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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 124
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 124
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
2. AIR - NS. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreement
3. AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Request for Nomination of Experts Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
4. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
5. ENERGY/Solar - ND. DOI/BLM. Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar Applications
6. ENERGY/Grid - ND. DOC/National Institute of Standards and Technology. Request for Comments on ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (Contract No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--Deliverable 7)
7. ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability; Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors
8. WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Voluntary Compliance With International Sewage Regulations in Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78
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 - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31272-31273]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-3]
Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held July 21 and 22, 2009 at the USEPA East Building, Room 1117A, 1201
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC. The CHPAC was created to advise the
Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other
issues relating to children's environmental health.
DATES: The CHPAC will meet July 21 and 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USEPA East Building, Room 1117A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children's
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 31272-31273]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-3]
Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held July 21 and 22, 2009 at the USEPA East Building, Room 1117A, 1201
Constitution Ave., Washington, DC. The CHPAC was created to advise the
Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other
issues relating to children's environmental health.
DATES: The CHPAC will meet July 21 and 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: USEPA East Building, Room 1117A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children's
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - NS. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreement
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31273-31274]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-8]
Proposed Settlement Agreement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; Request for public
comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed settlement agreement to address a lawsuit filed by the
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (``Alliance'') in the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Alliance
of Automobile Manufacturers v. EPA, No. 08-1109 (DC Cir.). On or about
March 10, 2008, the Alliance filed a petition for review challenging
regulations promulgated by EPA in a final rule entitled ``National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories:
Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline
Facilities, and Gasoline Dispensing Facilities,'' 73 FR 1916 (Jan. 10,
2008), published at 40 CFR part 63, subparts BBBBBB and CCCCCC (the
``Gasoline Distribution NESHAP''). Under the terms of the proposed
settlement agreement, EPA will sign and submit for publication in the
Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Gasoline
Distribution NESHAP that contains amendments that are substantially the
same in substance as set forth in Attachment A to this Agreement as
expeditiously as practicable after entry of this Agreement. If EPA
signs and submits for publication in the Federal Register a notice of
final rulemaking to amend the Gasoline Distribution NESHAP that
contains amendments that are substantially the same in substance as set
forth in Attachment A to this Agreement, the Alliance and EPA will file
a joint motion for dismissal with prejudice in accordance with Rule
42(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by July 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0471, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stahle, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-1272; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address:
stahle.susan@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 31273-31274]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-8]
Proposed Settlement Agreement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; Request for public
comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a
proposed settlement agreement to address a lawsuit filed by the
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (``Alliance'') in the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: Alliance
of Automobile Manufacturers v. EPA, No. 08-1109 (DC Cir.). On or about
March 10, 2008, the Alliance filed a petition for review challenging
regulations promulgated by EPA in a final rule entitled ``National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories:
Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline
Facilities, and Gasoline Dispensing Facilities,'' 73 FR 1916 (Jan. 10,
2008), published at 40 CFR part 63, subparts BBBBBB and CCCCCC (the
``Gasoline Distribution NESHAP''). Under the terms of the proposed
settlement agreement, EPA will sign and submit for publication in the
Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Gasoline
Distribution NESHAP that contains amendments that are substantially the
same in substance as set forth in Attachment A to this Agreement as
expeditiously as practicable after entry of this Agreement. If EPA
signs and submits for publication in the Federal Register a notice of
final rulemaking to amend the Gasoline Distribution NESHAP that
contains amendments that are substantially the same in substance as set
forth in Attachment A to this Agreement, the Alliance and EPA will file
a joint motion for dismissal with prejudice in accordance with Rule
42(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by July 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0471, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stahle, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-1272; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address:
stahle.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Request for Nomination of Experts Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31274-31275]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Request for
Nomination of Experts Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is soliciting nominations of experts to
augment the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Carbon Monoxide Review Panel.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by July 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information regarding this request may contact Dr. Ellen Rubin,
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) 343-9975 or e-mail
at rubin.ellen@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
[Notices]
[Page 31274-31275]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Request for
Nomination of Experts Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is soliciting nominations of experts to
augment the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Carbon Monoxide Review Panel.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by July 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information regarding this request may contact Dr. Ellen Rubin,
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) 343-9975 or e-mail
at rubin.ellen@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31267]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463,
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
[Notices]
[Page 31267]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater
Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463,
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Solar - ND. DOI/BLM. Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar Applications
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31307-31308]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO350000.L14300000]
Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land
Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar
Applications
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) (the Agencies) are announcing the availability of maps
depicting solar energy study areas to be analyzed in their joint
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development (Solar PEIS) and
the opportunity for additional public scoping. The BLM is issuing this
Notice to inform the public of the availability of the solar energy
study area maps; to solicit public comments for consideration in
identifying environmental issues, existing resource data, and industry
interest with respect to the solar energy study areas in particular;
and to explain how the BLM will address existing and future solar
energy development applications on BLM-administered lands.
DATES: The time period for public comments starts with the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register and will continue through July
30, 2009. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by the following methods:
Electronically, using the online comment form available on
the project Web site: http://solareis.anl.gov. This is the preferred
method of commenting.
