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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 27
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

There are 2 announcements in this issue

1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1613.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0252

2. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC); Notice of Public 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: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for
State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1613.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0252

[Federal Register: February 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6873-6874]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0707; FRL-8772-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Data Reporting Requirements for
State and Local Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
Programs (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1613.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0252

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 to renew an
existing approved 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 March 13,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0707, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, 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: Dave Sosnowski, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Transportation and Regional Programs Division, 2000 Traverwood, Ann
Arbor, Michigan 48105; telephone number: 734-214-4823; fax number: 734-
214-4052; e-mail address: sosnowski.dave@epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC); Notice of Public Meeting

[Federal Register: February 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 27)]
[Notices]
[Page 6875]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0008; FRL-8402-5]

Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC); Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will hold a 2-day
meeting beginning on Thursday, March 12, 2009 and ending on Friday,
March 13, 2009. This notice announces the location and times for the
meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 12, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. and March 13, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To request accommodation
of a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting,
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Activities and Recreation
Center, Ballroom A, University of California, Davis, CA (UC-Davis). For
directions to, or information about, the meeting facility only, call
UC-Davis at (530) 754-5306.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Hendricks, Field and External
Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7506P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0308; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: hendricks.kristen@epa.gov; or Lillian Wilmore, TPPC
Administrator, 1595 Beacon St. 3, Brookline, MA 02446-4617;
telephone number: (617) 232-5742; fax number: (617) 277-1656; e-mail
address: NAEcology@aol.com. For information about the TPPC, please see
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/tribes/tppc.htm.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 26, February 10, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 26
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

There are 3 announcements in this issue

1. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen Committee

2. ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOS. Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States

3. ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission

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: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen Committee

[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6623-6624]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8772-2]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Integrated Nitrogen
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB Integrated Nitrogen Committee (INC) to
discuss the committee's draft report.

DATES: The SAB INC will conduct a public teleconference on March 4,
2009. The call will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone at: (202) 343-9981 or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOS. Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States

[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6687-6688]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6518]

Notice of Receipt of Application for a Presidential Permit To
Operate and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United
States

    Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has received an
application from Dome Petroleum Corp., a North Dakota corporation
(``Dome Petroleum''), with its principal address at 4101 Winfield Road,
Warrenville, Illinois 60555, and Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC, (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company with its principal
office at 500 Dallas Street Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77002, for
Presidential permits, pursuant to Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
2004, to operate and maintain two cross-border pipelines they recently
acquired from Dome Pipeline Corporation (``Dome Pipeline'') to
transport petroleum, petroleum products, and other liquid hydrocarbons
between the United States and Canada, crossing the international
boundary line underneath the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan
and Windsor, Canada.
    A Permit for these pipelines was originally issued to American
Brine, Inc. on October 23, 1957. The permit granted American Brine the
authority to construct, connect, operate, and maintain two pipelines
(collectively, the ``Pipelines'') to carry liquid brine between the
United States and Canada, crossing underneath the Detroit River between
Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada. This permit was superseded by a
new permit issued to American Brine on March 13, 1969. Following the
sale of these pipelines to Dome Pipeline in 1972, this superseding
permit was amended to reflect Dome Pipeline as the new owner, and to
permit the pipelines to transport petroleum, petroleum products and
other liquid hydrocarbons.
    On March 15, 2007 Dome Petroleum sold Dome Pipeline, its former
subsidiary, to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, a master limited
partnership with its principal office in Houston, Texas. Following the
sale, Dome Pipeline was merged into Kinder Morgan Cochin (``Kinder
Morgan''), a Delaware limited liability company and subsidiary of
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners with its principal office in Houston,
Texas.
    Under the terms of the all-stock sale, ownership of the Pipelines
was to be transferred to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan. Dome
Petroleum shall be the sole owner of the pipeline common referred to as
the Eastern Delivery System South Pipeline System
(``EDS Pipeline''), located to the east-southeast of the other
pipeline. Kinder Morgan shall be the sole owner of the pipeline
commonly referred to as the Cochin Pipeline, located to the west-
northwest of the EDS Pipeline. Each party shall be solely responsible
for the maintenance of their pipeline and any liability associated with
that pipeline. All easements, licenses, leases and permits associated
with the Pipelines, except for any Presidential permits issued by the
Department, and all real property formerly owned in fee by Dome
Pipeline, shall be owned jointly by Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan as
tenants in common. If approved by the Department, separate individual
Presidential permits will be issued to Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
for their respective pipelines.
    According to the application, Dome Petroleum and Kinder Morgan
have, in written correspondence to the Department of State, committed
to abide by the relevant terms and conditions of the permit previously
issued by the Department to Dome Pipeline. Further, Dome Petroleum and
Kinder Morgan have indicated in that correspondence that there have
been no substantial changes in the operations of the EDS and Cochin
pipelines from those originally authorized by the Department and
further stated that the future operation of the pipelines will remain
essentially unchanged from that previously permitted. Therefore, in
accordance with 22 CFR 161.7(b)(3) and the Department's Procedures for
Issuance of a Presidential Permit Where There Has Been a Transfer of
the Underlying Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for Land
Transportation (70 FR 30990, May 31, 2005), the Department of State
does not intend to conduct an environmental review of the application
unless information is brought to its attention that the transfer
potentially would have a significant impact on the quality of the human
environment.
    As required by E.O. 13337, the Department of State is circulating
this application to concerned federal agencies for comment.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit, in duplicate, comments
relative to this proposal on or before March 12, 2009 to J. Brian
Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodities Policy,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520. The application and related
documents that are part of the record to be considered by the
Department of State in connection with this application are available
for inspection in the Office of International Energy and Commodities
Policy during normal business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    J. Brian Duggan, Office of International Energy and Commodity
Policy (EB/ESC/IEC/EPC), Department of State, Washington, DC 20520; or
by telephone at (202) 647-1291; or by e-mail at DugganJB@state.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT - ND. DOE. Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission

[Federal Register: February 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 26)]
[Notices]
[Page 6606-6607]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. PP-230-4]

Application To Amend Presidential Permit; International
Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

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SUMMARY: International Transmission Company, d/b/a ITCTransmission
(ITC) has applied for an amendment of a Presidential permit to
construct, operate, maintain and connect electric transmission
facilities across the U.S. international border.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests to intervene must be submitted
on or before March 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE-
20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Russell (Program Office) at 202-
586-9624, or by e-mail to Ellen.Russell@hq.doe.gov, or Michael T.
Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202-586-2793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The construction, operation, maintenance,
and connection of facilities at the international border of the United
States for the transmission of electric energy between the United
States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a
Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
    On September 26, 2000, DOE issued a Presidential permit to
International Transmission Company (ITC) in Order No. PP-230,
authorizing it to construct, operate, maintain, and connect electric
transmission facilities at the international border of the United
States and Canada. Those facilities are currently authorized by
Presidential Permit No. PP-230-3 and include:
    (1) One 230,000-volt (230-kV) transmission line, including one 675-
MVA phase-shifting transformer connecting the Bunce Creek Station,
located in Marysville, Michigan, with Hydro One's Scott Transformer
Station, located in Sarnia, Ontario (identified as the B3N facility);
    (2) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the Waterman Station,
located in Detroit, Michigan, with Hydro One's J. Clark Keith
Generating Station, located in Windsor, Ontario (identified as the J5D
facility);
    (3) One 345-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station, located in East China Township, Michigan, with
Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station, located in Moore Township,
Ontario (identified as the L4D facility); and
    (4) One 230-kV transmission line connecting the St. Clair
Generating Station with Hydro One's Lambton Generating Station
(identified as the L51D facility).
    In March 2003, the phase shifting transformer installed on the B3N
facilities failed. On January 5, 2009, ITC applied to DOE to amend
Presidential Permit PP-230-3 by authorizing it to replace the failed
675-MVA transformer with two 700-MVA phase shifting transformers
connected in series.
    Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to become a party to this
proceeding or to be heard by filing comments or protests to this
application should file a petition to intervene, comment or protest at
the address provided above in accordance with Sec. Sec. 385.211 or
385.214 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
each petition and protest should be filed with DOE on or before the
date listed above.
    Additional copies of such petitions to intervene or protest also
should be filed directly with Mr. James Frankowski, ITC Holdings Corp,
27175 Energy Way, Novi, MI 48377 and John R. Staffier, Stuntz, Davis &
Staffier, P.C., 555 Twelfth Street, NW., Suite 630, Washington, DC
20004.
    Before a Presidential permit may be granted or amended, DOE must
determine that the proposed action will
not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system. In addition, DOE must consider the environmental impacts
of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit, with
any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the
concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
before taking final action on a Presidential permit application.
    Copies of this application will be made available, upon request,
for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In
addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically
at http://www.oe.energy.gov/permits_pending.htm.

