Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 11
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 11
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FR. EPA. Extension of Deadline for Promulgating Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
2. AIR - PR. EPA. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
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3. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010
4. ALL - ND. EPA. Public Comment on Candidate National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities (Fiscal Years 2011–2013); Correction
5. ENERGY/Hydrogen - DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
6. WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DOC/NOAA. Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 and Request for Comments on Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef Conservation Program
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 - FR. EPA. Extension of Deadline for Promulgating Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
[Federal Register: January 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 11)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2935-2937]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0476; FRL-9102-2]
Extension of Deadline for Promulgating Designations for the 2008
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of deadline for promulgating designations.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that it is using its authority under the
Clean Air Act (CAA) to extend by 1 year the deadline for promulgating
initial area designations for the ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) that were promulgated in March 2008. The new deadline
is March 12, 2011.
DATES: The deadline for EPA to promulgate designations for the 2008
ozone NAAQS is March 12, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding this action,
contact Carla Oldham, Air Quality Planning Division, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-04, Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number: 919-541-3347; fax number: 919-541-0824; email
address: oldham.carla@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2935-2937]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0476; FRL-9102-2]
Extension of Deadline for Promulgating Designations for the 2008
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of deadline for promulgating designations.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that it is using its authority under the
Clean Air Act (CAA) to extend by 1 year the deadline for promulgating
initial area designations for the ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) that were promulgated in March 2008. The new deadline
is March 12, 2011.
DATES: The deadline for EPA to promulgate designations for the 2008
ozone NAAQS is March 12, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding this action,
contact Carla Oldham, Air Quality Planning Division, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-04, Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number: 919-541-3347; fax number: 919-541-0824; email
address: oldham.carla@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
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[Federal Register: January 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 11)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3038-3052]
[[pp. 3038-3052]] National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
[[Continued from page 3037]]
notify the Governor no later than March 2011, 120 days prior to
promulgating the final designations. States would then have an
opportunity to comment on EPA's intended designations before EPA
promulgates the final designations. EPA would promulgate the final
designations in July 2011 to allow sufficient time for the designations
to be published and effective by August 31, 2011. EPA expects to base
the final designations for the primary O3 standard on three
consecutive years of certified air quality monitoring data from the
years 2007-2009 or from 2008-2010, if available.
If, as a result of the reconsideration, EPA promulgates a distinct
secondary standard that differs from that promulgated in 2008 and also
differs from the 2010 primary standard, as proposed above, EPA is
proposing two alternative deadlines for states to submit their
designations recommendations. Under the first alternative, EPA would
designate areas for the secondary standard on the same accelerated
schedule discussed above for the primary standard. In order to meet
that schedule, EPA is proposing that states submit their
recommendations for the revised 2010 secondary standard 129 days after
promulgation of that secondary standard. Accordingly, if EPA
promulgates the new secondary standard on August 31, 2010, state
Governors would need to submit their initial designation
recommendations to EPA by January 7, 2011.
Weighing in favor of designating areas for the secondary standard
at the same time as designations for the primary standard is that
planning for both standards would occur on the same schedule. Our
examination of current air quality data from the existing monitoring
network indicates that for levels of the primary and secondary
standards proposed in this action, it is likely that the vast majority
of areas violating the secondary standard would overlap with areas
violating the primary standard. In this case, implementing requirements
for the primary and secondary standards on different schedules could
present resource challenges to state and local agencies by requiring
duplication of effort and hindering consideration of all factors when
deciding which control strategies to adopt for each standard. For
example, if designations for the secondary standard were delayed by a
certain period (e.g., a year) beyond the designations for the primary
standard, then EPA would likely delay submission of attainment SIPs for
the secondary standard for a similar period beyond the proposed date
for submission of the attainment SIPs for the primary standard. In this
case, the initial transportation conformity determination for the
secondary standard would be required later than the initial
determination for the primary standard by the difference in time
between the effective dates of the two designations.
Under the second alternative, EPA would designate areas for the
secondary standard on the maximum 2-year schedule provided under the
CAA. To meet that 2-year schedule, EPA is proposing that states submit
their recommendations for the revised secondary standard no later than
1 year after promulgation of the 2010 secondary standard. Accordingly,
if EPA promulgates a secondary standard on August 31, 2010, that
differs from the primary standard, as proposed, under the alternative
2-year designations schedule, state Governors would need to submit
their initial designation recommendations to EPA by August 31, 2011. If
the Administrator intends to modify any state recommendation, EPA would
notify the Governor no later than May 2012, 120 days prior to the 2-
year deadline for promulgating the final designations. States would
then have an opportunity to comment on EPA's intended designations
before EPA promulgates the final designations. EPA would promulgate the
final designations for the secondary standard by August 31, 2012. EPA
expects to base the final designations in August 2012 for a different
secondary standard on the most recent three consecutive years of
certified air quality monitoring data, which would be from the years
2009-2011.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3038-3052]
[[pp. 3038-3052]] National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
[[Continued from page 3037]]
notify the Governor no later than March 2011, 120 days prior to
promulgating the final designations. States would then have an
opportunity to comment on EPA's intended designations before EPA
promulgates the final designations. EPA would promulgate the final
designations in July 2011 to allow sufficient time for the designations
to be published and effective by August 31, 2011. EPA expects to base
the final designations for the primary O
consecutive years of certified air quality monitoring data from the
years 2007-2009 or from 2008-2010, if available.
