Monday, September 27, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 186, September 27, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 186
Monday, September 27, 2010
 
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. MI/AIR - FRD. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
 
    2. MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
 
    3. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0091
 
    4. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
 
    5. TOXICS/Radiation - NM/PR. NRC. Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings and Request for Comments
 
    6. HAZ, TOXICS, TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway
   
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: MI/AIR - FRD. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 59081-59084]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions serve to meet
specific requirements of the prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) construction permit program under the Federal Clean Air Act
(CAA). This program affects major stationary sources in Michigan that
are subject to or potentially subject to the PSD construction permit
program. On July 16, 2010, Michigan submitted revisions pertaining to
the ``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable
possibility'' recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has
found the revisions acceptable.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective November 26, 2010,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 27, 2010. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
    Fax: (312) 692-2450.
    Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, (AR-
18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section,
(AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Deliveries are only accepted during
the regional office normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The regional
office's hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 59179]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0657; FRL-9205-7]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Michigan; PSD Regulations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve revisions to the Michigan State
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The
revisions serve to meet specific requirements of the prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) construction permit program in
Michigan. Michigan has submitted two SIP revisions pertaining to the
``net emission increase'' definition and the ``reasonable possibility''
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, and EPA has found the
revisions acceptable.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0657, by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (312) 692-2450.
    4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The regional office official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
    Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to
submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-4447, blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0091
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Notices]              
[Page 59261-59263]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568; FRL-8835-9]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.09,
OMB Control No. 2070-0091

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1365.09 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091, is scheduled to expire on March
31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the DCO is (202) 564-8930. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. . .
  
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Robert Courtnage, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1081; fax number: (202) 566-0473; e-mail address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 59469-59577]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012]
RIN 1904-AB79

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products and
commercial and industrial equipment, including residential
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. EPCA also requires
the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more
stringent, amended standards for these products are technologically
feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant
amount of energy. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy
conservation standards for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-
freezers, and freezers. The NOPR also announces a public meeting to
receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and
results.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to
speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, September 30,
2010. Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the public meeting via
webinar. To participate via webinar, DOE must be notified by no later
than Thursday, October 7, 2010. Participants seeking to present
statements in person during the meeting must submit to DOE a signed
original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, October 7, 2010.
    DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than November 26, 2010. See section VII, ``Public
Participation,'' for details.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at
(202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures,
requiring a 30-day advance notice. Any foreign national wishing to
participate in the meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by
contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 to initiate the
necessary procedures.
    Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and
Freezers, and provide docket number EE-2008-BT-STD-0012 and/or
regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AB79. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: ResRefFreez-2008-STD-0012@hq.doe.gov. Include the docket
number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message.
    3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
    4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed original paper copy.
    For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section VII of this document
(Public Participation).
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Subid Wagley, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121, 202-287-1414, e-mail: Subid.Wagley@ee.doe.gov or Michael
Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
9507, e-mail: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
    For information on how to submit or review public comments and on
how to participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: TOXICS/Radiation - NM/PR. NRC. Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings and Request for Comments
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 59160-59167]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Chapter I

[NRC-2009-0279]

Radiation Protection Regulations and Guidance; Public Meetings
and Request for Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is conducting a series of public meetings, in the
format of facilitated roundtable workshops, to solicit early public
input on major issues associated with potential updates to NRC's
radiation protection regulations and guidance in light of
recommendations presented in the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Publication 103 (2007). To aid in that
process, the NRC is requesting comments on the issues discussed in this
notice. The NRC has not initiated rulemaking on this subject, and is
seeking early input and views on the benefits and impacts of options to
be considered before making any decision on whether to proceed with a
rulemaking. Each meeting will include a panel of participants, selected
in a convening process to represent the
diversity of stakeholders for these issues, including the various uses
of radioactive materials licensed by the NRC. In addition to the panel,
the NRC is encouraging observation and participation by all interested
individuals. The meeting agenda will specifically include opportunities
for viewpoints to be expressed from individuals in attendance who are
not members of the panel. The NRC plans to transcribe the meetings.

