Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 102
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2079.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0541
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Organic Liquids
Distribution (Non-Gasoline) Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1963.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0539
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Graphic Arts Industry (Renewal)
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Claims of Confidentiality of Certain Chemical Identities
Contained in Health and Safety Studies and Data from Health and Safety Studies Submitted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ANPR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - NM. U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. DOE plans for managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Under the Rural Energy for America Program
Subject: SOLID - ND. USDA/. Interstate Movement of Garbage from Hawaii to Washington; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Vol. 75, No. 102
Thursday, May 27, 2010
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2079.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0541
Control Number 2060-0541
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline) Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1963.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0539
3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Graphic Arts Industry (Renewal)
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Claims of Confidentiality of Certain Chemical Identities Contained in Health and Safety Studies and Data from Health and Safety Studies Submitted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
5. ENERGY/Efficiency - ANPR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
6. HAZ/Nuclear - NM. U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. DOE plans for managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
7. ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Under the Rural Energy for America Program
8. SOLID - ND. USDA/. Interstate Movement of Garbage from Hawaii to Washington; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2079.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0541
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29752-29753]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0403; FRL-9155-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can
Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2079.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0541
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0403, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Compliance, Mail Code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7021; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address:
marshall.robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29752-29753]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0403; FRL-9155-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Metal Can
Manufacturing Surface Coating (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2079.04, OMB
Control Number 2060-0541
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0403, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Compliance, Mail Code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7021; fax number: (202) 564-0050; e-mail address:
marshall.robert@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Organic Liquids
Distribution (Non-Gasoline) Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1963.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0539
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29751-29752]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0543; FRL-9155-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Organic Liquids
Distribution (Non-Gasoline) Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1963.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0539
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0543, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Compliance, Mail Code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7021; fax number: (202) 564-0038; e-mail address:
marshall.robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29751-29752]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0543; FRL-9155-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Organic Liquids
Distribution (Non-Gasoline) Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
1963.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0539
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0543, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert C. Marshall, Jr., Office of
Compliance, Mail Code: 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-7021; fax number: (202) 564-0038; e-mail address:
marshall.robert@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Graphic Arts Industry (Renewal)
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29753-29754]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0409; FRL-9155-9; EPA ICR Number 0657.10; OMB Control
Number 2060-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Graphic Arts
Industry (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0409, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2801T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-0296; fax number: (919) 541-3207; e-mail address:
schaefer.john@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29753-29754]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0409; FRL-9155-9; EPA ICR Number 0657.10; OMB Control
Number 2060-0105]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for the Graphic Arts
Industry (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2009-0409, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2801T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schaefer, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-
05), Measurement Policy Group, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-0296; fax number: (919) 541-3207; e-mail address:
schaefer.john@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Claims of Confidentiality of Certain Chemical Identities
Contained in Health and Safety Studies and Data from Health and Safety Studies Submitted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29754-29757]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446; FRL-8827-3]
Claims of Confidentiality of Certain Chemical Identities
Contained in Health and Safety Studies and Data from Health and Safety
Studies Submitted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA will begin a general practice of reviewing confidentiality
claims for chemical identities in health and safety studies, and in
data from health and safety studies, submitted under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) in accordance with Agency regulations at
40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Section 14(b) of TSCA does not extend
confidential treatment to health and safety studies, or data from
health and safety studies, which, if made public, would not disclose
processes used in the manufacturing or processing of a chemical
substance or mixture or, in the case of a mixture, the release of data
disclosing the portion of the mixture comprised by any of the chemical
substances in the mixture. Where a chemical identity does not
explicitly contain process information or reveal portions of a mixture,
EPA expects to find that the information would clearly not be entitled
to confidential treatment. This builds on similar efforts regarding
confidentiality of chemical identities listed on the public version of
the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory) and submitted
in notifications pursuant to TSCA section 8(e), discussed in the
Federal Register of January 21, 2010.
