Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 202
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 202
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
There are 11 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber
Production Facilities, EPA ICR Number 1156.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0059
Production Facilities, EPA ICR Number 1156.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0059
2. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the Availability of the Tier 1 Screening Battery and Related Test
Guidelines
Guidelines
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Tier 1 Screening Order Issuing Announcement
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Update Project; Announcement of 2009/2010 Agenda
6. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel Meeting and Teleconference
7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of a Pesticide Chemical in or on Various Commodities
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of a Request To Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registrations To Terminate Use of Certain Products
9. TOXICS - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures Review Panel
10. AIR, HAZMAT - ANPR. DOL/OSHA. Combustible Dust
11. TRANSPORT, HAZMAT - ANPR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations
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 - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber
Production Facilities, EPA ICR Number 1156.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0059
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54039-54040]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0529; FRL-8971-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber
Production Facilities, EPA ICR Number 1156.11, OMB Control Number 2060-
0059
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 20,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0529, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Enforcement Compliance Assurance, 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-7021; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54039-54040]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0529; FRL-8971-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Synthetic Fiber
Production Facilities, EPA ICR Number 1156.11, OMB Control Number 2060-
0059
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 20,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0529, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Enforcement Compliance Assurance, 2223A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-7021; e-mail address: marshall.robert@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54038-54039]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8971-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 54038-54039]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8971-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the Availability of the Tier 1 Screening Battery and Related Test
Guidelines
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54415-54422]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0521; FRL-8432-6]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the
Availability of the Tier 1 Screening Battery and Related Test
Guidelines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of the Endocrine Disruptor
Screening Program (EDSP) Tier 1 battery of assays and availability of
test guidelines (protocols) for conducting the assays included in the
battery. The EDSP was established under section 408(p) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which directed EPA ``to develop a
screening program. . .to determine whether certain substances may have
an effect in humans that is similar to an effect produced by a
naturally occurring estrogen, or such other endocrine effect as the
Administrator may designate.'' Coordinated by EPA, several in vitro and
in vivo screening assays were developed, standardized, and validated to
identify the potential of a chemical substance to interact with the
estrogen, androgen or thyroid (E, A, or T) hormonal systems. Test
chemicals that were thought to be potentially interactive as well as
non-interactive with the E, A, or T hormonal systems were used to
evaluate feasibility of the protocols, relevance of endpoints and
reliability of results within and among independent contract
laboratories. Subsequent independent peer review of individual assays
helped to clarify the strengths and limitations of each assay and
define their modes of action involving the E, A, or T hormonal systems
within the context of the EDSP Tier 1 battery. EPA submitted a proposed
battery of assays to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) for external peer
review in March 2008. Based on the SAP recommendation, which found the
proposed battery adequate to begin screening chemicals to detect the
potential for interaction with the E, A, or T hormonal systems, EPA is
finalizing the Tier 1 battery as proposed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Bergfelt, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8472; e-mail address: bergfelt.don@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54415-54422]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0521; FRL-8432-6]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the
Availability of the Tier 1 Screening Battery and Related Test
Guidelines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of the Endocrine Disruptor
Screening Program (EDSP) Tier 1 battery of assays and availability of
test guidelines (protocols) for conducting the assays included in the
battery. The EDSP was established under section 408(p) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which directed EPA ``to develop a
screening program. . .to determine whether certain substances may have
an effect in humans that is similar to an effect produced by a
naturally occurring estrogen, or such other endocrine effect as the
Administrator may designate.'' Coordinated by EPA, several in vitro and
in vivo screening assays were developed, standardized, and validated to
identify the potential of a chemical substance to interact with the
estrogen, androgen or thyroid (E, A, or T) hormonal systems. Test
chemicals that were thought to be potentially interactive as well as
non-interactive with the E, A, or T hormonal systems were used to
evaluate feasibility of the protocols, relevance of endpoints and
reliability of results within and among independent contract
laboratories. Subsequent independent peer review of individual assays
helped to clarify the strengths and limitations of each assay and
define their modes of action involving the E, A, or T hormonal systems
within the context of the EDSP Tier 1 battery. EPA submitted a proposed
battery of assays to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) for external peer
review in March 2008. Based on the SAP recommendation, which found the
proposed battery adequate to begin screening chemicals to detect the
potential for interaction with the E, A, or T hormonal systems, EPA is
finalizing the Tier 1 battery as proposed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Bergfelt, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8472; e-mail address: bergfelt.don@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Tier 1 Screening Order Issuing Announcement
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54422-54428]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634; FRL-8434-8]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Tier 1 Screening Order
Issuing Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This action announces the Agency's initiation of the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) Tier 1 screening for the first group
of 67 chemicals by issuing orders between October 29, 2009, and
February 26, 2010, pursuant to the authority provided to EPA under
section 408(p)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
The EDSP Tier 1 screening data required to satisfy an order are due
within 2 years of the date of issuance of the order. This action also
provides information for pesticide registrants, manufacturers and
importers of inert chemicals used in pesticide products, and the public
on how to obtain details about the orders (such as the date of issuance
and the recipients), the ``Pesticide Inert Ingredients Data Submitters
and Suppliers List'' (PIIDSSL), and how interested persons other than
recipients of test orders may submit other scientifically relevant
information on the chemicals subject to the orders.
