Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 27
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 27
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
There are 13 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR/Tech. Amendment. EPA. Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Amendment; The fungal active ingredient Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 was inadvertently revised
2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances
3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-isocyanatocyclohexane]; Tolerance Exemption
4. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
5. ALL - ND. EPA. Local Government Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Disulfoton Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
7. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Pesticide Operations and Management Working Committee Meeting
8. AIR - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
9. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Malathion, Diquat Dibromide, Metam-potassium and Metam-sodium; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
10. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Product; Registration Application
11. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - PR. USDA/Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
12. ALL - FR. USDA. Compliance With NEPA
13. LAND, AGRICULTURE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Healthy Forests Reserve 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/Tech. Amendment. EPA. Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical Amendment; The fungal active ingredient Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 was inadvertently revised
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6576]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923; FRL-8809-4]
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical
Amendment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendmemt.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of June 3,
2009, concerning minor technical revisions of certain commodity terms
listed under 40 CFR part 180, subpart D. The fungal active ingredient
Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 was inadvertently revised. This document
is being issued to amend the section to include text that was omitted.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in 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: For 40 CFR 180.1254 only contact:
Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8097; fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address:
bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
For other matters regarding EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923: Stephen Morrill,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8319;
fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: morrill.stephen@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6576]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923; FRL-8809-4]
Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance; Technical
Amendment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendmemt.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of June 3,
2009, concerning minor technical revisions of certain commodity terms
listed under 40 CFR part 180, subpart D. The fungal active ingredient
Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 was inadvertently revised. This document
is being issued to amend the section to include text that was omitted.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in 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: For 40 CFR 180.1254 only contact:
Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division
(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8097; fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address:
bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
For other matters regarding EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0923: Stephen Morrill,
Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8319;
fax number: (703) 308-7026; e-mail address: morrill.stephen@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6576-6583]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289; FRL-8809-9]
Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
acetamiprid in or on fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-
07F; and tea, dried. It additionally establishes tolerances with
regional registrations on clover, forage and clover, hay. Finally, this
regulation deletes an existing individual tolerance in or on grape, as
it will be superseded by inclusion in subgroup 13-07F. Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective February 10, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 12, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289. 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: Laura Nollen, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7390; e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6576-6583]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289; FRL-8809-9]
Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
acetamiprid in or on fruit, small, vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit, subgroup 13-
07F; and tea, dried. It additionally establishes tolerances with
regional registrations on clover, forage and clover, hay. Finally, this
regulation deletes an existing individual tolerance in or on grape, as
it will be superseded by inclusion in subgroup 13-07F. Interregional
Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective February 10, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 12, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0289. 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: Laura Nollen, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7390; e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-isocyanatocyclohexane]; Tolerance Exemption
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6583-6586]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0480; FRL-8807-8]
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer
with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-isocyanatocyclohexane]; Tolerance Exemption
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-
[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-
isocyanatocyclohexane]; when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide
chemical formulation under 40 CFR 180.960. UDL Laboratories, Inc.
submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-
hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-
isocyanatocyclohexane] on food or feed commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective February 10, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 12, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0480. 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: Elizabeth Fertich, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8560; e-mail address:
fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6583-6586]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0480; FRL-8807-8]
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer
with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-isocyanatocyclohexane]; Tolerance Exemption
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-hydro-
[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-
isocyanatocyclohexane]; when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide
chemical formulation under 40 CFR 180.960. UDL Laboratories, Inc.
submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), [alpha]-
hydro-[omega]-hydroxy-, polymer with 1, 1'-methylene-bis-[4-
isocyanatocyclohexane] on food or feed commodities.
DATES: This regulation is effective February 10, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before April 12, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0480. 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: Elizabeth Fertich, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8560; e-mail address:
fertich.elizabeth@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6654-6655]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9113-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or email
at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 6654-6655]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9113-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or email
at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Local Government Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6655]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9112-9]
Local Government Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Local
Government's Advisory Committee (LGAC) will be renewed for an
additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the
public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of LGAC is
to provide advice and recommendations to EPA's Administrator on ways to
improve its partnership with Local Governments and provide more
efficient and effective environmental protection.
