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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 231
Monday, December 1, 2008
There are 11 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FRD. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities
2. HAZ - FR. EPA. Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste;
Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated With Colleges and Universities
3. AIR - PR. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities
4. AIR, HAZ - PR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators
5. DRINK, WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Microbial Rules (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1895.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0205
6. AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2010 and 2011
7. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
8. ENERGY - PR. DOE. Conduct of Employees and Former Employees; Exemption From Post-Employment Restrictions for Communications; Furnishing Scientific or Technological Information
9. ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
10. WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Tribal Wildlife Grants; Implementation Guidelines; Notice to request public comments on the current implementation
of Tribal Wildlife Grants Program and proposed changes to the program
11. TOXICS - ND. DHHS. Draft Guidance on Important Considerations for When Participation of Human Subjects in Research Is Discontinued
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 - FRD. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72727-72731]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0083; FRL-8747-1]
RIN 2060-AM71
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the national
emission standards for electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking
facilities that are area sources of hazardous air pollutants published
on December 28, 2007. The amendments to the area source standards for
EAF steelmaking facilities clarify applicability of the opacity limit,
make the performance test requirements for particulate matter
consistent with requirements in the new source performance standards
for EAF steelmaking facilities, allow title V test data to be used to
demonstrate compliance, and revise the definition of ``scrap provider''
to include EAF steelmaking facilities that own and operate a scrap
shredder.
DATES: This final rule is effective on March 2, 2009 without further
notice, unless EPA receives significant adverse comment by December 31,
2008. If the effective date is delayed, timely notice will be published
in the Federal Register. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that some or all of the amendments in this rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0083 by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a
total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Phil Mulrine, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (D243-
02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5289; fax number: (919)
541-3207; e-mail address: mulrine.phil@epa.gov.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ - FR. EPA. Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste;
Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and Accumulation of Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and Universities and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated With Colleges and Universities
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72911-72960]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 261 and 262
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0012; FRL-8743-9]
RIN 2050-AG18
Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste;
Alternative Requirements for Hazardous Waste Determination and
Accumulation of Unwanted Material at Laboratories Owned by Colleges and
Universities and Other Eligible Academic Entities Formally Affiliated
With Colleges and Universities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is
finalizing an alternative set of generator requirements applicable to
laboratories owned by eligible academic entities, as defined in this
final rule. The rule provides a flexible and protective set of
regulations that address the specific nature of hazardous waste
generation and accumulation in laboratories at colleges and
universities, as well as other eligible academic entities formally
affiliated with colleges and universities. This final rule is optional
and colleges and universities and other eligible academic entities
formally affiliated with a college or university have the choice of
managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the new alternative
regulations as set forth in this final regulation or remaining subject
to the existing generator regulations.
DATES: This final rule is effective December 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. RCRA-2003-0012. 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 through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the EPA RCRA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding
specific aspects of this notice, contact Kristin Fitzgerald, Office of
Solid Waste, (703) 308-8286, Fitzgerald.Kristin@epa.gov; Patricia
Mercer, Office of Solid Waste, (703) 308-8408, Mercer.Patricia@epa.gov;
or Jessica Biegelson, Office of Solid Waste, (703) 308-0026,
Biegelson.Jessica@epa.gov. Mail inquiries may be directed to the Office
of Solid Waste, (5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72756-72758]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0083; FRL-8747-2]
RIN 2060-AM71
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the national emission standards for
electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking facilities that are area sources
of hazardous air pollutants published on December 28, 2007. The
amendments to the area source standards for EAF steelmaking facilities
would clarify applicability of the opacity limit, make the performance
test requirements for particulate matter consistent with requirements
in the new source performance standards for EAF steelmaking facilities,
allow title V test data to be used to demonstrate compliance, and
revise the definition of ``scrap provider'' to include electric are
furnace steelmaking facilities that own and operate a scrap shredder.
In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we
are amending the area source standards for EAF steelmaking facilities
as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no
adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0083, by mail to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
Facilities Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a
total of two copies. Comments may also be submitted electronically or
through hand delivery/courier by following the detailed instructions in
the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the rules
section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Phil Mulrine, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (D243-
02), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5289; fax number: (919)
541-3207; e-mail address: mulrine.phil@epa.gov.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR, HAZ - PR. EPA. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72961-73003]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 60
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534; FRL-8743-1]
RIN 2060-A004
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: On September 15, 1997, EPA adopted new source performance
standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines (EG) for hospital/medical/
infectious waste incinerators (HMIWI). The NSPS and EG were established
under sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). The
Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (Sierra Club)
filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit (the Court) challenging EPA's methodology for adopting the
regulations. On March 2, 1999, the Court remanded the rule to EPA for
further explanation of the Agency's reasoning in determining the
minimum regulatory ``floors'' for new and existing HMIWI. The Court did
not vacate the regulations, so the NSPS and EG remain in effect and
were fully implemented by September 2002.