DATES: EPA expects to begin reviews of confidentiality claims -- both
newly submitted and existing claims -- in accordance with this guidance
on August 25, 2010. Though EPA is not required to solicit comment for
this action, comments received before this date will inform these
reviews.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8257; e-mail address: sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 29754-29757]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446; FRL-8827-3]
Claims of Confidentiality of Certain Chemical Identities
Contained in Health and Safety Studies and Data from Health and Safety
Studies Submitted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA will begin a general practice of reviewing confidentiality
claims for chemical identities in health and safety studies, and in
data from health and safety studies, submitted under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) in accordance with Agency regulations at
40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Section 14(b) of TSCA does not extend
confidential treatment to health and safety studies, or data from
health and safety studies, which, if made public, would not disclose
processes used in the manufacturing or processing of a chemical
substance or mixture or, in the case of a mixture, the release of data
disclosing the portion of the mixture comprised by any of the chemical
substances in the mixture. Where a chemical identity does not
explicitly contain process information or reveal portions of a mixture,
EPA expects to find that the information would clearly not be entitled
to confidential treatment. This builds on similar efforts regarding
confidentiality of chemical identities listed on the public version of
the TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory (TSCA Inventory) and submitted
in notifications pursuant to TSCA section 8(e), discussed in the
Federal Register of January 21, 2010.
DATES: EPA expects to begin reviews of confidentiality claims -- both
newly submitted and existing claims -- in accordance with this guidance
on August 25, 2010. Though EPA is not required to solicit comment for
this action, comments received before this date will inform these
reviews.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0446. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Scott M. Sherlock, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8257; e-mail address: sherlock.scott@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: ENERGY/Efficiency - ANPR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29823-29876]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003]
RIN 1904-AB92
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test
Procedures for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today is issuing a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedures for
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. The NOPR consists
of two parts. First, it proposes amending the current procedure by
adding test procedures to account for refrigerator-freezers equipped
with variable anti-sweat heater controls, amending the long-time
automatic defrost test procedure to capture all energy use associated
with the defrost cycle expended during testing, establishing test
procedures for refrigerator-freezers equipped with more than two
compartments, making minor adjustments to the language to eliminate any
potential ambiguity regarding how to conduct tests, and requiring
certain information in certification reports to clarify how some
products are tested to determine their energy ratings. Second, the
notice proposes amended test procedures for refrigerators,
refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that would be required for
measuring energy consumption once DOE promulgates new energy
conservation standards for these products. These new standards are
currently under development in a separate rulemaking activity. Pursuant
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, these
new standards would apply to newly manufactured products starting on
January 1, 2014. While the amended test procedures would be based
largely on the test methodology used in the existing test procedures,
they also include significant revisions with respect to the measurement
of compartment temperatures and compartment volumes that would provide
a more comprehensive accounting of energy usage by these products.
Finally, the new test procedure for 2014 would incorporate into the
energy use metric the energy use associated with icemaking for products
with automatic icemakers. This NOPR also discusses the proposed
treatment of combination wine storage-freezer products that were the
subject of a recent test procedure waiver, the testing of refrigeration
products with the anti-sweat heater switch turned off, the treatment of
auxiliary features used in refrigeration products, the treatment of
electric heaters in the current and proposed test procedures, and the
incorporation of icemaking energy use in the test procedure.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 8, 2010. DOE must
receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be
given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR
before and after the public meeting, but no later than August 10, 2010.
See section V, ``Public Participation,'' of this NOPR for details.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. (Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the public meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting
Ms. Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.)
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR on Test Procedures
for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers, and provide the
docket number EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003 and/or Regulatory Information Number
(RIN) 1904-AB92. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Refrig-2009-TP-0003@ee.doe.gov. Include docket
number EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003 and/or RIN 1904-AB92 in the subject line of
the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper
original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V, ``Public
Participation,'' of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information about
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-1317. E-mail:
Lucas.Adin@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. E-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 29823-29876]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003]
RIN 1904-AB92
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test
Procedures for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today is issuing a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedures for
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. The NOPR consists
of two parts. First, it proposes amending the current procedure by
adding test procedures to account for refrigerator-freezers equipped
with variable anti-sweat heater controls, amending the long-time
automatic defrost test procedure to capture all energy use associated
with the defrost cycle expended during testing, establishing test
procedures for refrigerator-freezers equipped with more than two
compartments, making minor adjustments to the language to eliminate any
potential ambiguity regarding how to conduct tests, and requiring
certain information in certification reports to clarify how some
products are tested to determine their energy ratings. Second, the
notice proposes amended test procedures for refrigerators,
refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that would be required for
measuring energy consumption once DOE promulgates new energy
conservation standards for these products. These new standards are
currently under development in a separate rulemaking activity. Pursuant
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, these
new standards would apply to newly manufactured products starting on
January 1, 2014. While the amended test procedures would be based
largely on the test methodology used in the existing test procedures,
they also include significant revisions with respect to the measurement
of compartment temperatures and compartment volumes that would provide
a more comprehensive accounting of energy usage by these products.