If, as a result of the reconsideration, EPA promulgates a distinct
secondary standard that differs from that promulgated in 2008 and also
differs from the 2010 primary standard, as proposed above, EPA is
proposing two alternative deadlines for states to submit their
designations recommendations. Under the first alternative, EPA would
designate areas for the secondary standard on the same accelerated
schedule discussed above for the primary standard. In order to meet
that schedule, EPA is proposing that states submit their
recommendations for the revised 2010 secondary standard 129 days after
promulgation of that secondary standard. Accordingly, if EPA
promulgates the new secondary standard on August 31, 2010, state
Governors would need to submit their initial designation
recommendations to EPA by January 7, 2011.
Weighing in favor of designating areas for the secondary standard
at the same time as designations for the primary standard is that
planning for both standards would occur on the same schedule. Our
examination of current air quality data from the existing monitoring
network indicates that for levels of the primary and secondary
standards proposed in this action, it is likely that the vast majority
of areas violating the secondary standard would overlap with areas
violating the primary standard. In this case, implementing requirements
for the primary and secondary standards on different schedules could
present resource challenges to state and local agencies by requiring
duplication of effort and hindering consideration of all factors when
deciding which control strategies to adopt for each standard. For
example, if designations for the secondary standard were delayed by a
certain period (e.g., a year) beyond the designations for the primary
standard, then EPA would likely delay submission of attainment SIPs for
the secondary standard for a similar period beyond the proposed date
for submission of the attainment SIPs for the primary standard. In this
case, the initial transportation conformity determination for the
secondary standard would be required later than the initial
determination for the primary standard by the difference in time
between the effective dates of the two designations.
Under the second alternative, EPA would designate areas for the
secondary standard on the maximum 2-year schedule provided under the
CAA. To meet that 2-year schedule, EPA is proposing that states submit
their recommendations for the revised secondary standard no later than
1 year after promulgation of the 2010 secondary standard. Accordingly,
if EPA promulgates a secondary standard on August 31, 2010, that
differs from the primary standard, as proposed, under the alternative
2-year designations schedule, state Governors would need to submit
their initial designation recommendations to EPA by August 31, 2011. If
the Administrator intends to modify any state recommendation, EPA would
notify the Governor no later than May 2012, 120 days prior to the 2-
year deadline for promulgating the final designations. States would
then have an opportunity to comment on EPA's intended designations
before EPA promulgates the final designations. EPA would promulgate the
final designations for the secondary standard by August 31, 2012. EPA
expects to base the final designations in August 2012 for a different
secondary standard on the most recent three consecutive years of
certified air quality monitoring data, which would be from the years
2009-2011.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010
[Federal Register: January 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 11)]
[Notices]
[Page 2861-2862]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013; FRL-9104-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
February 2010
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2010, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Friday, February 5, 2010, from
8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. All times noted are Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be
accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott at Metro Center
hotel, 775 12th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013, by one of
the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010 Docket,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-
0013. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
susanke.greg@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 2861-2862]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013; FRL-9104-5]
Board of Scientific Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--
February 2010
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Executive Committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2010, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and will continue on Friday, February 5, 2010, from
8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. All times noted are Eastern Standard Time. The
meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the
draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be
accepted up to one business day before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott at Metro Center
hotel, 775 12th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013, by one of
the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
Counselors, Executive Committee Meeting--February 2010 Docket,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0013.
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-
0013. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Greg Susanke, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-9945; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
susanke.greg@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Public Comment on Candidate National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities (Fiscal Years 2011–2013); Correction
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Hydrogen - DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
[Federal Register: January 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 11)]
[Notices]
[Page 2860]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that
agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on
February 10, 2010, and what organization you represent.
DATES: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday,
February 11, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 2860]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law No. 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that
agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on
February 10, 2010, and what organization you represent.
DATES: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday,
February 11, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DOC/NOAA. Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 and Request for Comments on Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef Conservation Program
[Federal Register: January 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 11)]
[Notices]
[Page 3091-3120]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 0907081109-91435-03; I.D. GF001]
RIN 0648-ZC10
Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 and Request for
Comments on Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef
Conservation Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes
this noticeto provide the general public with a consolidated source of
program and application information related to its competitive grant
and cooperative agreement (CA) award offerings for fiscal year (FY)
2010. This Omnibus notice is designed to replace the multiple Federal
Register notices that traditionally advertised the availability of
NOAA's discretionary funds for its various programs. It should be noted
that additional program initiatives unanticipated at the time of the
publication of this notice may be announced through subsequent Federal
Register notices. All announcements will also be available through the
Grants.gov Web site. In addition, this notice solicits comments on
Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef Conservation
Program.
DATES: Proposals must be received by the date and time indicated under
each program listing in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted to the addresses listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for each program. The
Federal Register and Full Funding Opportunity (FFO) notices may be
found on the Grants.gov Web site. The URL for Grants.gov is http://
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the person listed
within this notice as the information contact under each program.
[Notices]
[Page 3091-3120]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 0907081109-91435-03; I.D. GF001]
RIN 0648-ZC10
Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010 and Request for
Comments on Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef
Conservation Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes
this noticeto provide the general public with a consolidated source of
program and application information related to its competitive grant
and cooperative agreement (CA) award offerings for fiscal year (FY)
2010. This Omnibus notice is designed to replace the multiple Federal
Register notices that traditionally advertised the availability of
NOAA's discretionary funds for its various programs. It should be noted
that additional program initiatives unanticipated at the time of the
publication of this notice may be announced through subsequent Federal
Register notices. All announcements will also be available through the
Grants.gov Web site. In addition, this notice solicits comments on
Proposed Implementation Guidelines for the Coral Reef Conservation
Program.
DATES: Proposals must be received by the date and time indicated under
each program listing in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice.
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted to the addresses listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for each program. The
Federal Register and Full Funding Opportunity (FFO) notices may be
found on the Grants.gov Web site. The URL for Grants.gov is http://
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the person listed
within this notice as the information contact under each program.
