Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 179
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 179
Thursday, September 17, 2009
There are 11 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - PR. EPA. Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Alternatives for the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program
Policy (SNAP) Program
2. AIR, SOLID - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed on or Before August 30, 1999 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1901.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0424
3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Beverage Can Surface Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0663.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0001
4. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metal Furniture Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0649.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0106
5. ALL - ND/NF. EPA. Notice of Availability of ``Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act''
6. ALL - ND. EPA. Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC); Notice of Charter Renewal
7. WATER - ND. EPA. Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Preliminary Notice of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Chesapeake Bay
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study Examples: Correction
9. AIR - NM. EPA. Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting
10. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
11. ENERGY/Coal - ND. DOE. Notice of Class Deviation Approval
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 - PR. EPA. Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Alternatives for the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47774-47775]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0488; FRL-8956-5]
Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Alternatives for the Motor
Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Data availability.
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SUMMARY: Under section 612 of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reviews and lists as acceptable alternatives to
ozone-depleting substances (ODS). In 2006, EPA proposed to list R-744
(CO2 ) as ``acceptable with use conditions'' as a substitute
for CFC-12 in the motor vehicle air conditioning (MVAC) end-use within
the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector. When using
CO2 as a refrigerant, MVAC systems would be required to use
the refrigerant according to those legally enforceable conditions. EPA
proposed use conditions because of the potential risk of exposure to
elevated concentrations of CO2 within the passenger
compartment if there was a leak of the MVAC system. Elevated
CO2 levels could cause passengers, and of particular
concern, the driver, to become drowsy. Since the time of the proposed
rule, additional information regarding the effects of short-term
CO2 exposures has become available and EPA is now making
that information available to the public. As noted in the proposed
rule, EPA is considering whether to establish a breathing zone ceiling
and this short-term exposure information is relevant to EPA's decision
on this issue. In addition, EPA is providing the public with
opportunity to respond to an issue raised in a public comment on the
proposed rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0488, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1741.
Mail: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode 6102T,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0488, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Fiffer, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs (6205J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 343-9464, fax
number: (202) 343-2363; e-mail address: fiffer.melissa@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47774-47775]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0488; FRL-8956-5]
Protection of the Stratospheric Ozone: Alternatives for the Motor
Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Data availability.
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SUMMARY: Under section 612 of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) reviews and lists as acceptable alternatives to
ozone-depleting substances (ODS). In 2006, EPA proposed to list R-744
(CO
for CFC-12 in the motor vehicle air conditioning (MVAC) end-use within
the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector. When using
CO
the refrigerant according to those legally enforceable conditions. EPA
proposed use conditions because of the potential risk of exposure to
elevated concentrations of CO
compartment if there was a leak of the MVAC system. Elevated
CO
concern, the driver, to become drowsy. Since the time of the proposed
rule, additional information regarding the effects of short-term
CO
that information available to the public. As noted in the proposed
rule, EPA is considering whether to establish a breathing zone ceiling
and this short-term exposure information is relevant to EPA's decision
on this issue. In addition, EPA is providing the public with
opportunity to respond to an issue raised in a public comment on the
proposed rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 16, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0488, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0488, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Fiffer, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs (6205J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 343-9464, fax
number: (202) 343-2363; e-mail address: fiffer.melissa@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, SOLID - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed on or Before August 30, 1999 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1901.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0424
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47788-47789]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0447; FRL-8958-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Emission Guidelines and
Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed
on or Before August 30, 1999 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1901.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0424
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0447, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Kane, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-5960; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: kane.rebecca@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47788-47789]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0447; FRL-8958-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Emission Guidelines and
Compliance Times for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units Constructed
on or Before August 30, 1999 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1901.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0424
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0447, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Kane, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-5960; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: kane.rebecca@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Beverage Can Surface
Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0663.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0001
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47790-47791]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0379; FRL-8958-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Beverage Can Surface
Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0663.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0001
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0379, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Lazarus, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-6369; fax number: 202-564-0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47790-47791]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0379; FRL-8958-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Beverage Can Surface
Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0663.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0001
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0379, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Lazarus, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-6369; fax number: 202-564-0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metal Furniture Coating
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0649.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0106
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47789-47790]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0389; FRL-8958-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metal Furniture Coating
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0649.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0106
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0389, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Lazarus, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-6369; fax number: 202-564-0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47789-47790]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0389; FRL-8958-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Metal Furniture Coating
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0649.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0106
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0389, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Mail Code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leonard Lazarus, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-6369; fax number: 202-564-0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - ND/NF. EPA. Notice of Availability of ``Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act''
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47791-47792]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8956-3]
Notice of Availability of ``Award of Special Appropriations Act
Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a memorandum entitled
``Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the
Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act.'' This memorandum provides
information and guidelines on how EPA will award and administer grants
for the special projects identified in the State and Tribal Assistance
Grants (STAG) account of the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act (Pub.
