Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 56, Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 56
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
 
Note: Some pesticide notices omitted from this report.
 
There are 8 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Dichlormid; Pesticide Tolerances
 
    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances
 
    3. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Aspergillus flavus AF36; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
    4. ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
 
    5. TOXICS - NM. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
 
    6. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Summitec Corporation; Transfer of Data
 
    7. WATER, CLIMATE - ND. DOI/USGS. Proposed Information Collection: Strengthening the Scientific Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the United States
 
    8. ALL - ND. CEQ. Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals
 
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Dichlormid; Pesticide Tolerances
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16308-16311]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0477; FRL-8866-2]

Dichlormid; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
dichlormid in or on field corn, pop corn, and sweet corn commodities.
Dow AgroSciences requested these tolerances under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 23, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 23, 2011, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0477. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pv Shah, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-1846; e-mail address: shah.pv@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16301-16307]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099; FRL-8863-8]

Flubendiamide; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes, modifies and/or revokes
tolerances for residues of flubendiamide N \2\-[1,1-dimethyl-2-
(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-3-iodo-N \1\-[2-methyl-4-[1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-1-
(trifluoromethyl)ethyl]phenyl]-1,2-benzenedicarboxamide, in or on
multiple food and livestock commodities which are identified, and will
be discussed in detail later in this document. Bayer CropScience LP in
c/o Nichino America, Inc. (U.S. subsidiary of Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)
requested these tolerances, and revisions to tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 23, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 23, 2011, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0099. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Rodia, Registration Division
(7504P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 306-0327; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
rodia.carmen@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Aspergillus flavus AF36; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16297-16301]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0101; FRL-8868-7]

Aspergillus flavus AF36; Exemption From the Requirement of a
Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of the microbial pesticide, Aspergillus
flavus AF36, in or on corn food and feed commodities, when applied/used
as an antifungal agent. The Arizona Cotton Research and Protection
Council submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an amendment to the existing exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for Aspergillus flavus AF36. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of Aspergillus flavus AF36 under the FFDCA.

DATES: This regulation is effective March 23, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 23, 2011, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0101. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal
Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8097; e-mail
address: bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16413]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9285-3]

Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Local Government Advisory Committee will meet via
teleconference on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (ET). The
Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Gulf Coast
Restoration Workgroup on ways EPA can engage local government officials
in the Gulf Coast Ecosystem restoration efforts and other issues of
environmental concern to locally elected officials. This is an open
meeting and all interested persons are invited to participate. The
Committee will hear comments from the public between 3:45 p.m.-4:15
p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Individuals or organizations wishing
to address the Committee will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to
present their point of view. Also, written comments should be submitted
electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov. Please contact the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) at the number listed below to schedule agenda
time. Time will be allotted on a first come first serve basis, and the
total period for comments may be extended if the number of requests for
appearances requires it.

ADDRESSES: The Local Government Advisory Committee meeting will be held
by Teleconference on Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
(ET). The Committee's meeting summary will be available after the
meeting online at http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas and can be obtained by
written request to the DFO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Eargle, the Designated Federal
Officer for the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) at (202)
564-3115 or e-mail at eargle.frances@epa.gov.
    Information on Services for Those With Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Frances Eargle at (202) 564-3115 or
eargle.frances@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability,
please request it 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much
time as possible to process your request.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16410-16413]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0284; FRL-8868-1]

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day consultation meeting of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Scientific Advisory Panel
(FIFRA SAP) to consider and review a set of scientific issues related
to Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment strategies (IATA):
Use of new computational and molecular tools.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 24-26, 2011, from approximately
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by May 10, 2011 and requests for oral comments be submitted by May 17,
2011. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments may
be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting
written comments after May 10, 2011 should contact the Designated
Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
    Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before April 6,
2011.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA
SAP's Web site, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/SAP for information on how
to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary
public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise
resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0284, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility 's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805. . .

        Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for
special accommodations. Submit nominations to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP, requests for special seating accommodations, or requests
to present oral comments to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Jr., PhD, DFO, Office of
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 564-3327; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail
address: jenkins.fred@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. Summitec Corporation; Transfer of Data
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16409-16410]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-8868-3]

Summitec Corporation; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
by the submitter, will be transferred to Summitec Corporation in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Summitec
Corporation has been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable Summitec Corporation to fulfill
the obligations of the contract.

