Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 120
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
Subject: WATER - PR. EPA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit Applications and
Reporting
Subject: AIR, WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Request for Pulp and Paper Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review;
EPA ICR No. 2393.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for
Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0095
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas; and Dichromic Acid, et al.; Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
Subject: TANK - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of Class Deviation; Disputes Resolution Procedures Related to Enforcement Actions Associated With Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Distributing Funds Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
Vol. 75, No. 120
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Note: Some pesticide registration announcements were omitted from this report
(click here).
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There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
2. WATER - PR. EPA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit Applications and Reporting
3. AIR, WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Request for Pulp and Paper Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2393.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
4. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0095
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas; and Dichromic Acid, et al.; Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
6. TANK - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of Class Deviation; Disputes Resolution Procedures Related to Enforcement Actions Associated With Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Distributing Funds Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
7. TOXICS - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
8. DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--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 - FR. EPA. Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35653-35660]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0737; FRL-8830-4]
Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
thiamethoxam in or on onion, dry bulb. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.,
requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective June 23, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before August 23, 2010,
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-2009-0737. 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: Julie Chao, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8735; e-mail address: chao.julie@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35653-35660]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0737; FRL-8830-4]
Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
thiamethoxam in or on onion, dry bulb. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.,
requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective June 23, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before August 23, 2010,
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-2009-0737. 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: Julie Chao, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-8735; e-mail address: chao.julie@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: WATER - PR. EPA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit Applications and
Reporting
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35712-35720]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 122 and 136
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019; FRL-9166-7]
RIN 2040-AC84
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of
Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit Applications and
Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing minor
amendments to its Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations to codify that
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
program, only ``sufficiently sensitive'' analytical test methods can be
used when completing an NPDES permit application and when performing
sampling and analysis pursuant to monitoring requirements in an NPDES
permit.
This proposal is based on requirements in the CWA and existing EPA
regulations. It also would codify existing EPA guidance on the use of
``sufficiently sensitive'' analytical methods with respect to
measurement of mercury and extend the approach outlined in that
guidance to the NPDES program more generally. Specifically, EPA is
proposing to clarify the existing NPDES application, compliance
monitoring, and analytical methods regulations. The amendments in this
proposed rulemaking affect only chemical-specific methods; they do not
apply to the Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) methods or their use.
DATES: Comments on this action must be received or postmarked on or
before midnight August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov. Include EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019 in
the subject line of the message.
Mail: Send the original and three copies of your comments
to: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver your comments to EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019. Such deliveries are
accepted only during the Docket's normal hours of operation, which are
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Kathryn Kelley, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management
(4203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-7004, e-mail address:
kelley.kathryn@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35712-35720]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 122 and 136
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019; FRL-9166-7]
RIN 2040-AC84
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Use of
Sufficiently Sensitive Test Methods for Permit Applications and
Reporting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing minor
amendments to its Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations to codify that
under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
program, only ``sufficiently sensitive'' analytical test methods can be
used when completing an NPDES permit application and when performing
sampling and analysis pursuant to monitoring requirements in an NPDES
permit.
This proposal is based on requirements in the CWA and existing EPA
regulations. It also would codify existing EPA guidance on the use of
``sufficiently sensitive'' analytical methods with respect to
measurement of mercury and extend the approach outlined in that
guidance to the NPDES program more generally. Specifically, EPA is
proposing to clarify the existing NPDES application, compliance
monitoring, and analytical methods regulations. The amendments in this
proposed rulemaking affect only chemical-specific methods; they do not
apply to the Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) methods or their use.
DATES: Comments on this action must be received or postmarked on or
before midnight August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019,
by any of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
the subject line of the message.
to: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019.
