Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 114
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 114
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
There are 6 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
2. HAZ - FR. EPA. Withdrawal of the Emission-Comparable Fuel Exclusion Under RCRA
3. AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
4. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Proposed Change to Labeling Compliance Date
5. ENERGY - ANPR. DOE. Acquisition Regulation: Socioeconomic Programs
6. LAND, WATER - ND. Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service; Notice of availability of proposed changes in for public review and comment
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33705-33708]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8830-7]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is amending the pesticide container and containment
regulations to provide a 4-month extension of the 40 CFR 156.159
labeling compliance date from August
16, 2010 to December 16, 2010. This change is being made because there
is insufficient time for pesticide registrants, EPA and states to
complete the label amendments. This change will avoid the temporary
removal of a significant number of pesticides from the market while a
1-year extension proposed elsewhere in today's Federal Register
proceeds through the rulemaking process, and while pesticide
registrants, EPA and states work to update the pesticide labels to
comply with the label requirements in the container and containment
regulations.
DATES: This final rule is effective August 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33705-33708]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8830-7]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is amending the pesticide container and containment
regulations to provide a 4-month extension of the 40 CFR 156.159
labeling compliance date from August
16, 2010 to December 16, 2010. This change is being made because there
is insufficient time for pesticide registrants, EPA and states to
complete the label amendments. This change will avoid the temporary
removal of a significant number of pesticides from the market while a
1-year extension proposed elsewhere in today's Federal Register
proceeds through the rulemaking process, and while pesticide
registrants, EPA and states work to update the pesticide labels to
comply with the label requirements in the container and containment
regulations.
DATES: This final rule is effective August 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: HAZ - FR. EPA. Withdrawal of the Emission-Comparable Fuel Exclusion Under RCRA
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33712-33724]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0017; FRL-9160-9]
RIN 2050-AG57
Withdrawal of the Emission-Comparable Fuel Exclusion Under RCRA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final action withdraws the conditional exclusion from
regulations promulgated on December 19, 2008 under subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for so-called Emission
Comparable Fuel (ECF). These are fuels produced from hazardous
secondary materials which, when burned in industrial boilers under
specified conditions, generate emissions that are comparable to
emissions from burning fuel oil in those boilers. EPA is withdrawing
this conditional exclusion because the Agency has concluded that ECF is
more appropriately classified as a discarded material and regulated as
a hazardous waste. The exclusions for comparable fuel and synthesis gas
fuel are not addressed or otherwise affected by this final rule.
DATES: This final rule is effective June 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The official public docket is identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0017. All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Materials Recovery and
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery, Mailcode: 5302P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
308-8453; fax number: (703) 308-8433; e-mail address:
jackson.mary@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33712-33724]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0017; FRL-9160-9]
RIN 2050-AG57
Withdrawal of the Emission-Comparable Fuel Exclusion Under RCRA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final action withdraws the conditional exclusion from
regulations promulgated on December 19, 2008 under subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for so-called Emission
Comparable Fuel (ECF). These are fuels produced from hazardous
secondary materials which, when burned in industrial boilers under
specified conditions, generate emissions that are comparable to
emissions from burning fuel oil in those boilers. EPA is withdrawing
this conditional exclusion because the Agency has concluded that ECF is
more appropriately classified as a discarded material and regulated as
a hazardous waste. The exclusions for comparable fuel and synthesis gas
fuel are not addressed or otherwise affected by this final rule.
DATES: This final rule is effective June 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The official public docket is identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0017. All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Materials Recovery and
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery, Mailcode: 5302P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
308-8453; fax number: (703) 308-8433; e-mail address:
jackson.mary@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: AIR, CLIMATE - PR. EPA. Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33949-33982]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86 and 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109; FRL-9158-6]
RIN 2060-A079
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in the 2009
Final Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting rule (2009 Final MRR) to
correct certain technical and editorial errors that have been
identified since promulgation and to clarify or propose minor updates
to certain provisions that have been the subject of questions from
reporting entities. These proposed changes include additional
information to better or more fully understand compliance obligations,
corrections to data reporting elements so they more closely conform to
the information used to perform emission calculations and other
corrections and amendments. EPA has received six petitions for
reconsideration on the 2009 Final MRR. EPA is still considering these
petitions, and the issues raised in the petitions are not discusssed or
addressed in today's action.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2010.
