Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 134
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 134
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
There are 12 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Lead; Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerances
3. AIR - PR. EPA. Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2 )
4. AIR - NM/PR. EPA. Public Hearings for Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB); Amendments to Terminate Uses
6. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health Exposure Assessments Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
7. TOXICS ND/Petition. EPA. Lead Wheel Balancing Weights; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Notice of Receipt and Request for Comment
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses
9. ALL - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; Economic Analysis Guidelines Update & Expert Elicitation (EE) Task Force White Paper
10. AGRICULTURE, LAND - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
11. WATER - ND. DOD/Army, Corps of Engineers. Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
12. WILDLIFE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Lead; Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34257-34262]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 745
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049; FRL-8422-7]
RIN 2070-AJ48
Lead; Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing a final rule making two minor revisions to the
final Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) rule that
published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2008. First, this final
rule requires accredited providers of renovator or dust sampling
technician training to submit post-course notifications, including
digital photographs of each successful trainee, to EPA. The 2008 rule
establishes accreditation, training, certification, and recordkeeping
requirements as well as work practice standards on persons performing
renovations for compensation in most pre-1978 housing and child-
occupied facilities. The post-course notification requirement, designed
to supply important information for EPA's compliance monitoring
efforts, was inadvertently omitted from the final RRP rule's regulatory
text. In addition, this final rule removes the requirement for
accredited lead-based paint activities training providers--those who
provide inspector, risk assessor, project designer, and abatement
supervisor and worker training--to submit to EPA a digital photograph
of each successful trainee along with their post-course notifications.
That requirement, inadvertently imposed as part of the final RRP rule,
is unnecessary because EPA already receives photographs of these
individuals through other means.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Cindy Wheeler, National Program
Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0484; e-mail
address: wheeler.cindy@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34257-34262]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 745
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049; FRL-8422-7]
RIN 2070-AJ48
Lead; Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is issuing a final rule making two minor revisions to the
final Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) rule that
published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2008. First, this final
rule requires accredited providers of renovator or dust sampling
technician training to submit post-course notifications, including
digital photographs of each successful trainee, to EPA. The 2008 rule
establishes accreditation, training, certification, and recordkeeping
requirements as well as work practice standards on persons performing
renovations for compensation in most pre-1978 housing and child-
occupied facilities. The post-course notification requirement, designed
to supply important information for EPA's compliance monitoring
efforts, was inadvertently omitted from the final RRP rule's regulatory
text. In addition, this final rule removes the requirement for
accredited lead-based paint activities training providers--those who
provide inspector, risk assessor, project designer, and abatement
supervisor and worker training--to submit to EPA a digital photograph
of each successful trainee along with their post-course notifications.
That requirement, inadvertently imposed as part of the final RRP rule,
is unnecessary because EPA already receives photographs of these
individuals through other means.
