Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 183
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 183
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Note: Some notices, meetings and pesticide announcements omitted from this issue. Access links to all announcements (click here).
There are 9 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FRs [5 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Halosulfuron–methyl;
Meptyldinocap; Spinosad; Thiram; and Metolachlor, S–Metolachlor, Bifenazate, Buprofezin, and 2,4–D
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Bromine; Antimicrobial Registration Review Final Work Plan and Proposed Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide; Notice of public comment period
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Notice of listening session
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Notice of public comment period and listening session
6. DRINK, TOXICS - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Comments
7. DRINK - ND. EPA. Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary Exposure Assessment; Science Policy, Notice of Withdrawal
8. WATER - ND. EPA. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force--Interim Report
9. ENERGY/Solar - ND. DOE. Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing Initiative
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 - FRs [5 Separate Announcements]. EPA. Halosulfuron–methyl;
Meptyldinocap; Spinosad; Thiram; and Metolachlor, S–Metolachlor, Bifenazate, Buprofezin, and 2,4–D
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Bromine; Antimicrobial Registration Review Final Work Plan and Proposed Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48535-48536]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0167; FRL-8435-8]
Bromine; Antimicrobial Registration Review Final Work Plan and
Proposed Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's final work
plan and proposed registration review decision for the pesticide
bromine and opens a public comment period on the proposed decision.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0167, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide-specific information,
contact: K. Avivah Jakob, Chemical Review Manager, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0523;
fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: wormell.lance@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48535-48536]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0167; FRL-8435-8]
Bromine; Antimicrobial Registration Review Final Work Plan and
Proposed Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's final work
plan and proposed registration review decision for the pesticide
bromine and opens a public comment period on the proposed decision.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0167, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide-specific information,
contact: K. Avivah Jakob, Chemical Review Manager, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-1328; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0523;
fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: wormell.lance@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide; Notice of public comment period
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48536-48538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8958-9; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0925]
Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of a document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment for
Carbon Monoxide--Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-09/019B).
This draft document was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and
Development as part of the review of the national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide.
EPA is releasing this draft document to seek review by the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public. The draft
document does not represent and should not be construed to represent
any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. EPA will consider
any timely public comments submitted in response to this notice when
revising the document.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide--
Second External Review Draft'' will be available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919-541-4731), fax (919-
541-5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of
these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the
document title, ``Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide--
Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-09/019B) to facilitate
processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr.
Thomas C. Long, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-1880; facsimile: 919-541-2985;
or e-mail: long.tom@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48536-48538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8958-9; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0925]
Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of a document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment for
Carbon Monoxide--Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-09/019B).
This draft document was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and
Development as part of the review of the national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide.
EPA is releasing this draft document to seek review by the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public. The draft
document does not represent and should not be construed to represent
any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. EPA will consider
any timely public comments submitted in response to this notice when
revising the document.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ``Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide--
Second External Review Draft'' will be available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919-541-4731), fax (919-
541-5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of
these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the
document title, ``Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide--
Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-09/019B) to facilitate
processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr.
Thomas C. Long, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-1880; facsimile: 919-541-2985;
or e-mail: long.tom@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Notice of listening session
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48538-48539]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8957-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0229]
Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether: In
Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on October 7,
2009, during the public comment period for the external review draft
document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-08/019A). This listening session
is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process, announced on May 21, 2009, to
develop human health assessments for inclusion in the IRIS database.
The purpose of the listening session is to allow all interested parties
to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS health
assessments to EPA and other interested parties during the public
comment period and before the external peer review meeting. EPA
welcomes the scientific and technical comments that will be provided to
the Agency by the listening session participants. The comments will be
considered by the Agency as it revises the draft assessment in response
to the independent external peer review and public comments. All
presentations will become part of the official public record.
The EPA's draft assessment and peer review charge are available via
the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
(NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether will be held on October 7, 2009, beginning
at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you want to
make a presentation at the listening session, you should register by
September 30, 2009, indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the
session, and indicate the length of your presentation. When you
register, please indicate if you will need audio-visual aid (e.g., lap
top and slide projector). In general, each presentation should be no
more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests for
presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit for
each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the
listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have
registered by September 30, 2009, the listening session will be
cancelled and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
The public comment period for review of this draft assessment was
announced previously in the Federal Register (FR) (74 FR 42069) on
August 20, 2009. As stated in that FR notice, the public comment period
began on August 20, 2009, and ends October 19, 2009. Any technical
comments submitted during the public comment period should be in
writing and must be received by EPA by October 19, 2009, according to
the procedures outlined below. Only those public comments submitted
using the procedures identified in the August 20, 2009 FR notice by the
October 19, 2009 deadline will be provided to the independent peer-
review panel prior to the peer-review meeting. The date and logistics
for the peer-review meeting will be announced later in a separate FR
notice.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures included in the aforementioned FR notice (August 20, 2009).
Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public comment
period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and considered
by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments must be
submitted to the docket, but comments received after the public comment
period closes will not be submitted to the external peer reviewers.
ADDRESSES: The listening session on the draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether assessment will be held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard
(North Building), 7th Floor, Room 7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend the listening session, register by
September 30, 2009, via e-mail at Meetings@erg.com (subject line: Ethyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether listening session), by phone: 781-674-7374, or by
faxing a registration request to 781-674-2906 (please reference the
``Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Listening Session'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). Please note
that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the meeting,
attendees must have photo identification with them and must register at
the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo
identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At the
guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number, 703-347-8592, to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your
visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.
A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is 866-299-3188 and the
access code is 926-378-7897, followed by the pound sign ().
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the
call.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Listening Session'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with disabilities. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Christine Ross at 703-
347-8592 or ross.christine@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public
listening sessions, please contact Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov. If
you have questions about the draft
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether assessment, contact Andrew Hotchkiss, IRIS
Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. EPA, 109 T.W.
Alexander Drive, B243-01, Durham, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-4164;
facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-mail: hotchkiss.andrew@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48538-48539]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8957-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0229]
Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether: In
Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on October 7,
2009, during the public comment period for the external review draft
document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-08/019A). This listening session
is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process, announced on May 21, 2009, to
develop human health assessments for inclusion in the IRIS database.
The purpose of the listening session is to allow all interested parties
to present scientific and technical comments on draft IRIS health
assessments to EPA and other interested parties during the public
comment period and before the external peer review meeting. EPA
welcomes the scientific and technical comments that will be provided to
the Agency by the listening session participants. The comments will be
considered by the Agency as it revises the draft assessment in response
to the independent external peer review and public comments. All
presentations will become part of the official public record.
The EPA's draft assessment and peer review charge are available via
the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
(NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether will be held on October 7, 2009, beginning
at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you want to
make a presentation at the listening session, you should register by
September 30, 2009, indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the
session, and indicate the length of your presentation. When you
register, please indicate if you will need audio-visual aid (e.g., lap
top and slide projector). In general, each presentation should be no
more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests for
presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit for
each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the
listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have
registered by September 30, 2009, the listening session will be
cancelled and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
The public comment period for review of this draft assessment was
announced previously in the Federal Register (FR) (74 FR 42069) on
August 20, 2009. As stated in that FR notice, the public comment period
began on August 20, 2009, and ends October 19, 2009. Any technical
comments submitted during the public comment period should be in
writing and must be received by EPA by October 19, 2009, according to
the procedures outlined below. Only those public comments submitted
using the procedures identified in the August 20, 2009 FR notice by the
October 19, 2009 deadline will be provided to the independent peer-
review panel prior to the peer-review meeting. The date and logistics
for the peer-review meeting will be announced later in a separate FR
notice.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures included in the aforementioned FR notice (August 20, 2009).
Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public comment
period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and considered
by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments must be
submitted to the docket, but comments received after the public comment
period closes will not be submitted to the external peer reviewers.
ADDRESSES: The listening session on the draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl
Ether assessment will be held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard
(North Building), 7th Floor, Room 7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22202. To attend the listening session, register by
September 30, 2009, via e-mail at Meetings@erg.com (subject line: Ethyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether listening session), by phone: 781-674-7374, or by
faxing a registration request to 781-674-2906 (please reference the
``Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Listening Session'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). Please note
that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the meeting,
attendees must have photo identification with them and must register at
the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo
identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At the
guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number, 703-347-8592, to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your
visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.
A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is 866-299-3188 and the
access code is 926-378-7897, followed by the pound sign (
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the
call.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Listening Session'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with disabilities. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Christine Ross at 703-
347-8592 or ross.christine@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public
listening sessions, please contact Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov. If
you have questions about the draft
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether assessment, contact Andrew Hotchkiss, IRIS
Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. EPA, 109 T.W.
Alexander Drive, B243-01, Durham, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-4164;
facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-mail: hotchkiss.andrew@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Notice of public comment period and listening session
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48539-48541]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8954-9; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0245]
Draft Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts:
In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period and listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft document titled,
``Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-08/016). The draft document was prepared by
the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The public comment
period and the external peer-review workshop, which will be scheduled
at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends to forward the public comments
that are submitted in accordance with this notice to the external peer-
review panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When
finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider any public
comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.
