Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 68
Friday, April 9, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 68
Friday, April 9, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Notice of Peer Review Meeting for the External Peer Review Drafts of Two Documents on Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making
2. WATER - NM. EPA. Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting
3. WATER, GLAKES, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Maritime Administration. America's Marine Highway Program
4. WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
5. TOXICS - NM. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates
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 - NM. EPA. Notice of Peer Review Meeting for the External Peer Review Drafts of Two Documents on Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Notices]
[Page 18205-18206]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645; FRL-9135-9]
Notice of Peer Review Meeting for the External Peer Review Drafts
of Two Documents on Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of
Risk Analysis in Decision-Making
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Meeting with Opportunity for Public
Comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an
EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer
review meeting to review two draft documents entitled, ``Using
Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making, with Case Study Examples'' and a ``Managers' Summary'' of the
same document. The draft documents were prepared by the Agency's Risk
Assessment Forum. The peer review meeting is scheduled to take place on
May 6, 2010. On August 18, 2009, EPA announced a 15-day public comment
period for the draft documents (74 FR 41695), and on September 17, 2009
extended the comment period to 60 days (74 FR 47794), thus closing the
public comment period on October 16, 2009.
The public comment period and the external peer review are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. In addition to the opportunity provided for
public comments through the EPA docket by the closing date of October
16, 2009, the public can provide comments for the external peer
reviewers' consideration through the public meeting scheduled for May
6, 2010.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The public will be given an opportunity to observe and provide oral
comments at this meeting by registering with the point of contact below
(see HOW CAN I REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING?). The draft
document is available through the EPA docket at http://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645.
Additionally, the draft document and the charge questions for EPA's
external peer review are available via the Internet on the Risk
Assessment Forum's home page at http://www.epa.gov/raf/prawhitepaper.
In preparing a final report, EPA will consider the peer review
report of the recommendations from the external peer review panel and
any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the Federal
Register notices noted above on the document and at the public meeting.
DATES: The peer review meeting will be held on May 6, 2010 at 8:30
a.m., and will end approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Registration for this peer review meeting is required (see HOW CAN I
REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING?). Members of the public will be
allowed to make brief (no longer than 5 minutes) oral statements during
the meeting's public comment period.
How Can I Request To Participate in This Meeting?
Members of the public may call into the meeting via teleconference
as observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the
public. The peer-review meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal
City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis. A teleconference line will be available to
registered observers if traveling is not an option. In order to
participate, you should contact the EPA contractor, ERG, which is
organizing, convening, and conducting the peer review meeting. To
attend the meeting, register by April 29, 2010, by calling ERG at (781)
674-7374 or toll free at (800) 803-2833 (ask for the PRA peer review
coordinator, Laurie Waite), sending a facsimile to (781) 674-2906
(please reference: ``PRA Peer Review Meeting'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information), or sending
an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (subject line: PRA Peer Review Meeting
and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact
information). You may also register via the Internet at https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-pra.htm. When
registering, please also indicate whether you would like to make a
comment during the observer comment portion of the meeting. The call-in
number for the peer review meeting will be: Telephone number: 1 (888)
346-3659; Pass Code: 87633.
ADDRESSES: The drafts ``Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role
of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making, with Case Study Examples'' and
``Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in
Decision-Making-Managers' Summary'' are available primarily via the
Internet on the Risk Assessment Forum's home page at http://
www.epa.gov/raf/prawhitepaper. A limited number of paper copies are
available from the Risk Assessment Forum. If you are requesting a paper
copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the document
title, to Dr. Kathryn Gallagher via the contact information below.
For technical information, please contact: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher,
Executive Director of the Risk Assessment Forum, Mail Code 8105R,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1398; fax number:
(202) 564-2070, E-mail: gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 18205-18206]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645; FRL-9135-9]
Notice of Peer Review Meeting for the External Peer Review Drafts
of Two Documents on Using Probabilistic Methods To Enhance the Role of
Risk Analysis in Decision-Making
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Meeting with Opportunity for Public
Comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an
EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer
review meeting to review two draft documents entitled, ``Using
Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-
Making, with Case Study Examples'' and a ``Managers' Summary'' of the
same document. The draft documents were prepared by the Agency's Risk
Assessment Forum. The peer review meeting is scheduled to take place on
May 6, 2010. On August 18, 2009, EPA announced a 15-day public comment
period for the draft documents (74 FR 41695), and on September 17, 2009
extended the comment period to 60 days (74 FR 47794), thus closing the
public comment period on October 16, 2009.
The public comment period and the external peer review are separate
processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. In addition to the opportunity provided for
public comments through the EPA docket by the closing date of October
16, 2009, the public can provide comments for the external peer
reviewers' consideration through the public meeting scheduled for May
6, 2010.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The public will be given an opportunity to observe and provide oral
comments at this meeting by registering with the point of contact below
(see HOW CAN I REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING?). The draft
document is available through the EPA docket at http://
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0645.
Additionally, the draft document and the charge questions for EPA's
external peer review are available via the Internet on the Risk
Assessment Forum's home page at http://www.epa.gov/raf/prawhitepaper.
In preparing a final report, EPA will consider the peer review
report of the recommendations from the external peer review panel and
any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the Federal
Register notices noted above on the document and at the public meeting.
DATES: The peer review meeting will be held on May 6, 2010 at 8:30
a.m., and will end approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Registration for this peer review meeting is required (see HOW CAN I
REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING?). Members of the public will be
allowed to make brief (no longer than 5 minutes) oral statements during
the meeting's public comment period.
How Can I Request To Participate in This Meeting?
Members of the public may call into the meeting via teleconference
as observers, and there will be a limited time for comments from the
public. The peer-review meeting will be held at the Sheraton Crystal
City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis. A teleconference line will be available to
registered observers if traveling is not an option. In order to
participate, you should contact the EPA contractor, ERG, which is
organizing, convening, and conducting the peer review meeting. To
attend the meeting, register by April 29, 2010, by calling ERG at (781)
674-7374 or toll free at (800) 803-2833 (ask for the PRA peer review
coordinator, Laurie Waite), sending a facsimile to (781) 674-2906
(please reference: ``PRA Peer Review Meeting'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information), or sending
an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (subject line: PRA Peer Review Meeting
and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact
information). You may also register via the Internet at https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-pra.htm. When
registering, please also indicate whether you would like to make a
comment during the observer comment portion of the meeting. The call-in
number for the peer review meeting will be: Telephone number: 1 (888)
346-3659; Pass Code: 87633
ADDRESSES: The drafts ``Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role
of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making, with Case Study Examples'' and
``Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in
Decision-Making-Managers' Summary'' are available primarily via the
Internet on the Risk Assessment Forum's home page at http://
www.epa.gov/raf/prawhitepaper. A limited number of paper copies are
available from the Risk Assessment Forum. If you are requesting a paper
copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the document
title, to Dr. Kathryn Gallagher via the contact information below.
For technical information, please contact: Dr. Kathryn Gallagher,
Executive Director of the Risk Assessment Forum, Mail Code 8105R,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1398; fax number:
(202) 564-2070, E-mail: gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WATER - NM. EPA. Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Notices]
[Page 18205]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9135-8]
Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing
proposed revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (TCR). The Total
Coliform Rule/Distribution System Advisory Committee established an
Agreement in Principle, which provides the Agency with recommendations
for revising the TCR. One of the recommendations of the Committee is
that EPA conduct stakeholder outreach as the Agency develops the
proposed revisions. Today, EPA is giving notice of a public meeting in
which the Agency will provide updates on the proposed Revised Total
Coliform Rule (RTCR) and the Distribution Systems Research and
Information Collection Partnership; opportunities for stakeholders to
provide feedback on assessment and corrective action guidance related
to the proposed rule; and opportunities for stakeholders to provide
feedback on options for the process of reviewing the methods approved
to analyze drinking water samples to determine the presence of total
coliforms and E. coli. Other topics to be discussed in the meeting
include a review of EPA's commitments to stakeholder outreach and
involvement pertaining to the proposed RTCR and the plan and tentative
schedule for revising other guidance documents.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (9:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST)) and Wednesday,
May 12, 2010 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EDST). Attendees and those
planning to participate via teleconference should register for the
meeting by calling Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965-6387or by e-mail
to kzimmer@resolv.org no later than May 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA East Building, 1201
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. On May 11, 2010, the
meeting will be in room 1117(A) of the East Building. On May 12, 2010,
the meeting will be in room 1153 of the East Building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teleconferencing will be available for
individuals unable to attend the meeting in person. For general
inquiries about this meeting and teleconference information, contact
Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965-6387 or by e-mail
kzimmer@resolv.org. For technical information, contact Sean Conley
(conley.sean@epa.gov, (202) 564-1781, Standards and Risk Management
Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; fax number: (202) 564-3767). For more information
on the Committee's recommendations please visit, http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/sdwa/regs_under_development.html.
[Notices]
[Page 18205]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9135-8]
Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing
proposed revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (TCR). The Total
Coliform Rule/Distribution System Advisory Committee established an
Agreement in Principle, which provides the Agency with recommendations
for revising the TCR. One of the recommendations of the Committee is
that EPA conduct stakeholder outreach as the Agency develops the
proposed revisions. Today, EPA is giving notice of a public meeting in
which the Agency will provide updates on the proposed Revised Total
Coliform Rule (RTCR) and the Distribution Systems Research and
Information Collection Partnership; opportunities for stakeholders to
provide feedback on assessment and corrective action guidance related
to the proposed rule; and opportunities for stakeholders to provide
feedback on options for the process of reviewing the methods approved
to analyze drinking water samples to determine the presence of total
coliforms and E. coli. Other topics to be discussed in the meeting
include a review of EPA's commitments to stakeholder outreach and
involvement pertaining to the proposed RTCR and the plan and tentative
schedule for revising other guidance documents.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (9:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST)) and Wednesday,
May 12, 2010 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., EDST). Attendees and those
planning to participate via teleconference should register for the
meeting by calling Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965-6387or by e-mail
to kzimmer@resolv.org no later than May 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA East Building, 1201
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. On May 11, 2010, the
meeting will be in room 1117(A) of the East Building. On May 12, 2010,
the meeting will be in room 1153 of the East Building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teleconferencing will be available for
individuals unable to attend the meeting in person. For general
inquiries about this meeting and teleconference information, contact
Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965-6387 or by e-mail
kzimmer@resolv.org. For technical information, contact Sean Conley
(conley.sean@epa.gov, (202) 564-1781, Standards and Risk Management
Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; fax number: (202) 564-3767). For more information
on the Committee's recommendations please visit, http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/sdwa/regs_under_development.html.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: WATER, GLAKES, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Maritime Administration. America's Marine Highway Program
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18095-18107]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
46 CFR Part 393
[Docket No. MARAD-2010-0035]
RIN 2133-AB70
America's Marine Highway Program
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 9, 2008, the Department of Transportation published
an interim final rule that established America's Marine Highway
Program, under which the Secretary will designate marine highway
corridors and identify and support short sea transportation projects to
expand domestic water transportation services as an alternative means
of moving containerized and wheeled freight cargoes; mitigate the
economic, environmental and energy costs of landside congestion;
integrate the marine highway into the transportation planning process;
and research improvements in efficiencies and environmental
sustainability. This action is required by Public Law 110-140, the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The interim final rule
solicited comments, which are discussed in the ``Section by Section
Review'' below and incorporated in this final rule. In addition, the
interim final rule sought recommendations for designation of Marine
Highway Corridors. This rule adopts the interim final rule, addresses
Marine Highway Corridors (and continues to solicit recommendations for
Marine Highway Corridor recommendations), and establishes eligibility
requirements, criteria and information necessary to apply for
designation as a Marine Highway Project by the Secretary of
Transportation. Solicitations from applicants desiring Marine Highway
Project designation will be initiated through notification in the
Federal Register at a future date. This rule also sets forth the manner
in which the Department of Transportation will identify and recommend
solutions to impediments to expanded use of marine highways and lays
the groundwork for coordinating with States, private transportation
providers, and local and Tribal governments, and conducting research
related to marine highway development. The program should improve
system capacity and efficiency, air quality, highway safety, and
national security.
DATES: This final rule is effective April 9, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gordon, Office of Intermodal
System Development, Marine Highways and Passenger Services, at (202)
366-5468, via e-mail at michael.gordon@dot.gov, or by writing to the
Office of Marine Highways and Passenger Services, MAR-520, Suite W21-
315, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18095-18107]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
46 CFR Part 393
[Docket No. MARAD-2010-0035]
RIN 2133-AB70
America's Marine Highway Program
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 9, 2008, the Department of Transportation published
an interim final rule that established America's Marine Highway
Program, under which the Secretary will designate marine highway
corridors and identify and support short sea transportation projects to
expand domestic water transportation services as an alternative means
of moving containerized and wheeled freight cargoes; mitigate the
economic, environmental and energy costs of landside congestion;
integrate the marine highway into the transportation planning process;
and research improvements in efficiencies and environmental
sustainability. This action is required by Public Law 110-140, the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The interim final rule
solicited comments, which are discussed in the ``Section by Section
Review'' below and incorporated in this final rule. In addition, the
interim final rule sought recommendations for designation of Marine
Highway Corridors. This rule adopts the interim final rule, addresses
Marine Highway Corridors (and continues to solicit recommendations for
Marine Highway Corridor recommendations), and establishes eligibility
requirements, criteria and information necessary to apply for
designation as a Marine Highway Project by the Secretary of
Transportation. Solicitations from applicants desiring Marine Highway
Project designation will be initiated through notification in the
Federal Register at a future date. This rule also sets forth the manner
in which the Department of Transportation will identify and recommend
solutions to impediments to expanded use of marine highways and lays
the groundwork for coordinating with States, private transportation
providers, and local and Tribal governments, and conducting research
related to marine highway development. The program should improve
system capacity and efficiency, air quality, highway safety, and
national security.
DATES: This final rule is effective April 9, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gordon, Office of Intermodal
System Development, Marine Highways and Passenger Services, at (202)
366-5468, via e-mail at michael.gordon@dot.gov, or by writing to the
Office of Marine Highways and Passenger Services, MAR-520, Suite W21-
315, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Notices]
[Page 18146-18151]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability of program funds.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), on behalf
of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), announces that a minimum of
$25 million in financial assistance will be made available in fiscal
year (FY) 2010 for the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)
throughout the United States to eligible landowners.
Under WREP, NRCS enters into agreements with eligible partners to
help enhance conservation outcomes on wetlands and adjacent lands. WREP
targets and leverages resources to carry out high priority wetland
protection, restoration, and enhancement activities and improve
wildlife habitat through agreements with States (including a political
subdivision or agency of a State), nongovernmental organizations, and
Indian tribes. This notice is to
solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into
agreements with NRCS under this authority and to inform landowners of
the potential availability of program funds through approved projects.
DATES: Effective Date: The notice of request is effective April 9,
2010.
Eligible partners may submit proposals to the NRCS State office by
mail or via courier.
By mail: Proposals must be postmarked by May 24, 2010.
By courier or hand delivery: Proposals must be delivered
by May 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written proposals for projects geographically located within
a State should be sent to the appropriate NRCS State Conservationist,
whose names and addresses are identified as an attachment to this
notice. Written proposals for multi-State projects are to be sent to
the NRCS State Conservationist of the State in which the majority of
the proposed project area resides. All proposals hand-delivered by
courier will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., local time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Note: Proposals submitted via fax, e-mail, through the
grants.gov Web site, or after the deadline date listed in this
notice will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry Lee, Acting Director, Easement
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6819 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-0907 or Fax: (202)
720-9689.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact
the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
[Notices]
[Page 18146-18151]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability of program funds.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), on behalf
of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), announces that a minimum of
$25 million in financial assistance will be made available in fiscal
year (FY) 2010 for the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)
throughout the United States to eligible landowners.
Under WREP, NRCS enters into agreements with eligible partners to
help enhance conservation outcomes on wetlands and adjacent lands. WREP
targets and leverages resources to carry out high priority wetland
protection, restoration, and enhancement activities and improve
wildlife habitat through agreements with States (including a political
subdivision or agency of a State), nongovernmental organizations, and
Indian tribes. This notice is to
solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to enter into
agreements with NRCS under this authority and to inform landowners of
the potential availability of program funds through approved projects.
DATES: Effective Date: The notice of request is effective April 9,
2010.
Eligible partners may submit proposals to the NRCS State office by
mail or via courier.
by May 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written proposals for projects geographically located within
a State should be sent to the appropriate NRCS State Conservationist,
whose names and addresses are identified as an attachment to this
notice. Written proposals for multi-State projects are to be sent to
the NRCS State Conservationist of the State in which the majority of
the proposed project area resides. All proposals hand-delivered by
courier will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., local time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Note: Proposals submitted via fax, e-mail, through the
grants.gov Web site, or after the deadline date listed in this
notice will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garry Lee, Acting Director, Easement
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6819 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-0907 or Fax: (202)
720-9689.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact
the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - NM. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates
[Federal Register: April 9, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 68)]
[Notices]
[Page 18165-18166]
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) announces
the first meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on
Phthalates. The Commission appointed this CHAP to study the effects on
children's health of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives as used
in children's toys and child care articles, pursuant to section 108 of
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L.
110-314).
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 14 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the fourth floor hearing room in
the Commission's offices at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.
Online Registration: Members of the public who wish to attend the
meeting are requested to preregister online at http://www.cpsc.gov/
cgibin/chap.aspx. This meeting will also be available live via Web cast
at http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast. Registration is not necessary to view
the Web cast.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Babich, Directorate for Health
Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone (301) 504-7253; e-mail mbabich@cpsc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 18165-18166]
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) announces
the first meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on
Phthalates. The Commission appointed this CHAP to study the effects on
children's health of all phthalates and phthalate alternatives as used
in children's toys and child care articles, pursuant to section 108 of
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L.
110-314).
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 14 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the fourth floor hearing room in
the Commission's offices at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.
Online Registration: Members of the public who wish to attend the
meeting are requested to preregister online at http://www.cpsc.gov/
cgibin/chap.aspx. This meeting will also be available live via Web cast
at http://www.cpsc.gov/webcast. Registration is not necessary to view
the Web cast.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Babich, Directorate for Health
Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone (301) 504-7253; e-mail mbabich@cpsc.gov.
