Monday, March 23, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 54, March 23, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 54
Monday, March 23, 2009
 
There are 2 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
 
    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Tech. Amendment. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
  
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
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)
 
[Federal Register: March 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 54)]
[Notices]              
[Page 12127-12128]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8785-8]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Chartered
SAB to: discuss EPA's long range strategic research directions, discuss
the FY 2010 EPA research budget, and plan for future SAB activities
including the SAB's plan for conducting a study and delivering advice
on strengthening science assessments at the EPA.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) and Friday, April 24, 2009
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Arlington Gateway
Hotel, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203; phone (703) 717-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9982; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
miller.tom@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found
on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. . .     
Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge
questions and other materials for the meeting will be placed on the SAB
Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/
BOARD.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Tech. Amendment. DOE. Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
 
[Federal Register: March 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 54)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 12058-12076]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 430 and 431

RIN 1904-AB74

Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and
Commercial and Industrial Equipment

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

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this technical
amendment to place the energy conservation standards and test
procedures, and related definitions, prescribed in the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) for certain consumer
products and commercial and industrial equipment in the Code of Federal
Regulations.

DATES: Effective Date: March 23, 2009. The incorporation by reference
of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director
of the Federal Register as of March 23, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail:
Michael.Mccabe@ee.doe.gov.
    Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7432, e-mail:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
 
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Friday, March 20, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 53, March 20, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 53
Friday, March 20, 2009
 
There are 9 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Lead; Fees for Accreditation of Training Programs and
Certification of Lead-based Paint Activities and Renovation Contractors
 
    2. AIR - FRD. EPA. Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines
 
    3. ALL - ND/CBI. Access to Confidential Business Information by Enrollees Under the Senior Environmental Employment Program
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48), Busan 77, Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice
of Availability
 
    5. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. DOE/Office of Health, Safety and Security. Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities
 
    6. ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment
 
    7. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Request for Expressions of Interest in Hosting a Facility or Facilities for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury
 
    8. ENERGY - ND. DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Effect Upon State Laws and Regulations
 
    9. ALL - PR. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Guidelines and Requirements for Mandatory Recall Notices: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
          
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. EPA. Lead; Fees for Accreditation of Training Programs and
Certification of Lead-based Paint Activities and Renovation Contractors
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 11863-11870]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 745

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0382; FRL-8404-2]
RIN 2070-AJ40

Lead; Fees for Accreditation of Training Programs and
Certification of Lead-based Paint Activities and Renovation Contractors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing this final rule to revise the existing fees for
EPA's Lead-based Paint Activities Regulations and establish fees for
the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule. As specified in section 402
of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA must establish and
implement a fee schedule to recover for the U.S. Treasury the Agency's
costs of administering and enforcing the standards and requirements
applicable to lead-based paint training programs and contractors.
Specifically, this final rule establishes the fees that will be
charged, in those States and Indian Tribes without authorized programs,
for training programs seeking accreditation under 40 CFR 745.225, for
firms engaged in renovations seeking certification under 40 CFR 745.89,
and for individuals or firms engaged in lead-based paint activities
seeking certification under 40 CFR 745.226.

DATES: This final rule is effective April 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0382. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at 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 OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
     For technical information contact: Marc Edmonds, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0758; e-mail
address: edmonds.marc@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: AIR - FRD. EPA. Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 11858-11862]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0490; FRL-8784-4]
RIN 2060-AO23