EPA is also announcing a listening session to be held on October
27, 2009, during the public comment period for this draft document.
This listening session is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process,
announced on May 21, 2009, to develop human health assessments for
inclusion in the IRIS database. The purpose of the listening session is
to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical
comments on draft IRIS health assessments to EPA and other interested
parties during the public comment period and before the external peer
review meeting. EPA welcomes the scientific and technical comments that
will be provided to the Agency by the listening session participants.
The comments will be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft
assessment in response to the independent external peer review and the
public comments. All presentations will become part of the official
public record.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
DATES: The public comment period begins September 23, 2009, and ends
November 23, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by November 23, 2009.
The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts will be held on October 27, 2009,
beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you
want to make a presentation at the listening session, you should
register by October 20, 2009, indicate that you wish to make oral
comments at the session, and indicate the length of your presentation.
When you register, please indicate if you will need audio-visual aid
(e.g., lap top and slide projector). In general, each presentation
should be no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests
for presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit
for each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the
listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have
registered by October 20, 2009, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice. Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public
comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and
considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments
must be submitted to the docket, but comments received after the public
comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer
reviewers.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and
Cyanide Salts: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on
the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available
from the Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561;
facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
The listening session on the draft Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide
Salts assessment will be held at the EPA
offices at Two Potomac Yard (North Building), 7th Floor, Room 7100,
2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. To attend the
listening session, register by October 20, 2009, via e-mail at
saundkat@versar.com (subject line: Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts
listening session), by phone: 703-750-3000 extension 545, or by faxing
a registration request 703-642-6954 (please reference the ``Hydrogen
Cyanide and Cyanide Salts Listening Session'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). Please note
that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the meeting,
attendees must have photo identification with them and must register at
the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo
identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At the
guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number, 703-347-8592, to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your
visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.
A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is 866-299-3188 and the
access code is 926-378-7897, followed by the pound sign ().
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the
call.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts
Listening Session'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with disabilities. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Christine Ross at 703-
347-8592 or ross.christine@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the public listening sessions, please contact
Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689;
or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Kathleen
Newhouse, National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA),1200
Pennsylvania Ave 8601P, Washington DC, 20460; telephone: 703-347-8641;
facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: newhouse.kathleen@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48539-48541]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8954-9; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0245]
Draft Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts:
In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period and listening session.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period and a public
listening session for the external review draft document titled,
``Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-08/016). The draft document was prepared by
the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). The public comment
period and the external peer-review workshop, which will be scheduled
at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends to forward the public comments
that are submitted in accordance with this notice to the external peer-
review panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When
finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider any public
comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.
EPA is also announcing a listening session to be held on October
27, 2009, during the public comment period for this draft document.
This listening session is a step in EPA's revised IRIS process,
announced on May 21, 2009, to develop human health assessments for
inclusion in the IRIS database. The purpose of the listening session is
to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical
comments on draft IRIS health assessments to EPA and other interested
parties during the public comment period and before the external peer
review meeting. EPA welcomes the scientific and technical comments that
will be provided to the Agency by the listening session participants.
The comments will be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft
assessment in response to the independent external peer review and the
public comments. All presentations will become part of the official
public record.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
DATES: The public comment period begins September 23, 2009, and ends
November 23, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by November 23, 2009.
The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts will be held on October 27, 2009,
beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you
want to make a presentation at the listening session, you should
register by October 20, 2009, indicate that you wish to make oral
comments at the session, and indicate the length of your presentation.
When you register, please indicate if you will need audio-visual aid
(e.g., lap top and slide projector). In general, each presentation
should be no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests
for presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit
for each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the
listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have
registered by October 20, 2009, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
Listening session participants who want EPA to share their comments
with the external peer reviewers should also submit written comments
during the public comment period using the detailed and established
procedures described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice. Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the public
comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers and
considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. All comments
must be submitted to the docket, but comments received after the public
comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer
reviewers.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hydrogen Cyanide and
Cyanide Salts: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on
the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available
from the Information Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561;
facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
The listening session on the draft Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide
Salts assessment will be held at the EPA
offices at Two Potomac Yard (North Building), 7th Floor, Room 7100,
2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. To attend the
listening session, register by October 20, 2009, via e-mail at
saundkat@versar.com (subject line: Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts
listening session), by phone: 703-750-3000 extension 545, or by faxing
a registration request 703-642-6954 (please reference the ``Hydrogen
Cyanide and Cyanide Salts Listening Session'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). Please note
that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the meeting,
attendees must have photo identification with them and must register at
the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo
identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At the
guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number, 703-347-8592, to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your
visitor's badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.
