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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 54
Monday, March 23, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 54
Monday, March 23, 2009
There are 2 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
2. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Tech. Amendment. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
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 - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
[Federal Register: March 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 54)]
[Notices]
[Page 12127-12128]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8785-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. . .
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB
Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/
BOARD.
[Notices]
[Page 12127-12128]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8785-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. . .
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB
Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/
BOARD.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Tech. Amendment. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
[Federal Register: March 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 54)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12058-12076]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
RIN 1904-AB74
Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and
Commercial and Industrial Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this technical
amendment to place the energy conservation standards and test
procedures, and related definitions, prescribed in the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) for certain consumer
products and commercial and industrial equipment in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: March 23, 2009. The incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director
of the Federal Register as of March 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail:
Michael.Mccabe@ee.doe.gov.
Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7432, e-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12058-12076]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
RIN 1904-AB74
Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and
Commercial and Industrial Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this technical
amendment to place the energy conservation standards and test
procedures, and related definitions, prescribed in the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) for certain consumer
products and commercial and industrial equipment in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
DATES: Effective Date: March 23, 2009. The incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director
of the Federal Register as of March 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail:
Michael.Mccabe@ee.doe.gov.
Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7432, e-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
