Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 99
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 99
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Acibenzolar-S-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances
2. ENERGY, AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
3. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Regulations.gov Information Collection; OMB Control No. 2025-0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02; Regulations.gov `feedback exchange' Website in May 2009
4. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee Meeting
5. ENERGY/Grid - ND. DOE/FERC. Smart Grid Policy; Notice of Extension of Time; Proposed Policy Statement and Action Plan
6. ENERGY/Green - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for Inviting Applications for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans and Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program
7. MI/LAND, MI/WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Schoolcraft County, MI
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. Acibenzolar-S-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24705-24711]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0270; FRL-8413-7]
Acibenzolar-S-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
acibenzolar-S-methyl in or on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A; and
vegetable, cucurbit, group 9. It also removes the section 18 time-
limited tolerance on onion, bulb which is superseded by the new
tolerance on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A. Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Syngenta Crop Protection requested these
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 27, 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-2008-0270. 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: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24705-24711]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0270; FRL-8413-7]
Acibenzolar-S-methyl; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
acibenzolar-S-methyl in or on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A; and
vegetable, cucurbit, group 9. It also removes the section 18 time-
limited tolerance on onion, bulb which is superseded by the new
tolerance on onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A. Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Syngenta Crop Protection requested these
tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 27, 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-2008-0270. 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: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY, AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24903-25143]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8903-1]
RIN 2060-A081
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel
Standard Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, as amended by Sections 201, 202, and
210 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the
Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate regulations
implementing changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The
revised statutory requirements specify the volumes of cellulosic
biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable
fuel that must be used in transportation fuel each year, with the
volumes increasing over time. The revised statutory requirements also
include new definitions and criteria for both renewable fuels and the
feedstocks used to produce them, including new greenhouse gas emission
thresholds for renewable fuels. For the first time in a regulatory
program, an assessment of greenhouse gas emission performance is being
utilized to establish those fuels that qualify for the four different
renewable fuel standards. As mandated by the revised statutory
requirements, the greenhouse gas emission assessments must evaluate the
full lifecycle emission impacts of fuel production including both
direct and indirect emissions, including significant emissions from
land use changes. The proposed program is expected to reduce U.S.
dependence on foreign sources of petroleum by increasing domestic
sources of energy. Based on our lifecycle analysis, we believe that the
expanded use of renewable fuels would provide significant reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide that affect climate
change. We recognize the significance of using lifecycle greenhouse gas
emission assessments that include indirect impacts such as emission
impacts of indirect land use changes. Therefore, in this preamble we
have been transparent in breaking out the various sources of greenhouse
gas emissions included in the analysis and are seeking comments on our
methodology as well as various options for determining the lifecycle
greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for each fuel. In addition to seeking
comments on the information in this document and its supporting
materials, the Agency is conducting peer reviews of critical aspects of
the lifecycle methodology. The increased use of renewable fuels would
also impact criteria pollutant emissions, with some pollutants such as
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX )
expected to increase and other pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO)
and benzene expected to decrease. The production of feedstocks used to
produce renewable fuels is also expected to impact water quality.
This action proposes regulations designed to ensure that refiners,
blenders, and importers of gasoline and diesel would use enough
renewable fuel each year so that the four volume requirements of the
Energy Independence and Security Act would be met with renewable fuels
that also meet the required lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions
performance standards. Our proposed rule describes the standards that
would apply to these parties and the renewable fuels that would qualify
for compliance. The proposed regulations make a number of changes to
the current Renewable Fuel Standard program while retaining many
elements of the compliance and trading system already in place.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2009, 60 days
after publication in the Federal Register. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on the information collection provisions are
best assured of having full effect if the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before June 25,
2009, 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.
Hearing: We will hold a public hearing on June 9, 2009 at the
Dupont Hotel in Washington, DC. The hearing will start at 10 a.m. local
time and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak. If you want
to testify at the hearing, notify the contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by June 1, 2009.
