Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 188
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 188
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
There are 11 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
2. AIR - FR/Reconsideration & Stay. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions
3. AIR - FR/Determination of acceptability. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 24 for Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
4. AIR - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. Assessment of Anticipated Visibility Improvements at Surrounding Class I Areas and Cost Effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit Technology for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
5. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Computational Toxicology Subcommittee Meeting--October 2009
6. ALL - NM. EPA. National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
7. WATER - ND. EPA. Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health; Technical Support Document, Volume 3: Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Methyl Bromide; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to Terminate Uses of Certain Products
9. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; New Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
10. ALL - ND. EPA. State Innovation Grant Program, Preliminary Notice for Proposals for 2010 Awards
11. TRANSPORT - ND. Urbanized Area Formula Program: Proposed Circular
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50137-50145]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814; FRL-8436-5]
Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues
of thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-
nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) and its metabolite CGA-322704, [N-(2-
chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-guanidine, calculated as
the stoichiometric equivalent of thiamethoxam, in or on: avocado;
berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry; black sapote;
bushberry subgroup 13-07B, except lingonberry and blueberry, lowbush;
caneberry subgroup 13-07A; canistel; fruit, small, vine climbing,
subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit; mamey sapote; mango; papaya;
rice, grain; sapodilla; star apple; and vegetable, root, subgroup 1A.
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., requested these tolerances under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). In addition, this regulation amends
existing tolerances for combined residues of thiamethoxam and its
metabolite CGA-322704 in or on: cattle, meat byproducts; goat, meat
byproducts; horse, meat byproducts; and sheep, meat byproducts.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., requested these amended tolerances
under FFDCA.
DATES: This regulation is effective September 30, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 30, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Chao, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8735; e-mail address: chao.julie@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50137-50145]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814; FRL-8436-5]
Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues
of thiamethoxam (3-[(2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl]tetrahydro-5-methyl-N-
nitro-4H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine) and its metabolite CGA-322704, [N-(2-
chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-N'-methyl-N'-nitro-guanidine, calculated as
the stoichiometric equivalent of thiamethoxam, in or on: avocado;
berry, low growing, subgroup 13-07G, except cranberry; black sapote;
bushberry subgroup 13-07B, except lingonberry and blueberry, lowbush;
caneberry subgroup 13-07A; canistel; fruit, small, vine climbing,
subgroup 13-07F, except fuzzy kiwifruit; mamey sapote; mango; papaya;
rice, grain; sapodilla; star apple; and vegetable, root, subgroup 1A.
Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., requested these tolerances under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). In addition, this regulation amends
existing tolerances for combined residues of thiamethoxam and its
metabolite CGA-322704 in or on: cattle, meat byproducts; goat, meat
byproducts; horse, meat byproducts; and sheep, meat byproducts.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., requested these amended tolerances
under FFDCA.
DATES: This regulation is effective September 30, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 30, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0814. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Chao, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8735; e-mail address: chao.julie@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - FR/Reconsideration & Stay. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive Emissions
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50115-50118]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 51 and 52
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0014; FRL-8937-8]
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment
New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive
Emissions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notice of grant of reconsideration and
administrative stay of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
providing notice that through a letter signed by the Administrator on
April 24, 2009, EPA granted a petition for reconsideration of the final
rule titled, ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of
Fugitive Emissions,'' published on December 19, 2008 (Fugitive
Emissions Rule). EPA's decision to reconsider was in response to a
request made by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in a letter
dated February 17, 2009.