L. 111-8). The STAG account provides budget authority for funding
identified water, wastewater and groundwater infrastructure projects.
Each grant recipient will receive a copy of this document from EPA.
ADDRESSES: The subject memorandum may be viewed and downloaded from
EPA's homepage, http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/law.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ames, (202) 564-0661 or
ames.george@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47791-47792]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8956-3]
Notice of Availability of ``Award of Special Appropriations Act
Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a memorandum entitled
``Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the
Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act.'' This memorandum provides
information and guidelines on how EPA will award and administer grants
for the special projects identified in the State and Tribal Assistance
Grants (STAG) account of the Agency's FY 2009 Appropriations Act (Pub.
L. 111-8). The STAG account provides budget authority for funding
identified water, wastewater and groundwater infrastructure projects.
Each grant recipient will receive a copy of this document from EPA.
ADDRESSES: The subject memorandum may be viewed and downloaded from
EPA's homepage, http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/cwsrf/law.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Ames, (202) 564-0661 or
ames.george@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC); Notice of Charter Renewal
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47792]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8957-7]
Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC); Notice
of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Children's
Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) is a necessary committee
which is in the public interest. Accordingly, CHPAC will be renewed for
an additional two-year period. The purpose of CHPAC is to provide
advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues
associated with development of regulations, guidance and policies to
address children's health risks.
Inquiries may be directed to Carolyn Hubbard, Designated Federal
Officer, CHPAC, U.S. EPA, OCHP MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Hubbard.carolyn@epa.gov, 202-564-2189.
[Notices]
[Page 47792]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8957-7]
Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC); Notice
of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Children's
Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) is a necessary committee
which is in the public interest. Accordingly, CHPAC will be renewed for
an additional two-year period. The purpose of CHPAC is to provide
advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues
associated with development of regulations, guidance and policies to
address children's health risks.
Inquiries may be directed to Carolyn Hubbard, Designated Federal
Officer, CHPAC, U.S. EPA, OCHP MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Hubbard.carolyn@epa.gov, 202-564-2189.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Preliminary Notice of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Chesapeake Bay
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47792-47794]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8955-4]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Preliminary Notice of Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Chesapeake Bay
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and initial request for public input.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intent of EPA to establish a
Chesapeake Bay-wide Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for nutrients and
sediment for all impaired segments in the tidal portion of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. This action is being taken pursuant to
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). To provide information to
the public regarding the process, approach and implications of this
action, EPA will hold a series of public meetings in late 2009 on dates
and in locations to be determined. A second public comment period will
be held in the summer of 2010 once a draft Chesapeake Bay TMDL is
developed. This TMDL is being developed consistent with the
requirements of two Consent Decrees settling the following lawsuits:
American Canoe Association, Inc. and the American Littoral Society v.
