Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 151
Friday, August 7, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 151
Friday, August 7, 2009
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment
2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Avermectin B1 and its delta-8,9-isomer; Pesticide
Tolerances
Tolerances
3. TOXICS - FR/Correction. EPA. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 Protein; Time Limited Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction
4. REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1428.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0078
5. AIR, TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097
6. ENERGY - PR. DOE. Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies
7. ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting
8. HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Request for Information on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal and Notice of Public Meeting
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39543-39545]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0601; FRL-8431-8]
Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of
Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document moves the effective date of the revocation of
six inert ingredient tolerance exemptions with insufficient data for
reassessment as set forth in the Federal Register on August 4, 2008 (73
FR 45312).
DATES: In the final rule published August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45415), and
delayed on August 4, 2008 (73 FR 45312):
1. The effective date is delayed from August 9, 2009, to October
9, 2009, for the following amendments to Sec. 180.910: 2.m., n., and
cc.
2. The effective date is delayed from August 9, 2009, to October
9, 2009, for the following amendments to Sec. 180.930: 4.t., u., and
v.
Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before
October 6, 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-2009-0601. All documents in the
docket are listed in the index for the docket. 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: Kerry Leifer, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8811; e-mail address: leifer.kerry@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39543-39545]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0601; FRL-8431-8]
Inert Ingredients; Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of
Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document moves the effective date of the revocation of
six inert ingredient tolerance exemptions with insufficient data for
reassessment as set forth in the Federal Register on August 4, 2008 (73
FR 45312).
DATES: In the final rule published August 9, 2006 (71 FR 45415), and
delayed on August 4, 2008 (73 FR 45312):
1. The effective date is delayed from August 9, 2009, to October
9, 2009, for the following amendments to Sec. 180.910: 2.m., n., and
cc.
2. The effective date is delayed from August 9, 2009, to October
9, 2009, for the following amendments to Sec. 180.930: 4.t., u., and
v.
Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before
October 6, 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-2009-0601. All documents in the
docket are listed in the index for the docket. 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: Kerry Leifer, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8811; e-mail address: leifer.kerry@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Avermectin B
Tolerances
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39545-39551]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0806; FRL-8427-7]
Avermectin B1 and its delta-8,9-isomer; Pesticide
Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues
of avermectin B1 and its delta-8,9-isomer in or on stone
fruit crop group 12, tree nut crop group 14, pistachio, tuberous and
corm vegetable crop subgroup 01C, goat fat, hog fat, horse fat, sheep
fat, cattle fat, and cattle meat byproducts. Existing tolerances for
cattle, fat and cattle, meat byproducts are revised. Existing
individual crop tolerances on almond, plum, potato, and walnut are
deleted and replaced by the establishment of new crop group tolerances.
Existing tolerances on almond, hulls and plum, prune, dried are
retained. This regulation also makes a technical correction to
correctly express the existing tolerances for mint (replace term
``mint'' with the more specific terms ``peppermint, tops'' and
``spearmint, tops''). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and Y-TEX
Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective August 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 6, 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-2008-0806. 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: Thomas C. Harris, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9423; e-mail address:
harris.thomas@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39545-39551]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0806; FRL-8427-7]
Avermectin B
Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for combined residues
of avermectin B
fruit crop group 12, tree nut crop group 14, pistachio, tuberous and
corm vegetable crop subgroup 01C, goat fat, hog fat, horse fat, sheep
fat, cattle fat, and cattle meat byproducts. Existing tolerances for
cattle, fat and cattle, meat byproducts are revised. Existing
individual crop tolerances on almond, plum, potato, and walnut are
deleted and replaced by the establishment of new crop group tolerances.
Existing tolerances on almond, hulls and plum, prune, dried are
retained. This regulation also makes a technical correction to
correctly express the existing tolerances for mint (replace term
``mint'' with the more specific terms ``peppermint, tops'' and
``spearmint, tops''). Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. and Y-TEX
Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective August 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 6, 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-2008-0806. 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: Thomas C. Harris, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9423; e-mail address:
harris.thomas@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - FR/Correction. EPA. Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 Protein; Time Limited Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39540-39543]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0101; FRL-8428-7]
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 Protein; Time Limited Exemption
From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
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SUMMARY: On May 20, 2009 EPA published a Final Rule that established an
18-month, time-limited exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein in or on
the food and feed commodities cotton seed, cotton seed oil, cotton seed
meal, cotton hay, cotton hulls, cotton forage and cotton gin byproducts
when used as a plant-incorporated protectant. Subsequent to the
publication of the May 20, 2009 Final Rule, the Agency identified an
error in the Analytical Methods section of that Rule's preamble.
Through this action, EPA is republishing the tolerance exemption with a
new effective date and opportunity to request a hearing, and a
corrected Analytical Methods section. The conditions of the
time-limited tolerance exemption as established on May 20, 2009 are
unchanged: the time-limited tolerance exemption expires and is revoked
on November 22, 2010.