Finally, the new test procedure for 2014 would incorporate into the
energy use metric the energy use associated with icemaking for products
with automatic icemakers. This NOPR also discusses the proposed
treatment of combination wine storage-freezer products that were the
subject of a recent test procedure waiver, the testing of refrigeration
products with the anti-sweat heater switch turned off, the treatment of
auxiliary features used in refrigeration products, the treatment of
electric heaters in the current and proposed test procedures, and the
incorporation of icemaking energy use in the test procedure.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak
at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 8, 2010. DOE must
receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be
given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR
before and after the public meeting, but no later than August 10, 2010.
See section V, ``Public Participation,'' of this NOPR for details.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. (Please note that foreign
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security
screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in
the public meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting
Ms. Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.)
Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR on Test Procedures
for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers, and provide the
docket number EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003 and/or Regulatory Information Number
(RIN) 1904-AB92. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
number EERE-2009-BT-TP-0003 and/or RIN 1904-AB92 in the subject line of
the message.
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed paper
original.
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section V, ``Public
Participation,'' of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information about
visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-1317. E-mail:
Lucas.Adin@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. E-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - NM. U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. DOE plans for managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29786]
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Notice of Meeting
Board meeting: June 29, 2010--Idaho Falls, Idaho; the U.S. Nuclear
Waste Technical Review Board will meet to discuss U.S. Department of
Energy plans for managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste.
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Tuesday,
June 29, 2010. to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans for
managing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste
(HLW). Among the topics that will be discussed are the amounts and
characteristics of waste stored at the Idaho National Laboratory,
agreements in place between the State of Idaho and the federal
government related to the packaging and movement of the waste, how the
recent decision to terminate the Yucca Mountain repository program will
affect waste management plans, and plans underway at DOE to transition
its responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) from the
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to the Office of
Nuclear Energy. Also on the agenda are discussions of innovative
reactor technologies that could affect amounts or types of SNF or HLW
requiring disposal and presentations on studies of advanced fuel
cycles. The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 requires the
Board to conduct an independent review of the technical and scientific
validity of DOE activities related to nuclear waste management,
including transporting, packaging, and disposing of SNF and HLW.
The Board meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 700
Lindsay Boulevard; Idaho Falls, ID 83402; (tel.) 208-522-9500, (fax)
208-522-9501. A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees.
When making a reservation, please ask for the ``NWTRB'' rate.
Reservations should be made by June 21, 2010, to ensure receiving the
meeting rate.
A detailed meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web site
http://www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the meeting. The
agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at that time. The
meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for public
comment will be provided.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Time has
been set aside at the end of the day for public comments. Those wanting
to speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register'' at the
check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on individual remarks,
but written comments of any length may be submitted for the record.
Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board's Web
site, by e-mail, on computer disk, and in paper format on library-loan
from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff no later than July 19, 2010.
The Board was established as an independent federal agency to
provide objective expert advice to Congress and the Secretary of Energy
on technical issues and to review the technical validity of DOE
activities related to implementing the NWPA. Board members are experts
in their fields and are appointed to the Board by the President from a
list of candidates submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The
Board is required to report to Congress and the Secretary no fewer than
two times each year. All Board reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, and meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on
the Board's Web site.
For information on the meeting agenda, contact Carl Di Bella, for
information on lodging or logistics, contact Linda Coultry; 2300
Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-3367; (tel) 703-
235-4473; (fax) 703-235-4495.
[Notices]
[Page 29786]
NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD
Notice of Meeting
Board meeting: June 29, 2010--Idaho Falls, Idaho; the U.S. Nuclear
Waste Technical Review Board will meet to discuss U.S. Department of
Energy plans for managing spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste.
Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203,
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste
Technical Review Board will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Tuesday,
June 29, 2010. to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans for
managing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste
(HLW). Among the topics that will be discussed are the amounts and
characteristics of waste stored at the Idaho National Laboratory,
agreements in place between the State of Idaho and the federal
government related to the packaging and movement of the waste, how the
recent decision to terminate the Yucca Mountain repository program will
affect waste management plans, and plans underway at DOE to transition
its responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) from the
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to the Office of
Nuclear Energy. Also on the agenda are discussions of innovative
reactor technologies that could affect amounts or types of SNF or HLW
requiring disposal and presentations on studies of advanced fuel
cycles. The Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 requires the
Board to conduct an independent review of the technical and scientific
validity of DOE activities related to nuclear waste management,
including transporting, packaging, and disposing of SNF and HLW.