DATES: The amendments to 40 CFR parts 51 and 52 in this rule are
effective from September 30, 2009 through December 30, 2009. Effective
September 30, 2009, the following CFR sections are administratively
stayed until December 30, 2009: 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(G),
(a)(1)(vi)(C)(3), (a)(1)(ix), (a)(1)(xxviii)(B)(2),
(a)(1)(xxviii)(B)(4), (a)(1)(xxxv)(A)(1), (a)(1)(xxxv)(B)(1),
(a)(1)(xxxv)(C), (a)(1)(xxxv)(D), (a)(2)(ii)(B), (a)(6)(iii),
(a)(6)(iv), and (f)(4)(i)(D); 40 CFR 51.166, (a)(7)(iv)(b), (b)(2)(v),
(b)(3)(iii)(c), (b)(3)(iii)(d), (b)(20), (b)(40)(ii)(b),
(b)(40)(ii)(d), (b)(47)(i)(a), (b)(47)(ii)(a), (b)(47)(iii),
(b)(47)(iv), (r)(6)(iii) and (r)(6)(iv), and (w)(4)(i)(d); 40 CFR part
51, Appendix S, paragraphs II.A.5(vii), II.A.6(iii), II.A.9,
II.A.24(ii)(b), II.A.24(ii)(d), II.A.30(i)(a), II.A.30(ii)(a),
II.A.30(iii), II.A.30(iv), IV.I.1(ii), IV.J.3, IV.J.4, and
IV.K.4(i)(d); and 40 CFR 52.21, (a)(2)(iv)(b), (b)(2)(v),
(b)(3)(iii)(b), (b)(3)(iii)(c), (b)(20), (b)(41)(ii)(b),
(b)(41)(ii)(d), (b)(48)(i)(a), (b)(48)(ii)(a), (b)(48)(iii),
(b)(48)(iv), (r)(6)(iii), (r)(6)(iv), and (aa)(4)(i)(d).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Wheeler, Air Quality Policy
Division, (C504-03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-9771; or e-mail
address: wheeler.carrie@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50115-50118]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 51 and 52
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0014; FRL-8937-8]
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment
New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of Fugitive
Emissions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; notice of grant of reconsideration and
administrative stay of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
providing notice that through a letter signed by the Administrator on
April 24, 2009, EPA granted a petition for reconsideration of the final
rule titled, ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Reconsideration of Inclusion of
Fugitive Emissions,'' published on December 19, 2008 (Fugitive
Emissions Rule). EPA's decision to reconsider was in response to a
request made by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in a letter
dated February 17, 2009.
DATES: The amendments to 40 CFR parts 51 and 52 in this rule are
effective from September 30, 2009 through December 30, 2009. Effective
September 30, 2009, the following CFR sections are administratively
stayed until December 30, 2009: 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(v)(G),
(a)(1)(vi)(C)(3), (a)(1)(ix), (a)(1)(xxviii)(B)(2),
(a)(1)(xxviii)(B)(4), (a)(1)(xxxv)(A)(1), (a)(1)(xxxv)(B)(1),
(a)(1)(xxxv)(C), (a)(1)(xxxv)(D), (a)(2)(ii)(B), (a)(6)(iii),
(a)(6)(iv), and (f)(4)(i)(D); 40 CFR 51.166, (a)(7)(iv)(b), (b)(2)(v),
(b)(3)(iii)(c), (b)(3)(iii)(d), (b)(20), (b)(40)(ii)(b),
(b)(40)(ii)(d), (b)(47)(i)(a), (b)(47)(ii)(a), (b)(47)(iii),
(b)(47)(iv), (r)(6)(iii) and (r)(6)(iv), and (w)(4)(i)(d); 40 CFR part
51, Appendix S, paragraphs II.A.5(vii), II.A.6(iii), II.A.9,
II.A.24(ii)(b), II.A.24(ii)(d), II.A.30(i)(a), II.A.30(ii)(a),
II.A.30(iii), II.A.30(iv), IV.I.1(ii), IV.J.3, IV.J.4, and
IV.K.4(i)(d); and 40 CFR 52.21, (a)(2)(iv)(b), (b)(2)(v),
(b)(3)(iii)(b), (b)(3)(iii)(c), (b)(20), (b)(41)(ii)(b),
(b)(41)(ii)(d), (b)(48)(i)(a), (b)(48)(ii)(a), (b)(48)(iii),
(b)(48)(iv), (r)(6)(iii), (r)(6)(iv), and (aa)(4)(i)(d).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Wheeler, Air Quality Policy
Division, (C504-03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC, 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-9771; or e-mail
address: wheeler.carrie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - FR/Determination of acceptability. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 24 for Significant New Alternatives Policy Program
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50129-50137]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118; FRL-8959-2]
RIN 2060-AG12
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 24 for Significant New
Alternatives Policy Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Determination of acceptability.