Workshop: We will hold a workshop on June 10-11, 2009 at the Dupont
Hotel in Washington, DC to present details of our lifecycle GHG
analysis. During this workshop, we intend to go through the lifecycle
GHG analysis included in this proposal. The intent of this workshop is
to help ensure a full understanding of our lifecycle analysis, the
major issues identified and the options discussed. We expect that this
workshop will help ensure that we receive submission of the most
thoughtful and useful comments to this proposal and that the best
methodology and assumptions are used for calculating GHG emissions
impacts of fuels for the final rule. While this workshop will be held
during the comment period, it is not intended to replace either the
formal public hearing or the need to submit comments to the docket.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: asdinfo@epa.gov.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. In addition, please mail a copy of
your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC
20503.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24903-25143]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-8903-1]
RIN 2060-A081
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel
Standard Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, as amended by Sections 201, 202, and
210 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the
Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate regulations
implementing changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The
revised statutory requirements specify the volumes of cellulosic
biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable
fuel that must be used in transportation fuel each year, with the
volumes increasing over time. The revised statutory requirements also
include new definitions and criteria for both renewable fuels and the
feedstocks used to produce them, including new greenhouse gas emission
thresholds for renewable fuels. For the first time in a regulatory
program, an assessment of greenhouse gas emission performance is being
utilized to establish those fuels that qualify for the four different
renewable fuel standards. As mandated by the revised statutory
requirements, the greenhouse gas emission assessments must evaluate the
full lifecycle emission impacts of fuel production including both
direct and indirect emissions, including significant emissions from
land use changes. The proposed program is expected to reduce U.S.
dependence on foreign sources of petroleum by increasing domestic
sources of energy. Based on our lifecycle analysis, we believe that the
expanded use of renewable fuels would provide significant reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide that affect climate
change. We recognize the significance of using lifecycle greenhouse gas
emission assessments that include indirect impacts such as emission
impacts of indirect land use changes. Therefore, in this preamble we
have been transparent in breaking out the various sources of greenhouse
gas emissions included in the analysis and are seeking comments on our
methodology as well as various options for determining the lifecycle
greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for each fuel. In addition to seeking
comments on the information in this document and its supporting
materials, the Agency is conducting peer reviews of critical aspects of
the lifecycle methodology. The increased use of renewable fuels would
also impact criteria pollutant emissions, with some pollutants such as
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NO
expected to increase and other pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO)
and benzene expected to decrease. The production of feedstocks used to
produce renewable fuels is also expected to impact water quality.
This action proposes regulations designed to ensure that refiners,
blenders, and importers of gasoline and diesel would use enough
renewable fuel each year so that the four volume requirements of the
Energy Independence and Security Act would be met with renewable fuels
that also meet the required lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions
performance standards. Our proposed rule describes the standards that
would apply to these parties and the renewable fuels that would qualify
for compliance. The proposed regulations make a number of changes to
the current Renewable Fuel Standard program while retaining many
elements of the compliance and trading system already in place.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 27, 2009, 60 days
after publication in the Federal Register. Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, comments on the information collection provisions are
best assured of having full effect if the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before June 25,
2009, 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.
Hearing: We will hold a public hearing on June 9, 2009 at the
Dupont Hotel in Washington, DC. The hearing will start at 10 a.m. local
time and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak. If you want
to testify at the hearing, notify the contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by June 1, 2009.
Workshop: We will hold a workshop on June 10-11, 2009 at the Dupont
Hotel in Washington, DC to present details of our lifecycle GHG
analysis. During this workshop, we intend to go through the lifecycle
GHG analysis included in this proposal. The intent of this workshop is
to help ensure a full understanding of our lifecycle analysis, the
major issues identified and the options discussed. We expect that this
workshop will help ensure that we receive submission of the most
thoughtful and useful comments to this proposal and that the best
methodology and assumptions are used for calculating GHG emissions
impacts of fuels for the final rule. While this workshop will be held
during the comment period, it is not intended to replace either the
formal public hearing or the need to submit comments to the docket.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. In addition, please mail a copy of
your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC
20503.
