Readers & Subscribers: Please see the Readers Note in the right column. We need financial assistance and/or corporate sponsors to help in continuing this public service. We will display your company banner ad for a modest contribution. If you are interested or have suggestions, please contact us at: info@ecobizport.com.
Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 60
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 60
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0246.10, OMB Control Number 2030-0016
2. ALL - ND. EPA. Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models
3. AIR - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
4. DRINK - NM. EPA. Notice of an Underground Injection Control Program Meeting To Discuss Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
5. ALL - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Scientists and Engineers To Augment the Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC)
6. ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
7. TRANSPORT, HAZ - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting
8. WILDLIFE - PR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose
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: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and
Reconciliation (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0246.10, OMB Control Number 2030-0016
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14550-14551]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0827; FRL-8788-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and
Reconciliation (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0246.10, OMB Control Number
2030-0016
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 30,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2008-0827, to (1) EPA Online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: 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: Donna Blanding, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564-1130; fax
number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: blanding.donna@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 14550-14551]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0827; FRL-8788-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Contractor Cumulative Claim and
Reconciliation (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0246.10, OMB Control Number
2030-0016
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 30,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OARM-2008-0827, to (1) EPA Online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: 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: Donna Blanding, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564-1130; fax
number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: blanding.donna@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14551-14552]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009; FRL-8787-5]
Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of
Environmental Models
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Document Availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the final ``Guidance Document on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory Environmental Models,'' EPA/
100/K-09/003 (hereinafter ``Models Guidance''). EPA's Council for
Regulatory Environmental Modeling (CREM) developed the Models Guidance
and its companion product, the ``Models Knowledge Base'' (hereinafter
``Models KBase,'' http://cfpub.epa.gov/crem/knowledge_base/
knowbase.cfm), to improve the practices associated with the development, evaluation, and application of models for environmental decision making. Furthermore,
by providing access to its tools and methods, EPA increases
transparency and can improve the public's understanding of how science
is used to make environmental decisions.
While the Models Guidance does not impose legally binding
requirements on EPA or the public, it provides recommendations on the
principles of good modeling practice, stressing the importance of model
quality, documentation, and transparency with the aim of helping to
determine when and how a model can be used to inform a decision.
ADDRESSES: The Models Guidance is available electronically through the
CREM Web site: http://www.epa.gov/crem. A limited number of paper
copies will be available from EPA's National Service Center for
Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242; telephone 1-800-490-9198 or 513-489-8190; facsimile: 301-604-
3408; e-mail: NSCEP@bps-lmit.com. Please provide your name, mailing
address, title, and EPA number (as given above) of the requested
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Noha Gaber, Council for Regulatory
Environmental Modeling, Office of the Science Advisor, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Mail Code: 8105R, Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at 202-564-2179; Fax: 202-564-2070; or via e-mail
at gaber.noha@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 14551-14552]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009; FRL-8787-5]
Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of
Environmental Models
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Document Availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the final ``Guidance Document on the Development,
Evaluation, and Application of Regulatory Environmental Models,'' EPA/
100/K-09/003 (hereinafter ``Models Guidance''). EPA's Council for
Regulatory Environmental Modeling (CREM) developed the Models Guidance
and its companion product, the ``Models Knowledge Base'' (hereinafter
``Models KBase,'' http://cfpub.epa.gov/crem/knowledge_base/
knowbase.cfm), to improve the practices associated with the development, evaluation, and application of models for environmental decision making. Furthermore,
by providing access to its tools and methods, EPA increases
transparency and can improve the public's understanding of how science
is used to make environmental decisions.
While the Models Guidance does not impose legally binding
requirements on EPA or the public, it provides recommendations on the
principles of good modeling practice, stressing the importance of model
quality, documentation, and transparency with the aim of helping to
determine when and how a model can be used to inform a decision.
ADDRESSES: The Models Guidance is available electronically through the
CREM Web site: http://www.epa.gov/crem. A limited number of paper
copies will be available from EPA's National Service Center for
Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242; telephone 1-800-490-9198 or 513-489-8190; facsimile: 301-604-
3408; e-mail: NSCEP@bps-lmit.com. Please provide your name, mailing
address, title, and EPA number (as given above) of the requested
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Noha Gaber, Council for Regulatory
Environmental Modeling, Office of the Science Advisor, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Mail Code: 8105R, Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at 202-564-2179; Fax: 202-564-2070; or via e-mail
at gaber.noha@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14552]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8787-4]
Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Mobile Sources Technical Review
Subcommittee (MSTRS) will meet in May 2009. The MSTRS is a subcommittee
under the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. This is an open meeting.
