Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 169
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Comment. EPA. Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
Subject: WATER, ENERGY - NM. DOC. Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce Services for Agribusiness
Subject: MI/LAND - ND. USDA/Forest Service. Boundary Establishment for Whitefish, Indian and Carp National Wild and Scenic Rivers; Hiawatha National Forest; Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Mackinac Counties; Michigan
Vol. 74, No. 169
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances
2. TOXICS - ND/Comment. EPA. Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
3. WATER, ENERGY - NM. DOC. Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce Services for Agribusiness
4. MI/LAND - ND. USDA/Forest Service. Boundary Establishment for Whitefish, Indian and Carp National Wild and Scenic Rivers; Hiawatha National Forest; Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Mackinac Counties; Michigan
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. Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: September 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 169)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45330-45335]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0012; FRL-8433-8]
Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
methoxyfenozide in or on citrus oil and fruit, citrus, group 10 with
regional registrations; and corn, pop, grain; corn, pop, stover; pea,
dry seed; and pomegranate. The Interregional Research Project No. 4
(IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 2, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 2, 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-2009-0012. 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: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45330-45335]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0012; FRL-8433-8]
Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
methoxyfenozide in or on citrus oil and fruit, citrus, group 10 with
regional registrations; and corn, pop, grain; corn, pop, stover; pea,
dry seed; and pomegranate. The Interregional Research Project No. 4
(IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 2, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 2, 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-2009-0012. 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: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Comment. EPA. Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
[Federal Register: September 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 169)]
[Notices]
[Page 45437-45438]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605; FRL-8951-7]
Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of
Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk
Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-
day public comment period for the external peer review draft of
``Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk
Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds,'' a draft guidance
document. An EPA contractor for external peer review will convene a
panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert
external peer review meeting to review the draft document. All comments
received by the closing date of October 2, 2009 will be shared with the
external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received
after the close of the comment period may be considered by EPA when it
finalizes the document. This draft guidance document does not represent
and should not be construed to represent any EPA policy, viewpoint, or
determination. Members of the public may obtain the draft document from
http://www.regulations.gov; or http://www.epa.gov/raf/hhtefguidance; or
from Seema Schappelle via the contact information below. The public
comment period and external peer review are separate processes that
provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the
document.
The external expert peer review will be conducted by letter and
open teleconference in the fall 2009 time frame. The panel may consider
public comments received in the official public docket for this
activity under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605. The draft
document is available at http://www.epa.gov/raf/hhtefguidance. In
preparing a final document, EPA intends to consider the public comments
submitted to EPA's docket during the public comment period and the
comments and recommendations from the external peer reviewers.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by the
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
DATES: All comments received by October 2, 2009 will be shared with the
external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received
beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the
documents.
ADDRESSES: The draft document is available electronically through the
EPA Office of the Science Advisor's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/
raf/hhtefguidance.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0605, by one of the following methods:
Online at: http://www.regulations.gov; Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA
West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0605. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seema Schappelle, Risk Assessment
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-3372; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail: schappelle.seema@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 45437-45438]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605; FRL-8951-7]
Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of
Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk
Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-
day public comment period for the external peer review draft of
``Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk
Assessments of Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds,'' a draft guidance
document. An EPA contractor for external peer review will convene a
panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert
external peer review meeting to review the draft document. All comments
received by the closing date of October 2, 2009 will be shared with the
external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received
after the close of the comment period may be considered by EPA when it
finalizes the document. This draft guidance document does not represent
and should not be construed to represent any EPA policy, viewpoint, or
determination. Members of the public may obtain the draft document from
http://www.regulations.gov; or http://www.epa.gov/raf/hhtefguidance; or
from Seema Schappelle via the contact information below. The public
comment period and external peer review are separate processes that
provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the
document.
