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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 9
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 9
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There are 13 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Renewal), ICR Number 2056.03, OMB Number 2060-0486
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request
4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations; Correction
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver Products as Pesticides; International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and others.Extension of Comment Period
6. ENERGY - NM. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. State Energy Advisory Board
7. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers; Date Change; Correction
8. TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/FHA. Real-Time System Management Information Program
9. WILDLIFE - PR. DOC/NOAA. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act; Proposed Rule to Implement Identification and Certification Procedures to Address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Activities and Bycatch of Protected Living Marine Resources (PLMRs)
10. LAND - PR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Healthy Forests Reserve Program
11. HAZ/Nuclear - FR/Correction. NRC. Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System; Correction
12. HAZ, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions
13. WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Agricultural Water Enhancement Program to promote the conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water quality
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products (Renewal), ICR Number 2056.03, OMB Number 2060-0486
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2067-2068]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0288; FRL-8762-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products (Renewal), ICR Number 2056.03, OMB Number 2060-0486
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 13,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0288, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB
at: 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: Leonard Lazarus, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division (CAMPD), Office of Compliance, Mail Code:
2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6369; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 2067-2068]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0288; FRL-8762-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Miscellaneous Metal
Parts and Products (Renewal), ICR Number 2056.03, OMB Number 2060-0486
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 13,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0288, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB
at: 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: Leonard Lazarus, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division (CAMPD), Office of Compliance, Mail Code:
2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-6369; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; e-mail address: lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2068-2069]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0894; FRL-8395-5]
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of
pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during
the period July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 to control
unforeseen pest outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See each emergency exemption for the
name of a contact person. The following information applies to all
contact persons: Team Leader, Emergency Response Team, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9366.
[Notices]
[Page 2068-2069]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0894; FRL-8395-5]
Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and
Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of
pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during
the period July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 to control
unforeseen pest outbreaks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See each emergency exemption for the
name of a contact person. The following information applies to all
contact persons: Team Leader, Emergency Response Team, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9366.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2070-2071]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0880; FRL-8394-1]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application, 85004-
EUP-R, from MacIntosh and Associates, Incorporated (on behalf of
Pasteuria Bioscience, Incorporated) requesting an experimental use
permit (EUP) for the microbial nematicide, Pasteuria usgae. The Agency
has determined that the permit may be of regional and national
significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the
Agency is soliciting comments on this application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0880, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannine Kausch, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8920; e-mail
address: kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 2070-2071]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0880; FRL-8394-1]
Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application, 85004-
EUP-R, from MacIntosh and Associates, Incorporated (on behalf of
Pasteuria Bioscience, Incorporated) requesting an experimental use
permit (EUP) for the microbial nematicide, Pasteuria usgae. The Agency
has determined that the permit may be of regional and national
significance. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the
Agency is soliciting comments on this application.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0880, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannine Kausch, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8920; e-mail
address: kausch.jeannine@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations; Correction
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2071]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0525; FRL-8399-2]
Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or
to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 20,
2008, concerning requests from registrants to voluntarily amend their
registrations to terminate uses of certain carbaryl products, or
eliminate certain application methods for carbaryl products. This
document is being issued to correct a typographical error.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; e-mail
address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 2071]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0525; FRL-8399-2]
Carbaryl; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel or
to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of August 20,
2008, concerning requests from registrants to voluntarily amend their
registrations to terminate uses of certain carbaryl products, or
eliminate certain application methods for carbaryl products. This
document is being issued to correct a typographical error.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-2201; e-mail
address: scheltema.christina@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver Products as Pesticides; International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and others.Extension of Comment Period
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2072]
[Notices]
[Page 2072]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0650; FRL-8398-6]
Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver
Products as Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 19,
2008, concerning a petition for rulemaking and collateral relief filed
by the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and
others. In general, the petition requests that the Agency classify
nanoscale silver as a pesticide, require formal pesticide registration
of all products containing nanoscale silver, analyze the potential
human health and environmental risks of nanoscale silver, take
regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) against existing products that contain
nanoscale silver, and take other regulatory actions under FIFRA as
appropriate for nanoscale silver products. This document extends the
comment period for 60 days from January 20, 2009 to March 20, 2009.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0650, must be received on or before March 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of November 19, 2008 (73 FR 69644).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and
External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-305-6475; e-mail
address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov.