It is determined that LGAC is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
Inquiries may be directed to Frances Eargle, Designated Federal
Officer, LGAC, U.S. EPA (mail code 1301A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or eargle.frances@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6655]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9112-9]
Local Government Advisory Committee; Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Local
Government's Advisory Committee (LGAC) will be renewed for an
additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the
public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of LGAC is
to provide advice and recommendations to EPA's Administrator on ways to
improve its partnership with Local Governments and provide more
efficient and effective environmental protection.
It is determined that LGAC is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
Inquiries may be directed to Frances Eargle, Designated Federal
Officer, LGAC, U.S. EPA (mail code 1301A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, or eargle.frances@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Disulfoton Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6655-6656]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0054; FRL-8810-9]
Disulfoton Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's registration
review decision for the pesticide disulfoton, case 0102. Registration
review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure
that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for
registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended
function without causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8028; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin @epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6655-6656]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0054; FRL-8810-9]
Disulfoton Registration Review Decision; Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's registration
review decision for the pesticide disulfoton, case 0102. Registration
review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure
that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for
registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its intended
function without causing unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8028; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Pesticide Operations and Management Working Committee Meeting
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6656]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8811-3]
SFIREG Pesticide Operations and Management Working Committee
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),
Pesticide Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold a
2-day meeting, beginning on March 29, 2010 and ending March 30, 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, March 29, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday March 30, 2010.
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 the Ocean Plaza Resort, 15th
Street, on Tybee Island, GA.
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) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov or contact Grier Stayton, SFIREG
Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number
(302) 422-8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 6656]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8811-3]
SFIREG Pesticide Operations and Management Working Committee
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),
Pesticide Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold a
2-day meeting, beginning on March 29, 2010 and ending March 30, 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, March 29, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday March 30, 2010.
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 the Ocean Plaza Resort, 15th
Street, on Tybee Island, GA.
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) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov or contact Grier Stayton, SFIREG
Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number
(302) 422-8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: grierstaytonaapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: AIR - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6658]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9113-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the
Health Effects Subcommittee (HES) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council). The HES, supplemented with additional
members from the Council, will discuss its draft peer review report on
EPA's health benefits analyses and uncertainty analyses in the Second
Section 812 Prospective Benefit-Cost Study of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010
from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference may contact Dr. Marc
Rigas, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-
9978; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at rigas.marc@epa.gov. General
information concerning the Council can be found on the EPA Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/council.
[Notices]
[Page 6658]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9113-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the
Health Effects Subcommittee (HES) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council). The HES, supplemented with additional
members from the Council, will discuss its draft peer review report on
EPA's health benefits analyses and uncertainty analyses in the Second
Section 812 Prospective Benefit-Cost Study of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2010
from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference may contact Dr. Marc
Rigas, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-
9978; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at rigas.marc@epa.gov. General
information concerning the Council can be found on the EPA Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/council.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Malathion, Diquat Dibromide, Metam-potassium and Metam-sodium; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to
Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6658-6661]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0979; FRL-8810-2]
Malathion, Diquat Dibromide, Metam-potassium and Metam-sodium;
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to
Delete Uses in 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 the registrants to voluntarily amend
their registrations to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations
containing the pesticides malathion, diquat dibromide, metam-potassium,
and metam-sodium. The requests would terminate malathion use in or on
animal premises and barns used for dairy and livestock. The requests
would terminate diquat dibromide use in or on sorghum and soybean (seed
crop only). The requests would terminate metam-sodium and metam-
potassium soil fumigant uses (agricultural application) for certain
products. The requests would not terminate the last malathion, diquat