In writing, addressed to: Solar Energy PEIS, Argonne
National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue--EVS/900, Argonne, IL 60439.
Availability of Maps: Maps of the solar energy study areas are
available electronically from the project Web site: http://
solareis.anl.gov. The maps may also be obtained from the following BLM
offices:
Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ
85004.
California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623, Sacramento, CA
95825.
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89520.
New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT
84101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: Linda
Resseguie, BLM Washington Office, linda_resseguie@blm.gov, 202-452-
7774; or Lisa Jorgensen, Department of Energy, Golden Field Office,
lisa.jorgensen@go.doe.gov, 303-275-4906. You may also visit the Solar
PEIS Web site at http://solareis.anl.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 31307-31308]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO350000.L14300000]
Notice of Availability of Maps and Additional Public Scoping for
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development; Bureau of Land
Management Approach for Processing Existing and Future Solar
Applications
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) (the Agencies) are announcing the availability of maps
depicting solar energy study areas to be analyzed in their joint
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development (Solar PEIS) and
the opportunity for additional public scoping. The BLM is issuing this
Notice to inform the public of the availability of the solar energy
study area maps; to solicit public comments for consideration in
identifying environmental issues, existing resource data, and industry
interest with respect to the solar energy study areas in particular;
and to explain how the BLM will address existing and future solar
energy development applications on BLM-administered lands.
DATES: The time period for public comments starts with the publication
of this notice in the Federal Register and will continue through July
30, 2009. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by the following methods:
the project Web site: http://solareis.anl.gov. This is the preferred
method of commenting.
National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue--EVS/900, Argonne, IL 60439.
Availability of Maps: Maps of the solar energy study areas are
available electronically from the project Web site: http://
solareis.anl.gov. The maps may also be obtained from the following BLM
offices:
Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ
85004.
California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1623, Sacramento, CA
95825.
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89520.
New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT
84101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: Linda
Resseguie, BLM Washington Office, linda_resseguie@blm.gov, 202-452-
7774; or Lisa Jorgensen, Department of Energy, Golden Field Office,
lisa.jorgensen@go.doe.gov, 303-275-4906. You may also visit the Solar
PEIS Web site at http://solareis.anl.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY/Grid - ND. DOC/National Institute of Standards and Technology. Request for Comments on ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (Contract No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--Deliverable 7)
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31254]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 0906181063-91064-01]
Request for Comments on ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (Contract No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--
Deliverable 7)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
seeks comments on a report, entitled ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (the ``EPRI Report''), prepared by
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under a contract (Contract
No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--Deliverable 7) awarded to engage Smart Grid
stakeholders in the development of a draft interim standards roadmap.
NIST will consider the EPRI Report, and comments received on the EPRI
Report, in the development of NIST's interim ``roadmap'' for Smart Grid
interoperability standards, a responsibility assigned to NIST under the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. All comments submitted
should reference this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: George Arnold, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100. Electronic comments may be sent to:
smartgridcomments@nist.gov.
The report is available at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/
InterimSmartGridRoadmapNISTRestructure.pdf and at http://
collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome.
Additional information may be found at: http://www.nist.gov/
smartgrid.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-8100, telephone (301) 975-5627.
[Notices]
[Page 31254]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket Number: 0906181063-91064-01]
Request for Comments on ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (Contract No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--
Deliverable 7)
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
seeks comments on a report, entitled ``Report to NIST on the Smart Grid
Interoperability Standards Roadmap'' (the ``EPRI Report''), prepared by
the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) under a contract (Contract
No. SB1341-09-CN-0031--Deliverable 7) awarded to engage Smart Grid
stakeholders in the development of a draft interim standards roadmap.
NIST will consider the EPRI Report, and comments received on the EPRI
Report, in the development of NIST's interim ``roadmap'' for Smart Grid
interoperability standards, a responsibility assigned to NIST under the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. All comments submitted
should reference this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: George Arnold, 100 Bureau
Drive, Stop 8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8100. Electronic comments may be sent to:
smartgridcomments@nist.gov.
The report is available at: http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid/
InterimSmartGridRoadmapNISTRestructure.pdf and at http://
collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome.
Additional information may be found at: http://www.nist.gov/
smartgrid.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8100, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-8100, telephone (301) 975-5627.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability; Assuring the Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31317-31318]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0263]
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-1229.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Szabo, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-1985 or e-
mail to Aaron.Szabo@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment a draft guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This
series was developed to describe and make available to the public such
information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for
implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that
the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents,
and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits
and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Assuring the
Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors,'' is
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1229, which should be
mentioned in all related correspondence. DG-1229 is proposed Revision 2
of Regulatory Guide 1.159, dated October 2003.