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SUMMARY: This Determination of Acceptability expands the list of
acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) program. The determinations concern new substitutes for
use in the refrigeration and air conditioning and foam blowing sectors.
DATES: This determination is effective on September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118 (continuation of Air Docket A-91-42). All
electronic documents in the docket are listed in the index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Air Docket
(No. A-91-42), EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Sheppard by telephone at
(202) 343-9163, by facsimile at (202) 343-2338, by e-mail at
sheppard.margaret@epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. Overnight or courier deliveries should be sent to the office
location at 1310 L Street, NW., 10th floor, Washington, DC 20005.
For more information on the Agency's process for administering the
SNAP program or criteria for evaluation of substitutes, refer to the
original SNAP rulemaking published in the Federal Register on March 18,
1994 (59 FR 13044). Notices and rulemakings under the SNAP program, as
well as other EPA publications on protection of stratospheric ozone,
are available at EPA's Ozone Depletion World Wide Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/ including the SNAP portion at http://www.epa.gov/
ozone/snap/.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50129-50137]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118; FRL-8959-2]
RIN 2060-AG12
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice 24 for Significant New
Alternatives Policy Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Determination of acceptability.
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SUMMARY: This Determination of Acceptability expands the list of
acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances under the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) program. The determinations concern new substitutes for
use in the refrigeration and air conditioning and foam blowing sectors.
DATES: This determination is effective on September 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0118 (continuation of Air Docket A-91-42). All
electronic documents in the docket are listed in the index at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Air Docket
(No. A-91-42), EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Sheppard by telephone at
(202) 343-9163, by facsimile at (202) 343-2338, by e-mail at
sheppard.margaret@epa.gov, or by mail at U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. Overnight or courier deliveries should be sent to the office
location at 1310 L Street, NW., 10th floor, Washington, DC 20005.
For more information on the Agency's process for administering the
SNAP program or criteria for evaluation of substitutes, refer to the
original SNAP rulemaking published in the Federal Register on March 18,
1994 (59 FR 13044). Notices and rulemakings under the SNAP program, as
well as other EPA publications on protection of stratospheric ozone,
are available at EPA's Ozone Depletion World Wide Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/ including the SNAP portion at http://www.epa.gov/
ozone/snap/.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. Assessment of Anticipated Visibility Improvements at Surrounding Class I Areas and Cost Effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit Technology for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station:
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50154-50155]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49
[EPA-R09-OAR-2009-0598; FRL-8964-2]
Assessment of Anticipated Visibility Improvements at Surrounding
Class I Areas and Cost Effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station:
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period on
our Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding our
assessment of anticipated visibility improvements at surrounding Class
I areas and the cost effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology (BART) for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating
Station (August 28, 2009). Through this notice, EPA extends the close
of the ANPR comment period from September 28, 2009 until October 28,
2009.
EPA is extending the comment period as a result of requests from
the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation for additional time to comment on
the ANPR. EPA is granting the requests from the Hopi Tribe and the
Navajo Nation notwithstanding the earlier denials by EPA of several
extension requests made by other stakeholders. The basis for those
earlier denials is that the ANPR is not a rulemaking action and
therefore does not make any decisions or propose any control options as
BART. Additionally, the ANPR is limited in scope and focused only on
variables that were used to model visibility improvement at the
surrounding Class I areas and the cost effectiveness of different
control options. Therefore, EPA determined that a 30-day comment period
in advance of our actual proposal was adequate, as the ANPR by itself
only seeks the submittal of information. However, because the Hopi
Tribe and the Navajo Nation are affected tribes located in the area
impacted by the Navajo Generating Station and Four Corners Power Plant,
EPA is extending the comment period to provide greater opportunity for
discussion between EPA and affected Tribes. EPA is also extending the
public comment period for all other interested parties.
Although the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation requested a longer
extension period, EPA believes a 30-day extension is sufficient, as
there will be ample additional opportunity to provide comments once we
propose our BART determinations for the Four Corners Power Plant and
Navajo Generating Station in the near future.
DATES: The comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking published at 74 FR 44313, August 28, 2009 is extended.
Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2009-0598, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
2. E-mail: lee.anita@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Anita Lee (Air-3), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Lee, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3958, lee.anita@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50154-50155]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49
[EPA-R09-OAR-2009-0598; FRL-8964-2]
Assessment of Anticipated Visibility Improvements at Surrounding
Class I Areas and Cost Effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station:
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period on
our Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding our
assessment of anticipated visibility improvements at surrounding Class
I areas and the cost effectiveness of Best Available Retrofit
Technology (BART) for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating
Station (August 28, 2009). Through this notice, EPA extends the close
of the ANPR comment period from September 28, 2009 until October 28,
2009.
EPA is extending the comment period as a result of requests from
the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation for additional time to comment on
the ANPR. EPA is granting the requests from the Hopi Tribe and the
Navajo Nation notwithstanding the earlier denials by EPA of several
extension requests made by other stakeholders. The basis for those
earlier denials is that the ANPR is not a rulemaking action and
therefore does not make any decisions or propose any control options as
BART. Additionally, the ANPR is limited in scope and focused only on
variables that were used to model visibility improvement at the
surrounding Class I areas and the cost effectiveness of different
control options. Therefore, EPA determined that a 30-day comment period
in advance of our actual proposal was adequate, as the ANPR by itself
only seeks the submittal of information. However, because the Hopi
Tribe and the Navajo Nation are affected tribes located in the area
impacted by the Navajo Generating Station and Four Corners Power Plant,
EPA is extending the comment period to provide greater opportunity for
discussion between EPA and affected Tribes. EPA is also extending the
public comment period for all other interested parties.
Although the Hopi Tribe and the Navajo Nation requested a longer
extension period, EPA believes a 30-day extension is sufficient, as
there will be ample additional opportunity to provide comments once we
propose our BART determinations for the Four Corners Power Plant and
Navajo Generating Station in the near future.
DATES: The comment period for the Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking published at 74 FR 44313, August 28, 2009 is extended.
Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2009-0598, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
2. E-mail: lee.anita@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Anita Lee (Air-3), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Lee, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3958, lee.anita@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Computational Toxicology Subcommittee Meeting--October 2009
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50180-50181]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688; FRL-8963-9]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Computational Toxicology
Subcommittee Meeting--October 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Computational Toxicology Subcommittee.
DATES: The meeting (via teleconference) will be held on Wednesday,
October 21, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are Eastern
time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the
meeting will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from
Lorelei Kowalski, whose contact information is listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0688, by one of the following methods:
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www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Computational Toxicology Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2009
Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC,
20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0688. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Lorelei Kowalski, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-3408; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via email at:
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 50180-50181]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688; FRL-8963-9]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Computational Toxicology
Subcommittee Meeting--October 2009
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Computational Toxicology Subcommittee.
DATES: The meeting (via teleconference) will be held on Wednesday,
October 21, 2009, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are Eastern
time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the
meeting will be accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by
teleconference only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from
Lorelei Kowalski, whose contact information is listed under the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0688, by one of the following methods:
[[Page 50181]]
submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
Counselors, Computational Toxicology Subcommittee Meetings--Fall 2009
Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC,
20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0688.
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-
0688. Note: this is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Lorelei Kowalski, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-3408; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via email at:
kowalski.lorelei@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50181-50182]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8964-4]
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S.
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC)
and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to
the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The
National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA
Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC
Council. The Committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182,
and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal
Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed of 12 members representing academia,
environmental non-governmental organizations, and private industry. The
GAC consists of 12 members representing State, local, and Tribal
governments. The Committees are responsible for providing advice to the
U.S. Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific,
technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to
implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on the CEC's 2010
Draft Operational Plan, the CEC's new Strategic Plan, and learn about
regional trans-boundary environmental issues. The meeting will also
include a public comment session. A copy of the agenda will be posted
at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-page.htm.
[Notices]
[Page 50181-50182]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8964-4]
National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S.
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC)
and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to
the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The
National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA
Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC
Council. The Committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182,
and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal
Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed of 12 members representing academia,
environmental non-governmental organizations, and private industry. The
GAC consists of 12 members representing State, local, and Tribal
governments. The Committees are responsible for providing advice to the
U.S. Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific,
technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to
implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on the CEC's 2010
Draft Operational Plan, the CEC's new Strategic Plan, and learn about
regional trans-boundary environmental issues. The meeting will also
include a public comment session. A copy of the agenda will be posted
at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-page.htm.
