Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 194
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 194
Thursday, October 8, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
2. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Estuary Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138
3. DRINK - ND. EPA. Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3--Final
4. WILDLIFE, WATER - NM. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
5. SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE - EO/Presidential Executive Order. Executive Order 13514--Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
[Federal Register: October 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 194)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51949-51985]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0260; FRL-8965-3]
RIN 2060-AO57
Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing
Plants
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating amendments to the new source performance
standards for coal preparation and processing plants. These final
amendments include revisions to the emission limits for particulate
matter and opacity standards for thermal dryers, pneumatic coal
cleaning equipment, and coal handling equipment (coal processing and
conveying equipment, coal storage systems, and coal transfer and
loading systems) located at coal preparation and processing plants.
These revised limits apply to affected facilities that commence
construction, modification, or reconstruction after April 28, 2008. The
amendments also establish a sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) emission
limit and a combined nitrogen oxide (NOX ) and carbon
monoxide (CO) emissions limit for thermal dryers located at coal
preparation and processing plants. In addition, the amendments
establish work practice standards to control fugitive coal dust
emissions from open storage piles located at coal preparation and
processing plants. The SO2 limit, the NOX /CO
limit, and the work practice standards apply to affected facilities
that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction of which
commences after May 27, 2009. We are also modifying the definition of
thermal dryer to include both direct contact and indirect contact
thermal dryers drying all coal ranks. We are modifying the definition
of pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment to include equipment cleaning all
coal ranks. We are also amending the definition of coal for purposes of
subpart Y to include coal refuse. The modified definitions of thermal
dryer, pneumatic coal cleaning equipment, and coal will be used to
determine whether and how the standards apply to facilities that
commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after May 27,
2009.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 8, 2009. The
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the
regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action which is Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0260. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center,
Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
Docket, 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
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Johnson, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), U.S. EPA,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5025,
facsimile number (919) 541-5450, electronic mail (e-mail) address:
johnson.mary@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51949-51985]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0260; FRL-8965-3]
RIN 2060-AO57
Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing
Plants
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating amendments to the new source performance
standards for coal preparation and processing plants. These final
amendments include revisions to the emission limits for particulate
matter and opacity standards for thermal dryers, pneumatic coal
cleaning equipment, and coal handling equipment (coal processing and
conveying equipment, coal storage systems, and coal transfer and
loading systems) located at coal preparation and processing plants.
These revised limits apply to affected facilities that commence
construction, modification, or reconstruction after April 28, 2008. The
amendments also establish a sulfur dioxide (SO
limit and a combined nitrogen oxide (NO
monoxide (CO) emissions limit for thermal dryers located at coal
preparation and processing plants. In addition, the amendments
establish work practice standards to control fugitive coal dust
emissions from open storage piles located at coal preparation and
processing plants. The SO
limit, and the work practice standards apply to affected facilities
that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction of which
commences after May 27, 2009. We are also modifying the definition of
thermal dryer to include both direct contact and indirect contact
thermal dryers drying all coal ranks. We are modifying the definition
of pneumatic coal-cleaning equipment to include equipment cleaning all
coal ranks. We are also amending the definition of coal for purposes of
subpart Y to include coal refuse. The modified definitions of thermal
dryer, pneumatic coal cleaning equipment, and coal will be used to
determine whether and how the standards apply to facilities that
commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after May 27,
2009.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 8, 2009. The
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the
regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
October 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action which is Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0260. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center,
Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation and Processing Plants
Docket, 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
Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Johnson, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), U.S. EPA,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5025,
facsimile number (919) 541-5450, electronic mail (e-mail) address:
johnson.mary@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Estuary Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138
[Federal Register: October 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 51848-51850]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0369; FRL-8967-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Estuary Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on 01/31/2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0369 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0369, Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Water Docket--Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Office of Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Public Reading Room, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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: Nell Orscheln, Oceans and Coastal
Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail
Code 4504T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2102; fax
number: (202) 566-1336; e-mail address: Orscheln.nell@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 51848-51850]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0369; FRL-8967-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Estuary Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on 01/31/2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0369 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Water Docket--Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Protection Agency, Public Reading Room, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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: Nell Orscheln, Oceans and Coastal
Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail
Code 4504T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2102; fax
number: (202) 566-1336; e-mail address: Orscheln.nell@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: DRINK - ND. EPA. Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3--Final
[Federal Register: October 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 51850-51862]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189 FRL-8963-6]
RIN 2040-AD99
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3--Final
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is publishing the third
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 3) since the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) amendments of 1996. The CCL 3 is a list of contaminants that are
currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary
drinking water regulations, that are known or anticipated to occur in
public water systems, and which may require regulation under SDWA.
