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Friday, November 19, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 223, November 19, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 223
Friday, November 19, 2010
 
There are 5 announcements in this issue
 
    1. DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
 
    2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
 
    3. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/ND. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers
 
    4. WILDLIFE - ND/Comment Extension. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats; Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
 
    5. SOLID, P2 - ND. Presidential Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010. America Recycles Day, 2010
 
   
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: DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70918-70919]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9229-6]

Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory
Council (NDWAC), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The primary focus of the meeting will
be for the Council to discuss the Climate Ready Water Utility Work
Group Report. The Council will be evaluating the report and determining
what recommendations the Council will transmit to the Administrator.
The Council will also discuss several other activities including, the
Agency's drinking water strategy, the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program, and revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).

DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 8, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and December 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern
time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520
North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Suzanne Kelly, by e-mail at:
kelly.suzanne@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-3887, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4606M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70918]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8853-5]

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on December 6, 2010, and
ending December 7, 2010. This notice announces the location and times
for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, December 7, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, 1st Floor South Conference Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number: (302)
422-8152; fax number: (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: Grier
Stayton@aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/ND. DOE. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial Ice-Makers
 
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 70852-70854]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037]
RIN 1904-AC39

Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Automatic Commercial
Ice-Makers

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 a rulemaking
and data collection process to consider amended energy conservation
standards for automatic commercial ice-makers. DOE will hold a 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 and relevant data 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 comments.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Additionally, DOE plans to
conduct the public meeting via webinar. Registration information,
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants will be published on the following
Web site https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/782074929. Participants
are responsible for ensuring that their systems are compatible with the
webinar software.
    DOE must receive requests to speak at the public meeting before 4
p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2010. DOE must receive an electronic copy
of the statement with the name and, if appropriate, the organization of
the presenter to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m.,
Thursday, December 9, 2010. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information regarding the framework document before and after the
public meeting, but no later than January 18, 2011. Comments submitted
after the above date may not be considered. DOE encourages all written
comments, data, and information to be submitted in electronic form.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 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 a possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
    Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments electronically
by the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail to the following address: ACIM-2010-STD-
0037@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0037 and/or RIN
1904-AC39 in the subject line of the message. All comments should
clearly identify the name, address, and, if appropriate, organization
of the commenter.
    Alternatively, interested parties may submit comments by the
following methods:
    Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Automatic Commercial Ice-Making Equipment, Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-
0037 and/or RIN 1904-AC39, 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may 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.
    A copy of the framework document and a link to the docket web page
are available at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_
standards/commercial/automatic_ice_making_equipment.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, 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) 586-2192. E-mail: Charles_
Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
    Mr. Ari Altman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6307. E-mail: Ari.Altman@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.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: WILDLIFE - ND/Comment Extension. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States, Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats; Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period
 
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70946-70947]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R5-ES-2010-N249; 50120-1113-0000-C2]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Assisting States,
Federal Agencies, and Tribes in Managing White-Nose Syndrome in Bats;
Draft National Plan; Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), are extending
the public comment period for the draft national plan to assist States,
Federal agencies, and Tribes in managing white-nose syndrome (WNS) in
bats. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details. If you have already
submitted comments, please do not resubmit them; we have already
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in
our final decision.

DATES: Submit comments on this document on or before December 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments on the draft plan, by U.S. mail
to Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, New York Field Office, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York
13045; or by electronic mail to WhiteNoseBats@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeremy Coleman, National WNS
Coordinator, at the New York Field Office (see ADDRESSES) or by phone
at 607-753-9334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 28, 2010, we published a Federal
Register notice (75 FR 66387) announcing availability for public review
of a draft national plan to assist States, Federal agencies, and Tribes
in managing WNS in bats. That notice mistakenly announced a 33-day
public comment period instead of a 60-day public comment period. We are
extending the public comment period on the draft plan to the originally
planned 60 days.
    WNS is a fungal disease responsible for unprecedented mortality in
hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. It has spread
rapidly since its discovery in January 2007, and poses a potentially
catastrophic threat to hibernating bats throughout North America,
including several species listed as endangered or threatened under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). Listed bats include the Indiana bat
(Myotis sodalis), Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii
virginianus), Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens), and
gray bat (Myotis grisescens).
    The draft plan was prepared by representatives of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
and Forest Service; U.S. Department of Defense's Army Corps of
Engineers; U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management,
National Park Service, and FWS; St. Regis Mohawk Tribe; Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; Missouri Department of
Conservation; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;
Pennsylvania Game Commission; Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife;
and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Document Availability

