Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 213
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 213
Thursday, November 4, 2010
There are 13 announcements in this issue
1. MI/HAZ - PR. EPA. Hazardous Waste Management System; Proposed Exclusion for Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
2. ENERGY/Biofuels, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
3. ENERGY/Biofuels, TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator
4. WATER - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the Availability of a Draft for Weight-of-Evidence Guidance Document: Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening To Identify Candidate Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing
6. ALL - ND. EPA. Announcement of Local Government Advisory Committee Members
7. ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
8. ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region
9. ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement . Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region
10. GLAKES - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin
11. MI/LAND - ND. DOI/NPS. Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, MI and University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI
12. MI/LAND - ND. DOI/NPS. Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Michigan University, Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo, MI
13. TRANSPORT/Air - NM. DOT. The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
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: MI/HAZ - PR. EPA. Hazardous Waste Management System; Proposed Exclusion for Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67919-67925]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-R05-RCRA-2010-0843; SW-FRL-9221-2]
Hazardous Waste Management System; Proposed Exclusion for
Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is
proposing to grant a petition submitted by Owosso Graphic Arts Inc.
(Owosso), in Owosso Michigan to exclude (or ``delist'') up to 244 cubic
yards of wastewater treatment sludge per year from the list of
hazardous wastes.
The Agency has tentatively decided to grant the petition based on
an evaluation of waste-specific information provided by Owosso. This
proposed decision, if finalized, conditionally excludes the petitioned
waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
We conclude that Owosso's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with
respect to the original listing criteria and that there are no other
factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous when disposed of in
a Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial solid waste.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2010.
Requests for an informal hearing must reach EPA by November 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. [EPA-R05-
RCRA-2010-0843] by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: to Christopher Lambesis, Environmental Protection
Agency, Land and Chemicals Division, (Mail Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604.
Hand Delivery: to Christopher Lambesis, Land and Chemicals
Division, EPA Region 5, 8th Floor, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
IL 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please contact Christopher Lambesis at (312) 886-
3583.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lambesis, Land and
Chemicals Division, (Mail Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 886-3583; fax
number (312) 692-2195; e-mail address: lambesis.christopher@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67919-67925]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-R05-RCRA-2010-0843; SW-FRL-9221-2]
Hazardous Waste Management System; Proposed Exclusion for
Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is
proposing to grant a petition submitted by Owosso Graphic Arts Inc.
(Owosso), in Owosso Michigan to exclude (or ``delist'') up to 244 cubic
yards of wastewater treatment sludge per year from the list of
hazardous wastes.
The Agency has tentatively decided to grant the petition based on
an evaluation of waste-specific information provided by Owosso. This
proposed decision, if finalized, conditionally excludes the petitioned
waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
We conclude that Owosso's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with
respect to the original listing criteria and that there are no other
factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous when disposed of in
a Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial solid waste.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2010.
Requests for an informal hearing must reach EPA by November 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. [EPA-R05-
RCRA-2010-0843] by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, Land and Chemicals Division, (Mail Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604.
Division, EPA Region 5, 8th Floor, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
IL 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please contact Christopher Lambesis at (312) 886-
3583.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Lambesis, Land and
Chemicals Division, (Mail Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 886-3583; fax
number (312) 692-2195; e-mail address: lambesis.christopher@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 68043-68091]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0448; FRL-9215-4]
RIN 2060-AQ17
Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines
With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and
Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a regulatory program to help mitigate the
potential for misfueling of certain engines, vehicles and equipment
with gasoline containing greater than 10 volume percent (``vol%'')
ethanol up to 15 vol% ethanol (E15). This proposal is in conjunction
with the Agency's partial waiver, pursuant to Clean Air Act section
211(f)(4), which allows for the introduction into commerce of gasoline-
ethanol blends containing up to 15 vol% ethanol for use in model year
2007 and newer on-highway light-duty motor vehicles. The E15 waiver is
limited in scope to a portion of the light-duty fleet, and the proposed
misfueling mitigation program will help avoid the misfueling of all
other engines, vehicles, and equipment with unapproved fuels. This
proposed rule would require all E15 gasoline fuel dispensers to have a
label if a retail station chooses to sell E15 and seeks comment on
separate labeling requirements for fuel blender pumps and fuel pumps
that dispense E85. Similar to the prohibition in section 211(f)(1), the
proposed rule would prohibit the use of gasoline containing greater
than 10 vol% ethanol in vehicles and engines not covered by the partial
waiver for E15. In addition, the proposed rule would require product
transfer documents specifying ethanol content and Reid Vapor Pressure
(RVP) to accompany the transfer of gasoline blended with ethanol and a
national survey of retail stations to ensure compliance with the these
requirements. The proposed rule would also modify the Reformulated
Gasoline (``RFG'') program by updating the Complex Model to allow fuel
manufacturers to certify batches of gasoline containing up to 15 vol%
ethanol.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2011. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions are best assured of full consideration if the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or
before December 6, 2010, thirty days after date of publication in the
Federal Register.