EPA, Civil No. 98-979-A (E.D. Va) and Kingman Park Civic Association,
et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., No. 1:98CV00758
(D.D.C.). By this notice, EPA is soliciting preliminary input from the
public on its plans for developing this Chesapeake Bay TMDL. EPA
requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality related data
and information that may be relevant to the development and calculation
of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL by December 18, 2009. EPA will review all
data and information submitted during the public comment period and
will consider them in the development of the TMDL as appropriate.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before
December 18, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the development of the Chesapeake
Bay TMDL by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail, send them to sincock.jennifer@epa.gov. To submit your comments by
U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Jennifer Sincock,
Environmental Scientist, Water Protection Division, (3WP30), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Further information on the development of
the Chesapeake Bay TMDL may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/
chesapeakebaytmdl
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Jennifer Sincock at (215) 814-5766 or fax 215-814-2318 or send an e-
mail to sincock.jennifer@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47792-47794]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8955-4]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Preliminary Notice of Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Chesapeake Bay
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and initial request for public input.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intent of EPA to establish a
Chesapeake Bay-wide Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for nutrients and
sediment for all impaired segments in the tidal portion of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. This action is being taken pursuant to
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). To provide information to
the public regarding the process, approach and implications of this
action, EPA will hold a series of public meetings in late 2009 on dates
and in locations to be determined. A second public comment period will
be held in the summer of 2010 once a draft Chesapeake Bay TMDL is
developed. This TMDL is being developed consistent with the
requirements of two Consent Decrees settling the following lawsuits:
American Canoe Association, Inc. and the American Littoral Society v.
EPA, Civil No. 98-979-A (E.D. Va) and Kingman Park Civic Association,
et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al., No. 1:98CV00758
(D.D.C.). By this notice, EPA is soliciting preliminary input from the
public on its plans for developing this Chesapeake Bay TMDL. EPA
requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality related data
and information that may be relevant to the development and calculation
of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL by December 18, 2009. EPA will review all
data and information submitted during the public comment period and
will consider them in the development of the TMDL as appropriate.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before
December 18, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the development of the Chesapeake
Bay TMDL by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail, send them to sincock.jennifer@epa.gov. To submit your comments by
U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Jennifer Sincock,
Environmental Scientist, Water Protection Division, (3WP30), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Further information on the development of
the Chesapeake Bay TMDL may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/
chesapeakebaytmdl
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Jennifer Sincock at (215) 814-5766 or fax 215-814-2318 or send an e-
mail to sincock.jennifer@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making With Case Study Examples: Correction
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47794-47795]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645; FRL-8953-7]
Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Using
Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making With Case Study Examples: Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability for public comment; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a
document in the Federal Register of August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41695),
concerning notification of availability for public comment of two
external review draft documents ``Using Probabilistic Methods to
Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study
Examples,'' and the ``Managers' Summary'' of the same document. The
document contained an incorrect date for peer review, an incorrect EPA
Docket number, and incorrect contact information. This correction
notice also announces that the public comment period is being extended
from 15 to 60 days, and that the peer review meeting is being modified
from a letter peer review by closed teleconference to a publicly held
external peer review meeting.
DATES: All comments received by October 16, 2009 will be shared with
the external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments
received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes
the documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Risk Assessment
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-1398; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail:
gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47794-47795]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645; FRL-8953-7]
Notice of Availability of the External Peer Review Draft of Using
Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making With Case Study Examples: Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of document availability for public comment; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a
document in the Federal Register of August 18, 2009 (74 FR 41695),
concerning notification of availability for public comment of two
external review draft documents ``Using Probabilistic Methods to
Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study
Examples,'' and the ``Managers' Summary'' of the same document. The
document contained an incorrect date for peer review, an incorrect EPA
Docket number, and incorrect contact information. This correction
notice also announces that the public comment period is being extended
from 15 to 60 days, and that the peer review meeting is being modified
from a letter peer review by closed teleconference to a publicly held
external peer review meeting.
DATES: All comments received by October 16, 2009 will be shared with
the external peer review panel for their consideration. Comments
received beyond that time may be considered by EPA when it finalizes
the documents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher, Risk Assessment
Forum, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-1398; fax number: (202) 564-2070, E-mail:
gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8958-5]
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to
provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues
associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The
Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical, scientific,
and enforcement policy issues.