DATES: This regulation is effective August 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 6, 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-2009-0101. 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: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: 703-308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39540-39543]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 174
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0101; FRL-8428-7]
Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 Protein; Time Limited Exemption
From the Requirement of a Tolerance; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule, correction.
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SUMMARY: On May 20, 2009 EPA published a Final Rule that established an
18-month, time-limited exemption from the requirement of a tolerance
for residues of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A.105 protein in or on
the food and feed commodities cotton seed, cotton seed oil, cotton seed
meal, cotton hay, cotton hulls, cotton forage and cotton gin byproducts
when used as a plant-incorporated protectant. Subsequent to the
publication of the May 20, 2009 Final Rule, the Agency identified an
error in the Analytical Methods section of that Rule's preamble.
Through this action, EPA is republishing the tolerance exemption with a
new effective date and opportunity to request a hearing, and a
corrected Analytical Methods section. The conditions of the
time-limited tolerance exemption as established on May 20, 2009 are
unchanged: the time-limited tolerance exemption expires and is revoked
on November 22, 2010.
DATES: This regulation is effective August 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before October 6, 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-2009-0101. 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: Denise Greenway, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: 703-308-8263; e-mail address: greenway.denise@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: REMED - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Renewal), EPA ICR No.
1428.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0078
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Notices]
[Page 39695-39696]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-0361; FRL-8939-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Renewal), EPA ICR No.
1428.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0078
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2006-0361, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), by e-mail to superfund.docket@epa.gov or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund
Docket (Mail code: 28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; fax
number: (202) 564-2625; E-mail address: jacob.sicy@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 39695-39696]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-0361; FRL-8939-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Trade Secret Claims for Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Renewal), EPA ICR No.
1428.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0078
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2006-0361, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), by e-mail to superfund.docket@epa.gov or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund
Docket (Mail code: 28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; fax
number: (202) 564-2625; E-mail address: jacob.sicy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Notices]
[Page 39696-39697]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0278; FRL-8942-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA
ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0278, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 39696-39697]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0278; FRL-8942-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Mercury (Renewal), EPA
ICR Number 0113.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0097
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 8,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0278, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY - PR. DOE. Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39569-39582]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 609
RIN 1901-AB21
Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE or the
Department) published a final rule establishing regulations for the
loan guarantee program authorized by Section 1703 of Title XVII of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title XVII or the Act). Section 1703 of
Title XVII authorizes the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to make loan
guarantees for projects that ``avoid, reduce, or sequester air
pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and employ
new or significantly improved technologies as compared to commercial
technologies in service in the United States at the time the guarantee
is issued.'' Section 1703 of Title XVII also identifies ten categories
of technologies and projects that are potentially eligible for loan
guarantees. The two principal goals of section 1703 of Title XVII are
to encourage commercial use in the United States of new or
significantly improved energy-related technologies and to achieve
substantial environmental benefits. DOE believes that commercial use of
these technologies will help sustain and promote economic growth,
produce a more stable and secure energy supply and economy for the
United States, and improve the environment.
Through experience gained implementing the loan guarantee program
authorized by section 1703 of Title XVII, and information received from
industry indicating the wide variety of ownership structures which
participants would like to employ in implementing projects seeking loan
guarantees, DOE believes it is appropriate to consider certain changes
to the existing regulations to provide flexibility in the determination
of an appropriate collateral package to secure guaranteed loan
obligations, facilitate collateral sharing and related intercreditor
arrangements with other project lenders, and to provide a more workable
interpretation of certain statutory provisions regarding DOE's
treatment of collateral.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be postmarked no later than
September 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov.
Postal Mail: David G. Frantz, Director, Loan Guarantee
Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.20585-0121. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: David G. Frantz, Director, Loan
Guarantee Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David G. Frantz, Director, Loan
Guarantee Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-8336, e-
mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov; or Susan S. Richardson, Chief Counsel for
the Loan Guarantee Program, Office of the General Counsel, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9521, e-
mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39569-39582]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 609
RIN 1901-AB21
Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE or the
Department) published a final rule establishing regulations for the
loan guarantee program authorized by Section 1703 of Title XVII of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title XVII or the Act). Section 1703 of
Title XVII authorizes the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to make loan
guarantees for projects that ``avoid, reduce, or sequester air
pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and employ
new or significantly improved technologies as compared to commercial
technologies in service in the United States at the time the guarantee
is issued.'' Section 1703 of Title XVII also identifies ten categories
of technologies and projects that are potentially eligible for loan
guarantees. The two principal goals of section 1703 of Title XVII are
to encourage commercial use in the United States of new or
significantly improved energy-related technologies and to achieve
substantial environmental benefits. DOE believes that commercial use of
these technologies will help sustain and promote economic growth,
produce a more stable and secure energy supply and economy for the
United States, and improve the environment.
