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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 31
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 31
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
2. WILDLIFE - PR. DOC/NOAA. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2009 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and Effort Controls
3. LAND - PR/Reopen Comment. USDA/NRCS. Healthy Forests Reserve Program
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 - ND. EPA. Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
[Federal Register: February 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 31)]
[Notices]
[Page 7600-7601]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0044; FRL-8400-3]
Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register
pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in
any currently registered products pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0044, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Bryceland, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6928; e-mail
address: bryceland.andrew@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 7600-7601]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0044; FRL-8400-3]
Pesticide Products; Registration Applications
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of applications to register
pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in
any currently registered products pursuant to the provisions of section
3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0044, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Bryceland, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6928; e-mail
address: bryceland.andrew@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WILDLIFE - PR. DOC/NOAA. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2009 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and Effort Controls
[Federal Register: February 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 31)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7577-7583]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[Docket No. 080728943-9153-01]
RIN 0648-AX12
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2009 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Quota Specifications and Effort Controls
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments; notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes 2009 fishing year specifications for the
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery to set BFT quotas for each of the
established domestic fishing categories and to set effort controls
(daily retention limits) for the General and Angling categories. This
action is necessary to implement recommendations of the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), as required
by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic
management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS solicits written
comments and will hold public hearings to receive oral comments on
these proposed actions.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 20, 2009.
The public hearing dates are:
1. March 4, 2009, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Gloucester, MA.
2. March 17, 2009, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Silver Spring, MD.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``0648-AX12'', by any
one of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
Fax: 978-281-9340, Attn: Sarah McLaughlin
Mail: Sarah McLaughlin, Highly Migratory Species
Management Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries (F/SF1), NMFS, 55
Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to Portal http://www.regulations.gov
without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example,
name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ``n/a'' in the required
fields if you wih to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
The hearing locations are:
1. Gloucester - - NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930.
2. Silver Spring - - NOAA Science Center, 1301 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Supporting documents including the 2009 draft Environmental
Assessment, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Regulatory
Impact Review are available by sending your request to Sarah McLaughlin
at the mailing address specified above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah McLaughlin, 978-281-9260.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7577-7583]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 635
[Docket No. 080728943-9153-01]
RIN 0648-AX12
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2009 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Quota Specifications and Effort Controls
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments; notice of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes 2009 fishing year specifications for the
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery to set BFT quotas for each of the
established domestic fishing categories and to set effort controls
(daily retention limits) for the General and Angling categories. This
action is necessary to implement recommendations of the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), as required
by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), and to achieve domestic
management objectives under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). NMFS solicits written
comments and will hold public hearings to receive oral comments on
these proposed actions.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 20, 2009.
The public hearing dates are:
1. March 4, 2009, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Gloucester, MA.
2. March 17, 2009, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Silver Spring, MD.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ``0648-AX12'', by any
one of the following methods:
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov
Management Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries (F/SF1), NMFS, 55
Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to Portal http://www.regulations.gov
without change. All Personal Identifying Information (for example,
name, address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter ``n/a'' in the required
fields if you wih to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
The hearing locations are:
1. Gloucester - - NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930.
2. Silver Spring - - NOAA Science Center, 1301 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Supporting documents including the 2009 draft Environmental
Assessment, Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Regulatory
Impact Review are available by sending your request to Sarah McLaughlin
at the mailing address specified above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah McLaughlin, 978-281-9260.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: LAND - PR/Reopen Comment. USDA/NRCS. Healthy Forests Reserve Program
[Federal Register: February 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 31)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7563]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening public comments.
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SUMMARY: On January 14, 2009, NRCS published in the Federal Register a
proposed rule for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) with a
public comment period closing on February 13, 2009. The proposed rule
included changes to address amendments to HFRP associated with
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. NRCS is
hereby reopening the public comment period for the HFRP proposed rule
and amending the closing date to March 20, 2009.
DATES: Comments to the HFRP proposed rule, published in the Federal
Register on January 14, 2009 (74 FR 1954) must be received on or before
March 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
NRCS Web site: Go to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov and follow
the instructions for sending comments electronically.
Mail: Easements Programs Division, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Healthy Forests Reserve Program Comments, P.O.
2890, Room 6819-S, Washington, DC 20013.
Fax: 1-202-720-4265.
Hand Delivery: Room 6819-S of the USDA South Office
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to
call 202-720-4527 in order to be escorted into the building.
This proposed rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can
access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select Farm Bill
link from the menu; select the Proposed Rule link from beneath the
Rules Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Easement Programs Division,
NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1854;
Fax: (202) 720-4265; or e-mail: HFRP@wdc.usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7563]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening public comments.
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SUMMARY: On January 14, 2009, NRCS published in the Federal Register a
proposed rule for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) with a
public comment period closing on February 13, 2009. The proposed rule
included changes to address amendments to HFRP associated with
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. NRCS is
hereby reopening the public comment period for the HFRP proposed rule
and amending the closing date to March 20, 2009.
DATES: Comments to the HFRP proposed rule, published in the Federal
Register on January 14, 2009 (74 FR 1954) must be received on or before
March 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
the instructions for sending comments electronically.
Conservation Service, Healthy Forests Reserve Program Comments, P.O.
2890, Room 6819-S, Washington, DC 20013.
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to
call 202-720-4527 in order to be escorted into the building.
access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select Farm Bill
link from the menu; select the Proposed Rule link from beneath the
Rules Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Easement Programs Division,
NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1854;
Fax: (202) 720-4265; or e-mail: HFRP@wdc.usda.gov.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