A teleconference line will also be available for registered
attendees/speakers. The teleconference number is 866-299-3188 and the
access code is 926-378-7897, followed by the pound sign (
The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be
asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the
call.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Hydrogen Cyanide and Cyanide Salts
Listening Session'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with disabilities. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Christine Ross at 703-
347-8592 or ross.christine@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Ms. Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior
to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the public listening sessions, please contact
Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental
Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689;
or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Kathleen
Newhouse, National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA),1200
Pennsylvania Ave 8601P, Washington DC, 20460; telephone: 703-347-8641;
facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: newhouse.kathleen@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: DRINK, TOXICS - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Comments
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48541-48542]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0297; FRL-8961-8]
RIN 2040-AF08
Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In an August 19, 2009, Federal Register notice, EPA announced
that it was seeking comments on additional approaches to analyzing data
related to the Agency's preliminary regulatory determination for
perchlorate. The additional comments are sought in an effort to ensure
consideration of all the potential options for evaluating whether there
is a meaningful opportunity for human health risk reduction of
perchlorate through a national primary drinking water rule. In response
to requests from several stakeholders, this action reopens the public
comment period for an additional 15 days.
DATES: EPA must receive your comments on or before October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0297, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC)
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Burneson, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202)
564-5250 or e-mail burneson.eric@epa.gov. For general information
contact the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or e-
mail: hotline-sdwa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48541-48542]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0297; FRL-8961-8]
RIN 2040-AF08
Drinking Water: Perchlorate Supplemental Request for Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: In an August 19, 2009, Federal Register notice, EPA announced
that it was seeking comments on additional approaches to analyzing data
related to the Agency's preliminary regulatory determination for
perchlorate. The additional comments are sought in an effort to ensure
consideration of all the potential options for evaluating whether there
is a meaningful opportunity for human health risk reduction of
perchlorate through a national primary drinking water rule. In response
to requests from several stakeholders, this action reopens the public
comment period for an additional 15 days.
DATES: EPA must receive your comments on or before October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0297, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Burneson, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202)
564-5250 or e-mail burneson.eric@epa.gov. For general information
contact the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or e-
mail: hotline-sdwa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: DRINK - ND. EPA. Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary Exposure Assessment; Science Policy, Notice of Withdrawal
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48542-48543]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0218; FRL-8421-5]
Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary Exposure
Assessment; Science Policy, Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA hereby withdraws the pesticide science policy document
entitled ``Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary
Exposure Assessment,'' that was issued in November 1999. This science
policy was developed during the implementation of the new safety
standard in section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. EPA's assessment of
exposure to residues in drinking water no longer involves performing
screening level assessments as described in this policy paper. Instead,
the Agency now routinely develops estimates of exposure to pesticides
in drinking after using the more advanced methods that EPA has
described in other science policy papers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Behl, Environmental Fate and
Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7507P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: 703-305-6128; fax number: 703-305-6309; e-mail
address: behl.betsy@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 48542-48543]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0218; FRL-8421-5]
Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary Exposure
Assessment; Science Policy, Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA hereby withdraws the pesticide science policy document
entitled ``Estimating the Drinking Water Component of a Dietary
Exposure Assessment,'' that was issued in November 1999. This science
policy was developed during the implementation of the new safety
standard in section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as
amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. EPA's assessment of
exposure to residues in drinking water no longer involves performing
screening level assessments as described in this policy paper. Instead,
the Agency now routinely develops estimates of exposure to pesticides
in drinking after using the more advanced methods that EPA has
described in other science policy papers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Behl, Environmental Fate and
Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7507P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: 703-305-6128; fax number: 703-305-6309; e-mail
address: behl.betsy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force--Interim Report
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48521]
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force--Interim Report
AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.
ACTION: Notice of Availability, ``Interim Report of the Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force.''
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SUMMARY: On June 12, 2009, the President established an Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality. The President's memorandum charged the Task
Force with, within 90 days, developing recommendations that include:
(1) A national policy for the oceans, our coasts, and the Great Lakes;
(2) a United States framework for policy coordination of efforts to
improve stewardship of the oceans, our coasts, and the Great Lakes; and
(3) an implementation strategy that identifies and prioritizes a set of
objectives the United States should pursue to meet the objectives of a
national policy.