The Board meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 700
Lindsay Boulevard; Idaho Falls, ID 83402; (tel.) 208-522-9500, (fax)
208-522-9501. A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees.
When making a reservation, please ask for the ``NWTRB'' rate.
Reservations should be made by June 21, 2010, to ensure receiving the
meeting rate.
A detailed meeting agenda will be available on the Board's Web site
http://www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the meeting. The
agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at that time. The
meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for public
comment will be provided.
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Time has
been set aside at the end of the day for public comments. Those wanting
to speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register'' at the
check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on individual remarks,
but written comments of any length may be submitted for the record.
Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board's Web
site, by e-mail, on computer disk, and in paper format on library-loan
from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff no later than July 19, 2010.
The Board was established as an independent federal agency to
provide objective expert advice to Congress and the Secretary of Energy
on technical issues and to review the technical validity of DOE
activities related to implementing the NWPA. Board members are experts
in their fields and are appointed to the Board by the President from a
list of candidates submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The
Board is required to report to Congress and the Secretary no fewer than
two times each year. All Board reports, correspondence, congressional
testimony, and meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on
the Board's Web site.
For information on the meeting agenda, contact Carl Di Bella, for
information on lodging or logistics, contact Linda Coultry; 2300
Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-3367; (tel) 703-
235-4473; (fax) 703-235-4495.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - ND. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Energy Audits and Renewable Energy Development Assistance Under the Rural Energy for America Program
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29706-29717]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Energy Audits and
Renewable Energy Development Assistance Under the Rural Energy for
America Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Energy for America Program, formerly section 9006
under the 2002 Farm Bill, is composed of several types of grants and
guaranteed loan programs. These are: Guaranteed loans and grants for
the development/construction of renewable energy systems and for energy
efficiency improvement projects; grants for conducting energy audits;
grants for conducting renewable energy development assistance; and
grants for conducting renewable energy feasibility studies.
The Agency is implementing the Rural Energy for America Program
(REAP) for Fiscal Year 2010 through the publication of three REAP
notices:
Renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement
grants and guaranteed loans;
Energy audit and renewable energy development assistance
grants; and
Renewable energy feasibility study grants.
This REAP notice announces the availability of $2.4 million for
fiscal year (FY) 2010 to units of State, tribal, or local government;
instrumentalities of a State, tribal, or local government; land-grant
colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education,
including 1994 Land Grant Colleges
(Tribal Colleges), 1890 Land Grant Colleges, and Historically Black
Universities; rural electric cooperatives; and public power entities
for the provision of energy audits and renewable energy development
assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. This
funding will be available in the form of grants. Funds that are not
awarded will convert to the REAP pool.
Lastly, the Agency intends to publish a proposed rule that will
revise the current program, in large part to conform with the
requirements set out by the 2008 Farm Bill, at 7 CFR 4280, subpart B to
include renewable energy feasibility study grants, and that will add a
new subpart C to address energy audit and renewable energy development
assistance grants. Together, these two subparts will represent the
Rural Energy for America Program as authorized under section 9007 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 as amended by
section 9001 of the Food, Energy, and Conservation Act of 2008. The
Agency anticipates publishing final regulations to operate the Rural
Energy for America Program in fiscal year 2011.
DATES: Applications for grants must be submitted on paper or
electronically no later than 4:30 p.m., local time July 26, 2010.
Neither complete nor incomplete applications received after this date
and time will be considered for funding in FY 2010, regardless of the
postmark on the application.
ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting one of
Rural Development's Energy Coordinators or by downloading through
http://www.grants.gov.
Submit electronic applications at http://www.grants.gov, following
the instructions found on this Web site. To use Grants.gov, an
applicant must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number, which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free
request line at 1-866-705-5711 or online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform. Submit completed paper applications to the Rural Development
State Office in the State in which the applicant's principal office is
located.
[Notices]
[Page 29706-29717]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Energy Audits and
Renewable Energy Development Assistance Under the Rural Energy for
America Program
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Energy for America Program, formerly section 9006
under the 2002 Farm Bill, is composed of several types of grants and
guaranteed loan programs. These are: Guaranteed loans and grants for
the development/construction of renewable energy systems and for energy
efficiency improvement projects; grants for conducting energy audits;
grants for conducting renewable energy development assistance; and
grants for conducting renewable energy feasibility studies.