DATES: Comments on this notice should be submitted by January 31, 2011.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date.
    Public Meeting Dates: The NRC will take public comments on the
issues raised in this notice at a series of three 2-day public meetings
that will be held during the weeks of October 25, 2010 (Washington,
DC); November 1, 2010 (Los Angeles, California) and November 8, 2010
(Houston, Texas). The meeting in Washington DC will also include a
third day of discussions, focused more specifically on the issues
associated with power reactor licensees, as described in Section IV of
this notice. Specific locations and dates will be announced on the NRC
public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/
index.cfm. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
additional information.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit
comments by any of the following methods:
    1. Mail to Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements and Directives
Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop 5B01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or
    2. Electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Comments will be made available to the public in their entirety.
Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any
information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
    Regulations.gov: Documents related to this notice, including public
comments, are accessible at http://www.regulations.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 O-1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC after
November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC's Electronic
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this
site, 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 PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kimyata Morgan Butler, Office of
Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs,
telephone (301) 415-0733, e-mail Kimyata.MorganButler@nrc.gov or Dr.
Donald Cool, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs, telephone (301) 415-6347, e-mail
Donald.Cool@nrc.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: HAZ, TOXICS, TRANSPORT - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by Highway
 
[Federal Register: September 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 59197-59204]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 177

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0221 (HM-256)]
RIN 2137-AE63

Hazardous Materials: Limiting the Use of Electronic Devices by
Highway

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) proposes to prohibit texting on electronic devices by drivers
during the operation of a motor vehicle containing a quantity of
hazardous materials requiring placarding under part 172 of the 49 CFR
or any quantity of a select agent or toxin listed in 42 CFR part 73.
Additionally, in accordance with requirements published today by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), motor carriers are
prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of covered motor vehicles
to engage in texting while driving. This rulemaking would improve
health and safety on the Nation's highways by reducing the prevalence
of distracted driving-related crashes, fatalities, and injuries
involving drivers of commercial motor vehicles.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 27, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2010-0221 by any of the following methods:

     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
    Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations; Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this rule. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change, including any personal information provided.
Please see the discussion of the Privacy Act below.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12-140, Ground Level, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Supko, Office of Hazardous
Materials Standards, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 0001.

 
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 185, September 24, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 185
Friday, September 24, 2010
 
There are 5 announcements in this issue
 
    1. MI/AIR - FR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of the Allegan County Areas to Attainment for Ozone
 
    2. ALL - ND. EPA. 2010 Release of CADDIS (Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System)
 
    3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Lead in Ammunition and Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA Section 21 Petition
 
    4. AIR - NM. EPA. 2010 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission
 
    5. GLAKES - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the Review of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan
 
 
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: MI/AIR - FR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Areas to Attainment for Ozone
 
[Federal Register: September 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 185)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 58312-58315]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0477; FRL-9204-5]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Areas to Attainment for Ozone

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving Michigan's request to redesignate the Allegan
County, Michigan nonattainment area to attainment for the 1997 8-hour
ozone standard because the request meets the statutory requirements for
redesignation under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Michigan Department of
Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) submitted this request on May
12, 2010, and supplemented it on June 16, 2010.
    This approval involves several related actions. EPA is making a
determination under the CAA that the Allegan County area has attained
the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).
This determination is based on three years of complete, quality-assured
and certified ambient air quality monitoring data for the 2007-2009
ozone seasons that demonstrate that the 8-hour ozone NAAQS has been
attained in the area. Preliminary data available for 2010 is consistent
with continued attainment. EPA is also approving, as a revision to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for
maintaining the 8-hour ozone NAAQS through 2021 in the area. EPA is
approving the 2005 emissions inventory submitted with the redesignation
request as meeting the comprehensive emissions inventory requirement of
the CAA for the Allegan County area. Finally, EPA found adequate and is
approving the State's 2021 Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for
the Allegan County area.

