Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 132
Monday, July 13, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 132
Monday, July 13, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. ALL - ND. EPA. Type of Action: New; Establishment of a New System of Records for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Database of Scientific and Technical Experts
2. WILDLIFE, LAND - NM. DOI/FWS. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular Meeting: Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices; Observer Information
3. ALL - NM. DHHS/National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
4. ALL - FRI. USDA/NRCS. Compliance With NEPA
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 - ND. EPA. Type of Action: New; Establishment of a New System of Records for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Database of Scientific and Technical
Experts
[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Notices]
[Page 33435-33437]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8929-5; EPA-HQ-OEI-2008-0062]
Type of Action: New; Establishment of a New System of Records for
the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Database of Scientific and Technical
Experts
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 the Administrator, SAB Staff Office is
giving notice that it proposes to create a new system of
records for the SAB Database of Scientific and Technical Experts.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
2008-0062, 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
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: Dr. Angela Nugent, Special Assistant
to the Director, SAB Staff Office, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 1400F, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460; telephone number (202) 343-9981; e-mail address:
nugent.angela@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 33435-33437]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8929-5; EPA-HQ-OEI-2008-0062]
Type of Action: New; Establishment of a New System of Records for
the Science Advisory Board (SAB) Database of Scientific and Technical
Experts
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 the Administrator, SAB Staff Office is
giving notice that it proposes to create a new system of
records for the SAB Database of Scientific and Technical Experts.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this system of records notice must
do so by August 24, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
2008-0062, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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: Dr. Angela Nugent, Special Assistant
to the Director, SAB Staff Office, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 1400F, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460; telephone number (202) 343-9981; e-mail address:
nugent.angela@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WILDLIFE, LAND - NM. DOI/FWS. Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular Meeting: Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES
Appendices; Observer Information
[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Notices]
[Page 33460-33464]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N0103; 96300-1671-0000 FY09 R4]
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth
Regular Meeting: Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items
Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES
Appendices; Observer Information
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items
for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to
CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES
Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the
Parties. The fifteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to CITES (CoP15) is tentatively scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar,
March 13-25, 2010.
With this notice, we describe proposed resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items that the United States is considering submitting for
consideration at CoP15; describe proposed amendments to the CITES
Appendices (species proposals) that the United States is considering
submitting for consideration at CoP15; invite your comments and
information on these proposals; and provide information on how
nongovernmental organizations based in the United States can attend
CoP15 as observers.
DATES: We will consider written information and comments you submit
concerning potential species proposals, and proposed resolutions,
decisions, and agenda items that the United States is considering
submitting for consideration at CoP15, and other items relating to
CoP15, if we receive them by September 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to proposed resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items should be sent to the Division of Management Authority,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212,
Arlington, VA 22203, or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov, or via fax at:
703-358-2298. Comments pertaining to species proposals should be sent
to the Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203, or
via e-mail at: scientificauthority@fws.gov, or via fax at: 703-358-
2276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to
resolutions, decisions, and agenda items contact: Robert R. Gabel,
Chief, Division of Management Authority, phone 703-358-2095, fax 703-
358-2298, e-mail: CoP15@fws.gov. For information pertaining to species
proposals contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific
Authority, phone 703-358-1708, fax 703-358-2276, e-mail:
scientificauthority@fws.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 33460-33464]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2009-N0103; 96300-1671-0000 FY09 R4]
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth
Regular Meeting: Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items
Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES
Appendices; Observer Information
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), may submit proposed resolutions, decisions, and agenda items
for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the Parties to
CITES. The United States may also propose amendments to the CITES
Appendices for consideration at meetings of the Conference of the
Parties. The fifteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to CITES (CoP15) is tentatively scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar,
March 13-25, 2010.
With this notice, we describe proposed resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items that the United States is considering submitting for
consideration at CoP15; describe proposed amendments to the CITES
Appendices (species proposals) that the United States is considering
submitting for consideration at CoP15; invite your comments and
information on these proposals; and provide information on how
nongovernmental organizations based in the United States can attend
CoP15 as observers.
