Friday, November 5, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 214, November 5, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 214
Friday, November 5, 2010
 
There are 10 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR/Correction. EPA. Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances; Technical Correction
 
    2. TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Direct Final Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction and Development Point Source Category
 
    3. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Modification of Significant New Uses of 2-Propen-1-one, 1-(4-morpholinyl)-
 
    4. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Procedures To Ensure Protection of Data Submitters' Rights
 
    5. WATER - PR/Correction. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units; Correction
 
    6. WATER - PR. EPA. Proposed Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction and Development Point Source Category
 
    7. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
 
    8. WATER - NM. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council
 
    9. HAZ, TOXICS - ICR. DHS. Agency Information Collection Activities: Office of Infrastructure Protection; Chemical Security Awareness Training Program
 
  10. ENERGY/Efficiency, CLIMATE, TRANSPORT - ND. DOT/NHTSA. Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program
 
 
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/Correction. EPA. Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances; Technical Correction
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 68214-68215]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099; FRL-8849-2]

Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances; Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of August 18,
2010, concerning the establishment, reassessment, modification and
revoking of tolerances for residues of flubendiamide, in or on multiple
food and livestock commodities. This document is being issued to
correct typographical errors in the referenced rule, specifically, to
revise incorrect tolerance values for the established tolerances for
corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, sweet, stover; and
cotton gin byproducts.

DATES: This final rule is effective November 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in 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: Carmen Rodia, Registration Division
(7504P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0327; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
rodia.carmen@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Direct Final Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction and Development Point Source Category
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 68215-68217]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 450

[EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884; FRL-9222-2]

Direct Final Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction
and Development Point Source Category

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to stay the numeric effluent
limitation of 280 NTU and associated monitoring requirements for the
Construction and Development Point Source Category. This action is
necessary so that EPA can reconsider the record basis for calculating
the numeric effluent limitation. EPA expects to move expeditiously with
its reconsideration, and will remove the stay when such reconsideration
is completed.

DATES: This rule is effective on January 4, 2011 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by December 6, 2010 for 40
CFR 450.22(a) and (b), which are stayed indefinitely. If EPA receives
adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2010-0884, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: This is EPA's preferred
approach, although you may use the alternatives presented below. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: USEPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884, Mailcode 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: USEPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, EPA West Building, Washington,
DC 20004. 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: Janet Goodwin, USEPA Office of Water,
by phone at (202) 566-1060 or by e-mail at goodwin.janet@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Modification of Significant New Uses of 2-Propen-1-one, 1-(4-morpholinyl)-
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68306-68312]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 721

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0669; FRL-8849-7]
RIN 2070-AB27

Modification of Significant New Uses of 2-Propen-1-one, 1-(4-
morpholinyl)-

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is
proposing to amend the significant new use rule (SNUR) for 2-Propen-1-
one, 1-(4-morpholinyl)- (CAS No. 5117-12-4) to allow certain uses
without requiring a significant new use notice (SNUN). EPA
is proposing this amendment based on review of new toxicity test data
and receipt of a SNUN for this chemical substance. The proposed amended
SNUR would continue to require a SNUN for new uses that may involve
significant changes in human exposure.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0669, 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-2009-0669. 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:
Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2209; e-mail address: klosterman.tracey@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.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Procedures To Ensure Protection of Data Submitters' Rights
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68297-68305]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 152

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0456; FRL-8424-8]
RIN 2070-AJ58

Pesticides; Satisfaction of Data Requirements; Procedures To
Ensure Protection of Data Submitters' Rights

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to revise its regulations governing procedures
for the satisfaction of data requirements under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). These provisions
include, among other things, procedures for the protection of exclusive
use and data compensation rights of data submitters. The proposed
revisions would update the regulations, which have not been revised
since issuance in 1984, to accommodate statutory and procedural changes
that have occurred since that time. The revisions would also make minor
changes to clarify the regulations. The revisions would simplify the
procedures and reduce burdens for certain data submitters.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0456, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5454; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: WATER - PR/Correction. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units; Correction
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68296-68297]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559; FRL-9222-4]
RIN 2060-AP90

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units;
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: This action clarifies certain text of the proposed rules
titled ``Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and
Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration
Units.'' The proposed rules were published in the Federal Register on
October 14, 2010. The action proposes how EPA will address Clean Air
Act requirements to establish new source performance standards for new
units and emission guidelines for existing units for specific
categories of solid waste incineration units.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0559 by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    A-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
    Facsimile: Fax your comments to (202) 566-1741, Attention
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
    Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Air and Radiation Docket Information Center, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of two copies. We request that a separate copy
also be sent to the contact person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    Hand Delivery: To send comments or documents through a
courier service, the address to use is: EPA Docket Center, Public
Hearing Room, EPA West, Room 334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are accepted only during the
Docket's normal hours of operation--8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Hambrick, Natural Resource and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0964; facsimile number: (919) 541-
3470; e-mail address: hambrick.amy@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: WATER - PR. EPA. Proposed Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction and Development Point Source Category
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68305-68306]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 450

[EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884; FRL-9222-3]

Proposed Rule Staying Numeric Limitation for the Construction and
Development Point Source Category

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to stay the numeric effluent limitation of
280 NTU and associated monitoring requirements for the Construction and
Development Point Source Category. This action is necessary so that EPA
can reconsider the record basis for calculating the numeric effluent
limitation. EPA plans to take final action to recalculate the numeric
effluent limitation by June 29, 2011. EPA proposes to stay the 280 NTU
limit and associated monitoring requirements until it takes final
action to recalculate the numeric limitation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2010-0884, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: This is EPA's preferred
approach, although you may use the alternatives presented below. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
    Mail: USEPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0884, Mailcode 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: USEPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, EPA West Building, Washington,
DC 20004. 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: Janet Goodwin, USEPA Office of Water
by phone at (202) 566-1060 or by e-mail at goodwin.janet@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses To Multiple Agency Requests
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68354-68355]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9221-8 ]

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.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: WATER - NM. DOI/FWS. Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation Council
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68378-68379]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-MB-2010-N232; 91100-3740-GRNT 7C]

Meeting Announcement: North American Wetlands Conservation
Council

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Council)
will meet to select North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
grant proposals for recommendation to the Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission (Commission). This meeting is open to the public and
interested persons may present oral or written statements.

DATES: Council Meeting: December 7, 2010, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you are
interested in presenting information at this public meeting, contact
the Council Coordinator no later than November 21, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be held at the Five Rivers Delta
Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Johnson, Council
Coordinator, by phone at (703) 358-1784; by e-mail at dbhc@fws.gov; or
by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Mail Stop MBSP 4075, Arlington, VA 22203.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: HAZ, TOXICS - ICR. DHS. Agency Information Collection Activities: Office of Infrastructure Protection; Chemical Security Awareness Training Program
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Notices]              
[Page 68370-68371]

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

National Protection and Programs Directorate

[Docket No. DHS-2010-0071]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Office of
Infrastructure Protection; Chemical Security Awareness Training Program

AGENCY: National Protection and Programs Directorate, DHS.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments; extension of a
currently approved Information Collection: 1670-0009.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection
and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Infrastructure Protection
(IP), Sector-Specific Agency Executive Management Office (SSA EMO),
will submit the following information collection request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). NPPD is soliciting comments concerning the
extension of a currently approved information collection request (ICR)
for the Chemical Security Awareness Training Program. DHS previously
published this ICR in the Federal Register on August 27, 2010 at 75 FR
52768, for a 60-day public comment period. DHS received no comments.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comments.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until December 6,
2010. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB. Comments should be addressed to OMB Desk
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties. Comments must be identified by DHS-2010-0071 and may
be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    E-mail: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: (202) 395-5806.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words
``Department of Homeland Security'' and the docket number for this
action. Comments received will be posted without alteration at http://
www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information provided.
    OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submissions of responses.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency, CLIMATE, TRANSPORT - ND. DOT/NHTSA. Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program
 
[Federal Register: November 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 214)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 68312-68314]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 523, 534, and 535

[Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0079]

Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement
Program

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: NHTSA has prepared a DEIS to disclose and analyze the
potential environmental impacts of the agency's newly proposed fuel
consumption standards for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway
vehicles and work trucks (``HD vehicles''), which NHTSA recently
proposed pursuant to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
NHTSA invites Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, and
the public to submit written comments on the DEIS using the
instructions set forth in this notice. To facilitate review of the
DEIS, NHTSA has posted the DEIS on its Web site (http://www.nhtsa.gov/
fuel-economy
) and placed it in the agency's docket, identified by the
docket number at the beginning of this notice. NHTSA will consider all
public comments received on the DEIS in preparing final NEPA documents
to support final fuel consumption standards, which NHTSA plans to issue
next year.

DATES: To ensure that NHTSA has the opportunity to consider comments on
the DEIS, NHTSA must receive written comments by January 3, 2011. NHTSA
will try to consider comments received after that date to the extent
the NEPA and rulemaking schedules allow, but NHTSA cannot ensure that
it will be able to do so.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the DEIS should
be addressed to Ms. Angel Jackson, Telephone: 1-202-366-0154, Fuel
Economy Division, Office of International Vehicle, Fuel Economy and
Consumer Standards, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. E-mail:
nhtsa.nepa@dot.gov. Information about the HD vehicle rulemaking and the
NEPA process is also available at http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
    Online: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the electronic docket Web site
by clicking on ``Help'' or ``FAQs.''
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Fax: 202-493-2251. . .
 
 
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