Thursday, October 21, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 203, October 21, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 203
Thursday, October 21, 2010
 
There are 4 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ENERGY/Coal, HAZ, WATER - PR/ND. EPA. Notice of Data Availability on Coal Combustion Residual Surface Impoundments
 
    2. AIR - PR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant
Emissions: Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; The Printing and Publishing Industry; and Steel Pickling--HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants
 
    3. HAZ/Radiation - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the Consultation on Revisions to the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual
 
    4. LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
 
   
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: ENERGY/Coal, HAZ, WATER - PR/ND. EPA. Notice of Data Availability on Coal Combustion Residual Surface Impoundments
 
[Federal Register: October 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 203)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 64974-64976]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 257, 261, 264, 265, 268, 271, and 302

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640; FRL-9216-3]
RIN 2050-AE81

Notice of Data Availability on Coal Combustion Residual Surface
Impoundments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of new information
and data posted in the docket for EPA's proposed rulemaking (75 FR
51434, August 20, 2010) on the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals
from Electric Utilities. The Agency is seeking public comment on how,
if at all, this additional information should affect the Agency's
decisions as it develops a final rule. The information has been posted
on EPA's Web site, and is now currently available in the docket; it
consists of responses to Information Collection Requests that EPA sent
to electric utilities on their coal combustion residual surface
impoundments as well as reports and materials related to the site
assessments EPA has conducted on a subset of these impoundments.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2009-0640, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail)
to rcra-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640.
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is
not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public
docket, EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address.
E-mail addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system
are included as part of the comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    Fax: Comments may be faxed to 202-566-9744; Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640.
    Mail: Send your comments to the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes;
Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities Docket,
Attention Docket ID No., EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: Deliver two copies of your comments to the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing
of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric
Utilities Docket, Attention Docket ID No., EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640, EPA/
DC, 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. . .
   
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Kohler, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (5304P), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002,
telephone (703) 347-8953, e-mail address kohler.james@epa.gov. For more
information on this rulemaking, please visit http://www.epa.gov/
coalashrule
.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant
Emissions: Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks; Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; The Printing and Publishing Industry; and Steel Pickling--HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants

 
[Federal Register: October 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 203)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 65067-65149]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0600; FRL-9203-7]
RIN 2060-AO91

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant
Emissions: Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium
Anodizing Tanks; Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel
Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; The Printing and
Publishing Industry; and Steel Pickling--HCl Process Facilities and
Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; and supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes how EPA will address the residual risk
and technology reviews conducted for two national emission standards
for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP), and this action is a
supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for an October 2008 action
that proposed how EPA would address the residual risk and technology
reviews for four NESHAP. The six NESHAP include 16 source categories,
12 of which are the subject of residual risk and technology reviews in
this package. This action proposes to modify the existing emissions
standards for eight source categories in three of the six NESHAP to
address certain emission sources not currently regulated under these
standards. It also proposes for all six NESHAP to address provisions
related to emissions during periods of startup, shutdown, and
malfunction. Finally, this action proposes changes to two of the six
NESHAP to correct editorial errors, make clarifications, or address
issues with implementation or determining compliance.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before December 6,
2010. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on the information
collection provisions are best assured of having full effect if the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments
on or before November 22, 2010.
    Public Hearing. We will hold a public hearing on November 5, 2010.
Persons requesting to speak at the public hearing must contact EPA by
November 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0600, 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. Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0600.
    Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0600.
    Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: EPA Docket
Center, EPA West (Air Docket), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0600, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of
two copies. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the
information collection provisions to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk
Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20004. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0600. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. . .
        Public Hearing. We will hold a public hearing concerning this
proposed rule on November 5, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Persons
interested in presenting oral testimony at the hearing should contact
Ms. Mary Tom Kissell, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143-01),
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number,
(919) 541-4516, by November 1, 2010. The public hearing will be held at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Research Triangle Park
Campus, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. If
no one requests to speak at the public hearing by November 1, 2010,
then the public hearing will be cancelled and a notification of
cancellation posted on the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/
oarpg/t3main.html
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this proposed
action, contact Ms. Mary Tom Kissell, Sector Policies and Programs
Division (E143-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,
telephone (919) 541-4516; fax number: (919) 541-0246; and e-mail address:
kissell.mary@epa.gov. For specific information regarding the risk
modeling methodology, contact Ms. Elaine Manning, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division (C539-02), Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5499; fax number:
(919) 541-0840; and e-mail address: manning.elaine@epa.gov. For
information about the applicability of these six NESHAP to a particular
entity, contact the appropriate person listed in Table 1 to this
preamble.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: HAZ/Radiation - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of Experts for the Consultation on Revisions to the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual

 
[Federal Register: October 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 203)]
[Notices]              
[Page 65014-65016]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9216-4]

Science Advisory Board Staff Office Request for Nominations of
Experts for the Consultation on Revisions to the Multi-Agency Radiation
Survey and Site Investigation Manual

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to augment the
SAB's Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to conduct a consultation on
revision to the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation
Manual.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 12, 2010 per
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2064, or via e-
mail at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

 
[Federal Register: October 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 203)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64985]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
will meet in Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2010, during the Home Depot
Foundation and National Arbor Day Foundation's Partners in Community
Forestry National Conference. The purpose of the Council's meeting is
to discuss finalizing their annual accomplishment report,
recommendations for the Secretary of Agriculture, develop the 2011 plan
of work, meet with the Forest Services's new assistant director for
Urban and Community Forestry, and hear public input related to urban
and community forestry.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 11, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
or until Council business is completed.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Lowes Hotel, 1200 Market
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, Phone: 215-627-1200.
    Written comments concerning this meeting should be addressed to
Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th Street, SW., Yates Building (1
Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Comments may also be sent
via e-mail to nstremple@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 202-690-5792.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to facilitate entry into
the Forest Service building.

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

 
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 202, October 20, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 202
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

 
There are 9 announcements in this issue
 
    1. AIR - FR. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)--Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC)
 
    2. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application Requirements for the Approval and
Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies; EPA ICR No. 1643.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0264
 
    3. WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Methamidophos Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of Availability
 
    5. AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts To Serve on the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AMMS)
 
    6. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Residential Furnaces and Boilers (Standby Mode and Off Mode)
 
    7. ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. DOE. Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent Cost Allocation; Notice of extension of public comment period for reply comments
 
    8. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Transportation and Storage Subcommittee
 
    9. HAZ - ND. DOS. Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs To Notify Foreign Governments of Proposed Hazardous Waste Exports Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act
  
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 - FR. EPA. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate
Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)--Increments, Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC)
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 64863-64907]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0605; FRL-9210-9]
RIN 2060-AO24

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate
Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)--Increments,
Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring
Concentration (SMC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is amending the requirements for particulate matter
less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) program by adding maximum allowable
increases in ambient pollutant concentrations (``increments'') and two
screening tools, known as the Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and a
Significant Monitoring Concentration (SMC) for PM2.5. The
SILs for PM2.5 are also being added to two other New Source
Review (NSR) rules that regulate the construction and modification of
any major stationary source locating in an attainment or unclassifiable
area, where the source's emissions may cause or contribute to a
violation of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).

DATES: This final rule is effective on December 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0605. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web Site. Although listed in
the index, some information may not be 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 either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, 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
Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan deRoeck, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (C504-03), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711, telephone number: (919) 541-5593, facsimile number: (919) 541-
5509, e-mail address: deroeck.dan@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application Requirements for the Approval and
Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Agencies; EPA ICR No. 1643.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0264
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64722-64724]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0065; FRL-9215-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application Requirements for the Approval and
Delegation of Federal Air Toxics Programs to State, Territorial, Local,
and Tribal Agencies; EPA ICR No. 1643.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0264

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB 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 December 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0065 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) 566-1741.
    Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 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: Tina Ndoh, OAQPS/SPPD, D205-02,
Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-
541-2750; fax number: 919-541-6500; e-mail address:
ndoh.christina@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: WATER - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)

 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64724-64725]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0413; FRL-9216-2; EPA ICR No. 0234.10; OMB Control
No. 2080-0021]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on
Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 19,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2010-0413 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Office of Compliance,
Agriculture Division, 2225A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-2970; fax number: 202-564-0085; e-mail address:
yellin.patrick@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Methamidophos Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of Availability
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64725-64726]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0842; FRL-8849-1]

Methamidophos Registration Review Final Decision; Notice of
Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's final
registration review decision for the pesticide, methamidophos, case
0043. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that is, that the pesticide can
perform its intended function without causing unreasonable adverse
effects on human health or the environment. Through this program, EPA
is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current
scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health
and the environment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information,
contact: K. Avivah Jakob, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-1328; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
jakob.kathryn@epa.gov.
    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Kevin Costello, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-5026; fax number: (703) 308-8090; e-mail address:
costello.kevin @epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts To Serve on the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AMMS)
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64726-64727]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9215-6]
 
