Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 186
Monday, September 28, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 186
Monday, September 28, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR, CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA & DOT. Proposed Rulemaking To Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
2. ENERGY, AIR, SOLID, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/NHTSA. Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Program (CARS, Cash for Clunkers); Exception
3. WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/NMs. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
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: AIR, CLIMATE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Proposed Rulemaking To Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
[Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49453-49789]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86 and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 537, and 538
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-8959-4; NHTSA-2009-0059]
RIN 2060-AP58; RIN 2127-AK90
Proposed Rulemaking To Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse
Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint proposal to establish a
National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles
that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy.
This joint proposed rulemaking is consistent with the National Fuel
Efficiency Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009,
responding to the country's critical need to address global climate
change and to reduce oil consumption. EPA is proposing greenhouse gas
emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars,
light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model
years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent
National Program. Under the National Program, automobile manufacturers
would be able to build a single light-duty national fleet that
satisfies all requirements under both programs while ensuring that
consumers still have a full range of vehicle choices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments: Comments must be received on or before November 27, 2009. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act,
comments on the information collection provisions must be received by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on or before October 28,
2009. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public
Participation'' for more information about written comments.
Hearings: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings on
the following dates: October 21, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan; October 23,
2009 in New York, New York; and October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California. EPA and NHTSA will announce the addresses for each hearing
location in a supplemental Federal Register Notice. The hearings will
start at 9 a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance
to speak. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public
Participation'' for more information about the public hearings.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0472 and/or NHTSA-2009-0059, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: EPA: (202) 566-1741; NHTSA: (202) 493-2251.
Mail:
[cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0472. 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.
[cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery:
[cir] EPA: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0472. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
[cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail
address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49453-49789]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86 and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 537, and 538
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472; FRL-8959-4; NHTSA-2009-0059]
RIN 2060-AP58; RIN 2127-AK90
Proposed Rulemaking To Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse
Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint proposal to establish a
National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles
that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy.
This joint proposed rulemaking is consistent with the National Fuel
Efficiency Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009,
responding to the country's critical need to address global climate
change and to reduce oil consumption. EPA is proposing greenhouse gas
emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars,
light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model
years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent
National Program. Under the National Program, automobile manufacturers
would be able to build a single light-duty national fleet that
satisfies all requirements under both programs while ensuring that
consumers still have a full range of vehicle choices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments: Comments must be received on or before November 27, 2009. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act,
comments on the information collection provisions must be received by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on or before October 28,
2009. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public
Participation'' for more information about written comments.
Hearings: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold three public hearings on
the following dates: October 21, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan; October 23,
2009 in New York, New York; and October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles,
California. EPA and NHTSA will announce the addresses for each hearing
location in a supplemental Federal Register Notice. The hearings will
start at 9 a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance
to speak. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section on ``Public
Participation'' for more information about the public hearings.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0472 and/or NHTSA-2009-0059, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
[cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0472. 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.
[cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
[cir] EPA: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0472. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
[cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4332; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail
address: wysor.tad@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY, AIR, SOLID, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/NHTSA. Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To Recycle and Save Program (CARS, Cash for Clunkers); Exception
[Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49338-49341]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 599
[Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0120]
RIN 2127-AK61
Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To Recycle
and Save Program
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the regulation implementing the
Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Program, published on
July 29, 2009 in the Federal Register, under the CARS Act. The rule
adds an exception process for registered dealers who were prevented
from submitting an application for reimbursement for a qualifying
transaction prior to the announced August 25, 2009 deadline due to
problems associated with the CARS electronic transaction system.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 28, 2009. A request for
an exception must be postmarked no later than October 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: A request for exception must be made in writing and mailed
by United States mail to the NHTSA Administrator, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, you may call David
Bonelli, NHTSA Office of Chief Counsel, telephone (202) 366-5834.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49338-49341]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 599
[Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0120]
RIN 2127-AK61
Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance To Recycle
and Save Program
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the regulation implementing the
Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Program, published on
July 29, 2009 in the Federal Register, under the CARS Act. The rule
adds an exception process for registered dealers who were prevented
from submitting an application for reimbursement for a qualifying
transaction prior to the announced August 25, 2009 deadline due to
problems associated with the CARS electronic transaction system.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 28, 2009. A request for
an exception must be postmarked no later than October 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: A request for exception must be made in writing and mailed
by United States mail to the NHTSA Administrator, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions, you may call David
Bonelli, NHTSA Office of Chief Counsel, telephone (202) 366-5834.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/NMs. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
[Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49355-49356]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
46 CFR Part 162
[USCG-2001-10486]
RIN 1625-AA32
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the times and locations of the first four
of six public meetings which will be held by the Coast Guard (USCG)
regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ``Standards
for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S.