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Monday, February 9, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 25, February 9, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 25
Monday, February 9, 2009

There are 3 announcements in this issue

1. AIR - PR. EPA. Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries

2. ENERGY - Presidential Memo. Appliance Efficiency Standards; Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy

3. WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL; Re: Waters located adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal fish barrier system

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REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT 1

Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries

[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6509-6529]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236; FRL-8766-6]
RIN 2060-AO93

Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section
112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other
Nonferrous Foundries

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is revising the area source category list by changing the
name of the ``Secondary Aluminum Production'' category to ``Aluminum
Foundries'' and the ``Nonferrous Foundries, not elsewhere classified
(nec)'' category to ``Other Nonferrous Foundries.'' At the same time,
EPA is proposing national emission standards for the Aluminum
Foundries, Copper Foundries, and Other Nonferrous Foundries area source
categories. These proposed emission standards for new and existing
sources reflect EPA's proposed determination regarding the generally
available control technology or management practices for each area
source category.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2009 unless a
public hearing is requested by February 19, 2009. If a hearing is
requested on the proposed rule, written comments must be received by
March 26, 2009. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the
information collection provisions are best assured of having full
effect if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of
your comments on or before March 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0236, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-
0236.
    Fax: Fax your comments to: 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236.
    Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0236. Please include a total of two copies. In
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to EPA
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Center's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the proposed
standards for aluminum foundries, contact Mr. David Cole, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and Information Division,
Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group (C404-05),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
Telephone Number: (919) 541-5565; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-mail
address: Cole.David@epa.gov. For questions about the proposed standards
for copper foundries and other nonferrous foundries, contact Mr. Gary
Blais, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Outreach and
Information Division, Regulatory Development and Policy Analysis Group
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; Telephone Number: (919) 541-3223; Fax Number: (919) 541-0242; E-
mail address: Blais.Gary@epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: ENERGY - Presidential Memo. Appliance Efficiency Standards; Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy

[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 6537-6538]

                        Presidential Documents

                Memorandum of February 5, 2009

                Appliance Efficiency Standards

                Memorandum for the Secretary of Energy

                Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
                (EPCA), the Department of Energy (DOE) is required to
                establish by certain dates energy efficiency standards
                for a broad class of residential and commercial
                products. These products are appliances and other
                equipment used in consumers' homes and in commercial
                establishments. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005
                (EPACT), the Congress directed the DOE to develop a
                plan to issue expeditiously efficiency standards for
                those products with respect to which the Department had
                not yet met the deadlines specified in the EPCA.