DATES: This final rule is effective September 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action: Docket ID No.
EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0477. 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, i.e., 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 either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays. We recommend that you telephone Kathleen D'Agostino,
Environmental Engineer, at (312) 886-1767 before visiting the Region 5
office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental
Engineer, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767,
dagostino.kathleen@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. 2010 Release of CADDIS (Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System)
 
[Federal Register: September 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 185)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58374]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9206-7]

2010 Release of CADDIS (Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision
Information System)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public release.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the public release of the 2010 version of the Causal Analysis/Diagnosis
Decision Information System (CADDIS). This Web site was developed to
help scientists find, develop, organize, and use environmental
information to improve causal assessments of biological impairment. The
CADDIS Web site was developed and prepared by EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA), in the Office of Research and
Development (ORD), and is available at http://www.epa.gov/caddis.

DATES: The 2010 CADDIS Web site will become publically available on
September 24, 2010.
    Additional Information: For additional information on the CADDIS
Web site, please contact the Information Management Team via mail:
Mailcode 8601P, National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691;
or e-mail: caddis@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Lead in Ammunition and Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA Section 21 Petition
 
[Federal Register: September 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 185)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58377-58378]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0681; FRL-8847-5]

Lead in Ammunition and Fishing Sinkers; Disposition of TSCA
Section 21 Petition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 3, 2010, several groups filed a petition under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 21 requesting that EPA
prohibit under TSCA section 6(a) the manufacture, processing, and
distribution in commerce of (1) lead bullets and shot; and (2) lead
fishing sinkers. On August 27, 2010, EPA denied the first request due
to a lack of authority to regulate lead in bullets and shot under TSCA.
EPA's decision is based on the exclusion of shells and cartridges from
the definition of ``chemical substance'' in TSCA section 3(2)(B)(v).
EPA is still considering the second request and will respond to that
portion of the petition within the 90-day period provided in section 21
of TSCA. This notice explains EPA's reasons for the denial of the
request specific to lead bullets and shot.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Christina Wadlington, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;
telephone number: (202) 566-1859; e-mail address:
wadlington.christina@epa.gov.
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. 2010 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission
 
[Federal Register: September 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 185)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58378-58379]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9206-6]

2010 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is
announcing the 2010 Fall Meeting of the Ozone Transport Commission
(OTC). This OTC meeting will explore options available for reducing
ground-level ozone precursors in a multi-pollutant context. The
Commission will be evaluating potential measures and considering
actions in areas such as performance standards for electric generating
units (EGUs) on high electric demand days, oil and gas boilers serving
EGUs, small natural gas boilers, stationary generators, energy
security/energy efficiency, architectural industrial and maintenance
coatings, consumer products, institution
commercial and industrial (ICI) boilers, vapor recovery at gas
stations, large above ground storage tanks, seaports, aftermarket
catalysts, lightering, and non-road idling.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 10, 2010 starting at 9 a.m.
and ending at 4 p.m.
    Location: Sheraton Boston, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02199; (617) 236-2000 or (888) 627-7054.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For documents and press inquiries
contact: Ozone Transport Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, NW.,
Suite 638, Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508-3840; e-mail:
ozone@otcair.org; Web site: http://www.otcair.org.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: GLAKES - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the Review of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action
Plan
 
[Federal Register: September 24, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 185)]
[Notices]              
[Page 58383-58385]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9205-5]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of
Experts for the Review of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action
Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to form an SAB
panel to review the interagency Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
(GLRI) Action Plan which describes restoration priorities, goals,
objectives, measurable ecological targets, and specific actions.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by October 15, 2010 per
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Ms. Iris Goodman, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2164, by fax at
(202) 565-2098, or via e-mail at goodman.iris@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab.
 