Standards of Performance for Stationary Combustion Turbines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on amendments to the sulfur
dioxide air emission standards for stationary combustion turbines that
burn biogas (landfill gas, digester gas, etc.). Without these
amendments, owners/operators of new stationary combustion turbines
burning biogas containing relatively low amounts of sulfur-containing
compounds will be required to install pretreatment facilities to remove
the sulfur compounds prior to combustion or to install post combustion
controls to lower sulfur dioxide emissions. It was not EPA's intent to
require the use of either of these approaches, and the costs associated
with either approach are substantially greater than the environmental
benefit resulting from the decrease in sulfur dioxide emissions.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on May 19, 2009 without
further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by April
20, 2009. If EPA receives relevant adverse comment, we will publish a
timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the
amendments in this rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Comments: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0748 by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov and fellner.christian@epa.gov.
    3. Facsimile: (202) 566-9744.
    4. Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: Air and Radiation
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of
two copies.
    5. Hand Delivery: Deliver in person or by courier to: EPA Docket
Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christian Fellner, Energy
Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), U.S.
EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-4003,
facsimile number (919) 541-5450, electronic mail (e-mail) address:
fellner.christian@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: ALL - ND/CBI. Access to Confidential Business Information by Enrollees Under the Senior Environmental Employment Program
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11941-11942]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8785-1]

Access to Confidential Business Information by Enrollees Under
the Senior Environmental Employment Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized grantee organizations under the Senior
Environmental Employment (SEE) Program and their enrollees access to
information which has been submitted to EPA under the environmental
statutes administered by the Agency. Some of this information may be
claimed or determined to be confidential business information (CBI).

DATES: Comments concerning CBI access will be accepted on or before
March 25, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to: Susan Street, National
Program Manager, Senior Environmental Employment Program (MC 3605A),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Street at (202) 564-0410.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48), Busan 77, Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice
of Availability
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11944-11946]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0416; FRL-8383-5]

Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48), Busan 77, Organic
Esters of Phosphoric Acid Reregistration Eligibility Decisions; Notice
of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration
Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticides Diiodomethyl p-tolyl
sulfone (Amical 48), Busan 77, and Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid,
and opens a public comment period on these documents. The Agency's risk
assessments and other related documents also are available in the
Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone (Amical 48), Busan 77, and Organic Esters
of Phosphoric Acid Dockets. Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone is used as an
algaecide, bactericide, and fungicide for materials and wood
preservation. Busan 77 is used to control of algae in swimming pools,
hot tubs, whirlpools and fountains without fish. It is also registered
to control growth of algae, bacteria, and fungi in recirculating
cooling towers, industrial air washing systems, and as a materials
preservative in metal cutting fluids. Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid
is used primarily as a fungicide and bacteriostat, with the main use
site being a material preservative for carpet backings. Some other use
sites include paint, textiles, vinyl products, polymeric laminates, and
epoxy flooring and tile. EPA has reviewed Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone
(Amical 48), Busan 77, and Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid through
the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the
public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that
all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 19, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number for Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1151; for
Busan 77, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0834; and for Organic Esters of Phosphoric
Acid, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-1166 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'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: For Diiodomethyl p-tolyl sulfone
(Amical 48), contact: Kathryn Avivah Jakob, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-1328; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
    For Busan 77, contact: ShaRon Carlisle, Antimicrobials Division
(7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-6427; fax number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address:
carlisle.sharon@epa.gov.
    For Organic Esters of Phosphoric Acid, contact: Heather Garvie,
Antimicrobials Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-0034; fax
number: (703) 308-8481; e-mail address: garvie.heather@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. DOE/Office of Health, Safety and Security. Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 11839-11843]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 820

RIN 1990-AA30

Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities

AGENCY: Office of Health, Safety and Security, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is today publishing a final
rule to amend its Procedural Rules for DOE Nuclear Activities at Part
820 to be consistent with section 610 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
Public Law 109-58 (EPAct of 2005), signed into law by President Bush on
August 8, 2005. Section 610 amends provisions in section 234A. of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) concerning civil penalty assessments
against certain DOE contractors, subcontractors and suppliers.
Specifically, this final rule revises DOE regulations at section 820.20
to be consistent with the changes under section 610 of the EPAct of
2005.

