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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 65
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 65
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information Records Access System, EPA-20
2. ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Projects With Debt Incurred on or After October 1, 2008 and Before February 17, 2009 That Are Refinanced Through the Clean or Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Using Assistance Provided Under ARRA
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts To Provide Advice on Mold Issues in Indoor Environments
4. LAND - PR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Standard operating procedures for State Technical Committees
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 - ND. EPA. Amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information Records Access System, EPA-20
[Federal Register: April 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 65)]
[Notices]
[Page 15720-15722]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8789-8; EPA-HQ-OEI-2007-1152]
Amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential
Business Information Records Access System, EPA-20
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics is giving
notice that it proposes to amend the ``Toxic Substance Control Act
Confidential Business Information Records Access System'' to
``Confidential Business Information Tracking System (CBITS)'' to
correct the official name of the system of record notice (SORN), system
location and system manager.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
2007-1152, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov
Fax: 202-566-1752.
Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room
B102, 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.
[Notices]
[Page 15720-15722]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8789-8; EPA-HQ-OEI-2007-1152]
Amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential
Business Information Records Access System, EPA-20
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics is giving
notice that it proposes to amend the ``Toxic Substance Control Act
Confidential Business Information Records Access System'' to
``Confidential Business Information Tracking System (CBITS)'' to
correct the official name of the system of record notice (SORN), system
location and system manager.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
2007-1152, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
B102, 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.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
for Projects With Debt Incurred on or After October 1, 2008 and Before February 17, 2009 That Are Refinanced Through the Clean or Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Using Assistance Provided Under ARRA
[Federal Register: April 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 65)]
[Notices]
[Page 15722-15723]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8789-9]
Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American
Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
for Projects With Debt Incurred on or After October 1, 2008 and Before
February 17, 2009 That Are Refinanced Through the Clean or Drinking
Water State Revolving Funds Using Assistance Provided Under ARRA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a nationwide waiver of the Buy
American requirements of ARRA Section 1605 under the authority of
Section 1605(b)(1) (public interest waiver) for eligible projects for
which debt was incurred on or after October 1, 2008 and before February
17, 2009, the date of enactment of ARRA. This action permits the use of
non-domestic iron, steel, and manufactured goods in such projects
funded by ARRA that may otherwise be prohibited under section 1605(a).
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Dougherty, Director, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water, (202) 564-3750 or Jim Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, (202) 564-0748,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 15722-15723]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8789-9]
Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American
Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
for Projects With Debt Incurred on or After October 1, 2008 and Before
February 17, 2009 That Are Refinanced Through the Clean or Drinking
Water State Revolving Funds Using Assistance Provided Under ARRA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a nationwide waiver of the Buy
American requirements of ARRA Section 1605 under the authority of
Section 1605(b)(1) (public interest waiver) for eligible projects for
which debt was incurred on or after October 1, 2008 and before February
17, 2009, the date of enactment of ARRA. This action permits the use of
non-domestic iron, steel, and manufactured goods in such projects
funded by ARRA that may otherwise be prohibited under section 1605(a).
DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Dougherty, Director, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water, (202) 564-3750 or Jim Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, (202) 564-0748,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts To Provide Advice on Mold Issues in Indoor Environments
[Federal Register: April 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 65)]
[Notices]
[Page 15723-15724]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8790-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Experts To Provide Advice on Mold Issues in Indoor Environments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting nominations to form an Ad Hoc panel, under the auspices of
the SAB, to provide advice to the EPA on mold issues in indoor
environments.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 28, 2009 per the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9984; via e-mail at
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov or at the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB can be found in the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab. The EPA technical contact for this review is Dr. Mary
E. Clark, Assistant Director for Science, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air (ORIA), who may be contacted via telephone at (202) 343-9348
or by e-mail at clark.marye@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 15723-15724]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8790-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Experts To Provide Advice on Mold Issues in Indoor Environments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting nominations to form an Ad Hoc panel, under the auspices of
the SAB, to provide advice to the EPA on mold issues in indoor
environments.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 28, 2009 per the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9984; via e-mail at
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov or at the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB can be found in the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab. The EPA technical contact for this review is Dr. Mary
E. Clark, Assistant Director for Science, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air (ORIA), who may be contacted via telephone at (202) 343-9348
or by e-mail at clark.marye@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: LAND - PR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Standard operating procedures for State Technical Committees
[Federal Register: April 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 65)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15673-15677]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 610
State Technical Committees
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Standard operating procedures for State Technical Committees.
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SUMMARY: Section 1261(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act)
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop standard operating
procedures to standardize the operations of State Technical Committees.