    An electronic copy of the draft plan is available online at
http:[sol][sol]www.fws.gov/WhiteNoseSyndrome/.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: SOLID, P2 - ND. Presidential Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010. America Recycles Day, 2010
 
[Federal Register: November 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 223)]
[Presidential Documents]              
[Page 71003-71004]   

                        Presidential Documents 

                Proclamation 8601 of November 15, 2010
 
                America Recycles Day, 2010

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each small act of conservation, when combined with
                other innumerable deeds across the country, can have an
                enormous impact on the health of our environment. On
                America Recycles Day, we celebrate the individuals,
                communities, local governments, and businesses that
                work together to recycle waste and develop innovative
                ways to manage our resources more sustainably.

                Americans already take many steps to protect our
                planet, participating in curbside recycling and
                community composting programs, and expanding their use
                of recyclable and recycled materials. Recycling not
                only preserves our environment by conserving precious
                resources and reducing our carbon footprint, but it
                also contributes to job creation and economic
                development. This billion-dollar industry employs
                thousands of workers nationwide, and evolving our
                recycling practices can help create green jobs, support
                a vibrant American recycling and refurbishing industry,
                and advance our clean energy economy.

                While we can celebrate the breadth of our successes on
                America Recycles Day, we must also recommit to building
                upon this progress and to drawing attention to further
                developments, including the recycling of electronic
                products. The increased use of electronics and
                technology in our homes and society brings the
                challenge of protecting human health and the
                environment from potentially harmful effects of the
                improper handling and disposal of these products.
                Currently, most discarded consumer electronics end up
                in our landfills or are exported abroad, creating
                potential health and environmental hazards and
                representing a lost opportunity to recover valuable
                resources such as rare earth minerals.

                To address the problems caused by electronic waste,
                American businesses, government, and individuals must
                work together to manage these electronics throughout
                the product lifecycle--from design and manufacturing
                through their use and eventual recycling, recovery, and
                disposal. To ensure the Federal Government leads as a
                responsible consumer, my Administration has established
                an interagency task force to prepare a national
                strategy for responsible electronics stewardship,
                including improvements to Federal procedures for
                managing electronic products. This strategy must also
                include steps to ensure electronics containing
                hazardous materials collected for recycling and
                disposal are not exported to developing nations that
                lack the capacity to manage the recovery and disposal
                of these products in ways that safeguard human health
                and the environment.

                On America Recycles Day, let us respond to our
                collective responsibility as a people and a Nation to
                be better stewards of our global environment, and to
                pass down a planet to future generations that is better
                than we found it.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
                United States, do hereby proclaim November 15, 2010, as
                America Recycles Day. I call upon the people of the
                United States to
                observe this day with appropriate programs and
                activities, and I encourage all Americans to continue
                their recycling efforts throughout the year.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
                fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
                thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
 
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 222, November 18, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 222
Thursday, November 18, 2010
 
There are 7 announcements in this issue
 
    1. HAZ/Nuclear - Recertification Decision. EPA. Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance With the Disposal Regulations: Recertification Decision
 
    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Cobalt Lithium Manganese Nickel Oxide; Withdrawal of Significant New Use Rule
 
    3. WATER - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures; Extension of Comment Period
 
    4. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Cobalt Lithium Manganese Nickel Oxide
 
    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation and Its Identified Subcontractors
 
    6. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Detroit Edison Company; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
 
    7. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
   
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/Nuclear - Recertification Decision. EPA. Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance With the Disposal Regulations: Recertification Decision
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 70584-70595]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 194

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0330; FRL-9227-4]

Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance With the Disposal Regulations:
Recertification Decision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Recertification decision.

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SUMMARY: With this document, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
recertifies that the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant (WIPP) continues to comply with the ``Environmental
Standards for the Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-
Level and Transuranic (TRU) Radioactive Waste.'' EPA initially
certified that WIPP met applicable regulatory requirements on May 18,
1998, and the first shipment of waste was received at WIPP on March 26,
1999. The first Compliance Recertification Application (CRA) was
submitted by DOE to EPA on March 26, 2004, and the Agency's first
recertification decision was issued on March 29, 2006.

DATES: Effective November 18, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Lee or Jonathan Walsh, Radiation
Protection Division, Mail Code 6608J, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-343-9463 or 202-343-9238; fax number: 202-343-2305; e-mail
address: lee.raymond@epa.gov or walsh.jonathan@epa.gov. Copies of the
Compliance Application Review Documents (CARDs) supporting today's
action and all other recertification-related documentation can be found
in the Agency's electronic docket found at http://www.regulations.gov
(FDMS Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0330) or on its WIPP Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp).