Hearing: We will hold a public hearing on November 16, 2010 at the
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago, IL. The hearing will start
at 10 a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance to
speak. If you want to testify at the hearing, notify the contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by November 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0448, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: E15@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0448, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total
of two copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. 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: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 68043-68091]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0448; FRL-9215-4]
RIN 2060-AQ17
Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines
With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and
Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a regulatory program to help mitigate the
potential for misfueling of certain engines, vehicles and equipment
with gasoline containing greater than 10 volume percent (``vol%'')
ethanol up to 15 vol% ethanol (E15). This proposal is in conjunction
with the Agency's partial waiver, pursuant to Clean Air Act section
211(f)(4), which allows for the introduction into commerce of gasoline-
ethanol blends containing up to 15 vol% ethanol for use in model year
2007 and newer on-highway light-duty motor vehicles. The E15 waiver is
limited in scope to a portion of the light-duty fleet, and the proposed
misfueling mitigation program will help avoid the misfueling of all
other engines, vehicles, and equipment with unapproved fuels. This
proposed rule would require all E15 gasoline fuel dispensers to have a
label if a retail station chooses to sell E15 and seeks comment on
separate labeling requirements for fuel blender pumps and fuel pumps
that dispense E85. Similar to the prohibition in section 211(f)(1), the
proposed rule would prohibit the use of gasoline containing greater
than 10 vol% ethanol in vehicles and engines not covered by the partial
waiver for E15. In addition, the proposed rule would require product
transfer documents specifying ethanol content and Reid Vapor Pressure
(RVP) to accompany the transfer of gasoline blended with ethanol and a
national survey of retail stations to ensure compliance with the these
requirements. The proposed rule would also modify the Reformulated
Gasoline (``RFG'') program by updating the Complex Model to allow fuel
manufacturers to certify batches of gasoline containing up to 15 vol%
ethanol.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2011. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions are best assured of full consideration if the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or
before December 6, 2010, thirty days after date of publication in the
Federal Register.
Hearing: We will hold a public hearing on November 16, 2010 at the
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago, IL. The hearing will start
at 10 a.m. local time and continue until everyone has had a chance to
speak. If you want to testify at the hearing, notify the contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by November 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0448, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
2010-0448, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total
of two copies.
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460. 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: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels, TRANSPORT - ND. EPA. Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the Administrator
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 68093-68150]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-9215-5]
Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver
Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable
Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the
Administrator
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of partial waiver decision.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially
granting Growth Energy's waiver request application submitted under
section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act. This partial waiver allows fuel
and fuel additive manufacturers to introduce into commerce gasoline
that contains greater than 10 volume percent ethanol and no more than
15 volume percent ethanol (E15) for use in certain motor vehicles if
certain conditions are fulfilled. We are partially approving the waiver
for and allowing the introduction into commerce of E15 for use only in
model year 2007 and newer light-duty motor vehicles, which includes
passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles.
We are denying the waiver for introduction of E15 for use in model year
2000 and older light-duty motor vehicles, as well as all heavy-duty
gasoline engines and vehicles, highway and off-highway motorcycles, and
nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment. The Agency is deferring a
decision on the applicability of a waiver to model year 2001 through
2006 light-duty motor vehicles until additional test data, currently
under development, is available.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211. All documents and public comments in the
docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.
The Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center's Web site is
http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. The electronic mail (e-mail)
address for the Air and Radiation Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov,
the telephone number is (202) 566-1742 and the fax number is (202) 566-
9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Anderson, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6405J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9718; fax number: (202) 343-2800; e-mail
address: Anderson.Robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 68093-68150]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-9215-5]
Partial Grant and Partial Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver
Application Submitted by Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable
Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the
Administrator
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of partial waiver decision.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially
granting Growth Energy's waiver request application submitted under
section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act. This partial waiver allows fuel
and fuel additive manufacturers to introduce into commerce gasoline
that contains greater than 10 volume percent ethanol and no more than
15 volume percent ethanol (E15) for use in certain motor vehicles if
certain conditions are fulfilled. We are partially approving the waiver
for and allowing the introduction into commerce of E15 for use only in
model year 2007 and newer light-duty motor vehicles, which includes
passenger cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty passenger vehicles.
We are denying the waiver for introduction of E15 for use in model year
2000 and older light-duty motor vehicles, as well as all heavy-duty
gasoline engines and vehicles, highway and off-highway motorcycles, and
nonroad engines, vehicles, and equipment. The Agency is deferring a
decision on the applicability of a waiver to model year 2001 through
2006 light-duty motor vehicles until additional test data, currently
under development, is available.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211. All documents and public comments in the
docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.
The Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center's Web site is
http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html. The electronic mail (e-mail)
address for the Air and Radiation Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov,
the telephone number is (202) 566-1742 and the fax number is (202) 566-
9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Anderson, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mailcode: 6405J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343-9718; fax number: (202) 343-2800; e-mail
address: Anderson.Robert@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67960-67962]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9221-1]
Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Small Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1 (EPA), is issuing this Notice
of Availability of Draft NPDES general permits for discharges from
small MS4s to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
These draft NPDES general permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI)
requirements, prohibitions, and management practices for stormwater
discharges from small MS4s. EPA is proposing to issue three general
permits. Throughout this document the terms ``this permit'' and ``the
permit'' will refer to all three general permits.
Owner and/or operators of small MS4s that discharge stormwater will
be required to submit a NOI to EPA-Region 1 to be covered by the general permit. Following a review and public notice of the NOI, MS4s will receive a written notification from EPA regarding permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the
general permit. The eligibility requirements are discussed in the draft
permit. The small MS4 must meet the eligibility requirements of the
permit prior to the submission of the NOI.
The draft general permit, appendices, and fact sheet are available
at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater.
DATES: The public comment period is from November 4, 2010 to December
30, 2010. Interested persons may submit comments on the draft general
permit as part of the administrative record to the EPA-Region 1, at the
address given below, no later than midnight December 30, 2010. The
general permit shall be effective on the date specified in the Federal
Register publication of the Notice of Availability of the final general
permit. The final general permit will expire five years from the
effective date.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
E-mail: Renahan.Kate@epa.gov.
Mail: Kate Renahan, U.S. EPA-Region 1, Office of the
Regional Administrator, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code--
ORA01-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.
The draft permit is based on an administrative record available for
public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912. The
following SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section sets forth principal facts
and the significant factual, legal, and policy questions considered in
the development of the draft permit. A reasonable fee may be charged
for copying requests.
Public Meeting Information: EPA-Region 1 will hold a public meeting
to provide information about the draft general permit and its
requirements. The public meeting will include a brief presentation on
the draft general permits and a brief question and answer session.
Written, but not oral, comments for the official draft permit record
will be accepted at the public meeting. The public meeting will be held
at the following time and location: Thursday-December 2, 2010,
Lakeville Public Library (Large Meeting Room), 4 Precinct Street,
Lakeville, MA 02347, 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
The dates and times of any additional public meetings will be
posted on EPA-Region 1's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/
topics/water/stormwater.html.
