Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 55
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. ENERGY/RFS - FR/Petition Denial. EPA. Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
2. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent Methods
3. ENERGY, TRANSPORT, AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (New Collection)
4. WILDLIFE, GLAKES - FR. DOI/FWS. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
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: ENERGY/RFS - FR/Petition Denial. EPA. Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15855-15856]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-9284-2]
40 CFR Part 80
Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels
and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of denial of petitions for reconsideration.
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SUMMARY: On May 24, 2010, the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), the National
Wildlife Federation, the World Wildlife Fund and the Friends of the
Earth petitioned the Administrator to reconsider an EPA rule, published
on March 26, 2010 (75 FR 14670), which amended the Renewable Fuel
Standard Program pursuant to Clean Air Act section 211(o). The
petitioners alleged that EPA failed to properly require producers of
renewable fuels to verify domestic crops and crop residues used to
produce the renewable fuels complied with the applicable land use
restrictions. Additionally, the CATF alleged that EPA did not properly
account for the ``global rebound effect'' in the final analysis of the
lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of renewable fuel
production and use. On February 17, 2011, the Administrator denied the
petitions for reconsideration and the accompanying requests for stays
in implementing the regulations. This Notice announces the availability
of EPA's decision.
DATES: EPA's denials of the petitions to reconsider were issued by
letters dated February 17, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Argyropoulos in the EPA's Office
of Transportation and Air Quality at (202) 564-1123 or
argyropoulos.paul@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15855-15856]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-9284-2]
40 CFR Part 80
Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels
and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of denial of petitions for reconsideration.
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SUMMARY: On May 24, 2010, the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), the National
Wildlife Federation, the World Wildlife Fund and the Friends of the
Earth petitioned the Administrator to reconsider an EPA rule, published
on March 26, 2010 (75 FR 14670), which amended the Renewable Fuel
Standard Program pursuant to Clean Air Act section 211(o). The
petitioners alleged that EPA failed to properly require producers of
renewable fuels to verify domestic crops and crop residues used to
produce the renewable fuels complied with the applicable land use
restrictions. Additionally, the CATF alleged that EPA did not properly
account for the ``global rebound effect'' in the final analysis of the
lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of renewable fuel
production and use. On February 17, 2011, the Administrator denied the
petitions for reconsideration and the accompanying requests for stays
in implementing the regulations. This Notice announces the availability
of EPA's decision.
DATES: EPA's denials of the petitions to reconsider were issued by
letters dated February 17, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Argyropoulos in the EPA's Office
of Transportation and Air Quality at (202) 564-1123 or
argyropoulos.paul@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15974-15975]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9285-2]
Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of the designation of four new equivalent methods for
monitoring ambient air quality.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, four
new equivalent methods: One each for measuring concentrations of
PM2.5 and lead (Pb) and two for measuring concentrations of
PM10 in the ambient air.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. E-
mail: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Pages 15974-15975]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9285-2]
Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of the designation of four new equivalent methods for
monitoring ambient air quality.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, four
new equivalent methods: One each for measuring concentrations of
PM
PM
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. E-
mail: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT, AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (New Collection)
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15972-15974]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0482; FRL-9284-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership
(New Collection)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 21,
2011.
[Notices]
[Pages 15972-15974]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0482; FRL-9284-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership
(New Collection)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 21,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0482, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Kearns, Office of Air and
Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and
Regional Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone: 734-214-4240; Fax:
734-214-4906; e-mail: kearns.denise @epa.gov.
2007-0482, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Kearns, Office of Air and
Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and
Regional Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone: 734-214-4240; Fax:
734-214-4906; e-mail: kearns.denise @epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WILDLIFE, GLAKES - FR. DOI/FWS. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15857-15858]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 16
[Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-2010-0094; 94140-1342-0000-N5]
RIN 1018-AT49
Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) adds the bighead
carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), a large fish native to eastern Asia,
to the list of injurious fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. The
importation into the United States and interstate transportation
between States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States of all forms
of live bighead carp, gametes, viable eggs, and hybrids thereof is
prohibited, except by permit for zoological, education, medical, or
scientific purposes (in accordance with permit regulation at 50 CFR
16.22) or by Federal agencies without a permit solely for their own
use.
DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The final rule and supporting documents will be available on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-
2010-0094.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nate Caswell, Fish Biologist, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Office, 9053 Rt. 148, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959; telephone 618-997-
6869; facsimile 618-997-9185. If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS)
at 800-877-8339.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15857-15858]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 16
[Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-2010-0094; 94140-1342-0000-N5]
RIN 1018-AT49
Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) adds the bighead
carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), a large fish native to eastern Asia,
to the list of injurious fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. The
importation into the United States and interstate transportation
between States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States of all forms
of live bighead carp, gametes, viable eggs, and hybrids thereof is
prohibited, except by permit for zoological, education, medical, or
scientific purposes (in accordance with permit regulation at 50 CFR
16.22) or by Federal agencies without a permit solely for their own
use.
DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The final rule and supporting documents will be available on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-
2010-0094.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nate Caswell, Fish Biologist, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Office, 9053 Rt. 148, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959; telephone 618-997-
6869; facsimile 618-997-9185. If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS)
at 800-877-8339.
