Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 40
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 40
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. MI/HAZ - FR. EPA. Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Implementation of Ambient Air Protocol Gas
Verification Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New
Verification Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New
3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL), EPA ICR Number 1801.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0416
4. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
5. ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
6. AIR, TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Official Release of the MOVES2010 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for Emissions Inventories in SIPs and Transportation Conformity
7. HAZ/Nuclear, HAZ/Transport - ND. NRC. Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing Conference
8. WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Cooperative Conservation Partners Initiative; Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program; Notice of request for proposals through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
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: MI/HAZ - FR. EPA. Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9345-9357]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[Docket No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0762; FRL-9121-2]
Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is granting Michigan final authorization of the changes to
its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA published a proposed rule on October 9, 2009,
at 74 FR 52161 and provided for public comment. The public comment
period ended on November 16, 2009. We received comments from one
commenter. No further opportunity for comment will be provided. EPA has
determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to
qualify for final authorization and authorizing the State's changes
through this final action. This final rule authorizes Michigan for new
regulations which they have not been previously authorized for.
DATES: The final authorization will be effective on March 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0762. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,
some of the information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential
Business Information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically at
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy. You may view and copy
Michigan's application from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local time), at the
following addresses: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois, contact: Judith Greenberg, (312)
886-4179; or Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment,
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division, Constitution Hall, 4th Floor,
525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan (mailing address P.O. Box
30241, Lansing, Michigan 48909), contact Ronda Blayer, (517) 373-9548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Greenberg, Michigan
Regulatory Specialist, RCRA Programs Section (LR-8J), Land and
Chemicals Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-4179, or e-mail
greenberg.judith@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9345-9357]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[Docket No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0762; FRL-9121-2]
Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is granting Michigan final authorization of the changes to
its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA published a proposed rule on October 9, 2009,
at 74 FR 52161 and provided for public comment. The public comment
period ended on November 16, 2009. We received comments from one
commenter. No further opportunity for comment will be provided. EPA has
determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to
qualify for final authorization and authorizing the State's changes
through this final action. This final rule authorizes Michigan for new
regulations which they have not been previously authorized for.
DATES: The final authorization will be effective on March 2, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0762. All documents in the docket are listed in
the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,
some of the information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential
Business Information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically at
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy. You may view and copy
Michigan's application from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (local time), at the
following addresses: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois, contact: Judith Greenberg, (312)
886-4179; or Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment,
Waste and Hazardous Materials Division, Constitution Hall, 4th Floor,
525 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan (mailing address P.O. Box
30241, Lansing, Michigan 48909), contact Ronda Blayer, (517) 373-9548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Judith Greenberg, Michigan
Regulatory Specialist, RCRA Programs Section (LR-8J), Land and
Chemicals Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-4179, or e-mail
greenberg.judith@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Implementation of Ambient Air Protocol Gas
Verification Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9407-9408]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0050, FRL-9120-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of Ambient Air Protocol Gas
Verification Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No.
2060-New
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to the
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0050, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0050, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0050,
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Mr.
Michael Papp, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-2408;
fax: 919-541-1903; e-mail: papp.michael@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 9407-9408]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0050, FRL-9120-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of Ambient Air Protocol Gas
Verification Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No.
2060-New
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to the
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0050, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Mr.
Michael Papp, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code
C304-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-2408;
fax: 919-541-1903; e-mail: papp.michael@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL), EPA ICR Number 1801.08, OMB Control Number 2060-0416
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9408-9409]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0425; FRL-9121-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL), EPA ICR Number 1801.08, OMB Control Number
2060-0416
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 April 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0425, 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: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-0296; fax number: (919) 541-3207; e-mail address:
schaefer.john@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 9408-9409]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0425; FRL-9121-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement (40
CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL), EPA ICR Number 1801.08, OMB Control Number
2060-0416
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 April 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0425, 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: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-0296; fax number: (919) 541-3207; e-mail address:
schaefer.john@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9410-9411]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS)
of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) to
finalize its draft advisory report on EPA's air quality modeling work
for the Second Section 812 Prospective Benefit-Cost Study of the Clean
Air Act.
DATES: The AQMS will conduct a public teleconference on March 15, 2010.
The teleconference will begin at 2 p.m. and end by 4 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at (202) 343-9697 or e-mail at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov.
General information about the Council can be found on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.
[Notices]
[Page 9410-9411]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS)
of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) to
finalize its draft advisory report on EPA's air quality modeling work
for the Second Section 812 Prospective Benefit-Cost Study of the Clean
Air Act.
