Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 75
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 75
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
2. LAND, AGRICULTURE - Presidential Documents. Memorandum of April 16, 2010--A 21st Century Strategy for America's Great Outdoors
3. ENERGY - ND. DOS. Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Project
4. TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
[Federal Register: April 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 20595-20596]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9139-6]
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for a draft assessment document titled, Policy Assessment for
the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First External Review Draft
(75 FR 11877; March 12, 2010). The comment period was originally
scheduled to end on April 29, 2010. The extended comment period will
close on May 13, 2010. The Agency is extending the comment period by
two weeks to provide the public with adequate time to conduct
appropriate analysis and prepare meaningful comments.
Although EPA is extending the comment period for the first draft
policy assessment by two weeks, EPA is committed to issuing a proposal
addressing the nitrogen oxides (NOX ) and sulfur oxides
(SOX ) secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) by July 12, 2011. The extension also will not alter EPA's
internal schedule for providing a second draft policy assessment for
review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) by the
end of July 2010.
The public is encouraged to submit comments by the end of the
original comment period to ensure that EPA has adequate time to
evaluate and respond to those comments. However, all comments received
by May 13, 2010, will be considered in developing the second draft
policy assessment.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
1145.
Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.
[Notices]
[Page 20595-20596]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9139-6]
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for a draft assessment document titled, Policy Assessment for
the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First External Review Draft
(75 FR 11877; March 12, 2010). The comment period was originally
scheduled to end on April 29, 2010. The extended comment period will
close on May 13, 2010. The Agency is extending the comment period by
two weeks to provide the public with adequate time to conduct
appropriate analysis and prepare meaningful comments.
Although EPA is extending the comment period for the first draft
policy assessment by two weeks, EPA is committed to issuing a proposal
addressing the nitrogen oxides (NO
(SO
(NAAQS) by July 12, 2011. The extension also will not alter EPA's
internal schedule for providing a second draft policy assessment for
review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) by the
end of July 2010.
The public is encouraged to submit comments by the end of the
original comment period to ensure that EPA has adequate time to
evaluate and respond to those comments. However, all comments received
by May 13, 2010, will be considered in developing the second draft
policy assessment.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
1145.
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: LAND, AGRICULTURE - Presidential Documents. Memorandum of April 16, 2010--A 21st Century Strategy for America's Great Outdoors
[Federal Register: April 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 75)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 20765-20769]
The President
Memorandum of April 16, 2010--A 21st Century Strategy for America's
Great Outdoors
Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________
Title 3--
The President
Memorandum of April 16, 2010
A 21st Century Strategy for America's Great
Outdoors
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior[,] the
Secretary of Agriculture[,] the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency[, and] the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality
Americans are blessed with a vast and varied natural
heritage. From mountains to deserts and from sea to
shining sea, America's great outdoors have shaped the
rugged independence and sense of community that define
the American spirit. Our working landscapes, cultural
sites, parks, coasts, wild lands, rivers, and streams
are gifts that we have inherited from previous
generations. They are the places that offer us refuge
from daily demands, renew our spirits, and enhance our
fondest memories, whether they are fishing with a
grandchild in a favorite spot, hiking a trail with a
friend, or enjoying a family picnic in a neighborhood
park. They also are our farms, ranches, and forests--
the working lands that have fed and sustained us for
generations. Americans take pride in these places, and
share a responsibility to preserve them for our
children and grandchildren.
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 20765-20769]
The President
Memorandum of April 16, 2010--A 21st Century Strategy for America's
Great Outdoors
Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________
Title 3--
The President
Memorandum of April 16, 2010
A 21st Century Strategy for America's Great
Outdoors
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior[,] the
Secretary of Agriculture[,] the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency[, and] the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality
Americans are blessed with a vast and varied natural
heritage. From mountains to deserts and from sea to
shining sea, America's great outdoors have shaped the
rugged independence and sense of community that define
the American spirit. Our working landscapes, cultural
sites, parks, coasts, wild lands, rivers, and streams
are gifts that we have inherited from previous
generations. They are the places that offer us refuge
from daily demands, renew our spirits, and enhance our
fondest memories, whether they are fishing with a
grandchild in a favorite spot, hiking a trail with a
friend, or enjoying a family picnic in a neighborhood
park. They also are our farms, ranches, and forests--
the working lands that have fed and sustained us for
generations. Americans take pride in these places, and
share a responsibility to preserve them for our
children and grandchildren.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY - ND. DOS. Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Project
[Federal Register: April 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 20653-20656]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 6959]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Project
April 16, 2010.