The meeting will include discussion of current topics and presentations
about activities being conducted by EPA's Office of Transportation and
Air Quality. The preliminary agenda for the meeting and any notices
about change in venue will be posted on the Subcommittee's Web site:
http://www.epa.gov/air/caaac/mobile_sources.html. MSTRS listserver
subscribers will receive notification when the agenda is available on
the Subcommittee Web site. To subscribe to the MSTRS listserver, send a
blank e-mail to lists-mstrs@lists.epa.gov.
DATES: Wednesday May 13, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins
at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Loews Madison Hotel, 1177
15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202-862-1600. The hotel
is located about four blocks from both the Farragut North and McPherson
Square Metro stations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Technical Information: John Guy, Designated Federal Officer,
Transportation and Regional Programs Division, Mailcode 6405J, U.S.
EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; Ph: 202-343-
9276; e-mail: guy.john@epa.gov.
For Logistical and Administrative Information: Ms. Cheryl Jackson,
U.S. EPA, Transportation and Regional Programs Division, Mailcode
6405J, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 202-
343-9653; e-mail: jackson.cheryl@epa.gov.
Background on the work of the subcommittee is available at: http://
www.epa.gov/air/caaac/mobile_sources.html . Individuals or
organizations wishing to provide comments to the subcommittee should
submit them to Mr. Guy at the address above by April 24, 2009. The
subcommittee expects that public statements presented at its meetings
will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements.
[Notices]
[Page 14552]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8787-4]
Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Mobile Sources Technical Review
Subcommittee (MSTRS) will meet in May 2009. The MSTRS is a subcommittee
under the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. This is an open meeting.
The meeting will include discussion of current topics and presentations
about activities being conducted by EPA's Office of Transportation and
Air Quality. The preliminary agenda for the meeting and any notices
about change in venue will be posted on the Subcommittee's Web site:
http://www.epa.gov/air/caaac/mobile_sources.html. MSTRS listserver
subscribers will receive notification when the agenda is available on
the Subcommittee Web site. To subscribe to the MSTRS listserver, send a
blank e-mail to lists-mstrs@lists.epa.gov.
DATES: Wednesday May 13, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration begins
at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Loews Madison Hotel, 1177
15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Phone 202-862-1600. The hotel
is located about four blocks from both the Farragut North and McPherson
Square Metro stations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For Technical Information: John Guy, Designated Federal Officer,
Transportation and Regional Programs Division, Mailcode 6405J, U.S.
EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; Ph: 202-343-
9276; e-mail: guy.john@epa.gov.
For Logistical and Administrative Information: Ms. Cheryl Jackson,
U.S. EPA, Transportation and Regional Programs Division, Mailcode
6405J, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 202-
343-9653; e-mail: jackson.cheryl@epa.gov.
Background on the work of the subcommittee is available at: http://
www.epa.gov/air/caaac/mobile_sources.html . Individuals or
organizations wishing to provide comments to the subcommittee should
submit them to Mr. Guy at the address above by April 24, 2009. The
subcommittee expects that public statements presented at its meetings
will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Notice of an Underground Injection Control Program Meeting To Discuss Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14553]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8788-1]
Notice of an Underground Injection Control Program Meeting To
Discuss Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Underground
Injection Control Program will be hosting a meeting to discuss
innovative ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) operations that
would prevent endangerment of underground sources of drinking water.
While ASR may be a valuable tool to support public drinking water
supplies, EPA or States with primary enforcement responsibility
regulate underground injection activities to protect underground
sources of drinking water pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA
is assembling an interdisciplinary group of experts to generate ideas
regarding the use of ASR technology in a manner that will prevent
endangerment of drinking water resources. EPA requests those interested
in attending to register at http://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA-ASR.
DATES: The ASR Expert Meeting will be held on May 5-6, 2009. The
meeting will be two (2) half days (May 5, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., May 6, 8 a.m.-
1 p.m.). Registration must be received by April 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the 12th floor Huron Conference
room at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jyl Lapachin, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0327; fax number
(202) 564-3756; e-mail address: lapachin.jyl@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 14553]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8788-1]
Notice of an Underground Injection Control Program Meeting To
Discuss Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Underground
Injection Control Program will be hosting a meeting to discuss
innovative ideas for Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) operations that
would prevent endangerment of underground sources of drinking water.
While ASR may be a valuable tool to support public drinking water
supplies, EPA or States with primary enforcement responsibility
regulate underground injection activities to protect underground
sources of drinking water pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA
is assembling an interdisciplinary group of experts to generate ideas
regarding the use of ASR technology in a manner that will prevent
endangerment of drinking water resources. EPA requests those interested
in attending to register at http://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA-ASR.
