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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 16
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 16
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. ALL, SUSTAINABILITY - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009
2. ALL - NM. EPA. EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education Staff Office; Notice of Public Meetings for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council
3. ENERGY - ND. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2009 Annual Plan
4. WILDLIFE - FR. DOC/NOAA. Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST)
5. GLAKES, TOXICS - ND. DHHS/ATSDR. Availability of the Report ``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases in the Great Lakes Region''
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: ALL, SUSTAINABILITY - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009
[Federal Register: January 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 16)]
[Notices]
[Page 4744-4745]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926; FRL-8767-8]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Science and Technology for
Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Science and Technology for Sustainability
Subcommittee.
DATES: The first meeting (teleconference call) will be held on
Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST). The second meeting (face-to-face) will be held on Thursday,
March 12, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Meetings may adjourn early
if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for
making oral presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to one
business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from
Greg Susanke, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. The face-to-face meeting
will be held at the EPA Building--One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. The meeting is in the Fourth Floor
Conference Center North, room N-4830. Submit your comments, identified
by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle
Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0926. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Drop 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail
at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
susanke.greg@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 4744-4745]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926; FRL-8767-8]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Science and Technology for
Sustainability Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Science and Technology for Sustainability
Subcommittee.
DATES: The first meeting (teleconference call) will be held on
Thursday, February 12, 2009, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time (EST). The second meeting (face-to-face) will be held on Thursday,
March 12, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST. Meetings may adjourn early
if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for
making oral presentations at the meetings will be accepted up to one
business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from
Greg Susanke, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. The face-to-face meeting
will be held at the EPA Building--One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. The meeting is in the Fourth Floor
Conference Center North, room N-4830. Submit your comments, identified
by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
Counselors, Science and Technology for Sustainability Mid-Cycle
Subcommittee Meetings--Winter 2009 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0926.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-
0926. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Drop 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail
at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
susanke.greg@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education Staff Office; Notice of Public Meetings for the National
Environmental Education Advisory Council
[Federal Register: January 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 16)]
[Notices]
[Page 4745-4746]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8768-4]
EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental
Education Staff Office; Notice of Public Meetings for the National
Environmental Education Advisory Council
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education
Office hereby gives notice that the National Environmental Education
Advisory Council will hold public meetings by conference call on the
2nd Wednesday of each month, beginning with February 11, 2009 from 12
p.m. to 1 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The purpose of these
meetings is to provide the Council with the opportunity to advise the
Environmental Education Division on its implementation of the National
Environmental Protection Act of 1990. Requests for the draft agenda
will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting.
DATES: This notice is applicable for the following dates:
February 11, 2009.
March 11, 2009.
April 8, 2009.
May 13, 2009.
June 10, 2009.
July 8, 2009.
[Notices]
[Page 4745-4746]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8768-4]
EPA Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental
Education Staff Office; Notice of Public Meetings for the National
Environmental Education Advisory Council
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education
Office hereby gives notice that the National Environmental Education
Advisory Council will hold public meetings by conference call on the
2nd Wednesday of each month, beginning with February 11, 2009 from 12
p.m. to 1 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The purpose of these
meetings is to provide the Council with the opportunity to advise the
Environmental Education Division on its implementation of the National
Environmental Protection Act of 1990. Requests for the draft agenda
will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting.
DATES: This notice is applicable for the following dates:
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY - ND. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2009 Annual Plan
[Federal Register: January 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 16)]
[Notices]
[Page 4743-4744]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2009 Annual Plan
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Report Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy announces the availability of the
2009 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas
and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program on the
DOE Web site at http://management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm or in print
form (see CONTACT below). The 2009 Annual Plan is in compliance with
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3), which
requires the publication of this plan and all written comments in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Mail Stop FE-30, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or phone: 202-586-5600
or e-mail to UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 4743-4744]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas and Other
Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program 2009 Annual Plan
AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Report Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy announces the availability of the
2009 Annual Plan for the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional Natural Gas
and Other Petroleum Resources Research and Development Program on the
DOE Web site at http://management.energy.gov/FOIA/1480.htm or in print
form (see CONTACT below). The 2009 Annual Plan is in compliance with
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Subtitle J, Section 999B(e)(3), which
requires the publication of this plan and all written comments in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Mail Stop FE-30, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or phone: 202-586-5600
or e-mail to UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE - FR. DOC/NOAA. Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet Active Sonar Training (AFAST)
[Federal Register: January 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 16)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4843-4885]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 216
[Docket No. 080724897-81621-02]
RIN 0648-AW90
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet
Active Sonar Training (AFAST)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS, upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), is issuing
regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals
incidental to activities conducted off the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in
the Gulf of Mexico for the period of January 2009 through January 2014.