                In 2005, 14 States and various other entities brought
                suit alleging that the DOE had failed to comply with
                deadlines and other requirements in the EPCA. In
                November 2006, the DOE entered into a consent decree
                under which the DOE agreed to publish final rules
                regarding 22 product categories by specific deadlines,
                the latest of which is June 30, 2011. The consent
                decree includes target dates for the rulemaking
                processes and sets deadlines for issuance of final
                rules with respect to each product category. The Energy
                Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) directed
                the DOE to establish energy standards for additional
                product categories.

                The DOE remains subject to outstanding deadlines with
                respect to 15 of the 22 product categories covered by
                the consent decree, as well as statutory deadlines for
                a number of additional product categories. These
                efficiency standards, once implemented, will result in
                significant energy savings for the American people.

                 Therefore, I request that:

                     (a) the DOE take all necessary steps, consistent
                with the consent decree, EPACT, and EISA, to finalize
                legally required efficiency standards as expeditiously
                as possible and consistent with all applicable judicial
                and statutory deadlines. Such standards include, most
                immediately, those covered by the five energy
                efficiency rules with deadlines prior to and including
                August 8, 2009;
                     (b) with respect to standards subject to judicial
                and statutory deadlines later than August 8, 2009, the
                DOE work to complete prior to the applicable deadline
                those standards that will result in the greatest energy
                savings. To undertake this task, the DOE should
                quantify, to the extent feasible and consistent with
                statutory requirements, the expected annual energy
                savings from the relevant standards. The DOE must,
                however, ensure that it meets applicable deadlines for
                all standards.

                 This memorandum is not intended to, and does not,
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
                enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the
                United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
                its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
                person.

                 You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
                memorandum in the Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: WILDLIFE, WATER - ND. DHS/Coast Guard. Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL; Re: Waters located adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal
fish barrier system

[Federal Register: February 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 25)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6352-6357]

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-1247]
RIN 1625-AA11

Regulated Navigation Area and Safety Zone, Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal, Romeoville, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary interim rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a regulated navigation area
and safety zone on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Romeoville,
IL. This temporary interim rule places navigational and operational
restrictions on all vessels transiting the navigable waters located
adjacent to and over the Army Corps of Engineers' electrical dispersal
fish barrier system.

DATES: This temporary interim rule is effective from 11:59 p.m. on
January 17, 2009, until September 30, 2009. Comments and related
material must reach the Docket Management Facility on or before April
10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2008-1247 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) 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 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is 202-366-9329. To avoid duplication, please use only one of
these methods. For instructions on submitting comments, see the
``Public Participation and Request for Comments''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary rule, call CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth
Coast Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045. If you have questions on
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 24, February 6, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 24
Friday, February 6, 2009

There are 4 announcements in this issue

1. ENERGY - FRD/Partial Withdrawal. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods

2. REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Revitalization Grantee Reporting (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0192

3. ENERGY/Biofuels - NM. DOE. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

4. ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board

CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT 1

Subject: ENERGY - FRD/Partial Withdrawal. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Test Methods

[Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6233]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0558; FRL-8771-6]
RIN 2060-AP17

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline and Diesel Fuel
Test Methods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Partial Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the
provision for the allowance of an alternative test method for olefins
in gasoline of the direct final, published on December 8, 2008.

DATES: Effective February 6, 2009, EPA withdraws the amendments to 40
CFR 80.46(b)(2)(i) and 40 CFR 80.46(h)(1)(iii) published at 73 FR 74350
on December 8, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Sopata, Transportation and
Regional Programs Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality
(Mail Code: 6406J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9034; fax number: (202)
343-2802; e-mail address: sopata.joe@epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0192

[Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)]
[Notices]
[Page 6286-6288]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0078; FRL-8771-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0192

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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2009-0078, by one of the following methods:
    www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    E-mail: docket.superfund@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-0276.
    Mail: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460.
    Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 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: Rachel Lentz, Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, (5105-T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-2745; fax number: 202-
566-1476; e-mail address: lentz.rachel@epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - NM. DOE. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

[Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)]
[Notices]
[Page 6272]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research
and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research
and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices
in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice
announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee.