DATES: The AQMS will conduct a public teleconference on March 15, 2010.
The teleconference will begin at 2 p.m. and end by 4 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at (202) 343-9697 or e-mail at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov.
General information about the Council can be found on the EPA Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9410]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-5]
Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held March 24-25, 2010 at the Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave,
NW., Washington, DC, 20037. The CHPAC was created to advise the
Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other
issues relating to children's environmental health.
DATES: The CHPAC will meet March 24-25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children's
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 9410]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-5]
Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be
held March 24-25, 2010 at the Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave,
NW., Washington, DC, 20037. The CHPAC was created to advise the
Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other
issues relating to children's environmental health.
DATES: The CHPAC will meet March 24-25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children's
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR, TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Official Release of the MOVES2010 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model for Emissions Inventories in SIPs and Transportation Conformity
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9411-9414]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-1]
Official Release of the MOVES2010 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model
for Emissions Inventories in SIPs and Transportation Conformity
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving and announcing the availability of the Motor
Vehicle Emissions Simulator model (MOVES2010) for official use outside
of California. MOVES2010 is the state-of-the-art upgrade to EPA's
modeling tools for estimating emissions from cars, trucks, motorcycles,
and buses, based on analysis of millions of emission test results and
considerable advances in the Agency's understanding of vehicle
emissions.
Today's notice approves the use of MOVES2010 in official State
implementation air quality plan (SIP) submissions to EPA and for
certain transportation conformity analyses outside of California. This
notice starts a two-year grace period before the MOVES2010 emission
model is required to be used in new regional emissions analyses for
transportation conformity determinations outside of California. EPA is
not approving MOVES2010 for project-level transportation conformity
hot-spot analyses at this time; the Agency will approve the model for
such analyses in the near future in a separate Federal Register notice
when guidance is finalized.
EPA strongly encourages areas to use the interagency consultation
process to examine how MOVES2010 will affect future transportation plan
and transportation improvement program (TIP) conformity determinations
so, if necessary, SIPs and motor vehicle emissions budgets can be
revised with MOVES2010 or transportation plans and TIPs can be revised
as appropriate prior to the end of the MOVES2010 conformity grace
period. EPA also encourages State and local air agencies to consider
how the release of MOVES2010 will affect analyses supporting SIP
submissions under development.
DATES: EPA's approval of the MOVES2010 emissions model for SIPs and
regional emissions analyses for transportation conformity is effective
March 2, 2010. As discussed further below, today's approval also starts
a two-year transportation conformity grace period which ends on March
2, 2012, after which MOVES2010 is required to be used for new regional
emissions analyses for transportation conformity.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical model questions
regarding the official release or use of MOVES2010, please e-mail EPA
at mobile@epa.gov or call (734) 214-4636. For questions about SIPs,
contact Rudy Kapichak at Kapichak.Rudolph@epa.gov or (734) 214-4574.
For transportation conformity questions, contact Meg Patulski at
Patulski.Meg@epa.gov or (734) 214-4842.
[Notices]
[Page 9411-9414]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9121-1]
Official Release of the MOVES2010 Motor Vehicle Emissions Model
for Emissions Inventories in SIPs and Transportation Conformity
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving and announcing the availability of the Motor
Vehicle Emissions Simulator model (MOVES2010) for official use outside
of California. MOVES2010 is the state-of-the-art upgrade to EPA's
modeling tools for estimating emissions from cars, trucks, motorcycles,
and buses, based on analysis of millions of emission test results and
considerable advances in the Agency's understanding of vehicle
emissions.
Today's notice approves the use of MOVES2010 in official State
implementation air quality plan (SIP) submissions to EPA and for
certain transportation conformity analyses outside of California. This
notice starts a two-year grace period before the MOVES2010 emission
model is required to be used in new regional emissions analyses for
transportation conformity determinations outside of California. EPA is
not approving MOVES2010 for project-level transportation conformity
hot-spot analyses at this time; the Agency will approve the model for
such analyses in the near future in a separate Federal Register notice
when guidance is finalized.
EPA strongly encourages areas to use the interagency consultation
process to examine how MOVES2010 will affect future transportation plan
and transportation improvement program (TIP) conformity determinations
so, if necessary, SIPs and motor vehicle emissions budgets can be
revised with MOVES2010 or transportation plans and TIPs can be revised
as appropriate prior to the end of the MOVES2010 conformity grace
period. EPA also encourages State and local air agencies to consider
how the release of MOVES2010 will affect analyses supporting SIP
submissions under development.
