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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 45
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 45
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FR. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Import of Halon-1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Vessels
2. CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007
3. LAND, WATER - NF/ND. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
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 - FR. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Import of Halon-1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing
Vessels
[Federal Register: March 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 45)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10182-10188]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0131; FRL-8779-6]
RIN 2060-AM46
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements for the Import of Halon-1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing
Vessels
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to
grant a specific exemption from requirements to petition the Agency in
order to import used ozone-depleting substances. The exemption would
apply to entities that import spherical pressure vessels containing
halon 1301 for aircraft fire extinguishing (``aircraft halon bottles'')
for purposes of hydrostatic testing. This final rule reduces the
administrative burden on entities that are importing aircraft halon
bottles for the purpose of maintaining these bottles to meet commercial
safety specifications and standards set forth in airworthiness
directives of the Federal Aviation Administration. This action does not
exempt entities that import bulk quantities of halon-1301 in containers
that are being imported for other purposes.
DATES: This final rule is effective on April 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0131. All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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 either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Docket, 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: Bella Maranion, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
Radiation (6205J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone number: (202) 343-9749; fax
number: (202) 343-2362; e-mail address: maranion.bella@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10182-10188]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0131; FRL-8779-6]
RIN 2060-AM46
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements for the Import of Halon-1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing
Vessels
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to
grant a specific exemption from requirements to petition the Agency in
order to import used ozone-depleting substances. The exemption would
apply to entities that import spherical pressure vessels containing
halon 1301 for aircraft fire extinguishing (``aircraft halon bottles'')
for purposes of hydrostatic testing. This final rule reduces the
administrative burden on entities that are importing aircraft halon
bottles for the purpose of maintaining these bottles to meet commercial
safety specifications and standards set forth in airworthiness
directives of the Federal Aviation Administration. This action does not
exempt entities that import bulk quantities of halon-1301 in containers
that are being imported for other purposes.
DATES: This final rule is effective on April 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0131. All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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 either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Docket, 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: Bella Maranion, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
Radiation (6205J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone number: (202) 343-9749; fax
number: (202) 343-2362; e-mail address: maranion.bella@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007
[Federal Register: March 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 45)]
[Notices]
[Page 10249]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8778-8]
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Sinks: 1990-2007 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions
for the period of time from 1990 through 2007 are summarized and
presented by source category and sector. The inventory contains
estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4 ),
nitrous oxide (N2 O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC),
perfluorocarbons (PFC), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6 )
emissions. The inventory also includes estimates of carbon fluxes in
U.S. agricultural and forest lands. The technical approach used in this
report to estimate emissions and sinks for greenhouse gases is
consistent with the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and reported in a format consistent
with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
reporting guidelines. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and Sinks: 1990-2007 is the latest in a series of annual U.S.
submissions to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC.
DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of
the document, please submit your comments within 30 days of the
appearance of this notice. However, comments received after that date
will still be welcomed and be considered for the next edition of this
report.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Mr. Leif Hockstad at:
Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division (6207J), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2359. You
are welcome and encouraged to send an e-mail with your comments to
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leif Hockstad, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9432,
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 10249]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8778-8]
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
Sinks: 1990-2007 is available for public review. Annual U.S. emissions
for the period of time from 1990 through 2007 are summarized and
presented by source category and sector. The inventory contains
estimates of carbon dioxide (CO
nitrous oxide (N
perfluorocarbons (PFC), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF
emissions. The inventory also includes estimates of carbon fluxes in
U.S. agricultural and forest lands. The technical approach used in this
report to estimate emissions and sinks for greenhouse gases is
consistent with the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and reported in a format consistent
with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
reporting guidelines. The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
and Sinks: 1990-2007 is the latest in a series of annual U.S.
submissions to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC.
DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of
the document, please submit your comments within 30 days of the
appearance of this notice. However, comments received after that date
will still be welcomed and be considered for the next edition of this
report.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Mr. Leif Hockstad at:
Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division (6207J), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343-2359. You
are welcome and encouraged to send an e-mail with your comments to
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leif Hockstad, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343-9432,
hockstad.leif@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: LAND, WATER - NF/ND. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
[Federal Register: March 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 45)]
[Notices]
[Page 10225-10231]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Section 2707 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) establishes the Cooperative Conservation Partnership
Initiative (CCPI) by amending Section 1243 of the Food Security Act of
1985 [16 U.S.C. 3843]. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the
authority for CCPI to the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), who is a Vice President of the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC). NRCS is an agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA). Congress established CCPI to assist potential
partners with focusing conservation assistance in defined project areas
to achieve high-priority natural resource objectives. In fiscal year
(FY) 2009, NRCS will make Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) funds available to
owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest
lands who will participate in CCPI projects.
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential partners and
producers that include nonindustrial private forest landowners of the
availability of CCPI funds and other assistance and to solicit
proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into partnership
agreements with NRCS to enhance conservation outcomes on agricultural
and nonindustrial private forest land.
