Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 249
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 249
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
There are 11 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ - FRD. EPA. Hazardous Waste Management System; Exclusion for Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
2. AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Chemical Preparations Industry
3. AIR, TOXICS - PR. EPA. Revisions to Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
4. WATER - ND/Draft Criteria. EPA. Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia--Freshwater
5. WATER, ENERGY - ND. EPA. Notice of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) and Environmental Assessment
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) and Environmental Assessment
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
7. ENERGY/Effiency - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
8. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
9. ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
10. WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report; Includes: two stocks of polar bears; response to comments
11. LAND - ND. DOI. National Park System Advisory Board Re-establishment
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 - FRD. EPA. Hazardous Waste Management System; Exclusion for Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 69028-69035]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0908; SW-FRL-9096-7]
Hazardous Waste Management System; Exclusion for Identifying and
Listing Hazardous Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is
taking direct final action to grant a petition submitted by
Professional Plating, Inc. (PPI), in Brillion, Wisconsin to exclude (or
``delist'') up to 140 cubic yards of sludge per year generated by its
wastewater treatment plant from the list of hazardous wastes.
The Agency has decided to grant the petition based on an evaluation
of waste-specific information provided by PPI. This decision
conditionally excludes the petitioned waste from the requirements of
hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA).
We conclude that PPI's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with
respect to the original listing criteria and that there are no other
factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous when disposed of in
a Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial solid waste.
DATES: This rule is effective on March 1, 2010 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by January 29, 2010. If EPA
receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
RCRA-2009-0908 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals Division, (Mail
Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
Hand Delivery: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals Division,
EPA Region 5, 8th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Such
deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. Please contact Todd Ramaly at (312) 353-9317.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals
Division, Mail Code LR-8J, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region
5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-
9317; fax number: (312) 582-5190; e-mail address: ramaly.todd@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 69028-69035]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0908; SW-FRL-9096-7]
Hazardous Waste Management System; Exclusion for Identifying and
Listing Hazardous Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is
taking direct final action to grant a petition submitted by
Professional Plating, Inc. (PPI), in Brillion, Wisconsin to exclude (or
``delist'') up to 140 cubic yards of sludge per year generated by its
wastewater treatment plant from the list of hazardous wastes.
The Agency has decided to grant the petition based on an evaluation
of waste-specific information provided by PPI. This decision
conditionally excludes the petitioned waste from the requirements of
hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA).
We conclude that PPI's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with
respect to the original listing criteria and that there are no other
factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous when disposed of in
a Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial solid waste.
DATES: This rule is effective on March 1, 2010 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by January 29, 2010. If EPA
receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
RCRA-2009-0908 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
EPA Region 5, 8th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Such
deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. Please contact Todd Ramaly at (312) 353-9317.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals
Division, Mail Code LR-8J, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region
5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353-
9317; fax number: (312) 582-5190; e-mail address: ramaly.todd@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Chemical Preparations Industry
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 69193-69217]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0028; FRL-9095-1]
RIN 2060-AN46
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Chemical Preparations Industry
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating national emissions standards for control
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from the chemical preparations area
source category. These final emissions standards for new and existing
sources reflect EPA's final determination regarding the generally
available control technology or management practices (GACT) for the
source category.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0028. All documents in the docket are listed in the
Federal Docket Management System index 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 either electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Area Source NESHAP
for Chemical Preparations Manufacturing Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is
(202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Warren Johnson, Outreach and
Information Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5124; fax number:
(919) 541-0242; e-mail address: johnson.warren@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 69193-69217]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0028; FRL-9095-1]
RIN 2060-AN46
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Chemical Preparations Industry
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating national emissions standards for control
of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from the chemical preparations area
source category. These final emissions standards for new and existing
sources reflect EPA's final determination regarding the generally
available control technology or management practices (GACT) for the
source category.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0028. All documents in the docket are listed in the
Federal Docket Management System index 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 either electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Area Source NESHAP
for Chemical Preparations Manufacturing Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is
(202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Warren Johnson, Outreach and
Information Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5124; fax number:
(919) 541-0242; e-mail address: johnson.warren@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - PR. EPA. Revisions to Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69050-69059]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 58
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735; FRL-9098-2]
RIN 2060-AP77
Revisions to Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA issued a final rule on November 12, 2008, (effective
date January 12, 2009) that revised the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for lead and associated monitoring requirements. This
action proposes revisions to the monitoring requirements in that final
rule pertaining to where state and local monitoring agencies
(``monitoring agencies'') would be required to conduct lead monitoring.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0735 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies. In
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735,
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Mr.
