Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 195
Friday, October 8, 2010
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Request
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
Subject: WATER, GLAKES, WILDLIFE - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/BOEM. Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of Categorical Exclusions for Outer Continental Shelf Decisions
Vol. 75, No. 195
Friday, October 8, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
2. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Request
3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
4. WATER, GLAKES, WILDLIFE - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval
6. ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/BOEM. Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of Categorical Exclusions for Outer Continental Shelf Decisions
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. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62323-62326]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8848-8]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is amending the pesticide container and containment
regulations to provide an 8-month extension of the labeling compliance
date from December 16, 2010 to August 16, 2011. This change is being
made to provide additional time for pesticide registrants to revise
labels to bring them into compliance with the regulations and for EPA
and states to review and approve the revised labels.
DATES: This final rule is effective December 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327. 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: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62323-62326]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8848-8]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is amending the pesticide container and containment
regulations to provide an 8-month extension of the labeling compliance
date from December 16, 2010 to August 16, 2011. This change is being
made to provide additional time for pesticide registrants to revise
labels to bring them into compliance with the regulations and for EPA
and states to review and approve the revised labels.
DATES: This final rule is effective December 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327. 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: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Request
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]
[Page 62383-62384]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9211-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. Seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 62383-62384]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9211-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. Seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA regulations are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]
[Page 62384-62386]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0367; FRL-9211-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
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 November 8,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0367 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 62384-62386]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0367; FRL-9211-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Wood
Heaters (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1176.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0161
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 November 8,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2010-0367 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER, GLAKES, WILDLIFE - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]
[Page 62386-62387]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9212-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee, augmented, to discuss its advice on
the effectiveness of shipboard ballast water treatment processes and
ways to improve future assessments of ballast water treatment systems
to minimize the impacts of invasive species in vessel ballast water
discharge.
DATES: The teleconference dates are October 26, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 6
p.m. (Eastern Time) and November 4, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference should
contact Ms. Iris Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2164; fax: (202) 565-2098;
or e-mail at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 62386-62387]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9212-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and
Effects Committee Augmented for Ballast Water
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee, augmented, to discuss its advice on
the effectiveness of shipboard ballast water treatment processes and
ways to improve future assessments of ballast water treatment systems
to minimize the impacts of invasive species in vessel ballast water
discharge.
DATES: The teleconference dates are October 26, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 6
p.m. (Eastern Time) and November 4, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern
Time).
ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference should
contact Ms. Iris Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2164; fax: (202) 565-2098;
or e-mail at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General information concerning the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]
[Page 62387-62388]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0092; FRL-8845-8]
Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications
submitted by Arkema, Inc., to conditionally register the pesticide
products Paladin Technical, Paladin, and Paladin EC containing a new
active ingredient not included in any previously registered products
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bazuin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7381; e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 62387-62388]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0092; FRL-8845-8]
Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces Agency approval of applications
submitted by Arkema, Inc., to conditionally register the pesticide
products Paladin Technical, Paladin, and Paladin EC containing a new
active ingredient not included in any previously registered products
pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Bazuin, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-7381; e-mail address: bazuin.john@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/BOEM. Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of Categorical Exclusions for Outer Continental Shelf Decisions
[Federal Register: October 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 195)]
[Notices]
[Page 62418-62419]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. BOEM-2010-0036]
Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of Categorical Exclusions
for Outer Continental Shelf Decisions
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Conduct a Review of BOEMRE Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Categorical Exclusions under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is announcing its
intent to conduct a broad review of its categorical exclusions (CEs)
for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) decisions. This review is being
conducted in accordance with section 102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332; the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural
Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 (Nov. 1978); the CEQ Draft
Guidance on Establishing and Applying Categorical Exclusions under NEPA
(February 18, 2010); and consistent with recommendations provided by
CEQ in their ``Report Regarding the Minerals Management Service's
National Environmental Policy Act Policies, Practices, and Procedures
as They Relate to Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Exploration and
Development'' (August 16, 2010). Furthermore, this notice provides the
public an opportunity to comment on the issues that should be addressed
by BOEMRE during the review of its CEs and their application to OCS
decisionmaking. The BOEMRE will use and coordinate a commenting process
to ensure public involvement.
Authority: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as
amended, established a national policy to protect the environment and
also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ). CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1507.3 require Federal agencies to
adopt procedures to implement NEPA, to consult with CEQ during their
development, to provide an opportunity for public review, and to revise
procedures as necessary to ensure full compliance with the purposes and
provisions of the Act. The CEQ regulations are available at http://
ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/toc_ceq.htm.
The Department of the Interior NEPA procedures were promulgated as
regulations and published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2008
(73 FR 61292). They can be found at (http://www.doi.gov/oepc/nepafr/
docs/Federal%20Register%20October%2015,%202008%20NEPA.pdf). These
regulations identify categories of actions taken throughout the
Department that under normal circumstances do not have, and are not
expected to have, significant individual or cumulative environmental
impacts; therefore, the Bureau is not required to prepare an
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. These
regulations also identify the extraordinary circumstances which nullify
the use of the CE in particular circumstances. The CEQ regulations
define ``categorical exclusion'' at 40 CFR 1508.4:
``Categorical exclusion'' means a category of actions which do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the
human environment and which have been found to have no such effect
in procedures adopted by a Federal agency in implementation of these
regulations (Sec. 1507.3) and for which, therefore, neither an
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is
required. An agency may decide in its procedures or otherwise, to
prepare environmental assessments for the reasons stated in Sec.