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0650; FRL-8398-6]
Petition for Rulemaking Requesting EPA Regulate Nanoscale Silver
Products as Pesticides; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 19,
2008, concerning a petition for rulemaking and collateral relief filed
by the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) and
others. In general, the petition requests that the Agency classify
nanoscale silver as a pesticide, require formal pesticide registration
of all products containing nanoscale silver, analyze the potential
human health and environmental risks of nanoscale silver, take
regulatory actions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) against existing products that contain
nanoscale silver, and take other regulatory actions under FIFRA as
appropriate for nanoscale silver products. This document extends the
comment period for 60 days from January 20, 2009 to March 20, 2009.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2008-0650, must be received on or before March 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES
in the Federal Register document of November 19, 2008 (73 FR 69644).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael R. Martin, Field and
External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-305-6475; e-mail
address: martin.nathanael@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. State Energy Advisory Board
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2062]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: January 21, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Division Director, Office of Commercialization & Project
Management, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone 303/275-4801.
[Notices]
[Page 2062]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
State Energy Advisory Board
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these teleconferences
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: January 21, 2009 at 1-2 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Division Director, Office of Commercialization & Project
Management, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone 303/275-4801.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers; Date Change; Correction
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1992]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015]
RIN 1904-AB86
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Walk-In Coolers and
Walk-In Freezers; Date Change; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; date change; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy published a notice in the Federal
Register on January 6, 2009, of a public meeting and availability of
the framework document regarding energy conservation standards for
walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. This notice corrects the date of
the public meeting, the date of the deadline for requesting to speak at
the public meeting, and the date of the deadline for submitting written
comments on the framework document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2192. e-mail:
Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. e-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
Date Change/Corrections
In the Federal Register of January 6, 2009, FR Doc. E8-31405, on
page 411, the following correction is made to the DATES section:
DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February
4, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person requesting
to speak at the public meeting should submit such request along with a
signed original and an electronic copy of the statement to be given at
the public meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Written
comments on the framework document are welcome, especially following
the public meeting, and should be submitted by Thursday, February 12,
2009.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1992]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015]
RIN 1904-AB86
Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting
and Availability of the Framework Document for Walk-In Coolers and
Walk-In Freezers; Date Change; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; date change; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy published a notice in the Federal
Register on January 6, 2009, of a public meeting and availability of
the framework document regarding energy conservation standards for
walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. This notice corrects the date of
the public meeting, the date of the deadline for requesting to speak at
the public meeting, and the date of the deadline for submitting written
comments on the framework document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2192. e-mail:
Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. e-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
Date Change/Corrections
In the Federal Register of January 6, 2009, FR Doc. E8-31405, on
page 411, the following correction is made to the DATES section:
DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February
4, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Any person requesting
to speak at the public meeting should submit such request along with a
signed original and an electronic copy of the statement to be given at
the public meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Written
comments on the framework document are welcome, especially following
the public meeting, and should be submitted by Thursday, February 12,
2009.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/FHA. Real-Time System Management Information Program
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1993-2005]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
23 CFR Part 511
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2006-24219]
RIN 2125-AF19
Real-Time System Management Information Program
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Section 1201 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires the
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a Real-Time System
Management Information Program that provides, in all States, the
capability to monitor, in real-time, the traffic and travel conditions
of the major highways of the United States and to share that data with
State and local governments and with the traveling public. This
proposed rule would establish minimum parameters and requirements for
States to make available and share traffic and travel conditions
information via real-time information programs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2009. Late-
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Management Facility, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or fax comments to (202) 493-
2251. Comments may be submitted electronically to the Federal
eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should
include the docket number that appears in the heading of this document.