Kevin Cavender, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-2364;
fax: 919-541-1903; e-mail: cavender.kevin@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69050-69059]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 58
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0735; FRL-9098-2]
RIN 2060-AP77
Revisions to Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA issued a final rule on November 12, 2008, (effective
date January 12, 2009) that revised the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for lead and associated monitoring requirements. This
action proposes revisions to the monitoring requirements in that final
rule pertaining to where state and local monitoring agencies
(``monitoring agencies'') would be required to conduct lead monitoring.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0735 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies. In
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Mr.
Kevin Cavender, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-2364;
fax: 919-541-1903; e-mail: cavender.kevin@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - ND/Draft Criteria. EPA. Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia--Freshwater
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69086-69087]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9097-8; OW-2009-0921]
Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for
Ammonia--Freshwater
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft criteria and request for
scientific views.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of
draft national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia for the
protection of aquatic life. The draft criteria are based on EPA's
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for
the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses (1985), (EPA/R-85-
100). EPA's recommended section 304(a) water quality criteria provide
guidance to States and authorized tribes in adopting water quality
standards for protecting aquatic life and human health and provide
guidance to EPA for promulgating Federal regulations under CWA section
303(c), when such action is necessary.
DATES: Scientific views must be received on or before March 1, 2010.
Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2009- 0921, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 28221T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave,
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, Washington DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Huff, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-0787; huff.lisa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 69086-69087]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9097-8; OW-2009-0921]
Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for
Ammonia--Freshwater
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft criteria and request for
scientific views.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of
draft national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia for the
protection of aquatic life. The draft criteria are based on EPA's
Guidelines for Deriving Numerical National Water Quality Criteria for
the Protection of Aquatic Organisms and Their Uses (1985), (EPA/R-85-
100). EPA's recommended section 304(a) water quality criteria provide
guidance to States and authorized tribes in adopting water quality
standards for protecting aquatic life and human health and provide
guidance to EPA for promulgating Federal regulations under CWA section
303(c), when such action is necessary.
DATES: Scientific views must be received on or before March 1, 2010.
Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2009- 0921, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 28221T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
NW., EPA West, Room 3334, Washington DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Huff, Health and Ecological
Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-0787; huff.lisa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: WATER, ENERGY - ND. EPA. Notice of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) and Environmental Assessment
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69088-69090]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9094-7]
Notice of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) and Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit, Notice
to States of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for Consistency Review
with approved Coastal Management Programs.
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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4 (the ``Region'') is
today proposing to reissue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) general permit for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of
the Gulf of Mexico (General Permit No. GMG460000) for discharges in the
Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source
Category (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 435, subpart A).
The existing permit, issued by EPA Region 4 and published at 69 FR
76740 on December 22, 2004, authorizes discharges from exploration,
development, and production facilities located in and discharging, to
all Federal waters of the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward
of the outer boundary of the territorial seas. Today's draft NPDES
permit covers existing and new source facilities with operations
located on Federal leases occurring in water depths seaward of 200
meters, occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama and Florida. The
western boundary of the coverage area is demarcated by Mobile and
Visoca Knoll lease blocks located seaward of the outer boundary of the
territorial seas from the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. Individual
permits will be issued for operating facilities on lease blocks
traversed by and shoreward of the 200 meter water depth.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received by January 29,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent the Water Protection Division, U.S.