Public Hearing Information: Following the public meeting, a public
hearing will be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR 124.12 and will
provide interested parties with the opportunity to provide written and/
or oral comments for the official draft permit record. The public
hearing will be held at the following time and location: Thursday-
December 2, 2010, Lakeville Public Library (Large Meeting Room), 4
Precinct Street, Lakeville, MA 02347, 11:30 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
draft permit may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: Kate Renahan, Office of
the Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code: ORA01-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912;
telephone: 617-918-1491; e-mail: Renahan.Kate@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 67960-67962]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9221-1]
Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Small Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1 (EPA), is issuing this Notice
of Availability of Draft NPDES general permits for discharges from
small MS4s to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
These draft NPDES general permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI)
requirements, prohibitions, and management practices for stormwater
discharges from small MS4s. EPA is proposing to issue three general
permits. Throughout this document the terms ``this permit'' and ``the
permit'' will refer to all three general permits.
Owner and/or operators of small MS4s that discharge stormwater will
be required to submit a NOI to EPA-Region 1 to be covered by the general permit. Following a review and public notice of the NOI, MS4s will receive a written notification from EPA regarding permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the
general permit. The eligibility requirements are discussed in the draft
permit. The small MS4 must meet the eligibility requirements of the
permit prior to the submission of the NOI.
The draft general permit, appendices, and fact sheet are available
at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater.
DATES: The public comment period is from November 4, 2010 to December
30, 2010. Interested persons may submit comments on the draft general
permit as part of the administrative record to the EPA-Region 1, at the
address given below, no later than midnight December 30, 2010. The
general permit shall be effective on the date specified in the Federal
Register publication of the Notice of Availability of the final general
permit. The final general permit will expire five years from the
effective date.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
Regional Administrator, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code--
ORA01-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.
The draft permit is based on an administrative record available for
public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912. The
following SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section sets forth principal facts
and the significant factual, legal, and policy questions considered in
the development of the draft permit. A reasonable fee may be charged
for copying requests.
Public Meeting Information: EPA-Region 1 will hold a public meeting
to provide information about the draft general permit and its
requirements. The public meeting will include a brief presentation on
the draft general permits and a brief question and answer session.
Written, but not oral, comments for the official draft permit record
will be accepted at the public meeting. The public meeting will be held
at the following time and location: Thursday-December 2, 2010,
Lakeville Public Library (Large Meeting Room), 4 Precinct Street,
Lakeville, MA 02347, 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
The dates and times of any additional public meetings will be
posted on EPA-Region 1's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/
topics/water/stormwater.html.
Public Hearing Information: Following the public meeting, a public
hearing will be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR 124.12 and will
provide interested parties with the opportunity to provide written and/
or oral comments for the official draft permit record. The public
hearing will be held at the following time and location: Thursday-
December 2, 2010, Lakeville Public Library (Large Meeting Room), 4
Precinct Street, Lakeville, MA 02347, 11:30 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
draft permit may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: Kate Renahan, Office of
the Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, Mail Code: ORA01-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912;
telephone: 617-918-1491; e-mail: Renahan.Kate@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the Availability of a Draft for Weight-of-Evidence Guidance Document:
Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening To Identify Candidate Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67963-67965]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0877; FRL-8849-8]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the
Availability of a Draft for Weight-of-Evidence Guidance Document:
Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening To Identify Candidate
Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability for public review and
comment of a draft guidance document titled, ``Weight-of-Evidence
Guidance Document: Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening to
Identify Candidate Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing.'' This action is in
compliance with a directive from the House Appropriations Committee FY
2010 Report directing the EPA to develop and publish criteria by
October 30, 2010, for evaluating results of Tier 1 screening and
determining whether a chemical should undergo Tier 2 analysis. The
purpose of the weight-of-evidence (WoE) document is to set forth some
of the general principles, criteria, and considerations EPA generally
believes to be relevant under a WoE approach for evaluating data
submitted as part of EPA's two-tiered paradigm for screening and
testing chemicals for endocrine activity (i.e., estrogen, androgen, and
thyroid hormonal systems; E, A, and T) under the EDSP. This document
provides a transparent scientific approach for broadly evaluating Tier
1 screening data to detect an interaction with E, A, and/or T hormonal
systems and determine if additional Tier 2 testing is necessary.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0877, 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-2010-0877. 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: Don
Bergfelt, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7203M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8472; e-mail
address: bergfelt.don@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 67963-67965]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0877; FRL-8849-8]
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Announcing the
Availability of a Draft for Weight-of-Evidence Guidance Document:
Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening To Identify Candidate
Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability for public review and
comment of a draft guidance document titled, ``Weight-of-Evidence
Guidance Document: Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening to
Identify Candidate Chemicals for Tier 2 Testing.'' This action is in
compliance with a directive from the House Appropriations Committee FY
2010 Report directing the EPA to develop and publish criteria by
October 30, 2010, for evaluating results of Tier 1 screening and
determining whether a chemical should undergo Tier 2 analysis. The
purpose of the weight-of-evidence (WoE) document is to set forth some
of the general principles, criteria, and considerations EPA generally
believes to be relevant under a WoE approach for evaluating data
submitted as part of EPA's two-tiered paradigm for screening and
testing chemicals for endocrine activity (i.e., estrogen, androgen, and
thyroid hormonal systems; E, A, and T) under the EDSP. This document
provides a transparent scientific approach for broadly evaluating Tier
1 screening data to detect an interaction with E, A, and/or T hormonal
systems and determine if additional Tier 2 testing is necessary.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0877, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
(DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0877. 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: Don
Bergfelt, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7203M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8472; e-mail
address: bergfelt.don@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 6
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Announcement of Local Government Advisory Committee Members
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67965-67966]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9220-9]
Announcement of Local Government Advisory Committee Members
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces that
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed 29 local, State, and Tribal
elected and appointed officials from across the country to serve on the
EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). The Committee's
purpose will be to give advice and recommendations on a broad range of
environmental issues affecting local governments. . .
[Notices]
[Page 67965-67966]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9220-9]
Announcement of Local Government Advisory Committee Members
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces that
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has appointed 29 local, State, and Tribal
elected and appointed officials from across the country to serve on the
EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC). The Committee's
purpose will be to give advice and recommendations on a broad range of
environmental issues affecting local governments. . .
If you desire further information go to: at http://www.epa.gov/
ocir/scas or contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
Eargle.Frances@epa.gov.
ocir/scas or contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
Eargle.Frances@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67958]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Blue Ribbon
Commission on America's Nuclear Future (the Commission). The Commission
was organized pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance
with the Act.
This notice is being published less that 15 days from the date of
the meeting due to logistical circumstances and the inability to delay
and reschedule the meeting in a timely fashion. In addition, the dates
for this meeting and the location, Washington, DC, were made public
during the September 2010 open meeting of the Commission and posted on
http://www.brc.gov.
DATES: Monday, November 15, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November
16, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 737-2200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy A. Frazier, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-4243 or facsimile (202) 586-
0544; e-mail CommissionDFO@nuclear.energy.gov. Additional information
will be available at http://www.brc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 67958]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Blue Ribbon
Commission on America's Nuclear Future (the Commission). The Commission
was organized pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L.
92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance
with the Act.
This notice is being published less that 15 days from the date of
the meeting due to logistical circumstances and the inability to delay
and reschedule the meeting in a timely fashion. In addition, the dates
for this meeting and the location, Washington, DC, were made public
during the September 2010 open meeting of the Commission and posted on
http://www.brc.gov.
DATES: Monday, November 15, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November
16, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 737-2200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy A. Frazier, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-4243 or facsimile (202) 586-
0544; e-mail CommissionDFO@nuclear.energy.gov. Additional information
will be available at http://www.brc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement. Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67994-67996]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the availability of environmental documents prepared
for OCS mineral proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), in accordance with Federal Regulations that
implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the
availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEMRE
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed
on the Gulf of Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling
1-800-200-GULF.
[Notices]
[Page 67994-67996]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the availability of environmental documents prepared
for OCS mineral proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), in accordance with Federal Regulations that
implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the
availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEMRE
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed
on the Gulf of Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling
1-800-200-GULF.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - ND. DOI/Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement . Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67996-67997]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the Availability of Environmental Documents Prepared
for OCS Mineral Proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), in accordance with Federal Regulations that
implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the
availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEMRE
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed
on the Gulf of Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling
1-800-200-GULF.