On February 6, 2007, EPA published a proposed response to the
Court's remand and a proposed response to the CAA section 129(a)(5)
requirement to review the NSPS and EG every 5 years. However, following
recent court decisions and receipt of public comments regarding that
proposal, we chose to re-assess our response to the Court's remand.
Therefore, this action provides the results of EPA's reassessment in
the form of another proposed response to the Court's remand and
solicits public comment regarding it. This re-proposal also satisfies
the CAA section 129(a)(5) requirement to conduct a review of the
standards every 5 years.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before February 17,
2009. 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 December 31, 2008. Because of the need to
resolve the issues raised in this action in a timely manner, EPA will
not grant requests for extensions beyond these dates.
Public Hearing. If anyone contacts EPA by December 22, 2008
requesting to speak at a public hearing, EPA will hold a public hearing
on January 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0534, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: Send your comments via electronic mail to a-and-r-
Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534.
Facsimile: Fax your comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534.
Mail: Send your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0534. Please include a total of two copies. We request that a
separate copy also be sent to the contact person identified below (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Hand Delivery: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534.
Such deliveries are accepted only during the normal hours of operation
(8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays), and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mary Johnson, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541-5025; fax number: (919) 541-5450; e-mail
address: johnson.mary@epa.gov.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: DRINK, WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Microbial Rules (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1895.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0205
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72793-72794]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0438; FRL-8746-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Microbial Rules (Renewal); EPA
ICR No. 1895.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0205
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 December 31,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0438 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket (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: Richard Naylor, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202.564.3847; fax number:
202.564.3755; e-mail address: naylor.richard@epa.gov.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - ND. EPA. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2010 and 2011
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72794-72796]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8747-3]
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for
Essential Use Allowances for 2010 and 2011
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting
applications for essential use allowances for calendar years 2010 and
2011. Essential use allowances provide exemptions from the phaseout on
production and import of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). Essential
use allowances must be authorized by the Parties to the Montreal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Protocol). The
U.S. Government will use the applications received in response to this
notice as the basis for its nomination of essential uses at the 21st
Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, to be held in 2009.
DATES: Applications for essential use allowances must be submitted to
EPA no later than December 31, 2008 in order for the U.S. Government to
complete its review and to submit nominations to the United Nations
Environment Programme and the Protocol Parties in a timely manner.
ADDRESSES: Send two copies of application materials to: Jennifer
Bohman, Stratospheric Protection Division (6205J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
For applications sent via courier service, use the following direct
mailing address: 1310 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20005, room 1047A.
Confidentiality: Application materials that are confidential should
be submitted under separate cover and be clearly identified as ``trade
secret,'' ``proprietary,'' or ``company confidential.'' Information
covered by a claim of business confidentiality will be treated in
accordance with the procedures for handling information claimed as
confidential under 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and will be disclosed only
to the extent and by means of the procedures set forth in that subpart.
Please note that data will be presented in aggregate form by the United
States as part of the nomination to the Parties. If no claim of
confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by EPA,
the information may be made available to the public by EPA without
further notice to the company (40 CFR 2.203).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Bohman at the above address,
or by telephone at (202) 343-9548, by fax at (202) 343-2363, or by e-
mail at bohman.jennifer@epa.gov. General information may be obtained
from EPA's stratospheric protection Web site at http://www.epa.gov/
ozone/strathome.html.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72796-72797]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8747-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the
chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to consider
and approve the CASAC Panel's draft report regarding its peer review of
EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: First Draft (August 2008). The CASAC will also discuss the
Agency's schedule and process for National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) review of criteria pollutants with EPA's Office of
Air and Radiation and Office (OAR) and Office of Research and
Development (ORD).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Friday, December 19,
2008 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ENERGY - PR. DOE. Conduct of Employees and Former Employees; Exemption From Post-Employment Restrictions for Communications; Furnishing Scientific or Technological Information
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72748-72751]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 1010
RIN 1990-AA31
Conduct of Employees and Former Employees; Exemption From Post-
Employment Restrictions for Communications; Furnishing Scientific or
Technological Information
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today issues a proposed rule to
establish procedures under which a former employee of the executive
branch may obtain approval from DOE to make communications to DOE
solely for the purpose of furnishing scientific or technological
information during the period the former employee is subject to post-
employment restrictions set forth in 18 U.S.C. 207(a), (c), and (d).
The proposed rule also would further define the term ``scientific or
technological information,'' for which an exemption is provided by 18
U.S.C. 207(j)(5).