DATES: Summitec Corporation will be given access to this information on
or before March 28, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Steadman, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8338; e-mail
address: steadman.mario@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: WATER, CLIMATE - ND. DOI/USGS. Proposed Information Collection: Strengthening the Scientific Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the United States
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16443]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[USGS-GX11CY00STF0000]

Proposed Information Collection: Strengthening the Scientific
Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the
United States

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: An interagency team of Federal agencies with freshwater
resource management responsibilities is seeking public review and
comment on a draft report to Congress titled ``Strengthening the
Scientific Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater
Resources of the United States.''
    The draft report reviews key issues related to freshwater resource
data and climate change and identifies next steps to improve the
Nation's capacity to detect and predict changes in freshwater resources
that are likely to result from a changing climate. It was prepared in
response to Section 9506 of Public Law 111-11 by an interagency team of
water data program managers and scientists.
    The interagency team cooperated with the Subcommittee on Water
Availability and Quality (SWAQ), an interagency subcommittee of the
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on Environment
Natural Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS) and the Interagency
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force and its Water Resources Workgroup.
The interagency team also collaborated with a range of interested
parties including the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI).
This draft report was prepared for public review and comment and is
available on the Internet at http://www.acwi.climate/freshwater/report
along with a link for providing comments.

DATES: Please submit comment on or before April 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by:
    E-mail: tschertz@usgs.gov. Include ``9506 Report'' in the
subject line of the message.
    Mail: Send the original and three copies of your comments
to: T. Schertz, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
412, Reston, VA 20192.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  T. Schertz, 703-648-6864,
tschertz@usgs.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: ALL - ND. CEQ. Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16391]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Pilot Project Proposals

AGENCY: Council On Environmental Quality.

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Call for Innovative National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals.

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SUMMARY: The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
invites the public and federal agencies to nominate innovative pilot
projects that accomplish the NEPA goals of transparency and informed
decisionmaking in a more timely and effective manner. Nominations will
be accepted via online submission until June 15, 2011. CEQ will track
and publicize the progress of selected pilot projects as part of its
NEPA Pilot Program, to identify and promote more efficient ways to do
effective environmental reviews that can be replicated across the
Federal Government. The NEPA Pilot Project Program is part of CEQ's
broad effort to modernize and reinvigorate federal agency
implementation of NEPA through innovation, public engagement, and
transparency. The NEPA Pilot Program will also facilitate a review
under section 6 of Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review,'' of provisions of CEQ's NEPA Regulations that may
be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome. 76
FR 3821, Jan. 21, 2011; 40 CFR 1500-1508.

DATES: The Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Pilot Project Proposals is available as of March 17, 2011. Nominations
may be submitted online until June 15, 2011, and will not be considered
after that date.

ADDRESSES: The Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals and online nomination submission form is
available at http://whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa/nepa-pilot-project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Scharf, Deputy General Counsel,
Council on Environmental Quality, 202-456-2464.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 17, 2011, the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a Call for Innovative National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals, inviting the
public and federal agencies, to nominate innovative pilot projects that
accomplish the NEPA goals of transparency and informed decisionmaking
in a more timely and effective manner. Nominations may be submitted
online at http://whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa/nepa-pilot-project. Nominations will be accepted until June 15,
2011, and will be publicly posted on the CEQ Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq. CEQ will not consider nominations submitted
after June 15, 2011.

 
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 55, Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 55
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
 
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ENERGY/RFS - FR/Petition Denial. EPA. Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
 
    2. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent Methods
 
    3. ENERGY, TRANSPORT, AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (New Collection)
 
    4. WILDLIFE, GLAKES - FR. DOI/FWS. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
  
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: ENERGY/RFS - FR/Petition Denial. EPA. Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15855-15856]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-9284-2]

40 CFR Part 80

Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration of Regulation of Fuels
and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of denial of petitions for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: On May 24, 2010, the Clean Air Task Force (CATF), the National
Wildlife Federation, the World Wildlife Fund and the Friends of the
Earth petitioned the Administrator to reconsider an EPA rule, published
on March 26, 2010 (75 FR 14670), which amended the Renewable Fuel
Standard Program pursuant to Clean Air Act section 211(o). The
petitioners alleged that EPA failed to properly require producers of
renewable fuels to verify domestic crops and crop residues used to
produce the renewable fuels complied with the applicable land use
restrictions. Additionally, the CATF alleged that EPA did not properly
account for the ``global rebound effect'' in the final analysis of the
lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission impacts of renewable fuel
production and use. On February 17, 2011, the Administrator denied the
petitions for reconsideration and the accompanying requests for stays
in implementing the regulations. This Notice announces the availability
of EPA's decision.