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline
Project.
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[Notices]
[Page 20653-20656]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 6959]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline Project
April 16, 2010.
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline
Project.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (DOS) has prepared a draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline Project. On September 19, 2008, TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline, LP (Keystone) filed an application for a
Presidential permit for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
pipeline facilities at the border of the U.S. and Canada for the
transport of crude oil across the U.S.-Canada international boundary.
The Secretary of State is designated and empowered to receive all
applications for Presidential permits, as referred to in Executive
Order 13337, as amended, for the construction, connection, operation,
or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for
the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal,
or other fuels to or from a foreign country. Keystone has requested
authorization to construct and operate border crossing facilities at
the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, near Morgan, Montana, in
connection with its proposed international pipeline project (the
Keystone XL Pipeline Project) that is designed to transport Canadian
crude oil production from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB)
to destinations in the south central United States, including to an
existing oil terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma, and to existing delivery
points in the Port Arthur and East Houston areas of Texas.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed TransCanada
Keystone XL Pipeline Project. On September 19, 2008, TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline, LP (Keystone) filed an application for a
Presidential permit for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
pipeline facilities at the border of the U.S. and Canada for the
transport of crude oil across the U.S.-Canada international boundary.
The Secretary of State is designated and empowered to receive all
applications for Presidential permits, as referred to in Executive
Order 13337, as amended, for the construction, connection, operation,
or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for
the exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal,
or other fuels to or from a foreign country. Keystone has requested
authorization to construct and operate border crossing facilities at
the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, near Morgan, Montana, in
connection with its proposed international pipeline project (the
Keystone XL Pipeline Project) that is designed to transport Canadian
crude oil production from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB)
to destinations in the south central United States, including to an
existing oil terminal in Cushing, Oklahoma, and to existing delivery
points in the Port Arthur and East Houston areas of Texas.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
[Federal Register: April 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 75)]
[Notices]
[Page 20560-20561]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0072]
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated
Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our determination that a corn
line developed by Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., designated as
transformation event MIR162, which has been genetically engineered for
insect resistance, is no longer considered a regulated article under
our regulations governing the introduction of certain genetically
engineered organisms. Our determination is based on our evaluation of
data submitted by Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., in its petition for a
determination of nonregulated status, our analysis of other scientific
data, and our response to comments received from the public on the
petition for nonregulated status and its associated environmental
assessment and plant pest risk assessment. This notice also announces
the availability of our written determination of nonregulated status
and finding of no significant impact.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may read the documents referenced in this notice and the
comments we received in our reading room. The reading room is located
in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone
is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming. Those
documents are also available on the Internet at (http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/not_reg.html) and are posted with the previous
notice and the comments we received on the Regulations.gov Web site at
(http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail
&d=APHIS-2009-0072).
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Subray Hegde, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 734-0810, email: (subray.hegde@aphis.usda.gov). To
obtain copies of the documents referenced in this notice, contact Ms.
Cindy Eck at (301) 734-0667, email: (cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov).
[Notices]
[Page 20560-20561]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0072]
Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated
Status for Corn Genetically Engineered for Insect Resistance
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public of our determination that a corn
line developed by Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., designated as
transformation event MIR162, which has been genetically engineered for
insect resistance, is no longer considered a regulated article under
our regulations governing the introduction of certain genetically
engineered organisms. Our determination is based on our evaluation of
data submitted by Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc., in its petition for a
determination of nonregulated status, our analysis of other scientific
data, and our response to comments received from the public on the
petition for nonregulated status and its associated environmental
assessment and plant pest risk assessment. This notice also announces
the availability of our written determination of nonregulated status
and finding of no significant impact.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may read the documents referenced in this notice and the
comments we received in our reading room. The reading room is located
in room 1141 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone
is there to help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming. Those
documents are also available on the Internet at (http://
www.aphis.usda.gov/brs/not_reg.html) and are posted with the previous
notice and the comments we received on the Regulations.gov Web site at
(http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail
&d=APHIS-2009-0072).
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Subray Hegde, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD
20737-1236; (301) 734-0810, email: (subray.hegde@aphis.usda.gov). To
obtain copies of the documents referenced in this notice, contact Ms.
Cindy Eck at (301) 734-0667, email: (cynthia.a.eck@aphis.usda.gov).
