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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 71
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 71
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
There are 18 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
2. WATER - FR/Withdrawal. EPA. Withdrawal of NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula
3. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation
4. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation and its Subcontractors
5. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to Multiple Agency Requests
6. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Policies and Procedures for Initial Screening
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Final Test Guidelines; Notice of Availability of Several Revised Test Guidelines
9. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Final List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inert Ingredients to be Screened Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act
Cosmetic Act
10. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee Meeting--May 2009
11. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
12. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Method and Format for Submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs) Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
13. WATER, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria
14. AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
15. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
16. ENERGY/Efficiency - NF. DOE. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program--State, Local and Tribal Allocation Formulas
17. AIR - NM. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
18. ALL - ND. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
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. Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17405-17406]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8410-1]
Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule resolves an objection filed by the California
Grape and Tree Fruit League in response to a final rule on diazinon
tolerances published on September 10, 2008 (73 FR 52607) by granting
the objection and modifying the revocation of the diazinon tolerance on
grapes to expire on September 10, 2010.
DATES: This final rule is effective April 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170. 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: Jane Smith, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17405-17406]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170; FRL-8410-1]
Modification of Pesticide Tolerance Revocation for Diazinon
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule resolves an objection filed by the California
Grape and Tree Fruit League in response to a final rule on diazinon
tolerances published on September 10, 2008 (73 FR 52607) by granting
the objection and modifying the revocation of the diazinon tolerance on
grapes to expire on September 10, 2010.
DATES: This final rule is effective April 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1170. 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: Jane Smith, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WATER - FR/Withdrawal. EPA. Withdrawal of NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17403-17405]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 35
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765; FRL-8792-3]
RIN 2040-AE99
Withdrawal of NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean
Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action on withdrawal of a regulation
revising the allotment formula contained in EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA)
Section 106 Water Pollution Control grant regulations. The current
regulations include a financial incentive for States to voluntarily
collect adequate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit fees. This final rule withdraws the financial incentive
for States to voluntarily collect permit fees.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 15, 2009 without further notice.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765. All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water
Docket is (202) 566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robyn Delehanty, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management, 4201M, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-3880; fax number: (202) 501-2346; e-mail
address:delehanty.robyn@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17403-17405]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 35
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765; FRL-8792-3]
RIN 2040-AE99
Withdrawal of NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean
Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action on withdrawal of a regulation
revising the allotment formula contained in EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA)
Section 106 Water Pollution Control grant regulations. The current
regulations include a financial incentive for States to voluntarily
collect adequate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit fees. This final rule withdraws the financial incentive
for States to voluntarily collect permit fees.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 15, 2009 without further notice.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765. All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water
Docket is (202) 566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robyn Delehanty, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management, 4201M, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-3880; fax number: (202) 501-2346; e-mail
address:delehanty.robyn@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17475-17476]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8406-9]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC) of Falls Church, VA, to access information which has
been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or
determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than April
22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; fax
number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17475-17476]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8406-9]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC) of Falls Church, VA, to access information which has
been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or
determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than April
22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8257; fax
number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation and its Subcontractors
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17476-17477]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004]; FRL-8408-3]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation and its Subcontractors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized contractor Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC) of Falls Church, VA and its subcontractors, Insight Global of
McLean, VA and KForce, Incorporated of Reston, VA, to access
information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than April
22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8257; fax number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address:
sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17476-17477]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004]; FRL-8408-3]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation and its Subcontractors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized contractor Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC) of Falls Church, VA and its subcontractors, Insight Global of
McLean, VA and KForce, Incorporated of Reston, VA, to access
information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than April
22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8257; fax number: (202) 564-8251; e-mail address:
sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to Multiple Agency Requests
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8791-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 17479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8791-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain
Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17477-17479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081; FRL-8412-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain
Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA
ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 request involves a new collection
activity. The ICR, which is abstracted in this document, describes the
nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden
and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2007-1081: (1) to EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, and (2) to OMB at: 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: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Mailcode 7201M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-
mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17477-17479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081; FRL-8412-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission To OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain
Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA
ICR No. 2249.01, OMB Control No. 2070-New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 request involves a new collection
activity. The ICR, which is abstracted in this document, describes the
nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden
and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2007-1081: (1) to EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, and (2) to OMB at: 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: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Mailcode 7201M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-
mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Policies and Procedures for Initial Screening
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17559-17579]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080; FRL-8399-9]
RIN 2070-AD61
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Policies and Procedures
for Initial Screening
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document describes the policies and procedures EPA
generally intends to adopt for initial screening of chemicals under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The EDSP is established
under section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), which requires endocrine screening of all pesticide chemicals
and was established in response to growing scientific evidence that
humans, domestic animals, and fish and wildlife species have exhibited
adverse health consequences from exposure to environmental chemicals
that interact with their endocrine systems. In December 2007, EPA
sought comment on its draft policies and procedures for initial
screening under the EDSP. Following review and revision based on the
public comments, EPA is now describing the specific details of the
policies and procedures that EPA generally intends to adopt for initial
screening under the EDSP, including the statutory requirements
associated with and format of the test orders, as well as EPA's
procedures for fair and equitable sharing of test costs and handling
confidential data.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Mailcode 7201M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-
mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17559-17579]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080; FRL-8399-9]
RIN 2070-AD61
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Policies and Procedures
for Initial Screening
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document describes the policies and procedures EPA
generally intends to adopt for initial screening of chemicals under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). The EDSP is established
under section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), which requires endocrine screening of all pesticide chemicals
and was established in response to growing scientific evidence that
humans, domestic animals, and fish and wildlife species have exhibited
adverse health consequences from exposure to environmental chemicals
that interact with their endocrine systems. In December 2007, EPA
sought comment on its draft policies and procedures for initial
screening under the EDSP. Following review and revision based on the
public comments, EPA is now describing the specific details of the
policies and procedures that EPA generally intends to adopt for initial
screening under the EDSP, including the statutory requirements
associated with and format of the test orders, as well as EPA's
procedures for fair and equitable sharing of test costs and handling
confidential data.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Mailcode 7201M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-
mail address: wooge.william@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Final Test Guidelines; Notice of Availability of Several Revised Test Guidelines
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17479-17481]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0639; FRL-8352-8]
Final Test Guidelines; Notice of Availability of Several Revised
Test Guidelines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is announcing the availability of
several revised or updated test guidelines for the unified library of
harmonized test guidelines issued by the Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS). The OPPTS Harmonized Test
Guidelines are for use in the testing of chemical substances or
pesticides where appropriate to develop
data for submission to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Specifically, EPA is announcing the availability of revised test
guidelines under Series 830-Product Performance Test Guidelines, Series
835-Fate, Transport and Transformation Test Guidelines, and Series 860-
Residue Chemistry Test Guidelines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
Melissa Chun, Regulatory Coordination Staff (7101M), Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-1605; e-mail address: chun.melissa@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Dana Spatz, Environmental Fate
and Effects Division (7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-6063; e-mail address: spatz.dana@epa.gov or Robert S.
Boethling, Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8533; e-mail address: boethling.bob@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17479-17481]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0639; FRL-8352-8]
Final Test Guidelines; Notice of Availability of Several Revised
Test Guidelines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: With this notice, EPA is announcing the availability of
several revised or updated test guidelines for the unified library of
harmonized test guidelines issued by the Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS). The OPPTS Harmonized Test
Guidelines are for use in the testing of chemical substances or
pesticides where appropriate to develop
data for submission to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Specifically, EPA is announcing the availability of revised test
guidelines under Series 830-Product Performance Test Guidelines, Series
835-Fate, Transport and Transformation Test Guidelines, and Series 860-
Residue Chemistry Test Guidelines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
Melissa Chun, Regulatory Coordination Staff (7101M), Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-1605; e-mail address: chun.melissa@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Dana Spatz, Environmental Fate
and Effects Division (7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-6063; e-mail address: spatz.dana@epa.gov or Robert S.
