Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 186
Monday, September 27, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 186
Monday, September 27, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. MI/AIR - FRD. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
2. MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
3. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0091
4. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
5. TOXICS/Radiation - NM/PR. NRC. Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings and Request for Comments
6. HAZ, TOXICS, TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway
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/AIR - FRD. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59081-59084]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions serve to meet
specific requirements of the prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) construction permit program under the Federal Clean Air Act
(CAA). This program affects major stationary sources in Michigan that
are subject to or potentially subject to the PSD construction permit
program. On July 16, 2010, Michigan submitted revisions pertaining to
the ``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable
possibility'' recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has
found the revisions acceptable.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective November 26, 2010,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 27, 2010. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
Fax: (312) 692-2450.
Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, (AR-
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section,
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Deliveries are only accepted during
the regional office normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The regional
office's hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59081-59084]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions serve to meet
specific requirements of the prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) construction permit program under the Federal Clean Air Act
(CAA). This program affects major stationary sources in Michigan that
are subject to or potentially subject to the PSD construction permit
program. On July 16, 2010, Michigan submitted revisions pertaining to
the ``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable
possibility'' recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has
found the revisions acceptable.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective November 26, 2010,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 27, 2010. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Deliveries are only accepted during
the regional office normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The regional
office's hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Michigan State
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The
revisions serve to meet specific requirements of the prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit program in
Michigan. Michigan has submitted two SIP revisions pertaining to the
``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable possibility''
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has found the
revisions acceptable.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 692-2450.
4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The regional office official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Michigan State
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The
revisions serve to meet specific requirements of the prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit program in
Michigan. Michigan has submitted two SIP revisions pertaining to the
``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable possibility''
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has found the
revisions acceptable.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 692-2450.
4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The regional office official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0091
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Notices]
[Page 59261-59263]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568; FRL-8835-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09,
OMB Control No. 2070-0091
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 to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1365.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091, is scheduled to expire on March
31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Robert Courtnage, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1081; fax number: (202) 566-0473; e-mail address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 59261-59263]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568; FRL-8835-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09,
OMB Control No. 2070-0091
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 to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1365.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091, is scheduled to expire on March
31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Robert Courtnage, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1081; fax number: (202) 566-0473; e-mail address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59469-59577]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012]
RIN 1904-AB79
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products and
commercial and industrial equipment, including residential
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. EPCA also requires
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more
stringent, amended standards for these products are technologically
feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant
amount of energy. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy
conservation standards for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-
freezers, and freezers. The NOPR also announces a public meeting to
receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and
results.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 14, 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 30,
2010. Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the public meeting via
webinar. To participate via webinar, DOE must be notified by no later
than Thursday, October 7, 2010. Participants seeking to present
statements in person during the meeting must submit to DOE a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than November 26, 2010. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' for details.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at
(202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures,
requiring a 30-day advance notice. Any foreign national wishing to
participate in the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by
contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 to initiate the
necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and
Freezers, and provide docket number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012 and/or
regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AB79. 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: ResRefFreez-2008-STD-0012@hq.doe.gov. Include the docket
number and/or RIN 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, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, 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 VII of this document
(Public Participation).
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, 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: Subid Wagley, 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, 202-287-1414, e-mail: Subid.Wagley@ee.doe.gov or Michael
Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
9507, e-mail: Michael.Kido@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 59469-59577]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012]
RIN 1904-AB79
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products and
commercial and industrial equipment, including residential
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. EPCA also requires
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more
stringent, amended standards for these products are technologically
feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant
amount of energy. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy
conservation standards for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-
freezers, and freezers. The NOPR also announces a public meeting to
receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and
results.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 14, 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 30,
2010. Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the public meeting via
webinar. To participate via webinar, DOE must be notified by no later
than Thursday, October 7, 2010. Participants seeking to present
statements in person during the meeting must submit to DOE a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than November 26, 2010. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' for details.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at
(202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures,
requiring a 30-day advance notice. Any foreign national wishing to
participate in the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by
contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 to initiate the
necessary procedures.
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and
Freezers, and provide docket number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012 and/or
regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AB79. 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: ResRefFreez-2008-STD-0012@hq.doe.gov. Include the docket
number and/or RIN 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, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, 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 VII of this document
(Public Participation).
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, 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: Subid Wagley, 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, 202-287-1414, e-mail: Subid.Wagley@ee.doe.gov or Michael
Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
9507, e-mail: Michael.Kido@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: TOXICS/Radiation - NM/PR. NRC. Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings and Request for Comments
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59160-59167]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Chapter I
[NRC-2009-0279]
Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings
and Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is conducting a series of public meetings, in the
format of facilitated roundtable workshops, to solicit early public
input on major issues associated with potential updates to NRC's
radiation protection regulations and guidance in light of
recommendations presented in the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 103 (2007). To aid in that
process, the NRC is requesting comments on the issues discussed in this
notice. The NRC has not initiated rulemaking on this subject, and is
seeking early input and views on the benefits and impacts of options to
be considered before making any decision on whether to proceed with a
rulemaking. Each meeting will include a panel of participants, selected
in a convening process to represent the
diversity of stakeholders for these issues, including the various uses
of radioactive materials licensed by the NRC. In addition to the panel,
the NRC is encouraging observation and participation by all interested
individuals. The meeting agenda will specifically include opportunities
for viewpoints to be expressed from individuals in attendance who are
not members of the panel. The NRC plans to transcribe the meetings.