NRCS published an interim final rule for State Technical Committees, 7
CFR part 610, in the Federal Register on November 25, 2008, that states
NRCS will incorporate standard operating procedures for State Technical
Committees into its directives system and provide public notice of
those procedures. NRCS seeks public comment on this document that
includes the current NRCS standard operating procedures as set forth in
the NRCS directives system.
DATES: Comment Date: Submit comments on or before June 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
Mail: Conservation Technical Assistance Programs Division,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6015 South Building, Washington, DC
20250-2890.
Fax: (202) 720-2998
Hand Delivery: Room 6015 of the USDA South Office
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Building to call
(202) 720-8851 in order to be escorted into the building.
This notice may be accessed via Internet. Users can access
the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill
link from the menu. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andree DuVarney, Branch Chief,
Conservation Technical Assistance, Conservation Planning and Technical
Assistance Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, PO Box 2890, Room 6015--South Building,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; telephone: (202) 720-1510; fax: (202) 720-
2998; or e-mail: STC2008@wdc.usda.gov, Attn: State Technical
Committees.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15673-15677]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 610
State Technical Committees
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Standard operating procedures for State Technical Committees.
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SUMMARY: Section 1261(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act)
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop standard operating
procedures to standardize the operations of State Technical Committees.
NRCS published an interim final rule for State Technical Committees, 7
CFR part 610, in the Federal Register on November 25, 2008, that states
NRCS will incorporate standard operating procedures for State Technical
Committees into its directives system and provide public notice of
those procedures. NRCS seeks public comment on this document that
includes the current NRCS standard operating procedures as set forth in
the NRCS directives system.
DATES: Comment Date: Submit comments on or before June 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6015 South Building, Washington, DC
20250-2890.
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Please ask the guard at the entrance to the South Building to call
(202) 720-8851 in order to be escorted into the building.
the NRCS homepage at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill
link from the menu. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andree DuVarney, Branch Chief,
Conservation Technical Assistance, Conservation Planning and Technical
Assistance Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, PO Box 2890, Room 6015--South Building,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; telephone: (202) 720-1510; fax: (202) 720-
2998; or e-mail: STC2008@wdc.usda.gov, Attn: State Technical
Committees.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Exemption
[Federal Register: April 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 65)]
[Notices]
[Page 15778-15779]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316; NRC-2009-0153]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Exemption
1.0 Background
The Indiana Michigan Power Company (the licensee) is the holder of
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74, which authorizes
operation of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The
licenses provide, among other things, that the facility is subject to
all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
The facility consists of two pressurized-water reactors located in
Berrien County in Michigan.
2.0 Request/Action
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Section
36a(a)(2) (10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2)) requires each licensee to submit a
report to the Commission annually that specifies the quantity of each
of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid
and in gaseous effluents during the previous 12 months, including any
other information as may be required by the Commission to estimate
maximum potential annual radiation doses to the public resulting from
effluent releases. The report must be submitted as specified in Section
50.4, and the time between report submittals must be no longer than 12
months.
The licensee has proposed an amendment to Technical Specification
5.6.3 to change the submittal date for the report from ``within 90 days
of January 1 of each year'' to ``prior to May 1 of each year.''
Therefore, the licensee has requested a one-time exemption from the 12-
month reporting criteria specified in 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) for its
submittal of the 2008 Radioactive Effluent Release Report.
In summary, the exemption does not affect the information required
to be submitted or the time period the report covers, only the date the
report is submitted.
[Notices]
[Page 15778-15779]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-316; NRC-2009-0153]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Exemption
1.0 Background
The Indiana Michigan Power Company (the licensee) is the holder of
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74, which authorizes
operation of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The
licenses provide, among other things, that the facility is subject to
all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
The facility consists of two pressurized-water reactors located in
Berrien County in Michigan.
2.0 Request/Action
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Section
36a(a)(2) (10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2)) requires each licensee to submit a
report to the Commission annually that specifies the quantity of each
of the principal radionuclides released to unrestricted areas in liquid
and in gaseous effluents during the previous 12 months, including any
other information as may be required by the Commission to estimate
maximum potential annual radiation doses to the public resulting from
effluent releases. The report must be submitted as specified in Section
50.4, and the time between report submittals must be no longer than 12
months.
The licensee has proposed an amendment to Technical Specification
5.6.3 to change the submittal date for the report from ``within 90 days
of January 1 of each year'' to ``prior to May 1 of each year.''
Therefore, the licensee has requested a one-time exemption from the 12-
month reporting criteria specified in 10 CFR 50.36a(a)(2) for its
submittal of the 2008 Radioactive Effluent Release Report.
In summary, the exemption does not affect the information required
to be submitted or the time period the report covers, only the date the
report is submitted.