Boethling, Economics, Exposure, and Technology Division (7406M), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (202) 564-8533; e-mail address: boethling.bob@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Final List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inert Ingredients to be Screened Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17579-17585]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0109; FRL-8399-7]
Final List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide
Inert Ingredients to be Screened Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) directs EPA to develop a chemical screening program using
appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant
information to determine whether certain substances may have hormonal
effects. In September 2005, EPA published its approach for selecting
the initial list of chemicals for which testing will be required under
the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) and in June 2007, EPA
published the draft list of the first group of chemicals proposed for
screening in the Agency's EDSP. This document presents the final list
of the first group of chemicals that will be screened in the Agency's
EDSP. The list was produced using the approach described in the
September 2005 notice and considers comments received in response to
the June 2007 draft list. The list includes chemicals that the Agency,
in its discretion, has decided should be tested first, based upon
exposure potential. The Agency deleted 6 chemicals from the original
list of 73 based upon recent information showing that the chemicals are
no longer expected to be found in 3 exposure pathways. The first group
of 67 chemicals identified for testing includes pesticide active
ingredients and High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals used as
pesticide inert ingredients (also known as other ingredients). This
list should not be construed as a list of known or likely endocrine
disruptors. Nothing in the approach for generating the initial list
provides a basis to infer that by simply being on this list these
chemicals are suspected to interfere with the endocrine systems of
humans or other species, and it would be inappropriate to do so. This
document does not describe other aspects of the EDSP such as the
administrative procedures EPA will use to require testing, which is
addressed in a separate notice published in today's Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Phillips, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-1264; e-mail address: phillips.linda@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17579-17585]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2004-0109; FRL-8399-7]
Final List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide
Inert Ingredients to be Screened Under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) directs EPA to develop a chemical screening program using
appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant
information to determine whether certain substances may have hormonal
effects. In September 2005, EPA published its approach for selecting
the initial list of chemicals for which testing will be required under
the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) and in June 2007, EPA
published the draft list of the first group of chemicals proposed for
screening in the Agency's EDSP. This document presents the final list
of the first group of chemicals that will be screened in the Agency's
EDSP. The list was produced using the approach described in the
September 2005 notice and considers comments received in response to
the June 2007 draft list. The list includes chemicals that the Agency,
in its discretion, has decided should be tested first, based upon
exposure potential. The Agency deleted 6 chemicals from the original
list of 73 based upon recent information showing that the chemicals are
no longer expected to be found in 3 exposure pathways. The first group
of 67 chemicals identified for testing includes pesticide active
ingredients and High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals used as
pesticide inert ingredients (also known as other ingredients). This
list should not be construed as a list of known or likely endocrine
disruptors. Nothing in the approach for generating the initial list
provides a basis to infer that by simply being on this list these
chemicals are suspected to interfere with the endocrine systems of
humans or other species, and it would be inappropriate to do so. This
document does not describe other aspects of the EDSP such as the
administrative procedures EPA will use to require testing, which is
addressed in a separate notice published in today's Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Phillips, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-1264; e-mail address: phillips.linda@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee Meeting--May 2009
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17481-17482]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260; FRL-8892-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee Meeting--May
2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting (via conference call) of
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The conference call will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time, and may adjourn early if all business is
finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral
presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day
before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the calls from
Lorelei Kowalski, whose contact information is listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260 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-2009-0260.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Meeting--May 2009 Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
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-2009-0260.
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: Lorelei Kowalski, 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) 564-3408; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17481-17482]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260; FRL-8892-4]
Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee Meeting--May
2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting (via conference call) of
the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The conference call will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009 from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time, and may adjourn early if all business is
finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral
presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day
before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the calls from
Lorelei Kowalski, whose contact information is listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260 by one of
the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee Meeting--May 2009 Docket,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
Center (EPA/
DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0260.
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: Lorelei Kowalski, 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) 564-3408; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17482-17483]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8892-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to
discuss the committee's draft report.
DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public meeting on May 14-15, 2009.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2009 and
adjourn no later than 5:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on
May 15, 2009 and adjourn no later than 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public meeting may contact
Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at:
(202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 17482-17483]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8892-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to
discuss the committee's draft report.
DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public meeting on May 14-15, 2009.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2009 and
adjourn no later than 5:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on
May 15, 2009 and adjourn no later than 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public meeting may contact
Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at:
(202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Method and Format for Submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs) Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17483-17484]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0044; FRL-8790-9]
Method and Format for Submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the method and format for
submitting risk management plans (RMPs) under EPA's Chemical Accident
Prevention regulations. These regulations require owners and operators
of stationary sources subject to the regulations to submit RMPs on
their processes in a method and format specified by EPA. A new RMP
submission method, called RMP*eSubmit, should be used by facilities
submitting their RMPs electronically beginning March 13, 2009. The new
submission method will be On-line via EPA's secure Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Armando Santiago, Evaluation and
Communications Division, Office of Emergency Management (Mail Code
5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-8002 or e-mail address:
Santiago.Armando@epa.gov, or contact Peter Gattuso, Regulation and
Policy Development Division, Office of Emergency Management (Mail Code
5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-7993 or e-mail address:
Gattuso.Peter@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17483-17484]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0044; FRL-8790-9]
Method and Format for Submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice provides information on the method and format for
submitting risk management plans (RMPs) under EPA's Chemical Accident
Prevention regulations. These regulations require owners and operators
of stationary sources subject to the regulations to submit RMPs on
their processes in a method and format specified by EPA. A new RMP
submission method, called RMP*eSubmit, should be used by facilities
submitting their RMPs electronically beginning March 13, 2009. The new
submission method will be On-line via EPA's secure Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Armando Santiago, Evaluation and
Communications Division, Office of Emergency Management (Mail Code
5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-8002 or e-mail address:
Santiago.Armando@epa.gov, or contact Peter Gattuso, Regulation and
Policy Development Division, Office of Emergency Management (Mail Code
5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-7993 or e-mail address:
Gattuso.Peter@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 13
Subject: WATER, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17484-17487]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0224; FRL-8892-5]
Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of data availability (NODA).
