Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 67
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 67
Thursday, April 8, 2010
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,
EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594
EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594
2. CLIMATE - ND. DOS. Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs; Climate Action Report
3. TOXICS - FR. Department of Veterans Affairs. Removal of Obsolete References to Herbicides Containing Dioxin
4. TOXICS - PR. DOD/Defense Acquisition Regulations System. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Minimizing Use of Hexavalent Chromium (DFARS Case 2009-D004)
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,
EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594
[Federal Register: April 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 17915-17917]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0079: FRL-9135-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,
EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) 2236.03--8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0079, 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) 564-9744.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mailcode 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004.
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: Mr. H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
01, Environmental Protection Agency, T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2363; fax number:
(919) 541-0824; e-mail address: dail.lynn@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 17915-17917]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0079: FRL-9135-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,
EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) 2236.03--8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0079, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Docket, Mailcode 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies.
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004.
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: Mr. H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail Code C539-
01, Environmental Protection Agency, T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2363; fax number:
(919) 541-0824; e-mail address: dail.lynn@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: CLIMATE - ND. DOS. Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs; Climate Action Report
[Federal Register: April 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 17989]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6947]
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific
Affairs; Climate Action Report
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this announcement is to notify interested
members of the public of the opportunity to submit comments to the
draft fifth National Communication on U.S. climate change actions for
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In
June 1992, the United States signed, and later ratified, the UNFCCC.
Pursuant to the national communication reporting requirements under
Articles 4.2 and 12 of the Convention and to guidelines later adopted
by the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), the United States
submitted the first U.S. Climate Action Report (CAR) to the UNFCCC
Secretariat in 1994, and subsequent reports in 1997, 2002, and 2006.
The U.S. Government has prepared an initial draft of the fifth National
Communication for public review. This report reflects the U.S.
Government commitment to the UNFCCC to transparently communicate U.S.
actions and policies addressing climate change. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for instructions on accessing the electronic version of the
report, file format requirements for submitting comments, and other
information about electronic filing.
DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before noon, May 6th,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted via e-mail to CAR5@state.gov.
Submit comments as an ASCII or word file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Identify all comments and data
in electronic form by the docket number [docket number].
Additionally, comments may be sent via postal mail to: CAR5
Comments, Department of State, Office of Global Change, Harry S. Truman
Building, Room 2480, 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520 or
via fax to: (202) 647-0191. Comments will be due within 28 days of
publication date. Persons with access to the Internet may also view and
comment on this notice by going to the U.S. Government Regulations.Gov
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric J. Maltzer, Office of Global
Change, U.S. Department of State at (202) 647-6740.
[Notices]
[Page 17989]
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6947]
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific
Affairs; Climate Action Report
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this announcement is to notify interested
members of the public of the opportunity to submit comments to the
draft fifth National Communication on U.S. climate change actions for
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In
June 1992, the United States signed, and later ratified, the UNFCCC.
Pursuant to the national communication reporting requirements under
Articles 4.2 and 12 of the Convention and to guidelines later adopted
by the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), the United States
submitted the first U.S. Climate Action Report (CAR) to the UNFCCC
Secretariat in 1994, and subsequent reports in 1997, 2002, and 2006.
The U.S. Government has prepared an initial draft of the fifth National
Communication for public review. This report reflects the U.S.
Government commitment to the UNFCCC to transparently communicate U.S.
actions and policies addressing climate change. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for instructions on accessing the electronic version of the
report, file format requirements for submitting comments, and other
information about electronic filing.
DATES: The agency must receive comments on or before noon, May 6th,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted via e-mail to CAR5@state.gov.
Submit comments as an ASCII or word file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Identify all comments and data
in electronic form by the docket number [docket number].
Additionally, comments may be sent via postal mail to: CAR5
Comments, Department of State, Office of Global Change, Harry S. Truman
Building, Room 2480, 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520 or
via fax to: (202) 647-0191. Comments will be due within 28 days of
publication date. Persons with access to the Internet may also view and
comment on this notice by going to the U.S. Government Regulations.Gov
Web site at http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric J. Maltzer, Office of Global
Change, U.S. Department of State at (202) 647-6740.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - FR. Department of Veterans Affairs. Removal of Obsolete References to Herbicides Containing Dioxin
[Federal Register: April 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 67)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17857-17859]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 1
RIN 2900-AN56
Removal of Obsolete References to Herbicides Containing Dioxin
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans (VA) is amending its regulation
concerning evaluation of studies relating to the health effects of
exposure to herbicides containing dioxin and radiation to remove the
obsolete references to herbicides containing dioxin. This final rule
reflects changes made by the Agent Orange Act of 1991 in the procedures
for VA's evaluation of the health effects of exposure to herbicides
containing dioxin. This document makes non-substantive changes for the
purpose of removing obsolete regulatory provisions.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective April 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey P. Warren (022K), Attorney,
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7699. (This is not
a toll-free number.)
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17857-17859]
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 1
RIN 2900-AN56
Removal of Obsolete References to Herbicides Containing Dioxin
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans (VA) is amending its regulation
concerning evaluation of studies relating to the health effects of
exposure to herbicides containing dioxin and radiation to remove the
obsolete references to herbicides containing dioxin. This final rule
reflects changes made by the Agent Orange Act of 1991 in the procedures
for VA's evaluation of the health effects of exposure to herbicides
containing dioxin. This document makes non-substantive changes for the
purpose of removing obsolete regulatory provisions.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective April 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey P. Warren (022K), Attorney,
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7699. (This is not
a toll-free number.)
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - PR. DOD/Defense Acquisition Regulations System. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Minimizing Use of Hexavalent Chromium (DFARS Case 2009-D004)
[Federal Register: April 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 67)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18041-18042]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Parts 223 and 252
RIN 0750-AG35
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Minimizing Use
of Hexavalent Chromium (DFARS Case 2009-D004)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address requirements for minimizing
the use of hexavalent chromium in defense weapon systems, subsystems,
components, and other items. The proposed rule prohibits the delivery
of items containing hexavalent chromium under DoD contracts unless an
exception applies.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to
the address shown below on or before June 7, 2010, to be considered in
the formation of the final rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DFARS Case 2009-D004,
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include DFARS Case 2009-D004 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: 703-602-7887.
Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Cassandra
Freeman, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855,
Washington, DC 20301-3060.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to http:/
/www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cassandra Freeman, 703-602-8383.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18041-18042]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
48 CFR Parts 223 and 252
RIN 0750-AG35
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Minimizing Use
of Hexavalent Chromium (DFARS Case 2009-D004)
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Proposed rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to address requirements for minimizing
the use of hexavalent chromium in defense weapon systems, subsystems,
components, and other items. The proposed rule prohibits the delivery
of items containing hexavalent chromium under DoD contracts unless an
exception applies.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing to
the address shown below on or before June 7, 2010, to be considered in
the formation of the final rule.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DFARS Case 2009-D004,
using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include DFARS Case 2009-D004 in the subject
line of the message.
Fax: 703-602-7887.
Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Attn: Ms. Cassandra
Freeman, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B855,
Washington, DC 20301-3060.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to http:/
/www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cassandra Freeman, 703-602-8383.