The Navy's activities are considered military readiness activities
pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (NDAA). These
regulations, which allow for the issuance of ``Letters of
Authorization'' (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during
the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the
permissible methods of taking and other means of affecting the least
practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species and their habitat,
as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of
such taking.
DATES: Effective January 22, 2009 through January 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Navy's application (which contains a list of
the references used in this document), NMFS' Record of Decision (ROD),
and other documents cited herein may be obtained by writing to Michael
Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3225 or by telephone via the contact
listed here (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolie Harrison, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-2289, ext. 166.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4843-4885]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 216
[Docket No. 080724897-81621-02]
RIN 0648-AW90
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet
Active Sonar Training (AFAST)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS, upon application from the U.S. Navy (Navy), is issuing
regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals
incidental to activities conducted off the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in
the Gulf of Mexico for the period of January 2009 through January 2014.
The Navy's activities are considered military readiness activities
pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (NDAA). These
regulations, which allow for the issuance of ``Letters of
Authorization'' (LOAs) for the incidental take of marine mammals during
the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the
permissible methods of taking and other means of affecting the least
practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species and their habitat,
as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of
such taking.
DATES: Effective January 22, 2009 through January 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Navy's application (which contains a list of
the references used in this document), NMFS' Record of Decision (ROD),
and other documents cited herein may be obtained by writing to Michael
Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3225 or by telephone via the contact
listed here (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolie Harrison, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-2289, ext. 166.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: GLAKES, TOXICS - ND. DHHS/ATSDR. Availability of the Report ``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases in the Great Lakes Region''
[Federal Register: January 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 16)]
[Notices]
[Page 4751]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[ATSDR-251]
Availability of the Report ``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases
in the Great Lakes Region''
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notification of publication.
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SUMMARY: This report responds to a request from the International Joint
Commission (IJC), the binational organization that works to implement
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) between the U.S. and
Canada. The GLWQA calls for the two nations to define ``the threat to
human health from critical pollutants'' found in the Great Lakes basin.
This notice announces the availability of the report entitled
``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases in the Great Lakes Region''. This
report summarizes previously-published public health assessment
products and chemical release information for the 26 U.S. AOCs and 54
counties that are in close geographic proximity to those AOCs. This is
a descriptive report that does not make associations between health
outcomes and chemical exposures. The compilation of environmental data,
gathered by ATSDR and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is
intended to help decision-makers set future priorities.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Ms. Olga
Dawkins, ATSDR, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., MS F-32, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Fowler, PhD, Division of
Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, Mailstop F-32, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-7250. Electronic access to these
documents is also available at the ATSDR Web site: http://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/.
[Notices]
[Page 4751]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
[ATSDR-251]
Availability of the Report ``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases
in the Great Lakes Region''
AGENCY: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notification of publication.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This report responds to a request from the International Joint
Commission (IJC), the binational organization that works to implement
the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) between the U.S. and
Canada. The GLWQA calls for the two nations to define ``the threat to
human health from critical pollutants'' found in the Great Lakes basin.
This notice announces the availability of the report entitled
``ATSDR Studies on Chemical Releases in the Great Lakes Region''. This
report summarizes previously-published public health assessment
products and chemical release information for the 26 U.S. AOCs and 54
counties that are in close geographic proximity to those AOCs. This is
a descriptive report that does not make associations between health
outcomes and chemical exposures. The compilation of environmental data,
gathered by ATSDR and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is
intended to help decision-makers set future priorities.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Ms. Olga
Dawkins, ATSDR, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., MS F-32, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Fowler, PhD, Division of
Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, Mailstop F-32, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30333, telephone (770) 488-7250. Electronic access to these
documents is also available at the ATSDR Web site: http://
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/.