DATES: EPA's denials of the petitions to reconsider were issued by
letters dated February 17, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Argyropoulos in the EPA's Office
of Transportation and Air Quality at (202) 564-1123 or
argyropoulos.paul@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15974-15975]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9285-2]

Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring
Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Four New Equivalent
Methods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of the designation of four new equivalent methods for
monitoring ambient air quality.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has designated, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53, four
new equivalent methods: One each for measuring concentrations of
PM2.5 and lead (Pb) and two for measuring concentrations of
PM10 in the ambient air.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Vanderpool, Human Exposure and
Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD-D205-03), National Exposure Research
Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711. E-
mail: Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT, AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership (New Collection)

 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15972-15974]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0482; FRL-9284-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; SmartWay Transport Partnership
(New Collection)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 21,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0482, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Kearns, Office of Air and
Radiation, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and
Regional Programs Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone: 734-214-4240; Fax:
734-214-4906; e-mail: kearns.denise @epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: WILDLIFE, GLAKES - FR. DOI/FWS. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15857-15858]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 16

[Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-2010-0094; 94140-1342-0000-N5]
RIN 1018-AT49

Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Bighead Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) as Injurious Fish

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) adds the bighead
carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), a large fish native to eastern Asia,
to the list of injurious fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. The
importation into the United States and interstate transportation
between States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States of all forms
of live bighead carp, gametes, viable eggs, and hybrids thereof is
prohibited, except by permit for zoological, education, medical, or
scientific purposes (in accordance with permit regulation at 50 CFR
16.22) or by Federal agencies without a permit solely for their own
use.

DATES: This rule is effective March 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The final rule and supporting documents will be available on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R3-FHC-
2010-0094.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nate Caswell, Fish Biologist, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Carterville Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Office, 9053 Rt. 148, Suite A, Marion, IL 62959; telephone 618-997-
6869; facsimile 618-997-9185. If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS)
at 800-877-8339.

 
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Monday, March 21, 2011

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 54, Monday, March 21, 2011

Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 54
Monday, March 21, 2011
 
 
There are 11 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR, SOLID - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
 
    2. AIR, HAZ, WATER - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
 
    3. AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters
 
    4. AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
 
    5. SOLID, HAZ - FR. EPA. Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste
 
    6. AIR - PR/FR/Reconsideration. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of Reconsideration
 
    7. AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Deferral for CO2 Emissions From Bioenergy and Other Biogenic Sources Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Programs: Proposed Rule
 
    8. AIR - ND. EPA. Completion of the Requirement To Promulgate Emission Standards
 
    9. ALL - NM. EPA. National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
 
  10. WILDLIFE - NM. DOI/FWS. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
 
  11. ALL - PR. DOJ. Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: AIR, SOLID - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15704-15790]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL-9273-4]
RIN 2060-AO12

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action promulgates EPA's final response to the 2001
voluntary remand of the December 1, 2000, new source performance
standards and emission guidelines for commercial and industrial solid
waste incineration units and the vacatur and remand of several
definitions by the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals in
2007. In addition, this action includes the 5-year technology review of
the new source performance standards and emission guidelines required
under section 129 of the Clean Air Act. This action also promulgates
other amendments that EPA believes are necessary to address air
emissions from commercial and industrial solid waste incineration
units.

DATES: The final rule is effective on May 20, 2011. The incorporation
by reference of certain publications listed in the final rule are
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA established a single docket under Docket ID Number EPA-
HQ-OAR-2003-0119 for this action. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
confidential business information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov, or
in hard copy at EPA's Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
EPA Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resources and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; facsimile number: (919) 541-
3470; e-mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov, or Ms. Charlene Spells,
Natural Resources and Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs
Division (E143-03), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5255; facsimile
number: (919) 541-3470; e-mail address: spells.charlene@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR, HAZ, WATER - FR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15372-15454]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0559; FRL-9272-9]
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: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action promulgates EPA's new source performance standards
and emission guidelines for sewage sludge incineration units located at
wastewater treatment facilities designed to treat domestic sewage
sludge. This final rule sets limits for nine pollutants under section
129 of the Clean Air Act: Cadmium, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride,
lead, mercury, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, polychlorinated
dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and sulfur
dioxide.

DATES: The final rule is effective on May 20, 2011. The incorporation
by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by
the Director of the Federal Register as of May 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA established a single docket under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0559 for this action. This docket includes previous actions
including the standards proposed on October 14, 2010 (75 FR 63260) and
a supplemental notice issued on November 5, 2010 (75 FR 68296). All
documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov
Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not
publicly available, e.g., confidential business information or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA's Docket Center,
Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. This Docket Facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the EPA Docket Center is (202)
566-1742.

