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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 61
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 61
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ, WATER - FR/Delay Effective Date. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final Amendments
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the CAA Amendments of 1990 (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1633.15, OMB Control No. 2060-0258
3. ALL - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Expert Elicitation Advisory Panel
4. TRANSPORT, ENERGY - ND. DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for New Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
5. AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA. Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders on the Roadmap for Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
6. TOXICS - FRs [3 Separate Announcements]. EPA. (1) Captan, 2,4–D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, & Fenarimol; (2) Prothioconazole; and (3) Quinoxyfen
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 Effective Date. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule--Final Amendments
[Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14736-14738]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8788-5]
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.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying the
effective date of the final rule that amends the Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations promulgated in the
Federal Register on December 5, 2008. The amendments will become
effective on January 14, 2010. EPA additionally is requesting public
comment on whether a further extension of the effective date may be
warranted.
DATES: This document is effective April 1, 2009. The effective date of
the final rule (FR Doc. E8-28159), published in the Federal Register on
December 5, 2008 (73 FR 74236), that was delayed until April 4, 2009
(74 FR 5900), is further delayed to January 14, 2010.
Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0584, by one of the following methods:
http://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 14736-14738]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-8788-5]
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.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delaying the
effective date of the final rule that amends the Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations promulgated in the
Federal Register on December 5, 2008. The amendments will become
effective on January 14, 2010. EPA additionally is requesting public
comment on whether a further extension of the effective date may be
warranted.
DATES: This document is effective April 1, 2009. The effective date of
the final rule (FR Doc. E8-28159), published in the Federal Register on
December 5, 2008 (73 FR 74236), that was delayed until April 4, 2009
(74 FR 5900), is further delayed to January 14, 2010.
Comments must be received on or before May 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0584, by one of the following methods:
instructions for 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: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the CAA Amendments of 1990 (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1633.15, OMB Control No. 2060-0258
[Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 14797-14799]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0022; FRL-8788-3] Billing Code 6560-50
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the CAA Amendments
of 1990 (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1633.15, OMB Control No. 2060-0258
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 July 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 June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0022, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. 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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; e-mail
address: vansickle.karen@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 14797-14799]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0022; FRL-8788-3] Billing Code 6560-50
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Acid Rain Program Under Title IV of the CAA Amendments
of 1990 (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1633.15, OMB Control No. 2060-0258
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 July 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 June 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0022, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. 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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; e-mail
address: vansickle.karen@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Expert Elicitation Advisory Panel
[Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 14799]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8788-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Expert Elicitation
Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the SAB Expert Elicitation Advisory Panel to discuss a draft report
reviewing EPA's draft Expert Elicitation Task Force White Paper.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, April 22,
2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this teleconference may contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Nugent may be
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 343-9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information about the EPA SAB,
as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice,
may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. . .
[Notices]
[Page 14799]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8788-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Expert Elicitation
Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the SAB Expert Elicitation Advisory Panel to discuss a draft report
reviewing EPA's draft Expert Elicitation Task Force White Paper.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Wednesday, April 22,
2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this teleconference may contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Nugent may be
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 343-9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information about the EPA SAB,
as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice,
may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. . .
Background information on this advisory activity can be found in the Federal
Register at 72 FR 35463-35465 and on the SAB Web site at http://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/
Expert%20Elicitation%20White%20Paper?OpenDocument.
Register at 72 FR 35463-35465 and on the SAB Web site at http://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/
Expert%20Elicitation%20White%20Paper?OpenDocument.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TRANSPORT, ENERGY - ND. DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for New Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
[Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 14857-14862]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0059]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
New Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for scoping comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
NHTSA plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
analyze the potential environmental impacts of the agency's Corporate
Average Fuel Economy program for passenger automobiles (referred to
herein as ``passenger cars'') and nonpassenger automobiles (referred to
herein as ``light trucks''). The EIS will consider the potential
environmental impacts of new fuel economy standards for model year
2012-2016 passenger cars and light trucks that NHTSA will be proposing
pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
This notice initiates the NEPA scoping process by inviting comments
from Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and the public
to help identify the environmental issues and reasonable alternatives
to be examined in the EIS. This notice also provides guidance for
participating in the scoping process and additional information about
the alternatives NHTSA expects to consider in its NEPA analysis.
DATES: The scoping process will culminate in the preparation and
issuance of a Draft EIS, which will be made available for public
comment. To ensure that NHTSA has an opportunity to fully consider
scoping comments and to facilitate NHTSA's prompt preparation of the
Draft EIS, scoping comments should be received on or before May 1,
2009. NHTSA will try to consider comments received after that date to
the extent the rulemaking schedule allows.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket at 202-366-9324.
