Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 140
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 140
Thursday, July 22, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
2. AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2012 and 2013
3. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens; Repeal of Active Mode Test Procedure Provisions
4. ENERGY/Efficiency - NM/PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
5. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Supplemental Notice. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
6. WATER, GLAKES - Executive Order. Memorandum of July 19, 2010--The Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
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 - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42676-42677]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60 and 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL-
9178-2]
RIN 2060-AG69, RIN 2060-AM44, RIN 2060-AO12
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and
Process Heaters; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incineration Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2010, the EPA Administrator signed proposed
emission standards for the following source categories: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at
major sources; Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
located at area sources; and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units. These proposed rule documents were published on
June 4, 2010. In this action, EPA is extending the comment period for
these three related proposed rules until August 23, 2010. This
extension will provide additional time for public participation.
DATES: Comments. This document extends the comment periods for 3
proposed rule documents published on June 4, 2010. Comments on FR Doc
2010-10827 (75 FR 32006); FR Doc 2010-10832 (75 FR 31896); and FR Doc
2010-10821 (75 FR 31938) must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by one of the following
Docket ID Nos., EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 (Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at major sources),
EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790 (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
located at area sources), or EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119 (Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units), 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: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center (6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include as the second line of the address the name of the
proposal that you are commenting on and the Docket ID No. Please
include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Please include as the second line of
the address the name of the proposal that you are commenting on and the
Docket ID No. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the proposed
rules should be addressed to one of the following contacts:
For major source boilers and process heaters: Mr. Brian Shrager,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Energy Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number:
(919) 541-7689; fax number: (919) 541-5450; e-mail address:
shrager.brian@epa.gov.
For area source boilers: Ms. Mary Johnson, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Energy
Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5025; fax number:
(919) 541-5450; e-mail address: johnson.mary@epa.gov.
For commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units: Ms.
Charlene Spells, Natural Resources and Commerce Group, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5255; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address:
spells.charlene@epa.gov or Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resources and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42676-42677]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60 and 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL-
9178-2]
RIN 2060-AG69, RIN 2060-AM44, RIN 2060-AO12
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and
Process Heaters; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional
Boilers; Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incineration Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 29, 2010, the EPA Administrator signed proposed
emission standards for the following source categories: Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at
major sources; Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
located at area sources; and Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units. These proposed rule documents were published on
June 4, 2010. In this action, EPA is extending the comment period for
these three related proposed rules until August 23, 2010. This
extension will provide additional time for public participation.
DATES: Comments. This document extends the comment periods for 3
proposed rule documents published on June 4, 2010. Comments on FR Doc
2010-10827 (75 FR 32006); FR Doc 2010-10832 (75 FR 31896); and FR Doc
2010-10821 (75 FR 31938) must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by one of the following
Docket ID Nos., EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 (Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters located at major sources),
EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790 (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
located at area sources), or EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119 (Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units), by one of the following
methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Center (6102T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include as the second line of the address the name of the
proposal that you are commenting on and the Docket ID No. Please
include a total of two copies.
to: EPA Docket Center (6102T), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. Please include as the second line of
the address the name of the proposal that you are commenting on and the
Docket ID No. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the proposed
rules should be addressed to one of the following contacts:
For major source boilers and process heaters: Mr. Brian Shrager,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Energy Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number:
(919) 541-7689; fax number: (919) 541-5450; e-mail address:
shrager.brian@epa.gov.
For area source boilers: Ms. Mary Johnson, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Energy
Strategies Group (D243-01), Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5025; fax number:
(919) 541-5450; e-mail address: johnson.mary@epa.gov.
For commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units: Ms.
Charlene Spells, Natural Resources and Commerce Group, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5255; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address:
spells.charlene@epa.gov or Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resources and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2012 and 2013
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 42747-42749]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9178-4]
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for
Essential Use Allowances for 2012 and 2013
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting applications
for essential use allowances for calendar years 2012 and 2013.