dibromide, metam-potassium, and metam-sodium products registered for
use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the
close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency
receives substantive comments within the comment period that would
merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests within this period. Upon acceptance of these
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this
notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
DATES: For malathion products (EPA Registration Nos. 4787-46 and
67760-40) and diquat dibromide products (EPA Registration No. 100-1061)
comments must be received on or before March 12, 2010. For metam-sodium
and metam-potassium products (EPA Registration Nos. 1448-74, 1448-83,
1448-85, 1448-107, 1448-361, and 1448-362) comments must be received on
or before August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0979, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8028; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6658-6661]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0979; FRL-8810-2]
Malathion, Diquat Dibromide, Metam-potassium and Metam-sodium;
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Amend Pesticide Registrations to
Delete Uses in 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 the registrants to voluntarily amend
their registrations to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations
containing the pesticides malathion, diquat dibromide, metam-potassium,
and metam-sodium. The requests would terminate malathion use in or on
animal premises and barns used for dairy and livestock. The requests
would terminate diquat dibromide use in or on sorghum and soybean (seed
crop only). The requests would terminate metam-sodium and metam-
potassium soil fumigant uses (agricultural application) for certain
products. The requests would not terminate the last malathion, diquat
dibromide, metam-potassium, and metam-sodium products registered for
use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the
close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency
receives substantive comments within the comment period that would
merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests within this period. Upon acceptance of these
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this
notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
DATES: For malathion products (EPA Registration Nos. 4787-46 and
67760-40) and diquat dibromide products (EPA Registration No. 100-1061)
comments must be received on or before March 12, 2010. For metam-sodium
and metam-potassium products (EPA Registration Nos. 1448-74, 1448-83,
1448-85, 1448-107, 1448-361, and 1448-362) comments must be received on
or before August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0979, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8028; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Product; Registration Application
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6656-6657]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0110; FRL-8811-1]
Pesticide Product; Registration Application
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register a
new use for a pesticide product containing a currently registered
active ingredient, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. EPA is publishing this notice of such application, pursuant to
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number specified in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-mail
address: bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 6656-6657]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0110; FRL-8811-1]
Pesticide Product; Registration Application
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of an application to register a
new use for a pesticide product containing a currently registered
active ingredient, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. EPA is publishing this notice of such application, pursuant to
section 3(c)(4) of FIFRA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number specified in Unit II. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-mail
address: bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - PR. USDA/Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6795-6812]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
7 CFR Part 2902
RIN 0503-AA34
Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
AGENCY: Departmental Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to
amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement (Guidelines) to add nine sections that will designate the
following items within which biobased products would be afforded
Federal procurement preference: Disposable tableware; expanded
polystyrene foam recycling products; heat transfer fluids; ink removers
and cleaners; mulch and compost materials; multipurpose lubricants;
office paper; topical pain relief products; and turbine drip oils. USDA
is also proposing minimum biobased contents for each of these items.
DATES: USDA will accept public comments on this proposed rule until
April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. All
submissions received must include the agency name and Regulatory
Information Number (RIN). The RIN for this rulemaking is 0503-AA34.
Also, please identify submittals as pertaining to the ``Proposed
Designation of Items.''
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: biopreferred@usda.gov. Include RIN number 0503-
AA34 and ``Proposed Designation of Items'' on the subject line. Please
include your name and address in your message.
Mail/commercial/hand delivery: Mail or deliver your
comments to: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St., SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means
for communication for regulatory information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-
2600 (voice) and (202) 690-0942 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of
Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300
7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: biopreferred@usda.gov;
phone (202) 205-4008. Information regarding the preferred procurement
program (one part of the BioPreferred Program) is available on the
Internet at http://www.biopreferred.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6795-6812]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
7 CFR Part 2902
RIN 0503-AA34
Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
AGENCY: Departmental Management, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to
amend the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement (Guidelines) to add nine sections that will designate the
following items within which biobased products would be afforded
Federal procurement preference: Disposable tableware; expanded
polystyrene foam recycling products; heat transfer fluids; ink removers
and cleaners; mulch and compost materials; multipurpose lubricants;
office paper; topical pain relief products; and turbine drip oils. USDA
is also proposing minimum biobased contents for each of these items.