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Posted by at

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 184, September 23, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 184
Thursday, September 23, 2010
 
There are 8 announcements in this issue
 
    1. WATER - PR. EPA. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
 
    2. ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA/DOT. Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label
 
    3. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
 
    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Atonik and Verbenone, Registration Review Proposed Decisions; Notice of Availability
 
    6. LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
 
    7. ENERGY/Coal, AIR - FR/NM. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Administration. Maintenance of Incombustible Content of Rock Dust in Underground Coal Mines
 
    8. ENERGY/Nuclear, WATER - NM. NRC. Evaluation of the Groundwater Task Force Report: Public Meeting
   
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 
 
ANNOUNCEMENT 1

Subject: WATER - PR. EPA. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 58023-58076]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 136, 260, 423, 430, and 435

[EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192; FRL-9189-4]
RIN 2040-AF09

Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of
Pollutants Under the Clean Water Act; Analysis and Sampling Procedures

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing changes to analysis and sampling test
procedures in wastewater regulations. These changes will provide
increased flexibility to the regulated community and laboratories in
their selection of analytical methods (test procedures) for use in
Clean Water Act programs. The changes include proposal of EPA methods
and methods published by voluntary consensus standard bodies, such as
ASTM International and the Standard Methods Committee and updated
versions of currently approved methods. EPA is also proposing to add
certain methods reviewed under the alternate test procedures program.
Further, EPA is proposing changes to the current regulations to clarify
the process for EPA approval for use of alternate procedures for
nationwide and Regional use. In addition, EPA is proposing minimum
quality control requirements to improve consistency across method
versions; corrections to previously approved methods; and changes to
sample collection, preservation, and holding time requirements.
Finally, EPA is proposing changes to how EPA cites methods in three
effluent guideline regulations.

DATES: EPA must receive your comments on this proposal on or before
November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2010-0192, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2010-0192.
    Mail: Water Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192. Please include a total of
3 copies.
    Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, EPA West
Building Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0192. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information by
calling 202-566-2426.   

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lemuel Walker, Engineering and
Analysis Division (4303T), USEPA Office of Science and Technology, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, 202-566-1077, (e-mail:
walker.lemuel@epa.gov), or Meghan Hessenauer, Engineering and Analysis
Division (4303T), USEPA Office of Science and Technology, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, 202-566-1040 (e-mail:
hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov).
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

Subject: ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA/DOT. Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 58077-58202]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 85, 86 and 600

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 575

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0865; FR-9197-3; NHTSA-2010-0087]
RIN 2060-AQ09; RIN 2127-AK73

Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are conducting a joint
rulemaking to redesign and add information to the current fuel economy
label that is posted on the window sticker of all new cars and light-
duty trucks sold in the U.S. The redesigned label will provide new
information to American consumers about the fuel economy and
consumption, fuel costs, and environmental impacts associated with
purchasing new vehicles beginning with model year 2012 cars and trucks.
This action will also develop new labels for certain advanced
technology vehicles, which are poised to enter the U.S. market, in
particular plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles.
    NHTSA and EPA are proposing these changes because the Energy
Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 imposes several new
labeling requirements, because the agencies believe that the current
labels can be improved to help consumers make more informed vehicle
purchase decisions, and because the time is right to develop new labels
for advanced technology vehicles that are being commercialized. This
proposal is also consistent with the recent joint rulemaking by EPA and
NHTSA that established harmonized federal greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for new
cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and pickup trucks for model
years 2012-2016.

DATES: Comments: Comments must be received on or before November 22,
2010. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information
collection provisions must be received by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) on or before October 25, 2010. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section on ``Public Participation'' for more information
about written comments.
    Hearings: NHTSA and EPA will jointly hold two public hearings; one
in Chicago on October 14, 2010, and one in Los Angeles on October 21,
2010, with both daytime and evening sessions at each location. EPA and
NHTSA will announce the specific hearing locations and times of day in
a separate Federal Register announcement. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section on ``Public Participation'' for more information
about the public hearings.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0865 and/or NHTSA-2010-0087, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: newlabels@epa.gov.
Fax: EPA: (202) 566-1741; NHTSA: (202) 493-2251.
Mail:
    [cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0865.
    [cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    [cir] In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Hand Delivery:
    [cir] EPA: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2009-0865. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
    [cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. . .