DATES: This final rule is effective July 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0049. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation
are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Cindy Wheeler, National Program
Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0484; e-mail
address: wheeler.cindy@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34252-34257]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458; FRL-8423-8]
Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
fenamidone in or on cilantro, leaves; grape; okra; turnip, greens; and
vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish; and
combined residues of fenamidone and its metabolite RPA 717879 in or on
corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn,
sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; corn,
sweet, stover; soybean, forage; soybean, hay; and soybean, seed. It
also removes existing permanent and time-limited tolerances on carrot
that are superseded by the new tolerance on vegetable, root, except
sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish. The new tolerance on grape will
be a tolerance with regional registration (East of the Rocky Mountains)
and will replace the current tolerance which is restricted to imported
grapes. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Bayer
CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective July 15, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before September 14, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34252-34257]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458; FRL-8423-8]
Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
fenamidone in or on cilantro, leaves; grape; okra; turnip, greens; and
vegetable, root, except sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish; and
combined residues of fenamidone and its metabolite RPA 717879 in or on
corn, field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn,
sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; corn,
sweet, stover; soybean, forage; soybean, hay; and soybean, seed. It
also removes existing permanent and time-limited tolerances on carrot
that are superseded by the new tolerance on vegetable, root, except
sugar beet, subgroup 1B, except radish. The new tolerance on grape will
be a tolerance with regional registration (East of the Rocky Mountains)
and will replace the current tolerance which is restricted to imported
grapes. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) and Bayer
CropScience requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective July 15, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before September 14, 2009,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0458. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stanton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5218; e-mail address: stanton.susan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen
Dioxide (NO
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34403-34466]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50 and 58
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8926-3]
RIN 2060-AO19
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen
Dioxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Based on its review of the air quality criteria for oxides of
nitrogen and the primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)
for oxides of nitrogen as measured by nitrogen dioxide
(NO2 ), EPA proposes to make revisions to the primary
NO2 NAAQS in order to provide requisite protection of public
health. Specifically, EPA proposes to supplement the current annual
standard by establishing a new short-term NO2 standard based
on the 3-year average of the 99th percentile (or 4th highest) of 1-hour
daily maximum concentrations. EPA proposes to set the level of this new
standard within the range of 80 to 100 ppb and solicits comment on
standard levels as low as 65 ppb and as high as 150 ppb. EPA also
proposes to establish requirements for an NO2 monitoring
network that will include monitors within 50 meters of major roadways.
In addition, EPA is soliciting comment on an alternative approach to
setting the standard and revising the monitoring network. Consistent
with the terms of a consent decree, the Administrator will sign a
notice of final rulemaking by January 22, 2010.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2009. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions must be received by OMB on or before August 14, 2009.
Public Hearings: EPA intends to hold public hearings on this
proposed rule in August 2009 in Los Angeles, California and Arlington,
VA. These will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice that
provides details, including specific times and addresses, for these
hearings.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0922 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744
Mail: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922,
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C504-06,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-1167; fax: 919-
541-0237; e-mail: jenkins.scott@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34403-34466]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 50 and 58
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8926-3]
RIN 2060-AO19
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen
Dioxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Based on its review of the air quality criteria for oxides of
nitrogen and the primary national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS)
for oxides of nitrogen as measured by nitrogen dioxide
(NO
NO
health. Specifically, EPA proposes to supplement the current annual
standard by establishing a new short-term NO
on the 3-year average of the 99th percentile (or 4th highest) of 1-hour
daily maximum concentrations. EPA proposes to set the level of this new
standard within the range of 80 to 100 ppb and solicits comment on
standard levels as low as 65 ppb and as high as 150 ppb. EPA also
proposes to establish requirements for an NO
network that will include monitors within 50 meters of major roadways.
In addition, EPA is soliciting comment on an alternative approach to
setting the standard and revising the monitoring network. Consistent
with the terms of a consent decree, the Administrator will sign a
notice of final rulemaking by January 22, 2010.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2009. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information collection
provisions must be received by OMB on or before August 14, 2009.
Public Hearings: EPA intends to hold public hearings on this
proposed rule in August 2009 in Los Angeles, California and Arlington,
VA. These will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice that
provides details, including specific times and addresses, for these
hearings.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0922 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Protection Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C504-06,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-1167; fax: 919-
541-0237; e-mail: jenkins.scott@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - NM/PR. EPA. Public Hearings for Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34290-34291]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 50
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL- 8930-6]
RIN 2060-AO19
Public Hearings for Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing two public hearings to be held for the
proposed rule ``Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide'' which is published elsewhere in this Federal
Register. The hearings will be held in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday,
August 3, 2009 and Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 6,
2009.
In the notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA proposes to make
revisions to the primary nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ) national
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in order to provide requisite
protection of public health. Specifically, EPA proposes to supplement
the current annual standard by establishing a new short-term
NO2 standard based on the 3-year average of the 99th
percentile (or 4th highest) of the annual distribution of 1-hour daily
maximum concentrations. The EPA proposes to set the level of this new
standard within the range of 80 to 100 parts per billion (ppb) and
solicits comment on standard levels as low as 65 ppb and as high as 150
ppb. Also, EPA proposes to establish requirements for an NO2
monitoring network that will include monitors within 50 meters of major
roadways. In addition, EPA is soliciting comment on an alternative
approach to setting the standard and revising the monitoring network.
