Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 198
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 198
Thursday, October 14, 2010
There are 10 announcements in this issue
1. WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Compliance Date Amendment
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Compliance Date Amendment
2. AIR, WATER - PR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
3. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
4. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
5. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel; EPA ICR No. 2364.03
6. AIR, ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Production Outlook Reports for Un-Registered Renewable Fuel Producers; EPA ICR No. 2409.01
7. DRINK - NM. EPA. Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's Long-Term Revisions to the Regulation of Lead and Copper in Drinking Water
8. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
9. ENERGY/OCS - FRI. DOI/BOEM. Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
10. ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
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: WATER - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Compliance Date Amendment
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63093-63103]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2009-0880; FRL-9213-8]
RIN 2050-AG59
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Compliance Date Amendment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency)
is promulgating a new compliance date of November 10, 2011 by which
certain facilities must prepare or amend their Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, and implement those Plans,
providing an additional year for certain facilities. This action allows
additional time for those affected in the regulated community to
understand the revisions to the SPCC rule finalized in December 2008
and November 2009. However, EPA is not extending the compliance date
for drilling, production or workover facilities that are offshore or
that have an offshore component, or for onshore facilities required to
have and submit Facility Response Plans (FRPs). Additionally, the
Agency is delaying the compliance date by which facilities must address
milk and milk product containers, associated piping and appurtenances
that are constructed according to the current applicable 3-A Sanitary
Standards, and subject to the current applicable Grade ``A''
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) or a State dairy regulatory
requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO. The date by which
the owner or operator of a facility must comply with the SPCC
requirements for these milk and milk product containers is delayed one
year from the effective date of a final rule specifically addressing
these milk and milk product containers, associated piping and
appurtenances, or as specified by a rule that otherwise establishes a
compliance date for these facilities. Both the extension and delay of
the compliance date provide time for certain facilities to undertake
the actions necessary to prepare or amend their SPCC Plans, as well as
implement them.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2009-0880, contains the information related to this rulemaking,
including the response to comment document. All documents in the docket
are listed in the index at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed
in the index, some information may not be publicly available, such as
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Public Reading
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number to make an appointment
to view the docket is 202-566-0276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the SPCC
rule, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information Center
at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the
Washington, DC metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-
3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects of this final
rule, contact either Vanessa Principe at (202) 564-7913
(principe.vanessa@epa.gov) or Mark W. Howard at (202) 564-1964
(howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63093-63103]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2009-0880; FRL-9213-8]
RIN 2050-AG59
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Compliance Date Amendment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency)
is promulgating a new compliance date of November 10, 2011 by which
certain facilities must prepare or amend their Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans, and implement those Plans,
providing an additional year for certain facilities. This action allows
additional time for those affected in the regulated community to
understand the revisions to the SPCC rule finalized in December 2008
and November 2009. However, EPA is not extending the compliance date
for drilling, production or workover facilities that are offshore or
that have an offshore component, or for onshore facilities required to
have and submit Facility Response Plans (FRPs). Additionally, the
Agency is delaying the compliance date by which facilities must address
milk and milk product containers, associated piping and appurtenances
that are constructed according to the current applicable 3-A Sanitary
Standards, and subject to the current applicable Grade ``A''
Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) or a State dairy regulatory
requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO. The date by which
the owner or operator of a facility must comply with the SPCC
requirements for these milk and milk product containers is delayed one
year from the effective date of a final rule specifically addressing
these milk and milk product containers, associated piping and
appurtenances, or as specified by a rule that otherwise establishes a
compliance date for these facilities. Both the extension and delay of
the compliance date provide time for certain facilities to undertake
the actions necessary to prepare or amend their SPCC Plans, as well as
implement them.