DATES: Order recipients must respond according to the schedules
contained in the order they receive. Persons other than order
recipients who wish to submit other scientifically relevant information
related to one of the chemical-specific orders should submit
that information within 90 days of the order issuance date.
ADDRESSES: Persons other than order recipients should submit their
information identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0634, 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: Jane Scott Smith, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54422-54428]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634; FRL-8434-8]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Tier 1 Screening Order
Issuing Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This action announces the Agency's initiation of the Endocrine
Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) Tier 1 screening for the first group
of 67 chemicals by issuing orders between October 29, 2009, and
February 26, 2010, pursuant to the authority provided to EPA under
section 408(p)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
The EDSP Tier 1 screening data required to satisfy an order are due
within 2 years of the date of issuance of the order. This action also
provides information for pesticide registrants, manufacturers and
importers of inert chemicals used in pesticide products, and the public
on how to obtain details about the orders (such as the date of issuance
and the recipients), the ``Pesticide Inert Ingredients Data Submitters
and Suppliers List'' (PIIDSSL), and how interested persons other than
recipients of test orders may submit other scientifically relevant
information on the chemicals subject to the orders.
DATES: Order recipients must respond according to the schedules
contained in the order they receive. Persons other than order
recipients who wish to submit other scientifically relevant information
related to one of the chemical-specific orders should submit
that information within 90 days of the order issuance date.
ADDRESSES: Persons other than order recipients should submit their
information identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0634, 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: Jane Scott Smith, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0048; fax
number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address: smith.jane-scott@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Update Project; Announcement of 2009/2010 Agenda
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54040-54042]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0132]
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Update Project;
Announcement of 2009/2010 Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of 2009/2010 IRIS Update Project and request for
information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the establishment of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Update Project. The purpose of the IRIS Update Project is to revisit a
portion of the dose-response assessment values with a posting date on
the IRIS database that is more than 10 years old. IRIS is an EPA data
base containing human health risk information on possible adverse
health effects that may result from chronic or long-term exposures to
chemical substances found in the environment. This Federal Register
notice (FRN) also announces the IRIS Update Project's 2009/2010 agenda
and requests submission of new and relevant scientific information on
health effects for the identified assessments listed in the Project's
2009/2010 agenda.
While EPA is not expressly soliciting comments on this notice, the
Agency will accept information related to the substances included
herein. Please submit any information in accordance with the
instructions provided below.
DATES: Information must be submitted within 60 days of the publication
of this notice. The 60-day period begins October 21, 2009 and ends
December 21, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by December 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For information on the IRIS Update project, contact
Dr. Chon Shoaf, National Center for Environmental Assessment, (mail
code: B243-01), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, RTP, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-4155, facsimile:
919-541-1818; or e-mail: shoaf.chon@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54040-54042]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0132]
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Update Project;
Announcement of 2009/2010 Agenda
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of 2009/2010 IRIS Update Project and request for
information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the establishment of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Update Project. The purpose of the IRIS Update Project is to revisit a
portion of the dose-response assessment values with a posting date on
the IRIS database that is more than 10 years old. IRIS is an EPA data
base containing human health risk information on possible adverse
health effects that may result from chronic or long-term exposures to
chemical substances found in the environment. This Federal Register
notice (FRN) also announces the IRIS Update Project's 2009/2010 agenda
and requests submission of new and relevant scientific information on
health effects for the identified assessments listed in the Project's
2009/2010 agenda.
While EPA is not expressly soliciting comments on this notice, the
Agency will accept information related to the substances included
herein. Please submit any information in accordance with the
instructions provided below.
DATES: Information must be submitted within 60 days of the publication
of this notice. The 60-day period begins October 21, 2009 and ends
December 21, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by December 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For information on the IRIS Update project, contact
Dr. Chon Shoaf, National Center for Environmental Assessment, (mail
code: B243-01), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, RTP, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-4155, facsimile:
919-541-1818; or e-mail: shoaf.chon@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel Meeting and Teleconference
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54042-54043]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-9]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
Meeting and Teleconference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel to
peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide:
Second External Review Draft (September 2009) and EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards--First External Review
Draft (October 2009). The chartered CASAC will subsequently hold a
public teleconference to review and approve the Panel's reports.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, November 17, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The public teleconference will be
held on December 22, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The December 22, 2009
teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement or wants further information
concerning the November 16-17, 2009 meeting may contact Ms. Kyndall
Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-
9868; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For
information on the CASAC teleconference on December 22, 2009, please
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at the
above listed address; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867 or e-mail
at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC
and the CASAC documents can be found on the EPA Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/casac.