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Experts To Serve on the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AMMS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations of experts to serve on the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods
Subcommittee (AMMS).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 10, 2010, per
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2073; by fax at
(202) 565-2098 or via e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA CASAC Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Residential Furnaces and Boilers (Standby Mode and Off Mode)

 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 64621-64633]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020]
RIN 1904-AB89

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test
Procedures for Residential Furnaces and Boilers (Standby Mode and Off
Mode)

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its test
procedures for residential furnaces and boilers to include provisions
for measuring standby mode and off mode energy consumption, as required
by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007). These
test procedure amendments are primarily based on and incorporate by
reference provisions of the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) Standard 62301, ``Household electrical appliances--Measurement of
standby power.'' This final rule adds new calculations to determine the
annual energy consumption associated with standby mode and off mode
measured power, and it modifies the existing energy consumption
equations to integrate standby mode and off mode energy consumption
into the calculation of overall annual energy consumption of these
products. This final rule also adopts a number of definitions for key
terms.

DATES: This rule is effective November 19, 2010. The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register on November 19, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of all materials related to this
rulemaking at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards
at the above telephone number for additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7892. E-mail:
Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov.
    Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 7


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. DOE. Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage Contingent Cost Allocation; Notice of extension of public comment period for reply comments
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64717-64718]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
Contingent Cost Allocation

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period for reply
comments.

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SUMMARY: On July 27, 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in
the Federal Register a notice of inquiry (NOI) and request for comment
from the public in its development of regulations pertaining to section
934, of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (``Act'').
Section 934 addresses how the United States will meet its obligations
under the Convention for Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
(``CSC'') including its obligation to contribute to an international
supplementary fund in the event of certain nuclear incidents. The NOI
provided a September 27, 2010, deadline for comments, which was
subsequently extended to October 27, 2010 in response to a public
request for extension. This notice announces a second and final
extension of the comment period to November 30, 2010.

DATES: DOE will accept comments and information regarding the NOI and
the development of regulations under the Act received no later than
November 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify section 934 of the Act,
as appropriate. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
    E-mail: Section934Rulemaking@Hq.Doe.Gov Include Section
934 in the subject line of the message.
    Postal Mail: Sophia Angelini. Attorney-Advisor, Office of
the General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, GC-52, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6A-167,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586-0319. Please submit one
signed original and three paper copies of all comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia Angelini, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of the General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs, GC-52,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586-0319.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 8


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - NM. DOE. Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Transportation and Storage Subcommittee
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64720-64721]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future,
Transportation and Storage Subcommittee

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Transportation
and Storage (T&S) Subcommittee. The T&S Subcommittee is a subcommittee
of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future (the
Commission). The establishment of subcommittees is authorized in the
Commission's charter. The Commission was organized pursuant to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the
Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

DATES: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 8 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Wyndham Chicago, 633 North St. Clair Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611, Telephone: 312-573-0300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy A. Frazier, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-4243 or facsimile (202) 586-
0544; e-mail CommissionDFO@nuclear.energy.gov. Additional information
will be available at http://www.brc.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 9


Subject: HAZ - ND. DOS. Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs To Notify Foreign Governments of Proposed Hazardous Waste Exports Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act
 
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Notices]              
[Page 64776]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 334]

Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary
of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs To Notify Foreign Governments of Proposed Hazardous Waste
Exports Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State,
including Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary
of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, the authority to approve
notifications to foreign governments of proposed exports from the
United States of hazardous waste, as provided under Section 3017 of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6938.
    Any act, executive order, regulation, or procedure subject to, or
affected by, this delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive
order, regulation, or procedure as amended from time to time.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary, the
Deputy Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and
Resources, and the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs may
at any time exercise any authority or function delegated by this
delegation of authority.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal
Register.

 
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 201, October 19, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 201
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
 
Note: There were no nationally applicable announcements from U.S. EPA today.
 