Essential use allowances provide exemptions from the phaseout of
production and import of ozone-depleting substances. Essential use
allowances must be authorized by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The U.S. Government will
use the applications received in response to this notice as the basis
for its nomination of essential uses at the 23rd Meeting of the Parties
to the Protocol, to be held in 2011.
DATES: Applications for essential use allowances must be submitted to
EPA no later than August 23, 2010 in order for the U.S. Government to
complete its review and to submit nominations to the United Nations
Environment Programme and the Protocol Parties in a timely manner.
ADDRESSES: Send application materials to: Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric
Protection Division (6205J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. For applications sent
via courier service, use the following direct mailing address: 1310 L
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, room 1047E.
Confidentiality: Application materials that are confidential should
be submitted under separate cover and be clearly identified as ``trade
secret,'' ``proprietary,'' or ``company confidential.'' Information
covered by a claim of business confidentiality will be treated in
accordance with the procedures for handling information claimed as
confidential under 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and will be disclosed only
to the extent and by means of the procedures set forth in that subpart.
Please note that data will be presented in aggregate form by the United
States as part of the nomination to the Parties. If no claim of
confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by EPA,
the information may be made available to the public by EPA without
further notice to the company (40 CFR 2.203).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Arling at the above address, or
by telephone at (202) 343-9055, by fax at (202) 343-2338, or by e-mail
at arling.jeremy@epa.gov. Information about essential uses may be
obtained from EPA's stratospheric protection Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/exemptions/essential.html.
[Notices]
[Page 42747-42749]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9178-4]
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for
Essential Use Allowances for 2012 and 2013
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting applications
for essential use allowances for calendar years 2012 and 2013.
Essential use allowances provide exemptions from the phaseout of
production and import of ozone-depleting substances. Essential use
allowances must be authorized by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The U.S. Government will
use the applications received in response to this notice as the basis
for its nomination of essential uses at the 23rd Meeting of the Parties
to the Protocol, to be held in 2011.
DATES: Applications for essential use allowances must be submitted to
EPA no later than August 23, 2010 in order for the U.S. Government to
complete its review and to submit nominations to the United Nations
Environment Programme and the Protocol Parties in a timely manner.
ADDRESSES: Send application materials to: Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric
Protection Division (6205J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. For applications sent
via courier service, use the following direct mailing address: 1310 L
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, room 1047E.
Confidentiality: Application materials that are confidential should
be submitted under separate cover and be clearly identified as ``trade
secret,'' ``proprietary,'' or ``company confidential.'' Information
covered by a claim of business confidentiality will be treated in
accordance with the procedures for handling information claimed as
confidential under 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and will be disclosed only
to the extent and by means of the procedures set forth in that subpart.
Please note that data will be presented in aggregate form by the United
States as part of the nomination to the Parties. If no claim of
confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by EPA,
the information may be made available to the public by EPA without
further notice to the company (40 CFR 2.203).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Arling at the above address, or
by telephone at (202) 343-9055, by fax at (202) 343-2338, or by e-mail
at arling.jeremy@epa.gov. Information about essential uses may be
obtained from EPA's stratospheric protection Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/exemptions/essential.html.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens; Repeal of Active Mode Test Procedure Provisions
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42579-42585]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0022]
RIN: 1904-AC25
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens; Repeal of Active Mode Test Procedure Provisions
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) repeals the regulatory
provisions establishing the cooking efficiency test procedure for
microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
DOE has determined that the microwave oven test procedure to measure
the cooking efficiency does not produce accurate and repeatable test
results and is unaware of any test procedures that have been developed
that address the concerns with the DOE microwave oven cooking
efficiency test procedure.
DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective on July 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: 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: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42579-42585]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0022]
RIN: 1904-AC25
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens; Repeal of Active Mode Test Procedure Provisions
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) repeals the regulatory
provisions establishing the cooking efficiency test procedure for
microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
DOE has determined that the microwave oven test procedure to measure
the cooking efficiency does not produce accurate and repeatable test
results and is unaware of any test procedures that have been developed
that address the concerns with the DOE microwave oven cooking
efficiency test procedure.
DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective on July 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: 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: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - NM/PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42611-42612]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0023]
RIN 1904-AC26
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) determined that the
current active mode provisions in its test procedure for microwave
ovens do not produce accurate and repeatable test results, and is also
unaware of any test procedures that have been developed that address
the concerns with the DOE microwave oven cooking efficiency test
procedure. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, DOE published a final
rule to repeal the active mode test procedures for microwave ovens
established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
DOE is convening this public meeting to discuss and receive comments on
several issues related to active mode test procedures for microwave
ovens to consider in developing a new active mode microwave oven test
procedure.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 9,
2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the notice of public meeting
(NOPM) on the Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens, and provide the
docket number EERE-2010-BT-TP-0023 and/or regulatory information number
(RIN) 1904-AC26, Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MWO-2010-TP-0023@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-
2010-BT-TP-0023 and/or RIN 1904-AC26 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (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 about
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42611-42612]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0023]
RIN 1904-AC26
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) determined that the
current active mode provisions in its test procedure for microwave
ovens do not produce accurate and repeatable test results, and is also
unaware of any test procedures that have been developed that address
the concerns with the DOE microwave oven cooking efficiency test
procedure. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, DOE published a final
rule to repeal the active mode test procedures for microwave ovens
established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
DOE is convening this public meeting to discuss and receive comments on
several issues related to active mode test procedures for microwave
ovens to consider in developing a new active mode microwave oven test
procedure.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 9,
2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the notice of public meeting
(NOPM) on the Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens, and provide the
docket number EERE-2010-BT-TP-0023 and/or regulatory information number
(RIN) 1904-AC26, Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MWO-2010-TP-0023@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-
2010-BT-TP-0023 and/or RIN 1904-AC26 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (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 about
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Supplemental Notice. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Microwave Ovens
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42612-42630]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011]
RIN 1904-AB78
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: On October 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in which DOE proposed
test procedures for microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA) to measure standby mode and off mode power use
by microwave ovens. To address issues raised in comments responding to
the NOPR, DOE conducted additional research and analysis. In today's
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR), DOE proposes
adopting definitions of modes based on the relevant provisions from the
IEC Standard 62301, Household electrical appliances--Measurement of
standby power, Second Edition, Committee Draft for Vote (IEC Standard
62301 CDV), as well as language to clarify application of these
provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode power consumption in
microwave ovens. DOE will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive
comments on the issues presented in this SNOPR.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 9,
2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
SNOPR before and after the public meeting, but no later than October 4,
2010. For details, see section V, ``Public Participation'', of this
SNOPR.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the SNOPR on Test Procedures
for Microwave Ovens, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011
and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AB78. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MicroOven-2008-TP-0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011 and/or RIN 1904-AB78 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th
[[Page 42613]]
Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202)
586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V (Public
Participation) of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, (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 about visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42612-42630]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011]
RIN 1904-AB78
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Microwave Ovens
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On October 17, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in which DOE proposed
test procedures for microwave ovens under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA) to measure standby mode and off mode power use
by microwave ovens. To address issues raised in comments responding to
the NOPR, DOE conducted additional research and analysis. In today's
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR), DOE proposes
adopting definitions of modes based on the relevant provisions from the
IEC Standard 62301, Household electrical appliances--Measurement of
standby power, Second Edition, Committee Draft for Vote (IEC Standard
62301 CDV), as well as language to clarify application of these
provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode power consumption in
microwave ovens. DOE will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive
comments on the issues presented in this SNOPR.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 9,
2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
SNOPR before and after the public meeting, but no later than October 4,
2010. For details, see section V, ``Public Participation'', of this
SNOPR.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the SNOPR on Test Procedures
for Microwave Ovens, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011
and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AB78. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: MicroOven-2008-TP-0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2008-BT-TP-0011 and/or RIN 1904-AB78 in the subject line of the
message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th
[[Page 42613]]
Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202)
586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V (Public
Participation) of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, (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 about visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Tel.: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: WATER, GLAKES - Executive Order. Memorandum of July 19, 2010--The Presidential POWER Initiative: Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
[Federal Register: July 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 140)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 43021-43027]
Executive Order 13547--Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the
Great Lakes
Memorandum of July 19, 2010--The Presidential POWER Initiative:
Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President
Executive Order 13547 of July 19, 2010
Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the
Great Lakes
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The ocean, our coasts, and the
Great Lakes provide jobs, food, energy resources,
ecological services, recreation, and tourism
opportunities, and play critical roles in our Nation's
transportation, economy, and trade, as well as the
global mobility of our Armed Forces and the maintenance
of international peace and security. The Deepwater
Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting
environmental crisis is a stark reminder of how
vulnerable our marine environments are, and how much
communities and the Nation rely on healthy and
resilient ocean and coastal ecosystems. America's
stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great
Lakes is intrinsically linked to environmental
sustainability, human health and well-being, national
prosperity, adaptation to climate and other
environmental changes, social justice, international
diplomacy, and national and homeland security.