Consistent with the terms of a consent decree, the Administrator will
sign a notice of final rulemaking by January 22, 2010.
DATES: The public hearings will be held on August 3, 2009 in Arlington,
Virginia, and on August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Please
refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the
public hearings.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Arlington, VA: Environmental Protection Agency Conference
Center, First Floor Conference Center South, One Potomac Yard, 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. All visitors will need to go
through security and present a valid photo identification, such as a
driver's license.
2. Los Angeles, CA: Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, 711 South Hope
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, telephone (213) 488-3500.
Written comments on this proposed rule may also be submitted to EPA
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking for the
addresses and detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available
for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available
through the electronic docket system at http://www.regulations.gov .
The EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the proposal
and information about the public hearings can be found at: http://
www.epa.gov/air/nitrogenoxides/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the
public hearings or have questions concerning the public hearings,
please contact Ms. Tricia Crabtree at the address given below under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Questions concerning the ``Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide'' proposed rule should be addressed to
Dr. Scott Jenkins, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Health and Environmental Impacts Division (C504-06),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-1167, e-mail:
jenkins.scott@epa.gov .
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34290-34291]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 50
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL- 8930-6]
RIN 2060-AO19
Public Hearings for Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Announcement of public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing two public hearings to be held for the
proposed rule ``Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide'' which is published elsewhere in this Federal
Register. The hearings will be held in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday,
August 3, 2009 and Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, August 6,
2009.
In the notice of proposed rulemaking, EPA proposes to make
revisions to the primary nitrogen dioxide (NO
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) in order to provide requisite
protection of public health. Specifically, EPA proposes to supplement
the current annual standard by establishing a new short-term
NO
percentile (or 4th highest) of the annual distribution of 1-hour daily
maximum concentrations. The EPA proposes to set the level of this new
standard within the range of 80 to 100 parts per billion (ppb) and
solicits comment on standard levels as low as 65 ppb and as high as 150
ppb. Also, EPA proposes to establish requirements for an NO
monitoring network that will include monitors within 50 meters of major
roadways. In addition, EPA is soliciting comment on an alternative
approach to setting the standard and revising the monitoring network.
Consistent with the terms of a consent decree, the Administrator will
sign a notice of final rulemaking by January 22, 2010.
DATES: The public hearings will be held on August 3, 2009 in Arlington,
Virginia, and on August 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Please
refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the
public hearings.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the following locations:
1. Arlington, VA: Environmental Protection Agency Conference
Center, First Floor Conference Center South, One Potomac Yard, 2777 S.
Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. All visitors will need to go
through security and present a valid photo identification, such as a
driver's license.
2. Los Angeles, CA: Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown, 711 South Hope
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017, telephone (213) 488-3500.
Written comments on this proposed rule may also be submitted to EPA
electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through hand delivery/
courier. Please refer to the notice of proposed rulemaking for the
addresses and detailed instructions for submitting written comments.
A complete set of documents related to the proposal is available
for public inspection at the EPA Docket Center, located at 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC between 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A
reasonable fee may be charged for copying. Documents are also available
through the electronic docket system at http://www.regulations.gov .
The EPA Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the proposal
and information about the public hearings can be found at: http://
www.epa.gov/air/nitrogenoxides/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the
public hearings or have questions concerning the public hearings,
please contact Ms. Tricia Crabtree at the address given below under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Questions concerning the ``Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide'' proposed rule should be addressed to
Dr. Scott Jenkins, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Health and Environmental Impacts Division (C504-06),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-1167, e-mail:
jenkins.scott@epa.gov .