DATES: We will consider written information and comments you submit
concerning potential species proposals, and proposed resolutions,
decisions, and agenda items that the United States is considering
submitting for consideration at CoP15, and other items relating to
CoP15, if we receive them by September 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments pertaining to proposed resolutions, decisions, and
agenda items should be sent to the Division of Management Authority,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 212,
Arlington, VA 22203, or via e-mail at: CoP15@fws.gov, or via fax at:
703-358-2298. Comments pertaining to species proposals should be sent
to the Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 110, Arlington, VA 22203, or
via e-mail at: scientificauthority@fws.gov, or via fax at: 703-358-
2276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information pertaining to
resolutions, decisions, and agenda items contact: Robert R. Gabel,
Chief, Division of Management Authority, phone 703-358-2095, fax 703-
358-2298, e-mail: CoP15@fws.gov. For information pertaining to species
proposals contact: Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of Scientific
Authority, phone 703-358-1708, fax 703-358-2276, e-mail:
scientificauthority@fws.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - NM. DHHS/National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Notices]
[Page 33452-33453]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences Special Emphasis Panel; ARRA Stem Cell Competitive
Supplement Review.
Date: July 27, 2009.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Place: Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Building
101, Rodbell Auditorium, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 (Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Sally Eckert-Tilotta, PhD, Scientific Review
Administrator, Nat. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Office of Program Operations, Scientific Review Branch, P.O. Box
12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. (919) 541-1446.
Eckertt1@niehs.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.115,
Biometry and Risk Estimation--Health Risks from Environmental
Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety
Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund
Hazardous Substances--Basic Research and Education; 93.894,
Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health
Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health
Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.701,
ARRA Related Biomedical Research and Research Support Awards.,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
[Notices]
[Page 33452-33453]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5
U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could
disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as
patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals
associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences Special Emphasis Panel; ARRA Stem Cell Competitive
Supplement Review.
Date: July 27, 2009.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.
Place: Nat. Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Building
101, Rodbell Auditorium, 111 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 (Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Sally Eckert-Tilotta, PhD, Scientific Review
Administrator, Nat. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Office of Program Operations, Scientific Review Branch, P.O. Box
12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. (919) 541-1446.
Eckertt1@niehs.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.115,
Biometry and Risk Estimation--Health Risks from Environmental
Exposures; 93.142, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety
Training; 93.143, NIEHS Superfund
Hazardous Substances--Basic Research and Education; 93.894,
Resources and Manpower Development in the Environmental Health
Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to Environmental Health
Hazards; 93.114, Applied Toxicological Research and Testing; 93.701,
ARRA Related Biomedical Research and Research Support Awards.,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: ALL - FRI. USDA/NRCS. Compliance With NEPA
[Federal Register: July 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 132)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33319-33323]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 650
RIN 0578-AA55
Compliance With NEPA
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS or the
Agency) publishes this interim final rule to request comments on
additional categorical exclusions, which are actions that the agency
has determined do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment and, thus, should not require preparing
an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement
(EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NRCS'
categorical exclusion actions promote restoration and conservation
activities related to natural or human induced damage, or alteration of
floodplain easements and watershed areas. For projects being funded
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the
interim final rule will assist NRCS in meeting mandates set forth in
ARRA and NEPA for undertaking actions in the most expeditious manner
and in compliance with NEPA.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective July 13, 2009.
Comment date: Submit comments on or before September 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-
0578-AA55) using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
E-mail: NEPA2008@wdc.usda.gov.
Mail: Matt Harrington, National Environmental Coordinator,
Ecological Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
Fax: (202) 720-2646.
Hand Delivery: USDA South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 6158, 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) 720-2587 in
order to be escorted into the building.
This interim final rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can
access the interim final rule at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
Env_Assess/index.html. 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: Matt Harrington, National
Environmental Coordinator, Ecological Sciences Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20250; Phone: (202) 720-4925; Fax: (202)
720-2646; or e-mail NEPA2008@wdc.usda.gov, and identify in the subject
line, ``Information Requested.''
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33319-33323]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 650
RIN 0578-AA55
Compliance With NEPA
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS or the
Agency) publishes this interim final rule to request comments on
additional categorical exclusions, which are actions that the agency
has determined do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment and, thus, should not require preparing
an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement
(EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NRCS'
categorical exclusion actions promote restoration and conservation
activities related to natural or human induced damage, or alteration of
floodplain easements and watershed areas. For projects being funded
under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the
interim final rule will assist NRCS in meeting mandates set forth in
ARRA and NEPA for undertaking actions in the most expeditious manner
and in compliance with NEPA.
DATES: Effective Date: The rule is effective July 13, 2009.
Comment date: Submit comments on or before September 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-
0578-AA55) using any of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
Ecological Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250.
Avenue, SW., Room 6158, 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) 720-2587 in
order to be escorted into the building.
This interim final rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can
access the interim final rule at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
Env_Assess/index.html. 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: Matt Harrington, National
Environmental Coordinator, Ecological Sciences Division, Department of
Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20250; Phone: (202) 720-4925; Fax: (202)
720-2646; or e-mail NEPA2008@wdc.usda.gov, and identify in the subject
line, ``Information Requested.''
