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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 1
Friday, January 2, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 1
Friday, January 2, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR, CLIMATE - FR/Determination of Acceptability. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 23 for Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
2. HAZ, SOLID - ANPR. EPA. Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste
3. WILDLIFE - FRI/Delay Effective Date. USDA/APHIS. Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish
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 - FR/Determination of Acceptability. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 23 for Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
[Federal Register: January 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 1)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21-29]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118; FRL-8758-9]
RIN 2060-AG12
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 23 for Significant New
Alternatives Policy Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Determination of Acceptability.
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SUMMARY: This Determination of Acceptability expands the list of
acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) program. The determinations concern new substitutes for
use in the refrigeration and air conditioning, fire suppression and
explosion protection, and foam blowing sectors.
DATES: Effective January 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118 (continuation of Air Docket A-91-42). All
electronic documents in the docket are listed in the index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Air Docket (No. A-91-
42), EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone
number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Sheppard by telephone at
(202) 343-9163, by facsimile at (202) 343-2338, by e-mail at
sheppard.margaret@epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. Overnight or courier deliveries should be sent to the office
location at 1310 L Street, NW., 10th floor, Washington, DC 20005.
For more information on the Agency's process for administering the
SNAP program or criteria for evaluation of substitutes, refer to the
original SNAP rulemaking published in the Federal Register on March 18,
1994 (59 FR 13044). Notices and rulemakings under the SNAP program, as
well as other EPA publications on protection of stratospheric ozone,
are available at EPA's Ozone Depletion World Wide Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/ including the SNAP portion at http://www.epa.gov/
ozone/snap/.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21-29]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118; FRL-8758-9]
RIN 2060-AG12
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 23 for Significant New
Alternatives Policy Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Determination of Acceptability.
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SUMMARY: This Determination of Acceptability expands the list of
acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) program. The determinations concern new substitutes for
use in the refrigeration and air conditioning, fire suppression and
explosion protection, and foam blowing sectors.
DATES: Effective January 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118 (continuation of Air Docket A-91-42). All
electronic documents in the docket are listed in the index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Air Docket (No. A-91-
42), EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone
number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Sheppard by telephone at
(202) 343-9163, by facsimile at (202) 343-2338, by e-mail at
sheppard.margaret@epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. Overnight or courier deliveries should be sent to the office
location at 1310 L Street, NW., 10th floor, Washington, DC 20005.
For more information on the Agency's process for administering the
SNAP program or criteria for evaluation of substitutes, refer to the
original SNAP rulemaking published in the Federal Register on March 18,
1994 (59 FR 13044). Notices and rulemakings under the SNAP program, as
well as other EPA publications on protection of stratospheric ozone,
are available at EPA's Ozone Depletion World Wide Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/ including the SNAP portion at http://www.epa.gov/
ozone/snap/.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ, SOLID - ANPR. EPA. Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste
[Federal Register: January 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 1)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41-61]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 257
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329; FRL-8758-5]
RIN 2050-AG44
Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking
comment on which non-hazardous materials are or are not solid waste
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency is
also seeking comment on a number of specific questions concerning the
meaning of ``solid waste'' under RCRA, as it applies to non-hazardous
waste programs. We are issuing this ANPRM to assist the Agency in
developing certain standards under sections 112 and 129 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA). The meaning of ``solid waste'' as defined under RCRA is
of particular importance since CAA section 129 states that the term
``solid waste'' shall have the meaning ``established by the
Administrator pursuant to [RCRA].''
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0329, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to: rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is
not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public
docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address.
E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system
are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
Fax: Comments may be faxed to 202-566-9744, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
Mail: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--
Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
Hand Delivery: Deliver two copies of your comments to the
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Identification of Non-Hazardous
Materials That Are Solid Waste, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, and 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays), and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the
development of this ANPRM, contact Michael Galbraith, Office of Solid
Waste (5302P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002,
telephone (703) 605-0567, e-mail address: galbraith.michael@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41-61]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 257
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329; FRL-8758-5]
RIN 2050-AG44
Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking
comment on which non-hazardous materials are or are not solid waste
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency is
also seeking comment on a number of specific questions concerning the
meaning of ``solid waste'' under RCRA, as it applies to non-hazardous
waste programs. We are issuing this ANPRM to assist the Agency in
developing certain standards under sections 112 and 129 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA). The meaning of ``solid waste'' as defined under RCRA is
of particular importance since CAA section 129 states that the term
``solid waste'' shall have the meaning ``established by the
Administrator pursuant to [RCRA].''
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0329, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
to: rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is
not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to the docket without going through EPA's electronic public
docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address.
E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system
are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
Identification of Non-Hazardous Materials That Are Solid Waste,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329.
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking--Identification of Non-Hazardous
Materials That Are Solid Waste, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, and 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays), and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the
development of this ANPRM, contact Michael Galbraith, Office of Solid
Waste (5302P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002,
telephone (703) 605-0567, e-mail address: galbraith.michael@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WILDLIFE - FRI/Delay Effective Date. USDA/APHIS. Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish
[Federal Register: January 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 1)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 71, 83, and 93
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0038]
RIN 0579-AC74
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import
Restrictions on Certain Live Fish
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: On September 9, 2008, we published an interim rule in the
Federal Register to restrict the interstate movement and importation
into the United States of live fish that are susceptible to viral
hemorrhagic septicemia, a highly contagious disease of certain
freshwater and saltwater fish. That interim rule was scheduled to
become effective on November 10, 2008. Subsequently, on October 28,
2008, we published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the
delay of the effective date of the interim rule until January 9, 2009.
We are now delaying the effective date of the interim rule indefinitely
to provide APHIS with time to make some adjustments to the interim rule
that are necessary for the rule to be successfully implemented.
DATES: The effective date for the interim rule amending 9 CFR parts 71,
83, and 93, published at 73 FR 52173-52189 on September 9, 2008, is
delayed indefinitely.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. P. Gary Egrie, Senior Staff
Veterinary Medical Officer, National Center for Animal Health Programs,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301)
734-0695; or Dr. Peter L. Merrill, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National
Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8364.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
9 CFR Parts 71, 83, and 93
[Docket No. APHIS-2007-0038]
RIN 0579-AC74
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import
Restrictions on Certain Live Fish
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: On September 9, 2008, we published an interim rule in the
Federal Register to restrict the interstate movement and importation
into the United States of live fish that are susceptible to viral
hemorrhagic septicemia, a highly contagious disease of certain
freshwater and saltwater fish. That interim rule was scheduled to
become effective on November 10, 2008. Subsequently, on October 28,
2008, we published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the
delay of the effective date of the interim rule until January 9, 2009.
We are now delaying the effective date of the interim rule indefinitely
to provide APHIS with time to make some adjustments to the interim rule
that are necessary for the rule to be successfully implemented.
DATES: The effective date for the interim rule amending 9 CFR parts 71,
83, and 93, published at 73 FR 52173-52189 on September 9, 2008, is
delayed indefinitely.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. P. Gary Egrie, Senior Staff
Veterinary Medical Officer, National Center for Animal Health Programs,
VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 46, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301)
734-0695; or Dr. Peter L. Merrill, Senior Staff Veterinarian, National
Center for Import and Export, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 39,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8364.