[Notices]
[Page 67996-67997]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and
Mineral Operations by the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Region
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of the Availability of Environmental Documents Prepared
for OCS Mineral Proposals by the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), in accordance with Federal Regulations that
implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the
availability of NEPA-related Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
(SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by BOEMRE
for the following oil-, gas-, and mineral-related activities proposed
on the Gulf of Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Unit, Information
Services Section at the number below. Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Attention: Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by calling
1-800-200-GULF.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: GLAKES - ND. DOC/NOAA. Notice of Designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67950-67951]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine
Research Reserve in Wisconsin
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Designation and availability of Notice of Record of
Decision.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, has
designated certain lands and waters of the St. Louis River freshwater
estuary in Wisconsin as the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
On October 19, 2010, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere Dr. Jane Lubchenco signed a record of decision pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act and a findings of designation for
the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin
pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended, 16 U.S.C. Section 1461, and its implementing regulations at 15
CFR Part 921. The Reserve duly received certification from the State of
Wisconsin Coastal Program that Reserve designation is consistent to the
maximum extent practicable with its program. A copy of the official
Record of Decision is available for public review from NOAA's Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management at the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie McGilvray (301) 713-3155 x158,
Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, N/
ORM5, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A copy of the Record of Decision for
each Reserve is available upon request.
[Notices]
[Page 67950-67951]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Designation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine
Research Reserve in Wisconsin
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Designation and availability of Notice of Record of
Decision.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, has
designated certain lands and waters of the St. Louis River freshwater
estuary in Wisconsin as the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
On October 19, 2010, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere Dr. Jane Lubchenco signed a record of decision pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act and a findings of designation for
the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wisconsin
pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended, 16 U.S.C. Section 1461, and its implementing regulations at 15
CFR Part 921. The Reserve duly received certification from the State of
Wisconsin Coastal Program that Reserve designation is consistent to the
maximum extent practicable with its program. A copy of the official
Record of Decision is available for public review from NOAA's Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management at the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie McGilvray (301) 713-3155 x158,
Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, N/
ORM5, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A copy of the Record of Decision for
each Reserve is available upon request.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: MI/LAND - ND. DOI/NPS. Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, MI and University
of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 68000]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, MI and University
of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest,
Escanaba, MI, and in the physical custody of the University of
Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI. The human remains were
removed from Naomikong Point Site, Chippewa County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1966, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from the Naomikong Point Site (20CH2), Chippewa County,
MI, during excavations by the University of Michigan. This site is on
Federal land, and excavation occurred under a U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Special Use Permit. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on archeological context, the human remains are identified as
more likely than not Native American.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of
shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
These Native American human remains are from the aboriginal lands
of the Chippewa and Ottawa. According to the Treaty of Washington,
March 28, 1836 (7 stat. 491), there are five present-day Indian Tribes
that have aboriginal land in the area where the remains were excavated.
These five Tribes are the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
of Michigan. The aboriginal land Tribes that are in closest proximity
to the site are the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan. Letters of support
for the disposition of the Native American human remains to the Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan were sent by the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan. Therefore, officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, will transfer the Native American human remains from
the Naomikong Point Site to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan,
and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Lastly, officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, have determined, pursuant to 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains is to the Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian Tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Teresa Chase, Acting Forest Supervisor, Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 N. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829, telephone (906) 786-
4062, before December 6, 2010. Disposition of the human remains to the
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan, may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, is responsible
for notifying the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, that this notice has been
published.
[Notices]
[Page 68000]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Escanaba, MI and University
of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest,
Escanaba, MI, and in the physical custody of the University of
Michigan, Museum of Anthropology, Ann Arbor, MI. The human remains were
removed from Naomikong Point Site, Chippewa County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
In 1966, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from the Naomikong Point Site (20CH2), Chippewa County,
MI, during excavations by the University of Michigan. This site is on
Federal land, and excavation occurred under a U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Special Use Permit. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Based on archeological context, the human remains are identified as
more likely than not Native American.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
have determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of
shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
These Native American human remains are from the aboriginal lands
of the Chippewa and Ottawa. According to the Treaty of Washington,
March 28, 1836 (7 stat. 491), there are five present-day Indian Tribes
that have aboriginal land in the area where the remains were excavated.