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.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters

 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15608-15702]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; FRL-9272-8]
RIN 2060-AQ25

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and
Process Heaters

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 13, 2004, under authority of section 112 of the
Clean Air Act, EPA promulgated national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants for new and existing industrial/commercial/
institutional boilers and process heaters. On June 19, 2007, the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated
and remanded the standards.
    In response to the Court's vacatur and remand, EPA is, in this
action, establishing emission standards that will require industrial/
commercial/institutional boilers and process heaters located at major
sources to meet hazardous air pollutants standards reflecting the
application of the maximum achievable control technology. This rule
protects air quality and promotes public health by reducing emissions
of the hazardous air pollutants listed in section 112(b)(1) of the
Clean Air Act.

DATES: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2011. The incorporation
by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by
the Director of the Federal Register as of May 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA established a single docket under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0058 for this action. All documents in the docket are listed
on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential
business information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at EPA's Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA West
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Air Docket is (202) 566-1741.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brian Shrager, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division, (D243-01), Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; Telephone number: (919)
541-7689; Fax number (919) 541-5450; E-mail address:
shrager.brian@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; FRL-9273-5]
RIN 2060-AM44

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is promulgating national emission standards for control of
hazardous air pollutants from two area source categories: Industrial
boilers and commercial and institutional boilers. The final emission
standards for control of mercury and polycyclic organic matter
emissions from coal-fired area source boilers are based on the maximum
achievable control technology. The final emission standards for control
of hazardous air pollutants emissions from biomass-fired and oil-fired
area source boilers are based on EPA's determination as to what
constitutes the generally available control technology or management
practices.

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2011.
The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this
final rule were approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
May 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA established a docket under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0790 for this action. All documents in the docket are listed on
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA's Docket Center,
Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Eddinger, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division, (D243-01), Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; Telephone number: (919)
541-5426; Fax number (919) 541-5450; e-mail address:
eddinger.jim@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: SOLID, HAZ - FR. EPA. Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 241

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329; FRL-9273-1]
RIN 2050-AG44


Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are
Solid Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is
publishing a final rule that identifies which non-hazardous secondary
materials, when used as fuels or ingredients in combustion units, are
``solid wastes'' under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA). This RCRA solid waste definition will determine whether a
combustion unit is required to meet the emissions standards for solid
waste incineration units issued under section 129 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) or the emissions standards for commercial, industrial, and
institutional boilers issued under section 112 of the CAA. In this
action, EPA is also finalizing a definition of traditional fuels.

DATES: This final rule is effective on May 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329. All documents in the docket are listed on
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will
be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA 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 for the Public
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA
Docket is (202) 566-0270.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Faison, Program Implementation
and Information Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery,
5303P, Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002; telephone number:
703-305-7652; fax number: 703-308-0509; e-mail address:
faison.george@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: AIR - PR/FR/Reconsideration. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of Reconsideration
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15266-15267]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL-
9272-7]
RIN 2060-AQ25; RIN 2060-AM44; RIN 2060-AO12

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice
of Reconsideration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of reconsideration of final rules.

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SUMMARY: EPA is initiating a reconsideration process with respect to
certain aspects of the national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing sources for Major Source
Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters;
the NESHAP for new and existing sources for Area Source Industrial,
Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; and standards of performance for
new Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units and emission guidelines for
existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
published as final rules elsewhere in this issue of this Federal
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and
Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters: Mr. Brian Shrager, Energy
Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division, (D243-01),
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
Telephone number: (919) 541-7689; Fax number (919) 541-5450; E-mail
address: shrager.brian@epa.gov.
    National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area
Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers: Mr. Jim
Eddinger, Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs
Division, (D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5426; Fax number (919) 541-5450; e-
mail address: eddinger.jim@epa.gov.
    Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration (CISWI) Units: Ms. Toni Jones, Natural Resource and
Commerce Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-03),
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0316; fax number: (919) 541-3470; e-
mail address: jones.toni@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Deferral for CO2 Emissions From Bioenergy and Other Biogenic Sources Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Title V Programs: Proposed Rule
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15249-15266]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51, 52, 70, and 71

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0083; FRL-9283-8]
RIN 2060-AQ79