The Agency is implementing the Rural Energy for America Program
(REAP) for Fiscal Year 2010 through the publication of three REAP
notices:
grants and guaranteed loans;
grants; and
This REAP notice announces the availability of $2.4 million for
fiscal year (FY) 2010 to units of State, tribal, or local government;
instrumentalities of a State, tribal, or local government; land-grant
colleges and universities and other institutions of higher education,
including 1994 Land Grant Colleges
(Tribal Colleges), 1890 Land Grant Colleges, and Historically Black
Universities; rural electric cooperatives; and public power entities
for the provision of energy audits and renewable energy development
assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses. This
funding will be available in the form of grants. Funds that are not
awarded will convert to the REAP pool.
Lastly, the Agency intends to publish a proposed rule that will
revise the current program, in large part to conform with the
requirements set out by the 2008 Farm Bill, at 7 CFR 4280, subpart B to
include renewable energy feasibility study grants, and that will add a
new subpart C to address energy audit and renewable energy development
assistance grants. Together, these two subparts will represent the
Rural Energy for America Program as authorized under section 9007 of
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 as amended by
section 9001 of the Food, Energy, and Conservation Act of 2008. The
Agency anticipates publishing final regulations to operate the Rural
Energy for America Program in fiscal year 2011.
DATES: Applications for grants must be submitted on paper or
electronically no later than 4:30 p.m., local time July 26, 2010.
Neither complete nor incomplete applications received after this date
and time will be considered for funding in FY 2010, regardless of the
postmark on the application.
ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting one of
Rural Development's Energy Coordinators or by downloading through
http://www.grants.gov.
Submit electronic applications at http://www.grants.gov, following
the instructions found on this Web site. To use Grants.gov, an
applicant must have a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number, which can be obtained at no cost via a toll-free
request line at 1-866-705-5711 or online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform. Submit completed paper applications to the Rural Development
State Office in the State in which the applicant's principal office is
located.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: SOLID - ND. USDA/. Interstate Movement of Garbage from Hawaii to Washington; Availability of an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
[Federal Register: May 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 102)]
[Notices]
[Page 29706]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172]
Interstate Movement of Garbage from Hawaii; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that an environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a request to allow the
interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to a landfill in the State
of Washington. The environmental assessment documents our review and
analysis of the environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives
to, the movement of palletized or containerized baled municipal solid
waste to three existing ports on the Columbia River via barge and the
transfer and transportation of the waste via truck or rail to the
landfill. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that an environmental
impact statement need not be prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David B. Lamb, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The importation and interstate movement of garbage is regulated by
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under 7 CFR
330.400 and 9 CFR 94.5 (referred to below as the regulations) in order
to protect against the introduction into and dissemination within the
United States of plant and animal pests and diseases.
On January 19, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR
2845-2846, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172) a notice\1\ in which we
announced the availability, for public review and comment, of an
environmental assessment documenting our review and analysis of the
environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, the
movement of palletized or containerized baled municipal solid waste to
three existing ports on the Columbia River via barge and the transfer
and transportation of the waste via truck or rail to the landfill.
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\1\ To view the environmental assessment, the comments we
received and our responses to the comments, and the finding of no
significant impact, go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0172).
[Notices]
[Page 29706]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172]
Interstate Movement of Garbage from Hawaii; Availability of an
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are advising the public that an environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact have been prepared by the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to a request to allow the
interstate movement of garbage from Hawaii to a landfill in the State
of Washington. The environmental assessment documents our review and
analysis of the environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives
to, the movement of palletized or containerized baled municipal solid
waste to three existing ports on the Columbia River via barge and the
transfer and transportation of the waste via truck or rail to the
landfill. Based on its finding of no significant impact, the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service has determined that an environmental
impact statement need not be prepared.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David B. Lamb, Import Specialist,
Regulatory Coordination and Compliance, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road
Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-0627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The importation and interstate movement of garbage is regulated by
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under 7 CFR
330.400 and 9 CFR 94.5 (referred to below as the regulations) in order
to protect against the introduction into and dissemination within the
United States of plant and animal pests and diseases.
On January 19, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75 FR
2845-2846, Docket No. APHIS-2006-0172) a notice\1\ in which we
announced the availability, for public review and comment, of an
environmental assessment documenting our review and analysis of the
environmental impacts associated with, and alternatives to, the
movement of palletized or containerized baled municipal solid waste to
three existing ports on the Columbia River via barge and the transfer
and transportation of the waste via truck or rail to the landfill.
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\1\ To view the environmental assessment, the comments we
received and our responses to the comments, and the finding of no
significant impact, go to (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0172).
