Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 121
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 121
Thursday, June 24, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FRD. EPA. Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
2. AIR - ANPR. EPA. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline; Extension of Comment Period
3. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a); EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067
4. TRANSPORT - NF. HUD, DOT. Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
5. HAZ/Nuclear, P2 - PR. NRC. Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material
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. Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
[Federal Register: June 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 121)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35977-35989]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9 and 721
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920; FRL-8824-6]
RIN 2070-AB27
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under
section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 17
chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices
(PMNs). Two of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section
5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who
intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these 17 chemical
substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use
by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that
activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit
or limit that activity before it occurs.
DATES: This rule is effective on August 23, 2010. For purposes of
judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on
July 8, 2010.
Written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit
adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these SNURs must be
received on or before July 26, 2010 (see Unit VI. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION).
For additional information on related reporting requirement dates,
see Units I.A., VI., and VII. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2209; e-mail address: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35977-35989]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 9 and 721
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920; FRL-8824-6]
RIN 2070-AB27
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under
section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 17
chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices
(PMNs). Two of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section
5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who
intend to manufacture, import, or process any of these 17 chemical
substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use
by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that
activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit
or limit that activity before it occurs.
DATES: This rule is effective on August 23, 2010. For purposes of
judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on
July 8, 2010.
Written adverse or critical comments, or notice of intent to submit
adverse or critical comments, on one or more of these SNURs must be
received on or before July 26, 2010 (see Unit VI. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION).
For additional information on related reporting requirement dates,
see Units I.A., VI., and VII. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0920. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Tracey Klosterman, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2209; e-mail address: klosterman.tracey@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ANPR. EPA. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline; Extension of
Comment Period
[Federal Register: June 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 121)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36034-36035]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 87
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294; FRL-9167-4]
RIN 2060-AP79
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From
Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day extension of the public comment
period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions
From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline (hereinafter
referred to as the ANPR). EPA published this ANPR, which included a
request for comment, in the Federal Register on April 28, 2010. The
public comment period was to end on June 28, 2010 (60 days after its
publication in the Federal Register). This document extends the comment
period an additional 60 days until August 27, 2010. This extension of
the comment period is provided to allow the public additional time to
provide comment on the ANPR.
DATES: The comment period for the ANPR published April 28, 2010 (75 FR
22440) is extended. Written comments must be received on or before
August 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0294, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center (Air Docket), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room: 3334 Mail Code: 2822T, 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. . .
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294. The EPA has also developed a Web site for
aviation, including the ANPR, at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm.
Please refer to the ANPR for detailed information on accessing
information related to this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Hoyer, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4513; fax
number: (734) 214-4821; e-mail address: hoyer.marion@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36034-36035]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 87
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294; FRL-9167-4]
RIN 2060-AP79
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions From
Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day extension of the public comment
period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Lead Emissions
From Piston-Engine Aircraft Using Leaded Aviation Gasoline (hereinafter
referred to as the ANPR). EPA published this ANPR, which included a
request for comment, in the Federal Register on April 28, 2010. The
public comment period was to end on June 28, 2010 (60 days after its
publication in the Federal Register). This document extends the comment
period an additional 60 days until August 27, 2010. This extension of
the comment period is provided to allow the public additional time to
provide comment on the ANPR.
DATES: The comment period for the ANPR published April 28, 2010 (75 FR
22440) is extended. Written comments must be received on or before
August 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-0294, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include two
copies.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room: 3334 Mail Code: 2822T, 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. . .
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0294. The EPA has also developed a Web site for
aviation, including the ANPR, at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/aviation.htm.
