Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 47
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 47
Thursday, March 11, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Charter Renewal for the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)
2. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services
3. ENERGY/Green - NM. DOE. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
4. ENERGY/Efficiency, WATER/Efficiency - PR. FTC. Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule")
5. WILDLIFE, LAND - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments and the CITES Secretariat
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: ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Charter Renewal for the Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB)
[Federal Register: March 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 47)]
[Notices]
[Page 11534]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9126-1]
Notice of Charter Renewal for the Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental
Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) 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 EFAB is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues associated with
environmental financing.
It is determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
Inquiries may be directed to Vanessa Bowie, Staff Director, Center
for Environmental Finance, Ronald Reagan Building, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 (Mailcode 2731R), Telephone (202) 564-
5186, or bowie.vanessa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 11534]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9126-1]
Notice of Charter Renewal for the Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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The Charter for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental
Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) 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 EFAB is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on issues associated with
environmental financing.
It is determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection
with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law.
Inquiries may be directed to Vanessa Bowie, Staff Director, Center
for Environmental Finance, Ronald Reagan Building, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 (Mailcode 2731R), Telephone (202) 564-
5186, or bowie.vanessa@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services
[Federal Register: March 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 47)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11419-11422]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 440
RIN 1904-AC16
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the
Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its
regulations to require all States and other service providers that
participate in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to treat all
requests for information concerning applicants and recipients of WAP
funds in a manner consistent with the Federal government's treatment of
information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. 552, including the privacy protections contained in Exemption
(b)(6) of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
DATES: Effective Date: This interim final rule is effective March 11,
2010 through December 6, 2010.
Comment Due Date: Comments on this interim final rule must be
postmarked by no later than April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Privacy-FR-2010-WAP@hq.doe.gov. Include RIN 1901-
AC16 in the subject line of the message.
Postal Mail: Robert Adams, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Weatherization
Assistance Program, EE-2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room P201D,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Robert Adams, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Weatherization Assistance Program, EE-2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room
P201D, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original
paper copy.
The public may review copies of all materials related to this
rulemaking at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Adams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Weatherization Assistance Program, EE-
2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room P201D, Washington, DC 20585-0121,
(202) 287-1591, e-mail: robert.adams@ee.doe.gov.
Bryan Miller, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)
586-8627.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11419-11422]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 440
RIN 1904-AC16
Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons: Maintaining the
Privacy of Applicants for and Recipients of Services
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Interim final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its
regulations to require all States and other service providers that
participate in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) to treat all
requests for information concerning applicants and recipients of WAP
funds in a manner consistent with the Federal government's treatment of
information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. 552, including the privacy protections contained in Exemption
(b)(6) of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6).
DATES: Effective Date: This interim final rule is effective March 11,
2010 through December 6, 2010.
Comment Due Date: Comments on this interim final rule must be
postmarked by no later than April 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
AC16 in the subject line of the message.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Weatherization
Assistance Program, EE-2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room P201D,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Weatherization Assistance Program, EE-2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room
P201D, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original
paper copy.
The public may review copies of all materials related to this
rulemaking at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Adams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Weatherization Assistance Program, EE-
2K, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Room P201D, Washington, DC 20585-0121,
(202) 287-1591, e-mail: robert.adams@ee.doe.gov.
Bryan Miller, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)
586-8627.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Green - NM. DOE. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: March 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 47)]
[Notices]
[Page 11526-11527]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research
and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public
participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass
Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Dates and Times: April 1, 2010 at 8 am to 5 pm; April 2, 2010 at
12:30 pm to 3 pm.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington Room A, 2799
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 418-1234.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura McCann, Designated Federal
Official for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-7766; E-mail: laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov
or T.J. Heibel at (410) 997-7778 ext. 223; E-mail: theibel@bcs-hq.com.
[Notices]
[Page 11526-11527]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research
and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public
participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass
Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.
Dates and Times: April 1, 2010 at 8 am to 5 pm; April 2, 2010 at
12:30 pm to 3 pm.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Washington Room A, 2799
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, (703) 418-1234.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura McCann, Designated Federal
Official for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-7766; E-mail: laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov
or T.J. Heibel at (410) 997-7778 ext. 223; E-mail: theibel@bcs-hq.com.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency, WATER/Efficiency - PR. FTC. Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("Appliance Labeling Rule")
[Federal Register: March 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 47)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11483-11502]
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 305
RIN 3084-AB15
Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and
Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling Rule'')
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting announcement.
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SUMMARY: Section 325 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 provides the Commission with authority to promulgate energy
labeling rules for certain consumer electronics, including televisions.