There are 2 announcements in this issue
 
    1. ENERGY/Conservation - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
 
    2. AIR - PR. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Administration. Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
 

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: ENERGY/Conservation - PR. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
 
[Federal Register: October 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 201)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 64173]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 429, 430 and 431

[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23

Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial
Equipment

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces an extension of the time period for
submitting written comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking,
regarding the Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance,
and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial
Equipment. The comment period is extended to October 29, 2010.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September
16, 2010 (75 FR 56796) is extended to October 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-
CE-0014, by any of the following methods:
    E-mail: CCE-2010-BT-CE-0014@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-2010-
BT-CE-0014 in the subject line of the message.
    Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Revisions to Energy
Efficiency Enforcement Regulations, EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-
2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit
one signed paper original.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Armstrong, 202-586-6590, e-
mail: Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov, or Celia Sher, Esq., 202-287-6122,
e-mail: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: AIR - PR. DOL/Mine Safety and Health Administration. Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
 
[Federal Register: October 19, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 201)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 64411-64506]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

30 CFR Parts 70, 71, 72, 75, and 90

RIN 1219-AB64

Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including
Continuous Personal Dust Monitors

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) proposes to
lower miners' exposure to respirable coal mine dust by revising the
Agency's existing standards on miners' occupational exposure to
respirable coal mine dust. The major provisions of the proposal would
lower the existing exposure limit; provide for full-shift sampling;
redefine the term ``normal production shift; '' and add reexamination
and decertification requirements for persons certified to sample, and
maintain and calibrate sampling devices. In addition, the proposed rule
would provide for single shift compliance sampling under the mine
operator and MSHA's inspector sampling programs, and would establish
sampling requirements for use of the Continuous Personal Dust Monitor
(CPDM) and expanded requirements for medical surveillance.
    The proposed rule would significantly improve health protections
for this Nation's coal miners by reducing their occupational exposure
to respirable coal mine dust and lowering the risk that they will
suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity over their
working lives.

DATES: All comments must be received by midnight Eastern Standard Time
on February 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be clearly identified with ``RIN 1219-AB64''
and may be sent by any of the following methods:
    (1) Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    (2) Electronic mail: zzMSHA-comments@dol.gov. Include ``RIN 1219-
AB64'' in the subject line of the message.
    (3) Facsimile: 202-693-9441. Include ``RIN 1219-AB64'' in the
subject line of the message.
    (4) Regular Mail: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-
3939.
    (5) Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2350,
Arlington, Virginia. Sign in at the receptionist's desk on the 21st
floor.
    Information Collection Requirements: Comments concerning the
information collection requirements of this proposed rule must be
clearly identified with ``RIN 1219-AB64'' and sent to both the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) and MSHA. Comments to OMB may be sent by
mail addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for MSHA.
Comments to MSHA may be transmitted either electronically to zzMSHA-
Comments@dol.gov
, by facsimile to (202) 693-9441, or by regular mail,
hand delivery, or courier to MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations,
and Variances, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-
3939.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia W. Silvey, Director, Office
of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, MSHA, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
Room 2350, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3939. Ms. Silvey can be reached at
Silvey.Patricia@dol.gov (Internet E-mail), (202) 693-9440 (voice), or
(202) 693-9441 (facsimile).

 
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 75, No. 200, October 18, 2010

Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 200
Monday, October 18, 2010
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Request for Chemical Substance Nominations for 2011 Program
 
    2. ENERGY/Biofuels - FR. USDA/Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
 
    3. ALL - FR. CEQ. Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting''
 
    4. ENERGY/Nuclear - PR/Petition. NRC. Nuclear Energy Institute; Consideration of Petition in the Rulemaking Process
 
    5. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. DTE Energy; Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Unit 1, Exemption From Certain Security Requirements
 
    6. HAZ, TRANSPORT - ANPR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
        

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 - ND. EPA. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Request for Chemical Substance Nominations for 2011 Program
 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Notices]              
[Page 63827-63830]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9214-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0744]

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Request for Chemical
Substance Nominations for 2011 Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for chemical substance nominations for the IRIS 2011
Program.

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SUMMARY: EPA's IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates
quantitative and qualitative risk information on effects that may
result from exposure to specific chemical substances found in the
environment. EPA is soliciting public nominations for chemical
substances for its 2011 agenda. EPA invites the public to submit
nominations for substances to be considered for an assessment or
reassessment in its IRIS Program in accordance with the instructions
provided at the end of this notice.

DATES: Nominations must be submitted within 60 days of the publication
of this notice. The 60-day period begins October 18, 2010, and ends
December 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov
, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the IRIS Program,
contact Abdel Kadry, PhD, Program Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment (mail code 8601PY), Office of Research and
Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
20460; or send electronic mail inquiries to: FRNquestions@epa.gov. For
general questions about access to IRIS or the content of IRIS, please
call the IRIS Hotline at (202) 566-1676 or send electronic mail
inquiries to hotline.iris@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: ENERGY/Biofuels - FR. USDA/Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement
 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Rules and Regulations]              
[Page 63695-63703]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Energy Policy and New Uses

7 CFR Part 2902

RIN 0503-AA34

Designation of Biobased Items for Federal Procurement

AGENCY: Departmental Management, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending
the Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal
Procurement, to add eight sections to designate items within which
biobased products will be afforded Federal procurement preference, as
provided for under section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (referred to in this document as ``section 9002'').
USDA is also establishing minimum biobased contents for each of these
items.

