Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 155
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 155
Thursday, August 13, 2009
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerances
2. ENERGY, WATER, LAND - ND. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
3. LAND - FR. USDA/Forest Service. Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Downpayment and Periodic Payments
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 - FR. EPA. Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: August 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 155)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40753-40760]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0805; FRL-8426-9]
Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation amends the tolerances for the combined
residues of spinetoram in or on almond, hulls; nut, tree, group 14; and
pistachio and establishes tolerances for date; pomegranate; pineapple;
pineapple, processed residue; spice, subgroup 19B, except black pepper;
and hop, dried cones. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-
4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective August 13, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 13, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0805. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. 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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Hulkower, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0683; e-mail address:
hulkower.samantha@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40753-40760]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0805; FRL-8426-9]
Spinetoram; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation amends the tolerances for the combined
residues of spinetoram in or on almond, hulls; nut, tree, group 14; and
pistachio and establishes tolerances for date; pomegranate; pineapple;
pineapple, processed residue; spice, subgroup 19B, except black pepper;
and hop, dried cones. The Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-
4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective August 13, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 13, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0805. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. 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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Hulkower, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0683; e-mail address:
hulkower.samantha@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY, WATER, LAND - ND. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
[Federal Register: August 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 155)]
[Notices]
[Page 40815-40816]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
RIN 0710-ZA04
Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense,
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register (74 FR
34311) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a proposal to take
two actions concerning Nationwide Permit 21, which authorizes
discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
for surface coal mining activities. The two proposed actions are to
suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to modify NWP 21 to
make that prohibition permanent until NWP 21 expires on March 18, 2012.
The July 15, 2009, notice stated that public comments and any requests
for a public hearing must be received by August 14, 2009. We have received several requests to extend the comment period. We are extending the comment period to September 14, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2009-0032, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms.
Desiree Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov under docket number COE-2009-
0032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be reached at 202-761-4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202-761-4922.
[Notices]
[Page 40815-40816]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
RIN 0710-ZA04
Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense,
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: In the July 15, 2009, issue of the Federal Register (74 FR
34311) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a proposal to take
two actions concerning Nationwide Permit 21, which authorizes
discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
for surface coal mining activities. The two proposed actions are to
suspend NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, and then to modify NWP 21 to
make that prohibition permanent until NWP 21 expires on March 18, 2012.
The July 15, 2009, notice stated that public comments and any requests
for a public hearing must be received by August 14, 2009. We have received several requests to extend the comment period. We are extending the comment period to September 14, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be received by September 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2009-0032, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms.
Desiree Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov under docket number COE-2009-
0032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be reached at 202-761-4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202-761-4922.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: LAND - FR. USDA/Forest Service. Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Downpayment and Periodic Payments
[Federal Register: August 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 155)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40736-40744]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 223
RIN 0596-AC80
Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Downpayment
and Periodic Payments
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the Forest Service's downpayment and
periodic payment regulations to reflect changes in contracting
procedures and authorities since these regulations were adopted in
1991. The changes remove obsolete references and procedures; make
downpayments and periodic payments optional for stewardship contracts;
allow downpayment and periodic payment amounts to be recalculated when
contracts receive rate redeterminations; revise procedures for
releasing downpayments; and allow downpayments to be temporarily
reduced for certain delays, interruptions, or extensions. This final
rule protects the Government's financial security, reduces speculative
bidding, and encourages purchasers to harvest timber in a timely
manner. In addition, the rule provides financial relief to timber
purchasers when forest product prices drastically decline or purchasers
receive additional contract time and are not expected to operate.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lathrop Smith, Forest Management
staff, at (202) 205-0858, or Richard Fitzgerald, Forest Management
staff, at (202) 205-1753. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40736-40744]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 223
RIN 0596-AC80
Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Downpayment
and Periodic Payments
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the Forest Service's downpayment and
periodic payment regulations to reflect changes in contracting
procedures and authorities since these regulations were adopted in
1991. The changes remove obsolete references and procedures; make
downpayments and periodic payments optional for stewardship contracts;
allow downpayment and periodic payment amounts to be recalculated when
contracts receive rate redeterminations; revise procedures for
releasing downpayments; and allow downpayments to be temporarily
reduced for certain delays, interruptions, or extensions. This final
rule protects the Government's financial security, reduces speculative
bidding, and encourages purchasers to harvest timber in a timely
manner. In addition, the rule provides financial relief to timber
purchasers when forest product prices drastically decline or purchasers
receive additional contract time and are not expected to operate.
DATES: This final rule is effective September 14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lathrop Smith, Forest Management
staff, at (202) 205-0858, or Richard Fitzgerald, Forest Management
staff, at (202) 205-1753. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
