Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 65
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 65
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
2. AIR, CLIMATE - NM/PR. EPA. Public Hearings for the Mandatory Reporting Rule for Greenhouse Gases
3. AIR - FR. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Adminisration. Coal Mine Dust Sampling Devices
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: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
[Federal Register: April 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 65)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17333-17349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 372
[EPA-HQ-TRI-2010-0006; FRL-9134-1]
RIN 2025-AA28
Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens; Community
Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to add sixteen chemicals to the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 and section
6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). These sixteen
chemicals have been classified by the National Toxicology Program (NTP)
in their Report on Carcinogens (RoC) as ``reasonably anticipated to be
a human carcinogen.'' EPA believes that these sixteen chemicals meet
the EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(B) criteria because they can reasonably be
anticipated to cause cancer in humans. As in past chemical reviews, EPA
adopted a production volume screen for the development of this proposed
rule to screen out those chemicals for which no reports are expected to
be submitted. Based on a review of the available production and use
information, these sixteen chemicals are expected to be manufactured,
processed, or otherwise used in quantities that would exceed the EPCRA
section 313 reporting thresholds.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
TRI-2010-0006, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel R. Bushman, Environmental
Analysis Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access (2842T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0743; fax number: 202-
566-0677; e-mail: bushman.daniel@epa.gov, for specific information on
this notice. For general information on EPCRA section 313, contact the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline, toll free at
(800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in Virginia and Alaska or toll free,
TDD (800) 553-7672, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17333-17349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 372
[EPA-HQ-TRI-2010-0006; FRL-9134-1]
RIN 2025-AA28
Addition of National Toxicology Program Carcinogens; Community
Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to add sixteen chemicals to the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986 and section
6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). These sixteen
chemicals have been classified by the National Toxicology Program (NTP)
in their Report on Carcinogens (RoC) as ``reasonably anticipated to be
a human carcinogen.'' EPA believes that these sixteen chemicals meet
the EPCRA section 313(d)(2)(B) criteria because they can reasonably be
anticipated to cause cancer in humans. As in past chemical reviews, EPA
adopted a production volume screen for the development of this proposed
rule to screen out those chemicals for which no reports are expected to
be submitted. Based on a review of the available production and use
information, these sixteen chemicals are expected to be manufactured,
processed, or otherwise used in quantities that would exceed the EPCRA
section 313 reporting thresholds.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
TRI-2010-0006, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel R. Bushman, Environmental
Analysis Division, Office of Information Analysis and Access (2842T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0743; fax number: 202-
566-0677; e-mail: bushman.daniel@epa.gov, for specific information on
this notice. For general information on EPCRA section 313, contact the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline, toll free at
(800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810 in Virginia and Alaska or toll free,
TDD (800) 553-7672, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - NM/PR. EPA. Public Hearings for the Mandatory Reporting Rule for Greenhouse Gases
[Federal Register: April 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 65)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17331-17332]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0923; EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0926; EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0927; FRL-
9134-2]
RIN 2060-AP99, AP88, AQ00
Public Hearings for the Mandatory Reporting Rule for Greenhouse
Gases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing two public hearings to be held for
proposed rules related to mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases,
which will be published separately in the Federal Register. These
proposed rules would amend the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases rule, published on October 30, 2009 by requiring reporting of greenhouse gases from
additional industry source categories.
One hearing will be held in Arlington, Virginia (which is in the
Washington, DC, area) on April 19, 2010. It will cover the proposed
rule ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum and Natural
Gas Systems'' and the proposed rule ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse
Gases: Injection and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide.'' These
two notices will be being published in separate notices of proposed
rulemaking.
The other hearing will be held in Washington, DC, on April 20,
2010. It will cover the proposed rule ``Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases: Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs,'' which will
be published in a separate notice of proposed rulemaking.
The proposed rules do not require control of greenhouse gases,
rather they require only that sources above certain threshold levels
monitor and report emissions and carbon dioxide injection and geologic
sequestration. The signed notices of proposed rulemaking were posted on
the EPA Web site prior to publication in the Federal Register, and
contained the same public hearing dates presented in this announcement.
DATES: There will be two public hearings. One hearing will be held on
April 19, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The other hearing will be on April 20,
2010 in Washington, DC. To obtain information about the public hearings
or to register to speak at the hearings, please go to: http://
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. Alternatively,
contact Carole Cook at 202-343-9263.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Arlington: One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
2. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency, 1310 L Street
NW., Room 152, Washington, DC 20005.
