Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 114, June 16, 2009

 
Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 114
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
 
There are 5 announcements in this issue
 
    1. REMED - FR. EPA. Inclusion of CERCLA Section 128(a) State Response Programs and Tribal Response Programs
 
    2. HAZ/Nuclear - PR. EPA. Intent To Evaluate Whether the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Continues To Comply With the Disposal Regulations and Compliance Criteria
 
    3. AIR - PR. EPA. Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program
 
    4. ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards Committee
 
    5. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
 
  
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: REMED - FR. EPA. Inclusion of CERCLA Section 128(a) State Response Programs and Tribal Response Programs
 
[Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 28443-28444]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 35

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0144; FRL-8919-3]
RIN 2050-AG53

Inclusion of CERCLA Section 128(a) State Response Programs and
Tribal Response Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule revises regulations to include State Response
Programs and Tribal Response Programs under Section 128(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA) as among the Environmental Program Grants eligible for
inclusion in a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG). The rule also adds
State Response Program and Tribal Response Program specific provisions.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The mailing address of the Office of Brownfields and Land
Revitalization, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, is U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., MC
5105T, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact the
U.S. EPA's Virginia Fornillo, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, at (202) 566-
2770 (fornillo.virginia@epa.gov), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002, Mail Code
5105T.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - PR. EPA. Intent To Evaluate Whether the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Continues To Comply With the Disposal Regulations and Compliance
Criteria
 
[Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 28468-28471]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 191 and 194

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0330; FRL-8916-5]

Intent To Evaluate Whether the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Continues To Comply With the Disposal Regulations and Compliance
Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; official opening of public comment
period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to evaluate
and recertify whether or not the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
continues to comply with EPA's environmental radiation protection
standards for the disposal of radioactive waste. Pursuant to the 1992
WIPP Land Withdrawal Act (LWA), as amended, the U.S.
Department of Energy (``DOE'' or ``Department'') must submit to EPA
documentation of continued compliance with EPA's standards for disposal
and other statutory requirements every five years after the initial
receipt of transuranic waste at WIPP. EPA initially certified that WIPP
met applicable regulatory requirements on May 18, 1998, and the first
shipment of waste was received at WIPP on March 26, 1999. The first
Compliance Recertification Application (CRA) was submitted by DOE to
EPA on March 26, 2004, and the Agency's first recertification decision
was issued on March 29, 2006.
    EPA will determine whether WIPP continues to comply with EPA's
standards for disposal based on the CRA submitted by the Secretary of
Energy. DOE's 2009 recertification application was received by the EPA
on March 26, 2009, and a copy may be found on EPA's WIPP Web site and
in the public dockets (see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION & FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT sections). The Director of the Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air will make a determination as to the completeness of the
application in the near future (approximately six months) and will
notify the Secretary, in writing, when the Agency deems the application
``complete.'' EPA will evaluate the ``complete'' application in
determining whether the WIPP facility continues to comply with the
radiation protection standards for disposal. The Agency requests public
comment on all aspects of the DOE's application.

DATES: We are accepting comments in response to today's document and on
DOE's 2009 recertification application. The ending date of the public
comment period will be specified in a subsequent Federal Register
document. Announcements will be published in the Federal Register to
provide information on the Agency's completeness determination and
final recertification decision.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0330, by one of the following methods:
    www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    E-mail: to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-1741.
    Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. . .
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray Lee, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air, Radiation Protection Division, Center for Radiation
Information and Outreach, Mail Code 6608J, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-343-9463; fax number: 202-343-2305; e-mail
address: lee.raymond@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program
 
[Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 28451-28466]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0531; FRL-8917-3]
RIN 2060-AP23

