Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 25
Monday, February 8, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 25
Monday, February 8, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas Production; EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0417
2. ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)
3. ENERGY/Green - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Mission Statement; Secretarial China Clean Energy Business Development Mission; May 16-21, 2010
4. ENERGY/Green - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Secretarial Indonesia Clean Energy Business Development Mission May 23-25, 2010
5. ENERGY, WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean
6. CLIMATE - ND/Interpretive Guidance. Securities and Exchange Commission. Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas
Production; EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0417
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 6200-6202]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0388; FRL0-9111-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas
Production; EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0417
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 10,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0388, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6200-6202]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0388; FRL0-9111-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Oil and Natural Gas
Production; EPA ICR Number 1788.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0417
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 10,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0388, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 6202]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9111-3]
Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold a full board
meeting on March 16-17, 2010. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and activities.
The purpose of the meeting is to hear from informed speakers on
environmental finance issues, proposed legislation, Agency priorities
and to discuss progress with work projects under EFAB's current
Strategic Action Agenda.
Environmental Finance topics expected to be discussed include:
Financial Assurance Mechanisms (Commercial Insurance & Cost
Estimation); Financial Assurance and CO2 Underground
Injection Control/Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Water Loss
Reduction; Innovative Financing Tools, and State Revolving Fund
Investment Options.
The meeting is open to the public, however, seating is limited. All
members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in
advance, no later than Monday, March 8, 2010.
DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from
1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.:
ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20008.
Registration and Information Contact:
To register for this meeting or get further information please
contact Sandra Keys, U.S. EPA, at (202) 564-4999 or
keys.sandra@epa.gov. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Sandra Keys. To request
accommodations of a disability, contact Sandra Keys, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
[Notices]
[Page 6202]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9111-3]
Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold a full board
meeting on March 16-17, 2010. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and activities.
The purpose of the meeting is to hear from informed speakers on
environmental finance issues, proposed legislation, Agency priorities
and to discuss progress with work projects under EFAB's current
Strategic Action Agenda.
Environmental Finance topics expected to be discussed include:
Financial Assurance Mechanisms (Commercial Insurance & Cost
Estimation); Financial Assurance and CO
Injection Control/Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Water Loss
Reduction; Innovative Financing Tools, and State Revolving Fund
Investment Options.
The meeting is open to the public, however, seating is limited. All
members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in
advance, no later than Monday, March 8, 2010.
DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 16, 2010 from
1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.:
ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20008.
Registration and Information Contact:
To register for this meeting or get further information please
contact Sandra Keys, U.S. EPA, at (202) 564-4999 or
keys.sandra@epa.gov. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Sandra Keys. To request
accommodations of a disability, contact Sandra Keys, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Green - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Mission Statement; Secretarial China Clean Energy Business Development Mission; May 16-21, 2010
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 6180-6183]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Mission Statement; Secretarial China Clean Energy Business
Development Mission; May 16-21, 2010
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, ITA.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Description
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will lead a senior-level U.S.
business development mission to China May 15-21, 2010 to promote U.S.
exports in a broad range of leading U.S. technologies related to the
following sectors: clean energy, energy efficiency, and electric energy
storage and transmission and distribution. The mission will make stops
in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The mission will focus on helping U.S. companies already doing
business in China to increase their current level of exports and
business interests, as well as, U.S. companies that are experienced
exporters enter China for the first time in support of creating green
jobs in the United States. Participating firms will gain market
information, make business and government contacts, solidify business
strategies, and/or advance specific projects. In each of these targeted
sectors, participating U.S. companies will meet with prescreened local
partners, agents, distributors, representatives, and licensees. The
agenda will also include meetings with high-level national and local
government officials, networking opportunities, country briefings, and
seminars.
The delegation will be comprised of approximately 20-25 U.S. firms
representing a cross-section of U.S. industries that have developed
products, services or technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The mission will also be open to representatives of U.S. trade
associations in the targeted industries with commercial interest in
China.
[Notices]
[Page 6180-6183]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Mission Statement; Secretarial China Clean Energy Business
Development Mission; May 16-21, 2010
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, ITA.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Description
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will lead a senior-level U.S.
business development mission to China May 15-21, 2010 to promote U.S.
exports in a broad range of leading U.S. technologies related to the
following sectors: clean energy, energy efficiency, and electric energy
storage and transmission and distribution. The mission will make stops
in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The mission will focus on helping U.S. companies already doing
business in China to increase their current level of exports and
business interests, as well as, U.S. companies that are experienced
exporters enter China for the first time in support of creating green
jobs in the United States. Participating firms will gain market
information, make business and government contacts, solidify business
strategies, and/or advance specific projects. In each of these targeted
sectors, participating U.S. companies will meet with prescreened local
partners, agents, distributors, representatives, and licensees. The
agenda will also include meetings with high-level national and local
government officials, networking opportunities, country briefings, and
seminars.
The delegation will be comprised of approximately 20-25 U.S. firms
representing a cross-section of U.S. industries that have developed
products, services or technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The mission will also be open to representatives of U.S. trade
associations in the targeted industries with commercial interest in
China.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY/Green - NM. DOC/International Trade Administration. Secretarial Indonesia Clean Energy Business Development Mission May 23-25, 2010
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 6178-6180]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Mission Statement
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, ITA.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Statement
Secretarial Indonesia Clean Energy Business Development Mission May
23-25, 2010.
