-0000-4A]
Proposed Information Collection; Survey of National Wildlife
Refuge Visitors Service Refuge Visitors
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
[Notices]
[Page 5940-5941]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-R-2009-N0025; 93261-99CS-0000-4A]
Proposed Information Collection; Survey of National Wildlife
Refuge Visitors Service Refuge Visitors
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before April 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER - ND. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5941]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2009-N0005; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public, and
interested persons may present oral or written statements.
DATES: Council Meeting: March 16, 2009, 1-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott,
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Johnson, Council Coordinator, by
phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP
4501-4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
[Notices]
[Page 5941]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2009-N0005; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public, and
interested persons may present oral or written statements.
DATES: Council Meeting: March 16, 2009, 1-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott,
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Johnson, Council Coordinator, by
phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or by U.S. mail at
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP
4501-4075, Arlington, VA 22203.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ALL - Presidential Memo - Memorandum of January 30, 2009--Regulatory Review
[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 5975-5978]
Memorandum of January 30, 2009--Regulatory Review
Memorandum of January 30, 2009
Regulatory Review
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and
Agencies
For well over two decades, the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has reviewed Federal
regulations. The purposes of such review have been to
ensure consistency with Presidential priorities, to
coordinate regulatory policy, and to offer a
dispassionate and analytical ``second opinion'' on
agency actions. I strongly believe that regulations are
critical to protecting public health, safety, our
shared resources, and our economic opportunities and
security. While recognizing the expertise and authority
of executive branch departments and agencies, I also
believe that, if properly conducted, centralized review
is both legitimate and appropriate as a means of
promoting regulatory goals.
The fundamental principles and structures governing
contemporary regulatory review were set out in
Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993. A great
deal has been learned since that time. Far more is now
known about regulation--not only about when it is
justified, but also about what works and what does not.
Far more is also known about the uses of a variety of
regulatory tools such as warnings, disclosure
requirements, public education, and economic
incentives. Years of experience have also provided
lessons about how to improve the process of regulatory
review. In this time of fundamental transformation,
that process--and the principles governing regulation
in general--should be revisited.
I therefore direct the Director of OMB, in consultation
with representatives of regulatory agencies, as
appropriate, to produce within 100 days a set of
recommendations for a new Executive Order on Federal
regulatory review. Among other things, the
recommendations should offer suggestions for the
relationship between OIRA and the agencies; provide
guidance on disclosure and transparency; encourage
public participation in agency regulatory processes;
offer suggestions on the role of cost-benefit analysis;
address the role of distributional considerations,
fairness, and concern for the interests of future
generations; identify methods of ensuring that
regulatory review does not produce undue delay; clarify
the role of the behavioral sciences in formulating
regulatory policy; and identify the best tools for
achieving public goals through the regulatory process.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
The Director of OMB is hereby authorized and directed
to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 30, 2009
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Memorandum of January 30, 2009--Regulatory Review
Memorandum of January 30, 2009
Regulatory Review
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and
Agencies
For well over two decades, the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has reviewed Federal
regulations. The purposes of such review have been to
ensure consistency with Presidential priorities, to
coordinate regulatory policy, and to offer a
dispassionate and analytical ``second opinion'' on
agency actions. I strongly believe that regulations are
critical to protecting public health, safety, our
shared resources, and our economic opportunities and
security. While recognizing the expertise and authority
of executive branch departments and agencies, I also
believe that, if properly conducted, centralized review
is both legitimate and appropriate as a means of
promoting regulatory goals.
The fundamental principles and structures governing
contemporary regulatory review were set out in
Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993. A great
deal has been learned since that time. Far more is now
known about regulation--not only about when it is
justified, but also about what works and what does not.
Far more is also known about the uses of a variety of
regulatory tools such as warnings, disclosure
requirements, public education, and economic
incentives. Years of experience have also provided
lessons about how to improve the process of regulatory
review. In this time of fundamental transformation,
that process--and the principles governing regulation
in general--should be revisited.
I therefore direct the Director of OMB, in consultation
with representatives of regulatory agencies, as
appropriate, to produce within 100 days a set of
recommendations for a new Executive Order on Federal
regulatory review. Among other things, the
recommendations should offer suggestions for the
relationship between OIRA and the agencies; provide
guidance on disclosure and transparency; encourage
public participation in agency regulatory processes;
offer suggestions on the role of cost-benefit analysis;
address the role of distributional considerations,
fairness, and concern for the interests of future
generations; identify methods of ensuring that
regulatory review does not produce undue delay; clarify
the role of the behavioral sciences in formulating
regulatory policy; and identify the best tools for
achieving public goals through the regulatory process.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
The Director of OMB is hereby authorized and directed
to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 30, 2009