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Cobalt Lithium Manganese Nickel Oxide; Withdrawal of Significant New Use Rule
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 70583-70584]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 9 and 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0922; FRL-8853-2]
RIN 2070-AB27

Cobalt Lithium Manganese Nickel Oxide; Withdrawal of Significant
New Use Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing a significant new use rule (SNUR)
promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) for the chemical substance identified as cobalt lithium
manganese nickel oxide (CAS No. 182442-95-1), which was the subject of
premanufacture notice (PMN) P-04-269. EPA published the SNUR using
direct final rulemaking procedures. EPA received a notice of intent to
submit adverse comments on the rule. Therefore, the Agency is
withdrawing the SNUR, as required under the expedited SNUR rulemaking
process. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing
(under separate notice and comment rulemaking procedures), a proposed
SNUR for this substance.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 19, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9232; e-mail address: moss.kenneth@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: WATER - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures; Extension of Comment Period
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 70664-70665]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 136, 260, 423, 430, and 435

[EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192; FRL-9228-6]

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures;
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 23, 2010, EPA proposed changes to analysis and
sampling test procedures in wastewater regulations. These changes will
help provide additional flexibility to the regulated community and
laboratories in their selection of analytical methods (test procedures)
for use in Clean Water Act programs. EPA requested that public comments
on the proposal be submitted on or before November 22, 2010 (a 60-day
comment period). Since publication, the Agency has received several
requests for additional time to submit comments. EPA is extending the
period of time in which the Agency will accept public comments on the
proposal for an additional 30 days.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published September 23,
2010, at 75 FR 58024 is extended. Comments must be received on or
before December 22, 2010. Comments postmarked after this date may not
be considered.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2010-0192, 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: Lemuel Walker, Engineering and
Analysis Division (4303T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-1077; walker.lemuel@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Cobalt Lithium Manganese Nickel Oxide
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 70665-70670]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0922; FRL-8853-3]
RIN 2070-AB27

Proposed Significant New Use Rule for Cobalt Lithium Manganese
Nickel Oxide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under
section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the
chemical substance identified as cobalt lithium manganese nickel oxide
(CAS No. 182442-95-1) which was the subject of premanufacture notice
(PMN) P-04-269. This proposed rule would require persons who intend to
manufacture, import, or process the substance for an activity that is
designated as a significant new use to notify EPA at least 90 days
before commencing that activity. The required notification would
provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if
necessary, to prohibit or limit the activity before it occurs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0922, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0922. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Kenneth Moss, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-9232; e-mail address: moss.kenneth@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences Corporation and Its Identified Subcontractors
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70672-70673]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8852-9]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Computer Sciences
Corporation and Its Identified Subcontractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC) of Chantilly, VA and Its Identified Subcontractors,
to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all
sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the
information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than
November 26, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8956; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-
mail address: Moseley.Pamela@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Detroit Edison Company; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70707-70708]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-341; NRC-2010-0357; FERMI, Unit 2]
 
Detroit Edison Company; Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) part 20 Appendix G, Section III.E, for Facility
Operating License No. NFP-43, issued to Detroit Edison Company (DECo,
the licensee), for operation of Fermi, Unit 2 (Fermi-2) located in
Monroe County, Michigan. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the
NRC performed an environmental assessment. Based on the results of the
environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no
significant impact. . .

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7

Subject: MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
 
[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70708-70710]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-255; NRC-2010-0356]

Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No.
DPR-20 issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (the licensee) for
operation of the Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP) located in Van Buren
County, Michigan.
    The proposed amendment would revise Section 2.E. of the PNP Renewed
Facility Operating License. The change would remove the name of the
former operator of the plant in the title of the PNP physical security
plan and replace it with Entergy Nuclear. The change would also remove
the security plan revision number and the date the plan was submitted
to the NRC.
    Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
    The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the
Commission's regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), Sec.  50.92, this means that operation of the facility in
accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As required
by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue
of no significant hazards consideration,
 
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Posted by at

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 221, November 17, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 221
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

 
Note: Some pesticide announcements omitted from this report (click here).
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerances
 
    2. HAZ - ND. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by Industrial Economics, Incorporated
 
    3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.02, OMB Control No. 2070-0176
 
    4. TANKS, ENERGY/Biofuel - ND. EPA. Compatibility of Underground Storage Tank Systems With Biofuel Blends; Notice of proposed guidance and request for comments
 