All comments received will be available for examination and copying at
the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of
comments must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or you may
print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments
electronically. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments in any one of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, or labor union). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Rupert, FHWA Office of
Operations, (202) 366-2194, or via e-mail at robert.rupert@dot.gov; or,
Mr. James Pol, U.S. DOT ITS Joint Program Office, (202) 366-4374, or
via e-mail at james.pol@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact
Ms. Lisa MacPhee, Attorney Advisor, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366-1392, or via e-mail atlisa.macphee@dot.gov. Office hours for
the FHWA are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1993-2005]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
23 CFR Part 511
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA-2006-24219]
RIN 2125-AF19
Real-Time System Management Information Program
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Section 1201 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires the
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a Real-Time System
Management Information Program that provides, in all States, the
capability to monitor, in real-time, the traffic and travel conditions
of the major highways of the United States and to share that data with
State and local governments and with the traveling public. This
proposed rule would establish minimum parameters and requirements for
States to make available and share traffic and travel conditions
information via real-time information programs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2009. Late-
filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Management Facility, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, or fax comments to (202) 493-
2251. Comments may be submitted electronically to the Federal
eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All comments should
include the docket number that appears in the heading of this document.
All comments received will be available for examination and copying at
the above address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. Those desiring notification of receipt of
comments must include a self-addressed, stamped postcard or you may
print the acknowledgment page that appears after submitting comments
electronically. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments in any one of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, or labor union). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Rupert, FHWA Office of
Operations, (202) 366-2194, or via e-mail at robert.rupert@dot.gov; or,
Mr. James Pol, U.S. DOT ITS Joint Program Office, (202) 366-4374, or
via e-mail at james.pol@dot.gov. For legal questions, please contact
Ms. Lisa MacPhee, Attorney Advisor, FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366-1392, or via e-mail atlisa.macphee@dot.gov. Office hours for
the FHWA are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: WILDLIFE - PR. DOC/NOAA. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act; Proposed Rule to Implement Identification and
Certification Procedures to Address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Activities and Bycatch of Protected Living Marine Resources (PLMRs)
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2019-2032]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 070514119-81404-02]
RIN 0648-AV51
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Reauthorization Act; Proposed Rule to Implement Identification and
Certification Procedures to Address Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Activities and Bycatch of Protected Living
Marine Resources (PLMRs)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to implement identification and certification
procedures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)
fishing activities and bycatch of protected living marine resources
(PLMRs) pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act). The objective of these
procedures is to promote the sustainability of transboundary and shared
fishery stocks and to enhance the conservation and recovery of PLMRs.
The proposed rule is intended to implement existing U.S. statutory
authorities to address noncompliance with international fisheries
management and conservation agreements and encourage the use of bycatch
reduction methods in international fisheries that are comparable to
methods used by U.S. fishermen. NMFS is seeking public comment on these
procedures and on the sources and types of information to be considered
in these procedures.
DATES: Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern
time on May 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action, identified by RIN 0648-
AV51, may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
Mail: Laura Cimo, Trade and Marine Stewardship Division,
Office of International Affairs, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All personal identifying information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept
anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields, if you wish
to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be
accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file
formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Cimo, Trade and Marine
Stewardship Division, Office of International Affairs, NMFS, at (301)
713-9090.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2019-2032]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 070514119-81404-02]
RIN 0648-AV51
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Reauthorization Act; Proposed Rule to Implement Identification and
Certification Procedures to Address Illegal, Unreported, and
Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Activities and Bycatch of Protected Living
Marine Resources (PLMRs)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to implement identification and certification
procedures to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)
fishing activities and bycatch of protected living marine resources
(PLMRs) pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act (Moratorium Protection Act). The objective of these
procedures is to promote the sustainability of transboundary and shared
fishery stocks and to enhance the conservation and recovery of PLMRs.
The proposed rule is intended to implement existing U.S. statutory
authorities to address noncompliance with international fisheries
management and conservation agreements and encourage the use of bycatch
reduction methods in international fisheries that are comparable to
methods used by U.S. fishermen. NMFS is seeking public comment on these
procedures and on the sources and types of information to be considered
in these procedures.