Public Hearing. EPA does not plan to conduct a public hearing
unless requested. To request a hearing, please contact the person
listed in the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by June
22, 2010. If requested, the hearing will be conducted on June 30, 2010,
in the Washington, DC area. EPA will provide further information about
the hearing on its webpage if a hearing is requested.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: MRR_Corrections@epa.gov. Include docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109 [and/or RIN number] in the subject line of the
message.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), Mailcode 2822T, Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2010-0109, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading
Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. For technical information contact the
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Hotline at telephone number: (877) 444-
1188; or e-mail: ghgmrr@epa.gov. To obtain information about the public
hearings or to register to speak at the hearings, please go to http://
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. Alternatively,
contact Carole Cook at 202-343-9263.
Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of today's proposal will also be available through
the WWW. Following the Administrator's signature, a copy of this action
will be posted on EPA's greenhouse gas reporting rule Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33949-33982]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 86 and 98
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109; FRL-9158-6]
RIN 2060-A079
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in the 2009
Final Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting rule (2009 Final MRR) to
correct certain technical and editorial errors that have been
identified since promulgation and to clarify or propose minor updates
to certain provisions that have been the subject of questions from
reporting entities. These proposed changes include additional
information to better or more fully understand compliance obligations,
corrections to data reporting elements so they more closely conform to
the information used to perform emission calculations and other
corrections and amendments. EPA has received six petitions for
reconsideration on the 2009 Final MRR. EPA is still considering these
petitions, and the issues raised in the petitions are not discusssed or
addressed in today's action.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2010.
Public Hearing. EPA does not plan to conduct a public hearing
unless requested. To request a hearing, please contact the person
listed in the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by June
22, 2010. If requested, the hearing will be conducted on June 30, 2010,
in the Washington, DC area. EPA will provide further information about
the hearing on its webpage if a hearing is requested.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109 by any of the following methods:
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0109 [and/or RIN number] in the subject line of the
message.
(EPA/DC), Mailcode 2822T, Attention Docket ID No. OAR-2010-0109, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC-6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; e-mail address:
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. For technical information contact the
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Hotline at telephone number: (877) 444-
1188; or e-mail: ghgmrr@epa.gov. To obtain information about the public
hearings or to register to speak at the hearings, please go to http://
www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html. Alternatively,
contact Carole Cook at 202-343-9263.
Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket,
an electronic copy of today's proposal will also be available through
the WWW. Following the Administrator's signature, a copy of this action
will be posted on EPA's greenhouse gas reporting rule Web site at
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide Containers and Containment; Proposed Change to Labeling Compliance Date
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33744-33747]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8830-8]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Proposed Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the pesticide container and
containment regulations to provide a 1-year extension of the 40 CFR
156.159 labeling compliance date from August 16, 2010 to August 16,
2011. This change is being proposed to address concerns raised by
stakeholders and as a result of further Agency consideration.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327, 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: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax
number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33744-33747]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 156
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327; FRL-8830-8]
RIN 2070-AJ74
Pesticide Management and Disposal; Standards for Pesticide
Containers and Containment; Proposed Change to Labeling Compliance Date
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the pesticide container and
containment regulations to provide a 1-year extension of the 40 CFR
156.159 labeling compliance date from August 16, 2010 to August 16,
2011. This change is being proposed to address concerns raised by
stakeholders and as a result of further Agency consideration.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0327, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Fitz, Field and External Affairs
Division (FEAD) (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-7385; fax
number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address: fitz.nancy@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY - ANPR. DOE. Acquisition Regulation: Socioeconomic Programs
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33752-33757]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
48 CFR Parts 919, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, and 952
RIN 1991-AB87
Acquisition Regulation: Socioeconomic Programs
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) Socioeconomic
Programs to make changes to conform to the FAR, remove out-of-date
coverage, and to update references. Today's proposed rule does not
alter substantive rights or obligations under current law.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed rulemaking must be received on
or before close of business July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: This proposed rule is available online at www.regulation.gov
and you may submit comments, identified by DEAR: Subchapter D and RIN
1991-AB87, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail to: DEARrulemaking@hq.doe.gov. Include DEAR:
Subchapter D and RIN 1991-AB87 in the subject line of the message.