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB); Amendments to Terminate Uses
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34337-34339]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0123; FRL-8424-2]
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB); Amendments to Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendments to
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted
by the Agency, of certain products containing the pesticide PCNB,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order follows a March 30,
2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the PCNB
registrants to amend voluntarily certain of their PCNB product
registrations. Specifically, the registrants requested to amend their
registrations to terminate the following uses of PCNB: Golf course
roughs; residential sites including lawns, yards, and ornamental plants
and gardens around homes and apartments; grounds around day care
facilities; school yards; parks (except industrial parks); playgrounds;
and athletic fields (except professional and college fields). In the
March 30, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the
registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did
not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did
not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this
notice an order granting the requested amendments to terminate certain
uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the PCNB products subject to
this order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this
order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Bloom, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8019; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: bloom.jill@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 34337-34339]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0123; FRL-8424-2]
Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB); Amendments to Terminate Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the amendments to
terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted
by the Agency, of certain products containing the pesticide PCNB,
pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This order follows a March 30,
2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the PCNB
registrants to amend voluntarily certain of their PCNB product
registrations. Specifically, the registrants requested to amend their
registrations to terminate the following uses of PCNB: Golf course
roughs; residential sites including lawns, yards, and ornamental plants
and gardens around homes and apartments; grounds around day care
facilities; school yards; parks (except industrial parks); playgrounds;
and athletic fields (except professional and college fields). In the
March 30, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the
registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency did
not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did
not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this
notice an order granting the requested amendments to terminate certain
uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the PCNB products subject to
this order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this
order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Bloom, Special Review and
Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8019; fax number: (703) 308-7070; e-
mail address: bloom.jill@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health Exposure Assessments Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34341-34342]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0935; FRL-8408-5]
Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health Exposure
Assessments Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA announces the withdrawal of the pesticide science policy
document ``Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health
Exposure Assessments to the Office of Pesticide Programs.'' This
science policy document was developed to establish guidance for
submission and review of probabilistic human health exposure
assessments to the Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs. This guidance
has been superseded by EPA's ``Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment
of Pesticide Chemicals That Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity,'' and
by the ``Guidance for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk
Assessment.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Miller, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7509P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5352; fax number: (703) 305-5147; e-
mail address: miller.davidj@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 34341-34342]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0935; FRL-8408-5]
Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health Exposure
Assessments Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA announces the withdrawal of the pesticide science policy
document ``Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health
Exposure Assessments to the Office of Pesticide Programs.'' This
science policy document was developed to establish guidance for
submission and review of probabilistic human health exposure
assessments to the Agency's Office of Pesticide Programs. This guidance
has been superseded by EPA's ``Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment
of Pesticide Chemicals That Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity,'' and
by the ``Guidance for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk
Assessment.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Miller, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7509P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5352; fax number: (703) 305-5147; e-
mail address: miller.davidj@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS ND/Petition. EPA. Lead Wheel Balancing Weights; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Notice of Receipt and Request for Comment
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34342-34345]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467; FRL-8424-7]
Lead Wheel Balancing Weights; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Notice of
Receipt and Request for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA has received a petition under
section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and requests
comments on issues raised by the petition. The petition was received
from the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Sierra Club et
al., (petitioners) on May 29, 2009. The petition requests that EPA
establish regulations prohibiting the manufacture, processing, and
distribution in commerce of lead wheel balancing weights. EPA must
either grant or deny the petition within 90 days of filing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2009
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Linter, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Mark Henshall, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0523; e-mail
address: henshall.mark@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 34342-34345]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467; FRL-8424-7]
Lead Wheel Balancing Weights; TSCA Section 21 Petition; Notice of
Receipt and Request for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA has received a petition under
section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and requests
comments on issues raised by the petition. The petition was received
from the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Sierra Club et
al., (petitioners) on May 29, 2009. The petition requests that EPA
establish regulations prohibiting the manufacture, processing, and
distribution in commerce of lead wheel balancing weights. EPA must
either grant or deny the petition within 90 days of filing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2009
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0467. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Linter, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Mark Henshall, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0523; e-mail
address: henshall.mark@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34345-34348]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0837; FRL-8425-3]
Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate
Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants
and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide
malathion, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a May 20, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Requests from the malathion registrants to voluntarily cancel or to
amend to terminate uses of certain malathion product registrations.