DATES: This rule is effective November 17, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Buckhalt, USDA, Office of
Procurement and Property Management, Room 361, Reporters Building, 300
7th St., SW., Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: biopreferred@usda.gov;
phone (202) 205-4008. Information regarding the preferred procurement
program (one part of the BioPreferred Program) is available on the
Internet at http://www.biopreferred.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: ALL - FR. CEQ. Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting''

 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Notices]              
[Page 63823]

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting''

AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Final Guidance.

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SUMMARY: On October 5, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order
13514 (``Executive Order'' or ``E.O. 13514''), entitled ``Federal
Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance.'' 74 FR
52117, Oct. 8, 2009. The purpose of the Executive Order is to establish
an integrated strategy toward sustainability in the Federal Government
and to make reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions a priority for
Federal agencies. Among other provisions, E.O. 13514 requires agencies
to measure, report, and reduce their GHG emissions. It also requires
the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to issue
guidance establishing government-wide requirements for Federal agencies
in calculating and reporting GHG emissions associated with agency
operations. This Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting
and Reporting,'' is available as of October 6, 2010 at: http://
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/sustainability/fed-ghg
.

DATES: The Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting'' is available as of October 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The Final Guidance, ``Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting and
Reporting'' documents are available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
administration/eop/ceq/sustainability/fed-ghg
.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, Senior
Program Manager, Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE)
at (202) 456-5117.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - PR/Petition. NRC. Nuclear Energy Institute; Consideration of Petition in the Rulemaking Process

 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 63725-63727]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 70

[Docket No. PRM-70-8; NRC-2009-0184]

Nuclear Energy Institute; Consideration of Petition in the
Rulemaking Process

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking: Resolution and closure of petition
docket.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will consider
five of the issues raised in a petition submitted by the Nuclear Energy
Institute (NEI), and is denying the remaining four issues of the
petition. The petition requests the NRC amend its regulations to
clarify existing event reporting requirements based on experience
gained since the requirements were revised.

DATES: The docket for the petition for rulemaking PRM-70-8 is closed on
October 18, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Further NRC action on the issues raised by this petition
will be accessible at the Federal rulemaking portal, http://
www.Regulations.gov
, by searching on rulemaking docket ID NRC-2010-
0271. The NRC also tracks all rulemaking actions in the ``NRC
Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual Report NUREG-0936.''
    You can access publically available documents related to this
petition for rulemaking using the following methods:
    Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.Regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under the following rulemaking docket ID:
NRC-2009-0184.
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's Public
Document Room, Room O-1F21, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.
    NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/NRC/reading-rm/adams.html
. From this page, the public can
gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's
public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Young, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
5795, e-mail: thomas.young@nrc.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. DTE Energy; Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Unit 1, Exemption From Certain Security Requirements

 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Notices]              
[Page 63867-63868]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-16; NRC-2010-0328

DTE Energy; Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant Unit 1, Exemption
From Certain Security Requirements