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SUMMARY: This NODA provides interested parties with information
submitted to EPA on ocean acidification and solicits additional
pertinent data or information that may be useful in addressing this
issue. In addition, EPA is notifying the public of its intent to review
the current aquatic life criterion for marine pH to determine if a
revision is warranted to protect the marine designated uses of States
and Territories pursuant to Section 304(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
The NODA also solicits additional scientific information and data, as
well as ideas for effective strategies for Federal, State, and local
officials to address the impacts of ocean acidification. This
information can then be used as the basis for a broader discussion of
ocean acidification and marine impacts. EPA also requests information
pertaining to monitoring marine pH and implementation of pH water
quality standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0224, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 2822T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave,
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, 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: Lisa Huff, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-0787; huff.lisa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17484-17487]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0224; FRL-8892-5]
Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of data availability (NODA).
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SUMMARY: This NODA provides interested parties with information
submitted to EPA on ocean acidification and solicits additional
pertinent data or information that may be useful in addressing this
issue. In addition, EPA is notifying the public of its intent to review
the current aquatic life criterion for marine pH to determine if a
revision is warranted to protect the marine designated uses of States
and Territories pursuant to Section 304(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
The NODA also solicits additional scientific information and data, as
well as ideas for effective strategies for Federal, State, and local
officials to address the impacts of ocean acidification. This
information can then be used as the basis for a broader discussion of
ocean acidification and marine impacts. EPA also requests information
pertaining to monitoring marine pH and implementation of pH water
quality standards.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0224, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 2822T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, 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: Lisa Huff, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-0787; huff.lisa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 14
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17490-17491]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0015; FRL-8792-1]
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon
Monoxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of draft document for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: On or about April 15, 2009, the Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making available for public review and
comment a planning document titled Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air
Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure
Assessment. This document describes EPA's planned approach for
developing analyses as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). The EPA is
releasing this planning document to seek consultation with the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public
comments.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0015, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0015, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, 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: Any questions concerning EPA's Carbon
Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan
for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment should be directed to Ms. Ines
Pagan at pagan.ines@epa.gov, telephone 919-541-5469.
[Notices]
[Page 17490-17491]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0015; FRL-8792-1]
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon
Monoxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of draft document for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: On or about April 15, 2009, the Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making available for public review and
comment a planning document titled Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air
Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure
Assessment. This document describes EPA's planned approach for
developing analyses as part of the review of the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). The EPA is
releasing this planning document to seek consultation with the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public
comments.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0015, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of two copies.
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: Any questions concerning EPA's Carbon
Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan
for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment should be directed to Ms. Ines
Pagan at pagan.ines@epa.gov, telephone 919-541-5469.
ANNOUNCEMENT 15
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17487-17489]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0045; FRL-8409-7]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
[Notices]
[Page 17487-17489]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0045; FRL-8409-7]
Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 16
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - NF. DOE. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program--State, Local and Tribal Allocation Formulas
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17461-17469]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program--State,
Local and Tribal Allocation Formulas
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is today
publishing three formulas used to distribute funds allocated to (1)
local government, (2) States, and (3) Indian tribes for the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, as required by the
Program's authorizing legislation, Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140). The purpose of
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program is to assist
eligible local governments, States, and Indian tribes in implementing
strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, to reduce total energy use,
and improve energy efficiency. This notice provides the allocation
formulas that are used to distribute funds to eligible entities. The
formulas in today's notice were previously provided as part of the
funding opportunity announcement issued for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EERE's Information Center, at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/, or call toll-free at 1-877-
EERE-INFO (1-877-337-3463), between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST, Monday-
Friday.