Dates and Addresses: Open meeting notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee will hold their next open meeting on Wednesday
October 7, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Washington
National Airport, located at 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. The
Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations subcommittee will meet
on Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Permits, New
Source Reviews and Toxics subcommittee will meet on Tuesday October 6,
2009 from approximately 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meetings will be
held at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport, located at 1480
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The Mobile Sources Technical Review
subcommittee (MSTRS) will hold a meeting Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting
will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22201. A separate Federal Register has
been created for that meeting. The agenda for the CAAAC full committee
meeting on May 14, 2009 will be posted on the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
Inspection of Committee Documents: The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting
minutes, will be available by contacting the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket OAR-2004-0075.
The Docket office can be reached by e-mail at: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov
or FAX: 202-566-9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564-1082, FAX
(202) 564-1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
(Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. For information on the subcommittees, please contact the
following individuals: (1) Permits/NSR/Toxics--Liz Naess, (919) 541-
1892; and (2) Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations--Carey
Fitzmaurice, (202) 564-1667 (3) Mobile Source Technical Review--John
Guy, (202) 343-9276 Additional Information on these meetings, CAAAC,
and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC Web site: http://
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr. Pat Childers at (202) 564-1082 or
childers.pat@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mr. Childers, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
[Notices]
[Page 47796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8958-5]
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC): Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) on November 19, 1990, to
provide independent advice and counsel to EPA on policy issues
associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act of 1990. The
Committee advises on economic, environmental, technical, scientific,
and enforcement policy issues.
Dates and Addresses: Open meeting notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee will hold their next open meeting on Wednesday
October 7, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Washington
National Airport, located at 1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. The
Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations subcommittee will meet
on Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Permits, New
Source Reviews and Toxics subcommittee will meet on Tuesday October 6,
2009 from approximately 12:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meetings will be
held at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport, located at 1480
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The Mobile Sources Technical Review
subcommittee (MSTRS) will hold a meeting Tuesday October 6, 2009 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting
will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22201. A separate Federal Register has
been created for that meeting. The agenda for the CAAAC full committee
meeting on May 14, 2009 will be posted on the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee Web site at http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
Inspection of Committee Documents: The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with CAAAC meeting
minutes, will be available by contacting the Office of Air and
Radiation Docket and requesting information under docket OAR-2004-0075.
The Docket office can be reached by e-mail at: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov
or FAX: 202-566-9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564-1082, FAX
(202) 564-1352 or by mail at U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
(Mail code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. For information on the subcommittees, please contact the
following individuals: (1) Permits/NSR/Toxics--Liz Naess, (919) 541-
1892; and (2) Economic Incentives and Regulatory Innovations--Carey
Fitzmaurice, (202) 564-1667 (3) Mobile Source Technical Review--John
Guy, (202) 343-9276 Additional Information on these meetings, CAAAC,
and its Subcommittees can be found on the CAAAC Web site: http://
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr. Pat Childers at (202) 564-1082 or
childers.pat@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mr. Childers, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47795-47796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0703; FRL-8438-2]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on October 14-15, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that
will include reports from and discussions about current issues from the
following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New
Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling;
and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product
Labeling. Discussion topics will also cover NPDES permit issues
regarding pesticides; and current Endangered Species Act issues.
Several PPDC work group meetings are scheduled in September and October
2009, and are open to the public. These include the PPDC PRIA Process
Improvements Work Group meeting on October 1, 2009, and meetings of
each of the above-mentioned three PPDC work groups on October 13, 2009,
and other listed dates. A webcast covering NPDES issues in preparation
for the PPDC meeting is being scheduled for October 7, 2009.
Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA's website
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009,
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 15, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Conference Center on the
lobby level at EPA's location at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is approximately one mile from the
Crystal City Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of
Pesticide Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-4775; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 47795-47796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0703; FRL-8438-2]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on October 14-15, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that
will include reports from and discussions about current issues from the
following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New
Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling;
and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product
Labeling. Discussion topics will also cover NPDES permit issues
regarding pesticides; and current Endangered Species Act issues.