DATES: Written comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern
time on May 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action, identified by RIN 0648-
AV51, may be submitted by any of the following methods:
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov.
Office of International Affairs, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov without
change. All personal identifying information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. NMFS will accept
anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields, if you wish
to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be
accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file
formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Cimo, Trade and Marine
Stewardship Division, Office of International Affairs, NMFS, at (301)
713-9090.
ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: LAND - PR. USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Healthy Forests Reserve Program
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1954-1971]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: On May 17, 2006, NRCS published an interim final rule for the
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) and received 11 comment letters.
NRCS proposes to amend this rule to incorporate changes associated with
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008
Act). The 2008 Act authorizes $9,750,000 for each of the fiscal years
2009 through 2012 to carry out the program. As a result of the 2008
Act, NRCS will allow land enrollment through permanent easements, or
easements for a maximum duration allowed under state law and continue
to allow enrollment through 10-year cost-share agreements; and allow
enrollment of land owned by tribes or members of tribes in 30-year
contracts or 10-year cost-share agreements, or any combination of both.
Forty percent of program expenditures in any fiscal year will be used
for restoration cost-share agreement enrollment and 60 percent of
program expenditures in any fiscal year will be for easement
enrollment.
In addition to changes associated with the 2008 Act, NRCS is
addressing comments received on the interim final rule and proposing
additional changes that improve program implementation based on the
experience gained from the HRFP implementation under the interim final
rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2009.
Comments will be made available to the public or posted publicly in
their entirety.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
NRCS Web site: Go to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov and follow the
instructions for sending comments electronically.
Mail: Easements Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Healthy Forests Reserve Program Comments, P.O. 2890, Room
6819-S, Washington, DC 20013.
Fax: 1-202-720-4265
Hand Delivery: Room 6819-S of the USDA South Office Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please ask the
guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to call 202-720-4527
in order to be escorted into the building.
This proposed rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can access
the NRCS homepage at http:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select Farm Bill
link from the menu; select the Proposed Rule link from beneath the
Rules Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Heard, Director, Easement
Programs Division, NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890;
Phone: (202) 720-1854; Fax: (202) 720-4265; or e-mail:
HFRP@wdc.usda.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1954-1971]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
7 CFR Part 625
RIN 0578-AA52
Healthy Forests Reserve Program
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: On May 17, 2006, NRCS published an interim final rule for the
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) and received 11 comment letters.
NRCS proposes to amend this rule to incorporate changes associated with
enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008
Act). The 2008 Act authorizes $9,750,000 for each of the fiscal years
2009 through 2012 to carry out the program. As a result of the 2008
Act, NRCS will allow land enrollment through permanent easements, or
easements for a maximum duration allowed under state law and continue
to allow enrollment through 10-year cost-share agreements; and allow
enrollment of land owned by tribes or members of tribes in 30-year
contracts or 10-year cost-share agreements, or any combination of both.
Forty percent of program expenditures in any fiscal year will be used
for restoration cost-share agreement enrollment and 60 percent of
program expenditures in any fiscal year will be for easement
enrollment.
In addition to changes associated with the 2008 Act, NRCS is
addressing comments received on the interim final rule and proposing
additional changes that improve program implementation based on the
experience gained from the HRFP implementation under the interim final
rule.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2009.
Comments will be made available to the public or posted publicly in
their entirety.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments using any of the following methods:
Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending comments
electronically.
NRCS Web site: Go to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov and follow the
instructions for sending comments electronically.
Mail: Easements Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Healthy Forests Reserve Program Comments, P.O. 2890, Room
6819-S, Washington, DC 20013.
Fax: 1-202-720-4265
Hand Delivery: Room 6819-S of the USDA South Office Building, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Please ask the
guard at the entrance to the South Office Building to call 202-720-4527
in order to be escorted into the building.