DATES: Effective Date: This rulemaking is effective on April 20, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John S. Boulden III, Acting Director
(HS-40), Office of Enforcement, Office of Health, Safety and Security,
U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Maryland
20874, (301) 903-2178; or Sophia Angelini, Attorney Advisor (GC-52),
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6975.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: ENERGY - PR/NM. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 11999-12049]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0013]
RIN 1904-AB83

Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment:
Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as
amended, directs the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish
energy conservation standards for certain commercial and industrial
equipment, including commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-
heating equipment. Of particular relevance here, the statute also
requires that each time the corresponding industry standard--the
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America (IESNA) Standard 90.1--is amended, DOE must assess whether
there is a need to update the uniform national energy conservation
standards for the same equipment covered under EPCA. ASHRAE officially
released an amended version of this industry standard (ASHRAE Standard
90.1-2007) on January 10, 2008, thereby triggering DOE's related
obligations under EPCA. Specifically, pursuant to EPCA, DOE assessed
whether the revised ASHRAE efficiency levels are more stringent than
the existing Federal energy conservation standards; and for those
equipment classes for which ASHRAE set more-stringent efficiency levels
(i.e., commercial packaged boilers), analyzed the economic and energy
savings potential of amended national energy conservation standards (at
both the new ASHRAE Standard 90.1 levels and more-stringent efficiency
levels).
    DOE has tentatively concluded that the statutory criteria have been
met for commercial packaged boilers and water-cooled and evaporatively-
cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a
cooling capacity at or above 240,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h,
thereby justifying consideration of national energy conservation
standards set at the revised levels in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007.
    Furthermore, DOE has tentatively concluded that clear and
convincing evidence does not exist, as would justify more-stringent
standard levels than the efficiency levels in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007
for commercial packaged boilers. DOE has also tentatively concluded
that there are no water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled commercial
package air conditioners and heat pumps with a cooling capacity at or
above 240,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h being currently
manufactured, and therefore, it is not possible to assess the economic
and energy savings potential for adopting efficiency levels at or above
the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 efficiency levels for such equipment.
Accordingly, in this notice, DOE is proposing to amend the energy
conservation standards for commercial packaged boilers and to adopt a
new energy conservation standard for water-cooled and evaporatively-
cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a
cooling capacity at or above 240,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h
at the efficiency levels specified by ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. DOE is
also proposing related amendments to its test procedures for commercial
packaged boilers. In addition, DOE is announcing a public meeting to
receive comment on its proposal and related issues.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on April 7, 2009, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak at the
public meeting before 4 p.m., March 24, 2009. DOE must receive a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be made at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., March 31, 2009.
    DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than June 3, 2009. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' of this NOPR for details.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. If
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the public
meeting, please inform DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda
Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures can be
completed.
    Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for ASHRAE Standard 90.1
Products, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0013 and/or
Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AB83. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: ASHRAE_90.1_rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include the
docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0013 and/or RIN 1904-AB83 in the subject
line of the message.
    Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one
signed paper original.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit
one signed paper original.
    For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' of this document.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7892. E-mail:
Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov.
    Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, Mailstop GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail:
Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Request for Expressions of Interest in Hosting a Facility or Facilities for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental
Mercury
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11923-11925]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Request for Expressions of Interest in Hosting a Facility or
Facilities for the Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental
Mercury

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request for expressions of interest.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking Expressions of
Interest from Federal agencies and from the private sector regarding
potential locations for a facility or facilities where DOE can store
and manage elemental mercury pursuant to the Mercury Export Ban Act of
2008 (the Act). The Act directs DOE to designate by January 1, 2010, a
facility or facilities of DOE for the long-term management and storage
of elemental mercury. At least one such facility must be operational by
January 1, 2013.
    DOE intends to initiate an Environmental Impact Statement in early
2009 and seeks to identify facilities to consider as potential
alternatives. Accordingly, respondents to this Request for Expressions
of Interest may have the facilities they identify considered during the
environmental review scoping process. This is a request for expressions
of interest. No proposals are allowed.

DATES: Federal agencies and commercial entities wishing to make an
Expression of Interest should do so in writing no later than 30 days
from the date this notice is published. Questions may be submitted in
writing by letter or e-mail. DOE may ask vendors to clarify information
provided in their Expressions of Interest or submit additional
information.