The general requirements for applications for license termination
and decommissioning nuclear power, research, and test reactors appear
in Title 10, Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities,'' of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
Part 50). Subsequent to the original publication of this regulatory
guide in August 1990, the NRC promulgated amendments to 10 CFR Part 50
in the Federal Register on September 22, 1998 (63 FR 50465). Various
amendments modified 10 CFR 50.33(k), 10 CFR 50.75, ``Reporting and
Recordkeeping for Decommissioning Planning,'' and 10 CFR 50.82(b),
which require operating license applicants and existing licensees to
submit information on how reasonable assurance will be provided that
funds are available to decommission the facility. The NRC promulgated
additional amendments to 10 CFR 50.75 on December 24, 2002, in the
Federal Register (67 FR 78332). As amended, 10 CFR 50.75 establishes
requirements for indicating how this assurance will be provided;
namely, the amount of funds that must be provided, including updates;
the methods to be used for assuring funds; and provisions contained in
trust agreements for safeguarding decommissioning funds. This document
provides guidance to applicants and licensees of nuclear power,
research, and test reactors concerning methods acceptable to the staff
of the NRC for complying with requirements in the rules regarding the
amount of funds for decommissioning. It also provides guidance on the
content and form of the financial assurance mechanisms in those rule
amendments.
[Notices]
[Page 31317-31318]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0263]
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-1229.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Szabo, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-1985 or e-
mail to Aaron.Szabo@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment a draft guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This
series was developed to describe and make available to the public such
information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for
implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that
the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents,
and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits
and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Assuring the
Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors,'' is
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1229, which should be
mentioned in all related correspondence. DG-1229 is proposed Revision 2
of Regulatory Guide 1.159, dated October 2003.
The general requirements for applications for license termination
and decommissioning nuclear power, research, and test reactors appear
in Title 10, Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities,'' of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
Part 50). Subsequent to the original publication of this regulatory
guide in August 1990, the NRC promulgated amendments to 10 CFR Part 50
in the Federal Register on September 22, 1998 (63 FR 50465). Various
amendments modified 10 CFR 50.33(k), 10 CFR 50.75, ``Reporting and
Recordkeeping for Decommissioning Planning,'' and 10 CFR 50.82(b),
which require operating license applicants and existing licensees to
submit information on how reasonable assurance will be provided that
funds are available to decommission the facility. The NRC promulgated
additional amendments to 10 CFR 50.75 on December 24, 2002, in the
Federal Register (67 FR 78332). As amended, 10 CFR 50.75 establishes
requirements for indicating how this assurance will be provided;
namely, the amount of funds that must be provided, including updates;
the methods to be used for assuring funds; and provisions contained in
trust agreements for safeguarding decommissioning funds. This document
provides guidance to applicants and licensees of nuclear power,
research, and test reactors concerning methods acceptable to the staff
of the NRC for complying with requirements in the rules regarding the
amount of funds for decommissioning. It also provides guidance on the
content and form of the financial assurance mechanisms in those rule
amendments.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Voluntary Compliance With International Sewage Regulations in Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78
[Federal Register: June 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 124)]
[Notices]
[Page 31288-31289]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0986]
Voluntary Compliance With International Sewage Regulations in
Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard announces the availability of Navigation
and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) No. 1-09, which provides guidance
on voluntary compliance with MARPOL Annex IV. On January 1, 2010, the
revised effluent standards and performance test criteria for sewage
treatment plants under MARPOL Annex IV will enter into force
internationally. The United States is not party to MARPOL Annex IV;
however, vessels registered in the United States visiting nations that
are party may need to demonstrate compliance with MARPOL Annex IV
regulations on the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships. The
U.S. Coast Guard is assisting vessels registered in the United States
as well as the manufacturers of sewage treatment plants, and the
independent laboratories that test such equipment, in demonstrating
compliance with MARPOL Annex IV by providing the guidance in NVIC No.
1-09. Failure of a vessel registered in the United States to have the
appropriate certificate demonstrating voluntary compliance with MARPOL
Annex IV could result in a port State detention abroad.
DATES: The revised effluent standards and performance tests for sewage
treatment plants enter into force on January 1, 2010, for ships with a
keel laid date on or after January 1, 2010, and for ships having a
sewage treatment plant installed or delivered on or after January 1,
2010.
[Notices]
[Page 31288-31289]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0986]
Voluntary Compliance With International Sewage Regulations in
Annex IV to MARPOL 73/78
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard announces the availability of Navigation
and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) No. 1-09, which provides guidance
on voluntary compliance with MARPOL Annex IV. On January 1, 2010, the
revised effluent standards and performance test criteria for sewage
treatment plants under MARPOL Annex IV will enter into force
internationally. The United States is not party to MARPOL Annex IV;
however, vessels registered in the United States visiting nations that
are party may need to demonstrate compliance with MARPOL Annex IV
regulations on the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships. The
U.S. Coast Guard is assisting vessels registered in the United States
as well as the manufacturers of sewage treatment plants, and the
independent laboratories that test such equipment, in demonstrating
compliance with MARPOL Annex IV by providing the guidance in NVIC No.
1-09. Failure of a vessel registered in the United States to have the
appropriate certificate demonstrating voluntary compliance with MARPOL
Annex IV could result in a port State detention abroad.
DATES: The revised effluent standards and performance tests for sewage
treatment plants enter into force on January 1, 2010, for ships with a
keel laid date on or after January 1, 2010, and for ships having a
sewage treatment plant installed or delivered on or after January 1,
2010.