DATES: The National and Governmental Advisory Committees will hold an
open meeting on Wednesday, October 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and
Thursday, October 15, from 8:30 a.m. until 1:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held, tentatively, at either of these
hotels: (1) Stowe Mountain Center, 5781 Mountain Road, Stowe, Vermont
05672. Telephone: 802-253-3558; or, (2) The Essex, 70 Essex Way, Essex
Junction, VT 05452. Telephone: 802-878-1100. The meeting is open to the
public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The
exact location will be posted, at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-
page.htm, prior to the meeting. However, interested parties should
contact Oscar Carrillo (see below).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal
Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202-564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health; Technical Support Document, Volume 3:
Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50182-50183]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8964-1]
Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health; Technical Support Document, Volume 3:
Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final document.
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SUMMARY: In 2000, EPA announced the availability of final revisions to
the Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health (2000) (hereafter ``2000 Human Health
Methodology'') published pursuant to section 304(a) (1) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA). Along with the 2000 Human Health Methodology, EPA
committed to publishing several technical support documents to provide
additional detail to the Methodology document, including two documents
that describe the development of bioaccumulation factors for use in
ambient water quality criteria calculations. In 2003, EPA announced the
release of the Technical Support Document Volume 2: Development of
National Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter ``National BAF TSD'').
Today, the Agency is releasing the Technical Support Document, Volume
3: Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter
``Site-Specific BAF TSD'') that accompanies the Methodology and the
National BAF TSD. EPA accepted scientific views on the draft document
in two separate Federal Register Notices. The National BAF TSD contains
technical details on how EPA develops national bioaccumulation factors
for use in deriving national recommended ambient water quality criteria
for protecting human health. The Site-Specific BAF TSD contains
technical details on how States and Tribes may develop site-specific
bioaccumulation factors for use in deriving site-specific ambient water
quality criteria for protecting human health. The goal in deriving
site-specific BAFs is to determine the most accurate estimates of
bioaccumulation feasible for each site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi L. Bethel, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-2054; bethel.heidi@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 50182-50183]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8964-1]
Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health; Technical Support Document, Volume 3:
Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final document.
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SUMMARY: In 2000, EPA announced the availability of final revisions to
the Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health (2000) (hereafter ``2000 Human Health
Methodology'') published pursuant to section 304(a) (1) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA). Along with the 2000 Human Health Methodology, EPA
committed to publishing several technical support documents to provide
additional detail to the Methodology document, including two documents
that describe the development of bioaccumulation factors for use in
ambient water quality criteria calculations. In 2003, EPA announced the
release of the Technical Support Document Volume 2: Development of
National Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter ``National BAF TSD'').
Today, the Agency is releasing the Technical Support Document, Volume
3: Development of Site-Specific Bioaccumulation Factors (hereafter
``Site-Specific BAF TSD'') that accompanies the Methodology and the
National BAF TSD. EPA accepted scientific views on the draft document
in two separate Federal Register Notices. The National BAF TSD contains
technical details on how EPA develops national bioaccumulation factors
for use in deriving national recommended ambient water quality criteria
for protecting human health. The Site-Specific BAF TSD contains
technical details on how States and Tribes may develop site-specific
bioaccumulation factors for use in deriving site-specific ambient water
quality criteria for protecting human health. The goal in deriving
site-specific BAFs is to determine the most accurate estimates of
bioaccumulation feasible for each site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi L. Bethel, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-2054; bethel.heidi@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Methyl Bromide; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to Terminate Uses of Certain Products
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50199-50201]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8792-8]
Methyl Bromide; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide
Registrations to Terminate Uses of Certain Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is
issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to amend
their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing
the pesticide methyl bromide. The requests would terminate post harvest
methyl bromide use in or on alfalfa hay and cottonseed. The requests
would terminate alfalfa hay and cottonseed uses from all methyl bromide
products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant
these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement
unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment
period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless
the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. Upon
acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the
final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123, 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: Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: bartow.susan@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 50199-50201]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123; FRL-8792-8]
Methyl Bromide; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide
Registrations to Terminate Uses of Certain Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is
issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to amend
