Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 145
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 145
Thursday, July 29, 2010
There are 2 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Second Draft Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
2. TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ANPR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Reorganization of the Select Agent and Toxin List
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 - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Second Draft Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
[Federal Register: July 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 145)]
[Notices]
[Page 44790-44791]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492; FRL-9182-8]
Second Draft Document Related to the Review of the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for one chapter of the draft assessment document titled, Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient
Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft. The EPA is
extending the comment period for chapter 4--Review of the Secondary
Standards for Visibility-Related Effects. This chapter is based on the
Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment (UFVA) which was
finalized later than originally anticipated. As a result, the Agency is
extending the comment period by two weeks to provide stakeholders and
the public with adequate time to conduct appropriate analysis and
prepare meaningful comments on chapter 4 of the second draft Policy
Assessment. The original comment period was to end on August 16, 2010.
The extended comment period for chapter 4 will now close on August 30,
2010.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0492, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
0492.
Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, 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: For questions related to this draft
document, please contact Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: hassett-
sipple.beth@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-4605; fax: 919-541-0237.
[Notices]
[Page 44790-44791]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492; FRL-9182-8]
Second Draft Document Related to the Review of the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for one chapter of the draft assessment document titled, Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient
Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft. The EPA is
extending the comment period for chapter 4--Review of the Secondary
Standards for Visibility-Related Effects. This chapter is based on the
Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment (UFVA) which was
finalized later than originally anticipated. As a result, the Agency is
extending the comment period by two weeks to provide stakeholders and
the public with adequate time to conduct appropriate analysis and
prepare meaningful comments on chapter 4 of the second draft Policy
Assessment. The original comment period was to end on August 16, 2010.
The extended comment period for chapter 4 will now close on August 30,
2010.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0492, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
0492.
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492.
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, 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: For questions related to this draft
document, please contact Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: hassett-
sipple.beth@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-4605; fax: 919-541-0237.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ANPR. USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Reorganization of the Select Agent and Toxin List
[Federal Register: July 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 145)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44724-44725]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 331
9 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070]
RIN 0579-AD09
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review
and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Reorganization of
the Select Agent and Toxin List
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection
Act of 2002, we are soliciting public comment regarding the list of
select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe
threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. The
Act requires the biennial review and republication of the list of
select agents and toxins and the revision of the list as necessary.
Accordingly, we are soliciting public comment on the current list of
select agents and toxins in our regulations and suggestions regarding
any addition or reduction of the animal or plant pathogens currently on
the list of select agents. In addition, we are soliciting public
comment on the potential reorganization of the list of select agents
and toxins based on the relative potential of each select agent or
toxin to be misused to adversely affect human, plant or animal health.
Such tiering of the list could allow for the application of different
security measures for those select agents or toxins which pose a higher
risk to animal or plant health if they were to be stolen or otherwise
misused.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to (http://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0070) to submit or view comments.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send two copies of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aimee M. Hyten, Compliance
Manager, APHIS Agriculture Select Agent Program, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5281.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44724-44725]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
7 CFR Part 331
9 CFR Part 121
[Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070]
RIN 0579-AD09
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review
and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Reorganization of
the Select Agent and Toxin List
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection
Act of 2002, we are soliciting public comment regarding the list of
select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe
threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. The
Act requires the biennial review and republication of the list of
select agents and toxins and the revision of the list as necessary.
Accordingly, we are soliciting public comment on the current list of
select agents and toxins in our regulations and suggestions regarding
any addition or reduction of the animal or plant pathogens currently on
the list of select agents. In addition, we are soliciting public
comment on the potential reorganization of the list of select agents
and toxins based on the relative potential of each select agent or
toxin to be misused to adversely affect human, plant or animal health.
Such tiering of the list could allow for the application of different
security measures for those select agents or toxins which pose a higher
risk to animal or plant health if they were to be stolen or otherwise
misused.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
August 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2009-0070) to submit or view comments.
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2009-0070.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at (http://www.aphis.usda.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aimee M. Hyten, Compliance
Manager, APHIS Agriculture Select Agent Program, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 2, Riverdale, MD 20737-1236; (301) 734-5281.