Please refer to the ANPR for detailed information on accessing
information related to this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Hoyer, Assessment and Standards
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 2000 Traverwood
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4513; fax
number: (734) 214-4821; e-mail address: hoyer.marion@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a); EPA ICR No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067
[Federal Register: June 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 121)]
[Notices]
[Page 36067-36068]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488 FRL-8830-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a); EPA ICR
No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067
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) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a)'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 1198.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0067, is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488 by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Karen Chu, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8773; fax number: (202) 564-9490; e-mail address:
chu.karen@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 36067-36068]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488 FRL-8830-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a); EPA ICR
No. 1198.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0067
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) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA Section 8(a)'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 1198.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0067, is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488 by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0488. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Karen Chu, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8773; fax number: (202) 564-9490; e-mail address:
chu.karen@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TRANSPORT - NF. HUD, DOT. Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
[Federal Register: June 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 121)]
[Notices]
[Page 36245-36255]
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. FR-5415-N-12]
Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the
Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Office of the
Deputy Secretary, HUD; and Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funding and requests
proposals for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
(``HUD's'') Community Challenge Planning Grants (``Community Challenge
Planning Grants'') in conjunction with a portion of the Department of
Transportation's (``DOT's'') National Infrastructure Investments Grants
that can be used for transportation planning grants.
On December 16, 2009, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117) that provided $40 million
for HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grants and up to $35 million for
DOT's transportation planning grants to be awarded as part of the
National Infrastructure Investments program. The National
Infrastructure Investments program is similar, but not identical to,
the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or ``TIGER
Discretionary Grant Program.'' Because of the similarity in program
structure, DOT is referring to the grants for National Infrastructure
Investments under the FY 2010 Appropriations Act as ``TIGER II
Discretionary Grants'' and the transportation planning grants as
``TIGER II Planning Grants.''
HUD's $40 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program will
foster reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically
vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending
or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes,
either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood,
district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development,
affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new
purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting
sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. HUD's Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program also supports the development of
affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary
zoning ordinances and other activities such as acquisition of land for
affordable housing projects.
The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program differs from HUD's
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, a $100 million
program also created in the FY2010 Appropriations Act. While the latter
program is designed to support regional planning efforts, the Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program focuses on individual jurisdictions
and more localized planning. HUD will publish a separate NOFA for the
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.
DOT is authorized to use up to $35 million of the funds available
for TIGER II Discretionary Grants for TIGER II Planning Grants to fund
the planning, preparation, or design of surface transportation projects
that would be eligible for funding under the TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program.
DOT and HUD have decided to issue this NOFA jointly in order to
better align transportation, housing, economic development, and land
use planning and to improve linkages between DOT and HUD's programs.
HUD's funding is designed to target housing, economic development, and
land use planning strategies that will increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of a related transportation project being planned.
Therefore, DOT and HUD believe this joint effort has the potential to
encourage and reward more holistic planning efforts that result in
better projects being built with Federal dollars. The effort is also
consistent with the Obama Administration's priority on removing
artificial barriers between Federal programs and barriers to State and
local governmental level innovation.
On April 26, 2010 (75 FR 21695), DOT published an interim notice
announcing the availability of funding for TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. Because the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program is a new
program, the interim notice requested comments on the proposed
selection criteria and guidance for awarding TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. In the interim notice, DOT specifically requested comments on
its intention to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process
with HUD for the Community Challenge Planning Grants and the TIGER II
Planning Grants. DOT indicated that this multi-agency approach for the
planning grants would be consistent with DOT and HUD's participation in
the ``Partnership for Sustainable Communities'' with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') to help American families in
all communities--rural, suburban and urban--gain better access to
affordable housing, more transportation options, lower transportation
costs, and a cleaner environment. HUD and DOT have considered the
comments that were submitted in accordance with the interim notice and
decided to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process. The
details of this multi-agency planning grant program, including
information about eligibility, selection criteria, and pre-application
and application requirements are included in this joint notice. The
final notice for the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program (the ``TIGER
II Discretionary Grant NOFA'') was published on June 1, 2010 (75 FR
30460). Interested parties are encouraged to review the TIGER II
Discretionary Grant NOFA for more information about that program.