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-1019. Such deliveries are
accepted only during the Docket's normal hours of operation, which are
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Kathryn Kelley, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management
(4203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-7004, e-mail address:
kelley.kathryn@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR, WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Request for Pulp and Paper Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review;
EPA ICR No. 2393.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35792-35795]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0544; FRL-9167-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Request for Pulp and Paper Sector New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review;
EPA ICR No. 2393.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
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 action announces that the EPA is planning to submit a
request for a new Information Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget. This is a request for a new collection. Before
submitting the Information Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0544, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov
Fax: (202) 566-1741
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 22821T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. EPA, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, 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: Bill Schrock, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5032; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address:
schrock.bill@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 35792-35795]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0544; FRL-9167-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Request for Pulp and Paper Sector New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review;
EPA ICR No. 2393.01, OMB Control Number 2060-NEW
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 action announces that the EPA is planning to submit a
request for a new Information Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget. This is a request for a new collection. Before
submitting the Information Collection Request to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0544, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 22821T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Center, U.S. EPA, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, 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: Bill Schrock, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-5032; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address:
schrock.bill@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for
Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060-0095
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35795-35796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0982; FRL-9167-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for
Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12,
OMB Control No. 2060-0095
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0982, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 6102T, 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: David Good, Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4450; fax number: 734-214-4869; e-mail
address: good.david@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 35795-35796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0982; FRL-9167-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for
Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0010.12,
OMB Control No. 2060-0095
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0982, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mailcode 6102T, 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: David Good, Compliance and Innovative
Strategies Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4450; fax number: 734-214-4869; e-mail
address: good.david@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas; and Dichromic Acid, et al.; Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35796-35798]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0032; FRL-8824-7]
Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas;
and Dichromic Acid, et al.; Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0523; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: wormell.lance@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 35796-35798]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0032; FRL-8824-7]
Busan 74 (2-hydroxypropyl methanethiosulfonate); Chlorine Gas;
and Dichromic Acid, et al.; Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Review
Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has established registration review dockets for the
pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA
is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information
that will assist the public in understanding the types of information
and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of
registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the
table in Unit III.A., by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager identified in the table in Unit
III.A. for the pesticide of interest.
For general information contact: Lance Wormell, Antimicrobials
Division (7510P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 603-0523; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-
mail address: wormell.lance@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: TANK - ND. EPA. Notice of Availability of Class Deviation; Disputes Resolution Procedures Related to Enforcement Actions Associated With Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Distributing Funds Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35799-35800]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9166-1]
Notice of Availability of Class Deviation; Disputes Resolution
Procedures Related to Enforcement Actions Associated With Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Distributing
Funds Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of availability of a Class
Deviation from EPA's assistance agreement dispute procedures and also
sets forth the procedures that will apply to the resolution of disputes
that may arise in connection with certain enforcement actions taken by
EPA on State cooperative agreements awarded under section 9003(h) of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act with LUST funds appropriated by the ARRA.
Enforcement actions affected by this alternative dispute resolution
procedure are those actions, including suspension of performance and
potential partial or complete cooperative agreement termination,
associated with the obligation and expenditure of funds under the
following term and condition: ``The recipient shall obligate funds for
contracts, subgrants or similar transactions for at least 35 percent of
funds, and expend at least 15 percent of funds within nine months of
this award. EPA will consider the recipient's failure to comply with
this requirement as a material failure to perform, which may warrant
appropriate enforcement action under 40 CFR 31.43'' (hereafter referred
to as the 35/15 term and condition).
Currently, with respect to States and local governments, assistance
agreement disputes and disagreements are resolved in accordance with
EPA assistance agreement disputes procedures at 40 CFR 31.70. EPA has
determined, however, through a Class Deviation, that these procedures
are not practicable to use for LUST disputes and that it is appropriate
to replace those procedures with the procedures contained in this
document. EPA's preferred course of action would be for the Agency and
the State to resolve issues associated with the 35/15 term and
condition by mutual consent and should the need arise to partially or
completely terminate the cooperative agreement by mutual agreement. If
appropriate, EPA will take additional enforcement actions due to the
State's noncompliance with the 35/15 term and condition.
DATES: These procedures are effective as of June 23, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven McNeely, (703) 603-7164.
[Notices]
[Page 35799-35800]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9166-1]
Notice of Availability of Class Deviation; Disputes Resolution
Procedures Related to Enforcement Actions Associated With Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Distributing
Funds Under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of availability of a Class
Deviation from EPA's assistance agreement dispute procedures and also
sets forth the procedures that will apply to the resolution of disputes
that may arise in connection with certain enforcement actions taken by
EPA on State cooperative agreements awarded under section 9003(h) of
the Solid Waste Disposal Act with LUST funds appropriated by the ARRA.