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Regulations.gov Information Collection; OMB Control
No. 2025-0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02; Regulations.gov `feedback exchange' Website in May 2009
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 24850-24851]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2009-0328, FRL-8909-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Regulations.gov Information Collection; OMB Control
No. 2025-0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to replace an emergency Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This emergency ICR
was approved by OMB on May 18, 2009. Before submitting this ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2009-0328, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to brackett.shanita@epa.gov, by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, or by hand delivery: EPA
Docket Center, EPA West Bldg, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanita Brackett, OEI/OIC/CStD at the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (MC 2822-
T), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 566-1008; fax
number(202) 566-1611: e-mail address: brackett.shanita@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 24850-24851]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2009-0328, FRL-8909-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Regulations.gov Information Collection; OMB Control
No. 2025-0008, EPA ICR No. 2357.02
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to replace an emergency Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This emergency ICR
was approved by OMB on May 18, 2009. Before submitting this ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2009-0328, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to brackett.shanita@epa.gov, by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, or by hand delivery: EPA
Docket Center, EPA West Bldg, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanita Brackett, OEI/OIC/CStD at the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., (MC 2822-
T), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 566-1008; fax
number(202) 566-1611: e-mail address: brackett.shanita@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee Meeting
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 24851-24852]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008; FRL-8414-4]
SFIREG Full Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will
hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 22, 2009 and ending June 23,
2009. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and
sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 22, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday June 23, 2009
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The open meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard
(South Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st and 4th Floor South
Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 24851-24852]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008; FRL-8414-4]
SFIREG Full Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will
hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 22, 2009 and ending June 23,
2009. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and
sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 22, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday June 23, 2009
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The open meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard
(South Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st and 4th Floor South
Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Grid - ND. DOE/FERC. Smart Grid Policy; Notice of Extension of Time; Proposed Policy Statement and Action Plan
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24718]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. PL09-4-000]
Smart Grid Policy; Notice of Extension of Time
May 21, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time.
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SUMMARY: On March 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) issued a Proposed Policy Statement and Action Plan that,
among other things, proposed an interim rate policy to encourage the
development of smart grid systems. On May 19, 2009, the Commission
issued a Notice Requesting Supplemental Comments regarding rate
recovery for certain smart grid investments. The Commission is
extending the date for filing these supplemental comments.
DATES: Comments are due June 2, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ray Palmer (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6569 .
Elizabeth Arnold (Legal Information), Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8818.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 24718]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Chapter I
[Docket No. PL09-4-000]
Smart Grid Policy; Notice of Extension of Time
May 21, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time.
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SUMMARY: On March 19, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) issued a Proposed Policy Statement and Action Plan that,
among other things, proposed an interim rate policy to encourage the
development of smart grid systems. On May 19, 2009, the Commission
issued a Notice Requesting Supplemental Comments regarding rate
recovery for certain smart grid investments. The Commission is
extending the date for filing these supplemental comments.
DATES: Comments are due June 2, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ray Palmer (Technical Information), Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-6569 .
Elizabeth Arnold (Legal Information), Office of the General
Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-8818.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY/Green - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for Inviting Applications for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans and Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 24769-24781]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for Inviting
Applications for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency
Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans and Renewable Energy
Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that Rural Business-Cooperative Service
is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to purchase
renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements and to
conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy systems for
agriculture producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural
areas. Funding will be available in the form of grants and loan
guarantees. In addition to grants and loan guarantees, applicants may
apply for combination loan guarantee and grant funding (combination
package). Lastly, the Agency intends to publish a proposed rule that
will amend the Rural Energy for America portion of the Rural
Development Grants regulation, published October 15, 2008 [73 FR
61198], at 7 CFR part 5002, for feasibility study projects in calendar
year 2009.