DATES: Pre-applications are due by July 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT, and
applications must be submitted by August 23, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT. Only
pre-applications received and applications received through Grants.gov
will be deemed properly filed. Instructions for submitting pre-
applications and applications are included in Section VI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice please contact the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program
manager via e-mail at TIGERIIGrants@dot.gov, or call Robert Mariner at
202-366-8914 (this is not a toll-free number). A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hearing-impaired, at 202-366-3993 (this is
not a toll-free number). In addition, DOT will regularly post answers
to questions and requests for clarifications on DOT's Web site at
http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII. Questions regarding HUD's
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program should be directed to
sustainablecommunities@hud.gov or may be submitted through the http://
www.hud.gov/sustainability Web site. HUD's contact person is Zuleika K.
Morales-Romero, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-3000, telephone number 202-
402-7683 (this is not a toll-free number) facsimile 202-708-0465, or e-
mail: zuleika.k.morales@hud.gov. For the hearing- or speech-impaired,
contact the above telephone number via TTY by dialing the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
[Notices]
[Page 36245-36255]
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. FR-5415-N-12]
Notice of Funding Availability for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development's Community Challenge Planning Grants and the
Department of Transportation's TIGER II Planning Grants
AGENCY: Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Office of the
Deputy Secretary, HUD; and Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of funding and requests
proposals for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's
(``HUD's'') Community Challenge Planning Grants (``Community Challenge
Planning Grants'') in conjunction with a portion of the Department of
Transportation's (``DOT's'') National Infrastructure Investments Grants
that can be used for transportation planning grants.
On December 16, 2009, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-117) that provided $40 million
for HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grants and up to $35 million for
DOT's transportation planning grants to be awarded as part of the
National Infrastructure Investments program. The National
Infrastructure Investments program is similar, but not identical to,
the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or ``TIGER
Discretionary Grant Program.'' Because of the similarity in program
structure, DOT is referring to the grants for National Infrastructure
Investments under the FY 2010 Appropriations Act as ``TIGER II
Discretionary Grants'' and the transportation planning grants as
``TIGER II Planning Grants.''
HUD's $40 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program will
foster reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically
vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending
or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes,
either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood,
district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development,
affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new
purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting
sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. HUD's Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program also supports the development of
affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary
zoning ordinances and other activities such as acquisition of land for
affordable housing projects.
The Community Challenge Planning Grant Program differs from HUD's
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, a $100 million
program also created in the FY2010 Appropriations Act. While the latter
program is designed to support regional planning efforts, the Community
Challenge Planning Grant Program focuses on individual jurisdictions
and more localized planning. HUD will publish a separate NOFA for the
Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.
DOT is authorized to use up to $35 million of the funds available
for TIGER II Discretionary Grants for TIGER II Planning Grants to fund
the planning, preparation, or design of surface transportation projects
that would be eligible for funding under the TIGER II Discretionary
Grant program.
DOT and HUD have decided to issue this NOFA jointly in order to
better align transportation, housing, economic development, and land
use planning and to improve linkages between DOT and HUD's programs.
HUD's funding is designed to target housing, economic development, and
land use planning strategies that will increase the efficiency and
effectiveness of a related transportation project being planned.
Therefore, DOT and HUD believe this joint effort has the potential to
encourage and reward more holistic planning efforts that result in
better projects being built with Federal dollars. The effort is also
consistent with the Obama Administration's priority on removing
artificial barriers between Federal programs and barriers to State and
local governmental level innovation.
On April 26, 2010 (75 FR 21695), DOT published an interim notice
announcing the availability of funding for TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. Because the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program is a new
program, the interim notice requested comments on the proposed
selection criteria and guidance for awarding TIGER II Discretionary
Grants. In the interim notice, DOT specifically requested comments on
its intention to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process
with HUD for the Community Challenge Planning Grants and the TIGER II
Planning Grants. DOT indicated that this multi-agency approach for the
planning grants would be consistent with DOT and HUD's participation in
the ``Partnership for Sustainable Communities'' with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') to help American families in
all communities--rural, suburban and urban--gain better access to
affordable housing, more transportation options, lower transportation
costs, and a cleaner environment. HUD and DOT have considered the
comments that were submitted in accordance with the interim notice and
decided to conduct a multi-agency evaluation and award process. The
details of this multi-agency planning grant program, including
information about eligibility, selection criteria, and pre-application
and application requirements are included in this joint notice. The
final notice for the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program (the ``TIGER
II Discretionary Grant NOFA'') was published on June 1, 2010 (75 FR
30460). Interested parties are encouraged to review the TIGER II
Discretionary Grant NOFA for more information about that program.