Enforcement actions affected by this alternative dispute resolution
procedure are those actions, including suspension of performance and
potential partial or complete cooperative agreement termination,
associated with the obligation and expenditure of funds under the
following term and condition: ``The recipient shall obligate funds for
contracts, subgrants or similar transactions for at least 35 percent of
funds, and expend at least 15 percent of funds within nine months of
this award. EPA will consider the recipient's failure to comply with
this requirement as a material failure to perform, which may warrant
appropriate enforcement action under 40 CFR 31.43'' (hereafter referred
to as the 35/15 term and condition).
Currently, with respect to States and local governments, assistance
agreement disputes and disagreements are resolved in accordance with
EPA assistance agreement disputes procedures at 40 CFR 31.70. EPA has
determined, however, through a Class Deviation, that these procedures
are not practicable to use for LUST disputes and that it is appropriate
to replace those procedures with the procedures contained in this
document. EPA's preferred course of action would be for the Agency and
the State to resolve issues associated with the 35/15 term and
condition by mutual consent and should the need arise to partially or
completely terminate the cooperative agreement by mutual agreement. If
appropriate, EPA will take additional enforcement actions due to the
State's noncompliance with the 35/15 term and condition.
DATES: These procedures are effective as of June 23, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven McNeely, (703) 603-7164.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: TOXICS - ND/Comment Extension. EPA. Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35800-35801]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9167-1; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0395]
Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity
and Response to NAS Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On May 21, 2010, EPA released the draft report entitled,
``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and
Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-10/038A) for independent external
review, and public review and comment (75 FR 28610). Written comments
on the draft report were to be submitted to EPA by August 19, 2010 (a
90-day public comment period). Since release, the Agency has received
several requests for additional time to submit comments. In response to
these requests, the EPA is extending the public comment period another
30 days until September 20, 2010 (a 120-day public comment period).
This draft report responds to the key recommendations and comments
included in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2006 report. In
addition, it includes new analyses on potential human effects that may
result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
These analyses have not been in previous versions of draft reports
related to EPA's dioxin reassessment activity. This draft report is now
considered to be under EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
program, and thus, the new IRIS process announced in May 2009 (http: //
www.epa.gov/iris/process/) is being followed. Per the May 2009 process,
this draft report is beginning Step 4--independent external peer review
and public review and comment. This draft dioxin report was prepared by
the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA
Office of Research and Development (ORD).
The draft document, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to
Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments,'' was also being provided
to EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), a body established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, for independent external peer review.
The SAB will convene an expert panel composed of scientists
knowledgeable about technical issues related to dioxins and risk
assessment. The SAB is holding a public teleconference on June 24,
2010, and a public panel meeting on July 13-15, 2010. The SAB peer
review meetings were announced by the SAB staff office in a separate
May 24, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 28805). EPA intends to
forward all public comments submitted before July 7, 2010, in response
to this notice to the SAB peer review panel for their consideration.
Members of the public who wish to ensure that their technical comments
are provided to the SAB expert panel before each meeting should also e-
mail their comments separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated
Federal Officer at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in
the Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings. When
completing this draft dioxin report, EPA will consider any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the detailed
instructions provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in Federal
Register notice (75 FR 28610). The public comment period and SAB
external peer review are independent processes that provide separate
opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the draft
report.
EPA is releasing this draft report solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft report has not been formally disseminated by
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
DATES: The public comment period began on May 21, 2010, and ends on
September 20, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by September 20, 2010.
Due to the timing of the SAB's peer review meeting, EPA can only
guarantee that those comments received by July 7, 2010, in response to
this Federal Register notice will be provided to the SAB panel prior to
the SAB meeting. Comments received after July 7, 2010, will still be
provided to the SAB panel and will also inform the Agency's revision of
the draft report.
ADDRESSES: The external review draft titled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-10/038A) is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Information Management Team
(Address: Information Management Team, National Center for
Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691). If you request a
paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the
assessment title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Federal Register notice (75 FR
28610).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket,
regulations.gov or public comment period, please contact the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753;
or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the draft report, please contact Linda C. Tuxen,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8609; facsimile: 703-347-8699;
or e-mail: tuxen.linda@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 35800-35801]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9167-1; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0395]
Draft EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity
and Response to NAS Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On May 21, 2010, EPA released the draft report entitled,
``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and
Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-10/038A) for independent external
review, and public review and comment (75 FR 28610). Written comments
on the draft report were to be submitted to EPA by August 19, 2010 (a
90-day public comment period). Since release, the Agency has received
several requests for additional time to submit comments. In response to
these requests, the EPA is extending the public comment period another
30 days until September 20, 2010 (a 120-day public comment period).