Restructuring of the Stationary Source Audit Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The action proposes amendments to the General Provisions to
allow accredited providers to supply stationary source audit samples
and to require sources to obtain and use these samples from the
accredited providers instead of from EPA, as is the current practice.
In addition, this proposed rule incorporates by reference Volume 3,
``General Requirements for Environmental Proficiency Test Providers''
adopted December 22, 2007, as an example of an acceptable accredited
proficiency test sample provider (APTSP) technical criteria document.
This document outlines the criteria an accredited provider program must
meet for the samples to be acceptable.
    Requirements pertaining to the audit samples have all been moved to
the General Provisions and have been removed from the test methods
because the current language in the test methods regarding audit
samples is inconsistent from method to method. Therefore, deleting all
references to audit samples in the test methods eliminates any possible
confusion and inconsistencies. Under this proposed amendment, the
requirement to use an audit sample during a compliance test will apply
to all test methods for which a commercially available audit exists.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 16, 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 July 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0531, 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-
0531.
    Fax: Fax your comments to: 202-566-9744, Attention Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0531.
    Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0531. 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, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, 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: For questions concerning today's
proposed rule, contact Ms. Candace Sorrell, U.S. EPA, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division,
Measurement Technology Group (E143-02), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-1064; fax number: (919) 541-0516; e-
mail address: sorrell.candace@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards Committee
 
[Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28492]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8919-4]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of an Upcoming
Closed Meeting of the Science Advisory Board's Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a closed meeting of the
SAB's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee
to recommend to the Administrator the recipients of the Agency's 2009
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.

DATES: The meeting dates are Monday and Tuesday, August 17 and 18, 2009
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and Wednesday, August
19, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office Conference Room, Third Floor, Suite 3700,
1025 F Street NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding this announcement may contact Mr.
Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 343-9946
or e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. The SAB mailing address is: U.S.
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the meeting
announced in this notice may be found in the SAB Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sab
.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register: June 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 114)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28492]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional
Resources Technology Advisory Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite 1500,
Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Unconventional
Resources Technology Advisory Committee is to provide advice on
development and implementation of programs related to onshore
unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources to the
Secretary of Energy; and provide comments and recommendations and
priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999D.
 
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 113, June 15, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 113
Monday, June 15, 2009
 
There are 9 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incineration (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1899.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0422
 
    2. HAZ, REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0105
 
    3. AIR, TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1541.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0183
 
    4. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to multiple agency requests
 
    5. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing, EPA ICR Number 2029.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0520
 
    6. AIR - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of a New Equivalent Method
 
    7. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
 
    8. ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
 
    9. MI/REMED - NS. EPA. Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Agreement Pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the Haythorne Logistics Spill Site, Cheboygan County, MI

        

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; State and Federal Emission
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incineration (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1899.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0422
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28240-28241]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0283; FRL-8918-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incineration
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1899.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0422

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0283, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: HAZ, REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0105
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28239-28240]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0007, FRL-8918-4]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste
Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1426.08,
OMB Control Number 2050-0105

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 July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2005-0007, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to superfund.docket@epa.gov or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Docket
(28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sella M. Burchette, U.S. Environmental
Response Team, MS 101, Building 18, Edison, NJ 08837, telephone number:
721-321-6726; fax number: 732-321-6724; e-mail address:
burchette.sella@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1541.09, OMB Control Number 2060-0183
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28237-28239]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0298; FRL-8918-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste
Operations (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1541.09, OMB Control Number 2060-
0183

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0298, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB
at: 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: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to multiple agency requests
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28237]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8918-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing, EPA ICR Number 2029.04, OMB Control
Number 2060-0520
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28236-28237]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0373; FRL-8919-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asphalt Processing and
Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing, EPA ICR Number 2029.04, OMB Control
Number 2060-0520

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-OECA-
2008-0373, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4003; e-mail address: gairola.sounjay@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of a New Equivalent
Method
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28241-28242]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8919-2]

Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of a New Equivalent
Method

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of the designation of a new equivalent method for
monitoring ambient air quality.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, a new
equivalent method for measuring concentrations of PM10-2.5
in the ambient air.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surender Kaushik, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
Phone: (919) 541-5691, email: Kaushik.Surender@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28227-28228]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law 109-58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be
attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on
July 15, 2009, and what organization you represent (if appropriate).

DATES: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hartford/Windsor Marriott, 28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT
06095.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28227]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconferences.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces two teleconferences 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: July 22, 2009, at 2-3 p.m. EDT and August 26, 2009, at 2-3 p.m.
EDT.

