Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 84
Monday, May 4, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 84
Monday, May 4, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. WILDLIFE - FR. DOI/FWS, DOC/NOAA. Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
2. REMED - NF. HUD. Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009; Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI)
(BEDI)
3. HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks
4. ENERGY - PR. DOE. Assistance Regulations; reopening of comment period
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: WILDLIFE - FR. DOI/FWS, DOC/NOAA. Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20421-20423]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 402
RIN 1018-AW73
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 402
[0808011023-9788-04]
RIN 0648-AX87
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior;
National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: With this final rule, the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Commerce amend regulations governing interagency
cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
In accordance with the statutory authority set forth in the 2009
Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 111-8), this rule implements the
regulations that were in effect immediately before the effective date
of the regulation issued on December 16, 2008, entitled ``Interagency
Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act.''
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective May 4, 2009. Submit any
comments on potential improvements to our regulations on interagency
consultation under the ESA by August 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments requested in this rule by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: 1018-AT50; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington,
VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we
will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public
Comments section below for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240;
telephone: 202-208-3928; or James H. Lecky, Director, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: 301-713-2332.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20421-20423]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 402
RIN 1018-AW73
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 402
[0808011023-9788-04]
RIN 0648-AX87
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior;
National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: With this final rule, the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Commerce amend regulations governing interagency
cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
In accordance with the statutory authority set forth in the 2009
Omnibus Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 111-8), this rule implements the
regulations that were in effect immediately before the effective date
of the regulation issued on December 16, 2008, entitled ``Interagency
Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act.''
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective May 4, 2009. Submit any
comments on potential improvements to our regulations on interagency
consultation under the ESA by August 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments requested in this rule by one of the
following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Attn: 1018-AT50; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington,
VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we
will post any personal information you provide us (see the Public
Comments section below for more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240;
telephone: 202-208-3928; or James H. Lecky, Director, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: 301-713-2332.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: REMED - NF. HUD. Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009; Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI)
[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Notices]
[Page 20494]
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5300-N-08]
Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2009; Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the
application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and
other requirements for the FY2009 Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative (BEDI) NOFA. The BEDI NOFA makes approximately $20 million
in assistance available, combining assistance appropriated by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2009
(Pub. L. 111-8, approved March 11, 2009) and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-116,
approved December 26, 2007). All BEDI grants must be used in
conjunction with a new Section 108-guaranteed loan commitment.
Applicants for BEDI assistance must address the requirements
established by HUD's Fiscal Year 2009 Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the NOFA published on
December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79548), as amended on April 16, 2009 (74 FR
17685). Applicants should take particular note that they should follow
the application submission instructions contained in this NOFA and not
use those in the General Section. The notice providing information
regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility
requirements is available on the HUD Web site at http://www.HUD.gov/
BEDI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kaminsky, Office of Economic
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4612,
or Robert Duncan, telephone 202-402-4681 (these are not toll-free
numbers). Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access this
telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service during working hours at 800-877-8339.
[Notices]
[Page 20494]
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5300-N-08]
Notice of Availability: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2009; Brownfields Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD announces the availability on its Web site of the
application information, submission deadlines, funding criteria, and
other requirements for the FY2009 Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative (BEDI) NOFA. The BEDI NOFA makes approximately $20 million
in assistance available, combining assistance appropriated by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2009
(Pub. L. 111-8, approved March 11, 2009) and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110-116,
approved December 26, 2007). All BEDI grants must be used in
conjunction with a new Section 108-guaranteed loan commitment.