DATES: The ASR Expert Meeting will be held on May 5-6, 2009. The
meeting will be two (2) half days (May 5, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., May 6, 8 a.m.-
1 p.m.). Registration must be received by April 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the 12th floor Huron Conference
room at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jyl Lapachin, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0327; fax number
(202) 564-3756; e-mail address: lapachin.jyl@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Scientists and Engineers To Augment the Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC)
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14553-14555]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8787-7]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Scientists and Engineers To Augment the Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting nominations for scientists and engineers with expertise and
direct experience in water infrastructure assessment, rehabilitation,
and renewal to augment expertise on the SAB Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC).
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 21, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9946; by fax at (202) 233-
0643 or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA's Aging
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Research Initiative should
be directed to Mr. Thomas Speth of EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), at speth.thomas@epa.gov or (513) 569-7208.
[Notices]
[Page 14553-14555]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8787-7]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Scientists and Engineers To Augment the Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting nominations for scientists and engineers with expertise and
direct experience in water infrastructure assessment, rehabilitation,
and renewal to augment expertise on the SAB Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC).
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 21, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9946; by fax at (202) 233-
0643 or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA's Aging
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Research Initiative should
be directed to Mr. Thomas Speth of EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), at speth.thomas@epa.gov or (513) 569-7208.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14543-14544]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: April 15, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Commercialization and Project Management, Golden
Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,
CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
[Notices]
[Page 14543-14544]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: April 15, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Commercialization and Project Management, Golden
Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,
CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TRANSPORT, HAZ - NM. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public Meeting
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14612-14613]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 35th session of the
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held June 22-26, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland.
During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments relative to
potential new work items which may be considered for inclusion in its
international agenda, and comments relative to a potential future
rulemaking action regarding the use and applicability of international
standards.
Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting
DATES: Wednesday, June 17, 2009; 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this
meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will
be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/
international.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Director, Office of
International Standards or Mr. Shane Kelley, International
Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.
[Notices]
[Page 14612-14613]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested persons that PHMSA will
conduct a public meeting in preparation for the 35th session of the
United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods (UNSCOE TDG) to be held June 22-26, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland.
During this meeting, PHMSA is also soliciting comments relative to
potential new work items which may be considered for inclusion in its
international agenda, and comments relative to a potential future
rulemaking action regarding the use and applicability of international
standards.
Information Regarding the UNSCOE TDG Meeting
DATES: Wednesday, June 17, 2009; 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DOT Headquarters, West
Building, Oklahoma City Conference Room, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
Conference Call Capability/Live Meeting Information: Conference
call-in and ``live meeting'' capability will be provided for this
meeting. Specific information on call-in and live meeting access will
be posted when available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/regs/
international.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Duane Pfund, Director, Office of
International Standards or Mr. Shane Kelley, International
Transportation Specialist, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0656.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: WILDLIFE - PR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14495-14506]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 55 and 81
[Docket No. 00-108-7]
RIN 0579-AB35
Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate
Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We are proposing further amendments that would establish a
herd certification program to eliminate chronic wasting disease from
farmed or captive cervids in the United States. Under the 2006 Chronic
Wasting Disease (CWD) rule, participating deer, elk, and moose herds
would have to follow CWD Herd Certification Program requirements for
animal identification, testing, herd management, and movement of
animals into and from herds. This document proposes additional changes
to the program regarding recognition of State bans on the entry of
farmed or captive cervids for reasons unrelated to CWD, the number of
years an animal must be monitored for CWD before it may move
interstate, interstate movement of cervids that originated from herds
in proximity to a CWD outbreak, herd inventory procedures, and several
other matters. These actions are intended to help eliminate CWD from
the farmed or captive cervid herds in the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0118 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. 00-108-7, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. 00-108-7.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dean E. Goeldner, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4916.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14495-14506]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 55 and 81
[Docket No. 00-108-7]
RIN 0579-AB35
Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate
Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk, and Moose
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: We are proposing further amendments that would establish a
herd certification program to eliminate chronic wasting disease from
farmed or captive cervids in the United States. Under the 2006 Chronic
Wasting Disease (CWD) rule, participating deer, elk, and moose herds
would have to follow CWD Herd Certification Program requirements for
animal identification, testing, herd management, and movement of
animals into and from herds. This document proposes additional changes
to the program regarding recognition of State bans on the entry of
farmed or captive cervids for reasons unrelated to CWD, the number of
years an animal must be monitored for CWD before it may move
interstate, interstate movement of cervids that originated from herds
in proximity to a CWD outbreak, herd inventory procedures, and several
other matters. These actions are intended to help eliminate CWD from
the farmed or captive cervid herds in the United States.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before June
1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0118 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
your comment to Docket No. 00-108-7, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. 00-108-7.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dean E. Goeldner, Senior Staff
Veterinarian, Ruminant Health Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit
43, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-4916.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: MI/TRANSPORT - ND. DOT/Federal Highway Administration. Environmental Impact Statement: St. Clair County, MI; Notice of availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study and Section 4(f) Evaluation
[Federal Register: March 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 14611]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: St. Clair County, MI
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study and Section 4(f)
Evaluation.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for
the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study (BWB). This action is pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., as amended and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Parts 1500-1508). The FEIS discusses the recommended
alternative to improve the United States inspection Facility at the
Blue Water Bridge Plaza and the I-94/I-69 corridor in St. Clair County,
Michigan; describes the environmental impacts of the proposed project
and proposed mitigation; and addresses comments received on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation issued in
August 2007.