This proposed rule may be accessed via Internet. Users can access
the NRCS homepage at http:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select Farm Bill
link from the menu; select the Proposed Rule link from beneath the
Rules Index title. Persons with disabilities who require alternative
means for communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should
contact the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Heard, Director, Easement
Programs Division, NRCS, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013-2890;
Phone: (202) 720-1854; Fax: (202) 720-4265; or e-mail:
HFRP@wdc.usda.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - FR/Correction. NRC. Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System; Correction
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1872]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 150
[NRC-2007-0002]
RIN 3150-AH85
Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and
Safeguards System; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final
rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 9, 2008 (73 FR
32453). The final rule amended NRC's regulations related to licensee
reporting requirements for source material and special nuclear material
to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System. This
document is necessary to correct an erroneous amendatory instruction.
DATES: The correction is effective January 14, 2009, and is applicable
to January 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2007-0002. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-415-5905; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking,
Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-492-
3663, e-mail Michael.Lesar@nrc.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1872]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 150
[NRC-2007-0002]
RIN 3150-AH85
Regulatory Improvements to the Nuclear Materials Management and
Safeguards System; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final
rule that appeared in the Federal Register on June 9, 2008 (73 FR
32453). The final rule amended NRC's regulations related to licensee
reporting requirements for source material and special nuclear material
to the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System. This
document is necessary to correct an erroneous amendatory instruction.
DATES: The correction is effective January 14, 2009, and is applicable
to January 1, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2007-0002. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-415-5905; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking,
Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of Administration, Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-492-
3663, e-mail Michael.Lesar@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 12
Subject: HAZ, TRANSPORT - FR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2199-2270]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, and 178
[Docket Nos. PHMSA-2007-0065 (HM-224D) and PHMSA-2008-0005 (HM-215J)]
RIN 2137-AE31
Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the
Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and
Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation
Organization's Technical Instructions
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations to
maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating
various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard
classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations,
air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.
These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials
Regulations with recent changes to the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air,
Transport Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and
the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
These revisions also include amendments and clarifications
addressing the safe transportation of batteries and battery-powered
devices. Consistent with recent changes to the International Civil
Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions, PHMSA is clarifying the
prohibition against transporting electrical devices, including
batteries and battery-powered devices that are likely to create sparks
or generate a dangerous amount of heat. PHMSA is also modifying and
enhancing requirements for the packaging and handling of batteries and
battery-powered devices, particularly in air commerce, to emphasize the
safety precautions that are necessary to prevent incidents during
transportation. PHMSA developed these revisions in conjunction with the
Federal Aviation Administration to enhance the safe transportation of
batteries and battery-powered devices.
DATES: Effective date: February 13, 2009.
Voluntary Compliance Date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary
compliance beginning January 1, 2009.
Delayed Compliance Date: Except as specified in Sec. Sec. 171.14,
171.25, 172.102, 172.448, and 178.703 as amended herein, compliance
with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning
January 1, 2010.
Incorporation by Reference Date: The incorporation by reference of
the publications adopted in Sec. 171.7 of this final rule has been
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of February 13,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Glenn Foster or Charles Betts,
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, telephone (202) 366-8553, or
Shane Kelley, International Standards, telephone (202) 366-0656,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 2nd Floor, Washington,
DC 20590-0001.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2199-2270]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 171, 172, 173, 175, 176, and 178
[Docket Nos. PHMSA-2007-0065 (HM-224D) and PHMSA-2008-0005 (HM-215J)]
RIN 2137-AE31
Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the
Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and
Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International
Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation
Organization's Technical Instructions
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations to
maintain alignment with international standards by incorporating
various amendments, including changes to proper shipping names, hazard
classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations,
air transport quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.
These revisions are necessary to harmonize the Hazardous Materials
Regulations with recent changes to the International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code, the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical
Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air,
Transport Canada's Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and
the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
These revisions also include amendments and clarifications
addressing the safe transportation of batteries and battery-powered
devices. Consistent with recent changes to the International Civil
Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions, PHMSA is clarifying the
prohibition against transporting electrical devices, including
batteries and battery-powered devices that are likely to create sparks
or generate a dangerous amount of heat. PHMSA is also modifying and
enhancing requirements for the packaging and handling of batteries and
battery-powered devices, particularly in air commerce, to emphasize the
safety precautions that are necessary to prevent incidents during
transportation. PHMSA developed these revisions in conjunction with the
Federal Aviation Administration to enhance the safe transportation of
batteries and battery-powered devices.