1508.9 even though it is not required to do so. Any procedures under
this section shall provide for extraordinary circumstances in which
a normally excluded action may have a significant environmental
effect.
The Minerals Management Service (MMS, now BOEMRE) identified
additional categories of actions designated as CEs, which include those
related specifically to OCS activities. BOEMRE's CEs (Departmental
Manual at 516 DM 15.4) can be found at http://elips.doi.gov/app_dm/
act_getfiles.cfm?relnum=3625 and are listed below: . .
[Notices]
[Page 62418-62419]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket No. BOEM-2010-0036]
Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of Categorical Exclusions
for Outer Continental Shelf Decisions
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Conduct a Review of BOEMRE Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Categorical Exclusions under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is announcing its
intent to conduct a broad review of its categorical exclusions (CEs)
for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) decisions. This review is being
conducted in accordance with section 102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332; the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural
Provisions of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 (Nov. 1978); the CEQ Draft
Guidance on Establishing and Applying Categorical Exclusions under NEPA
(February 18, 2010); and consistent with recommendations provided by
CEQ in their ``Report Regarding the Minerals Management Service's
National Environmental Policy Act Policies, Practices, and Procedures
as They Relate to Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Exploration and
Development'' (August 16, 2010). Furthermore, this notice provides the
public an opportunity to comment on the issues that should be addressed
by BOEMRE during the review of its CEs and their application to OCS
decisionmaking. The BOEMRE will use and coordinate a commenting process
to ensure public involvement.
Authority: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as
amended, established a national policy to protect the environment and
also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ). CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1507.3 require Federal agencies to
adopt procedures to implement NEPA, to consult with CEQ during their
development, to provide an opportunity for public review, and to revise
procedures as necessary to ensure full compliance with the purposes and
provisions of the Act. The CEQ regulations are available at http://
ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/toc_ceq.htm.
The Department of the Interior NEPA procedures were promulgated as
regulations and published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2008
(73 FR 61292). They can be found at (http://www.doi.gov/oepc/nepafr/
docs/Federal%20Register%20October%2015,%202008%20NEPA.pdf). These
regulations identify categories of actions taken throughout the
Department that under normal circumstances do not have, and are not
expected to have, significant individual or cumulative environmental
impacts; therefore, the Bureau is not required to prepare an
environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. These
regulations also identify the extraordinary circumstances which nullify
the use of the CE in particular circumstances. The CEQ regulations
define ``categorical exclusion'' at 40 CFR 1508.4:
``Categorical exclusion'' means a category of actions which do
not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the
human environment and which have been found to have no such effect
in procedures adopted by a Federal agency in implementation of these
regulations (Sec. 1507.3) and for which, therefore, neither an
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is
required. An agency may decide in its procedures or otherwise, to
prepare environmental assessments for the reasons stated in Sec.
1508.9 even though it is not required to do so. Any procedures under
this section shall provide for extraordinary circumstances in which
a normally excluded action may have a significant environmental
effect.
The Minerals Management Service (MMS, now BOEMRE) identified
additional categories of actions designated as CEs, which include those
related specifically to OCS activities. BOEMRE's CEs (Departmental
Manual at 516 DM 15.4) can be found at http://elips.doi.gov/app_dm/
act_getfiles.cfm?relnum=3625 and are listed below: . .
DATES: Submit written comments no later than November 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public as well as Federal, State, and local government
agencies, and other interested parties are requested to send their
written comments regarding issues that should be addressed by BOEMRE
during the review of its CEs and their application to decisionmaking
for OCS activities in one of the following ways:
1. In written form enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Comments on
the Review of Categorical Exclusions for Outer Continental Shelf
Decisions'' and mailed (or hand carried) to James F. Bennett, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Branch, Environmental Division (MS 4042),
Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement, Headquarters, 381
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170.
2. Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket ID BOEM-2010-0036 then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this collection.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information submitted, will be made publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the review of
BOEMRE CEs for OCS activities, you may contact James F. Bennett, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Branch, Environmental Division (Mail Stop
4042), Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement,
Headquarters, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170. You may also
contact Mr. Bennett by telephone at (703) 787-1660.
ADDRESSES: The public as well as Federal, State, and local government
agencies, and other interested parties are requested to send their
written comments regarding issues that should be addressed by BOEMRE
during the review of its CEs and their application to decisionmaking
for OCS activities in one of the following ways:
1. In written form enclosed in an envelope labeled ``Comments on
the Review of Categorical Exclusions for Outer Continental Shelf
Decisions'' and mailed (or hand carried) to James F. Bennett, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Branch, Environmental Division (MS 4042),
Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement, Headquarters, 381
Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170.
2. Electronically: go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter docket ID BOEM-2010-0036 then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this collection.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the review of
BOEMRE CEs for OCS activities, you may contact James F. Bennett, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Branch, Environmental Division (Mail Stop
4042), Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement,
Headquarters, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170. You may also
contact Mr. Bennett by telephone at (703) 787-1660.