Deferral for CO2 Emissions From Bioenergy and Other Biogenic
Sources Under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Title V Programs: Proposed Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to defer for a period of three (3) years
the application of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
and Title V permitting requirements to biogenic carbon dioxide
(CO2) emissions from bioenergy and other biogenic stationary
sources. This action is being taken as part of the process of granting
the Petition for Reconsideration filed by the National Alliance of
Forest Owners (NAFO) on August 3, 2010, related to the PSD and Title V
Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before May 5, 2011.
    Public Hearing. EPA will hold one hearing on this action. The
hearing will be conducted on April 5, 2011, in the Washington, DC area. The EPA will
provide further information about the hearing on its Web page: http://www.epa.gov/NSR/actions.html. To register to speak at the hearing,
please go to the Web page: http://www.epa.gov/NSR/actions.html or
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0083 by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: GHGbiogenic@epa.gov. Include docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-
0083 in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: (202) 566-9744.
    Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Mailcode 28221T, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0083, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20004. Phone: (202) 566-1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9334; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
biodeferralPSD@epa.gov.
    Worldwide Web (WWW): In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of today's proposal, memoranda to the docket, and
all other related information will also be available through the WWW on
EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/NSR/actions.html

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Completion of the Requirement To Promulgate Emission Standards
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15308]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0036; FRL-9272-6]

Completion of the Requirement To Promulgate Emission Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA has completed the emission
standards required by sections 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) and 112(c)(6) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA).

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for these two actions. The
docket for EPA's action under section 112(c)(3) and (k)(3)(B) is Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0036. The docket for EPA's action under section
112(c)(6) is Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0505. All documents in the
docket are listed in the Federal Docket Management System index at
http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not
placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket Center, Public Reading Room, 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 for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-
1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nathan Topham, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (D243-
02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541-0483; fax number (919) 541-
3207; e-mail address: topham.nathan@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: ALL - NM. EPA. National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15308-15309]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9284-5]

National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S.
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC)
and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to
the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The
National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA
Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC
Council. The Committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182,
and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of
the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC is
composed of 13 members representing academia, environmental non-
governmental organizations, and private industry. The GAC consists of
12 members representing state, local, and Tribal governments. The
Committees are responsible for providing advice to the U.S.
Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific, technological,
regulatory, and economic issues related to implementation and further
elaboration of the NAAEC.
    The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on the CEC's 2011
Draft Operational Plan & Budget, and discuss other regional trans-
boundary environmental issues. The meeting will also include a public
comment session. A copy of the agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-page.htm.

DATES: The National and Governmental Advisory Committees will hold an
open meeting on Thursday, April 14, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Friday, April 15, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 202-393-1000. The meeting
is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-
served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal
Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202-564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Management and Outreach (1601-M), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10


Subject: WILDLIFE - NM. DOI/FWS. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15334]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-FHC-2011-N047; 94140-1341-0000-N5]

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance
Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting is open to the public. The
meeting topics are identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 4; and Thursday May 5; and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 6,
2011.

ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force meeting will take place at the Hilton
Little Rock Medical Center, 925 South University Avenue, Little Rock,
AR 72204 (501-664-5020). You may inspect minutes of the meeting at the
office of the Chief, Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource
Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203, during regular business hours, Monday through
Friday. You may also view the minutes on the ANS Task Force Web site
at: http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mangin, Executive Secretary, ANS
Task Force, at (703) 358-2466, or by e-mail at Susan_Mangin@fws.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 11


Subject: ALL - PR. DOJ. Freedom of Information Act Regulations
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15236-15244]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 16

[Docket No. OAG 140; AG Order No. 3259-2011]
RIN 1105-AB27

Freedom of Information Act Regulations

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule proposes revisions to the Department's regulations
under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The regulations are being
revised to update and streamline the language of several procedural
provisions, and to incorporate certain of the changes brought about by
the amendments to the FOIA under the OPEN Government Act of 2007.
Additionally, the regulations are being updated to reflect developments
in the case law and to include current cost figures to be used in
calculating and charging fees.

DATES: Written comments must be postmarked and electronic comments must
be submitted on or before April 20, 2011. Comments received by mail
will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that
date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System will accept
comments until Midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http//www.regulations.gov.
    FAX: (202) 514-1009. Send your comments to the attention
of Caroline A. Smith.
    Mail: Caroline A. Smith, Office of Information Policy,
U.S. Department of Justice, 1425 New York Ave., Suite 11050,
Washington, DC 20530-0001.
    To ensure proper handling, please reference OAG Docket No. 140 on
your correspondence.
    See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further instructions for
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline A. Smith, 202-514-3642.

 
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