These five Tribes are the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians, Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
of Michigan. The aboriginal land Tribes that are in closest proximity
to the site are the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan. Letters of support
for the disposition of the Native American human remains to the Bay
Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan were sent by the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan. Therefore, officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, will transfer the Native American human remains from
the Naomikong Point Site to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan,
and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Lastly, officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, have determined, pursuant to 43 CFR
10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains is to the Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan.
Representatives of any Indian Tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian Tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact Teresa Chase, Acting Forest Supervisor, Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 N. Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829, telephone (906) 786-
4062, before December 6, 2010. Disposition of the human remains to the
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Michigan, may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, is responsible
for notifying the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; and
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, that this notice has been
published.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: MI/LAND - ND. DOI/NPS. Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Michigan University, Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo, MI
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 67998]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Michigan University,
Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of Western Michigan University, Anthropology
Department, Kalamazoo, MI. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Mackinac County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Western
Michigan University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
In 1973, human remains representing a minimum of eight individuals
were removed from the Gyftakis site (20MK51), St. Ignace, Moran
Township, Mackinac County, MI, during an archeological excavation
directed by Dr. James Fitting. The human remains were transferred to
Western Michigan University for curation and further analysis. The 20
associated funerary objects are 8 black bear scapula and fragments, 1
black bear atlas, 1 black bear proximal femur head, 1 large bird long
bone shaft, 1 possible black bear phalanx, 1 possible crane
carpometacarpus, 1 raptor carpometacarpus, 1 possible small bird long
bone, 1 unidentified non-human cranium fragment, 2 bird or small mammal
long bones and 2 probable bird phalanxes.
In 1972, Middle Woodland period ceramic sherds were found during
test excavations for the St. Ignace Archaeological Survey Project,
which prompted the archeological survey. The burials were found to be
in good condition. Dr. Robert Sundick, a physical anthropologist in the
Anthropology Department at Western Michigan University, studied the
remains. Native American ancestry was determined based on the temporal
association of the Gyftakis Site to the Middle Woodland period (A.D.
170), radiocarbon dating of a sample from an associated hearth and AMS
date of ceramic pot residue. Additionally, seriation of the pottery and
lithic tools discovered at the Gyftakis Site, but which are not
associated funerary objects, are indicative of the Middle Woodland
period and are clearly of pre-Contact/European manufacturing.
According to oral tradition, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians have occupied the St. Ignace area for numerous generations
preceding European arrival into the Great Lakes. The archeological
evidence of pre-historic Native American occupation of the Gyftakis
site supports the Odawa oral histories. In 1615, the French were the
first Europeans to record the Odawa in the Great Lakes. Since this
first encounter in the early 17th century to the present-day, the Odawa
have a long, documented history at St. Ignace and the surrounding
Mackinac region.
Officials of Western Michigan University have determined, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of Western Michigan University also have determined, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 20 objects described above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
Lastly, officials of Western Michigan University have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact LouAnn Wurst, Department of Anthropology,
Western Michigan University, 1005 Moore Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008,
telephone (269) 387-2753, before December 6, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Western Michigan University is responsible for notifying the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, that this notice has been
published.
[Notices]
[Page 67998]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Michigan University,
Anthropology Department, Kalamazoo, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of Western Michigan University, Anthropology
Department, Kalamazoo, MI. The human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Mackinac County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Western
Michigan University professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of
Michigan.
In 1973, human remains representing a minimum of eight individuals
were removed from the Gyftakis site (20MK51), St. Ignace, Moran
Township, Mackinac County, MI, during an archeological excavation
directed by Dr. James Fitting. The human remains were transferred to
Western Michigan University for curation and further analysis. The 20
associated funerary objects are 8 black bear scapula and fragments, 1
black bear atlas, 1 black bear proximal femur head, 1 large bird long
bone shaft, 1 possible black bear phalanx, 1 possible crane
carpometacarpus, 1 raptor carpometacarpus, 1 possible small bird long
bone, 1 unidentified non-human cranium fragment, 2 bird or small mammal
long bones and 2 probable bird phalanxes.