DATES: This final rule is effective on October 14, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public docket for this rulemaking, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OPA-2009-0880, contains the information related to this rulemaking,
including the response to comment document. All documents in the docket
are listed in the index at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed
in the index, some information may not be publicly available, such as
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number of the Public Reading
Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number to make an appointment
to view the docket is 202-566-0276.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the SPCC
rule, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information Center
at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the
Washington, DC metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-
3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects of this final
rule, contact either Vanessa Principe at (202) 564-7913
(principe.vanessa@epa.gov) or Mark W. Howard at (202) 564-1964
(howard.markw@epa.gov), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR, WATER - PR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63259-63344]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559; FRL-9210-8]
RIN 2060-AP90
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes how EPA will address Clean Air Act
requirements to establish new source performance standards for new
units and emission guidelines for existing units for specific
categories of solid waste incineration units. In previous actions, EPA
has promulgated new source performance standards and emission
guidelines for large municipal waste combustion units, small municipal
waste combustion units, commercial and industrial solid waste
incineration units, and other solid waste incineration units. These
actions did not establish emission standards for sewage sludge
incineration units. In this action, EPA is proposing new source
performance standards and emission guidelines for sewage sludge
incineration units.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before November 15,
2010, unless a public hearing is held. If a public hearing is held,
then comments must be received on or before November 29, 2010. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, since the Office of Management and Budget
is required to make a decision concerning the information collection
request between 30 and 60 days after October 14, 2010, a comment to the
Office of Management and Budget is best assured of having its full
effect if the Office of Management and Budget receives it by November
15, 2010.
Public Hearing. If anyone contacts EPA by October 25, 2010
requesting to speak at a public hearing, EPA will hold a public hearing
on October 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0559, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Send your comments via electronic mail to a-and-r-
Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Facsimile: Fax your comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Mail: Send your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0559. Please include a total of two copies. We request that a
separate copy also be sent to the contact person identified below (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Hand Delivery: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Such deliveries are accepted only during the normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays) and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Hambrick, Natural Resource
and Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0964; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: hambrick.amy@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63259-63344]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559; FRL-9210-8]
RIN 2060-AP90
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes how EPA will address Clean Air Act
requirements to establish new source performance standards for new
units and emission guidelines for existing units for specific
categories of solid waste incineration units. In previous actions, EPA
has promulgated new source performance standards and emission
guidelines for large municipal waste combustion units, small municipal
waste combustion units, commercial and industrial solid waste
incineration units, and other solid waste incineration units. These
actions did not establish emission standards for sewage sludge
incineration units. In this action, EPA is proposing new source
performance standards and emission guidelines for sewage sludge
incineration units.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before November 15,
2010, unless a public hearing is held. If a public hearing is held,
then comments must be received on or before November 29, 2010. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, since the Office of Management and Budget
is required to make a decision concerning the information collection
request between 30 and 60 days after October 14, 2010, a comment to the
Office of Management and Budget is best assured of having its full
effect if the Office of Management and Budget receives it by November
15, 2010.
Public Hearing. If anyone contacts EPA by October 25, 2010
requesting to speak at a public hearing, EPA will hold a public hearing
on October 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0559, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Send your comments via electronic mail to a-and-r-
Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Facsimile: Fax your comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Mail: Send your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0559. Please include a total of two copies. We request that a
separate copy also be sent to the contact person identified below (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Hand Delivery: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559.
Such deliveries are accepted only during the normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays) and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Hambrick, Natural Resource
and Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0964; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: hambrick.amy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63170-63171]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8850-5]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Avanti Corporation of
Alexandria, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA
under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of
the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than
October 21, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8956; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
moseley.pamela@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 63170-63171]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0004; FRL-8850-5]
Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its contractor, Avanti Corporation of
Alexandria, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA
under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of
the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to the confidential data will occur no sooner than
October 21, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Pamela Moseley, Information Management Division (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-8956; fax number: (202) 564-8955; e-mail address:
moseley.pamela@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: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63171-63173]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0904 and 1182; FRL-9213-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;
Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests
(ICRs)
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 one existing approved Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). ICR
1826.06 is scheduled to expire May 31, 2011. EPA is also planning to
submit a request to revise ICR 1684.16, which is scheduled to expire on
July 31, 2012. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collections as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket ID numbers
provided for each item in the text, 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: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket Center, (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the Docket ID Numbers
identified for each item in the text. EPA's policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public docket without change and may
be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 63171-63173]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0904 and 1182; FRL-9213-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;
Request for Comment on Three Proposed Information Collection Requests
(ICRs)
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 one existing approved Information Collection
Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). ICR
1826.06 is scheduled to expire May 31, 2011. EPA is also planning to
submit a request to revise ICR 1684.16, which is scheduled to expire on
July 31, 2012. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collections as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket ID numbers
provided for each item in the text, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
3334, 1301 Constitution 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.