   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Lucie Audette, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor MI
48105; telephone number: 734-214-4850; fax number: 734-214-4816; e-mail
address: audette.lucie@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline; telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. NHTSA: Gregory Powell, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Telephone: (202) 366-5206; Fax: (202) 493-2990; e-mail address:
gregory.powell@dot.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3

Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Notices]              
[Page 57941-57942]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0947; FRL-9204-8; EPA ICR No. 1857.05; OMB Control No.
2060-0445]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOX Budget Trading
Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 25,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0947 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mailcode 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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Air and Radiation,
Mailcode 6204J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9220; fax
number: (202) 343-2361; e-mail address: vansickle.karen@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Notices]              
[Page 57942-57945]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8845-4]

Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for
Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's receipt of several initial
filings of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, 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: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5

Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Atonik and Verbenone, Registration Review Proposed Decisions; Notice of Availability
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Notices]              
[Page 57945-57947]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0730; FRL-8844-5]

Atonik and Verbenone, Registration Review Proposed Decisions;
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed
registration review decisions for the pesticides listed in the table in
Unit II.A. and opens a public comment period on the proposed decisions.
Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations
to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory
standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can perform its
intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health
or the environment. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest
provided in the table in Unit II.A. by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805. . .
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: The Regulatory Action Leader for the pesticide of interest
identified in the table in Unit II.A.
    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

Subject: LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Notices]              
[Page 57898]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; Announcement for the 2011 U.S. Forest Service Urban and
Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Opportunity.

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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Foresty Advisory Council,
(NUCFAC), is charged, by law, to provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture on urban forestry related issues and
opportunities. Part of the Council's role is to recommend the criteria
for the Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry, (U&CF) Challenge
Cost Share Grant Program.
    The NUCFAC has revised the criteria for the Forest Service's U&CF
Challenge Cost Share Grant Program for 2011. The 2011 U&CF Challenge
Cost Share Grant Program will solicit innovative grant proposals. A
total anticipated amount of $855,000 would be available in 2011 for
Innovation Grants.

Innovation Grants

    Innovation grants are to focus on one of the Council's identified
priority issues confronting the UC&F community: Climate Change, Public
Health, and Economic Development.
    The NUCFAC will seek proposals from organizations and partnerships
that demonstrate the reach, resources and expertise to deliver
meaningful, replicable results.

DATES: Applications are available electronically at the following Web
site, http://www.grants.gov, due by 11:59 p.m., November 29, 2010.
    Those that do not have access to a computer may request a hardcopy
of the application and instructions by contacting Nancy Stremple at the
address below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this announcement should be
addressed to Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th St., SW., Yates Building
(1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 202-690-
5792
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at 201 14th St., SW.,
Yates Building (1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-1054 to facilitate entry into
the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff or the
U&CF Staff Assistant to National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory
Council, 201 14th St., SW., Yates Building (1 Central) MS-1151,
Washington, DC 20250-1151, phone 202-205-1054.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern, Monday through Friday.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7

Subject: ENERGY/Coal, AIR - FR/NM. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Administration. Maintenance of Incombustible Content of Rock Dust in Underground Coal Mines
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 57849-57857]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Part 75

RIN 1219-AB76

Maintenance of Incombustible Content of Rock Dust in Underground
Coal Mines

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Emergency Temporary Standard; public hearings; close of comment
period.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is issuing an
emergency temporary standard (ETS) under section 101(b) of the Federal
Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 in response to the grave danger that
miners in underground bituminous coal mines face when accumulations of
coal dust are not made inert. MSHA has concluded, from investigations
of mine explosions and other reports, that immediate action is
necessary to protect miners.
    Accumulations of coal dust can ignite, resulting in an explosion,
or after an explosion, they can intensify flame propagation, increasing
the severity of explosions. The ETS requires mine operators to increase
the incombustible content of combined coal dust, rock dust, and other
dust to at least 80 percent in underground areas of bituminous coal
mines. The ETS further requires that the incombustible content of such
combined dust be raised 0.4 percent for each 0.1 percent of methane
present. The ETS strengthens the protections for miners by reducing the
potential for a coal mine explosion and reducing the severity of
explosions should they occur.

