Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 198
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 198
Thursday, October 15, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0976.14; OMB Control Number 2050-0024
2. ENERGY/Biofuels - FR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction Procedures and Standards
3. ENERGY/Hydrogen - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
4. WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/Comment Extension. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
5. HAZ/Mat - FRD. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxygen Generators
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: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 0976.14; OMB Control Number 2050-0024
[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 52961-52963]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0912, FRL-8969-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR Number
0976.14; OMB Control Number 2050-0024
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0912, to (1) EPA, either online using http://
www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-
docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
and (2) OMB, by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address:
vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 52961-52963]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0912, FRL-8969-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR Number
0976.14; OMB Control Number 2050-0024
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0912, to (1) EPA, either online using http://
www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-
docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
and (2) OMB, by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address:
vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - FR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction Procedures and Standards
[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52867-52873]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 452
RIN 1904-AB73
Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction
Procedures and Standards
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today publishes a final rule
establishing the procedures and standards for reverse auctions of
production incentives for cellulosic biofuels pursuant to section 942
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).
DATES: This final rule is effective November 16, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence J. Russo, Jr., Office of
Biomass Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop EE-2E, Room 5H021,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-5618 or
larry.russo@ee.doe.gov; or Mr. Edward Myers, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop GC-72, Room 6B-256, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-3397 or
edward.myers@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52867-52873]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 452
RIN 1904-AB73
Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels; Reverse Auction
Procedures and Standards
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today publishes a final rule
establishing the procedures and standards for reverse auctions of
production incentives for cellulosic biofuels pursuant to section 942
of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005).
DATES: This final rule is effective November 16, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence J. Russo, Jr., Office of
Biomass Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop EE-2E, Room 5H021,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-5618 or
larry.russo@ee.doe.gov; or Mr. Edward Myers, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop GC-72, Room 6B-256, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-3397 or
edward.myers@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Hydrogen - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 52963]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that
agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on
November 4, 2009, and what organization you represent.
DATES: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m and
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 52963]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that
agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on
November 4, 2009, and what organization you represent.
DATES: Wednesday, November 4, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m and
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - PR/Comment Extension. DHS/Coast Guard. Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52941-52942]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
46 CFR Part 162
[USCG-2001-10486]
RIN 1625-AA32
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment periods.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the periods for public comment on
the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and the Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking entitled
``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water'' (Docket No.
USCG-2001-10486).
DATES: Comments and related material for the NPRM and the DPEIS must
either be submitted to our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov
on or before the new date for the close of the comment period, December
4, 2009, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number USCG-2001-10486 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one
of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rulemaking, call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager,
Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
telephone 202-372-1433, e-mail John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms.
Renee Wright, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone
202-366-9826.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52941-52942]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 151
46 CFR Part 162
[USCG-2001-10486]
RIN 1625-AA32
Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged
in U.S. Waters
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment periods.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending the periods for public comment on
the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and the Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the rulemaking entitled
``Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water'' (Docket No.
USCG-2001-10486).
DATES: Comments and related material for the NPRM and the DPEIS must
either be submitted to our online docket via http://www.regulations.gov
on or before the new date for the close of the comment period, December
4, 2009, or reach the Docket Management Facility by that date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number USCG-2001-10486 to the Docket Management Facility at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. To avoid duplication, please use only one
of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
(3) Hand delivery: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329.
(4) Fax: 202-493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rulemaking, call or e-mail Mr. John Morris, Project Manager,
Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,
telephone 202-372-1433, e-mail John.C.Morris@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, call Ms.
Renee Wright, Chief, Dockets, Department of Transportation, telephone
202-366-9826.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Mat - FRD. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxygen Generators
[Federal Register: October 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 198)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52896-52900]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0238 (HM-224G)]
RIN 2137-AE49
Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxygen Generators
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: This direct final rule amends the Hazardous Materials
Regulations to revise the quantity limitation from 25 kg ``gross'' to
25 kg ``net'' for packages of chemical oxygen generators transported
aboard cargo aircraft only. The intended effect of this rule is to
provide regulatory relief by raising the quantity threshold for
shipments of chemical oxygen generators transported aboard cargo
aircraft only. This action is necessary to address difficulties
concerning implementation and compliance with the requirements for the
transportation of chemical oxygen generators in outer packagings
meeting certain flame penetration resistance standards and thermal
protection capabilities, as evidenced by comments received from the
hazardous materials industry and other interested parties. The
amendment contained in this rule is a minor substantive change, in the
public interest, and unlikely to result in adverse comment.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective November 16, 2009, unless an
adverse comment or notice of intent to file an adverse comment is
received by November 16, 2009. PHMSA will publish in the Federal
Register a timely document confirming the effective date of this final
rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2009-0238 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing Symbol M-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations; Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rule. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Glenn Foster, (202) 366-8553, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52896-52900]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0238 (HM-224G)]
RIN 2137-AE49
Hazardous Materials: Chemical Oxygen Generators
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: This direct final rule amends the Hazardous Materials
Regulations to revise the quantity limitation from 25 kg ``gross'' to
25 kg ``net'' for packages of chemical oxygen generators transported
aboard cargo aircraft only. The intended effect of this rule is to
provide regulatory relief by raising the quantity threshold for
shipments of chemical oxygen generators transported aboard cargo
aircraft only. This action is necessary to address difficulties
concerning implementation and compliance with the requirements for the
transportation of chemical oxygen generators in outer packagings
meeting certain flame penetration resistance standards and thermal
protection capabilities, as evidenced by comments received from the
hazardous materials industry and other interested parties. The
amendment contained in this rule is a minor substantive change, in the
public interest, and unlikely to result in adverse comment.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective November 16, 2009, unless an
adverse comment or notice of intent to file an adverse comment is
received by November 16, 2009. PHMSA will publish in the Federal
Register a timely document confirming the effective date of this final
rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2009-0238 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing Symbol M-30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations; Room W12-140 on the ground
floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rule. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Glenn Foster, (202) 366-8553, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