    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Lead Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA Section 21 Petition
 
    6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Draft Policies and Procedures for Screening Safe Drinking Water Act Chemicals
 
    7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second List of Chemicals for Tier 1 Screening
 
    8. AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. PSD and Title V Permitting Guidance for Greenhouse Gases; Notice of availability and public comment period
 
    9. AIR - ND/Extension of comment period. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
 
  10. LAND, AGRICULTURE - FRI. USDA/Farm Service Agency. Emergency Forest Restoration Program and Emergency Conservation 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. Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerances
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 70143-70149]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0812; FRL-8851-7]

Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
acequinocyl in or on bean, edible podded; hop, dried cones; okra and
vegetable, fruiting, group 8. The Interregional Research Project Number
4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective November 17, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before January 18, 2011,
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-2009-0812. 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: Sidney Jackson, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7610; e-mail address: jackson.sidney@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: HAZ - ND. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) by Industrial Economics, Incorporated
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70235-70236]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9227-9 ]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Industrial
Economics, Incorporated

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Access to Data and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: EPA will authorize its contractor, Industrial Economics,
Incorporated (IEc) to access Confidential Business Information (CBI)
which has been submitted to EPA under the authority of all sections of
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended.
EPA has issued regulations that outline business confidentiality
provisions for the Agency and require all EPA Offices that receive
information designated by the submitter as CBI to abide by these
provisions.

DATES: Access to confidential data submitted to EPA will occur no
sooner than November 29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaShan Haynes, Document Control
Officer, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5305P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, 703-605-0516.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1
Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.02, OMB Control No. 2070-0176
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70568-70570]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081; FRL-8849-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Addendum for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1
Screening of Certain Chemicals Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP); EPA ICR No. 2249.02, OMB Control No. 2070-0176

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request an addendum to an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
This addendum simply covers the burden for a new list of chemicals to
receive and respond to EDSP Orders. The activities articulated in the
original ICR are not changing. This ICR addendum, entitled ``Addendum
for the Second List of Chemicals; Tier 1 Screening of Certain Chemicals
Under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 2249.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0106. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1081. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wooge, (7201M), Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-8476; fax number: (202) 564-8482; e-mail
address: wooge.william@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: TANKS, ENERGY/Biofuel - ND. EPA. Compatibility of Underground Storage Tank Systems With Biofuel Blends; Notice of proposed guidance and request for comments
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70241-70246]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-UST-2010-0651; FRL-9227-8]

Compatibility of Underground Storage Tank Systems With Biofuel
Blends

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed guidance and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Underground Storage Tanks intends to issue
guidance that would clarify EPA's underground storage tank (UST)
compatibility requirement as it applies to UST systems storing gasoline
containing greater than 10 percent ethanol and diesel containing an
amount of biodiesel yet to be determined. Today's Federal Register
notice solicits comment on the proposed guidance, which provides owners
and operators of underground storage tank systems greater clarity in
demonstrating compatibility of their tank systems with these fuels.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 17, 2010, 30
days after publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
UST-2010-0651, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency,
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. . .
  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Barbery, Office of Underground
Storage Tanks, Mail Code 5402P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
603-7137; e-mail address: barbery.andrea@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Lead Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA Section 21 Petition
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70246-70248]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0681; FRL-8850-6]

Lead Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA Section 21 Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 3, 2010, several groups filed a petition under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 21 requesting that EPA
prohibit under TSCA section 6(a) the manufacture, processing, and
distribution in commerce of (1) lead bullets and shot; and (2) lead
fishing sinkers. On August 27, 2010, EPA denied the first request due
to a lack of authority to regulate lead in bullets and shot under TSCA.
EPA's decision was based on the exclusion of shells and cartridges from
the definition of ``chemical substance'' in TSCA section 3(2)(B)(v). On
November 4, 2010, EPA denied the second request. This notice explains
EPA's reasons for the denial of the request specific to fishing
sinkers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Christina Wadlington, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 566-1859; e-mail address:
wadlington.christina.@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Draft Policies and Procedures for Screening Safe Drinking Water Act Chemicals
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70557-70568]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080; FRL-8848-9]

