Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 243
Monday, December 21, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 243
Monday, December 21, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid; Tolerance Exemption
2. TOXICS - ND/Correction. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
3. REMED, TOXICS - ND. DHHS. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. National Toxicology Program (NTP); Report on Carcinogens (RoC) Center: Request for Public Comments on the RoC Expert Panel's Recommendation on Listing Status for Formaldehyde and the Scientific Justification for the Recommendation
5. WATER, GLAKES - ND/Final Guidelines. NOAA. Guidelines for the Marine Debris Program Grant Program
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid; Tolerance Exemption
[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67823-67827]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0691; FRL-8800-6]
2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene,
methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid; Tolerance Exemption
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer
with ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid
CAS Reg. No. 27306-39-4; when used as an inert ingredient in a
pesticide chemical formulation. BASF Corporation submitted a petition
to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid on
food or feed commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective December 21, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before February 19, 2010,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0691. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Austin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7894; e-mail address: austin.lisa@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67823-67827]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0691; FRL-8800-6]
2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with ethenylbenzene,
methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid; Tolerance Exemption
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer
with ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid
CAS Reg. No. 27306-39-4; when used as an inert ingredient in a
pesticide chemical formulation. BASF Corporation submitted a petition
to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of 2-propenoic acid, butyl ester, polymer with
ethenylbenzene, methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid on
food or feed commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective December 21, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before February 19, 2010,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0691. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Austin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7894; e-mail address: austin.lisa@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Correction. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 67871]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9094-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0791]
Draft Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene: In Support of
the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Listening Session; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a document in
the Federal Register on December 11, 2009, concerning a listening
session to be held during a public comment period for the external
review draft document entitled ``Toxicological Review of
Trichloroethylene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS).''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov.
Correction
In the Federal Register of December 11, 2009, in FR Doc. -9091-1,
on page 65775, in the first, second, and third columns correct the
dates to read:
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on January
26, 2010, during the public comment period for the external review
draft document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene:
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-09/011A).
DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
trichloroethylene will be held on January 26, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m.
and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. If you want to make a
presentation at the listening session, you should register by January
19, 2010, indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the session,
and indicate the length of your presentation. If no speakers have
registered by January 19, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
ADDRESSES: To attend the listening session, register by Tuesday,
January 19, 2010, via the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/peerreview/register-tce.htm.
[Notices]
[Page 67871]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9094-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0791]
Draft Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene: In Support of
the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Listening Session; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency published a document in
the Federal Register on December 11, 2009, concerning a listening
session to be held during a public comment period for the external
review draft document entitled ``Toxicological Review of
Trichloroethylene: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS).''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
8592; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail: ross.christine@epa.gov.
Correction
In the Federal Register of December 11, 2009, in FR Doc. -9091-1,
on page 65775, in the first, second, and third columns correct the
dates to read:
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on January
26, 2010, during the public comment period for the external review
draft document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene:
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-09/011A).
DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
trichloroethylene will be held on January 26, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m.
and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. If you want to make a
presentation at the listening session, you should register by January
19, 2010, indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the session,
and indicate the length of your presentation. If no speakers have
registered by January 19, 2010, the listening session will be cancelled
and EPA will notify those registered of the cancellation.
ADDRESSES: To attend the listening session, register by Tuesday,
January 19, 2010, via the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/peerreview/register-tce.htm.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: REMED, TOXICS - ND. DHHS. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund Research Program Strategic Planning
[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 67890-67891]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund
Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund
Research Program Strategic Planning
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), in response to
recommendations of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program External
Advisory Panel convened in 2009, is seeking input to develop a
strategic plan to provide direction to achieve its mandates described
in SARA Section 311(a). Information provided will be used to develop a
5-year strategic plan to direct programmatic focus and enhance the
impact of the SRP program. SRP welcomes input from sister Superfund
agency representatives (i.e. United States Environmental Protection
Agency, US EPA; and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
ATSDR), other government officials, environmental health researchers,
academics, members of the private sector, policy makers, the lay
public, and others with an interest in the effects of hazardous
substances on public health. SRP is using an online questionnaire and
public meetings to receive input.
DATES: Please respond online at the Superfund Research Program
Strategic Planning web page by January 29, 2010, at http://
www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan. Meeting dates and locations, when
available, will be listed at the same Web page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Other correspondence regarding this
RFI should be directed to either (1) Ms. Beth Anderson, SRP Program
Analyst, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
(phone) 919-541-4481, (e-mail) tainer@niehs.nih.gov or (2) Dr. Heather
Henry, SRP Program Administrator, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919-541-5330, (e-mail)
henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919)316-4606.