[Notices]
[Page 54042-54043]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-9]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel
Meeting and Teleconference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel to
peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide:
Second External Review Draft (September 2009) and EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards--First External Review
Draft (October 2009). The chartered CASAC will subsequently hold a
public teleconference to review and approve the Panel's reports.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2009
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, November 17, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The public teleconference will be
held on December 22, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. The December 22, 2009
teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement or wants further information
concerning the November 16-17, 2009 meeting may contact Ms. Kyndall
Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-
9868; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For
information on the CASAC teleconference on December 22, 2009, please
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at the
above listed address; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867 or e-mail
at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC
and the CASAC documents can be found on the EPA Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/casac.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of a Pesticide Chemical in or on Various Commodities
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54043-54045]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0802; FRL-8795-7]
Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of a
Pesticide Chemical in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of an initial
filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment/modification
of regulations for residues of the biochemical pesticide 2,6-
diisopropylnaphthalene (2,6-DIPN) in or on various food commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0802 and the pesticide petition (PP) number
9F7626, 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: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5412; e-mail
address: cole.leonard@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54043-54045]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0802; FRL-8795-7]
Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of a
Pesticide Chemical in or on Various Commodities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of an initial
filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment/modification
of regulations for residues of the biochemical pesticide 2,6-
diisopropylnaphthalene (2,6-DIPN) in or on various food commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0802 and the pesticide petition (PP) number
9F7626, 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: Leonard Cole, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5412; e-mail
address: cole.leonard@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of a Request To Voluntarily Cancel Pesticide Registrations To Terminate Use of Certain Products
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54045-54047]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0347; FRL-8795-2]
Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of a Request To Voluntarily Cancel
Pesticide Registrations To Terminate Use 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 a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel
their registrations to terminate uses of pet collar products containing
the pesticide carbaryl. The request would terminate carbaryl use in or
on pet collars for domestic pets, and would terminate the last carbaryl
pet products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to
grant this request 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 request, or
unless the registrant withdraws its request within the comment period.
Upon acceptance of this request, 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 November 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0347, 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: Jacqueline Guerry, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (215) 814-2184; fax
number: (215) 814-3113; e-mail address: guerry.jacqueline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 54045-54047]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0347; FRL-8795-2]
Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of a Request To Voluntarily Cancel
Pesticide Registrations To Terminate Use 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 a request by the registrant to voluntarily cancel
their registrations to terminate uses of pet collar products containing
the pesticide carbaryl. The request would terminate carbaryl use in or
on pet collars for domestic pets, and would terminate the last carbaryl
pet products registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to
grant this request 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 request, or
unless the registrant withdraws its request within the comment period.
Upon acceptance of this request, 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 November 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0347, 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: Jacqueline Guerry, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (215) 814-2184; fax
number: (215) 814-3113; e-mail address: guerry.jacqueline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
Review Panel
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Notices]
[Page 54047-54048]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-8]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations
of Experts for the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
public nominations of experts to form an SAB Ad Hoc Panel to review
EPA's draft technical document entitled Development of a Relative
Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)
Mixtures.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 12, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9878; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or
via e-mail at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA SAB Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 54047-54048]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8970-8]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations
of Experts for the SAB Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Mixtures
Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
public nominations of experts to form an SAB Ad Hoc Panel to review
EPA's draft technical document entitled Development of a Relative
Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)
Mixtures.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 12, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9878; by fax at (202) 233-0643; or
via e-mail at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA SAB Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: AIR, HAZMAT - ANPR. DOL/OSHA. Combustible Dust
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54333-54347]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54333-54347]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1910
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0023]
RIN 1218-AC41
Combustible Dust
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), OSHA is
requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues
related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. For the
purposes of this notice, the term ``combustible dust'' includes all
combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical
composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when
suspended in air or other oxidizing medium. OSHA plans to use the
information received in response to this notice in developing a
proposed standard for combustible dust.
DATES: Submit comments in response to this ANPR by January 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments as follows:
Electronic. Submit comments electronically at http://
www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for submitting comments.
Facsimile. Commenters may fax submissions, including
attachments, that are no longer than 10 pages in length to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693-1648; OSHA does not require hard copies of
these documents. Commenters must submit lengthy attachments that
supplement these documents (e.g., studies, journal articles), in
triplicate hard copy, to the OSHA Docket Office, Technical Data Center,
Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. These attachments must clearly identify the
commenter's name, date, subject, and docket number (i.e., OSHA-2009-
0023) so the Agency can attach them to the appropriate comments.