Mail to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Procurement
and Assistance Management, MA-611, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Comments by e-mail are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Binney at (202) 287-1340 or by
e-mail barbara.binney@hq.doe.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33752-33757]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
48 CFR Parts 919, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, and 952
RIN 1991-AB87
Acquisition Regulation: Socioeconomic Programs
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the
Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) Socioeconomic
Programs to make changes to conform to the FAR, remove out-of-date
coverage, and to update references. Today's proposed rule does not
alter substantive rights or obligations under current law.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed rulemaking must be received on
or before close of business July 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: This proposed rule is available online at www.regulation.gov
and you may submit comments, identified by DEAR: Subchapter D and RIN
1991-AB87, by any of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Subchapter D and RIN 1991-AB87 in the subject line of the message.
and Assistance Management, MA-611, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Comments by e-mail are encouraged.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Binney at (202) 287-1340 or by
e-mail barbara.binney@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: LAND, WATER - ND. Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service; Notice of availability of proposed changes in for public review and comment
[Federal Register: June 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 114)]
[Notices]
[Page 33761-33763]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in the National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Animal
Mortality Facility (Code 316), Critical Area Planting (Code 342),
Composting Facility (Code 317), Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment (Code
548), Hedgerow Planting (422), Irrigation Canal or Lateral (Code 320),
Irrigation Land Leveling (Code 464), Irrigation System, Surface, and
Subsurface (Code 443), Riparian
Herbaceous Cover (Code 390), Rock Barrier (Code 555), Roofs and Covers
(Code 367), Runoff Management System (Code 570), Shallow Water
Development and Management (Code 646), Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (Code 580), Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 645),
and Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 644). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their State will incorporate them into section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guide. These practices may be used in
conservation systems that treat highly erodible land (HEL) or on land
determined to be a wetland. Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make available for
public review and comment all proposed revisions to conservation
practice standards used to carry out HEL and wetland provisions of the
law.
DATES: Effective Date: This is effective June 15, 2010.
Comment Date: Submit comments on or before July 15, 2010. Final
versions of these new or revised conservation practice standards will
be adopted after the close of the 30-day period and after consideration
of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Mail: Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural Engineer,
Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
E-mail: wayne.bogovich@wdc.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic copies of these standards can be downloaded or printed
from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/
practice-standards/federal-register/. Requests for paper versions or
inquiries may be directed to Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
[Notices]
[Page 33761-33763]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in the National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Animal
Mortality Facility (Code 316), Critical Area Planting (Code 342),
Composting Facility (Code 317), Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment (Code
548), Hedgerow Planting (422), Irrigation Canal or Lateral (Code 320),
Irrigation Land Leveling (Code 464), Irrigation System, Surface, and
Subsurface (Code 443), Riparian
Herbaceous Cover (Code 390), Rock Barrier (Code 555), Roofs and Covers
(Code 367), Runoff Management System (Code 570), Shallow Water
Development and Management (Code 646), Streambank and Shoreline
Protection (Code 580), Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 645),
and Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (Code 644). NRCS State
Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for use within
their State will incorporate them into section IV of their respective
electronic Field Office Technical Guide. These practices may be used in
conservation systems that treat highly erodible land (HEL) or on land
determined to be a wetland. Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make available for
public review and comment all proposed revisions to conservation
practice standards used to carry out HEL and wetland provisions of the
law.
DATES: Effective Date: This is effective June 15, 2010.
Comment Date: Submit comments on or before July 15, 2010. Final
versions of these new or revised conservation practice standards will
be adopted after the close of the 30-day period and after consideration
of all comments.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted using any of the following
methods:
Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
Electronic copies of these standards can be downloaded or printed
from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/
practice-standards/federal-register/. Requests for paper versions or
inquiries may be directed to Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