DATES: Comments on this notice should be submitted by January 31, 2011.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Public Meeting Dates: The NRC will take public comments on the
issues raised in this notice at a series of three 2-day public meetings
that will be held during the weeks of October 25, 2010 (Washington,
DC); November 1, 2010 (Los Angeles, California) and November 8, 2010
(Houston, Texas). The meeting in Washington DC will also include a
third day of discussions, focused more specifically on the issues
associated with power reactor licensees, as described in Section IV of
this notice. Specific locations and dates will be announced on the NRC
public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/
index.cfm. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
additional information.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments by any of the following methods:
1. Mail to Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements and Directives
Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or
2. Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments will be made available to the public in their entirety.
Because your comments 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 comments
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.
You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
Regulations.gov: Documents related to this notice, including public
comments, are accessible at http://www.regulations.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC after
November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this
site, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and
image files of NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to
ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kimyata Morgan Butler, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs,
telephone (301) 415-0733, e-mail Kimyata.MorganButler@nrc.gov or Dr.
Donald Cool, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, telephone (301) 415-6347, e-mail
Donald.Cool@nrc.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59160-59167]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Chapter I
[NRC-2009-0279]
Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings
and Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC is conducting a series of public meetings, in the
format of facilitated roundtable workshops, to solicit early public
input on major issues associated with potential updates to NRC's
radiation protection regulations and guidance in light of
recommendations presented in the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 103 (2007). To aid in that
process, the NRC is requesting comments on the issues discussed in this
notice. The NRC has not initiated rulemaking on this subject, and is
seeking early input and views on the benefits and impacts of options to
be considered before making any decision on whether to proceed with a
rulemaking. Each meeting will include a panel of participants, selected
in a convening process to represent the
diversity of stakeholders for these issues, including the various uses
of radioactive materials licensed by the NRC. In addition to the panel,
the NRC is encouraging observation and participation by all interested
individuals. The meeting agenda will specifically include opportunities
for viewpoints to be expressed from individuals in attendance who are
not members of the panel. The NRC plans to transcribe the meetings.
DATES: Comments on this notice should be submitted by January 31, 2011.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
Public Meeting Dates: The NRC will take public comments on the
issues raised in this notice at a series of three 2-day public meetings
that will be held during the weeks of October 25, 2010 (Washington,
DC); November 1, 2010 (Los Angeles, California) and November 8, 2010
(Houston, Texas). The meeting in Washington DC will also include a
third day of discussions, focused more specifically on the issues
associated with power reactor licensees, as described in Section IV of
this notice. Specific locations and dates will be announced on the NRC
public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/
index.cfm. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
additional information.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments by any of the following methods:
1. Mail to Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements and Directives
Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or
2. Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments will be made available to the public in their entirety.
Because your comments 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 comments
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.
You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
Regulations.gov: Documents related to this notice, including public
comments, are accessible at http://www.regulations.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC after
November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this
site, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and
image files of NRC's public documents. If you do not have access to
ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kimyata Morgan Butler, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs,
telephone (301) 415-0733, e-mail Kimyata.MorganButler@nrc.gov or Dr.
Donald Cool, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, telephone (301) 415-6347, e-mail
Donald.Cool@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: HAZ, TOXICS, TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59197-59204]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 177
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0221 (HM-256)]
RIN 2137-AE63
Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by
Highway
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) proposes to prohibit texting on electronic devices by drivers
during the operation of a motor vehicle containing a quantity of
hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR
or any quantity of a select agent or toxin listed in 42 CFR part 73.
Additionally, in accordance with requirements published today by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), motor carriers are
prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of covered motor vehicles
to engage in texting while driving. This rulemaking would improve
health and safety on the Nation's highways by reducing the prevalence
of distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries
involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2010-0221 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations; Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rule. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided.
Please see the discussion of the Privacy Act below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12-140, Ground Level, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Supko, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 0001.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 59197-59204]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 177
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0221 (HM-256)]
RIN 2137-AE63
Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by
Highway
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) proposes to prohibit texting on electronic devices by drivers
during the operation of a motor vehicle containing a quantity of
hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR
or any quantity of a select agent or toxin listed in 42 CFR part 73.
Additionally, in accordance with requirements published today by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), motor carriers are
prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of covered motor vehicles
to engage in texting while driving. This rulemaking would improve
health and safety on the Nation's highways by reducing the prevalence
of distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries
involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2010-0221 by any of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rule. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided.
Please see the discussion of the Privacy Act below.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12-140, Ground Level, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Supko, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 0001.