Instructions: Direct your comments to the Docket ID Numbers
identified for each item in the text. EPA's policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public docket without change and may
be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail
Code 6403J, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; e-mail address: reyes-morales.nydia@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel; EPA ICR No. 2364.03
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63175-63177]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel; EPA ICR No. 2364.03
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 Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR affects diesel
refiners, importers, and distributors.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1158 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.
Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Fax or Hand Delivery: EPA's Public Reading Room is located
in Room 3334 of the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Docket hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In order to ensure to arrange for
proper fax or hand delivery of materials, please call the Air Docket at
202-566-1742. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9623; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address:
pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 63175-63177]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel; EPA ICR No. 2364.03
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 Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR affects diesel
refiners, importers, and distributors.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1158 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
in Room 3334 of the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Docket hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In order to ensure to arrange for
proper fax or hand delivery of materials, please call the Air Docket at
202-566-1742. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9623; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address:
pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR, ENERGY - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Production Outlook Reports for Un-Registered Renewable Fuel Producers; EPA ICR No. 2409.01
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63173-63175]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Production Outlook Reports for Un-Registered
Renewable Fuel Producers; EPA ICR No. 2409.01
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR affects certain
unregistered renewable fuel producers, who are not required to register
or report under the renewable fuels program (RFS2), to voluntarily
submit the same or similar information contained in a production
outlook report. These producers are most likely in the planning stages,
but expect to begin producing renewable fuels in the next five (5)
calendar years. Participation by respondents is strictly voluntary. EPA
plans to use the existing production outlook report format for
submissions by these parties.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161 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.
Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Fax or Hand Delivery: EPA's Public Reading Room is located
in Room 3334 of the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Docket hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In order to ensure to arrange for
proper fax or hand delivery of materials, please call the Air Docket at
202-566-1742. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9623; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address:
pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 63173-63175]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Production Outlook Reports for Un-Registered
Renewable Fuel Producers; EPA ICR No. 2409.01
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR affects certain
unregistered renewable fuel producers, who are not required to register
or report under the renewable fuels program (RFS2), to voluntarily
submit the same or similar information contained in a production
outlook report. These producers are most likely in the planning stages,
but expect to begin producing renewable fuels in the next five (5)
calendar years. Participation by respondents is strictly voluntary. EPA
plans to use the existing production outlook report format for
submissions by these parties.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2005-0161 by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
in Room 3334 of the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Docket hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In order to ensure to arrange for
proper fax or hand delivery of materials, please call the Air Docket at
202-566-1742. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne-Marie Pastorkovich, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9623; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address:
pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's Long-Term Revisions to the Regulation of Lead and Copper in Drinking Water
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63177-63178]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-1]
Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's
Long-Term Revisions to the Regulation of Lead and Copper in Drinking
Water
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has convened a
regulatory workgroup to evaluate potential long-term revisions to EPA's
regulations for the control of lead and copper in drinking water. This
set of regulations is known as the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). EPA is
holding a stakeholder meeting to provide information to the public and
an opportunity for the public to provide input on potential revisions
to the LCR under consideration by the Agency. Discussion topics may
include but are not limited to lead service line replacement, actions
that could be taken at schools and monitoring procedures and sample
site selection. Teleconferencing will be available for individuals
unable to attend the meeting in person.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2010 (9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time (ET)).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-2208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries, please contact
The Safe Drinking Water Hotline, Telephone (800) 426-4791 or e-mail:
hotline-sdwa@epa.gov. For information about this meeting, contact Jerry
Ellis, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; telephone (202) 564-2766 or by e-mail to
ellis.jerry@epa.gov. For those that would like to participate via
teleconference, please contact Junie Percy of IntelliTech at (937) 427-
4148 ext. 210 or by e-mail to junie.percy@itsysteminc.com for
teleconference information.