DATES: Complete applications under this Notice must be received by the
appropriate USDA Rural Development State Office no later than 4:30
local time July 31, 2009. Neither complete nor incomplete applications
received after this date and time will be considered, regardless of the
postmark on the application.
The comment period for information collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 continues through July 27, 2009. Comments on the
paper work burden must be received by this date to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting one of
Rural Development's Rural Energy Coordinators or by downloading through
http://www.grants.gov.
Submit electronic applications at http://www.grants.gov, following
the instructions found on this Web site. To use Grants.gov, all
applicants (unless the applicant is an individual) must have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at 1-866-705-5711 or
online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Submit completed paper
applications to the Rural Development State Office in the State in
which the applicant's proposed project is located.
Rural Development Rural Energy Coordinators
[Notices]
[Page 24769-24781]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for Inviting
Applications for Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency
Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans and Renewable Energy
Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that Rural Business-Cooperative Service
is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 to purchase
renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements and to
conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy systems for
agriculture producers and rural small businesses in eligible rural
areas. Funding will be available in the form of grants and loan
guarantees. In addition to grants and loan guarantees, applicants may
apply for combination loan guarantee and grant funding (combination
package). Lastly, the Agency intends to publish a proposed rule that
will amend the Rural Energy for America portion of the Rural
Development Grants regulation, published October 15, 2008 [73 FR
61198], at 7 CFR part 5002, for feasibility study projects in calendar
year 2009.
DATES: Complete applications under this Notice must be received by the
appropriate USDA Rural Development State Office no later than 4:30
local time July 31, 2009. Neither complete nor incomplete applications
received after this date and time will be considered, regardless of the
postmark on the application.
The comment period for information collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 continues through July 27, 2009. Comments on the
paper work burden must be received by this date to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting one of
Rural Development's Rural Energy Coordinators or by downloading through
http://www.grants.gov.
Submit electronic applications at http://www.grants.gov, following
the instructions found on this Web site. To use Grants.gov, all
applicants (unless the applicant is an individual) must have a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which can be
obtained at no cost via a toll-free request line at 1-866-705-5711 or
online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Submit completed paper
applications to the Rural Development State Office in the State in
which the applicant's proposed project is located.
Rural Development Rural Energy Coordinators
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: LAND, WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Schoolcraft County, MI
[Federal Register: May 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 99)]
[Notices]
[Page 24873]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-R-2009-N0023; 30136-1265-0000-S3]
Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Schoolcraft County, MI
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for Seney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Goals and
objectives in the CCP describe how the agency intends to manage the
refuge over the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP and FONSI/EA may be viewed at the
Seney National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters or at public libraries near
the refuge. You may access and download a copy via the Planning Web
site at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Planning/Seney, or you may obtain a
copy on compact disk by contacting: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal
Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111 (1-800-247-1247,
extension 5429), or Seney National Wildlife Refuge, 1674 Refuge
Entrance Road, Seney, MI 49883 (906-586-9851). A limited number of
hardcopies will be available for distribution at the Refuge
Headquarters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg McClellan (906-586-9851).
[Notices]
[Page 24873]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-R-2009-N0023; 30136-1265-0000-S3]
Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Schoolcraft County, MI
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan
and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for Seney National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Goals and
objectives in the CCP describe how the agency intends to manage the
refuge over the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final CCP and FONSI/EA may be viewed at the
Seney National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters or at public libraries near
the refuge. You may access and download a copy via the Planning Web
site at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Planning/Seney, or you may obtain a
copy on compact disk by contacting: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal
Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111 (1-800-247-1247,
extension 5429), or Seney National Wildlife Refuge, 1674 Refuge
Entrance Road, Seney, MI 49883 (906-586-9851). A limited number of
hardcopies will be available for distribution at the Refuge
Headquarters.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg McClellan (906-586-9851).