DATES: EPA's approval of the MOVES2010 emissions model for SIPs and
regional emissions analyses for transportation conformity is effective
March 2, 2010. As discussed further below, today's approval also starts
a two-year transportation conformity grace period which ends on March
2, 2012, after which MOVES2010 is required to be used for new regional
emissions analyses for transportation conformity.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical model questions
regarding the official release or use of MOVES2010, please e-mail EPA
at mobile@epa.gov or call (734) 214-4636. For questions about SIPs,
contact Rudy Kapichak at Kapichak.Rudolph@epa.gov or (734) 214-4574.
For transportation conformity questions, contact Meg Patulski at
Patulski.Meg@epa.gov or (734) 214-4842.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, HAZ/Transport - ND. NRC. Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing Conference
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9452]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2010-0076]
Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage and
Transportation Licensing Conference
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage
and Transportation Licensing Conference.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting
input on topics for discussion at a proposed June 23-24, 2010, public
meeting entitled, ``Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing
Conference.'' The purpose of the proposed Conference is to discuss
areas of improvement for spent fuel storage and transportation
licensing activities conducted under 10 CFR part 71 and 10 CFR part 72.
This solicitation will provide potential discussion topics on
opportunities to improve interactions between staff and industry that
could be more effective and efficient. Conference participants will be
encouraged to interact with the NRC staff and with colleagues to
discuss insights on the potential topics for discussion.
DATES: The solicitation period expires on May 14, 2010. The NRC will
consider topics for discussion received after this date if it is
practical to do so, but is able to ensure consideration of only those
topics received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit proposed topics for discussion by mail or
fax. Topics for discussion submitted in writing will be posted on the
NRC Web site. Because the topics for discussion will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you
against including any information in your submission that you do not
want to be publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating topics
for discussion received from other persons for submission to the NRC
inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to
remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they
should not include any information in their comments that they do not
want publicly disclosed.
Mail topics for discussion to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking
and Directives Branch (RDB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-
05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-3446.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin M. Witt, Division of Spent Fuel
Storage and Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards (NMSS), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville,
MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 492-3323; fax number: (301) 492 3348; e-
mail: Kevin.Witt@nrc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 9452]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2010-0076]
Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage and
Transportation Licensing Conference
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Solicitation of Topics for Discussion at a Spent Fuel Storage
and Transportation Licensing Conference.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting
input on topics for discussion at a proposed June 23-24, 2010, public
meeting entitled, ``Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing
Conference.'' The purpose of the proposed Conference is to discuss
areas of improvement for spent fuel storage and transportation
licensing activities conducted under 10 CFR part 71 and 10 CFR part 72.
This solicitation will provide potential discussion topics on
opportunities to improve interactions between staff and industry that
could be more effective and efficient. Conference participants will be
encouraged to interact with the NRC staff and with colleagues to
discuss insights on the potential topics for discussion.
DATES: The solicitation period expires on May 14, 2010. The NRC will
consider topics for discussion received after this date if it is
practical to do so, but is able to ensure consideration of only those
topics received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit proposed topics for discussion by mail or
fax. Topics for discussion submitted in writing will be posted on the
NRC Web site. Because the topics for discussion will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you
against including any information in your submission that you do not
want to be publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating topics
for discussion received from other persons for submission to the NRC
inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to
remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they
should not include any information in their comments that they do not
want publicly disclosed.
Mail topics for discussion to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking
and Directives Branch (RDB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-
05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-3446.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin M. Witt, Division of Spent Fuel
Storage and Transportation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards (NMSS), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville,
MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 492-3323; fax number: (301) 492 3348; e-
mail: Kevin.Witt@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Cooperative Conservation Partners Initiative; Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program; Notice of request for proposals through the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative
[Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)]
[Notices]
[Page 9380-9388]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperative Conservation Partners Initiative; Wetlands Reserve
Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals through the Mississippi River
Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.
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SUMMARY: The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), who is Vice President of the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC), announces the availability of financial assistance funds in
fiscal year (FY) 2010 for up to $50 million in the Cooperative
Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) and $25 million in the
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) through the Mississippi
River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) to eligible
participants in 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) subwatershed(s)
within the 41 designated focus areas (8-digit HUCs) in the following
States: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The
purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals from potential partners
to enter into partnership agreements with NRCS, and to inform
agricultural producers and landowners of the future availability of
program funds through approved partnership projects.