[Notices]
[Page 63177-63178]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9213-1]
Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's
Long-Term Revisions to the Regulation of Lead and Copper in Drinking
Water
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has convened a
regulatory workgroup to evaluate potential long-term revisions to EPA's
regulations for the control of lead and copper in drinking water. This
set of regulations is known as the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). EPA is
holding a stakeholder meeting to provide information to the public and
an opportunity for the public to provide input on potential revisions
to the LCR under consideration by the Agency. Discussion topics may
include but are not limited to lead service line replacement, actions
that could be taken at schools and monitoring procedures and sample
site selection. Teleconferencing will be available for individuals
unable to attend the meeting in person.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 4, 2010 (9
a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time (ET)).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-2208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general inquiries, please contact
The Safe Drinking Water Hotline, Telephone (800) 426-4791 or e-mail:
hotline-sdwa@epa.gov. For information about this meeting, contact Jerry
Ellis, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency; telephone (202) 564-2766 or by e-mail to
ellis.jerry@epa.gov. For those that would like to participate via
teleconference, please contact Junie Percy of IntelliTech at (937) 427-
4148 ext. 210 or by e-mail to junie.percy@itsysteminc.com for
teleconference information.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63178-63179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0684; FRL-8848-5]
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, pursuant to section 6(f)(1)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a February 2, 2010, Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrant listed in
Table 2 of Unit II., to voluntarily cancel these product registrations.
This cancellation order also follows an April 7, 2010, Federal Register
notice, which includes (in part) duplicative notice of the same
requests. With respect to the products that are the subject of this
order, the duplicative portions of the April 7, 2010, notice were
issued in error and are hereby withdrawn. In the February 2, 2010,
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency
received comments on the notice but none merited its further review of
the requests. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stock
provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective October 14, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Peacock, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5407; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
peacock.daniel@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 63178-63179]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0684; FRL-8848-5]
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, pursuant to section 6(f)(1)
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as
amended. This cancellation order follows a February 2, 2010, Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrant listed in
Table 2 of Unit II., to voluntarily cancel these product registrations.
This cancellation order also follows an April 7, 2010, Federal Register
notice, which includes (in part) duplicative notice of the same
requests. With respect to the products that are the subject of this
order, the duplicative portions of the April 7, 2010, notice were
issued in error and are hereby withdrawn. In the February 2, 2010,
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their request. The Agency
received comments on the notice but none merited its further review of
the requests. Further, the registrant did not withdraw their request.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stock
provisions.
DATES: The cancellations are effective October 14, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Peacock, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 305-5407; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
peacock.daniel@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY/OCS - FRI. DOI/BOEM. Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63345-63377]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 250
[Docket ID BOEM-2010-0034]
RIN 1010-AD68
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer
Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This interim final rule implements certain safety measures
recommended in the report entitled, ``Increased Safety Measures for
Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf'' (Safety Measures
Report), dated May 27, 2010. The President directed the Department of
the Interior to develop the Safety Measures Report to identify measures
necessary to improve the safety of oil and gas exploration and
development on the Outer Continental Shelf in light of the Deepwater
Horizon event on April 20, 2010, and resulting oil spill. To implement
the practices recommended in the Safety Measures Report, the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement is amending
drilling regulations related to well control, including: subsea and
surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary
intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, well completion,
and well plugging.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on October 14, 2010.