Note that all comments received, including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues, contact Carol
Hammel-Smith, Fuel Economy Division, Office of International Vehicle,
Fuel Economy and Consumer Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-5206. For legal issues, contact Jessica Wilson,
Legislation & General Law Division, Office of the Chief Counsel,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-1834.
[Notices]
[Page 14857-14862]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0059]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
New Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for scoping comments.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
NHTSA plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
analyze the potential environmental impacts of the agency's Corporate
Average Fuel Economy program for passenger automobiles (referred to
herein as ``passenger cars'') and nonpassenger automobiles (referred to
herein as ``light trucks''). The EIS will consider the potential
environmental impacts of new fuel economy standards for model year
2012-2016 passenger cars and light trucks that NHTSA will be proposing
pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
This notice initiates the NEPA scoping process by inviting comments
from Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and the public
to help identify the environmental issues and reasonable alternatives
to be examined in the EIS. This notice also provides guidance for
participating in the scoping process and additional information about
the alternatives NHTSA expects to consider in its NEPA analysis.
DATES: The scoping process will culminate in the preparation and
issuance of a Draft EIS, which will be made available for public
comment. To ensure that NHTSA has an opportunity to fully consider
scoping comments and to facilitate NHTSA's prompt preparation of the
Draft EIS, scoping comments should be received on or before May 1,
2009. NHTSA will try to consider comments received after that date to
the extent the rulemaking schedule allows.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket at 202-366-9324.
Note that all comments received, including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues, contact Carol
Hammel-Smith, Fuel Economy Division, Office of International Vehicle,
Fuel Economy and Consumer Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: 202-366-5206. For legal issues, contact Jessica Wilson,
Legislation & General Law Division, Office of the Chief Counsel,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-1834.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA. Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders on the Roadmap for Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
[Federal Register: April 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 14767-14768]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders on the Roadmap for
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public comment period for written stakeholder input.
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SUMMARY: The Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO) of the
Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area of the Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting written stakeholder input on the
preparation of a roadmap for agricultural research, education, and
extension at USDA. The preparation of the Roadmap is mandated by the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008. By this notice, the
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics has been
designated to act on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
in soliciting public comment from interested parties regarding the
preparation of the Roadmap.
DATES: All written comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST, May 31,
2009, to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by REE-2009-0001, by any
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Roadmap@osec.usda.gov. Include REE-2009-0001 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: (202) 690-1677.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to:
Michele Simmons; Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO); U.S.
Department of Agriculture; Mail Stop 0114; 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW.; Washington, DC 20250-0114.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Michele Simmons; Research, Education, and
Extension Office (REEO); U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room 3858-S;
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-0114.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the title
``Roadmap'' and REE-2009-0001. All comments received will be posted to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Simmons, (202) 720-1777
(phone), (202) 690-1677 (fax), or Roadmap@osec.usda.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 14767-14768]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders on the Roadmap for
Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics Office, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public comment period for written stakeholder input.
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SUMMARY: The Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO) of the
Research, Education, and Economics (REE) Mission Area of the Department
of Agriculture (USDA) is requesting written stakeholder input on the
preparation of a roadmap for agricultural research, education, and
extension at USDA. The preparation of the Roadmap is mandated by the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008. By this notice, the
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics has been
designated to act on behalf of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
in soliciting public comment from interested parties regarding the
preparation of the Roadmap.
DATES: All written comments must be received by 5 p.m. EST, May 31,
2009, to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by REE-2009-0001, by any
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Roadmap@osec.usda.gov. Include REE-2009-0001 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: (202) 690-1677.
Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to:
Michele Simmons; Research, Education, and Extension Office (REEO); U.S.
Department of Agriculture; Mail Stop 0114; 1400 Independence Avenue,
SW.; Washington, DC 20250-0114.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Michele Simmons; Research, Education, and
Extension Office (REEO); U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room 3858-S;
1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20250-0114.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the title
``Roadmap'' and REE-2009-0001. All comments received will be posted to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Simmons, (202) 720-1777
(phone), (202) 690-1677 (fax), or Roadmap@osec.usda.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - FRs [3 Separate Announcements]. EPA. (1) Captan, 2,4–D, Dodine, DCPA, Endothall, Fomesafen, Propyzamide, Ethofumesate, Permethrin, Dimethipin, & Fenarimol; (2) Prothioconazole; and (3) Quinoxyfen