DATES: Effective Date: The Notice of Request is effective March 2,
2010.
Eligible partners may submit proposals by mail or via courier.
By mail, proposals must be postmarked by May 3, 2010.
By courier, proposals must be delivered by May 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written proposals should be submitted to the addresses
identified below, with copies to the appropriate NRCS State
Conservationist, whose names and addresses are identified as an
attachment to this notice. If a project is multi-State in scope, all
State Conservationists in the proposed project area must be sent the
proposal for review.
By mail: Gregory K. Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
5241 South Building, Washington, DC 20250. (Note: Registered or
Certified Mail to a Post Office may not be used.)
By courier: Gregory K. Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
5241 South Building, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-1845.
All proposals will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please ask the guard at the
entrance to the South Building to call (202) 720-1845.
State Conservationists will review and comment on eligible
proposals and will share them with their State Technical Committee for
input and feedback. Proposals submitted via fax, email, or after the
deadline date or times listed in this notice will not be considered.
Proposals submitted via the grants.gov Web site will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:CCPI projects: Gregory K.
Johnson, Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5241 South Building, Washington, DC
20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1845; Fax: (202) 720-4264; or e-mail: MRBI-
CCPI@wdc.usda.gov. Additional information regarding CCPI is available
at the following NRCS Web page: http:[sol][sol]www.nrcs.usda.gov/
programs/CCPI/
WREP projects: Andree DuVarney, Acting Director, Easement
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6819 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1854; Fax: (202)
720-9689; or e-mail: MRBI-WREP@wdc.usda.gov. Additional information
regarding WREP is available at the following NRCS Web page:
http:[sol][sol]www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/WRP
Monitoring and Evaluation: Mike Hubbs, Director,
Ecological Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
6158 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-5992;
Fax: (202) 720-2646; or email: Mike.Hubbs@wdc.usda.gov
MRBI Information: Information concerning MRBI can be found
at the following Web page: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/mrbi/
mrbi.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).
[Notices]
[Page 9380-9388]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperative Conservation Partners Initiative; Wetlands Reserve
Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals through the Mississippi River
Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative.
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SUMMARY: The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS), who is Vice President of the Commodity Credit Corporation
(CCC), announces the availability of financial assistance funds in
fiscal year (FY) 2010 for up to $50 million in the Cooperative
Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) and $25 million in the
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP) through the Mississippi
River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) to eligible
participants in 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) subwatershed(s)
within the 41 designated focus areas (8-digit HUCs) in the following
States: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The
purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals from potential partners
to enter into partnership agreements with NRCS, and to inform
agricultural producers and landowners of the future availability of
program funds through approved partnership projects.
DATES: Effective Date: The Notice of Request is effective March 2,
2010.
Eligible partners may submit proposals by mail or via courier.
ADDRESSES: Written proposals should be submitted to the addresses
identified below, with copies to the appropriate NRCS State
Conservationist, whose names and addresses are identified as an
attachment to this notice. If a project is multi-State in scope, all
State Conservationists in the proposed project area must be sent the
proposal for review.
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
5241 South Building, Washington, DC 20250. (Note: Registered or
Certified Mail to a Post Office may not be used.)
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
5241 South Building, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-1845.
All proposals will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please ask the guard at the
entrance to the South Building to call (202) 720-1845.
State Conservationists will review and comment on eligible
proposals and will share them with their State Technical Committee for
input and feedback. Proposals submitted via fax, email, or after the
deadline date or times listed in this notice will not be considered.
Proposals submitted via the grants.gov Web site will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Johnson, Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5241 South Building, Washington, DC
20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1845; Fax: (202) 720-4264; or e-mail: MRBI-
CCPI@wdc.usda.gov. Additional information regarding CCPI is available
at the following NRCS Web page: http:[sol][sol]www.nrcs.usda.gov/
programs/CCPI/
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6819 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-1854; Fax: (202)
720-9689; or e-mail: MRBI-WREP@wdc.usda.gov. Additional information
regarding WREP is available at the following NRCS Web page:
http:[sol][sol]www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/WRP
Ecological Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
6158 South Building, Washington, DC 20250; Telephone: (202) 720-5992;
Fax: (202) 720-2646; or email: Mike.Hubbs@wdc.usda.gov
at the following Web page: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/mrbi/
mrbi.html
for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