The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in the
regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
October 14, 2010. Submit comments on the interim final rule by December
13, 2010. BOEMRE may not fully consider comments received after this
date. Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget on the
information collection burden in this rule by December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the interim final rulemaking by
any of the following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN) 1010-AD68 as an identifier in your message. See also
Public Availability of Comments under Procedural Matters.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In
the entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2010-0034 then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking.
BOEMRE will post all comments.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Regulations and Standards Branch (RSB); 381
Elden Street, MS-4024, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
``Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer
Continental Shelf, 1010-AD68'' in your comments and include your name
and return address.
Send comments on the information collection in this rule
to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden
Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
Information Collection 1010-0185 in your comment and include your name
and address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy C. White, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs, Regulations and Standards Branch, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, 703-787-1665,
amy.white@boemre.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63345-63377]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 250
[Docket ID BOEM-2010-0034]
RIN 1010-AD68
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer
Continental Shelf
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
(BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This interim final rule implements certain safety measures
recommended in the report entitled, ``Increased Safety Measures for
Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf'' (Safety Measures
Report), dated May 27, 2010. The President directed the Department of
the Interior to develop the Safety Measures Report to identify measures
necessary to improve the safety of oil and gas exploration and
development on the Outer Continental Shelf in light of the Deepwater
Horizon event on April 20, 2010, and resulting oil spill. To implement
the practices recommended in the Safety Measures Report, the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement is amending
drilling regulations related to well control, including: subsea and
surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary
intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, well completion,
and well plugging.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on October 14, 2010.
The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in the
regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
October 14, 2010. Submit comments on the interim final rule by December
13, 2010. BOEMRE may not fully consider comments received after this
date. Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget on the
information collection burden in this rule by December 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the interim final rulemaking by
any of the following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN) 1010-AD68 as an identifier in your message. See also
Public Availability of Comments under Procedural Matters.
the entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2010-0034 then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this rulemaking.
BOEMRE will post all comments.
Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Regulations and Standards Branch (RSB); 381
Elden Street, MS-4024, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
``Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer
Continental Shelf, 1010-AD68'' in your comments and include your name
and return address.
to: Department of the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden
Street, MS-4024; Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. Please reference
Information Collection 1010-0185 in your comment and include your name
and address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy C. White, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs, Regulations and Standards Branch, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, 703-787-1665,
amy.white@boemre.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No
Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a Hearing
[Federal Register: October 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 63209-63212]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-315 AND 50-316; NRC-2010-0323]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No
Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos.
DPR-58 and DPR-74 issued to Indiana Michigan Power Company (the
licensee) for operation of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2, respectively, located in Berrien County, Michigan.
The proposed amendment would delete the Technical Specification
(TS) requirements for the containment hydrogen recombiners and hydrogen
monitors. The proposed TS changes support implementation of the
revision to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.44, ``Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light-
Water-Cooled Power Reactors,'' that became effective on October 16,
2003. The proposed changes are consistent with Revision 1 of the NRC-
approved Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard
Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF-447, ``Elimination of
Hydrogen Recombiners and Change to Hydrogen and Oxygen Monitors.'' In
addition to the changes related to requirements for the hydrogen
recombiners and monitors, the amendment application includes other
administrative changes directly resulting from deletion of the
aforementioned TS requirements.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of
the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated;
or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As
required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, . . .
[Notices]
[Page 63209-63212]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-315 AND 50-316; NRC-2010-0323]
Indiana Michigan Power Company; Notice of Consideration of
Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No
Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos.
DPR-58 and DPR-74 issued to Indiana Michigan Power Company (the
licensee) for operation of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1
and 2, respectively, located in Berrien County, Michigan.