DATES: USDA will accept public comments on this proposed rule until
April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. All
submissions received must include the agency name and Regulatory
Information Number (RIN). The RIN for this rulemaking is 0503-AA34.
Also, please identify submittals as pertaining to the ``Proposed
Designation of Items.''
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
AA34 and ``Proposed Designation of Items'' on the subject line. Please
include your name and address in your message.
comments to: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of Procurement and Property
Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300 7th St., SW., Washington,
DC 20024.
for communication for regulatory information (Braille, large print,
audiotape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-
2600 (voice) and (202) 690-0942 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of
Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300
7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: biopreferred@usda.gov;
phone (202) 205-4008. Information regarding the preferred procurement
program (one part of the BioPreferred Program) is available on the
Internet at http://www.biopreferred.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: ALL - FR. USDA. Compliance With NEPA
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6553-6558]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 650
RIN 0578-AA55
Compliance With NEPA
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published an
interim final rule on July 13, 2009, that identified additional
categorical exclusions, which are actions that NRCS has determined do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment and, thus, should not require preparation of an
environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS)
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This final rule
responds to comments received on the interim final rule and makes final
the provisions set forth in the interim final rule. NRCS' categorical
exclusions encompass actions that promote restoration and conservation
activities related to past natural or human induced damage, or
alteration of floodplains and watershed areas. For projects being
funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA),
this final rule will assist NRCS in meeting mandates set forth in ARRA
for undertaking actions in the most expeditious manner and in
compliance with NEPA.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective February 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Harrington, National
Environmental Coordinator, Ecological Sciences Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6158 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone:
(202) 720-4925; Fax: (202) 720-2646; or e-mail NEPA2008@wdc.usda.gov,
and identify in the subject line, ``Information Requested.'' This final
rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can access the final rule at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/Env_Assess/index.html. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center
at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6553-6558]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 650
RIN 0578-AA55
Compliance With NEPA
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published an
interim final rule on July 13, 2009, that identified additional
categorical exclusions, which are actions that NRCS has determined do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human
environment and, thus, should not require preparation of an
environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS)
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This final rule
responds to comments received on the interim final rule and makes final
the provisions set forth in the interim final rule. NRCS' categorical
exclusions encompass actions that promote restoration and conservation
activities related to past natural or human induced damage, or
alteration of floodplains and watershed areas. For projects being
funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA),
this final rule will assist NRCS in meeting mandates set forth in ARRA
for undertaking actions in the most expeditious manner and in
compliance with NEPA.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective February 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Harrington, National
Environmental Coordinator, Ecological Sciences Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6158 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone:
(202) 720-4925; Fax: (202) 720-2646; or e-mail NEPA2008@wdc.usda.gov,
and identify in the subject line, ``Information Requested.'' This final
rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can access the final rule at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/Env_Assess/index.html. Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille,
large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA TARGET Center
at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
ANNOUNCEMENT 13
Subject: LAND, AGRICULTURE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Healthy Forests Reserve Program
[Federal Register: February 10, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 27)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6539-6553]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule amends Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) regulations for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP). The
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Act) amended
provisions of HFRP that changed the duration, type, and funding
allocation of program agreements, and NRCS published a proposed rule
for these changes on January 14, 2009. This final rule responds to the
comments received on the proposed rule and amends NRCS regulations for
HFRP to incorporate changes associated with enactment of the 2008 Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective February 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Glover, Branch Chief, Easement
Programs Branch, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6811 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-5477; Fax: (202)
720-9689. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6539-6553]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This final rule amends Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) regulations for the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP). The
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Act) amended
provisions of HFRP that changed the duration, type, and funding
allocation of program agreements, and NRCS published a proposed rule
for these changes on January 14, 2009. This final rule responds to the
comments received on the proposed rule and amends NRCS regulations for
HFRP to incorporate changes associated with enactment of the 2008 Act.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective February 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Glover, Branch Chief, Easement
Programs Branch, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6811 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-5477; Fax: (202)
720-9689. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