Mission Description
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will lead a senior-level U.S.
business development mission to Jakarta, Indonesia May 23-25, 2010 to
discuss market development policies and promote U.S. exports in a broad
range of clean energy technologies, including the geothermal, biomass,
hydropower, wind, solar, and energy efficiency sectors.
The mission will focus on helping U.S. companies already doing
business in Indonesia to increase their current level of exports and
business interests, as well as, U.S. companies that are experienced
exporters enter Indonesia for the first time in support of creating
green jobs in the United States. Participating firms will gain market
information, make business and government contacts, solidify business
strategies, and/or advance specific projects. In each of these
important sectors, participating U.S. companies will meet with
prescreened partners, agents, distributors, representatives, and
licensees. The agenda will also include meetings with high-level
national and local government officials, networking opportunities,
country briefings, and seminars.
The delegation will be comprised of approximately 10-15 U.S. firms
representing a cross-section of U.S. clean energy industries. The
mission will also be open to representatives of U.S. trade associations
in the targeted industries with commercial interest in Indonesia.
Representatives of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) will be invited
to participate to provide information and counseling on their programs,
as they relate to the Indonesian market.
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Mission Statement
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, ITA.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Statement
Secretarial Indonesia Clean Energy Business Development Mission May
23-25, 2010.
Mission Description
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will lead a senior-level U.S.
business development mission to Jakarta, Indonesia May 23-25, 2010 to
discuss market development policies and promote U.S. exports in a broad
range of clean energy technologies, including the geothermal, biomass,
hydropower, wind, solar, and energy efficiency sectors.
The mission will focus on helping U.S. companies already doing
business in Indonesia to increase their current level of exports and
business interests, as well as, U.S. companies that are experienced
exporters enter Indonesia for the first time in support of creating
green jobs in the United States. Participating firms will gain market
information, make business and government contacts, solidify business
strategies, and/or advance specific projects. In each of these
important sectors, participating U.S. companies will meet with
prescreened partners, agents, distributors, representatives, and
licensees. The agenda will also include meetings with high-level
national and local government officials, networking opportunities,
country briefings, and seminars.
The delegation will be comprised of approximately 10-15 U.S. firms
representing a cross-section of U.S. clean energy industries. The
mission will also be open to representatives of U.S. trade associations
in the targeted industries with commercial interest in Indonesia.
Representatives of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)
and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) will be invited
to participate to provide information and counseling on their programs,
as they relate to the Indonesian market.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY, WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on the Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Notices]
[Page 6175-6177]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XU06
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on
the Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze
the environmental impacts of issuing Incidental Take Authorizations
(ITAs) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to the oil
and gas industry for the taking of marine mammals incidental to
offshore exploration activities (e.g., seismic surveys and exploratory
drilling) in Federal and state waters of the U.S. Chukchi and Beaufort
Seas off Alaska.
DATES: All comments, written statements, and questions regarding the
scoping process and preparation of the EIS must be received no later
than April 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and statements should be addressed to Mr.
P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20190-3225. The mailbox address for providing e-mail
comments is arcticeis.comments@noaa.gov. Comments sent via e-mail,
including all attachments, must not exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
Comments and statements may also be submitted via fax to (301) 713-
0376. Information on this project can also be found on the Protected
Resources webpage at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/
arctic.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Payne, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-2289 ext. 110.
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[Page 6175-6177]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XU06
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on
the Effects of Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic Ocean
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze
the environmental impacts of issuing Incidental Take Authorizations
(ITAs) pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to the oil
and gas industry for the taking of marine mammals incidental to
offshore exploration activities (e.g., seismic surveys and exploratory
drilling) in Federal and state waters of the U.S. Chukchi and Beaufort
Seas off Alaska.
DATES: All comments, written statements, and questions regarding the
scoping process and preparation of the EIS must be received no later
than April 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and statements should be addressed to Mr.
P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20190-3225. The mailbox address for providing e-mail
comments is arcticeis.comments@noaa.gov. Comments sent via e-mail,
including all attachments, must not exceed a 10-megabyte file size.
Comments and statements may also be submitted via fax to (301) 713-
0376. Information on this project can also be found on the Protected
Resources webpage at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/
arctic.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Payne, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 713-2289 ext. 110.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: CLIMATE - ND/Interpretive Guidance. Securities and Exchange Commission. Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change
[Federal Register: February 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 25)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6289-6297]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
17 CFR Parts 211, 231 and 241
[Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61469; FR-82]
Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate
Change
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.
ACTION: Interpretation.
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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or
``Commission'') is publishing this interpretive release to provide
guidance to public companies regarding the Commission's existing
disclosure requirements as they apply to climate change matters.
DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about specific filings
should be directed to staff members responsible for reviewing the
documents the registrant files with the Commission. For general
questions about this release, contact James R. Budge at (202) 551-3115
or Michael E. McTiernan, Office of Chief Counsel at (202) 551-3500, in
the Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6289-6297]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
17 CFR Parts 211, 231 and 241
[Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61469; FR-82]
Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate
Change
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.
ACTION: Interpretation.
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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or
``Commission'') is publishing this interpretive release to provide
guidance to public companies regarding the Commission's existing
disclosure requirements as they apply to climate change matters.
DATES: Effective Date: February 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about specific filings
should be directed to staff members responsible for reviewing the
documents the registrant files with the Commission. For general
questions about this release, contact James R. Budge at (202) 551-3115
or Michael E. McTiernan, Office of Chief Counsel at (202) 551-3500, in
the Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549.