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Draft Policies and
Procedures for Screening Safe Drinking Water Act Chemicals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document describes EPA's draft policies and procedures
for requiring Tier 1 screening under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP) of substances for which EPA may issue testing orders
pursuant to section 1457 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and
section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
FFDCA section 408(p) directed EPA to develop a chemical screening
program using appropriate validated test systems and other
scientifically relevant information to determine whether certain
substances may have hormonal effects. These draft policies and
procedures are intended to supplement the existing EDSP policies and
procedures that were published in the Federal Register on April 15,
2009 (74 FR 17560); however, this document was drafted with the intent
of explaining the policies and procedures relevant to EDSP Safe
Drinking Water Act chemicals.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-1080. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Susan Sharkey, Chemical Control Division, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8789; e-mail address: sharkey.susan@epa.gov, or Bill Wooge,
Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-8476; e-mail address:
wooge.william@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second List of Chemicals for Tier 1 Screening
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70248-70254]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0477; FRL-8848-7]

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program; Second List of Chemicals
for Tier 1 Screening

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the second list of chemicals and
substances for which EPA intends to issue test orders under the
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). EPA established the EDSP
in response to section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA). This second list of chemicals expands the EDSP in an
effort to include all pesticides, required by FFDCA, and adds priority
drinking water chemicals into the program for screening as authorized
by SDWA section 1457. Today's publication provides public notice of
EPA's tentative decision-making in advance of the actual issuance of
EDSP testing orders.

DATES: In order for the Agency to consider information and/or comments
that may be relevant to the inclusion or exclusion of chemicals
contained on the second EDSP list, this information and/or comments
should be received by EPA on or before December 17, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0477, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0477. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
William Wooge, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8476; e-mail address:
wooge.william@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8

Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. PSD and Title V Permitting Guidance for Greenhouse Gases; Notice of availability and public comment period
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70254-70256]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0841; FRL-9228-2]

PSD and Title V Permitting Guidance for Greenhouse Gases

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its guidance
titled, ``PSD and Title V Permitting Guidance for Greenhouse Gases'' on
its significant guidance Internet Web site. EPA invites public comments
on this guidance document during the comment period specified below.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before December 1, 2010.
Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on
the comment period.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0841, 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. Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0841.
    Fax: 202-566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0841.
    Mail: Air Docket, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0841, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Center's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this action,
please contact David Svendsgaard, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, C504-03, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-2380, e-mail at
svendsgaard.dave@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9

Subject: AIR - ND/Extension of comment period. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Notices]              
[Page 70258-70259]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9227-7]

Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of
EPA recently made available a draft report, Policy Assessment for the
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: Second External Review Draft
(75 FR 57463, September 21, 2010). The EPA released this preliminary
draft document to seek early consultation with the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public comment on the overall
structure, framing of key issues and conclusions regarding options for
key elements of the standards. Four supplementary materials were
released at a later date (75 FR 61486, October 5, 2010). The
supplementary materials were: an errata sheet for Chapter 5; an
addendum for Chapter 5; an additional Table 7-1 (summary of key
uncertainties); and an additional table for Chapter 9 (summary of
options for elements of the nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur
oxides (SOX) standard). Comments were originally scheduled
to be submitted on or before November 12, 2010. A request for an
extension to the comment period has been received. The EPA is granting
this extension to allow stakeholders and the public with adequate time
to conduct appropriate analysis and meaningful comments. Therefore, the
comment period is being moved from November 12, 2010, to November 26,
2010.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
1145.
    Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
    Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 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: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10

Subject: LAND, AGRICULTURE - FRI. USDA/Farm Service Agency. Emergency Forest Restoration Program and Emergency Conservation Program
 
[Federal Register: November 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 221)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 70083-70090]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency

7 CFR Part 701

RIN 0560-AH89

Emergency Forest Restoration Program and Emergency Conservation
Program

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule.

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SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending regulations as
required by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008
Farm Bill) to implement the new Emergency Forest Restoration Program
(EFRP). EFRP will provide financial assistance to owners of
nonindustrial private forest land to restore land that was damaged by a
natural disaster on or after January 1, 2010. This interim rule also
reorganizes existing Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) regulations
to incorporate EFRP and makes minor technical amendments to the
existing regulations for ECP including general regulations that will
now apply to both ECP and EFRP.

DATES: Effective Date: November 17, 2010. Comment Date: We will
consider comments that we receive by January 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this interim rule. In
your comment, include the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) and the
volume, date, and page number of this issue of the Federal Register.
You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Mail: Katina Hanson, ECP Program Manager, Conservation and
Environmental Program Division, FSA, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Mail STOP 0513, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-0513.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to the above
address.
    All written comments will be available for public inspection at the
above address during business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. A copy of this interim rule is
available through the FSA home page at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katina Hanson, phone: (202) 720-0062;
or e-mail: ecpreports@wdc.usda.gov.

 
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