ADDRESSES: Please submit hard copies of Expressions of Interest to Mr.
David Levenstein, Mail Stop: EM-11/Cloverleaf 2128, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-2040.
Electronic versions of Expressions of Interest may be submitted in
portable document format (pdf) by e-mail to
david.levenstein@em.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8

Subject: ENERGY - ND. DOT/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Effect Upon State Laws and Regulations
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11993-11994]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Effect Upon State Laws
and Regulations

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

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In a notice of proposed rulemaking published on May 2, 2008,
proposing Corporate Average Fuel standards for model years 2011-2015,
NHTSA set forth its previously stated view regarding preemption under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of State standards regulating
carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicle tailpipes and proposed to
include a summary statement of those views in the Code of Federal
Regulations. However, in a January 26, 2009 memorandum requesting that
NHTSA complete its rulemaking in two phases, the President further
requested the agency to reconsider its views. In accordance with that
request, NHTSA will re-examine the issue of preemption in the context
of its forthcoming rulemaking to establish Corporate Average Fuel
Economy standards for model year 2012 and later years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen P. Wood, Acting Chief Counsel,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9

Subject: ALL - PR. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Guidelines and Requirements for Mandatory Recall Notices: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
 
[Federal Register: March 20, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 53)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 11883-11888]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1115

Guidelines and Requirements for Mandatory Recall Notices: Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 requires
the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'')
to establish by rule guidelines and requirements for recall notices
ordered by the Commission or by a United States District Court under
the Consumer Product Safety Act. This proposal would establish the
guidelines and requirements to satisfy that requirement.

DATES: Written comments must be received by April 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be e-mailed to
mandatoryrecallnotices@cpsc.gov. Comments also may be mailed,
preferably in five copies, to the Office of the Secretary, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814, or delivered to the same address (telephone (301) 504-
7923. Comments may also be filed by facsimile to (301) 504-0127.
Comments should be captioned ``Section 15(i) NPR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Schoem, Deputy Director, Office
of Compliance and Field Operations, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7520.

 
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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 52, March 19, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 52
Thursday, March 19, 2009
 
 
There is 1 announcement in this issue
 
    1. WATER - NM. EPA. Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder 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: WATER - NM. EPA. Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting
 
[Federal Register: March 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 52)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11719]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8784-1]

Total Coliform Rule Revisions--Notice of Stakeholder Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's Total Coliform Rule/
Distribution System Advisory Committee established an Agreement in
Principle (AIP), which provides the Agency with recommendations for
revising the 1989 Total Coliform Rule (TCR). One of the recommendations
of the Committee is that EPA conduct stakeholder outreach as the Agency
develops the proposed revisions to the TCR. Today, EPA is giving notice
of a public meeting to provide regulation development updates and
opportunities for stakeholders to provide feedback on the development
of the proposed revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
    Topics to be discussed in the meeting include a review of EPA's
commitments to stakeholder outreach and involvement pertaining to the
proposed RTCR and linkages to other rules; plan and schedule for
guidance documents development; progress in converting the AIP
recommendations to the rule language; discussion on proposed changes to
the Public Notification and Consumer Confidence Report language; and
discussion on AIP recommendations regarding review of the TCR
analytical methods for Total Coliform/E. coli. EPA will also provide
status on the Distribution System Research and Information Collection
Partnership. Teleconferencing will be available for individuals unable
to attend the meeting in person.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Friday, April 3, 2009 (9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Eastern Time (ET)). Attendees and those planning to
participate via teleconference should register for the meeting by
calling Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE at (202) 965-6387 or by e-mail to
kzimmer@resolv.org no later than March 31, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA East Building, Room
1117-A, 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries about this
meeting and teleconference information, contact Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE
at (202) 965-6387 or by e-mail kzimmer@resolv.org. For technical
information, contact Sean Conley: conley.sean@epa.gov, (202) 564-1781),
Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; fax number: (202) 564-
3767. For more information on the Committee's recommendations please
visit, http://www.epa.gov/safewater/disinfection/tcr/regulation_
revisions_tcrdsac.html.
 