1.0 Background

    DTE Energy (DTE) is the licensee and holder of Facility Operating
License No. DPR-9 issued for Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 1
(Fermi 1), located in Monroe County, Michigan. Fermi 1 is a permanently
shutdown nuclear reactor facility. The license provides, among other
things, that the licensee is subject to the rules, regulations, and
orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the
Commission) now or hereafter in effect.
    Fermi 1 was a fast breeder reactor power plant cooled by sodium and
operated at essentially atmospheric pressure. In November 1972, the
Power Reactor Development Company (PRDC), the licensee at that time,
made the decision to decommission Fermi 1. The fuel and blanket
subassemblies were shipped offsite in 1973. Most of the decommissioning
of the Fermi 1 plant was completed in December 1975. The facility is
permanently shut down and defueled and the licensee is no longer
authorized to operate or place fuel in the reactor. The license for
Fermi 1 expires in 2025.
    Fuel for the Fermi 1 reactor was assigned to the project under an
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) lease agreement. At the time of
decommissioning, consistent with the lease agreement, the AEC agreed to
accept the fuel from Fermi 1 at its Savannah River Project (SRP)
facility. The first shipment of fuel from the site was made on February
6, 1973. On May 15, 1973, the last shipment of fuel arrived at the SRP.
Disposal of all the blanket subassemblies, which contained special
nuclear material (SNM), was accomplished by shipment to the Idaho
Chemical Processing Plant. A letter dated November 6, 1975, from the
PRDC, documented the completed removal from the site of the fuel and
blanket material containing SNM.
    By letter dated November 26, 1996, the licensee requested that the
NRC clarify the applicability of certain recently revised NRC
regulations to Fermi 1, including 10 CFR 50.54(p), which addresses the
safeguards contingency plan. In the NRC's response, dated June 25,
1997, the staff determined that the physical protection for Fermi 1 was
adequate without the safeguards contingency plan based on the prior
removal of the SNM from the Fermi 1 site and the non-operational status
of the facility, but the NRC did not specifically grant an exemption
from 10 CFR 50.54(p).
    Fermi 1 is currently licensed to possess not more than 15 grams of
uranium-235, uranium-233 or plutonium, or any combination thereof, with
plutonium activity totaling no more than 2 curies. The licensee is
permitted to possess this nominal quantity of SNM due to material that
may remain in plant systems or be associated with radioactive apparatus
or equipment. The 15 gram and 2 curie limit was considered a minimal
quantity and was below the criteria requiring emergency planning,
criticality monitoring, or material status reports per 10 CFR Part 70
and 10 CFR Part 74. . .
4.0 Conclusion

    Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a), an exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue
risk to the public health and safety, and is consistent with the common
defense and security based on the continued maintenance of appropriate
security requirements for the SNM. Additionally, special circumstances
are present based on the removal of the spent nuclear fuel and blanket
material from the 10 CFR Part 50 licensed site. Therefore, the
Commission hereby grants DTE an exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.54(p) at Fermi 1.
    Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
73.5, an exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or
property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the
public interest based on the security requirements for the spent fuel
and blanket material containing SNM no longer being the responsibility
of the licensee. Therefore, the Commission hereby grants DTE an
exemption from the physical protection requirements of 10 CFR Part 73
at Fermi 1.
    The Commission has determined that this licensing action meets the
categorical exclusion provision in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25), as this action
is an exemption from the requirements of the commission's regulations
and (i) there is no significant hazards consideration; (ii) there is no
significant change in the types or significant increase in the amounts
of any effluents that may be released offsite; (iii) there is no
significant increase in individual or cumulative public or occupational
radiation exposure; (iv) there is no significant construction impact;
(iv) there is no significant increase in the potential for or
consequences from radiological accidents; and (v) the requirements from
which an exemption is sought involve safeguard plans. Therefore, this
action does not require either an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement.
    These exemptions are effective immediately.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: HAZ, TRANSPORT - ANPR. DOT/Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
 
[Federal Register: October 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 200)]
[Proposed Rules]              
[Page 63774-63780]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 195

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0229]
RIN 2137-AE66

Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Hazardous Liquid Pipelines

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

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM).

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is considering whether changes are needed to the
regulations covering hazardous liquid onshore pipelines. In particular,
PHMSA is seeking comment on whether it should extend regulation to
certain pipelines currently exempt from regulation; whether other areas
along a pipeline should either be identified for extra protection or be
included as additional high consequence areas (HCAs) for Integrity
management (IM) protection; whether to establish and/or adopt standards
and procedures for minimum leak detection requirements for all
pipelines; whether to require the installation of emergency flow
restricting devices (EFRDs) in certain areas; whether revised valve
spacing requirements are needed on new construction or existing
pipelines; whether repair timeframes should be specified for pipeline
segments in areas outside the HCAs that are assessed as part of the IM;
and whether to establish and/or adopt standards and procedures for
improving the methods of preventing, detecting, assessing and
remediating stress corrosion cracking (SCC) in hazardous liquid
pipeline systems. Comments should address the public safety and
environmental aspects of new requirements, as well as the cost
implications and regulatory burden.

DATES: Persons interested in submitting written comments on this ANPRM
must do so by January 18, 2011. PHMSA will consider late filed comments
so far as practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
PHMSA-2010-0229 by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Hand Delivery: U.S. DOT Docket Management System,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: If you submit your comments by mail, submit two
copies. To receive confirmation that PHMSA received your comments,
include a self-addressed stamped postcard.

    Note:  Comments are posted without changes or edits to http://
www.regulations.gov
, including any personal information provided.
There is a privacy statement published on http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Israni, by telephone at 202-366-
4571, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at U.S. DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., PHP-10, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

 
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