Applicants for BEDI assistance must address the requirements
established by HUD's Fiscal Year 2009 Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) Policy Requirements and General Section to the NOFA published on
December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79548), as amended on April 16, 2009 (74 FR
17685). Applicants should take particular note that they should follow
the application submission instructions contained in this NOFA and not
use those in the General Section. The notice providing information
regarding the application process, funding criteria and eligibility
requirements is available on the HUD Web site at http://www.HUD.gov/
BEDI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kaminsky, Office of Economic
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4612,
or Robert Duncan, telephone 202-402-4681 (these are not toll-free
numbers). Persons with speech or hearing impairments may access this
telephone number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information
Relay Service during working hours at 800-877-8339.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks
[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Notices]
[Page 20510]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0189]
Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an
Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim
Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-013 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090830488). The purpose of
this ISG is to modify and provide Combined License (COL) and Design
Certification (DC) applicants additional clarity and guidance for the
application of Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13 on
the characterization of hydro geological properties of a site
associated with the effects of accidental releases of radioactive
liquid on existing or likely future uses of ground and surface water
resources in meeting the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 100 (10 CFR 100.10 or 100.20) and Appendix B
to 10 CFR Part 20 on effluent concentration limits. This ISG would
revise the staff guidance previously issued in March 2007 in the SRP
NUREG-0080, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis
Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13. These two
SRP sections are not internally consistent in identifying acceptable
criteria for assessing the consequences of accidental releases of
radioactive materials, or in providing guidance to the staff and
applicants to establish conditions for such releases and define
acceptable assumptions to describe exposure scenarios and pathways to
members of the public. The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate
timely implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate
activities associated with review of applications for DCs and COLs by
the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the
approved DC/COL-ISG-013 into the next revision of the SRP and related
guidance documents.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments received
after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but
the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and
should cite the publication date and page number of the Federal
Register notice.
The NRC ADAMS provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 20510]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0189]
Interim Staff Guidance on Assessing the Consequences of an
Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials From Liquid Waste Tanks
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim
Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-013 (Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML090830488). The purpose of
this ISG is to modify and provide Combined License (COL) and Design
Certification (DC) applicants additional clarity and guidance for the
application of Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13 on
the characterization of hydro geological properties of a site
associated with the effects of accidental releases of radioactive
liquid on existing or likely future uses of ground and surface water
resources in meeting the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 100 (10 CFR 100.10 or 100.20) and Appendix B
to 10 CFR Part 20 on effluent concentration limits. This ISG would
revise the staff guidance previously issued in March 2007 in the SRP
NUREG-0080, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis
Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' Sections 11.2 and 2.4.13. These two
SRP sections are not internally consistent in identifying acceptable
criteria for assessing the consequences of accidental releases of
radioactive materials, or in providing guidance to the staff and
applicants to establish conditions for such releases and define
acceptable assumptions to describe exposure scenarios and pathways to
members of the public. The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate
timely implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate
activities associated with review of applications for DCs and COLs by
the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff will also incorporate the
approved DC/COL-ISG-013 into the next revision of the SRP and related
guidance documents.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments received
after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but
the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and
should cite the publication date and page number of the Federal
Register notice.
The NRC ADAMS provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - PR. DOE. Assistance Regulations; reopening of comment period
[Federal Register: May 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 84)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20427]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 600
RIN 1991-AB77
Assistance Regulations
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) published on May 16, 2008, a
proposed rule concerning its financial assistance regulation. That
proposed rule included a recodification of 10 CFR part 600. However,
DOE inadvertently omitted one phrase from the existing part 600. This
action will afford interested members of the public the opportunity to
comment on the continued inclusion of this phrase in DOE's financial
assistance regulations.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted online at http://
www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to
jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov. Comments may be mailed to: Jacqueline
Kniskern, Procurement Policy Analyst, MA-61 Forrestal Building, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585. Electronic submissions are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jacqueline Kniskern, Office of
Procurement and Assistance Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, at 202-
287-1342, or by e-mail at jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20427]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 600
RIN 1991-AB77
Assistance Regulations
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) published on May 16, 2008, a
proposed rule concerning its financial assistance regulation. That
proposed rule included a recodification of 10 CFR part 600. However,
DOE inadvertently omitted one phrase from the existing part 600. This
action will afford interested members of the public the opportunity to
comment on the continued inclusion of this phrase in DOE's financial
assistance regulations.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted online at http://
www.regulations.gov. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail to
jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov. Comments may be mailed to: Jacqueline
Kniskern, Procurement Policy Analyst, MA-61 Forrestal Building, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585. Electronic submissions are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jacqueline Kniskern, Office of
Procurement and Assistance Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, at 202-
287-1342, or by e-mail at jacqueline.kniskern@hq.doe.gov.