DATES AND TIMES:
     February 25, 2009 at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
    February 26, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Homewood Suites--Riverwalk--Alamo Room, 432 W. Market, San
Antonio, TX 78205.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valri Lightner, Designated Federal
Officer for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-0937 or Carolyn Clark at (202) 586-
8077; E-mail: cclark@bcs-hq.com.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board

[Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)]
[Notices]
[Page 6272-6273]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

State Energy Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: February 18, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Division Director, Office of
Commercialization & Project Management, Golden Field Office, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone
303-275-4801.

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 23, February 5, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 23
Thursday, February 5, 2009

There are 4 announcements in this issue

1. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120

2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

3. ENERGY/Solar - ND. EPA. Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar America Showcases (General) 2009

4. WILDLIFE - FR/Finding. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat

CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.

ANNOUNCEMENT 1

Subject: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120

[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6152-6154]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0913, FRL-8771-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; EPA ICR
Number 1571.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0120

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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0913, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-9744.
    Mail: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334,
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: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail
address: abdul-malik.norma@epamail.epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6154-6155]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8767-6; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0040]

Draft Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum Salts and
Platinum Compounds: In Support of the Summary Information in the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated
Platinum Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)''. This
document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental
Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development
    EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations from the
public and the expert panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later
date and announced in the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the
draft document. The public comment period will provide opportunities
for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to
forward public comments, submitted in accordance with this notice, to
the external peer-review panel prior to the peer-review meeting for
their consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA will
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. The draft document and EPA's peer-review
charge are available via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the
Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea.

DATES: The public comment period begins February 5, 2009 and ends April
6, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by April 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from the public
received by this date for consideration by the external peer review
panel.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' is available via the
Internet on the NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited
number of paper copies are available from NCEA's Technical Information
Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are
requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and
the document title, ``Toxicological Review of Halogenated Platinum
Salts and Platinum Compounds: In Support of Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).''
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    If you have questions about the document, contact Andrew A. Rooney,
IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W.
Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-
1492; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-mail: rooney.andrew@epa.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: ENERGY/Solar - ND. EPA. Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar America Showcases (General) 2009

[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Notices]
[Page 6144-6146]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA); Solar
America Showcases (General) 2009

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance (DE-PS36-
09GO99021).

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives Notice of
Opportunity for Technical Assistance (NOTA). The purpose of this NOTA is to support
the goal of DOE's Solar America Initiative (SAI) to reduce the cost of
solar photovoltaic technologies so that they become cost-competitive
with grid electricity by 2015. The SAI represents a significant
enhancement of DOE's business strategy of partnering with key
stakeholders to accelerate commercialization of photovoltaic (PV)
system research and development (R&D) to meet aggressive cost and
installed capacity goals. DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program uses
research and development (R&D), testing and evaluation, and market
transformation (MT) approaches to meet its SAI goal. MT efforts aim to
reduce market barriers and promote market expansion of solar energy
technologies through non-R&D activities. There are several aspects to
SAI MT that should be kept in mind by Applicants to this NOTA:
    DOE is looking to identify and remove market barriers. DOE
is seeking to identify and minimize or remove barriers to solar
technology commercialization as quickly and efficiently as possible.
    DOE is looking for significant market changing activities.
DOE is seeking to make large and significant changes in the marketplace
through its market transformation activities.
    DOE is focused on near- and mid-term results. Accordingly,
emphasis will be on projects and activities with the greatest potential
to assist the DOE in reaching its SAI goal by 2015 (for more
information, see SAI Web site at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/
solar_america/index.html).
    DOE is looking for performers and partners who are
committed to the SAI mission. In order to achieve the SAI mission of
2015, DOE is inclined to partner and work with highly motivated
entities.
    The DOE will provide Technical Assistance to large-scale, high-
visibility solar installation projects that have the ability to impact
the market for solar technologies through large project size, use of a
novel solar technology, and/or use of a novel application for a solar
technology. In addition, it is desired that the project be replicable
or have replicable components. Large-scale installations may include
photovoltaic, concentrating solar power, solar water heating, and solar
space heating applications.
    Technical assistance will not be provided for research,
development, or early-stage testing and evaluation of any technology or
product. Solar America Showcases focus on providing support to projects
in which a commercially-ready technology is to be installed in a large-
scale application with full financial project commitment already in
place. Support for research, product development or early stage testing
and evaluation of solar products or technologies may be available under
other Solar America Initiative opportunities.
    DOE will not purchase hardware or otherwise provide direct funding
to organizations selected from this Notice.
    For further detail, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, and the full Notice of Opportunity for Technical
Assistance (NOTA) at the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System
(IIPS) Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/.