DATES: Any comments must be received on or before May 4, 2009. The FEIS
waiting period ends 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency publishes the BWB's NOA in the Federal Register (currently
scheduled to be published on April 3, 2009).
ADDRESSES: Document Availability: Copies of the FEIS are available for
public inspection and review on the project Web site: http://
www.michigan.gov/bluewaterbridgeproject and at the following locations:
Fort Gratiot Township, 3720 Keewahdin Road, Fort Gratiot,
MI 48059.
Port Huron City of, Office of the City Clerk, 100 McMorran
Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060.
Port Huron Township, 3800 Lapeer Road, Port Huron, MI
48060.
MDOT Region Office, 18101 W. Nine Mile Road, Southfield,
MI 48075.
MDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, 425 W. Ottawa St.,
Lansing, MI 48933.
MDOT Port Huron Transportation Service Center, 2127 11th
Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060.
St. Clair County Library, 210 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron,
MI 48060.
St. Clair County Planning Office, St. Clair County Bldg.,
200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060.
Copies of the FEIS may be requested from Bob Parsons (Public
Involvement and Hearings Officer) at the Michigan Department of
Transportation, 425 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909
or by calling (517) 373-9534.
Comments: Send any comments on the FEIS to the Michigan Department
of Transportation, c/o Bob Parsons (Public Involvement and Hearings
Officer), 425 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909; Fax:
(517) 373-9255; or e-mail: parsonsb@michigan.gov. Information regarding
this proposed action is available in alternative formats upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rizzo, Major Project Manager, at
FHWA Michigan Division, 315 W. Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, MI
48933; by phone at (517) 702-1833, or e-mail at Ryan.Rizzo@FHWA.DOT.US.
David Williams, Environmental Program Manager, FHWA Michigan Division,
315 W. Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, MI 48933; by phone at (517)
702-1820; or e-mail at David.Williams@FHWA.DOT.US.
[Notices]
[Page 14611]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: St. Clair County, MI
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA) of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study and Section 4(f)
Evaluation.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation for
the Blue Water Bridge Plaza Study (BWB). This action is pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., as amended and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Parts 1500-1508). The FEIS discusses the recommended
alternative to improve the United States inspection Facility at the
Blue Water Bridge Plaza and the I-94/I-69 corridor in St. Clair County,
Michigan; describes the environmental impacts of the proposed project
and proposed mitigation; and addresses comments received on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation issued in
August 2007.
DATES: Any comments must be received on or before May 4, 2009. The FEIS
waiting period ends 30 days after the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency publishes the BWB's NOA in the Federal Register (currently
scheduled to be published on April 3, 2009).
ADDRESSES: Document Availability: Copies of the FEIS are available for
public inspection and review on the project Web site: http://
www.michigan.gov/bluewaterbridgeproject and at the following locations:
MI 48059.
Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060.
48060.
MI 48075.
Lansing, MI 48933.
Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060.
MI 48060.
200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060.
Copies of the FEIS may be requested from Bob Parsons (Public
Involvement and Hearings Officer) at the Michigan Department of
Transportation, 425 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909
or by calling (517) 373-9534.
Comments: Send any comments on the FEIS to the Michigan Department
of Transportation, c/o Bob Parsons (Public Involvement and Hearings
Officer), 425 W. Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing, MI 48909; Fax:
(517) 373-9255; or e-mail: parsonsb@michigan.gov. Information regarding
this proposed action is available in alternative formats upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Rizzo, Major Project Manager, at
FHWA Michigan Division, 315 W. Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, MI
48933; by phone at (517) 702-1833, or e-mail at Ryan.Rizzo@FHWA.DOT.US.
David Williams, Environmental Program Manager, FHWA Michigan Division,
315 W. Allegan Street, Room 201; Lansing, MI 48933; by phone at (517)
702-1820; or e-mail at David.Williams@FHWA.DOT.US.