Waters'' that published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 28,
2009.
DATES: Public meetings will be held in the Seattle, WA (September 28,
2009), New Orleans, LA (September 30, 2009), Chicago, IL (October 2,
2009), Washington, DC (October 8, 2009), Oakland, CA (October 27,
2009), and New York, NY (October 29, 2009) areas to provide
opportunities for oral comments. The comment period for the NPRM closes
on November 27, 2009. All comments and related material submitted after
a meeting must either be submitted to our online docket via
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov on or before November 27, 2009 or
reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: The dates and locations of the first four public meetings
are provided in the following table. All meetings will be held from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. local time unless otherwise noted. The meetings may
conclude before the allotted time if all matters of discussion have
been addressed.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49355-49356]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
46 CFR Part 162
[USCG-2001-10486]
RIN 1625-AA32
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the times and locations of the first four
of six public meetings which will be held by the Coast Guard (USCG)
regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ``Standards
for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S.
Waters'' that published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 28,
2009.
DATES: Public meetings will be held in the Seattle, WA (September 28,
2009), New Orleans, LA (September 30, 2009), Chicago, IL (October 2,
2009), Washington, DC (October 8, 2009), Oakland, CA (October 27,
2009), and New York, NY (October 29, 2009) areas to provide
opportunities for oral comments. The comment period for the NPRM closes
on November 27, 2009. All comments and related material submitted after
a meeting must either be submitted to our online docket via
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov on or before November 27, 2009 or
reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: The dates and locations of the first four public meetings
are provided in the following table. All meetings will be held from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. local time unless otherwise noted. The meetings may
conclude before the allotted time if all matters of discussion have
been addressed.
09/28/2009.............................. Hotel 1000 Seattle, 1000 First 206-957-1000.
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.
09/30/2009.............................. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royal, 866-338-4684.
New Orleans, LA 70130.
10/02/2009.............................. Hilton Garden Inn Chicago 312-595-0000.
Downtown/Magnificent Mile, 10
E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL
60611.
10/08/2009.............................. U.S. Environmental Protection 202-564-9545.
Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
10/27/2009.............................. TBD, Oakland, CA................ TBD.
10/29/2009.............................. TBD, New York, NY............... TBD.
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.
09/30/2009.............................. Hotel Monteleone, 214 Rue Royal, 866-338-4684.
New Orleans, LA 70130.
10/02/2009.............................. Hilton Garden Inn Chicago 312-595-0000.
Downtown/Magnificent Mile, 10
E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL
60611.
10/08/2009.............................. U.S. Environmental Protection 202-564-9545.
Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
10/27/2009.............................. TBD, Oakland, CA................ TBD.
10/29/2009.............................. TBD, New York, NY............... TBD.
You may submit written comments identified by docket number USCG-
2001-10486 before or after the meeting using any one of the following
methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
Our online docket for this rulemaking is available on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2001-10486.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rulemaking, call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager,
Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
telephone 202-372-1433, e-mail: John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms.
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.
2001-10486 before or after the meeting using any one of the following
methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
Our online docket for this rulemaking is available on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov under docket number USCG-2001-10486.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rulemaking, call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager,
Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
telephone 202-372-1433, e-mail: John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms.
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-
9826.