Several PPDC work group meetings are scheduled in September and October
2009, and are open to the public. These include the PPDC PRIA Process
Improvements Work Group meeting on October 1, 2009, and meetings of
each of the above-mentioned three PPDC work groups on October 13, 2009,
and other listed dates. A webcast covering NPDES issues in preparation
for the PPDC meeting is being scheduled for October 7, 2009.
Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA's website
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009,
from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 15, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Conference Center on the
lobby level at EPA's location at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is approximately one mile from the
Crystal City Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of
Pesticide Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 308-4775; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address:
fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: ENERGY/Coal - ND. DOE. Notice of Class Deviation Approval
[Federal Register: September 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 179)]
[Notices]
[Page 47788]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Class Deviation Approval
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of class deviation approval.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval of a Class Deviation to the
regulations at 10 CFR part 600. The Department is publicizing notice of
the Class Deviation approval to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR
600.4(d). The effect of this action is that the Department may require
the submission of monthly performance reports on projects selected
under the Clean Coal Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity
Announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittley Robbins at (412) 386-5430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the relevant Subparts of the
Department of Energy's Financial Assistance Regulations, which
prescribe performance reporting, 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341,
reporting shall not be required more frequently than quarterly or less
frequently than annually. For projects selected under the Clean Coal
Power Initiative--Round 3 (CCPI-3) Funding Opportunity Announcement,
the Department determined that quarterly reporting was insufficient to
adequately monitor progress and assess risk as they do not provide
current information, and do not allow the Department to identify and
address problems in a timely manner. Projects selected under the CCPI-3
Announcement will be commercial scale demonstration projects which are
inherently complex, integrating novel carbon capture technology into
commercial operations of a coal-fired power generation facility, which
will in turn be integrated with a large-scale sequestration facility.
All demonstration projects under the Clean Coal Power Initiative
Program carry an inherent degree of risk because they incorporate
innovative technology, either being introduced for the first time or in
an untried configuration at the commercial scale.
To ensure that cooperative agreements awarded under the Clean Coal
Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity Announcement meet their
objectives on schedule and within budget, the Department pursued a
Class Deviation from the regulations at 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341 to
allow for monthly performance reporting.
On April 8, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget approved the
Department's request for the Class Deviation.
[Notices]
[Page 47788]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Class Deviation Approval
AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of class deviation approval.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the approval of a Class Deviation to the
regulations at 10 CFR part 600. The Department is publicizing notice of
the Class Deviation approval to satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR
600.4(d). The effect of this action is that the Department may require
the submission of monthly performance reports on projects selected
under the Clean Coal Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity
Announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittley Robbins at (412) 386-5430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the relevant Subparts of the
Department of Energy's Financial Assistance Regulations, which
prescribe performance reporting, 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341,
reporting shall not be required more frequently than quarterly or less
frequently than annually. For projects selected under the Clean Coal
Power Initiative--Round 3 (CCPI-3) Funding Opportunity Announcement,
the Department determined that quarterly reporting was insufficient to
adequately monitor progress and assess risk as they do not provide
current information, and do not allow the Department to identify and
address problems in a timely manner. Projects selected under the CCPI-3
Announcement will be commercial scale demonstration projects which are
inherently complex, integrating novel carbon capture technology into
commercial operations of a coal-fired power generation facility, which
will in turn be integrated with a large-scale sequestration facility.
All demonstration projects under the Clean Coal Power Initiative
Program carry an inherent degree of risk because they incorporate
innovative technology, either being introduced for the first time or in
an untried configuration at the commercial scale.
To ensure that cooperative agreements awarded under the Clean Coal
Power Initiative--Round 3 Funding Opportunity Announcement meet their
objectives on schedule and within budget, the Department pursued a
Class Deviation from the regulations at 10 CFR 600.151, 240, and 341 to
allow for monthly performance reporting.
On April 8, 2008, the Office of Management and Budget approved the
Department's request for the Class Deviation.