These are not the last malathion products registered for use in the
United States. In the May 20, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would
issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to
terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 30 day comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests within this
period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further,
the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA
hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the
requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the malathion products subject to this
cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of
this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8028; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 34345-34348]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0837; FRL-8425-3]
Malathion; Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate
Uses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and
amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants
and accepted by the Agency, of products containing the pesticide
malathion, pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a May 20, 2009 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Requests from the malathion registrants to voluntarily cancel or to
amend to terminate uses of certain malathion product registrations.
These are not the last malathion products registered for use in the
United States. In the May 20, 2009 Notice, EPA indicated that it would
issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to
terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 30 day comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests within this
period. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further,
the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA
hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the
requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any
distribution, sale, or use of the malathion products subject to this
cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of
this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective July 15, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Miederhoff, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8028; fax
number: (703) 308-7070; e-mail address: miederhoff.eric@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; Economic Analysis Guidelines Update & Expert Elicitation (EE) Task Force White Paper
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34348-34349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8931-4]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two
Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; Economic Analysis Guidelines Update & Expert Elicitation (EE) Task Force White Paper
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the chartered SAB to conduct quality
reviews of two draft SAB reports.
DATES: The teleconference dates will be Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 2
to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and Friday, August 28, 2009, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning these public teleconferences
should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9982; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
[Notices]
[Page 34348-34349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8931-4]
EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two
Public Teleconferences of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; Economic Analysis Guidelines Update & Expert Elicitation (EE) Task Force White Paper
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces
two public teleconferences of the chartered SAB to conduct quality
reviews of two draft SAB reports.
DATES: The teleconference dates will be Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 2
to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and Friday, August 28, 2009, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning these public teleconferences
should contact Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9982; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at miller.tom@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: AGRICULTURE, LAND - NM. EPA. Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8931-8]
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide advice to the
Administrator of EPA on environmental issues and programs that impact,
or are of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural communities. The FRRCC
is a part of EPA's efforts to expand cooperative working relationships
with the agriculture industry and others who are interested in
agricultural issues and to achieve greater progress in environmental
protection.
The purpose of the meeting is to further advance: (1) Discussion of
the impacts of Agency agriculture-related programs, policies, and
regulations regarding climate change and renewable energy; (2)
identification and development of a comprehensive environmental
strategy for livestock operations; and (3) development of a
constructive approach or framework to address areas of common interest
between sustainable agriculture and protection of the environment. A
copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/
frrcc.
DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an
open meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. (registration
at 8 a.m.) until 6 p.m., and Thursday, August 27, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone: 916-447-1700. The meeting is
open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served
basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal
Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202-564-7273, US EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.
[Notices]
[Page 34349]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8931-8]
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
Committee (FRRCC). The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide advice to the
Administrator of EPA on environmental issues and programs that impact,
or are of concern to, farms, ranches, and rural communities. The FRRCC
is a part of EPA's efforts to expand cooperative working relationships
with the agriculture industry and others who are interested in
agricultural issues and to achieve greater progress in environmental
protection.
The purpose of the meeting is to further advance: (1) Discussion of
the impacts of Agency agriculture-related programs, policies, and
regulations regarding climate change and renewable energy; (2)
identification and development of a comprehensive environmental
strategy for livestock operations; and (3) development of a
constructive approach or framework to address areas of common interest
between sustainable agriculture and protection of the environment. A
copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/
frrcc.
DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an
open meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. (registration
at 8 a.m.) until 6 p.m., and Thursday, August 27, 2009, from 8:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, 1230 J
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone: 916-447-1700. The meeting is
open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served
basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal
Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202-564-7273, US EPA, Office of the
Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20460.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: WATER - ND. DOD/Army, Corps of Engineers. Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34311-34316]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
RIN 0710-ZA04
Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is proposing to take
two actions concerning Nationwide Permit (NWP) 21, which authorizes
discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
for surface coal mining activities. First, the Corps proposes to modify
NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States for surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of the following states: Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia until it
expires on March 18, 2012. The proposed modification would enhance
environmental protection of aquatic resources by requiring surface coal
mining projects in the affected region to obtain individual permit
coverage under the Clean Water Act (CWA), which includes increased
public and agency involvement in the permit review process, including
an opportunity for public comment on individual projects. The
application of NWP 21 to surface coal mining activities in the rest of
the United States would not be affected by this proposed modification.
Second, the Corps is proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide an
interim means of requiring individual permit reviews in Appalachia,
while proposing to undertake the longer-term measure of modifying NWP
21 to prohibit its use to authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States associated with surface coal
mining activities in the Appalachian region of these six States. The
Corps is also proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide immediate
environmental protection while it evaluates the comments received in
response to the proposal to modify NWP 21.
In accordance with the suspension and modification procedures
provided in the NWP regulations, public comment is invited, and a
public hearing may be requested. After evaluating all comments
pertaining to the proposed suspension and modification that are
received in response to this notice and any public hearings, the Corps
will publish its decisions concerning the NWP 21 suspension and
modification in the Federal Register. If NWP 21 is suspended, the
suspension would remain in effect until NWP 21 is modified or expires,
or until the suspension is lifted.
DATES: Written comments, including requests for a public hearing, must
be submitted on or before August 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2009-0032, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms.
Desiree Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov under docket number COE-2009-
0032.
Instructions: When submitting comments via http://
www.regulations.gov, direct your comments to docket number COE-2009-
0032. All comments received will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the commenter indicates that the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected,
through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov web site is an
anonymous access system, which means we will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you submit an electronic comment by sending a CD-ROM to Corps
Headquarters, we recommend that you submit those comments via overnight
mail to ensure timely receipt. We also recommend that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with
any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment because
of technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should
avoid the use of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information
is not publicly available, such as 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be reached at 202-761-4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202-761-4922.
[Notices]
[Page 34311-34316]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
RIN 0710-ZA04
Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21
AGENCY: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is proposing to take
two actions concerning Nationwide Permit (NWP) 21, which authorizes
discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States
for surface coal mining activities. First, the Corps proposes to modify
NWP 21 to prohibit its use to authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States for surface coal mining
activities in the Appalachian region of the following states: Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia until it
expires on March 18, 2012. The proposed modification would enhance
environmental protection of aquatic resources by requiring surface coal
mining projects in the affected region to obtain individual permit
coverage under the Clean Water Act (CWA), which includes increased
public and agency involvement in the permit review process, including
an opportunity for public comment on individual projects. The
application of NWP 21 to surface coal mining activities in the rest of
the United States would not be affected by this proposed modification.
Second, the Corps is proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide an
interim means of requiring individual permit reviews in Appalachia,
while proposing to undertake the longer-term measure of modifying NWP
21 to prohibit its use to authorize discharges of dredged or fill
material into waters of the United States associated with surface coal
mining activities in the Appalachian region of these six States. The
Corps is also proposing to suspend NWP 21 to provide immediate
environmental protection while it evaluates the comments received in
response to the proposal to modify NWP 21.
In accordance with the suspension and modification procedures
provided in the NWP regulations, public comment is invited, and a
public hearing may be requested. After evaluating all comments
pertaining to the proposed suspension and modification that are
received in response to this notice and any public hearings, the Corps
will publish its decisions concerning the NWP 21 suspension and
modification in the Federal Register. If NWP 21 is suspended, the
suspension would remain in effect until NWP 21 is modified or expires,
or until the suspension is lifted.
DATES: Written comments, including requests for a public hearing, must
be submitted on or before August 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number COE-
2009-0032, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CECW-CO (Attn: Ms.