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

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: MI/REMED - NS. EPA. Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Agreement Pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the Haythorne Logistics Spill Site, Cheboygan County, MI
 
[Federal Register: June 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 113)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28243-28244]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8917-7]

Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Agreement Pursuant to
Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the Haythorne Logistics
Spill Site, Cheboygan County, MI

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9622(i), notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative
settlement agreement regarding partial recovery of costs incurred by
EPA in implementing a removal action at the site of a truck accident on
Interstate 75 in Cheboygan County, Michigan. EPA proposes to enter into
this agreement under the authority of Sections 107 and 122(h) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9622(h). The proposed agreement has been
executed by Haythorne Logistics, a trucking company located in Toledo
Ohio. Under the proposed agreement, Haythorne Logistics will pay
$119,000 to reimburse the Superfund for part of the $137,915 in costs
incurred by EPA in implementing the removal action. For thirty days
following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive
written comments relating to the proposed agreement. EPA will consider
all comments received and may decide not to enter into the proposed
agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate
that the agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.

DATES: Comments on the proposed agreement must be received by EPA on or
before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, and should refer to: In the Matter of
Haythorne Logistics, EPA Docket No. V-W-`09-C-924.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald A. Pallesen, Associate
Regional Counsel, by mail at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Regional Counsel (C-14J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604-3590, or by phone at: (312) 886-0555. A copy of the
proposed administrative settlement agreement may be obtained in person
or by mail from the EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590. Additional background
information relating to the settlement is available for review at the
EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel.
 
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 112, June 12, 2009

 
Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 112
Friday, June 12, 2009
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - FR. EPA. Rulemaking To Reaffirm the Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules
 
    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/Comment Extension. Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons
 
    3. ALL - ND. USDA/NRCS. Conservation Practice Technical Assistance
 
    4. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. NRC. Consideration of Aircraft Impacts for New Nuclear Power Reactors
 
    5. ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Contract Proposal (NOCP) for Payments to Eligible Advanced Biofuel Producers
 
    6. ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries
   
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 - FR. EPA. Rulemaking To Reaffirm the Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 27940-27944]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 72, 73, 74, 77, and 78

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0774; FRL-8917-6]
RIN 2060-AP35

Rulemaking To Reaffirm the Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid
Rain Program Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this action, EPA is reaffirming the promulgation of certain
revisions of the Acid Rain Program rules. These revisions have been in
effect since mid-2006. Most of them are crucial to the ongoing
operation of the Acid Rain Program, and the rest of them streamline and
clarify requirements of the program, which has achieved significant,
cost-effective reductions in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions
from utility sources since its commencement in 1995. These rule
revisions were finalized in the Federal Register notices that also
finalized the Clean Air
Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the final Federal Implementation Plans for
CAIR (CAIR FIPs). On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision vacating and remanding
CAIR and the CAIR FIPs. On December 23, 2008, in response to petitions
for rehearing, the Court modified its July 11, 2008 decision and
remanded CAIR and the CAIR FIPs but without a vacatur. These revisions
to the Acid Rain Program rules were not addressed by, or involved in
any of the issues raised by, any parties in the proceeding or the
Court. EPA believes it is reasonable to view these revisions as
unaffected by the Court's decision. However, EPA is treating the
Court's remand as covering these revisions and, in response to the
remand, is finalizing the rule reaffirming--pursuant to its authority
under Title IV of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and CAA section 301--the
promulgation of these revisions on their merits and in order to remove
any uncertainty about their regulatory status. With this action, the
existing Acid Rain regulations continue in effect, and the Acid Rain
Program continues to operate, unchanged and uninterrupted.

DATES: The effective date of this action is August 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0774 (which includes by reference the dockets for CAIR
and the CAIR FIPs, i.e., Docket ID Nos. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0053 and EPA-
HQ-OAR-2004-0076). All documents in the docket are listed in the
Federal Docket Management System index 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 either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight C. Alpern, Clean Air Markets
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets
Division, Mailcode: 6204J, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 343-9151, e-mail at
alpern.dwight@epa.gov. Electronic copies of this document can be
accessed through the EPA Web site at: http://epa.gov/airmarkets.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/NM/Comment Extension. Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 27945-27946]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 440