their registrations to terminate uses of certain products containing
the pesticide methyl bromide. The requests would terminate post harvest
methyl bromide use in or on alfalfa hay and cottonseed. The requests
would terminate alfalfa hay and cottonseed uses from all methyl bromide
products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant
these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement
unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment
period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless
the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. Upon
acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the
final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0123, 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: Susan Bartow, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0065; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: bartow.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Registration Review; New Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50203-50205]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0095; FRL-8435-4]
Registration Review; New Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review
and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
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, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. 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 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., 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: The Regulatory Action Leader (RAL) identified in the table in
Unit III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 50203-50205]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0095; FRL-8435-4]
Registration Review; New Biopesticides Dockets Opened for Review
and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
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, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. 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 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., 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: The Regulatory Action Leader (RAL) identified in the table in
Unit III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Kevin Costello, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5026; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: costello.kevin @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. State Innovation Grant Program, Preliminary Notice for Proposals for 2010 Awards
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50206-50207]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8963-1]
State Innovation Grant Program, Preliminary Notice for Proposals
for 2010 Awards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), National
Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) is giving preliminary notice
of its intention to solicit pre-proposals for a 2010 grant program to
support innovation by State environmental agencies--the ``State
Innovation Grant Program.'' In addition, EPA is asking each State
environmental regulatory agency to designate a point of contact
speaking on behalf of management (in addition to the Commissioner,
Director, or Secretary) who will be the point of contact for further
communication about the upcoming solicitation. If your point of contact
from previous State Innovation Grant solicitations is to be your
contact for this year's competition, there is no need to send that
information again, as all previously designated points of contact will
remain on our notification list for this year's competition. EPA
anticipates publication of a Solicitation Announcement of Federal
Funding Opportunity on the Federal government's grants opportunities
Web site (http://www.grants.gov) to announce the availability of the
next solicitation within 45 days.
DATES: State environmental regulatory agencies or agencies within
States that have received a re-delegation of authority from the
principal State environmental regulatory agency for one or more
environmental permitting programs will have 30 days from the date of
this pre-announcement notice in the Federal Register publication until
October 30, 2009 to respond with point of contact information for the
person within the agency (in addition to Commissioner, Director, or
Secretary) who will be designated to receive future notices about the
State Innovation Grant competition. We will automatically transmit
notice of availability of the solicitation to people in State agencies
identified for previous solicitations.
ADDRESSES: We encourage e-mail responses. Information should be
submitted in writing via e-mail to: innovation_state_grants@epa.gov;
or fax to ``State Innovation Grant Program'' at (202) 566-2220. If you
have questions about responding to this notice, please contact EPA at
this e-mail address or fax number, or you may call Sherri Walker at
(202) 566-2186.
EPA will acknowledge all responses it receives to this notice. If
you have not received an acknowledgment from EPA within three (3) days
of the end of the notice period, please send an e-mail to: innovation_
state_grants@epa.gov or call Sherri Walker at (202) 566-2186. Failure
to do so may result in your information or comments not being received
by the deadline. EPA will respond to all questions in writing, and all
comments, questions and responses will be posted on the EPA State
Innovation Grant Web site at http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants.
Potentially interested applicants are advised to monitor this Web site
for information posted in response to questions received prior to and
during the competition period.
[Notices]
[Page 50206-50207]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8963-1]
State Innovation Grant Program, Preliminary Notice for Proposals
for 2010 Awards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), National
Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) is giving preliminary notice
of its intention to solicit pre-proposals for a 2010 grant program to
support innovation by State environmental agencies--the ``State
Innovation Grant Program.'' In addition, EPA is asking each State
environmental regulatory agency to designate a point of contact
speaking on behalf of management (in addition to the Commissioner,
Director, or Secretary) who will be the point of contact for further
communication about the upcoming solicitation. If your point of contact
from previous State Innovation Grant solicitations is to be your
contact for this year's competition, there is no need to send that
information again, as all previously designated points of contact will
remain on our notification list for this year's competition. EPA
anticipates publication of a Solicitation Announcement of Federal
Funding Opportunity on the Federal government's grants opportunities
Web site (http://www.grants.gov) to announce the availability of the
next solicitation within 45 days.