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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 51, March 18, 2009

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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 51
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
 
Note: Some EPA pesticide registration announcements omitted (click here).
 
There are 9 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FRs [2 separate announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions: Pendimethalin and Pyraclostrobin
 
    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Formaldehyde, Polymer with 2-Methyloxirane and 4-Nonylphenol; Tolerance Exemption
 
    3. AIR - PR. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Aggregation
 
    4. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides and Devices (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0152.09 OMB Control No. 2070-0020
 
    5. ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
 
    6. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Advisory Committee Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Sulfur Oxides Primary NAAQS Review Panel
 
    7. ALL - NM. EPA. National Bed Bug Summit; Notice of Public Meeting
 
    8. AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Notice of planning documents for public review and comment
 
    9. ENERGY/OCS - NM. DOI/Minerals Management Service. Announcement of Meetings for Information-Gathering on Developing an Energy Plan for Conventional and Renewable Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
 
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 - FRs [2 separate announcements]. EPA. Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions: Pendimethalin and Pyraclostrobin
 
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Pyraclostrobin     [TEXT]  [PDF]
ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Formaldehyde, Polymer with 2-Methyloxirane and 4-Nonylphenol; Tolerance Exemption
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 11499-11502]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0794; FRL-8399-5]

Formaldehyde, Polymer with 2-Methyloxirane and 4-Nonylphenol;
Tolerance Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of formaldehyde, polymer with 2-
methyloxirane and 4-nonylphenol (CAS Reg. No. 37523-33-4); when used as
an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. Akzo Nobel
Surface Chemistry, LLC, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to
establish a maximum permissible level for residues of formaldehyde,
polymer with 2-methyloxirane and 4-nonylphenol on food or feed
commodities.

DATES: This regulation is effective March 18, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 18, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0794. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at 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: Alganesh Debesai, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8353; e-mail address:
debesai.alganesh@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR): Aggregation
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 11509-11512]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0064; FRL-8783-4]
RIN 2060-AP49

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment
New Source Review (NSR): Aggregation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed Rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to delay the effective date for the
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') rule addressing
``aggregation'' under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(``PSD'') and the nonattainment New Source Review (``nonattainment
NSR'') programs (collectively, ``NSR'') published in the Federal
Register on January 15, 2009. This rule (the ``NSR Aggregation
Amendments'') described when a source must combine (``aggregate'')
nominally-separate physical changes and changes in the method of
operation for the purpose of determining whether they are a single
change resulting in a significant emissions increase.
    On January 30, 2009, the Natural Resources Defense Council
(``NRDC'') submitted a petition for reconsideration (the ``NRDC
Petition'') of the NSR Aggregation Amendments. In response to the NRDC
Petition, EPA announced on February 13, 2009, that it would convene a
reconsideration proceeding for the NSR Aggregation Amendments and would
delay the effective date of the rule from February 17, 2009 until May
18, 2009. In this action, EPA is proposing an additional delay of the
effective date of the NSR Aggregation Amendments and soliciting comment
on the duration of this additional delay in order to allow for
sufficient time to conduct the reconsideration proceeding.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before April 17, 2009.
    Public Hearing. If anyone contacts EPA requesting a public hearing
by March 30, 2009, we will hold a public hearing on April 2, 2009. If a
hearing is held, the record for the hearing will remain open until May
4, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0064, 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.
    Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West
Building, 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.  
    Public Hearing: If a hearing is held, it will be held at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,
DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David J. Svendsgaard, Air Quality
Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (C504-
03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2380; fax number: (919) 541-5509; e-
mail address svendsgaard.dave@epa.gov.
    To request a public hearing, please contact Mrs. Pam Long, Air
Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C504-03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0641; fax
number: (919) 541-5509; e-mail address: long.pam@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0152.09 OMB Control No. 2070-0020
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11540-11542]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0809; FRL-8783-3]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Arrival of Pesticides
and Devices (FIFRA); EPA ICR No. 0152.09 OMB Control No. 2070-0020

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 April 17,
2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2008-0809 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), 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: Robin Nogle, Office of Compliance,
Agriculture Division (2225A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4154; fax number: (202) 564-0085; e-mail address:
nogle.robin@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11548-11549]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484; FRL-8782-8]

Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental
Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee Meeting--2009

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and
Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)
Standing Subcommittee.