Today's final CCL 3 includes 104 chemicals or chemical groups and 12
microbiological contaminants.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189. All documents in the docket are listed on
http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available. For example, confidential
business information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute is not publicly available. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and is only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Water Docket, 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 EPA Docket Center is (202)
566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on chemical
contaminants contact Thomas Carpenter, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-
4885 or e-mail carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. For information on microbial
contaminants contact Tracy Bone, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, at (202) 564-5257 or e-mail bone.tracy@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 51850-51862]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189 FRL-8963-6]
RIN 2040-AD99
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3--Final
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is publishing the third
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 3) since the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) amendments of 1996. The CCL 3 is a list of contaminants that are
currently not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary
drinking water regulations, that are known or anticipated to occur in
public water systems, and which may require regulation under SDWA.
Today's final CCL 3 includes 104 chemicals or chemical groups and 12
microbiological contaminants.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189. All documents in the docket are listed on
http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available. For example, confidential
business information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute is not publicly available. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and is only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Water Docket, 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 EPA Docket Center is (202)
566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on chemical
contaminants contact Thomas Carpenter, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-
4885 or e-mail carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. For information on microbial
contaminants contact Tracy Bone, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, at (202) 564-5257 or e-mail bone.tracy@epa.gov. For general
information contact the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-
4791 or e-mail: hotline-sdwa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - NM. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
[Federal Register: October 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 51876]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N197; 94240-1341-9BIS-N5]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 4 through Thursday, November 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will take place at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (301-713-0174). You may inspect minutes of the meeting
at the office of the Chief, Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource
Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203, during regular business hours, Monday through
Friday. You may also view the minutes on the ANS Task Force Web site
at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mangin, ANS Task Force,
Executive Secretary, at (703) 358-2466, or by e-mail at Susan_
Mangin@fws.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 51876]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N197; 94240-1341-9BIS-N5]
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
November 4 through Thursday, November 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will take place at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (301-713-0174). You may inspect minutes of the meeting
at the office of the Chief, Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource
Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203, during regular business hours, Monday through
Friday. You may also view the minutes on the ANS Task Force Web site
at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mangin, ANS Task Force,
Executive Secretary, at (703) 358-2466, or by e-mail at Susan_
Mangin@fws.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE - EO/Presidential Executive Order. Executive Order 13514--Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance
[Federal Register: October 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 194)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 52115-52127]
Executive Order 13514--Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance
Presidential Documents
Title3--
The President
Executive Order 13514 of October 5, 2009
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and to establish an integrated strategy
towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to
make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a priority
for Federal agencies, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. In order to create a clean energy
economy that will increase our Nation's prosperity,
promote energy security, protect the interests of
taxpayers, and safeguard the health of our environment,
the Federal Government must lead by example. It is
therefore the policy of the United States that Federal
agencies shall increase energy efficiency; measure,
report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from
direct and indirect activities; conserve and protect
water resources through efficiency, reuse, and
stormwater management; eliminate waste, recycle, and
prevent pollution; leverage agency acquisitions to
foster markets for sustainable technologies and
environmentally preferable materials, products, and
services; design, construct, maintain, and operate high
performance sustainable buildings in sustainable
locations; strengthen the vitality and livability of
the communities in which Federal facilities are
located; and inform Federal employees about and involve
them in the achievement of these goals. . .
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 52115-52127]
Executive Order 13514--Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance
Presidential Documents
Title3--
The President
Executive Order 13514 of October 5, 2009
Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and
Economic Performance
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, and to establish an integrated strategy
towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to
make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a priority
for Federal agencies, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. In order to create a clean energy
economy that will increase our Nation's prosperity,
promote energy security, protect the interests of
taxpayers, and safeguard the health of our environment,
the Federal Government must lead by example. It is
therefore the policy of the United States that Federal
agencies shall increase energy efficiency; measure,
report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from
direct and indirect activities; conserve and protect
water resources through efficiency, reuse, and
stormwater management; eliminate waste, recycle, and
prevent pollution; leverage agency acquisitions to
foster markets for sustainable technologies and
environmentally preferable materials, products, and
services; design, construct, maintain, and operate high
performance sustainable buildings in sustainable
locations; strengthen the vitality and livability of
the communities in which Federal facilities are
located; and inform Federal employees about and involve
them in the achievement of these goals. . .