On March 16, 2009, the Commission sought comment on whether it should
require energy disclosures for these products. After reviewing the
comments received, the Commission is proposing to require EnergyGuide
labels on televisions to help consumers with their purchasing
decisions. As part of this effort, the Commission has scheduled a
public meeting on April 16, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form by following the instructions in
section IX of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Comments in
electronic form should be submitted using the following weblink:
(https://public.commentworks.com/ftc/tvdisclosures) (and following the
instructions on the web-based form). Comments filed in paper form
should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex T), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580, in the manner detailed
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889,
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission, Room M-8102B, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20580.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11483-11502]
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 305
RIN 3084-AB15
Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and
Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling Rule'')
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting announcement.
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SUMMARY: Section 325 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 provides the Commission with authority to promulgate energy
labeling rules for certain consumer electronics, including televisions.
On March 16, 2009, the Commission sought comment on whether it should
require energy disclosures for these products. After reviewing the
comments received, the Commission is proposing to require EnergyGuide
labels on televisions to help consumers with their purchasing
decisions. As part of this effort, the Commission has scheduled a
public meeting on April 16, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form by following the instructions in
section IX of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Comments in
electronic form should be submitted using the following weblink:
(https://public.commentworks.com/ftc/tvdisclosures) (and following the
instructions on the web-based form). Comments filed in paper form
should be mailed or delivered to the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary, Room H-135 (Annex T), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580, in the manner detailed
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889,
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission, Room M-8102B, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20580.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: WILDLIFE, LAND - ND. DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments and the CITES Secretariat
[Federal Register: March 11, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 47)]
[Notices]
[Page 11556-11557]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N048]
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth
Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items
and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments and the CITES
Secretariat
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We, the United States, as a Party to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), will attend the fifteenth regular meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to CITES (CoP15) in Doha, Qatar, during March 13-25, 2010.
This notice announces the availability of tentative U.S. negotiating
positions on amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals),
draft resolutions and decisions, and agenda items submitted by other
countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15. All of
this information is on our website at http://www.fws.gov/international/
newspubs/fedregnot_list.html and is also available from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority.
DATES: In further developing U.S. negotiating positions on these
issues, we will continue to consider information and comments submitted
in response to our notice of November 4, 2009 (74 FR 57190). We will
also continue to consider information received at the public meeting
announced in that notice, which was held on December 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of tentative U.S. negotiating positions
on amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals), draft
resolutions and decisions, and agenda items submitted by other
countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15 posted
on our website should be sent to the Division of Management Authority;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 North Fairfax Drive; Room 212;
Arlington, VA 22203; or via e-mail at: cop15@fws.gov.
Available Information on CoP15
Information concerning the results of CoP15 will be available after
the close of the meeting on the Secretariat's website at http://
www.cites.org; or upon request from the Division of Management
Authority; or on our website (http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_
DSA/CITES/CITES_home.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to
resolutions, decisions, and agenda items contact: Robert R. Gabel,
Chief, Division of Management Authority; telephone, 703-358-2095; e-
mail, cop15@fws.gov. For information pertaining to species proposals
contact: Dr. Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority;
telephone, 703-358-1708; e-mail, scientificauthority@fws.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 11556-11557]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N048]
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth
Regular Meeting; Tentative U.S. Negotiating Positions for Agenda Items
and Species Proposals Submitted by Foreign Governments and the CITES
Secretariat
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We, the United States, as a Party to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), will attend the fifteenth regular meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to CITES (CoP15) in Doha, Qatar, during March 13-25, 2010.
This notice announces the availability of tentative U.S. negotiating
positions on amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals),
draft resolutions and decisions, and agenda items submitted by other
countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15. All of
this information is on our website at http://www.fws.gov/international/
newspubs/fedregnot_list.html and is also available from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority.
DATES: In further developing U.S. negotiating positions on these
issues, we will continue to consider information and comments submitted
in response to our notice of November 4, 2009 (74 FR 57190). We will
also continue to consider information received at the public meeting
announced in that notice, which was held on December 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of tentative U.S. negotiating positions
on amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals), draft
resolutions and decisions, and agenda items submitted by other
countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15 posted
on our website should be sent to the Division of Management Authority;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 North Fairfax Drive; Room 212;
Arlington, VA 22203; or via e-mail at: cop15@fws.gov.
Available Information on CoP15
Information concerning the results of CoP15 will be available after
the close of the meeting on the Secretariat's website at http://
www.cites.org; or upon request from the Division of Management
Authority; or on our website (http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_
DSA/CITES/CITES_home.html).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to
resolutions, decisions, and agenda items contact: Robert R. Gabel,
Chief, Division of Management Authority; telephone, 703-358-2095; e-
mail, cop15@fws.gov. For information pertaining to species proposals
contact: Dr. Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific Authority;
telephone, 703-358-1708; e-mail, scientificauthority@fws.gov.