Regular mail, express delivery, hand (courier) delivery,
and messenger service. Submit three copies of comments and any
additional material (e.g., studies, journal articles) to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0023 (or Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN) 1218-AC41), Technical Data Center, Room N-2625, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TDY number: (877) 889-5627). Note that
security procedures may result in significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about security procedures concerning
delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger
service. The hours of operation for the OSHA Docket Office are 8:15
a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this ANPR is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries. Contact Jennifer Ashley, Director, OSHA
Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
1999.
General and technical information. Contact Don Pittenger,
Director, Office of Safety Systems, OSHA Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2255; fax:
(202) 693-1663.
Copies of this Federal Register notice. Electronic copies
are available at http://www.regulations.gov. This Federal Register
notice, as well as news releases and other relevant information, also
are available at OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1910
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0023]
RIN 1218-AC41
Combustible Dust
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), OSHA is
requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues
related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. For the
purposes of this notice, the term ``combustible dust'' includes all
combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical
composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when
suspended in air or other oxidizing medium. OSHA plans to use the
information received in response to this notice in developing a
proposed standard for combustible dust.
DATES: Submit comments in response to this ANPR by January 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments as follows:
www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow
the instructions online for submitting comments.
attachments, that are no longer than 10 pages in length to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693-1648; OSHA does not require hard copies of
these documents. Commenters must submit lengthy attachments that
supplement these documents (e.g., studies, journal articles), in
triplicate hard copy, to the OSHA Docket Office, Technical Data Center,
Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. These attachments must clearly identify the
commenter's name, date, subject, and docket number (i.e., OSHA-2009-
0023) so the Agency can attach them to the appropriate comments.
and messenger service. Submit three copies of comments and any
additional material (e.g., studies, journal articles) to the OSHA
Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2009-0023 (or Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN) 1218-AC41), Technical Data Center, Room N-2625, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20210; telephone (202) 693-2350 (TDY number: (877) 889-5627). Note that
security procedures may result in significant delays in receiving
comments and other written materials by regular mail. Contact the OSHA
Docket Office for information about security procedures concerning
delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger
service. The hours of operation for the OSHA Docket Office are 8:15
a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this ANPR is
available from the following sources:
Office of Communications, Room N-3647, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-
1999.
Director, Office of Safety Systems, OSHA Directorate of Standards and
Guidance, Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2255; fax:
(202) 693-1663.
are available at http://www.regulations.gov. This Federal Register
notice, as well as news releases and other relevant information, also
are available at OSHA's Web page at http://www.osha.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: TRANSPORT, HAZMAT - ANPR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations
[Federal Register: October 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 53982-53987]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
[Docket Nos. PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)]
[RIN 2137-AE45]
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations,
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, International Civil
Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air, and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous
Goods Regulations
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is considering amending the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) by incorporating various amendments to international
standards and modal regulations, including changes to proper shipping
names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, and
packaging authorizations. These amendments may be necessary to
harmonize the HMR with revised editions of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations
and Manual of Tests and Criteria, the International Maritime
Organization's Dangerous Goods Code, the International Civil Aviation
Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous
Goods Regulations. In this notice, we are soliciting public comment
regarding the safety consequences, regulatory burden, and cost
implications of some of the more significant amendments adopted or
under consideration for adoption in these international standards.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2009-0126 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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 notice at the beginning of the comment. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, including any personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70;
Pages 19477-78), which may also be found at http://www.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Stevens, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, telephone (202) 366-8553, or Shane Kelley,
International Standards, telephone (202) 366-0656, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 53982-53987]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180
[Docket Nos. PHMSA-2009-0126 (HM-215K)]
[RIN 2137-AE45]
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations,
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, International Civil
Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air, and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous
Goods Regulations
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is considering amending the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR) by incorporating various amendments to international
standards and modal regulations, including changes to proper shipping
names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, and
packaging authorizations. These amendments may be necessary to
harmonize the HMR with revised editions of the United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations
and Manual of Tests and Criteria, the International Maritime
Organization's Dangerous Goods Code, the International Civil Aviation
Organization's Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air and Transport Canada's Transport of Dangerous
Goods Regulations. In this notice, we are soliciting public comment
regarding the safety consequences, regulatory burden, and cost
implications of some of the more significant amendments adopted or
under consideration for adoption in these international standards.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2009-0126 by any of the following methods:
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
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 notice at the beginning of the comment. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, including any personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70;
Pages 19477-78), which may also be found at http://www.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Stevens, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, telephone (202) 366-8553, or Shane Kelley,
International Standards, telephone (202) 366-0656, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