[Notices]
[Page 67890-67891]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Superfund
Research Program; Request for Information (NOT-ES-10-003): Superfund
Research Program Strategic Planning
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), in response to
recommendations of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program External
Advisory Panel convened in 2009, is seeking input to develop a
strategic plan to provide direction to achieve its mandates described
in SARA Section 311(a). Information provided will be used to develop a
5-year strategic plan to direct programmatic focus and enhance the
impact of the SRP program. SRP welcomes input from sister Superfund
agency representatives (i.e. United States Environmental Protection
Agency, US EPA; and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
ATSDR), other government officials, environmental health researchers,
academics, members of the private sector, policy makers, the lay
public, and others with an interest in the effects of hazardous
substances on public health. SRP is using an online questionnaire and
public meetings to receive input.
DATES: Please respond online at the Superfund Research Program
Strategic Planning web page by January 29, 2010, at http://
www.niehs.nih.gov/SRP/strategicplan. Meeting dates and locations, when
available, will be listed at the same Web page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Other correspondence regarding this
RFI should be directed to either (1) Ms. Beth Anderson, SRP Program
Analyst, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709,
(phone) 919-541-4481, (e-mail) tainer@niehs.nih.gov or (2) Dr. Heather
Henry, SRP Program Administrator, P.O. Box 12233, MD K3-04, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709, (phone) 919-541-5330, (e-mail)
henryh@niehs.nih.gov, fax (919)316-4606.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. National Toxicology Program (NTP); Report on Carcinogens (RoC) Center: Request for Public Comments on the RoC Expert Panel's
Recommendation on Listing Status for Formaldehyde and the Scientific Justification for the Recommendation
[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 67883-67884]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Toxicology Program (NTP); Report on Carcinogens (RoC)
Center: Request for Public Comments on the RoC Expert Panel's
Recommendation on Listing Status for Formaldehyde and the Scientific
Justification for the Recommendation
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS);
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The NTP invites public comment on the recommendation from an
expert panel on the listing status for formaldehyde in the 12th RoC and
the scientific justification for the recommendation. The recommendation
and scientific justification for formaldehyde are available
electronically in Part B of the Expert Panel Report (http://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29682 Formaldehyde, Expert Panel Report Part B) or
in printed text from the RoC Center (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT below). The RoC Center convened a ten-member expert panel of
scientists, plus four technical scientific experts, from the public and
private sectors on November 2-4, 2009, in Research Triangle Park, NC.
The panel was asked (1) to apply the RoC listing criteria to the
relevant scientific evidence and make a recommendation regarding
listing status (i.e., known to be a human carcinogen, reasonably
anticipated to be a human carcinogen, or not to list) for formaldehyde
in the 12th RoC and (2) to provide the scientific justification for
their recommendation.
DATES: The Expert Panel Report (Part B) for formaldehyde will be
available for public comment by December 18, 2009. Written comments
should be submitted by February 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director, RoC
Center [NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD K2-14, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709; FAX: 919-541-0144; or lunn@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address:
NIEHS, Room 2006, 530 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ruth Lunn, RoC Center, 919-316-
4637 or lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 67883-67884]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Toxicology Program (NTP); Report on Carcinogens (RoC)
Center: Request for Public Comments on the RoC Expert Panel's
Recommendation on Listing Status for Formaldehyde and the Scientific
Justification for the Recommendation
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS);
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ACTION: Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The NTP invites public comment on the recommendation from an
expert panel on the listing status for formaldehyde in the 12th RoC and
the scientific justification for the recommendation. The recommendation
and scientific justification for formaldehyde are available
electronically in Part B of the Expert Panel Report (http://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29682 Formaldehyde, Expert Panel Report Part B) or
in printed text from the RoC Center (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT below). The RoC Center convened a ten-member expert panel of
scientists, plus four technical scientific experts, from the public and
private sectors on November 2-4, 2009, in Research Triangle Park, NC.
The panel was asked (1) to apply the RoC listing criteria to the
relevant scientific evidence and make a recommendation regarding
listing status (i.e., known to be a human carcinogen, reasonably
anticipated to be a human carcinogen, or not to list) for formaldehyde
in the 12th RoC and (2) to provide the scientific justification for
their recommendation.
DATES: The Expert Panel Report (Part B) for formaldehyde will be
available for public comment by December 18, 2009. Written comments
should be submitted by February 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Dr. Ruth Lunn, Director, RoC
Center [NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD K2-14, Research Triangle Park, NC
27709; FAX: 919-541-0144; or lunn@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address:
NIEHS, Room 2006, 530 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ruth Lunn, RoC Center, 919-316-
4637 or lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: WATER, GLAKES - ND/Final Guidelines. NOAA. Guidelines for the Marine Debris Program Grant Program
[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
[Notices]
[Page 67851-67854]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 071213835-91361-02]
RIN 0648-ZB84
Guidelines for the Marine Debris Program Grant Program
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final guidelines for NOAA's Marine Debris Program
Grant Program.
