Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 188
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 188
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Note: Some pesticide announcements are omitted from this report (click here).
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, Dicloran, et al.; Tolerance Actions
2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Petroleum Refinery Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2411.01, OMB Control No. 2060--NEW
3. TOXICS - NM. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
4. TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
6. ENERGY/OilSpill - NM. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
7. ALL - ND. DOC/Office of the Secretary; National Telecommunications and
Information Administration; International Trade Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology. Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
Information Administration; International Trade Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology. Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
8. HAZ, TOXICS - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments
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. Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, Dicloran, et al.; Tolerance Actions
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60231-60245]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262; FRL-8842-1]
Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, Dicloran, et al.; Tolerance
Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the fungicides dicloran
and thiophanate-methyl; the herbicides EPTC, hexazinone, picloram, and
propazine; the defoliant and herbicide cacodylic acid; the plant growth
regulator and herbicide diquat, the insecticides disulfoton,
methamidophos, methomyl, phosmet, piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins, and
thiodicarb; the fumigant antimicrobial and insecticide methyl bromide,
and the nematicides/insecticides ethoprop and fenamiphos, and the
tolerance exemptions for the insecticide/miticide pyrethrum and
insecticide synergist N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. However,
EPA will not revoke specific malathion tolerances at this time. In
addition, EPA is removing certain expired tolerances for disulfoton,
fenamiphos, and thiophanate-methyl. Also, EPA is modifying certain
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl, herbicides dicamba,
EPTC, hexazinone and picloram, and insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is establishing new
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl and the herbicides
EPTC, hexazinone, and picloram. Also, EPA is reinstating specific
tolerances for methamidophos residues as a result of the application of
the insecticide acephate. The regulatory actions finalized in this
document are in follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and
tolerance reassessment program under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408(q).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 29, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 29, 2010,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262. 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: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60231-60245]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262; FRL-8842-1]
Acephate, Cacodylic Acid, Dicamba, Dicloran, et al.; Tolerance
Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is revoking certain tolerances for the fungicides dicloran
and thiophanate-methyl; the herbicides EPTC, hexazinone, picloram, and
propazine; the defoliant and herbicide cacodylic acid; the plant growth
regulator and herbicide diquat, the insecticides disulfoton,
methamidophos, methomyl, phosmet, piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins, and
thiodicarb; the fumigant antimicrobial and insecticide methyl bromide,
and the nematicides/insecticides ethoprop and fenamiphos, and the
tolerance exemptions for the insecticide/miticide pyrethrum and
insecticide synergist N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide. However,
EPA will not revoke specific malathion tolerances at this time. In
addition, EPA is removing certain expired tolerances for disulfoton,
fenamiphos, and thiophanate-methyl. Also, EPA is modifying certain
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl, herbicides dicamba,
EPTC, hexazinone and picloram, and insecticide synergist N-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide. In addition, EPA is establishing new
tolerances for the fungicide thiophanate-methyl and the herbicides
EPTC, hexazinone, and picloram. Also, EPA is reinstating specific
tolerances for methamidophos residues as a result of the application of
the insecticide acephate. The regulatory actions finalized in this
document are in follow-up to the Agency's reregistration program under
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and
tolerance reassessment program under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), section 408(q).
DATES: This regulation is effective September 29, 2010. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 29, 2010,
and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40
CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0262. 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: Joseph Nevola, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8037; e-mail address:
nevola.joseph@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Petroleum Refinery
Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2411.01, OMB Control No. 2060--NEW
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60107-60110]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682; FRL-9207-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Petroleum Refinery
Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and
Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2411.01, OMB Control No. 2060--NEW
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this action
announces that EPA is planning to submit a new Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management and Budget. Before submitting the
Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0682, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Phone: (202) 566-1742.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Room 3334, EPA West Building,
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: Mr. Bob Lucas, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0884; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-
mail address: lucas.bob@epa.gov; or Ms. Brenda Shine, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-3608; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-
mail address: shine.brenda@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60107-60110]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682; FRL-9207-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Petroleum Refinery
Sector New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Residual Risk and
Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2411.01, OMB Control No. 2060--NEW
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this action
announces that EPA is planning to submit a new Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management and Budget. Before submitting the
Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0682, by one of the following methods:
submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Room 3334, EPA West Building,
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: Mr. Bob Lucas, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0884; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-
mail address: lucas.bob@epa.gov; or Ms. Brenda Shine, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711; telephone number: (919) 541-3608; fax number: (919) 541-0246; e-
mail address: shine.brenda@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60110-60112]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0761; FRL-8845-3]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 1-day consultation meeting of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel
(FIFRA SAP) to consider and review scientific issues associated with
pesticide exposure models and climate change. The purpose of the
meeting is for the Agency to seek advice on models for predicting human
and ecological exposures to pesticides that might be appropriate to
account for the effects of climate change.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 7, 2010, from approximately
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by November 23, 2010 and requests for oral comments be submitted by
November 30, 2010. However, written comments and requests to make oral
comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone
submitting written comments after November 23, 2010, should contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before October
13, 2010.
Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA
SAP's website, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/SAP, for information on how
to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary
public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise
resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0761, 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: Fred Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-3327; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail address:
jenkins.fred@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60110-60112]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0761; FRL-8845-3]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: There will be a 1-day consultation meeting of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel
(FIFRA SAP) to consider and review scientific issues associated with
pesticide exposure models and climate change. The purpose of the
meeting is for the Agency to seek advice on models for predicting human
and ecological exposures to pesticides that might be appropriate to
account for the effects of climate change.
DATES: The meeting will be held on December 7, 2010, from approximately
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted
by November 23, 2010 and requests for oral comments be submitted by
November 30, 2010. However, written comments and requests to make oral
comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone
submitting written comments after November 23, 2010, should contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before October
13, 2010.
Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA
SAP's website, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/SAP, for information on how
to access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary
public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise
resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0761, by one of the following methods:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Public 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: Fred Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-3327; fax number: (202) 564-8382; e-mail address:
jenkins.fred@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60112-60113]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8847-2]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG),
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,
beginning on October 27, 2010, and ending October 28, 2010. This notice
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the
tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, October 28,
2010.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA., 4th Floor South Conference
Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: Grier Stayton at aapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
[Notices]
[Page 60112-60113]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0001; FRL-8847-2]
SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG),
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,
beginning on October 27, 2010, and ending October 28, 2010. This notice
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the
tentative agenda topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday, October 28,
2010.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA. One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA., 4th Floor South Conference
Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5561 fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax (302) 422-2435; e-mail address: Grier Stayton at aapco-
sfireg@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Pesticide Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60113-60114]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0935; FRL-8804-7]
Pesticide Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA announces the withdrawal of the pesticide science policy
document ``Use of the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) in Acute Risk
Assessment.'' In estimating dietary exposure to pesticides, the Agency
uses a variety of data and different models. This science policy
document was developed to explain a particular statistical methodology,
known as decomposition, for using information from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP) in risk
assessments of acute exposure to pesticide residues in food. EPA is
withdrawing this policy because EPA has been using a less resource-
intensive and generally comparable method of analyzing data on
pesticide residues. This action is in response to the recommendations
made by EPA's Office of Inspector General during its review of EPA's
implementation of the Food Quality and Protection Act (FQPA). In its
report ``Opportunities to Improve Data Quality and Children's Health
through the FQPA'' issued January 10, 2006, the Office of Inspector
General recommended that EPA should update the status of its Science
Policy issue papers. This Federal Register notice updates the public on
the status of one of those papers. EPA is withdrawing this policy
because EPA has been using a less resource-intensive and generally
comparable method of analyzing data on pesticide residues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Miller, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7509P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5352; fax number: (703) 305-5147; e-
mail address: miller.davidj@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60113-60114]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0935; FRL-8804-7]
Pesticide Science Policy; Notice of Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA announces the withdrawal of the pesticide science policy
document ``Use of the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) in Acute Risk
Assessment.'' In estimating dietary exposure to pesticides, the Agency
uses a variety of data and different models. This science policy
document was developed to explain a particular statistical methodology,
known as decomposition, for using information from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture's (USDA) Pesticide Data Program (PDP) in risk
assessments of acute exposure to pesticide residues in food. EPA is
withdrawing this policy because EPA has been using a less resource-
intensive and generally comparable method of analyzing data on
pesticide residues. This action is in response to the recommendations
made by EPA's Office of Inspector General during its review of EPA's
implementation of the Food Quality and Protection Act (FQPA). In its
report ``Opportunities to Improve Data Quality and Children's Health
through the FQPA'' issued January 10, 2006, the Office of Inspector
General recommended that EPA should update the status of its Science
Policy issue papers. This Federal Register notice updates the public on
the status of one of those papers. EPA is withdrawing this policy
because EPA has been using a less resource-intensive and generally
comparable method of analyzing data on pesticide residues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Miller, Health Effects
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs (7509P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5352; fax number: (703) 305-5147; e-
mail address: miller.davidj@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: ENERGY/OilSpill - NM. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60097]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and
Offshore Drilling
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
(the Commission). The Commission was organized pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). The
Act requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal
Register. The Charter of the Commission can be found at: http://
www.OilSpillCommission.gov.
DATES: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 1 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Grand, 2350 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037;
telephone number: (202) 429-0100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher A. Smith, Designated
Federal Officer, Mail Stop: FE-30, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-
0716 or facsimile (202) 586-6221; e-mail:
BPDeepwaterHorizonCommission@hq.doe.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 60097]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and
Offshore Drilling
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the National
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
(the Commission). The Commission was organized pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). The
Act requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal
Register. The Charter of the Commission can be found at: http://
www.OilSpillCommission.gov.