[Notices]
[Page 17461-17469]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program--State,
Local and Tribal Allocation Formulas
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is today
publishing three formulas used to distribute funds allocated to (1)
local government, (2) States, and (3) Indian tribes for the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, as required by the
Program's authorizing legislation, Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140). The purpose of
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program is to assist
eligible local governments, States, and Indian tribes in implementing
strategies to reduce fossil fuel emissions, to reduce total energy use,
and improve energy efficiency. This notice provides the allocation
formulas that are used to distribute funds to eligible entities. The
formulas in today's notice were previously provided as part of the
funding opportunity announcement issued for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EERE's Information Center, at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter/, or call toll-free at 1-877-
EERE-INFO (1-877-337-3463), between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. EST, Monday-
Friday.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 17
Subject: AIR - NM. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17449-17450]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to
continue discussions on air quality issues relating to agriculture.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday,
May 6-7, 2009, and conclude at 5:15 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. A
public comment period will be held on May 6, 2009. Individuals making
oral presentations should register in person at the meeting site and
must bring 50 copies of any material they would like distributed.
Written materials for AAQTF's consideration prior to the meeting must
be received by Michele Laur (address given below) no later than April
20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel located at
2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, California 93721; telephone: (800) 617-
1335 or (559) 268-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions and comments should be
directed to Michele Laur, Designated Federal Official. Ms. Laur may be
contacted at NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6165-S, Washington, DC
20013; telephone: (202) 720-1858; e-mail: michele.laur@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information
concerning AAQTF, may be located on the Web site at http://
www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
[Notices]
[Page 17449-17450]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Meeting of the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) will meet to
continue discussions on air quality issues relating to agriculture.
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday,
May 6-7, 2009, and conclude at 5:15 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. A
public comment period will be held on May 6, 2009. Individuals making
oral presentations should register in person at the meeting site and
must bring 50 copies of any material they would like distributed.
Written materials for AAQTF's consideration prior to the meeting must
be received by Michele Laur (address given below) no later than April
20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel located at
2233 Ventura Street, Fresno, California 93721; telephone: (800) 617-
1335 or (559) 268-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions and comments should be
directed to Michele Laur, Designated Federal Official. Ms. Laur may be
contacted at NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6165-S, Washington, DC
20013; telephone: (202) 720-1858; e-mail: michele.laur@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Additional information
concerning AAQTF, may be located on the Web site at http://
www.airquality.nrcs.usda.gov/AAQTF/.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 18
Subject: ALL - ND. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
[Federal Register: April 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 71)]
[Notices]
[Page 17450-17451]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in its National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Anaerobic
Digester (Code 366); Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code
450); Brush Management (Code 314); Fish Raceway or Tank (Code 398);
Irrigation Ditch Lining (Code 428); Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430);
Irrigation Reservoir (Code 436); Surface Drain, Field Ditch (Code 607);
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Code 608); Roof Runoff Structure
(Code 558); and Surface Roughening (Code 609). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their States will incorporate them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guides. These practices may be used
in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land or on land
determined to be a wetland.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments will be received for a 30-day period,
commencing with this date of publication. Final versions of these new
or revised conservation practice standards will be adopted after the
close of the 30-day period, and after consideration of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted by one of the following
methods:
1. In Writing to: National Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or
2. Electronically via e-mail to: Wayne.Bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of these standards can be downloaded
or printed from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/
NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Single copies of paper
versions of these standards also are available from NRCS in Washington,
DC. Submit individual inquiries in writing to Wayne Bogovich, National
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139-South,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; or e-mail: wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17450-17451]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the Natural Resources Conservation
Service's National Handbook of Conservation Practices
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in its National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Anaerobic
Digester (Code 366); Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code
450); Brush Management (Code 314); Fish Raceway or Tank (Code 398);
Irrigation Ditch Lining (Code 428); Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430);
Irrigation Reservoir (Code 436); Surface Drain, Field Ditch (Code 607);
Surface Drainage, Main or Lateral (Code 608); Roof Runoff Structure
(Code 558); and Surface Roughening (Code 609). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their States will incorporate them into Section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guides. These practices may be used
in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land or on land
determined to be a wetland.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments will be received for a 30-day period,
commencing with this date of publication. Final versions of these new
or revised conservation practice standards will be adopted after the
close of the 30-day period, and after consideration of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted by one of the following
methods:
1. In Writing to: National Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or
2. Electronically via e-mail to: Wayne.Bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of these standards can be downloaded
or printed from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/
NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Single copies of paper
versions of these standards also are available from NRCS in Washington,
DC. Submit individual inquiries in writing to Wayne Bogovich, National
Agricultural Engineer, NRCS, Post Office Box 2890, Room 6139-South,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; or e-mail: wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