Through experience gained implementing the loan guarantee program
authorized by section 1703 of Title XVII, and information received from
industry indicating the wide variety of ownership structures which
participants would like to employ in implementing projects seeking loan
guarantees, DOE believes it is appropriate to consider certain changes
to the existing regulations to provide flexibility in the determination
of an appropriate collateral package to secure guaranteed loan
obligations, facilitate collateral sharing and related intercreditor
arrangements with other project lenders, and to provide a more workable
interpretation of certain statutory provisions regarding DOE's
treatment of collateral.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be postmarked no later than
September 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.20585-0121. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
Guarantee Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David G. Frantz, Director, Loan
Guarantee Program Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-8336, e-
mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov; or Susan S. Richardson, Chief Counsel for
the Loan Guarantee Program, Office of the General Counsel, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9521, e-
mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Notices]
[Page 39710-39711]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N156; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting
September 1-3, 2009. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting
agenda will include reports from the Legal and Synthesis Subcommittees,
and discussion of the current draft Recommendations to the Secretary.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for September 1-3, 2009. The sessions
will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 1-2, and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
September 3.
ADDRESSES: We will hold the meeting at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms 200A & B, Arlington, Virginia,
22203. For more information, see ``Meeting Location Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-2161.
[Notices]
[Page 39710-39711]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-FHC-2009-N156; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Announcement of
Public Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting
September 1-3, 2009. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting
agenda will include reports from the Legal and Synthesis Subcommittees,
and discussion of the current draft Recommendations to the Secretary.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for September 1-3, 2009. The sessions
will be 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. September 1-2, and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
September 3.
ADDRESSES: We will hold the meeting at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Rooms 200A & B, Arlington, Virginia,
22203. For more information, see ``Meeting Location Information.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-2161.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Request for Information on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal and Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: August 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 151)]
[Notices]
[Page 39716-39717]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0346]
Request for Information on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
and Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is
conducting a public meeting to gather information to assess the effect
of a lack of access to low-level waste (LLW) disposal facilities on
those who use radioactive sources or materials in conducting research
such as universities and hospitals. The purpose of this information
gathering is to identify important research that has been impacted and/
or stopped because of a lack of disposal options for radioactive
sources or materials. This information will be provided to the
Commission to inform future Commission decisionmaking. The NRC is
planning to host a public meeting on this topic at its Rockville, MD
Headquarters on the morning of October 7, 2009.
DATES: The public is invited to provide information related to the
above topic until October 20, 2009. Comments submitted by mail should
be postmarked by that date to ensure consideration. Comments received
after that date will be considered to the extent practical. The NRC is
planning to host a public meeting at its Rockville, MD Headquarters to
solicit public input on the questions identified below on October 7,
2009. Because of anticipated interest, the meeting will be Web cast.
Please check the NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-
involve/public-meetings/index for the meeting and Web cast details.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments by any of the following methods. Please include Docket ID NRC-
2009-0346 in the subject line of your comments/responses. Comments
submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC
Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site Regulations.gov.
Because your comments/responses will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0346. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-
3446.
You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR,
Public File Area 01 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments received in response
to this notice can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0346.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Shaffner, Project Manager,
Low-Level Waste Branch, Division of Waste Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
20852. Telephone: (301) 415-5496; fax number: (301) 415-5369; e-mail:
james.shaffner@nrc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 39716-39717]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0346]
Request for Information on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
and Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is
conducting a public meeting to gather information to assess the effect
of a lack of access to low-level waste (LLW) disposal facilities on
those who use radioactive sources or materials in conducting research
such as universities and hospitals. The purpose of this information
gathering is to identify important research that has been impacted and/
or stopped because of a lack of disposal options for radioactive
sources or materials. This information will be provided to the
Commission to inform future Commission decisionmaking. The NRC is
planning to host a public meeting on this topic at its Rockville, MD
Headquarters on the morning of October 7, 2009.
DATES: The public is invited to provide information related to the
above topic until October 20, 2009. Comments submitted by mail should
be postmarked by that date to ensure consideration. Comments received
after that date will be considered to the extent practical. The NRC is
planning to host a public meeting at its Rockville, MD Headquarters to
solicit public input on the questions identified below on October 7,
2009. Because of anticipated interest, the meeting will be Web cast.
Please check the NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-
involve/public-meetings/index for the meeting and Web cast details.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments by any of the following methods. Please include Docket ID NRC-
2009-0346 in the subject line of your comments/responses. Comments
submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC
Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site Regulations.gov.
Because your comments/responses will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0346. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-
3446.
You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR,
Public File Area 01 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments received in response
to this notice can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching
on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0346.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Shaffner, Project Manager,
Low-Level Waste Branch, Division of Waste Management and Environmental
Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
20852. Telephone: (301) 415-5496; fax number: (301) 415-5369; e-mail:
james.shaffner@nrc.gov.