In 1972, Middle Woodland period ceramic sherds were found during
test excavations for the St. Ignace Archaeological Survey Project,
which prompted the archeological survey. The burials were found to be
in good condition. Dr. Robert Sundick, a physical anthropologist in the
Anthropology Department at Western Michigan University, studied the
remains. Native American ancestry was determined based on the temporal
association of the Gyftakis Site to the Middle Woodland period (A.D.
170), radiocarbon dating of a sample from an associated hearth and AMS
date of ceramic pot residue. Additionally, seriation of the pottery and
lithic tools discovered at the Gyftakis Site, but which are not
associated funerary objects, are indicative of the Middle Woodland
period and are clearly of pre-Contact/European manufacturing.
According to oral tradition, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
Indians have occupied the St. Ignace area for numerous generations
preceding European arrival into the Great Lakes. The archeological
evidence of pre-historic Native American occupation of the Gyftakis
site supports the Odawa oral histories. In 1615, the French were the
first Europeans to record the Odawa in the Great Lakes. Since this
first encounter in the early 17th century to the present-day, the Odawa
have a long, documented history at St. Ignace and the surrounding
Mackinac region.
Officials of Western Michigan University have determined, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described above represent the
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
Officials of Western Michigan University also have determined, pursuant
to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 20 objects described above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
Lastly, officials of Western Michigan University have determined,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan.
Representatives of any other Indian Tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact LouAnn Wurst, Department of Anthropology,
Western Michigan University, 1005 Moore Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008,
telephone (269) 387-2753, before December 6, 2010. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Little Traverse
Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan, may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Western Michigan University is responsible for notifying the Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan, and the Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, that this notice has been
published.
ANNOUNCEMENT 13
Subject: TRANSPORT/Air - NM. DOT. The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)]
[Notices]
[Page 68017-68018]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC
Environment Subcommittee, which will be held by teleconference. This
notice announces the date and time of the meeting, which will be open
to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the
competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to
manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and
opportunities of the global economy. The Environment Subcommittee is
charged with examining steps and strategies that can be taken by
aviation-sector stakeholders and the Federal Government to reduce
aviation's environmental footprint and foster sustainability gains in
cost-effective ways. This includes consideration of potential
approaches to promote effective international actions through the
International Civil Aviation Organization.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Call-in
information will be provided to members of the public who register to
participate.
Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for
registration instructions.)
Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or
Environment Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or
alternatively through the FAAC@dot.gov e-mail. If comments and
suggestions are intended specifically for the Environment Subcommittee,
the term ``Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of the
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee
before its November 16, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 12, 2010.
[Notices]
[Page 68017-68018]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
[DOT Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0074]
The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: The Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) Environment
Subcommittee; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, announces a meeting of the FAAC
Environment Subcommittee, which will be held by teleconference. This
notice announces the date and time of the meeting, which will be open
to the public. The purpose of the FAAC is to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation to ensure the
competitiveness of the U.S. aviation industry and its capability to
manage effectively the evolving transportation needs, challenges, and
opportunities of the global economy. The Environment Subcommittee is
charged with examining steps and strategies that can be taken by
aviation-sector stakeholders and the Federal Government to reduce
aviation's environmental footprint and foster sustainability gains in
cost-effective ways. This includes consideration of potential
approaches to promote effective international actions through the
International Civil Aviation Organization.
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 16, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. Call-in
information will be provided to members of the public who register to
participate.
Public Access: The meeting is open to the public. (See below for
registration instructions.)
Public Comments: Persons wishing to offer written comments and
suggestions concerning the activities of the advisory committee or
Environment Subcommittee should file comments in the Public Docket
(Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0074 at http://www.regulations.gov) or
alternatively through the FAAC@dot.gov e-mail. If comments and
suggestions are intended specifically for the Environment Subcommittee,
the term ``Environment'' should be listed in the subject line of the
message. To ensure such comments can be considered by the subcommittee
before its November 16, 2010, meeting, public comments must be filed by
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, November 12, 2010.