DATES: Pre-applications are due by July 26, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT, and
applications must be submitted by August 23, 2010, at 5 p.m. EDT. Only
pre-applications received and applications received through Grants.gov
will be deemed properly filed. Instructions for submitting pre-
applications and applications are included in Section VI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning
this notice please contact the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program
manager via e-mail at TIGERIIGrants@dot.gov, or call Robert Mariner at
202-366-8914 (this is not a toll-free number). A TDD is available for
individuals who are deaf or hearing-impaired, at 202-366-3993 (this is
not a toll-free number). In addition, DOT will regularly post answers
to questions and requests for clarifications on DOT's Web site at
http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/TIGERII. Questions regarding HUD's
Community Challenge Planning Grant Program should be directed to
sustainablecommunities@hud.gov or may be submitted through the http://
www.hud.gov/sustainability Web site. HUD's contact person is Zuleika K.
Morales-Romero, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, 451
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410-3000, telephone number 202-
402-7683 (this is not a toll-free number) facsimile 202-708-0465, or e-
mail: zuleika.k.morales@hud.gov. For the hearing- or speech-impaired,
contact the above telephone number via TTY by dialing the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, P2 - PR. NRC. Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material
[Federal Register: June 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 121)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36211-36236]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 32, 40, and 70
RIN 3150-AH91
[NRC-2008-0338]
Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend
its regulations to make requirements for distributors of byproduct
material clearer, less prescriptive, and more risk-informed and up to
date. The Commission is also proposing to redefine categories of
devices to be used under exemptions, add explicit provisions regarding
the sealed source and device registration process, and add flexibility
to the licensing of users of sealed sources and devices. This action is
primarily intended to make licensing processes more efficient and
effective. These changes would affect manufacturers and distributors of
sources and devices containing byproduct material and future users of
some products currently used under a general or specific license.
DATES: The comment period expires September 7, 2010. Submit comments
specific to the information collections aspects of this rule by July
26, 2010. Comments received after these dates will be considered if it
is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only
for comments received on or before these dates.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2008-0338 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2008-0338 Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone 301-492-3668;
e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
Hand Deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays
(Telephone 301-415-1966).
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101.
You may submit comments on the information collections by the
methods indicated in the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone
301-415-6264, e-mail, Catherine.Mattsen@nrc.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36211-36236]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 30, 31, 32, 40, and 70
RIN 3150-AH91
[NRC-2008-0338]
Requirements for Distribution of Byproduct Material
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend
its regulations to make requirements for distributors of byproduct
material clearer, less prescriptive, and more risk-informed and up to
date. The Commission is also proposing to redefine categories of
devices to be used under exemptions, add explicit provisions regarding
the sealed source and device registration process, and add flexibility
to the licensing of users of sealed sources and devices. This action is
primarily intended to make licensing processes more efficient and
effective. These changes would affect manufacturers and distributors of
sources and devices containing byproduct material and future users of
some products currently used under a general or specific license.
DATES: The comment period expires September 7, 2010. Submit comments
specific to the information collections aspects of this rule by July
26, 2010. Comments received after these dates will be considered if it
is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only
for comments received on or before these dates.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2008-0338 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2008-0338 Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone 301-492-3668;
e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
Hand Deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays
(Telephone 301-415-1966).
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101.
You may submit comments on the information collections by the
methods indicated in the Paperwork Reduction Act Statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine R. Mattsen, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone
301-415-6264, e-mail, Catherine.Mattsen@nrc.gov.