DATES: Effective date: September 23, 2010.
    Compliance dates: Each mine operator shall comply with the ETS by
the dates listed below.
    1. October 7, 2010. Newly mined areas.
    2. November 22, 2010. All other areas of the mine.
    Persons and organizations are encouraged to submit comments on the
ETS by October 19, 2010. The ETS must be replaced with a final rule
within 9 months.
    Hearing dates: October 26, 2010, October 28, 2010, November 16,
2010, and November 18, 2010. The locations are listed in the Public
Hearings section below under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. Post-hearing comments must be received by midnight
Eastern Standard Time on December 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified with ``RIN: 1219-AB76'' and may
be sent to MSHA by any of the following methods:
    Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Electronic mail: zzMSHA-comments@dol.gov. Include ``RIN:
1219-AB76'' in the subject line of the message.
    Facsimile: 202-693-9441. Include ``RIN: 1219-AB76'' in the
subject line of the message.
    Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-
3939.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st
floor.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, at
silvey.patricia@dol.gov (e-mail), 202-693-9440 (voice), or 202-693-9441
(facsimile).

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8

Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, WATER - NM. NRC. Evaluation of the Groundwater Task Force Report: Public Meeting
 
[Federal Register: September 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 184)]
[Notices]              
[Page 57987-57989]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0302]

Evaluation of the Groundwater Task Force Report: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; solicitation of public comments.

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SUMMARY: In response to incidents involving radioactive contamination
of groundwater wells and soils at nuclear power plants, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) convened a Groundwater Task Force (GTF) in
March 2010 to determine whether past, current, and planned actions
should be augmented. The GTF, in its final report dated June 2010,
determined that the NRC is meeting its mission of protecting public
health, safety, and the environment. However, in view of stakeholder
concerns, the GTF recommended that the NRC consider changes to its
oversight of licensed material outside of its designed confinement. The
NRC established a senior management review group to evaluate the GTF
report, identify next steps, and make recommendations to the Commission
about potential policy changes. The NRC will host a meeting with the
public to discuss and solicit input on the potential policy changes
being considered. The meeting will serve as a forum for members of the
public to provide oral comments. The NRC is also requesting written
comments on the potential policy issues, particularly for those members
of the public unable to attend the meeting. The potential policy issues
can be found in Section C, ``Topics for Discussion: Potential Policy
Issues,'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: Public Meeting Date: Monday, October 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
    Comment Dates: For individuals who wish to provide written comments
on the potential policy issues, the comments are requested by October
15, 2010. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Commission Hearing
Room at the NRC Headquarters building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The NRC Headquarters building is located across the
street from the White Flint metro station. For most attendees, the
metro system is likely the most convenient mode of transportation, as
there is very limited parking available. Please also allow time to
register with building security. Individuals unable to travel to the
NRC Headquarters building may participate by teleconference or observe
by live Webcast. Please contact the individual listed below to get
details for participating in this manner.
    You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please
include Docket ID NRC-2010-0302 in the subject line of your comments.
Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on
the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site
Regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their

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comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and
therefore, they should not include any information in their comments
that they do not want publicly disclosed.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0302. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements and
Directives Branch (RADB), Division of Administrative Services, Office
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RADB at (301) 492-
3446.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice
using the following methods:
    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. The potential policy issues are available
electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML102460172.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting
materials related to this notice can be found at http://
www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Miller, (301) 415-4117, e-mail
address Barry.Miller@nrc.gov. Public meeting attendees are requested to
pre-register with the meeting contact by September 30, 2010.

 
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