DATES: Effective date: February 13, 2009.
Voluntary Compliance Date: PHMSA is authorizing voluntary
compliance beginning January 1, 2009.
Delayed Compliance Date: Except as specified in Sec. Sec. 171.14,
171.25, 172.102, 172.448, and 178.703 as amended herein, compliance
with the amendments adopted in this final rule is required beginning
January 1, 2010.
Incorporation by Reference Date: The incorporation by reference of
the publications adopted in Sec. 171.7 of this final rule has been
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of February 13,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. Glenn Foster or Charles Betts,
Office of Hazardous Materials Standards, telephone (202) 366-8553, or
Shane Kelley, International Standards, telephone (202) 366-0656,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 2nd Floor, Washington,
DC 20590-0001.
ANNOUNCEMENT 13
Subject: WATER - NF. USDA/Commodity Credit Corporation. Agricultural Water Enhancement Program to promote the conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water quality
[Federal Register: January 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 9)]
[Notices]
[Page 2040-2045]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.
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SUMMARY: Section 2510 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) established the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
(AWEP) by amending section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985. The
Secretary of Agriculture delegated the authority for AWEP to the Chief
of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), who is a vice
president of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). NRCS is an agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Up to $58.4 million in
AWEP financial assistance is expected to be available in fiscal year
2009 for NRCS to enter into contracts with producers. The purpose of
this notice is to inform agricultural producers of the availability of
AWEP funds and to solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to
enter into partnership agreements with the Chief to promote the
conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water
quality.
DATES: Proposals must be postmarked by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Proposals should be submitted to the Chief (Attn: Financial
Assistance Programs Division), Natural Resources Conservation Service,
USDA, AWEP Proposals, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013 by March 2,
2009. Applicants also must send their proposal to the appropriate State
Conservationist(s) postmarked, or dated if electronic, no later than
March 2, 2009. To submit your application electronically, visit http://
www.grants.gov/apply and follow the on-line instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, NRCS; phone: (202) 720-1845; fax: (202)
720-4265; or e-mail: AWEP2008@wdc.usda.gov; Subject: AWEP Proposal; or
via Internet. Users can access the NRCS homepage at http://
www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the
Notices link from beneath the Federal Register Notices Index title.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact
the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.912.
[Notices]
[Page 2040-2045]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation and Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.
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SUMMARY: Section 2510 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(2008 Act) established the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program
(AWEP) by amending section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985. The
Secretary of Agriculture delegated the authority for AWEP to the Chief
of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), who is a vice
president of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). NRCS is an agency
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Up to $58.4 million in
AWEP financial assistance is expected to be available in fiscal year
2009 for NRCS to enter into contracts with producers. The purpose of
this notice is to inform agricultural producers of the availability of
AWEP funds and to solicit proposals from potential partners who seek to
enter into partnership agreements with the Chief to promote the
conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water
quality.
DATES: Proposals must be postmarked by March 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Proposals should be submitted to the Chief (Attn: Financial
Assistance Programs Division), Natural Resources Conservation Service,
USDA, AWEP Proposals, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013 by March 2,
2009. Applicants also must send their proposal to the appropriate State
Conservationist(s) postmarked, or dated if electronic, no later than
March 2, 2009. To submit your application electronically, visit http://
www.grants.gov/apply and follow the on-line instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Johnson, Director, Financial
Assistance Programs Division, NRCS; phone: (202) 720-1845; fax: (202)
720-4265; or e-mail: AWEP2008@wdc.usda.gov; Subject: AWEP Proposal; or
via Internet. Users can access the NRCS homepage at http://
www.nrcs.usda.gov/; select the Farm Bill link from the menu; select the
Notices link from beneath the Federal Register Notices Index title.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for
communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact
the USDA TARGET Center at: (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.912.