The external expert peer review will be conducted by letter and
open teleconference in the fall 2009 time frame. The panel may consider
public comments received in the official public docket for this
activity under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605. The draft
document is available at http://www.epa.gov/raf/hhtefguidance. In
preparing a final document, EPA intends to consider the public comments
submitted to EPA's docket during the public comment period and the
comments and recommendations from the external peer reviewers.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by the
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
DATES: All comments received by October 2, 2009 will be shared with the
external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments received
beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes the
documents.
ADDRESSES: The draft document is available electronically through the
EPA Office of the Science Advisor's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/
raf/hhtefguidance.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0605, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0605. Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seema Schappelle, Risk Assessment
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-3372; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail: schappelle.seema@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WATER, ENERGY - NM. DOC. Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce Services for Agribusiness
[Federal Register: September 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 169)]
[Notices]
[Page 45419-45420]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce
Services for Agribusiness
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will host a one-day
conferences for participants in the agribusiness industry during which
senior U.S. government officials will inform private sector
stakeholders, particularly manufacturers of irrigation and agricultural
equipment and relevant alternative energy technology, food processors,
and specialized service providers, of Commerce Department programs,
services, and data that may be of assistance to them in reducing their
consumption of water and energy. By lowering U.S. companies' costs
associated with water and energy consumption, Commerce Department
programs can assist American firms to be more competitive in domestic
and international markets, as well as advance U.S. Government
objectives with respect to sustainability and climate change. A
secondary purpose is to inform attendees of preparations for the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations
and for them to advise U.S. officials on the impact a new UNFCCC
agreement could have on their respective operations and on associated
commercial opportunities.
The conference will be held in Fresno, California at the Holiday
Inn Downtown.
DATES: September 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: To register for the conference, please visit the following
Web site: http://www.icwt.net/usdc.htm.
[Notices]
[Page 45419-45420]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Water and Energy Conservation: U.S. Department of Commerce
Services for Agribusiness
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will host a one-day
conferences for participants in the agribusiness industry during which
senior U.S. government officials will inform private sector
stakeholders, particularly manufacturers of irrigation and agricultural
equipment and relevant alternative energy technology, food processors,
and specialized service providers, of Commerce Department programs,
services, and data that may be of assistance to them in reducing their
consumption of water and energy. By lowering U.S. companies' costs
associated with water and energy consumption, Commerce Department
programs can assist American firms to be more competitive in domestic
and international markets, as well as advance U.S. Government
objectives with respect to sustainability and climate change. A
secondary purpose is to inform attendees of preparations for the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations
and for them to advise U.S. officials on the impact a new UNFCCC
agreement could have on their respective operations and on associated
commercial opportunities.
The conference will be held in Fresno, California at the Holiday
Inn Downtown.
DATES: September 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: To register for the conference, please visit the following
Web site: http://www.icwt.net/usdc.htm.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: MI/LAND - ND. USDA/Forest Service. Boundary Establishment for Whitefish, Indian and Carp National Wild and Scenic Rivers; Hiawatha National Forest; Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Mackinac Counties; Michigan
[Federal Register: September 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 169)]
[Notices]
[Page 45413]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Boundary Establishment for Whitefish, Indian and Carp National
Wild and Scenic Rivers; Hiawatha National Forest; Alger, Delta,
Schoolcraft, Mackinac Counties; Michigan
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act, the USDA Forest Service, Washington Office, is transmitting the
final boundaries of the Whitefish, Indian and Carp National Wild and
Scenic Rivers to Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information may be obtained by
contacting Ted Schiltz, Recreation Program Manager, Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. Telephone 906-789-
3346.
[Notices]
[Page 45413]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Boundary Establishment for Whitefish, Indian and Carp National
Wild and Scenic Rivers; Hiawatha National Forest; Alger, Delta,
Schoolcraft, Mackinac Counties; Michigan
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act, the USDA Forest Service, Washington Office, is transmitting the
final boundaries of the Whitefish, Indian and Carp National Wild and
Scenic Rivers to Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information may be obtained by
contacting Ted Schiltz, Recreation Program Manager, Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. Telephone 906-789-
3346.
