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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 118
Monday, June 22, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 118
Monday, June 22, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS, WATER - NS. EPA. Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement, Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Cellco Partnership Doing Business as Verizon Wireless; Various locations nationwide
2. HAZ, TRANSPORT - PR/Withdrawal. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials Transportation; Miscellaneous Revisions to Registration and Fee Assessment Program
3. WATER - ND. Office of Science and Technology. Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, National Science and Technology Council; Update of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy (aka "Charting the Course"): Request for Public Input
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, WATER - NS. EPA. Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement, Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Cellco Partnership Doing Business as Verizon Wireless; Various locations nationwide
[Federal Register: June 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 118)]
[Notices]
[Page 29480-29483]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0804; FRL-8920-4]
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement,
Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Cellco
Partnership Doing Business as Verizon Wireless
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a consent agreement with Cellco
Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon or Respondent)
to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and their implementing regulations.
The Administrator is hereby providing public notice of this Consent
Agreement and proposed Final Order, and providing an opportunity for
interested persons to comment on the CWA portions of this Consent
Agreement, in accordance with CWA Section 311(b)(6)(C). Additionally,
notice is being provided on the EPCRA and CAA portions of this Consent
Agreement.
DATES: Comments are due on or before July 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Section I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Cavalier, Special Litigation and
Projects Division (2248-A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-
3271; fax: (202) 564-9001; e-mail: cavalier.beth@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29480-29483]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0804; FRL-8920-4]
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement,
Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Cellco
Partnership Doing Business as Verizon Wireless
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a consent agreement with Cellco
Partnership doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon or Respondent)
to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and their implementing regulations.
The Administrator is hereby providing public notice of this Consent
Agreement and proposed Final Order, and providing an opportunity for
interested persons to comment on the CWA portions of this Consent
Agreement, in accordance with CWA Section 311(b)(6)(C). Additionally,
notice is being provided on the EPCRA and CAA portions of this Consent
Agreement.
DATES: Comments are due on or before July 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Section I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Cavalier, Special Litigation and
Projects Division (2248-A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-
3271; fax: (202) 564-9001; e-mail: cavalier.beth@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ, TRANSPORT - PR/Withdrawal. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials Transportation; Miscellaneous Revisions to Registration and Fee Assessment Program
[Federal Register: June 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 118)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29456]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 107
[Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0010 (HM-208G)]
RIN 2137-AE35
Hazardous Materials Transportation; Miscellaneous Revisions to
Registration and Fee Assessment Program
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking published
under this docket on May 5, 2008 (73 FR 24519). Our revised estimates
of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be
generated at current registration fee levels indicate that an increase
in registration fees is not necessary to fund the national Hazardous
Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants program at its
authorized level of $28,318,000 for Fiscal Year 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, or David Donaldson, Office of
Hazardous Materials Planning and Analysis, (202) 366-4484, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29456]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 107
[Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0010 (HM-208G)]
RIN 2137-AE35
Hazardous Materials Transportation; Miscellaneous Revisions to
Registration and Fee Assessment Program
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking published
under this docket on May 5, 2008 (73 FR 24519). Our revised estimates
of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be
generated at current registration fee levels indicate that an increase
in registration fees is not necessary to fund the national Hazardous
Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants program at its
authorized level of $28,318,000 for Fiscal Year 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Boothe, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, or David Donaldson, Office of
Hazardous Materials Planning and Analysis, (202) 366-4484, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WATER - ND. Office of Science and Technology. Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, National Science and Technology Council; Update of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy (aka "Charting the Course"): Request for Public Input
[Federal Register: June 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 118)]
[Notices]
[Page 29523-29524]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources, National Science and Technology
Council; Update of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United
States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and
Implementation Strategy (aka ``Charting the Course''): Request for
Public Input
ACTION: Request for Public Input to an update of the January 2007
Charting the Course
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SUMMARY: In January 2007, Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the
United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan
and Implementation Strategy (Charting the Course) was published.
Charting the Course was based on input gathered from public and private
sources over a period of several months, and it has provided a basis
for coordinated ocean science and technology investments. In view of
scientific advancements and recognition of new ocean management
challenges, the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology
(JSOST) is embarking upon an effort to update and refresh Charting the
Course. This notice solicits public input to inform the drafting of an
updated Charting the Course.
DATES: Public comments must be received by July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Only electronic (e-mail) comments will be accepted. Comments
should be sent to: comments@jsost.org.
Please note that all submissions may be posted without change to
http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/jsost.html, including any personal
information provided.
The public comment period will close on July 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
EDT. Any comments received after the close of the comment period will
not be considered.
The full text of the January 2007 Charting the Course is posted at
http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiesplan.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice,
please contact comments@jsost.org.
[Notices]
[Page 29523-29524]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources, National Science and Technology
Council; Update of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United
States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and
Implementation Strategy (aka ``Charting the Course''): Request for
Public Input
ACTION: Request for Public Input to an update of the January 2007
Charting the Course
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In January 2007, Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the
United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean Research Priorities Plan
and Implementation Strategy (Charting the Course) was published.
Charting the Course was based on input gathered from public and private
sources over a period of several months, and it has provided a basis
for coordinated ocean science and technology investments. In view of
scientific advancements and recognition of new ocean management
challenges, the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology
(JSOST) is embarking upon an effort to update and refresh Charting the
Course. This notice solicits public input to inform the drafting of an
updated Charting the Course.
DATES: Public comments must be received by July 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Only electronic (e-mail) comments will be accepted. Comments
should be sent to: comments@jsost.org.
Please note that all submissions may be posted without change to
http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/jsost.html, including any personal
information provided.
The public comment period will close on July 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
EDT. Any comments received after the close of the comment period will
not be considered.
The full text of the January 2007 Charting the Course is posted at
http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_prioritiesplan.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice,
please contact comments@jsost.org.