EPA- Region 4, Municipal and Industrial NPDES Section, Sam Nunn Atlanta
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-8960,
Attention: Ms. Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell, Offshore
Oil and Gas Contact, at telephone (404) 562-9308 or at the following
address: Water Protection Division, Municipal and Industrial NPDES
Section, U.S. EPA, Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
[Notices]
[Page 69088-69090]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9094-7]
Notice of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of
Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FNSI) and Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit, Notice
to States of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida for Consistency Review
with approved Coastal Management Programs.
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SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator of EPA Region 4 (the ``Region'') is
today proposing to reissue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) general permit for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of
the Gulf of Mexico (General Permit No. GMG460000) for discharges in the
Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source
Category (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 435, subpart A).
The existing permit, issued by EPA Region 4 and published at 69 FR
76740 on December 22, 2004, authorizes discharges from exploration,
development, and production facilities located in and discharging, to
all Federal waters of the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward
of the outer boundary of the territorial seas. Today's draft NPDES
permit covers existing and new source facilities with operations
located on Federal leases occurring in water depths seaward of 200
meters, occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama and Florida. The
western boundary of the coverage area is demarcated by Mobile and
Visoca Knoll lease blocks located seaward of the outer boundary of the
territorial seas from the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. Individual
permits will be issued for operating facilities on lease blocks
traversed by and shoreward of the 200 meter water depth.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received by January 29,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent the Water Protection Division, U.S.
EPA- Region 4, Municipal and Industrial NPDES Section, Sam Nunn Atlanta
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-8960,
Attention: Ms. Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karrie-Jo Robinson-Shell, Offshore
Oil and Gas Contact, at telephone (404) 562-9308 or at the following
address: Water Protection Division, Municipal and Industrial NPDES
Section, U.S. EPA, Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-8960.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69090-69092]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0901; FRL-8804-6]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel
certain pesticide registrations.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by June 28, 2010, orders will be
issued canceling these registrations. The Agency will consider
withdrawal requests postmarked no later than June 28, 2010. Comments
must be received on or before June 28, 2010 for these registrations.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments and your withdrawal request, identified
by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0901, 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. Written Withdrawal Request,
Attention : Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P).
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: Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8177; e-mail
address: Briscoe.Barbara@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 69090-69092]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0901; FRL-8804-6]
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel
certain pesticide registrations.
DATES: Unless a request is withdrawn by June 28, 2010, orders will be
issued canceling these registrations. The Agency will consider
withdrawal requests postmarked no later than June 28, 2010. Comments
must be received on or before June 28, 2010 for these registrations.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments and your withdrawal request, identified
by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0901, 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. Written Withdrawal Request,
Attention : Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P).
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: Barbara Briscoe, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8177; e-mail
address: Briscoe.Barbara@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Effiency - PR/ND/NM. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69036-69038]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018]
RIN 1904-AC00
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Metal Halide Lamp
Fixtures
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the framework
document.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating the
rulemaking and data collection process to establish amended energy
conservation standards for certain metal halide lamp fixtures.
Accordingly, DOE will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and
receive comments on its planned analytical approach and issues it will
address in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE welcomes written comments
from the public on any subject within the scope of this rulemaking. To
inform interested parties and to facilitate this process, DOE has
prepared a framework document that details the analytical approach and
identifies several issues on which DOE is particularly interested in
receiving comment. A copy of the framework document is available at:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/
metal_halide_lamp_ballasts.html.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of the
statement to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday,
January 19, 2010. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information regarding the framework document before and after the
public meeting, but no later than January 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals planning
to participate in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
Interested parties may submit comments, identified by docket number
EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-
AC00, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: MHLF-2009-STD-0018@ee.doe.gov. Include docket
number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN 1904-AC00 in the subject line
of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures, Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN
1904-AC00, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper
original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building
Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8654. E-mail: Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-5827. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69036-69038]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018]
RIN 1904-AC00
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Metal Halide Lamp
Fixtures
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the framework
document.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating the
rulemaking and data collection process to establish amended energy
conservation standards for certain metal halide lamp fixtures.
