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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 25
Monday, February 9, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 25
Monday, February 9, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - PR. EPA. Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries
2. ENERGY - Presidential Memo. Appliance Efficiency Standards; Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy
3. WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL; Re: Waters located adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal fish barrier system
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 - PR. EPA. Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries
[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6509-6529]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236; FRL-8766-6]
RIN 2060-AO93
Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section
112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other
Nonferrous Foundries
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revising the area source category list by changing the
name of the ``Secondary Aluminum Production'' category to ``Aluminum
Foundries'' and the ``Nonferrous Foundries, not elsewhere classified
(nec)'' category to ``Other Nonferrous Foundries.'' At the same time,
EPA is proposing national emission standards for the Aluminum
Foundries, Copper Foundries, and Other Nonferrous Foundries area source
categories. These proposed emission standards for new and existing
sources reflect EPA's proposed determination regarding the generally
available control technology or management practices for each area
source category.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2009 unless a
public hearing is requested by February 19, 2009. If a hearing is
requested on the proposed rule, written comments must be received by
March 26, 2009. 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 March 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0236, 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 a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-
0236.
Fax: Fax your comments to: 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236.
Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236. Please include a total of two copies. 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 or Courier: Deliver your comments to EPA
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Center's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the proposed
standards for aluminum foundries, contact Mr. David Cole, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and Information Division,
Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group (C404-05),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
Telephone Number: (919) 541-5565; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-mail
address: Cole.David@epa.gov. For questions about the proposed standards
for copper foundries and other nonferrous foundries, contact Mr. Gary
Blais, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and
Information Division, Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; Telephone Number: (919) 541-3223; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-
mail address: Blais.Gary@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6509-6529]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236; FRL-8766-6]
RIN 2060-AO93
Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section
112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other
Nonferrous Foundries
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revising the area source category list by changing the
name of the ``Secondary Aluminum Production'' category to ``Aluminum
Foundries'' and the ``Nonferrous Foundries, not elsewhere classified
(nec)'' category to ``Other Nonferrous Foundries.'' At the same time,
EPA is proposing national emission standards for the Aluminum
Foundries, Copper Foundries, and Other Nonferrous Foundries area source
categories. These proposed emission standards for new and existing
sources reflect EPA's proposed determination regarding the generally
available control technology or management practices for each area
source category.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2009 unless a
public hearing is requested by February 19, 2009. If a hearing is
requested on the proposed rule, written comments must be received by
March 26, 2009. 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 March 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0236, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-
0236.
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236.
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236. Please include a total of two copies. 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.
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Center's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the proposed
standards for aluminum foundries, contact Mr. David Cole, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and Information Division,
Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group (C404-05),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
Telephone Number: (919) 541-5565; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-mail
address: Cole.David@epa.gov. For questions about the proposed standards
for copper foundries and other nonferrous foundries, contact Mr. Gary
Blais, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and
Information Division, Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; Telephone Number: (919) 541-3223; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-
mail address: Blais.Gary@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY - Presidential Memo. Appliance Efficiency Standards; Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy
[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 6537-6538]
Presidential Documents
Memorandum of February 5, 2009
Appliance Efficiency Standards
Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy
Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(EPCA), the Department of Energy (DOE) is required to
establish by certain dates energy efficiency standards
for a broad class of residential and commercial
products. These products are appliances and other
equipment used in consumers' homes and in commercial
establishments. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), the Congress directed the DOE to develop a
plan to issue expeditiously efficiency standards for
those products with respect to which the Department had
not yet met the deadlines specified in the EPCA.
In 2005, 14 States and various other entities brought
suit alleging that the DOE had failed to comply with
deadlines and other requirements in the EPCA. In
November 2006, the DOE entered into a consent decree
under which the DOE agreed to publish final rules
regarding 22 product categories by specific deadlines,
the latest of which is June 30, 2011. The consent
decree includes target dates for the rulemaking
processes and sets deadlines for issuance of final
rules with respect to each product category. The Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) directed
the DOE to establish energy standards for additional
product categories.