DATES: Requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted by 11:59 PM
Eastern Time via the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Web site: http://e-center.doe.gov/ on the dates indicated in the table
below to be considered under this Notice. Requests received after the
submission due date/time will automatically be considered and reviewed
in the next cycle other than the last cycle. DOE reserves the right to
add other submission dates or repost the Notice, pending review of the
requests for Technical Assistance received during the open period. DOE
may continue to enter into Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) with selected
organizations/entities, until the total value of DOE's Technical
Assistance has been allocated or all selected projects have received
the required Technical Assistance needed.

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       Notice closing date               Submission due date/time
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03/31/2009........................ 03/31/2009 11:59 PM ET.
06/30/2009........................ 06/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
09/30/2009........................ 09/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
12/30/2009........................ 12/30/2009 11:59 PM ET.
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ADDRESSES: All requests for Technical Assistance must be submitted to
the DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) Web site: http:/
/e-center.doe.gov/. Applications submitted via any other method will
not be considered for Technical Assistance under this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the content of the
notice must be submitted through the ``Submit Question'' feature of the
DOE Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-
center.doe.gov. Locate the Notice on IIPS and then click on the
``Submit Question'' button. Enter required information. You will
receive an electronic notification that your question has been
answered. DOE will try to respond to a question within 3 business days,
unless a similar question and answer have already been posted on the
Web site. All questions must be submitted no later than one week prior
to the closing date.

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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: WILDLIFE - FR/Finding. DOI/FWS. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat

[Federal Register: February 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 23)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6122-6128]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[FWS-R2-ES-2008-0131; MO 9221050083-B2]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Partial 90-Day
Finding on a Petition To List 206 Species in the Midwest and Western
United States as Threatened or Endangered With Critical Habitat

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition finding.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
90-day finding on 165 species from a petition to list 206 species in
the mountain-prairie region of the United States as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We find that, for these 165 species, the petition does not present
substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that
listing may be warranted. Therefore, for these 165 species, we will not
initiate a further status review in response to this petition; however,
we are making no determination at this time on whether substantial
information has been presented on the remaining 39 species included in
the petition. A finding (or findings) will be made on the remaining 39
species at a later date. We ask the public to submit to us any new
information that becomes available concerning the status of these 165
species, or threats to them or their habitat, at any time. This
information will help us monitor and encourage the conservation of
these species. An additional 2 species of the 206 were reviewed in a
concurrent 90-day finding and, therefore, were not considered in this
finding (see Petition).

DATES: The finding announced in this document was made on February 5,
2009. You may submit new information concerning this species for our
consideration at any time.

ADDRESSES: This finding is available on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov. Supporting information we used in preparing this
finding is available for public inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-
Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office, P.O. Box 25486, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80255. Please submit any new
information, materials, comments, or questions concerning these species
or this finding to the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Carlson, Listing Coordinator,
Mountain-Prairie Regional Ecological Services Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone 303-236-4264. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), please call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800-877-8339.

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 27, February 11, 2009

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 26, February 10, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 25, February 9, 2009

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 24, February 6, 2009

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 23, February 5, 2009

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