On September 10, 2009, the Task Force submitted its interim report
to the President addressing the first three tasks outlined above. To
allow for additional public engagement and comment before the President
makes any final decision on the interim report, the Task Force is
issuing it for a 30-day public comment period.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Task Force Interim Report is available at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/oceans.
Comments on the Task Force Interim Report should be submitted
electronically to http://www.whitehouse.gov/oceans or in writing to the
Council on Environmental Quality, Attn: Michael Weiss, 722 Jackson
Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Weiss, Deputy Associate
Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy, at (202) 456-6224.
[Notices]
[Page 48521]
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force--Interim Report
AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.
ACTION: Notice of Availability, ``Interim Report of the Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force.''
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SUMMARY: On June 12, 2009, the President established an Interagency
Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the Chair of the Council on
Environmental Quality. The President's memorandum charged the Task
Force with, within 90 days, developing recommendations that include:
(1) A national policy for the oceans, our coasts, and the Great Lakes;
(2) a United States framework for policy coordination of efforts to
improve stewardship of the oceans, our coasts, and the Great Lakes; and
(3) an implementation strategy that identifies and prioritizes a set of
objectives the United States should pursue to meet the objectives of a
national policy.
On September 10, 2009, the Task Force submitted its interim report
to the President addressing the first three tasks outlined above. To
allow for additional public engagement and comment before the President
makes any final decision on the interim report, the Task Force is
issuing it for a 30-day public comment period.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 17, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Task Force Interim Report is available at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/oceans.
Comments on the Task Force Interim Report should be submitted
electronically to http://www.whitehouse.gov/oceans or in writing to the
Council on Environmental Quality, Attn: Michael Weiss, 722 Jackson
Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Weiss, Deputy Associate
Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy, at (202) 456-6224.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY/Solar - ND. DOE. Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing Initiative
[Federal Register: September 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 183)]
[Notices]
[Page 48531-48533]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing
Initiative
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing
Initiative.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a Request
for Information on the PV Manufacturing Initiative. The ``PV
Manufacturing Initiative'' is intended to coordinate stakeholders and
technology development efforts across the solar community to facilitate
the development of a strong PV manufacturing industry in the United
States. The primary goals of this initiative include supporting the
creation of a robust United States-based PV manufacturing technology
including infrastructure and supply chain base, developing a highly
trained workforce with the critical skills required to meet the needs
of a rapidly growing industry, and speeding the implementation of new
cutting edge technologies.
There are three separate models currently under consideration:
University-Led Consortia, Collaborative Industry-Led Consortia, and
Manufacturing Development Facilities, which are described in full
detail in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This Request for
Information (RFI) seeks comments on the general concept, potential
benefits or obstacles, the overall merits of the idea, alternatives,
and the relative priority of this activity. DOE will evaluate responses
to this RFI to determine the best approach to move forward.
DATES: Responses to this RFI must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
on September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All responses to this RFI must be delivered electronically
in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format as an attachment to an e-mail
sent to the following e-mail address: PVManufInit@go.doe.gov. E-mails
should have the subject line ``PV Manufacturing Initiative Response''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions about the content of
this RFI must be sent to the following e-mail address:
PVManufInit@go.doe.gov. E-mails should have the subject line
``Question''.
[Notices]
[Page 48531-48533]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing
Initiative
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI)--Photovoltaic (PV) Manufacturing
Initiative.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a Request
for Information on the PV Manufacturing Initiative. The ``PV
Manufacturing Initiative'' is intended to coordinate stakeholders and
technology development efforts across the solar community to facilitate
the development of a strong PV manufacturing industry in the United
States. The primary goals of this initiative include supporting the
creation of a robust United States-based PV manufacturing technology
including infrastructure and supply chain base, developing a highly
trained workforce with the critical skills required to meet the needs
of a rapidly growing industry, and speeding the implementation of new
cutting edge technologies.
There are three separate models currently under consideration:
University-Led Consortia, Collaborative Industry-Led Consortia, and
Manufacturing Development Facilities, which are described in full
detail in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This Request for
Information (RFI) seeks comments on the general concept, potential
benefits or obstacles, the overall merits of the idea, alternatives,
and the relative priority of this activity. DOE will evaluate responses
to this RFI to determine the best approach to move forward.
DATES: Responses to this RFI must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
on September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: All responses to this RFI must be delivered electronically
in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format as an attachment to an e-mail
sent to the following e-mail address: PVManufInit@go.doe.gov. E-mails
should have the subject line ``PV Manufacturing Initiative Response''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions about the content of
this RFI must be sent to the following e-mail address:
PVManufInit@go.doe.gov. E-mails should have the subject line
``Question''.