Accordingly, DOE will hold an informal public meeting to discuss and
receive comments on its planned analytical approach and issues it will
address in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE welcomes written comments
from the public on any subject within the scope of this rulemaking. To
inform interested parties and to facilitate this process, DOE has
prepared a framework document that details the analytical approach and
identifies several issues on which DOE is particularly interested in
receiving comment. A copy of the framework document is available at:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/
metal_halide_lamp_ballasts.html.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of the
statement to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday,
January 19, 2010. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information regarding the framework document before and after the
public meeting, but no later than January 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please note that foreign nationals planning
to participate in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
Interested parties may submit comments, identified by docket number
EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-
AC00, by any of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN 1904-AC00 in the subject line
of the message.
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures, Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN
1904-AC00, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Please submit one signed paper original.
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper
original.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, a
copy of the transcript of the public meeting, or comments received, go
to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building
Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8654. E-mail: Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-5827. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69085-69086]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, January
29, 2010, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable
Education Building, Room SEB122, Georgia Institute of
Technology, 790 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Allison, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-1023.
[Notices]
[Page 69085-69086]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, January
29, 2010, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sustainable
Education Building, Room SEB
Technology, 790 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0355.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Allison, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-1023.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69084-69085]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory
Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463;
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Senior Management Technical Advisor, Intergovernmental
Projects, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
[Notices]
[Page 69084-69085]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory
Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463;
86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Senior Management Technical Advisor, Intergovernmental
Projects, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone 303-275-4801.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report; Includes: two stocks of polar bears; response to comments
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69139-69143]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N234; 71490-1351-0000-M2-FY10]
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of final 2009 revised marine mammal
stock assessment reports for the Pacific walrus stock and two stocks of
polar bears; response to comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (MMPA), and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that we have revised our stock
assessment reports (SARs) for the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus
divergens) stock and for each of the two polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
stocks in Alaska: The Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear stock and the
Chukchi/Bering Seas polar bear stock, including incorporation of public
comments. We now make these three final 2009 revised SARs available to
the public.
ADDRESSES: To obtain the SARs for the Pacific walrus or either polar
bear stock, see Document Availability under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa Meehan, Marine Mammals Management
Office, (800) 362-5148 (telephone) or r7_mmm_comment@fws.gov (e-
mail).
[Notices]
[Page 69139-69143]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N234; 71490-1351-0000-M2-FY10]
Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock Assessment Report
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of final 2009 revised marine mammal
stock assessment reports for the Pacific walrus stock and two stocks of
polar bears; response to comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (MMPA), and its implementing regulations, we, the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service), announce that we have revised our stock
assessment reports (SARs) for the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus
divergens) stock and for each of the two polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
stocks in Alaska: The Southern Beaufort Sea polar bear stock and the
Chukchi/Bering Seas polar bear stock, including incorporation of public
comments. We now make these three final 2009 revised SARs available to
the public.
ADDRESSES: To obtain the SARs for the Pacific walrus or either polar
bear stock, see Document Availability under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosa Meehan, Marine Mammals Management
Office, (800) 362-5148 (telephone) or r7_mmm_comment@fws.gov (e-
mail).
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: LAND - ND. DOI. National Park System Advisory Board Re-establishment
[Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)]
[Notices]
[Page 69134]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park System Advisory Board Re-establishment
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Re-establishment of the National Park System Advisory
Board.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to re-establish the
National Park System Advisory Board. This action is necessary and in
the public interest in connection with the performance of statutory
duties imposed upon the Department of the Interior and the National
Park Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shirley S. Smith, 202-208-7160.
[Notices]
[Page 69134]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park System Advisory Board Re-establishment
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Re-establishment of the National Park System Advisory
Board.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to re-establish the
National Park System Advisory Board. This action is necessary and in
the public interest in connection with the performance of statutory
duties imposed upon the Department of the Interior and the National
Park Service.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shirley S. Smith, 202-208-7160.