The DOE remains subject to outstanding deadlines with
respect to 15 of the 22 product categories covered by
the consent decree, as well as statutory deadlines for
a number of additional product categories. These
efficiency standards, once implemented, will result in
significant energy savings for the American people.
Therefore, I request that:
(a) the DOE take all necessary steps, consistent
with the consent decree, EPACT, and EISA, to finalize
legally required efficiency standards as expeditiously
as possible and consistent with all applicable judicial
and statutory deadlines. Such standards include, most
immediately, those covered by the five energy
efficiency rules with deadlines prior to and including
August 8, 2009;
(b) with respect to standards subject to judicial
and statutory deadlines later than August 8, 2009, the
DOE work to complete prior to the applicable deadline
those standards that will result in the greatest energy
savings. To undertake this task, the DOE should
quantify, to the extent feasible and consistent with
statutory requirements, the expected annual energy
savings from the relevant standards. The DOE must,
however, ensure that it meets applicable deadlines for
all standards.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the
United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 6537-6538]
Presidential Documents
Memorandum of February 5, 2009
Appliance Efficiency Standards
Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy
Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(EPCA), the Department of Energy (DOE) is required to
establish by certain dates energy efficiency standards
for a broad class of residential and commercial
products. These products are appliances and other
equipment used in consumers' homes and in commercial
establishments. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), the Congress directed the DOE to develop a
plan to issue expeditiously efficiency standards for
those products with respect to which the Department had
not yet met the deadlines specified in the EPCA.
In 2005, 14 States and various other entities brought
suit alleging that the DOE had failed to comply with
deadlines and other requirements in the EPCA. In
November 2006, the DOE entered into a consent decree
under which the DOE agreed to publish final rules
regarding 22 product categories by specific deadlines,
the latest of which is June 30, 2011. The consent
decree includes target dates for the rulemaking
processes and sets deadlines for issuance of final
rules with respect to each product category. The Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) directed
the DOE to establish energy standards for additional
product categories.
The DOE remains subject to outstanding deadlines with
respect to 15 of the 22 product categories covered by
the consent decree, as well as statutory deadlines for
a number of additional product categories. These
efficiency standards, once implemented, will result in
significant energy savings for the American people.
Therefore, I request that:
(a) the DOE take all necessary steps, consistent
with the consent decree, EPACT, and EISA, to finalize
legally required efficiency standards as expeditiously
as possible and consistent with all applicable judicial
and statutory deadlines. Such standards include, most
immediately, those covered by the five energy
efficiency rules with deadlines prior to and including
August 8, 2009;
(b) with respect to standards subject to judicial
and statutory deadlines later than August 8, 2009, the
DOE work to complete prior to the applicable deadline
those standards that will result in the greatest energy
savings. To undertake this task, the DOE should
quantify, to the extent feasible and consistent with
statutory requirements, the expected annual energy
savings from the relevant standards. The DOE must,
however, ensure that it meets applicable deadlines for
all standards.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the
United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL; Re: Waters located adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal
fish barrier system
[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6352-6357]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2008-1247]
RIN 1625-AA11
Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area
and safety zone on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Romeoville,
IL. This temporary interim rule places navigational and operational
restrictions on all vessels transiting the navigable waters located
adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal
fish barrier system.
DATES: This temporary interim rule is effective from 11:59 p.m. on
January 17, 2009, until September 30, 2009. Comments and related
material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April
10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2008-1247 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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 methods. For instructions on submitting comments, see the
``Public Participation and Request for Comments''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth
Coast Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045. If you have questions on
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6352-6357]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2008-1247]
RIN 1625-AA11
Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Temporary interim rule with request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area
and safety zone on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Romeoville,
IL. This temporary interim rule places navigational and operational
restrictions on all vessels transiting the navigable waters located
adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal
fish barrier system.
DATES: This temporary interim rule is effective from 11:59 p.m. on
January 17, 2009, until September 30, 2009. Comments and related
material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April
10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2008-1247 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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 methods. For instructions on submitting comments, see the
``Public Participation and Request for Comments''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth
Coast Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045. If you have questions on
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