This order adopts the recommendations of the
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where
otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive
agencies to implement those recommendations under the
guidance of a National Ocean Council. Based on those
recommendations, this order establishes a national
policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and
restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great
Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the
sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve
our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and
access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our
understanding of and capacity to respond to climate
change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our
national security and foreign policy interests.
This order also provides for the development of coastal
and marine spatial plans that build upon and improve
existing Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional
decisionmaking and planning processes. These regional
plans will enable a more integrated, comprehensive,
ecosystem-based, flexible, and proactive approach to
planning and managing sustainable multiple uses across
sectors and improve the conservation of the ocean, our
coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Sec. 2. Policy. (a) To achieve an America whose
stewardship ensures that the ocean, our coasts, and the
Great Lakes are healthy and resilient, safe and
productive, and understood and treasured so as to
promote the well-being, prosperity, and security of
present and future generations, it is the policy of the
United States to:
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 43021-43027]
Executive Order 13547--Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the
Great Lakes
Memorandum of July 19, 2010--The Presidential POWER Initiative:
Protecting Our Workers and Ensuring Reemployment
Presidential Documents
Title 3--
The President
Executive Order 13547 of July 19, 2010
Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the
Great Lakes
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The ocean, our coasts, and the
Great Lakes provide jobs, food, energy resources,
ecological services, recreation, and tourism
opportunities, and play critical roles in our Nation's
transportation, economy, and trade, as well as the
global mobility of our Armed Forces and the maintenance
of international peace and security. The Deepwater
Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and resulting
environmental crisis is a stark reminder of how
vulnerable our marine environments are, and how much
communities and the Nation rely on healthy and
resilient ocean and coastal ecosystems. America's
stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great
Lakes is intrinsically linked to environmental
sustainability, human health and well-being, national
prosperity, adaptation to climate and other
environmental changes, social justice, international
diplomacy, and national and homeland security.
This order adopts the recommendations of the
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where
otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive
agencies to implement those recommendations under the
guidance of a National Ocean Council. Based on those
recommendations, this order establishes a national
policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and
restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great
Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the
sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve
our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and
access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our
understanding of and capacity to respond to climate
change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our
national security and foreign policy interests.
This order also provides for the development of coastal
and marine spatial plans that build upon and improve
existing Federal, State, tribal, local, and regional
decisionmaking and planning processes. These regional
plans will enable a more integrated, comprehensive,
ecosystem-based, flexible, and proactive approach to
planning and managing sustainable multiple uses across
sectors and improve the conservation of the ocean, our
coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Sec. 2. Policy. (a) To achieve an America whose
stewardship ensures that the ocean, our coasts, and the
Great Lakes are healthy and resilient, safe and
productive, and understood and treasured so as to
promote the well-being, prosperity, and security of
present and future generations, it is the policy of the
United States to:
