Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 101
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 101
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
There are 15 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Coat Protein of Plum Pox Virus; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Diquat Dibromide; Pesticide Tolerances
3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances
4. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Revocation of Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical Substance
5. AIR - PR. EPA. Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
6. TOXICS - EPA. PR. Maneb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
7. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No. 0318.12; OMB Control No. 2040-0050
8. ALL - ND. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology Notice of Charter Renewal
9. AIR - ND. EPA. Draft Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas
10. TOXICS - ND. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
11. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Spirotetramat; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption and Solicitation of Public Comment
12. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Suspension of Certain Pesticide Registrations
13. ENERGY - FR. DOE. Acquisition Regulation: Subchapter E--General Contracting Requirements, Subchapter F--Special Categories of Contracting, and Subchapter G--Contract Management
14. ENERGY/Oil, WATER, WILDLIFE - EO. Presidential Documents. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
15. TRANSPORT, ENERGY, CLIMATE - Presidential Memo. Presidential Documents. Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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 - FR. EPA. Coat Protein of Plum Pox Virus; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29431-29435]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0763; FRL-8826-9]
Coat Protein of Plum Pox Virus; Exemption from the Requirement of
a Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus in or
on stone fruit and almond when expressed in these food commodities by
the plant-incorporated protectant, coat protein gene of plum pox virus.
Interregional Research Project Number 4 of Rutgers University (on
behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural
Research Service-Appalachian Fruit Research Station) submitted a
petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus under the FFDCA.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0763. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29431-29435]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0763; FRL-8826-9]
Coat Protein of Plum Pox Virus; Exemption from the Requirement of
a Tolerance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus in or
on stone fruit and almond when expressed in these food commodities by
the plant-incorporated protectant, coat protein gene of plum pox virus.
Interregional Research Project Number 4 of Rutgers University (on
behalf of the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural
Research Service-Appalachian Fruit Research Station) submitted a
petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of the coat protein of plum pox virus under the FFDCA.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0763. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Diquat Dibromide; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29435-29441]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0920; FRL-8827-7]
Diquat Dibromide; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of diquat,
derived from applications of diquat dibromide, in or on canola meal and
canola seed. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation
also corrects minor errors in the regulations for diquat at 40 CFR
180.266.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0920. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29435-29441]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0920; FRL-8827-7]
Diquat Dibromide; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of diquat,
derived from applications of diquat dibromide, in or on canola meal and
canola seed. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. requested these tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation
also corrects minor errors in the regulations for diquat at 40 CFR
180.266.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0920. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29441-29447]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0273; FRL-8825-3]
Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
novaluron in or on multiple commodities which are identified and
discussed later in this document. This regulation additionally revises
several established tolerances for residues of novaluron. Makhteshim-
Agan of North America, Inc., requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0273. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Nollen, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7390; e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29441-29447]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0273; FRL-8825-3]
Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
novaluron in or on multiple commodities which are identified and
discussed later in this document. This regulation additionally revises
several established tolerances for residues of novaluron. Makhteshim-
Agan of North America, Inc., requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective May 26, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 26, 2010, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0273. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Nollen, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7390; e-mail address: nollen.laura@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Revocation of Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical Substance
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29429-29431]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9 and 721
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0668; FRL-8819-3]
RIN 2070-AB27
Revocation of Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical
Substance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 721.185, EPA is revoking a significant new
use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified
generically as polyalkyl phosphate, which was covered by premanufacture
notice (PMN) P-95-1772. Based on the concern criteria in Sec.
721.170(b), EPA issued a non-5(e) SNUR (i.e., a SNUR on a substance
that is not subject to a TSCA section 5(e) consent order) designating
certain activities as significant new uses. Subsequently, EPA received
and reviewed new information and test data for the chemical substance.
Based on the new information and test data, the Agency no longer finds
that the activities not described in PMN P-95-1772 constitute
significant new uses.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0668. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2209; e-mail address: klosterman.tracey@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.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29429-29431]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9 and 721
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0668; FRL-8819-3]
RIN 2070-AB27
Revocation of Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical
Substance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 40 CFR 721.185, EPA is revoking a significant new
use rule (SNUR) promulgated under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified
generically as polyalkyl phosphate, which was covered by premanufacture
notice (PMN) P-95-1772. Based on the concern criteria in Sec.
721.170(b), EPA issued a non-5(e) SNUR (i.e., a SNUR on a substance
that is not subject to a TSCA section 5(e) consent order) designating
certain activities as significant new uses. Subsequently, EPA received
and reviewed new information and test data for the chemical substance.
Based on the new information and test data, the Agency no longer finds
that the activities not described in PMN P-95-1772 constitute
significant new uses.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0668. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2209; e-mail address: klosterman.tracey@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 5
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29605-29645]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85 and 86
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0299; FRL-9149-9]
RIN 2060-AP64
Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to simplify and streamline the process by
which manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems may
demonstrate compliance with vehicle and engine emissions requirements.
Specifically, EPA is proposing to revise the regulatory criteria for
gaining an exemption from the Clean Air Act prohibition against
tampering for the conversion of vehicles and engines to operate on a
clean alternative fuel. Under existing EPA regulations, an exemption
from the tampering prohibition may only be granted to vehicles and
engines covered by a certificate of conformity. The proposed revisions
would create additional compliance options beyond certification that
would protect manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion
systems against a tampering violation, depending on the age of the
vehicle or engine to be converted. The new options would alleviate some
economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel
conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that
acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2010. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions are best assured of having full effect if the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or
before June 25, 2010.
Public Hearing: EPA has tentatively scheduled a public hearing
about this proposal for 9 a.m. June 23, 2010. EPA will hold the hearing
only if any party notifies EPA by June 18, 2010 of interest in
presenting oral testimony at the hearing. The hearing will start at 9
a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak.
EPA will cancel the hearing if no one expresses interest by June
18, 2010. EPA will notify the public of a cancellation by publication
in the Federal Register, via its alternative fuel conversion Web site,
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/altfuels.htm and via
Enviroflash.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0299 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0299. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0299. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Public Hearing: The June 23, 2010 hearing will be held at the EPA
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, 2000 Traverwood Drive,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. The hearing will start at 9 a.m. local time
and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak. See the
Supplementary Information for more information on the public hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Bunker, Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Telephone: (734) 214-4160.
E-mail Address: bunker.amy@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29605-29645]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85 and 86
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0299; FRL-9149-9]
RIN 2060-AP64
Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to simplify and streamline the process by
which manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion systems may
demonstrate compliance with vehicle and engine emissions requirements.
Specifically, EPA is proposing to revise the regulatory criteria for
gaining an exemption from the Clean Air Act prohibition against
tampering for the conversion of vehicles and engines to operate on a
clean alternative fuel. Under existing EPA regulations, an exemption
from the tampering prohibition may only be granted to vehicles and
engines covered by a certificate of conformity. The proposed revisions
would create additional compliance options beyond certification that
would protect manufacturers of clean alternative fuel conversion
systems against a tampering violation, depending on the age of the
vehicle or engine to be converted. The new options would alleviate some
economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel
conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that
acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 23, 2010. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions are best assured of having full effect if the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or
before June 25, 2010.
Public Hearing: EPA has tentatively scheduled a public hearing
about this proposal for 9 a.m. June 23, 2010. EPA will hold the hearing
only if any party notifies EPA by June 18, 2010 of interest in
presenting oral testimony at the hearing. The hearing will start at 9
a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak.
EPA will cancel the hearing if no one expresses interest by June
18, 2010. EPA will notify the public of a cancellation by publication
in the Federal Register, via its alternative fuel conversion Web site,
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/altfuels.htm and via
Enviroflash.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0299 by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
(EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0299. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0299. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Public Hearing: The June 23, 2010 hearing will be held at the EPA
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, 2000 Traverwood Drive,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. The hearing will start at 9 a.m. local time
and continue until everyone has had a chance to speak. See the
Supplementary Information for more information on the public hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Bunker, Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Telephone: (734) 214-4160.
E-mail Address: bunker.amy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - EPA. PR. Maneb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29475-29479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327; FRL-8826-2]
Maneb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke all the tolerances for the
fungicide maneb because the Agency has approved requests for voluntary
cancellation by registrants of the last registrations for the food uses
of maneb in the United States.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29475-29479]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327; FRL-8826-2]
Maneb; Proposed Tolerance Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to revoke all the tolerances for the
fungicide maneb because the Agency has approved requests for voluntary
cancellation by registrants of the last registrations for the food uses
of maneb in the United States.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No.
0318.12; OMB Control No. 2040-0050
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29531-29533]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019; FRL-9155-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No.
0318.12; OMB Control No. 2040-0050
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 is
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0019, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4104T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket at Public Reading Room, Room B102,
EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 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: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone
number: 202-564-0682; fax number: 202-501-2397; email address:
cwns@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29531-29533]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019; FRL-9155-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No.
0318.12; OMB Control No. 2040-0050
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 is
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0019, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 4104T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 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: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone
number: 202-564-0682; fax number: 202-501-2397; email address:
cwns@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology Notice of Charter Renewal
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29533-29534]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9154-9]
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2, the National
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) is a
necessary committee which is in the public interest. Accordingly,
NACEPT will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose
of NACEPT is to provide advice and recommendations to the
Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy,
technology and management issues. Inquiries may be directed to Sonia
Altieri, U.S. EPA, (Mail Code 1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-0243, or
altieri.sonia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29533-29534]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9154-9]
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2, the National
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) is a
necessary committee which is in the public interest. Accordingly,
NACEPT will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose
of NACEPT is to provide advice and recommendations to the
Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy,
technology and management issues. Inquiries may be directed to Sonia
Altieri, U.S. EPA, (Mail Code 1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 564-0243, or
altieri.sonia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Draft Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29537-29538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-6]
Draft Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-
spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and
Maintenance Areas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability; Request for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a draft transportation
conformity guidance document for public comment. Once finalized, this
guidance would help state and local agencies complete quantitative
PM2.5 and PM10 hot-spot analyses for project-
level transportation conformity determinations of certain highway and
transit projects. A hot-spot analysis includes an estimation of
project-level emissions, air quality modeling, and a comparison to the
relevant national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in
PM2.5 and PM10 nonattainment and maintenance areas. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is EPA's federal partner in implementing the transportation conformity regulation, and EPA coordinated with DOT on the development of this draft guidance.DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 19, 2010.ADDRESSES: Interested persons may obtain a copy of the draft guidance from EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality Web site at: http:/
/www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/olicy.htm
EPA will accept comments as follows:
E-mail: Comments can be sent electronically to the following e-mail
address: PMhotspot-comments@epa.gov
Mail: Comments sent by mail should be addressed to Meg Patulski,
State Measures and Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional
Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Fax: Comments can also be faxed to the attention of Meg Patulski at
(734) 214-4052.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Patulski, State Measures and
Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: patulski.meg@epa.gov, telephone number: (734)
214-4842, fax number: (734) 214-4052.
[Notices]
[Page 29537-29538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9153-6]
Draft Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-
spot Analyses in PM
Maintenance Areas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability; Request for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a draft transportation
conformity guidance document for public comment. Once finalized, this
guidance would help state and local agencies complete quantitative
PM
level transportation conformity determinations of certain highway and
transit projects. A hot-spot analysis includes an estimation of
project-level emissions, air quality modeling, and a comparison to the
relevant national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in
PM
/www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/olicy.htm
EPA will accept comments as follows:
E-mail: Comments can be sent electronically to the following e-mail
address: PMhotspot-comments@epa.gov
Mail: Comments sent by mail should be addressed to Meg Patulski,
State Measures and Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional
Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
Fax: Comments can also be faxed to the attention of Meg Patulski at
(734) 214-4052.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Patulski, State Measures and
Conformity Group, Transportation and Regional Programs Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105, e-mail address: patulski.meg@epa.gov, telephone number: (734)
214-4842, fax number: (734) 214-4052.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8825-1]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 21, 2010 and
ending June 22, 2010. This notice announces the location and times for
the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 21, 2010 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov, or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number: (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 29538]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8825-1]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Full
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on June 21, 2010 and
ending June 22, 2010. This notice announces the location and times for
the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 21, 2010 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m to 12 noon on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov, or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number: (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Spirotetramat; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption and Solicitation of Public Comment
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29538-29540]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0178; FRL-8828-2]
Spirotetramat; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption and
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Nevada
Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide spirotetramat (CAS No.
203313-25-1) to treat up to 5,000 acres of onions to control thrips.
The applicant is proposing the use of a chemical whose registration was
recently cancelled. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0178, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keri Grinstead, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8373; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail address:
grinstead.keri@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29538-29540]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0178; FRL-8828-2]
Spirotetramat; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption and
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Nevada
Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide spirotetramat (CAS No.
203313-25-1) to treat up to 5,000 acres of onions to control thrips.
The applicant is proposing the use of a chemical whose registration was
recently cancelled. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0178, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keri Grinstead, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8373; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-mail address:
grinstead.keri@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Suspension of Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Notices]
[Page 29540-29545]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0397; FRL-8825-8]
Notice of Suspension of Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), announces certain
Notices of Intent to Suspend issued by EPA pursuant to section
3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA. Each Notice of Intent to Suspend was issued
following the Agency's issuance of a Data Call-In notice (DCI), which
required the registrants of the affected pesticide products containing
a certain pesticide active ingredient to take appropriate steps to
secure certain data, and following the registrant's failure to submit
these data or to take other appropriate steps to secure the required
data. The subject data were determined to be required to maintain in
effect the existing registrations of the affected product(s). Failure
to comply with the data requirements of a DCI is a basis for suspension
of the affected registrations under section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA.
DATES: The Notice of Intent to Suspend included in this Federal
Register notice will become a final and effective suspension order
automatically by operation of law 30 days after the date of the
registrant's receipt of the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend or 30
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register (if the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend is returned to the
Administrator as undeliverable, if delivery is refused, or if the
Administrator otherwise is unable to accomplish delivery to the
registrant after making reasonable efforts to do so), unless during
that time a timely and adequate request for a hearing is made by a
person adversely affected by the Notice of Intent to Suspend or the
registrant has satisfied the Administrator that the registrant has
complied fully with the requirements that served as a basis for the
Notice of Intent to Suspend. Unit IV. explains what must be done to
avoid suspension under this notice (i.e., how to request a hearing or
how to comply fully with the requirements that served as a basis for
the Notice of Intent to Suspend).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terria Northern, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7093; e-mail address:
northern.terria@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29540-29545]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0397; FRL-8825-8]
Notice of Suspension of Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice, pursuant to section 6(f)(2) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), announces certain
Notices of Intent to Suspend issued by EPA pursuant to section
3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA. Each Notice of Intent to Suspend was issued
following the Agency's issuance of a Data Call-In notice (DCI), which
required the registrants of the affected pesticide products containing
a certain pesticide active ingredient to take appropriate steps to
secure certain data, and following the registrant's failure to submit
these data or to take other appropriate steps to secure the required
data. The subject data were determined to be required to maintain in
effect the existing registrations of the affected product(s). Failure
to comply with the data requirements of a DCI is a basis for suspension
of the affected registrations under section 3(c)(2)(B) of FIFRA.
DATES: The Notice of Intent to Suspend included in this Federal
Register notice will become a final and effective suspension order
automatically by operation of law 30 days after the date of the
registrant's receipt of the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend or 30
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register (if the mailed Notice of Intent to Suspend is returned to the
Administrator as undeliverable, if delivery is refused, or if the
Administrator otherwise is unable to accomplish delivery to the
registrant after making reasonable efforts to do so), unless during
that time a timely and adequate request for a hearing is made by a
person adversely affected by the Notice of Intent to Suspend or the
registrant has satisfied the Administrator that the registrant has
complied fully with the requirements that served as a basis for the
Notice of Intent to Suspend. Unit IV. explains what must be done to
avoid suspension under this notice (i.e., how to request a hearing or
how to comply fully with the requirements that served as a basis for
the Notice of Intent to Suspend).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terria Northern, Pesticide Re-
evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7093; e-mail address:
northern.terria@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 13
Subject: ENERGY - FR. DOE. Acquisition Regulation: Subchapter E--General Contracting Requirements, Subchapter F--Special Categories of Contracting, and
Subchapter G--Contract Management
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29456-29459]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
48 CFR Parts 928, 931, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 941, 942, 949, 950,
951, and 952
RIN 1991-AB88
Acquisition Regulation: Subchapter E--General Contracting
Requirements, Subchapter F--Special Categories of Contracting, and
Subchapter G--Contract Management
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of
Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) Subchapters E--General Contracting
Requirements, F--Special Categories of Contracting, and G--Contract
Management to make changes to conform to the FAR, remove out-of-date
coverage, and to update references. Today's rule does not alter
substantive rights or obligations under current law.
DATES: Effective Date: June 25, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Binney at (202) 287-1340 or by
e-mail, barbara.binney@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29456-29459]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
48 CFR Parts 928, 931, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 941, 942, 949, 950,
951, and 952
RIN 1991-AB88
Acquisition Regulation: Subchapter E--General Contracting
Requirements, Subchapter F--Special Categories of Contracting, and
Subchapter G--Contract Management
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of
Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) Subchapters E--General Contracting
Requirements, F--Special Categories of Contracting, and G--Contract
Management to make changes to conform to the FAR, remove out-of-date
coverage, and to update references. Today's rule does not alter
substantive rights or obligations under current law.
DATES: Effective Date: June 25, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Binney at (202) 287-1340 or by
e-mail, barbara.binney@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 14
Subject: ENERGY/Oil, WATER, WILDLIFE - EO. Presidential Documents. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 29397-29398]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 29397-29398]
Presidential Documents
Executive Order 13543 of May 21, 2010
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. There is established the
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil
Spill and Offshore Drilling (the ``Commission'').
Sec. 2. Membership. (a) The Commission shall be
composed of not more than 7 members who shall be
appointed by the President. The members shall be drawn
from among distinguished individuals, and may include
those with experience in or representing the
scientific, engineering, and environmental communities,
the oil and gas industry, or any other area determined
by the President to be of value to the Commission in
carrying out its duties.
(b) The President shall designate from among the
Commission members two members to serve as Co-Chairs.
Sec. 3. Mission. The Commission shall:
(a) examine the relevant facts and circumstances
concerning the root causes of the Deepwater Horizon oil
disaster;
(b) develop options for guarding against, and
mitigating the impact of, oil spills associated with
offshore drilling, taking into consideration the
environmental, public health, and economic effects of
such options, including options involving:
ANNOUNCEMENT 15
Subject: TRANSPORT, ENERGY, CLIMATE - Presidential Memo. Presidential Documents. Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Federal Register: May 26, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 101)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 29399-29401]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 29399-29401]
Presidential Documents
Memorandum of May 21, 2010
Improving Energy Security, American
Competitiveness and Job Creation, and Environmental
Protection Through a Transformation of Our Nation's
Fleet of Cars And Trucks
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation[,] the
Secretary of Energy[,] the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency[, and] the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
America has the opportunity to lead the world in the
development of a new generation of clean cars and
trucks through innovative technologies and
manufacturing that will spur economic growth and create
high-quality domestic jobs, enhance our energy
security, and improve our environment. We already have
made significant strides toward reducing greenhouse gas
pollution and enhancing fuel efficiency from motor
vehicles with the joint rulemaking issued by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April
1, 2010, which regulates these attributes of passenger
cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2012-2016.
In this memorandum, I request that additional
coordinated steps be taken to produce a new generation
of clean vehicles.
Memorandum of May 21, 2010
Improving Energy Security, American
Competitiveness and Job Creation, and Environmental
Protection Through a Transformation of Our Nation's
Fleet of Cars And Trucks
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation[,] the
Secretary of Energy[,] the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency[, and] the
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
America has the opportunity to lead the world in the
development of a new generation of clean cars and
trucks through innovative technologies and
manufacturing that will spur economic growth and create
high-quality domestic jobs, enhance our energy
security, and improve our environment. We already have
made significant strides toward reducing greenhouse gas
pollution and enhancing fuel efficiency from motor
vehicles with the joint rulemaking issued by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April
1, 2010, which regulates these attributes of passenger
cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2012-2016.
In this memorandum, I request that additional
coordinated steps be taken to produce a new generation
of clean vehicles.
