Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 182
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 182
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Residential Clothes Washers
3. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Correction. EPA. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Correction
4. ENERGY - NM. EPA. DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
5. CLIMATE - ND/Correction. White House/OSTP. U.S. National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next Steps
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. EPA. Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Notices]
[Page 57463-57465]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9204-1]
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft report.
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SUMMARY: On or about September 13, 2010, the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making available a draft
report, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: Second External Review Draft. The EPA is releasing this
preliminary draft document to seek early consultation with the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public comment
on the overall structure, framing of key issues and conclusions
regarding options for key elements of the standards.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, 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-2007-1145.
Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
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-2007-1145.
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: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.
[Notices]
[Page 57463-57465]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9204-1]
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft report.
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SUMMARY: On or about September 13, 2010, the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making available a draft
report, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: Second External Review Draft. The EPA is releasing this
preliminary draft document to seek early consultation with the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public comment
on the overall structure, framing of key issues and conclusions
regarding options for key elements of the standards.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
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: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure for Residential Clothes Washers
[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57555-57595]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0021]
RIN 1904-AC08
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Residential Clothes Washers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes amending its test
procedure for residential clothes washers under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act to provide for measuring standby mode and off mode
energy consumption, and to update the active mode test procedure. DOE
is also proposing to eliminate an obsolete clothes washer test
procedure currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and is
announcing a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the
issues presented in this NOPR.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 28, 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., Thursday, October 14, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 21,
2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the NOPR
before and after the public meeting, but no later than December 6,
2010. For details, see section V, ``Public Participation,'' of this
NOPR.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 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 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 Residential Clothes Washers, and provide the docket number EERE-
2010-BT-TP-0021 and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AC08.
Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: RES-CW-2010-TP-0021@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2010-BT-TP-0021 and/or RIN 1904-AC08 in the subject line of the
message.
3. 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 original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
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, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 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. Stephen L. Witkowski, 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) 586-7463. E-mail: mailto:Stephen.Witkowski @ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. E-mail: mailto:Jennifer.Tiedeman
@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 57555-57595]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-TP-0021]
RIN 1904-AC08
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure
for Residential Clothes Washers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes amending its test
procedure for residential clothes washers under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act to provide for measuring standby mode and off mode
energy consumption, and to update the active mode test procedure. DOE
is also proposing to eliminate an obsolete clothes washer test
procedure currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and is
announcing a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the
issues presented in this NOPR.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 28, 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., Thursday, October 14, 2010.
DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements
to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 21,
2010.
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the NOPR
before and after the public meeting, but no later than December 6,
2010. For details, see section V, ``Public Participation,'' of this
NOPR.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 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 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 Residential Clothes Washers, and provide the docket number EERE-
2010-BT-TP-0021 and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AC08.
Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: RES-CW-2010-TP-0021@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2010-BT-TP-0021 and/or RIN 1904-AC08 in the subject line of the
message.
3. 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 original paper
copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
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, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 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. Stephen L. Witkowski, 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) 586-7463. E-mail: mailto:Stephen.Witkowski @ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. E-mail: mailto:Jennifer.Tiedeman
@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 3
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Correction. EPA. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment; Correction
[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57410]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429, 430, and 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23
Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial
Equipment; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects the DATES section to a notice of
proposed rulemaking and public meeting which published in the Federal
Register on September 16, 2010, regarding the Energy Conservation
Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer
Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment. This correction
revises the dates relating to a public meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Armstrong, 202-586-6590, e-
mail: Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov, or Celia Sher, Esq., 202-287-6122,
e-mail: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.
Correction:
In proposed rule document FR 2010-22353 appearing on page 56796, in
the issue of Thursday, September 16, 2010, the following correction
should be made:
On page 56796, in the first column, the first paragraph in the
DATES section is corrected to the following:
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 30, 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., Thursday, September 23,
2010. Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the public meeting via
webinar. To participate via Webinar, DOE must be notified by no later
than Thursday, September 23, 2010. Participants seeking to present
statements in person during the meeting must submit to DOE a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 23, 2010.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57410]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429, 430, and 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23
Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial
Equipment; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects the DATES section to a notice of
proposed rulemaking and public meeting which published in the Federal
Register on September 16, 2010, regarding the Energy Conservation
Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer
Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment. This correction
revises the dates relating to a public meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Armstrong, 202-586-6590, e-
mail: Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov, or Celia Sher, Esq., 202-287-6122,
e-mail: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.
Correction:
In proposed rule document FR 2010-22353 appearing on page 56796, in
the issue of Thursday, September 16, 2010, the following correction
should be made:
On page 56796, in the first column, the first paragraph in the
DATES section is corrected to the following:
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 30, 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., Thursday, September 23,
2010. Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the public meeting via
webinar. To participate via Webinar, DOE must be notified by no later
than Thursday, September 23, 2010. Participants seeking to present
statements in person during the meeting must submit to DOE a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 23, 2010.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ENERGY - NM. EPA. DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Notices]
[Page 57463]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy
Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, November 18, 2010; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday, November
19, 2010; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kogut, Executive Secretary; High
Energy Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. Department of Energy; SC-25/
Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-1298.
[Notices]
[Page 57463]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Science.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy
Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, November 18, 2010; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Friday, November
19, 2010; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kogut, Executive Secretary; High
Energy Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. Department of Energy; SC-25/
Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-1298.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: CLIMATE - ND/Correction. White House/OSTP. U.S. National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next Steps
[Federal Register: September 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 182)]
[Notices]
[Page 57539]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY
U.S. National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics,
and Next Steps
Correction
In notice document 2010-22229 beginning on page 54403 in the issue
of Tuesday, September 7, 2010 make the following correction:
On page 54403 under the SUMMARY section, in the second column, in
the tenth through eleventh lines, the Web site is corrected to read as
``(http://globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment/notices)''.
[Notices]
[Page 57539]
OFFICE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY
U.S. National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics,
and Next Steps
Correction
In notice document 2010-22229 beginning on page 54403 in the issue
of Tuesday, September 7, 2010 make the following correction:
On page 54403 under the SUMMARY section, in the second column, in
the tenth through eleventh lines, the Web site is corrected to read as
``(http://globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment/notices)''.
