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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 78
Friday, April 24, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 78
Friday, April 24, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerances
2. CLIMATE, AIR - PR. EPA. Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
3. HAZ - FR. Postal Service. Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Mailing Hazardous Materials
4. ENERGY - NM. DOE. National Coal Council
5. ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
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. Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18644-18648]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0526; FRL-8411-9]
Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
penoxsulam in or on almond hulls; grape; nut, tree, group 14; and
pistachio. Dow AgroSciences, LLC., requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective April 24, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before June 23, 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-2008-0526. 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: Philip V. Errico, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6663; e-mail address:
errico.philip@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18644-18648]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0526; FRL-8411-9]
Penoxsulam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
penoxsulam in or on almond hulls; grape; nut, tree, group 14; and
pistachio. Dow AgroSciences, LLC., requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective April 24, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before June 23, 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-2008-0526. 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: Philip V. Errico, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6663; e-mail address:
errico.philip@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: CLIMATE, AIR - PR. EPA. Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18885-18910]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Chapter 1
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171; FRL-8895-5]
RIN 2060-ZA14
Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for
Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Today the Administrator is proposing to find that greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health and welfare of
current and future generations. Concentrations of greenhouse gases are
at unprecedented levels compared to the recent and distant past. These
high atmospheric levels are the unambiguous result of human emissions,
and are very likely the cause of the observed increase in average
temperatures and other climatic changes. The effects of climate change
observed to date and projected to occur in the future--including but
not limited to the increased likelihood of more frequent and intense
heat waves, more wildfires, degraded air quality, more heavy downpours
and flooding, increased drought, greater sea level rise, more intense
storms, harm to water resources, harm to agriculture, and harm to
wildlife and ecosystems--are effects on public health and welfare
within the meaning of the Clean Air Act. In light of the likelihood
that greenhouse gases cause these effects, and the magnitude of the
effects that are occurring and are very likely to occur in the future,
the Administrator proposes to find that atmospheric concentrations of
greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare within the meaning
of Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. She proposes to make this
finding specifically with respect to six greenhouse gases that together
constitute the root of the climate change problem: carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and
sulfur hexafluoride.
The Administrator is also proposing to find that the combined
emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and
hydrofluorocarbons from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle
engines are contributing to this mix of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Thus, she proposes to find that the emissions of these
substances from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines are
contributing to air pollution which is endangering public health and
welfare under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received on or before
June 23, 2009. If you submitted comments on the issues raised by this
proposal in dockets for other Agency efforts (e.g., the Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking on Regulating Greenhouse Gases under the Clean
Air Act), you must still submit your comments to the docket for this
action (EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171) by the deadline if you want them to be
considered.
There will be two public hearings. One hearing will be held on May
18, 2009 in Arlington, VA. The other hearing will be on May 21, 2009 in
Seattle, WA. To obtain information about the public hearings or to
register to speak at the hearings, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below or go to http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
endangerment.html.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0171, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: GHG-Endangerment-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Mailcode 6102T, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Martinich, Climate Change
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9927; fax number: (202) 343-2202; e-mail
address: ghgendangerment@epa.gov. Please use this contact information
for general questions only. Official comments must be submitted using
the instructions above.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18885-18910]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Chapter 1
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171; FRL-8895-5]
RIN 2060-ZA14
Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for
Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Today the Administrator is proposing to find that greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere endanger the public health and welfare of
current and future generations. Concentrations of greenhouse gases are
at unprecedented levels compared to the recent and distant past. These
high atmospheric levels are the unambiguous result of human emissions,
and are very likely the cause of the observed increase in average
temperatures and other climatic changes. The effects of climate change
observed to date and projected to occur in the future--including but
not limited to the increased likelihood of more frequent and intense
heat waves, more wildfires, degraded air quality, more heavy downpours
and flooding, increased drought, greater sea level rise, more intense
storms, harm to water resources, harm to agriculture, and harm to
wildlife and ecosystems--are effects on public health and welfare
within the meaning of the Clean Air Act. In light of the likelihood
that greenhouse gases cause these effects, and the magnitude of the
effects that are occurring and are very likely to occur in the future,
the Administrator proposes to find that atmospheric concentrations of
greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare within the meaning
of Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. She proposes to make this
finding specifically with respect to six greenhouse gases that together
constitute the root of the climate change problem: carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and
sulfur hexafluoride.
The Administrator is also proposing to find that the combined
emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and
hydrofluorocarbons from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle
engines are contributing to this mix of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere. Thus, she proposes to find that the emissions of these
substances from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines are
contributing to air pollution which is endangering public health and
welfare under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received on or before
June 23, 2009. If you submitted comments on the issues raised by this
proposal in dockets for other Agency efforts (e.g., the Advance Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking on Regulating Greenhouse Gases under the Clean
Air Act), you must still submit your comments to the docket for this
action (EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171) by the deadline if you want them to be
considered.
There will be two public hearings. One hearing will be held on May
18, 2009 in Arlington, VA. The other hearing will be on May 21, 2009 in
Seattle, WA. To obtain information about the public hearings or to
register to speak at the hearings, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below or go to http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
endangerment.html.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0171, by one of the following methods:
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
(EPA/DC), Mailcode 6102T, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Martinich, Climate Change
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9927; fax number: (202) 343-2202; e-mail
address: ghgendangerment@epa.gov. Please use this contact information
for general questions only. Official comments must be submitted using
the instructions above.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: HAZ - FR. Postal Service. Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Mailing Hazardous Materials
[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18630-18634]
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 958
Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Mailing Hazardous
Materials
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act requires the
Postal Service to prescribe regulations for the safe transportation of
hazardous materials in the mail, and to prescribe regulations for the
conduct of proceedings to determine the implementation of civil penalties, clean-
up costs and damages for violations of these hazardous materials
regulations. Accordingly, the Postal Service is adopting new rules of
practice for its Office of the Judicial Officer.
DATES: Effective Date: April 24, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administrative Judge Gary E. Shapiro,
(703) 812-1910.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18630-18634]
POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 958
Rules of Practice in Proceedings Relative to Mailing Hazardous
Materials
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act requires the
Postal Service to prescribe regulations for the safe transportation of
hazardous materials in the mail, and to prescribe regulations for the
conduct of proceedings to determine the implementation of civil penalties, clean-
up costs and damages for violations of these hazardous materials
regulations. Accordingly, the Postal Service is adopting new rules of
practice for its Office of the Judicial Officer.
DATES: Effective Date: April 24, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administrative Judge Gary E. Shapiro,
(703) 812-1910.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. National Coal Council
[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
[Notices]
[Page 18704]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Coal Council
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council
(NCC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770)
requires notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: May 15, 2009, 9 a.m.-12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M Street, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kane, Phone (202) 586-4753,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Washington, DC
20585.
[Notices]
[Page 18704]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Coal Council
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the National Coal Council
(NCC). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770)
requires notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: May 15, 2009, 9 a.m.-12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M Street, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Kane, Phone (202) 586-4753,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, Washington, DC
20585.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
[Federal Register: April 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 78)]
[Notices]
[Page 18704]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: May 20, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Commercialization and Project Management, Golden
Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,
CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
[Notices]
[Page 18704]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: May 20, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Commercialization and Project Management, Golden
Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,
CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