DATES: The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday,
April 16, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. All times noted are eastern
time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished.
Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the
conference call will be accepted up to 1 business day before the
meeting.

ADDRESSES: Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference
only--meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public may obtain
the call-in number and access code for the call from Susan Peterson,
whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
    Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0484.
    Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific
Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing
Subcommittee--2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0484.
    Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0484.

    Note:  This is not a mailing address. 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: The Designated Federal Officer via
mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science Policy,
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564-1077; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at:
peterson.susan@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Advisory Committee Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Sulfur Oxides Primary NAAQS Review Panel
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11549-11550]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8782-9]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Advisory Committee Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Sulfur Oxides Primary NAAQS Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Primary NAAQS
Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the SO2 Primary
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Second Draft.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern daylight time)
on Thursday, April 16, 2009 through 1 p.m. (Eastern daylight time) on
Friday, April 17, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The April 16-17, 2009 meeting will take place at the
Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement (five minutes or less) or
wants further information concerning this meeting must contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-
9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC and the CASAC documents cited below
can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7

Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National Bed Bug Summit; Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11550-11551]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0190; FRL-8407-1]

National Bed Bug Summit; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is planning a meeting to be held on April 14 through April
15, 2009, on the topic of bed bug resurgence in the United States. The
aim of the session will be to share information and knowledge on the
topic of bed bugs and their newfound resurgence, provide a venue to
identify ideas and opinions for their control, and develop
recommendations as how affected stakeholders, communities, and local
jurisdictions can begin to address the emerging nationwide bed bug
problem. The agenda for this meeting is under development and will be
posted on our website in advance of the meeting and also placed in the
docket for this meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 14 and 15, 2009, from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on the first day, and from 9 a.m. to noon on the last day.
    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 in the EPA East Building at 12\th\
and Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. For directions, go to:
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/hq.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Angulo, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0404; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
angulo.karen @epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8

Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Particulate Matter; Notice of planning documents for public review and comment
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11580-11581]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492; FRL-8779-1]

Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Particulate Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of planning documents for public review and comment.

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SUMMARY: On or about February 27, 2009, the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is making available for public
review and comment two planning documents titled: Particulate Matter
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for
Health Risk and Exposure Assessment; and Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban
Visibility Impact Assessment. These documents describe EPA's planned
approach for developing quantitative analyses as part of the review of
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate
matter (PM). EPA is releasing these planning documents to seek
consultation with the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
and to solicit public comments.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before May 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0492, 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: EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0492, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West,
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: Any questions concerning EPA's
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Scope and
Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment should be directed
to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple at hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov or telephone
919-541-4605. Any questions concerning Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban
Visibility Impact Assessment should be directed to Ms. Vicki Sandiford
at sandiford.vicki@epa.gov or telephone 919-541-2629.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9

Subject: ENERGY/OCS - NM. DOI/Minerals Management Service. Announcement of Meetings for Information-Gathering on Developing an Energy Plan for Conventional and Renewable Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
 
[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
[Notices]              
[Page 11603]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Announcement of Meetings for Information-Gathering on Developing
an Energy Plan for Conventional and Renewable Resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS)

AGENCY: Office of Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: On February 10, 2009, the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) announced his strategy for developing a comprehensive
energy plan for the OCS. One facet of the four-step strategy was to
hold meetings along the U.S. coasts and in Alaska to gather information
on how to move forward with a comprehensive plan for conventional and
renewable energy resources of the OCS.
    The Secretary announced a series of four meetings to seek ideas and
information from states, stakeholders, and affected communities as well
as the regulated industries. See below for information on meeting
dates, times, locations, and the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information please contact Ms.
Renee Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS-
4010), 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170, (703) 787-1215.

 
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