[Docket No. EEWAP0515]
RIN 1904-AB97

Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period, notice of public
meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be holding a public
meeting on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for the
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) published on May 21, 2009. In
the NOPR, DOE proposed to amend the eligibility requirements applicable
to multi-unit buildings under the Weatherization Assistance Program for
Low-Income Persons. Under the proposed rule, if a multi-unit building
is under the Qualified Assistance Housing Program or Public Housing
Program, identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and included on a list published by DOE, that
building would meet certain income and benefit eligibility requirements
under the Weatherization Assistance Program without the need for
further evaluation or verification. Also under the proposed rule, if a
multi-unit building includes units that participate in the Low Income
Housing Tax Credit Program, is identified by HUD, and included on a
list published by DOE, that building would meet the income eligibility
requirements of the Weatherization Assistance Program without the need
for further evaluation or verification. The proposed rule is intended
reduce the procedural burdens on evaluating applications from buildings
that are part of HUD public and assisted housing and U.S. Department of
Treasury tax credit programs.

DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published at 74 FR 23804, May
21, 2009, is extended to July 6, 2009. DOE will hold a public meeting,
on Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT to discuss the
WAP proposed rule. This meeting is open to the public and will also be
available as a webinar/conference call.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting and webinar will be held at the U.S.
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-069, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil Sperling, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Weatherization Assistance Program, EE-2K, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 287-1644, e-mail:
Gil.Sperling@ee.doe.gov, or Chris Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507, e-mail:
Christopher.Calamita@hq.doe.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ALL - ND. USDA/NRCS. Conservation Practice Technical Assistance
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Notices]              
[Page 27995-27998]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

RIN 0578-AA48

Conservation Practice Technical Assistance

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended
by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Act), requires
that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): (1) Review
conservation practice standards, including engineering design
specifications, in effect on June 18, 2008; (2) ensure the completeness
and relevance of the standards to local agricultural, forestry, and
natural resource needs including specialty crops, native and managed
pollinators, bioenergy crop production, forestry, and other such needs
as determined by the Secretary; and (3) ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that the standards provide for the optimal balance between
meeting site-specific conservation needs and minimizing risks of design
failure and associated costs of construction and installation. NRCS
conducted an internal review of the conservation practice standards and
met with various stakeholder groups, as required by section 1242(h)(2),
to obtain their input about how to improve the completeness and
relevance of the standards. NRCS is hereby notifying the public of the
results of the preliminary review and requests comments from the public
about how to improve the conservation practice standards to meet the
goals and objectives of Section 1242(h) of the Food Security Act of
1985, as amended.

DATES: Comment Date: Submit comments on or before August 11, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
    Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
    Mail: Norman Widman, National Agronomist, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Conservation
Practice Standard Comments, Post Office Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013.
    Fax: (202) 720-5334.
    E-mail: nrcscpta2008@wdc.usda.gov.
    Hand Delivery: USDA South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5234, 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) 720-4630 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; select Notices. 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: Norman Widman, National Agronomist,
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O.
Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890; or e-mail:
norm.widman@wdc.usda.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - FR. NRC. Consideration of Aircraft Impacts for New Nuclear Power Reactors
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 28111-28147]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

RIN 3150-AI19
[NRC-2007-0009]

Consideration of Aircraft Impacts for New Nuclear Power Reactors

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is amending its regulations to require applicants for new nuclear power
reactors to perform a design-specific assessment of the effects of the
impact of a large, commercial aircraft. The applicant is required to
use realistic analyses to identify and incorporate design features and
functional capabilities to show, with reduced use of operator actions,
that either the reactor core remains cooled or the containment remains
intact, and either spent fuel cooling or spent fuel pool integrity is
maintained. These requirements apply to applicants for new construction
permits; new operating licenses that reference a new construction
permit; new standard design certifications; renewal of any of the four
existing design certifications if the design has not previously been
amended to comply with the rule; new standard design approvals;
manufacturing licenses that don't reference a standard design
certification or standard design approval, or that reference a standard
design certification issued before the effective date of the rule which
has not been amended to comply with the rule; and combined licenses
that don't reference a standard design certification, standard design
approval, or manufactured reactor, or that reference a standard design
certification issued before the effective date of the rule which has
not been amended to comply with the rule. In addition, these amendments
contain requirements for control of changes to any design features or
functional capabilities credited to show that the facility can
withstand the effects of an aircraft impact.

ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2007-0009]. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Ms. Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

DATES: The effective date is July 13, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Stewart Schneider, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-4123; e-mail:
Stewart.Schneider@nrc.gov or Ms. Nanette Gilles, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone 301-415-1180; e-mail: Nanette.Gilles@nrc.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Contract Proposal (NOCP) for Payments to Eligible Advanced Biofuel Producers
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Notices]              
[Page 27998-28007]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Notice of Contract Proposal (NOCP) for Payments to Eligible
Advanced Biofuel Producers

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the intention of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture to enter into Contracts to make payments to Eligible
Advanced Biofuel Producers to support and ensure an expanding
production of Advanced Biofuels. This program is authorized under Title
IX, Section 9001, of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110-234). In addition, this program is intended to support
Federal policy calling for greater production and use of Advanced
Biofuels. The Agency will authorize up to $30 million in funding for
this program for fiscal year (FY) 2009.

DATES: Applications for participating in this program for Fiscal Year
2009 must be received between June 12, 2009 and August 11, 2009.
    The comment period for information collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 continues through August 11, 2009. Comments on
the paper work burden must be received by this date to be assured of
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting the
USDA, Rural Development State Office, Renewable Energy Coordinator.
Submit applications to the Rural Development State Office in the State
in which the applicant's principal office is located.

USDA Rural Development State Renewable Energy Coordinators . . .
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Repowering Assistance Payments to Eligible Biorefineries
 
[Federal Register: June 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 112)]
[Notices]              
[Page 28009-28016]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Repowering Assistance
Payments to Eligible Biorefineries

AGENCY: Rural Development-Energy Division, Program Branch, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the intention of the USDA (``the
Agency'') to make payments to eligible biorefineries to encourage the
use of renewable biomass as a replacement fuel source for fossil fuels
used to provide process heat or power in the operation of these
eligible biorefineries. This program is authorized under Title IX,
Section 9001, of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub.
L. 110-246).

DATES: Applications for participating in this program must be received
between July 1, 2009 and November 1, 2009.
    The comment period for information collection under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 continues through August 11, 2009. Comments on
the paperwork burden must be received by this date to be assured of
consideration.

ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained by contacting USDA,
Rural Development-Energy Division, Program Branch, Attention:
Repowering Assistance Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop
3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this
payment program, please contact USDA, Rural Development-Energy
Division, Program Branch, Attention: Repowering Assistance Program,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 3225, Washington, DC 20250-3225.
Telephone: 202-720-1400.

 
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 111, June 11, 2009

Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 111
Thursday, June 11, 2009
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Report (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2207.03, OMB Control No. 2025-0006
 
    2. ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)
 
    3. HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. In the Matter of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; Demand for Information; GM possesses radioactive material in the
form of tritium in exit signs
 
    4. ENERGY/Nuclear - PR/Comment Extended. Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations
   
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 - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Report (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2207.03, OMB Control No. 2025-0006
 
[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[Notices]              
[Page 27788-27789]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037, FRL-8917-5]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress
Report (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2207.03, OMB Control No. 2025-0006

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 11/30/09. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2006-0037, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. . .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wm. Terry Forrest, OEI/OIC/IESD, Mail
Code 2823T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0196; fax number:
202-566-1624; e-mail address: forrest.terry@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)
 
[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[Notices]              
[Page 27789-27790]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8917-4]

Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold an open meeting
on August 10-11, 2009. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee

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chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and activities.
    A meeting of the full board will be held to discuss progress with
work products under EFAB's current Strategic Action Agenda and develop
an action agenda to direct the Board's ongoing and new activities
through FY 2010.
    Environmental Finance topics expected to be discussed include:
Financial Assurance Mechanisms (Commercial Insurance & Cost
Estimation); Financial Assurance and CO2 Underground Injection Control/
Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Water Loss Reduction (``Leaky
Pipes''); Innovative Financing Tools, and State Revolving Fund
Investment Options.
    This meeting is open to the public, however, seating is limited.
All members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register
in advance, no later than Monday, July 27, 2009.

DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled for August 10, 2009 from 1 p.m.-
5 p.m. and August 11, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Omni San Francisco Hotel, 500 California Street, San
Francisco, CA 94104.
    Registration and Information Contact: To register for this meeting
or get further information, please contact Sandra Keys, U.S. EPA, at
(202) 564-4999 or keys.sandra@epa.gov. For information on access or
services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Sandra Keys.
To request accommodations for a disability, contact Sandra Keys at
least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible
to process your request.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - ND. NRC. In the Matter of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; Demand for Information; GM possesses radioactive material in the
form of tritium in exit signs
 
[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[Notices]              
[Page 27831]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0231; EA-09-131]

In the Matter of General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI; Demand
for Information

I

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is issuing
this Demand for Information because it is our understanding that
General Motors Corporation (GM) possesses radioactive material in the
form of tritium in exit signs. Because GM possesses radioactive
material in this form, it holds what is referred to as a ``general
license'' to possess such material. In this case, GM's general license
has been issued by the NRC pursuant to section 31.5 in Part 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 31.5). This general license
authorizes GM, the licensee, to receive, possess, use, or transfer, in
accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of 10 CFR
31.5, radioactive material contained in devices designed and
manufactured for the purpose of producing light.

II

    On December 7, 2006, NRC issued Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS)
2006-25, ``Requirements for the Distribution and Possession of Tritium
Exit Signs and the Requirements in 10 CFR 31.5 and 32.51a.'' This RIS
was issued in part to remind general licensees of the requirements in
10 CFR 31.5 regarding transfer and disposal of tritium exit signs. It
was NRC's intent that issuance of this RIS would minimize the chances
of improper disposal of tritium exit signs.
    Despite the publication of the RIS in 2006, NRC has reason to
believe that certain general licensees may lack awareness of their
responsibility to account for and properly dispose of tritium exit
signs. Therefore, the NRC needs further information to determine
whether we can have reasonable assurance that general licensees are
complying with NRC regulations applying to the possession, transfer,
and disposal of tritium exit signs. . .
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - PR/Comment Extended. Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations
 
[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 27724-27725]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

[NRC-2008-0122]
RIN 3150-AI10

Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On May 18, 2009 (74 FR 23254), the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposed rule that
would amend certain emergency preparedness (EP) requirements in its
regulations that govern domestic licensing of production and
utilization facilities. A conforming provision would also be added in
the regulations that govern licenses, certifications, and approvals for
new nuclear power plants. The proposed amendments would codify certain
voluntary protective measures contained in NRC Bulletin 2005-02,
``Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based
Events,'' and other generically applicable requirements similar to
those previously imposed by Commission orders. They would also amend
other licensee emergency plan requirements based on a comprehensive
review of the NRC's EP regulations and guidance. The proposed
requirements would enhance the ability of licensees in preparing to
take and taking certain emergency preparedness and protective measures
in the event of a radiological emergency; address, in part, security
issues identified after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001;
clarify regulations to effect consistent emergency plan implementation
among licensees; and modify certain EP requirements to be more
effective and efficient. Also, the NRC published for public comment
three guidance documents related to the EP proposed rule: DG-1237,
``Guidance on Making Changes to Emergency Response Plans for Nuclear
Power Reactors'' (74 FR 23220); ``NUREG/CR-XXXX, Criteria for
Development of Evacuation Time Estimate Studies'' (74 FR 23219); and
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) NSIR/DPR-ISG-01, ``Emergency Planning for
Nuclear Power Plants'' (74 FR 23221). A 75-day comment period was
provided for the proposed rule and guidance documents, set to expire on
August 3, 2009. Comments specific to the information collection aspects
of the proposed rule were due on June 17, 2009.
    The proposed rule and related guidance documents comment submittal
deadline is extended from the original August 3, 2009, deadline to
October 19, 2009, and the information collections analysis deadline is
extended from the original June 17, 2009, deadline to August 17, 2009.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule and related guidance
documents has been extended and now expires on October 19, 2009. The
comment period for the information collection aspects of this proposed
rulemaking has been extended by 60 days and now expires on August 17,
2009. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration
only for comments received before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods.
Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made
available for public inspection. Because your comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC
cautions you against including any information in your submission that
you do not want to be publicly disclosed.
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0122]. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone (301) 492-
3668; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
    E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at (301) 415-1677.
    Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
(301) 492-3446.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Qui[ntilde]ones, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-2007, e-mail
Lauren.Quinones@nrc.gov; or Don Tailleart, Office of Nuclear Security
and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-2966, e-mail Don.Tailleart@nrc.gov.

 
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