DATES: State environmental regulatory agencies or agencies within
States that have received a re-delegation of authority from the
principal State environmental regulatory agency for one or more
environmental permitting programs will have 30 days from the date of
this pre-announcement notice in the Federal Register publication until
October 30, 2009 to respond with point of contact information for the
person within the agency (in addition to Commissioner, Director, or
Secretary) who will be designated to receive future notices about the
State Innovation Grant competition. We will automatically transmit
notice of availability of the solicitation to people in State agencies
identified for previous solicitations.
ADDRESSES: We encourage e-mail responses. Information should be
submitted in writing via e-mail to: innovation_state_grants@epa.gov;
or fax to ``State Innovation Grant Program'' at (202) 566-2220. If you
have questions about responding to this notice, please contact EPA at
this e-mail address or fax number, or you may call Sherri Walker at
(202) 566-2186.
EPA will acknowledge all responses it receives to this notice. If
you have not received an acknowledgment from EPA within three (3) days
of the end of the notice period, please send an e-mail to: innovation_
state_grants@epa.gov or call Sherri Walker at (202) 566-2186. Failure
to do so may result in your information or comments not being received
by the deadline. EPA will respond to all questions in writing, and all
comments, questions and responses will be posted on the EPA State
Innovation Grant Web site at http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants.
Potentially interested applicants are advised to monitor this Web site
for information posted in response to questions received prior to and
during the competition period.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: TRANSPORT - ND. Urbanized Area Formula Program: Proposed Circular
[Federal Register: September 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 50273-50275]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Docket No. FTA-2009-0010]
Urbanized Area Formula Program: Proposed Circular
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Proposed Circular.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its Web site, proposed guidance in the form of a circular
to assist grantees in implementing the Urbanized Area Formula Program
(Section 5307). The Urbanized Area Formula Program provides grants for
capital, planning, and some operating projects in urbanized areas. By
this notice, FTA invites public comment on the proposed circular
9030.1D, Urbanized Area Formula Program: Program Guidance and
Application Instructions for the program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 30, 2009. Late-filed
comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
[FTA-2009-0010] by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site.
2. Fax: 202-493-2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the agency name (Federal Transit
Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2009-0010) for this notice at
the beginning of your comments. You should submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail. If you wish to receive
confirmation that FTA received your comments, you must include a self-
addressed stamped postcard. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to www.regulations.gov including any personal
information provided and will be available to internet users. You may
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). Docket: For access to the
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov at any time or to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office of
Program Management, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave., SE., East Building, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20590, phone:
(202) 366-5080, fax: (202) 366-7951, or e-mail, Henrika.Buchanan-
Smith@dot.gov; or Richard Wong, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., East Building, Fifth
Floor, Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-0675, fax: (202) 366-
3809, or e-mail, Richard.Wong@dot.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Docket No. FTA-2009-0010]
Urbanized Area Formula Program: Proposed Circular
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Proposed Circular.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its Web site, proposed guidance in the form of a circular
to assist grantees in implementing the Urbanized Area Formula Program
(Section 5307). The Urbanized Area Formula Program provides grants for
capital, planning, and some operating projects in urbanized areas. By
this notice, FTA invites public comment on the proposed circular
9030.1D, Urbanized Area Formula Program: Program Guidance and
Application Instructions for the program.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 30, 2009. Late-filed
comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
[FTA-2009-0010] by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov. Follow
the online instructions for submitting comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site.
2. Fax: 202-493-2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the agency name (Federal Transit
Administration) and Docket number (FTA-2009-0010) for this notice at
the beginning of your comments. You should submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail. If you wish to receive
confirmation that FTA received your comments, you must include a self-
addressed stamped postcard. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to www.regulations.gov including any personal
information provided and will be available to internet users. You may
review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477). Docket: For access to the
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov at any time or to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henrika Buchanan-Smith, Office of
Program Management, Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave., SE., East Building, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20590, phone:
(202) 366-5080, fax: (202) 366-7951, or e-mail, Henrika.Buchanan-
Smith@dot.gov; or Richard Wong, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., East Building, Fifth
Floor, Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 366-0675, fax: (202) 366-
3809, or e-mail, Richard.Wong@dot.gov.