The proposed amendment would delete the Technical Specification
(TS) requirements for the containment hydrogen recombiners and hydrogen
monitors. The proposed TS changes support implementation of the
revision to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.44, ``Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light-
Water-Cooled Power Reactors,'' that became effective on October 16,
2003. The proposed changes are consistent with Revision 1 of the NRC-
approved Industry/Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Standard
Technical Specification Change Traveler, TSTF-447, ``Elimination of
Hydrogen Recombiners and Change to Hydrogen and Oxygen Monitors.'' In
addition to the changes related to requirements for the hydrogen
recombiners and monitors, the amendment application includes other
administrative changes directly resulting from deletion of the
aforementioned TS requirements.
Before issuance of the proposed license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
The Commission has made a proposed determination that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the
Commission's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of
the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1)
involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new
or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated;
or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As
required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no
significant hazards consideration, . . .
If a hearing is requested, the Commission will make a final
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The
final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If
the final determination is that the amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the
amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the
request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance
of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment
request involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held
would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c),
must be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139,
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit
and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some
cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not
submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in
accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least
ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should
contact the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at (301) 415-1677, to request
(1) a digital ID certificate, which allows the participant (or its
counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the
E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and
(2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a
request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals/apply-certificates.html. System requirements for accessing
the E-Submittal server are detailed in NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic
Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may
attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should
note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software,
and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance
in using unlisted software.
If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to
serve documents through EIE, users will be required to install a Web
browser plug-in from the NRC Web site. Further information on the Web-
based submission form, including the installation of the Web browser
plug-in, is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance
available on the NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an e-mail notice confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an e-mail notice that provides access
to the document to the NRC Office of the General Counsel and any others
who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to intervene is filed
so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the agency's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC Web site
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by e-mail at
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at (866) 672-7640. The
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier,
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
http://ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/home.asp, unless excluded pursuant
to an order of the Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants
are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as
social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their
filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of
such information. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited
excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would
constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to
include copyrighted materials in their submission.
Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60
days from the date of publication of this notice. Non-timely filings
will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer
that the petition or request should be granted or the contentions
should be admitted, based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(viii).
For further details with respect to this license amendment
application, see the application for amendment dated September 8, 2010,
which is available for public inspection at the Commission's PDR,
located at One White Flint North, File Public Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room
on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact
the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Attorney for licensee: James M. Petro, Jr., Senior Nuclear Counsel,
Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106.
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The
final determination will serve to decide when the hearing is held. If
the final determination is that the amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the
amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the
request for a hearing. Any hearing held would take place after issuance
of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment
request involves a significant hazards consideration, any hearing held
would take place before the issuance of any amendment.
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c),
must be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139,
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit
and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some
cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not
submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in
accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least
ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should
contact the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at (301) 415-1677, to request
(1) a digital ID certificate, which allows the participant (or its
counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the
E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and
(2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a
request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals/apply-certificates.html. System requirements for accessing
the E-Submittal server are detailed in NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic
Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may
attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should
note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software,
and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance
in using unlisted software.
If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to
serve documents through EIE, users will be required to install a Web
browser plug-in from the NRC Web site. Further information on the Web-
based submission form, including the installation of the Web browser
plug-in, is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance
available on the NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an e-mail notice confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an e-mail notice that provides access
to the document to the NRC Office of the General Counsel and any others
who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to intervene is filed
so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the agency's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC Web site
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by e-mail at
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at (866) 672-7640. The
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier,
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
http://ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/home.asp, unless excluded pursuant
to an order of the Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants
are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as
social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their
filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of
such information. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited
excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would
constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to
include copyrighted materials in their submission.
Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60
days from the date of publication of this notice. Non-timely filings
will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer
that the petition or request should be granted or the contentions
should be admitted, based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(viii).
For further details with respect to this license amendment
application, see the application for amendment dated September 8, 2010,
which is available for public inspection at the Commission's PDR,
located at One White Flint North, File Public Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room
on the Internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact
the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Attorney for licensee: James M. Petro, Jr., Senior Nuclear Counsel,
Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Cook Place, Bridgman, MI 49106.