Additionally, NRCS requests public comment on how CCPI can
contribute to the Nation's efforts on energy, climate change, and
carbon sequestration within the framework of the Initiative.
DATES: Proposals must be received in the NRCS State office or National
office (where the project areas are multi-State or national) within 45
days of the date of this notice. Comments must be received within 30
days of the date of this notice.
Addresses for Submitting Proposals: Written proposals should be
sent to the appropriate State Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service. The telephone numbers and addresses of the NRCS
State Conservationists are attached in the appendix of this notice. For
multi-State proposals, written proposals should be sent to the Chief,
Attention: Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Room 5241
South Building (Subject: CCPI Proposals), PO Box 2890, Washington, DC
20013. If the project is multi-state in scope, all State
Conservationists in the project area must be sent the proposal for
review. State Conservationist(s) must submit letters to NRCS National
Headquarters by May 8, 2009. A list of NRCS State office addresses and
phone numbers is included at the end of the notice. Potential partners
are encouraged to consult with the appropriate State Conservationist(s)
during proposal development to discuss the letter of review.
Addresses for Submitting Comments: You may send comments which will
be available to the public in their entirety, using any of the
following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending comments electronically.
Mail: Financial Assistance Programs Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5241 South Building (Subject: CCPI Comments),
Washington, DC 20250-2890; Fax: (202) 720-4265. Hand Delivery Room:
Room 5241 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5237,
Washington, DC 20250, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
This notice may be accessed via Internet. Users can access the NRCS
homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill link from
the menu; select the Notices link from beneath the Federal Register
Notices Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To view public comments, please ask the guard at the entrance to
the South Building to call (202) 720-4527 to be escorted into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Financial Assistance
Programs Division, NRCS; phone: (202) 720-1845; fax: (202) 720-4265; or
e-mail: CCPI2008@wdc.usda.gov; Subject: CCPI; or via Internet. Users
can access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the
Farm Bill link from the menu; select the Notices link from beneath the
Federal Register Notices Index title. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print,
audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-
2600 (voice and TDD).
[Notices]
[Page 10225-10231]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals; request for public comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Section 2707 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) establishes the Cooperative Conservation Partnership
Initiative (CCPI) by amending Section 1243 of the Food Security Act of
1985 [16 U.S.C. 3843]. The Secretary of Agriculture has delegated the
authority for CCPI to the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS), who is a Vice President of the Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC). NRCS is an agency of the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA). Congress established CCPI to assist potential
partners with focusing conservation assistance in defined project areas
to achieve high-priority natural resource objectives. In fiscal year
(FY) 2009, NRCS will make Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) funds available to
owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest
lands who will participate in CCPI projects.
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential partners and
producers that include nonindustrial private forest landowners of the
availability of CCPI funds and other assistance and to solicit
proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into partnership
agreements with NRCS to enhance conservation outcomes on agricultural
and nonindustrial private forest land.
Additionally, NRCS requests public comment on how CCPI can
contribute to the Nation's efforts on energy, climate change, and
carbon sequestration within the framework of the Initiative.
DATES: Proposals must be received in the NRCS State office or National
office (where the project areas are multi-State or national) within 45
days of the date of this notice. Comments must be received within 30
days of the date of this notice.
Addresses for Submitting Proposals: Written proposals should be
sent to the appropriate State Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service. The telephone numbers and addresses of the NRCS
State Conservationists are attached in the appendix of this notice. For
multi-State proposals, written proposals should be sent to the Chief,
Attention: Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Room 5241
South Building (Subject: CCPI Proposals), PO Box 2890, Washington, DC
20013. If the project is multi-state in scope, all State
Conservationists in the project area must be sent the proposal for
review. State Conservationist(s) must submit letters to NRCS National
Headquarters by May 8, 2009. A list of NRCS State office addresses and
phone numbers is included at the end of the notice. Potential partners
are encouraged to consult with the appropriate State Conservationist(s)
during proposal development to discuss the letter of review.
Addresses for Submitting Comments: You may send comments which will
be available to the public in their entirety, using any of the
following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending comments electronically.
Mail: Financial Assistance Programs Division, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5241 South Building (Subject: CCPI Comments),
Washington, DC 20250-2890; Fax: (202) 720-4265. Hand Delivery Room:
Room 5241 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5237,
Washington, DC 20250, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
This notice may be accessed via Internet. Users can access the NRCS
homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill link from
the menu; select the Notices link from beneath the Federal Register
Notices Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
To view public comments, please ask the guard at the entrance to
the South Building to call (202) 720-4527 to be escorted into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Financial Assistance
Programs Division, NRCS; phone: (202) 720-1845; fax: (202) 720-4265; or
e-mail: CCPI2008@wdc.usda.gov; Subject: CCPI; or via Internet. Users
can access the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the
Farm Bill link from the menu; select the Notices link from beneath the
Federal Register Notices Index title. Persons with disabilities who
require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print,
audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-
2600 (voice and TDD).