Desiree Hann), 441 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314-1000.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to security requirements, we cannot
receive comments by hand delivery or courier.
We will not accept e-mailed or faxed comments. We will post all
comments on http://www.regulations.gov under docket number COE-2009-
0032.
Instructions: When submitting comments via http://
www.regulations.gov, direct your comments to docket number COE-2009-
0032. All comments received will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the commenter indicates that the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI, or otherwise protected,
through regulations.gov or e-mail. The regulations.gov web site is an
anonymous access system, which means we will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you submit an electronic comment by sending a CD-ROM to Corps
Headquarters, we recommend that you submit those comments via overnight
mail to ensure timely receipt. We also recommend that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with
any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If we cannot read your comment because
of technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, we
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic comments should
avoid the use of any special characters, any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed. Although listed in the index, some information
is not publicly available, such as 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Desiree Hann or Mr. David Olson,
Headquarters, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice,
Washington, DC. Ms. Hann can be reached at 202-761-4560 and Mr. Olson
can be reached at 202-761-4922.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: WILDLIFE - FR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34209-34211]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 636
RIN 0578-AA49
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Interim final rule; amendment; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published in
the Federal Register of January 16, 2009, an interim final rule with
request for comment amending the program regulations for the Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) to incorporate programmatic changes
authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008
Act). On March 12, 2009, NRCS corrected language in the interim final
rule regarding the erroneous application of the payment limitation to
joint operations, and extended the comment period to April 17, 2009.
This document amends the interim final rule by expanding the definition
of agricultural lands to include areas of a farm or ranch that are not
currently under production. NRCS is also using the opportunity
presented by this rulemaking to reopen the comment period. Comments are
limited to the content of this amendment.
DATES: This amendment is effective on July 15, 2009. The comment period
for the WHIP Interim Final Rule published on January 16, 2009 (74 FR
2786), extended March 12, 2009 (74 FR 10673), until April 17, 2009, is
reopened. Submit comments on or before August 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-IFR-
08005) using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
E-mail: whip2008@wdc.usda.gov.
Mail: Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial Assistance
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-2890.
Fax: (202) 720-4265.
Hand Delivery Room: USDA South Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 5237, 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) 720-1845 in
order to be escorted into the building.
This interim final rule 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 the Interim Final Rules
link from beneath the Farm Bill Public Comments Links title. 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).
To view public comments, ask the guard at the entrance to the South
Building to call (202) 720-4527 in order to be escorted into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1845; Fax: (202) 720-4265.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34209-34211]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 636
RIN 0578-AA49
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Interim final rule; amendment; reopening of comment period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) published in
the Federal Register of January 16, 2009, an interim final rule with
request for comment amending the program regulations for the Wildlife
Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) to incorporate programmatic changes
authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008
Act). On March 12, 2009, NRCS corrected language in the interim final
rule regarding the erroneous application of the payment limitation to
joint operations, and extended the comment period to April 17, 2009.
This document amends the interim final rule by expanding the definition
of agricultural lands to include areas of a farm or ranch that are not
currently under production. NRCS is also using the opportunity
presented by this rulemaking to reopen the comment period. Comments are
limited to the content of this amendment.
DATES: This amendment is effective on July 15, 2009. The comment period
for the WHIP Interim Final Rule published on January 16, 2009 (74 FR
2786), extended March 12, 2009 (74 FR 10673), until April 17, 2009, is
reopened. Submit comments on or before August 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments (identified by Docket Number NRCS-IFR-
08005) using any of the following methods:
regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-2890.
Avenue, SW., Room 5237, 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) 720-1845 in
order to be escorted into the building.
Users can access the NRCS homepage at: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/;
select the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the Interim Final Rules
link from beneath the Farm Bill Public Comments Links title. 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).
To view public comments, ask the guard at the entrance to the South
Building to call (202) 720-4527 in order to be escorted into the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20013-2890; Phone: (202) 720-1845; Fax: (202) 720-4265.
