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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 58
Friday, March 27, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 58
Friday, March 27, 2009
Note: There were no nationally applicable announcements from U.S. EPA today.
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Standby Mode and Off Mode)
2. ALL - NM. DOE. Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting
3. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. NRC. Power Reactor Security Requirements
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: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (Standby Mode and Off Mode)
[Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13318-13336]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004]
RIN 1904-AB75
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Battery Chargers
and External Power Supplies (Standby Mode and Off Mode)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures
for battery chargers (BCs) and external power supplies (EPSs) to
include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy
consumption, as directed by the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (EISA 2007). Furthermore, DOE is adding to its single-voltage
external power supply test procedure specifications for testing switch-
selectable external power supplies. Finally, DOE is extending the
current certification reporting requirements to the Class A external
power supplies for which Congress established energy efficiency
standards in EISA 2007.
DATES: This rule is effective April 27, 2009. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register on April 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of all materials related to this
rulemaking at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room. Please note: The Department's Freedom of
Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Victor Petrolati, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-4549. E-mail:
Victor.Petrolati@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, Esq., or Mr. Michael Kido, Esq., U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-
7432, or (202) 586-8145. E-mail: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov or
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13318-13336]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0004]
RIN 1904-AB75
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Battery Chargers
and External Power Supplies (Standby Mode and Off Mode)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test procedures
for battery chargers (BCs) and external power supplies (EPSs) to
include provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode energy
consumption, as directed by the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (EISA 2007). Furthermore, DOE is adding to its single-voltage
external power supply test procedure specifications for testing switch-
selectable external power supplies. Finally, DOE is extending the
current certification reporting requirements to the Class A external
power supplies for which Congress established energy efficiency
standards in EISA 2007.
DATES: This rule is effective April 27, 2009. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register on April 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of all materials related to this
rulemaking at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room. Please note: The Department's Freedom of
Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Victor Petrolati, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-4549. E-mail:
Victor.Petrolati@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, Esq., or Mr. Michael Kido, Esq., U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-
7432, or (202) 586-8145. E-mail: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov or
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - NM. DOE. Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting
[Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)]
[Notices]
[Page 13426]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental
Management Advisory Board (EMAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Lamb, Designated Federal
Officer, EMAB (EM-13), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 586-9007; fax (202) 586-
0293 or e-mail: terri.lamb@em.doe.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 13426]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental
Management Advisory Board (EMAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Lamb, Designated Federal
Officer, EMAB (EM-13), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 586-9007; fax (202) 586-
0293 or e-mail: terri.lamb@em.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. NRC. Power Reactor Security Requirements
[Federal Register: March 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 58)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13925-13993]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 50, 52, 72, and 73
[NRC-2008-0019]
RIN 3150-AG63
Power Reactor Security Requirements
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
security regulations and adding new security requirements pertaining to
nuclear power reactors. This rulemaking establishes and updates
generically applicable security requirements similar to those
previously imposed by Commission orders issued after the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. Additionally, this rulemaking adds
several new requirements not derived directly from the security order
requirements but developed as a result of insights gained from
implementation of the security orders, review of site security plans,
implementation of the enhanced baseline inspection program, and NRC
evaluation of force-on-force exercises. This rulemaking also updates
the NRC's security regulatory framework for the licensing of new
nuclear power plants. Finally, it resolves three petitions for
rulemaking (PRM) that were considered during the development of the
final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 26, 2009.
Compliance Date: Compliance with this final rule is required by March
31, 2010, for licensees currently licensed to operate under 10 CFR Part
50.
ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0019]. Address
questions about NRC Dockets to Carol Gallagher at 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agency Wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC's
public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's
PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Schnetzler, Office of
Nuclear Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-7883; e-mail:
Bonnie.Schnetzler@nrc.gov, or Mr. Timothy Reed, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone 301-415-1462; e-mail: Timothy.Reed@nrc.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13925-13993]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 50, 52, 72, and 73
[NRC-2008-0019]
RIN 3150-AG63
Power Reactor Security Requirements
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
security regulations and adding new security requirements pertaining to
nuclear power reactors. This rulemaking establishes and updates
generically applicable security requirements similar to those
previously imposed by Commission orders issued after the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. Additionally, this rulemaking adds
several new requirements not derived directly from the security order
requirements but developed as a result of insights gained from
implementation of the security orders, review of site security plans,
implementation of the enhanced baseline inspection program, and NRC
evaluation of force-on-force exercises. This rulemaking also updates
the NRC's security regulatory framework for the licensing of new
nuclear power plants. Finally, it resolves three petitions for
rulemaking (PRM) that were considered during the development of the
final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 26, 2009.
Compliance Date: Compliance with this final rule is required by March
31, 2010, for licensees currently licensed to operate under 10 CFR Part
50.
ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0019]. Address
questions about NRC Dockets to Carol Gallagher at 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agency Wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC's
public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's
PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bonnie Schnetzler, Office of
Nuclear Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-7883; e-mail:
Bonnie.Schnetzler@nrc.gov, or Mr. Timothy Reed, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone 301-415-1462; e-mail: Timothy.Reed@nrc.gov.
