Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 66
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 66
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Note: A number of pesticide-related notice announcements were omitted from this report (click here).
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Bacillus subtilis MBI 600; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
2. TOXICS - FRs [3 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances: Cyhalofop–butyl; Spiromesifen; Thiamethoxam
3. DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Questionnaire for Drinking Water Utilities Participating in Emerging Contaminant Sampling Program (NEW); EPA ICR No. 2346.01 OMB Control No. 2080-NEW
4. AIR - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air Subcommittee Meetings
5. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Microwave Ovens, and Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
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: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Bacillus subtilis MBI 600; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15865-15869]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0762; FRL-8408-7]
Bacillus subtilis MBI 600; Exemption from the Requirement of a
Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of the biofungicide, Bacillus subtilis MBI
600, in or on all food commodities, including residues resulting from
post-harvest uses, when applied/used in accordance with good
agricultural practices. Becker Underwood, Inc. submitted a petition to
EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting
an amendment to expand the existing exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of Bacillus subtilis MBI 600 in or on
all food commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective April 8, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before June 8, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0762. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15865-15869]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0762; FRL-8408-7]
Bacillus subtilis MBI 600; Exemption from the Requirement of a
Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of the biofungicide, Bacillus subtilis MBI
600, in or on all food commodities, including residues resulting from
post-harvest uses, when applied/used in accordance with good
agricultural practices. Becker Underwood, Inc. submitted a petition to
EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting
an amendment to expand the existing exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of Bacillus subtilis MBI 600 in or on
all food commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective April 8, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before June 8, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0762. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: DRINK - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Questionnaire for Drinking Water Utilities Participating in Emerging Contaminant Sampling Program (NEW); EPA ICR No. 2346.01 OMB Control No. 2080-NEW
[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
[Notices]
[Page 15965-15967]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0114, FRL-8790-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Questionnaire for Drinking Water Utilities
Participating in Emerging Contaminant Sampling Program (NEW); EPA ICR
No. 2346.01 OMB Control No. 2080-NEW
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2009-0114, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: Research and Development Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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: Susan T. Glassmeyer, Ph.D.,
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., MS 564,
Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: 513-569-7526; fax number 513-
569-7757; e-mail address: glassmeyer.susan@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 15965-15967]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0114, FRL-8790-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Questionnaire for Drinking Water Utilities
Participating in Emerging Contaminant Sampling Program (NEW); EPA ICR
No. 2346.01 OMB Control No. 2080-NEW
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
ORD-2009-0114, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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: Susan T. Glassmeyer, Ph.D.,
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., MS 564,
Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: 513-569-7526; fax number 513-
569-7757; e-mail address: glassmeyer.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air
Subcommittee Meetings
[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
[Notices]
[Page 15967-15968]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225; FRL-8790-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air
Subcommittee Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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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 three meetings of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Clean Air Subcommittee.
DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on
Thursday, April 30, 2009, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. The second
meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009,
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The third meeting (face-to-face)
will begin on Monday, June 8, 2009 and conclude on Wednesday, June 10,
2009. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Requests for the draft agendas or for making oral presentations at the
meetings will be accepted up to one business day before each meeting.
ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the EPA's RTP Main
Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225, by one of the following methods:
http://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-2009-0225.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air Subcommittee Meetings Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225.
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-2009-
0225.
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: Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 15967-15968]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225; FRL-8790-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air
Subcommittee Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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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 three meetings of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Clean Air Subcommittee.
DATES: The first meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on
Thursday, April 30, 2009, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. The second
meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009,
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. The third meeting (face-to-face)
will begin on Monday, June 8, 2009 and conclude on Wednesday, June 10,
2009. The meetings may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Requests for the draft agendas or for making oral presentations at the
meetings will be accepted up to one business day before each meeting.
ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the EPA's RTP Main
Campus Facility, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225.
Counselors (BOSC), 2009 Clean Air Subcommittee Meetings Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0225.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0225.
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: Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Microwave Ovens, and Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
[Federal Register: April 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 66)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16039-16096]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number: EERE-2006-STD-0127]
RIN 1904-AB49
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Microwave Ovens,
and Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
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 announcing that it is
amending energy conservation standards pertaining to the cooking
efficiency of residential gas kitchen ranges and ovens, because it has
determined that such standards would be technologically feasible and
economically justified and would result in significant conservation of
energy, the three primary statutory criteria for adoption of standards
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). DOE is not
adopting energy conservation standards pertaining to the cooking
efficiency of residential electric kitchen ranges and ovens and
microwave ovens, because it has determined that such standards would
not be technologically feasible and economically justified. At this
point, DOE has decided to defer its decision regarding adoption of
amended energy conservation standards for the energy efficiency of
commercial clothes washers and standby mode and off mode power
consumption by microwave ovens, pending further rulemaking. Finally,
DOE is not adopting amended standards for dishwashers and dehumidifiers
in this rulemaking, because recent amendments to EPCA have already set
standards for those products.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is June 8, 2009. Compliance with
the standards set by today's final rule is required on April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents, the
technical support document, transcripts of the public meetings in this
proceeding, or comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (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. You may also obtain
copies of certain previous rulemaking documents in this proceeding
(i.e., framework document, advance notice of proposed rulemaking,
notice of proposed rulemaking), draft analyses, public meeting
materials, and related test procedure documents from the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/
cooking_products.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, 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) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Eric Stas or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail:
Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov or Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16039-16096]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number: EERE-2006-STD-0127]
RIN 1904-AB49
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Certain Consumer Products (Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Microwave Ovens,
and Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) and for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment (Commercial Clothes Washers)
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 announcing that it is
amending energy conservation standards pertaining to the cooking
efficiency of residential gas kitchen ranges and ovens, because it has
determined that such standards would be technologically feasible and
economically justified and would result in significant conservation of
energy, the three primary statutory criteria for adoption of standards
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). DOE is not
adopting energy conservation standards pertaining to the cooking
efficiency of residential electric kitchen ranges and ovens and
microwave ovens, because it has determined that such standards would
not be technologically feasible and economically justified. At this
point, DOE has decided to defer its decision regarding adoption of
amended energy conservation standards for the energy efficiency of
commercial clothes washers and standby mode and off mode power
consumption by microwave ovens, pending further rulemaking. Finally,
DOE is not adopting amended standards for dishwashers and dehumidifiers
in this rulemaking, because recent amendments to EPCA have already set
standards for those products.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is June 8, 2009. Compliance with
the standards set by today's final rule is required on April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents, the
technical support document, transcripts of the public meetings in this
proceeding, or comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (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. You may also obtain
copies of certain previous rulemaking documents in this proceeding
(i.e., framework document, advance notice of proposed rulemaking,
notice of proposed rulemaking), draft analyses, public meeting
materials, and related test procedure documents from the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/
cooking_products.html
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stephen Witkowski, 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) 586-7463. E-mail:
Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Eric Stas or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail:
Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov or Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