Written comments on the proposed rules may also be submitted to EPA
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Please refer to the notices of proposed rulemaking for the
addresses and detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
When the proposed rules are published in the Federal Register, a
complete set of documents related to the proposal will be available for
public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available
through the electronic docket system at http://www.regulations.gov.
The EPA Web site for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
rulemaking, which includes information about the public hearings and a
copy of the signed proposals (which are essentially the same as the
proposals that will be published) can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/
climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17331-17332]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0923; EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0926; EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0927; FRL-
9134-2]
RIN 2060-AP99, AP88, AQ00
Public Hearings for the Mandatory Reporting Rule for Greenhouse
Gases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing two public hearings to be held for
proposed rules related to mandatory reporting of greenhouse gases,
which will be published separately in the Federal Register. These
proposed rules would amend the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases rule, published on October 30, 2009 by requiring reporting of greenhouse gases from
additional industry source categories.
One hearing will be held in Arlington, Virginia (which is in the
Washington, DC, area) on April 19, 2010. It will cover the proposed
rule ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases: Petroleum and Natural
Gas Systems'' and the proposed rule ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse
Gases: Injection and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide.'' These
two notices will be being published in separate notices of proposed
rulemaking.
The other hearing will be held in Washington, DC, on April 20,
2010. It will cover the proposed rule ``Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases: Additional Sources of Fluorinated GHGs,'' which will
be published in a separate notice of proposed rulemaking.
The proposed rules do not require control of greenhouse gases,
rather they require only that sources above certain threshold levels
monitor and report emissions and carbon dioxide injection and geologic
sequestration. The signed notices of proposed rulemaking were posted on
the EPA Web site prior to publication in the Federal Register, and
contained the same public hearing dates presented in this announcement.
DATES: There will be two public hearings. One hearing will be held on
April 19, 2010 in Arlington, VA. The other hearing will be on April 20,
2010 in Washington, DC. To obtain information about the public hearings
or to register to speak at the hearings, please go to: http://
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. Alternatively,
contact Carole Cook at 202-343-9263.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Arlington: One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal
Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
2. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency, 1310 L Street
NW., Room 152, Washington, DC 20005.
Written comments on the proposed rules may also be submitted to EPA
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Please refer to the notices of proposed rulemaking for the
addresses and detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
When the proposed rules are published in the Federal Register, a
complete set of documents related to the proposal will be available for
public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available
through the electronic docket system at http://www.regulations.gov.
The EPA Web site for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
rulemaking, which includes information about the public hearings and a
copy of the signed proposals (which are essentially the same as the
proposals that will be published) can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/
climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - FR. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Adminisration. Coal Mine Dust Sampling Devices
[Federal Register: April 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 65)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17511-17529]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Adminisration
30 CFR Part 74
RIN 1219-AB61
Coal Mine Dust Sampling Devices
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises requirements that the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) use to approve sampling devices
that monitor miner exposure to respirable coal mine dust. The final
rule updates approval requirements for the existing ``coal mine dust
personal sampler unit'' to reflect improvements in this sampler over
the past 15 years. The final rule also establishes criteria for
approval of a new type of technology, the ``continuous personal dust
monitor,'' which is worn by the miner and will report dust exposure
levels continuously during the shift.
DATES: This final rule is effective June 7, 2010.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June
7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
silvey.patricia@dol.gov (E-mail), (202) 693-9440 (voice), or (202) 693-
9441 (facsimile).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17511-17529]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Adminisration
30 CFR Part 74
RIN 1219-AB61
Coal Mine Dust Sampling Devices
AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises requirements that the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) use to approve sampling devices
that monitor miner exposure to respirable coal mine dust. The final
rule updates approval requirements for the existing ``coal mine dust
personal sampler unit'' to reflect improvements in this sampler over
the past 15 years. The final rule also establishes criteria for
approval of a new type of technology, the ``continuous personal dust
monitor,'' which is worn by the miner and will report dust exposure
levels continuously during the shift.
DATES: This final rule is effective June 7, 2010.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of June
7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
silvey.patricia@dol.gov (E-mail), (202) 693-9440 (voice), or (202) 693-
9441 (facsimile).
