Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 215
Monday, November 8, 2010
Subject: AIR, TRANSPORT - FRD. Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
Subject: AIR, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Revisions To In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
Subject: LAND - ND. USDA. Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory Council
Vol. 75, No. 215
Monday, November 8, 2010
There are 3 announcements in this issue
1. AIR, TRANSPORT - FRD. Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
2. AIR, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Revisions To In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
3. LAND - ND. USDA. Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory Council
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR, TRANSPORT - FRD. Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
[Federal Register: November 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 215)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68448-68467]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86, 1033, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1054, and 1065
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0142; FRL-9220-6]
RIN 2060-AO69
Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and
Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on several revisions to
EPA's mobile source emission programs standards and test procedures.
EPA believes that each of these is minor and non-controversial in
nature. Most of the changes arise from the results of the collaborative
test program and related technical work we conducted for the highway
heavy-duty diesel in-use testing program. Most noteworthy here is the
adoption of a particulate matter measurement allowance for use with
portable emission measurement systems. Related to this are two
provisions to align the in-use program timing requirements with
completion of the program as required in current regulations and the
incorporation of revisions to a few technical requirements in the
testing regulations based on information learned in this and one other
test program. Finally, the DFR modifies a few transitional
flexibilities for locomotive, recreational marine, and Tier 4 nonroad
engines and incorporates a handful of minor corrections.
DATES: This is effective on January 7, 2011 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by December 8, 2010 on any
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule. If EPA receives adverse
comment on this rule or any discrete amendment, paragraph, or section
of this rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the Direct Final
Rule, or the amendment, paragraph, or section of the direct final rule
that received adverse comment, in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule, or that amendment, paragraph, or section of the
rule, will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OA-2010-0142, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room: 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Wilcox, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4390; fax
number: (734) 214-4050; e-mail address: wilcox.rich@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68448-68467]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86, 1033, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1054, and 1065
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0142; FRL-9220-6]
RIN 2060-AO69
Revisions to In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and
Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on several revisions to
EPA's mobile source emission programs standards and test procedures.
EPA believes that each of these is minor and non-controversial in
nature. Most of the changes arise from the results of the collaborative
test program and related technical work we conducted for the highway
heavy-duty diesel in-use testing program. Most noteworthy here is the
adoption of a particulate matter measurement allowance for use with
portable emission measurement systems. Related to this are two
provisions to align the in-use program timing requirements with
completion of the program as required in current regulations and the
incorporation of revisions to a few technical requirements in the
testing regulations based on information learned in this and one other
test program. Finally, the DFR modifies a few transitional
flexibilities for locomotive, recreational marine, and Tier 4 nonroad
engines and incorporates a handful of minor corrections.
DATES: This is effective on January 7, 2011 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comment by December 8, 2010 on any
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule. If EPA receives adverse
comment on this rule or any discrete amendment, paragraph, or section
of this rule, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the Direct Final
Rule, or the amendment, paragraph, or section of the direct final rule
that received adverse comment, in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule, or that amendment, paragraph, or section of the
rule, will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OA-2010-0142, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room: 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Wilcox, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4390; fax
number: (734) 214-4050; e-mail address: wilcox.rich@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA. Revisions To In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
[Federal Register: November 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 215)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 68575-68582]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86, 1033, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1054, and 1065
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0142; FRL-9220-7]
RIN 2060-AO69
Revisions To In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and
Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This NPRM proposes to make several revisions to EPA's mobile
source emission programs and test procedures. EPA believes that each of
these is minor and non-controversial in nature. Most of the proposed
changes arise from the results of the collaborative test program and
related technical work we conducted for the highway heavy-duty diesel
in-use testing program. Most noteworthy here is the proposal to adopt a
particulate matter measurement allowance for use with portable emission
measurement systems. Related to this are two provisions to align the
in-use program timing requirements with completion of the program as
required in current regulations and the incorporation of revisions to a
few technical requirements in the testing regulations based on
information learned in this and one other test program. Finally, the
NPRM proposes to modify a few transitional flexibilities for
locomotive, recreational marine, and Tier 4 nonroad engines and
incorporates a handful of minor corrections.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 8, 2010. Request
for a public hearing must be received by November 23, 2010. If we
receive a request for a public hearing, we will publish information
related to the timing and location of the hearing and the timing of a
new deadline for public comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0142, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room: 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Wilcox, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4390; fax
number: (734) 214-4050; email address: laroo.chris@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 68575-68582]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86, 1033, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1054, and 1065
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0142; FRL-9220-7]
RIN 2060-AO69
Revisions To In-Use Testing for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines and
Vehicles; Emissions Measurement and Instrumentation; Not-to-Exceed
Emission Standards; and Technical Amendments for Off-Highway Engines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This NPRM proposes to make several revisions to EPA's mobile
source emission programs and test procedures. EPA believes that each of
these is minor and non-controversial in nature. Most of the proposed
changes arise from the results of the collaborative test program and
related technical work we conducted for the highway heavy-duty diesel
in-use testing program. Most noteworthy here is the proposal to adopt a
particulate matter measurement allowance for use with portable emission
measurement systems. Related to this are two provisions to align the
in-use program timing requirements with completion of the program as
required in current regulations and the incorporation of revisions to a
few technical requirements in the testing regulations based on
information learned in this and one other test program. Finally, the
NPRM proposes to modify a few transitional flexibilities for
locomotive, recreational marine, and Tier 4 nonroad engines and
incorporates a handful of minor corrections.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 8, 2010. Request
for a public hearing must be received by November 23, 2010. If we
receive a request for a public hearing, we will publish information
related to the timing and location of the hearing and the timing of a
new deadline for public comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0142, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Headquarters Library, EPA West Building, Room: 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Wilcox, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4390; fax
number: (734) 214-4050; email address: laroo.chris@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: LAND - ND. USDA. Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory Council
[Federal Register: November 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 215)]
[Notices]
[Page 68599-68600]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announces solicitation for nominations to fill thirteen vacancies on
the Forestry Research Advisory Council.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before December 20, 2010.
Send completed nomination packages to Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior
Staff Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research and Development,
Forestry Research Advisory Council; U.S. Department of Agriculture;
Mail Stop 1120; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
1120, if sending by U.S Postal Service. For Express mail use 201 14th
St., SW.; Mail Stop 1120; Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior Staff
Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research and Development, Forestry
Research Advisory Council; 202-205-1665.
[Notices]
[Page 68599-68600]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Solicitation for Membership to the Forestry Research Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. app., the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announces solicitation for nominations to fill thirteen vacancies on
the Forestry Research Advisory Council.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before December 20, 2010.
Send completed nomination packages to Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior
Staff Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research and Development,
Forestry Research Advisory Council; U.S. Department of Agriculture;
Mail Stop 1120; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
1120, if sending by U.S Postal Service. For Express mail use 201 14th
St., SW.; Mail Stop 1120; Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior Staff
Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research and Development, Forestry
Research Advisory Council; 202-205-1665.