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SUMMARY: The NOAA Marine Debris Division, Office of Response and
Restoration, National Ocean Service, is issuing guidelines to implement
the Marine Debris Program (MDP) grant program. The MDP was created by
the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C.
1951 et seq.) to coordinate, strengthen, and enhance the awareness of
marine debris efforts within the agency, and to work with external
partners to support research, prevention, and reduction activities
related to the issue of marine debris. The NOAA MDP mission is to
investigate and solve the problems that stem from marine debris through
research, prevention, and reduction activities, in order to protect and
conserve our nation's living marine resources and ensure navigation
safety. Within the Act, the MDP is directed to develop formal
guidelines for the implementation of a grant program. This notice
identifies those guidelines.
ADDRESSES: Comments received may be viewed by contacting Sarah E.
Morison, NOAA Marine Debris Program Coordinator, Office of Response and
Restoration, N/ORR, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah E. Morison, Tel: 301-713-2989
x120 or by e-mail at Sarah.Morison@NOAA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA's Marine Debris Program (MDP) serves as
a centralized marine debris capability within NOAA in order to
coordinate, strengthen, and increase the visibility of marine debris
issues and efforts within the agency, its partners, and the public. The
mission of the NOAA Marine Debris Program is to investigate and solve
the problems that stem from marine debris through research, prevention,
and reduction activities, in order to protect and conserve our nation's
living marine resources and ensure navigation safety.
Additionally, the MDP supports and works closely with various
partners across the U.S. to fulfill the Program's mission. The
guidelines implementing the MDP's grant program are set forth below.
Electronic Access
Information on the MDP can be found on the World Wide Web at:
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov.
Discussion of Comments:
Only one comment was received in response to the solicitation for
comment on the NOAA Marine Debris Program Grant Program Guidelines
published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2008. This comment
referenced a 1951 Act and outlined enforcement actions that should be
taken to address pollution from commercial shipping. The comment was
not applicable to the Guidelines and therefore NOAA is not providing a
response to the comment.
The guidelines implementing the MDP grant program are set forth
below.
[Notices]
[Page 67851-67854]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 071213835-91361-02]
RIN 0648-ZB84
Guidelines for the Marine Debris Program Grant Program
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final guidelines for NOAA's Marine Debris Program
Grant Program.
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SUMMARY: The NOAA Marine Debris Division, Office of Response and
Restoration, National Ocean Service, is issuing guidelines to implement
the Marine Debris Program (MDP) grant program. The MDP was created by
the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 U.S.C.
1951 et seq.) to coordinate, strengthen, and enhance the awareness of
marine debris efforts within the agency, and to work with external
partners to support research, prevention, and reduction activities
related to the issue of marine debris. The NOAA MDP mission is to
investigate and solve the problems that stem from marine debris through
research, prevention, and reduction activities, in order to protect and
conserve our nation's living marine resources and ensure navigation
safety. Within the Act, the MDP is directed to develop formal
guidelines for the implementation of a grant program. This notice
identifies those guidelines.
ADDRESSES: Comments received may be viewed by contacting Sarah E.
Morison, NOAA Marine Debris Program Coordinator, Office of Response and
Restoration, N/ORR, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah E. Morison, Tel: 301-713-2989
x120 or by e-mail at Sarah.Morison@NOAA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA's Marine Debris Program (MDP) serves as
a centralized marine debris capability within NOAA in order to
coordinate, strengthen, and increase the visibility of marine debris
issues and efforts within the agency, its partners, and the public. The
mission of the NOAA Marine Debris Program is to investigate and solve
the problems that stem from marine debris through research, prevention,
and reduction activities, in order to protect and conserve our nation's
living marine resources and ensure navigation safety.
Additionally, the MDP supports and works closely with various
partners across the U.S. to fulfill the Program's mission. The
guidelines implementing the MDP's grant program are set forth below.
Electronic Access
Information on the MDP can be found on the World Wide Web at:
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov.
Discussion of Comments:
Only one comment was received in response to the solicitation for
comment on the NOAA Marine Debris Program Grant Program Guidelines
published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2008. This comment
referenced a 1951 Act and outlined enforcement actions that should be
taken to address pollution from commercial shipping. The comment was
not applicable to the Guidelines and therefore NOAA is not providing a
response to the comment.
The guidelines implementing the MDP grant program are set forth
below.