DATES: Public comment on this proposed rule will be accepted until
December 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1990-AA31, by any
of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail to standardsofconduct@hq.doe.gov. Include RIN 1990-AA31
in the subject line of the e-mail. Please include the full body of your
comments in the text of the message or as an attachment.
3. Mail: Address written comments to Sue E. Wadel, Deputy Assistant
General Counsel for General Law, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
the General Counsel, Mailstop GC-77, Room 6A-211, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to
submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt. You may obtain
copies of comments submitted in response to this notice of proposed
rulemaking from the contact person.
If you submit information that you believe to be exempt by law from
public disclosure, you should submit one complete copy, as well as one
copy from which the information claimed to be exempt by law from public
disclosure has been deleted. DOE is responsible for the final determination with
regard to disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for
treating it accordingly under the DOE Freedom of Information
regulations at 10 CFR 1004.11.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue E. Wadel, Deputy Assistant General
Counsel for General Law, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Mailstop GC-77, Room 6A-211, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-1522 or Sue.Wadel@hq.doe.gov.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9
Subject: ENERGY - NM. DOE. Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72781-72782]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory
Committee. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Location: TMS, Inc., 955 L'Enfant Plaza North, SW., Suite
1500, Washington, DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone:
202-586-5600.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 10
Subject: WILDLIFE - ND. DOI/FWS. Tribal Wildlife Grants; Implementation Guidelines; Notice to request public comments on the current implementation
of Tribal Wildlife Grants Program and proposed changes to the program
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72828-72832]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-EA-2008-N0243; 97000-5612-0000 FY 2008]
Tribal Wildlife Grants; Implementation Guidelines
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice to request public comments on the current implementation
of Tribal Wildlife Grants Program and proposed changes to the program.
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SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to change our
implementation guidelines for the Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) program.
The program helps tribal agencies maintain and enhance sustainable,
healthy populations of fish and wildlife, as well as the habitats that
support them. The TWG program also supports the rich Native American
cultural and spiritual heritage associated with fish and wildlife, as
well as hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife observation, conservation,
and conservation education. If finalized, these proposed changes would
help the TWG program support tribal agencies address new challenges
such as global climate change, urban sprawl, implementing landscape-
level conservation planning, and a society that is increasingly
disconnected from the natural environment, while ensuring sound
administration and oversight of TWG funds and activities in accordance
with core values and applicable laws, policies, and regulations. We
seek public comment on our proposed changes. Current information about
the TWG program is located at http://www.fws.gov/nativeamerican/
grants.html.
DATES: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments
by March 2, 2009 at the U.S. mail or e-mail address under ADDRESSES.
ADDRESSES: Native American Liaison, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS 330, Arlington, VA 22203; TWG_
COMMENT@FWS.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Durham, (703) 358-1728.
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ANNOUNCEMENT 11
Subject: TOXICS - ND. DHHS. Draft Guidance on Important Considerations for When Participation of Human Subjects in Research Is Discontinued
[Federal Register: December 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 231)]
[Notices]
[Page 72804-72805]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Draft Guidance on Important Considerations for When Participation
of Human Subjects in Research Is Discontinued
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science, Office for Human
Research Protections.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of
Public Health and Science, is announcing the availability of a draft
guidance document entitled, ``Guidance on Important Considerations for
When Participation of Human Subjects in Research is Discontinued,'' and
is seeking comment on the draft guidance. The draft guidance document,
when finalized, would provide OHRP's first formal guidance on this
topic. The draft document, which is available on the OHRP Web site at
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/requests/, is intended primarily for
institutional review boards (IRBs), investigators, and funding agencies
that may be responsible for the review or oversight of human subject
research conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). OHRP will consider comments received before issuing the
final guidance document.
DATES: Submit written comments by January 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft
guidance document entitled, ``Guidance on Important Considerations for
When Participation of Human Subjects in Research is Discontinued,'' to
the Division of Policy and Assurances, Office for Human Research
Protections, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852. Send
one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing
your request, or fax your request to 301-402-2071. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on electronic access
to the draft guidance document.
You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: discontinueparticipation@hhs.gov. Include
``Guidance on Discontinuation of Subject Participation'' in the subject
line.
Fax: 301-402-2071.
Mail/Hand delivery/Courier [For paper, disk, or CD-ROM
submissions]: Michael A. Carome, M.D., Captain, U.S. Public Health
Service, OHRP, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20852.
Comments received within the public comment period, including any
personal information, will be made available to the public upon
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Carome, M.D., Captain, U.S.
Public Health Service, OHRP, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 200,
Rockville, MD 20852, 240-453-6900; e-mail Michael.Carome@hhs.gov.
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