DATES: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 1 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Westin Grand, 2350 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037;
telephone number: (202) 429-0100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher A. Smith, Designated
Federal Officer, Mail Stop: FE-30, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-
0716 or facsimile (202) 586-6221; e-mail:
BPDeepwaterHorizonCommission@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: ALL - ND. DOC/Office of the Secretary; National Telecommunications and
Information Administration; International Trade Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology. Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
[Page 60068-60073]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary; National Telecommunications and
Information Administration; International Trade Administration;
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 100921457-0457-01]
RIN 0660-XA20
Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce; International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce; and National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is
examining issues related to the global free flow of information on the
Internet. Specifically, the Department seeks public comment from all
stakeholders, including the commercial, academic, and civil society
sectors, on government policies that restrict information flows on the
Internet. The Task Force seeks to understand why these restrictions
have been instituted; what, if any, impact they have had on innovation,
economic development, global trade and investment; and how best to
address negative impacts. After analyzing the comments responding to
this Notice, the Department intends to publish a report which will
contribute to the Administration's domestic policy and international
engagement on these issues.
DATES: Comments are due on or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration at U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC
20230. Submissions may be in any of the following formats: HTML, ASCII,
Word (.doc and .docx), .odf, .rtf, or .pdf. Online submissions in
electronic form may be sent to freeflow-noi-2010@ntia.doc.gov. Paper
submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer diskette
or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with the name
and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of the word
processing program used to create the document. Comments will be posted
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce/gffi/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice
contact: Chris Hemmerlein, Office of International Affairs, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4706, Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482-1885; e-mail chemmerlein@ntia.doc.gov.
Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs at
(202) 482-7002.
[Notices]
[Page 60068-60073]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary; National Telecommunications and
Information Administration; International Trade Administration;
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 100921457-0457-01]
RIN 0660-XA20
Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce; National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce; International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce; and National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is
examining issues related to the global free flow of information on the
Internet. Specifically, the Department seeks public comment from all
stakeholders, including the commercial, academic, and civil society
sectors, on government policies that restrict information flows on the
Internet. The Task Force seeks to understand why these restrictions
have been instituted; what, if any, impact they have had on innovation,
economic development, global trade and investment; and how best to
address negative impacts. After analyzing the comments responding to
this Notice, the Department intends to publish a report which will
contribute to the Administration's domestic policy and international
engagement on these issues.
DATES: Comments are due on or before November 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration at U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC
20230. Submissions may be in any of the following formats: HTML, ASCII,
Word (.doc and .docx), .odf, .rtf, or .pdf. Online submissions in
electronic form may be sent to freeflow-noi-2010@ntia.doc.gov. Paper
submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer diskette
or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with the name
and organizational affiliation of the filer and the name of the word
processing program used to create the document. Comments will be posted
at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce/gffi/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice
contact: Chris Hemmerlein, Office of International Affairs, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4706, Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482-1885; e-mail chemmerlein@ntia.doc.gov.
Please direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs at
(202) 482-7002.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: HAZ, TOXICS - PR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments
[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60017-60036]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, and 180
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0151 (HM-218F)]
RIN 2137-AE46
Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: PHMSA proposes to make miscellaneous amendments to the
Hazardous Materials Regulations to update and clarify certain
regulatory requirements. Among other provisions, PHMSA is proposing to
add a labeling exception for ``consolidation bins'' to facilitate use
of bins as a method of consolidating packages for ease of handling when
transported by motor vehicle and to clarify that the definition of
``person,'' as that term is used in the regulations, also includes
persons who manufacture, test, repair, and recondition packaging. PHMSA
also proposes to provide an exception from regulation for permeation
devices containing small amounts of hazardous materials.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Dockets Management System; U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: To U.S. Department of Transportation,
Dockets Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Include the agency name and docket number PHMSA-2009-
0151 (HM-218F) or RIN 2137-AE46 for this rulemaking at the beginning of
your comment. Note that all comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information
provided. If sent by mail, comments must be submitted in duplicate.
Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their comments
must include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477), or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: You may view the public docket through the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office
at the above address (See ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah L. Boothe, 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.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60017-60036]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 107, 171, 172, 173, 174, 177, 178, and 180
[Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0151 (HM-218F)]
RIN 2137-AE46
Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: PHMSA proposes to make miscellaneous amendments to the
Hazardous Materials Regulations to update and clarify certain
regulatory requirements. Among other provisions, PHMSA is proposing to
add a labeling exception for ``consolidation bins'' to facilitate use
of bins as a method of consolidating packages for ease of handling when
transported by motor vehicle and to clarify that the definition of
``person,'' as that term is used in the regulations, also includes
persons who manufacture, test, repair, and recondition packaging. PHMSA
also proposes to provide an exception from regulation for permeation
devices containing small amounts of hazardous materials.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Transportation, Dockets Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Dockets Operations, M-30, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Include the agency name and docket number PHMSA-2009-
0151 (HM-218F) or RIN 2137-AE46 for this rulemaking at the beginning of
your comment. Note that all comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.regulations.gov including any personal information
provided. If sent by mail, comments must be submitted in duplicate.
Persons wishing to receive confirmation of receipt of their comments
must include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477), or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: You may view the public docket through the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations office
at the above address (See ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah L. Boothe, 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.