This draft report responds to the key recommendations and comments
included in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2006 report. In
addition, it includes new analyses on potential human effects that may
result from exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD).
These analyses have not been in previous versions of draft reports
related to EPA's dioxin reassessment activity. This draft report is now
considered to be under EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
program, and thus, the new IRIS process announced in May 2009 (http: //
www.epa.gov/iris/process/) is being followed. Per the May 2009 process,
this draft report is beginning Step 4--independent external peer review
and public review and comment. This draft dioxin report was prepared by
the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA
Office of Research and Development (ORD).
The draft document, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to
Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments,'' was also being provided
to EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), a body established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, for independent external peer review.
The SAB will convene an expert panel composed of scientists
knowledgeable about technical issues related to dioxins and risk
assessment. The SAB is holding a public teleconference on June 24,
2010, and a public panel meeting on July 13-15, 2010. The SAB peer
review meetings were announced by the SAB staff office in a separate
May 24, 2010, Federal Register Notice (75 FR 28805). EPA intends to
forward all public comments submitted before July 7, 2010, in response
to this notice to the SAB peer review panel for their consideration.
Members of the public who wish to ensure that their technical comments
are provided to the SAB expert panel before each meeting should also e-
mail their comments separately to Thomas Armitage, the SAB Designated
Federal Officer at armitage.thomas@epa.gov, following the procedures in
the Federal Register Notice announcing the SAB public meetings. When
completing this draft dioxin report, EPA will consider any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with the detailed
instructions provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION in Federal
Register notice (75 FR 28610). The public comment period and SAB
external peer review are independent processes that provide separate
opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the draft
report.
EPA is releasing this draft report solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft report has not been formally disseminated by
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
DATES: The public comment period began on May 21, 2010, and ends on
September 20, 2010. Comments should be in writing and must be received
by EPA by September 20, 2010.
Due to the timing of the SAB's peer review meeting, EPA can only
guarantee that those comments received by July 7, 2010, in response to
this Federal Register notice will be provided to the SAB panel prior to
the SAB meeting. Comments received after July 7, 2010, will still be
provided to the SAB panel and will also inform the Agency's revision of
the draft report.
ADDRESSES: The external review draft titled, ``EPA's Reanalysis of Key
Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments'' (EPA/600/R-10/038A) is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Information Management Team
(Address: Information Management Team, National Center for
Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691). If you request a
paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the
assessment title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Federal Register notice (75 FR
28610).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the docket,
regulations.gov or public comment period, please contact the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753;
or e-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For information on the draft report, please contact Linda C. Tuxen,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8609; facsimile: 703-347-8699;
or e-mail: tuxen.linda@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: June 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 120)]
[Notices]
[Page 35801]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9166-9]
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given of a meeting of the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The
Council will consider various issues associated with the Agency's
drinking water strategy and new approaches to protecting drinking water
and public health. The Council will also receive updates about several
on-going activities including the Climate Ready Water Utility Working
Group and updates on regulatory efforts.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held on July 21, 2010, from 8:30
p.m. to 5 p.m., July 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and July 23,
2010 from 8 a.m. to noon, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Palomar Washington,
2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Thomas Carpenter by e-mail at
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-4885, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
[Notices]
[Page 35801]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9166-9]
Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice
of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given of a meeting of the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The
Council will consider various issues associated with the Agency's
drinking water strategy and new approaches to protecting drinking water
and public health. The Council will also receive updates about several
on-going activities including the Climate Ready Water Utility Working
Group and updates on regulatory efforts.
DATES: The Council meeting will be held on July 21, 2010, from 8:30
p.m. to 5 p.m., July 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and July 23,
2010 from 8 a.m. to noon, Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Palomar Washington,
2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written
statement, should contact Thomas Carpenter by e-mail at
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov, by phone, 202-564-4885, or by regular mail at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
