Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 78, Friday, April 22, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 78

Friday, April 22, 2011

 

 

There are 3 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Triflusulfuron-Methyl; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text

 

    2. AIR - ND. EPA. Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards PDF | Text |

 

    3. ENERGY/Oil - ND. DOS. Notice of Availability of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline
Project PDF | Text |

        

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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.

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 77, Thursday, April 21, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 77

Thursday, April 21, 2011

 

There are 5 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. AIR - FR. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Group I Polymers and Resins; Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations; Pharmaceuticals Production; and the Printing and Publishing Industry PDF | Text |

 

    2. ENERGY/Frack - NMs. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Panel for Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan; review of EPA's Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan PDF | Text |

 

    3. ALL - NM. EPA. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee PDF | Text |

 

    4. ENERGY/Efficiency - FRI. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners PDF | Text |
 

    5. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners PDF | Text |

 

   

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 76, Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 76

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

 

 

There are 10 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Fluopicolide; Pesticide Tolerances  PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - FR. EPA. Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services PDF | Text |

 

    3. WATER, WILDLIFE - PR. EPA. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System--Cooling Water Intake Structures at Existing Facilities and Phase I Facilities; Proposed Rule PDF | Text |

 

    4. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities PDF | Text |

 

    5. FL/WATER - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; review of a draft SAB report entitled ``Review of EPA's draft Approaches for Deriving Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida's Estuaries, Coastal Waters, and Southern Inland Flowing Waters PDF | Text |

 

    6. TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board; review of a draft SAB report entitled ``SAB Review of EPA's Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Residences (November 2010 Draft) and Approach for Developing Lead Dust Hazard Standards for Public and Commercial Buildings (November 2010 Draft) PDF | Text |

 

    7. DRINK, TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board; Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of the
Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements; discuss its draft advisory report entitled SAB Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements PDF | Text |

 

    8. ENERGY/Biomass - NM. EPA. Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee PDF | Text |

 

    9. MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Gogebic Resource Advisory Committee PDF | Text

 

  10. AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA. Reducing Regulatory Burden; Retrospective Review Under Executive Order 13563 PDF | Text |

 

 

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 75, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 75

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

 

There are 2 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticide Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting PDF | Text |

 

 

    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment PDF | Text |

    

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 74, Monday, April 18, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 74

Monday, April 18, 2011

 

 

There are 4 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. WATER, HAZ - FR. EPA. Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule--Amendments for Milk and Milk Product Containers PDF | Text |

 

    2. AIR, TOXICS - PR/Comment Extension. EPA. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Lead Smelting PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - ND/NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Methanol (Non-Cancer) in Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) PDF | Text |

 

    4. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/RFI. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Alternative Efficiency Determination Methods and Alternate Rating Methods PDF | Text |

 

   

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 73, Friday, April 15, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 73

Friday, April 15, 2011

 

 

There are 9 announcements in this issue -- GET THE LINKS! (click here)

 

    1. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Emergency Planning and Notification; Emergency Planning and List of Extremely Hazardous Substances and Threshold Planning Quantities PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Microbial Pesticide Definitions and Applicability; Clarification and Availability of Draft Test Guideline for Comment PDF | Text |

 

    3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information PDF | Text |

 

    4. AIR - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) PDF | Text |

 

    5. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Proposed Pesticide Program's Pilot Fragrance Notification Program; Notice of Availability PDF | Text |

 

    6. AIR, TOXICS - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office, Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Lead Review Panel PDF | Text |

 

    7. AIR - NM. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee PDF | Text |

 

    8. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR. DOE/Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers PDF | Text |

 

    9. LAND - PR. USDA/Forest Service. Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Colorado PDF | Text |

         

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 72, Thursday, April 14, 2011

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Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 72

Thursday, April 14, 2011

 

There are 4 announcements in this issue

 

    1. CLIMATE, WATER - ND/NM/Comment. EPA. Implications of Climate Change for Bioassessment Programs and Approaches To Account for Effects. Notice of Peer review Workshop and Public Comment Period PDF | Text |

 

    2. ENERGY/Shale & Tar Sands. ND. DOI/BLM. Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Possible Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming PDF | Text

 

    3. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - FRI. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service & Rural Utilities Service. Rural Energy for America Program. PDF | Text |

 

    4. AGRICULTURE, ENERGY - NF. USDA/Rural Business-Cooperative Service & Rural Utilities Service. Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) Inviting Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program PDF | Text |

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 71, Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 71

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

 

 

There are 15 announcements in this issue

 

    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Escherichia coli O157:H7 Specific Bacteriophages; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance PDF | Text |

 

    2. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerances PDF | Text |

 

    3. MI/REMED - FRD. EPA. National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund Site; Green Oak Township, Michigan PDF | Text |

    4. AIR - FR. EPA. Control of Emissions From New and In-Use Marine Compression-Ignition Engines and Vessels PDF | Text |

 

    5. AIR - FR/Correction. EPA. Protocol Gas Verification Program and Minimum Competency Requirements for Air Emission Testing PDF | Text |

 

    6. MI/REMED - PR. EPA. National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List: Deletion of the Spiegelberg Landfill
Superfund Site PDF | Text |

 

    7. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Information Dissemination--TSCA Section 406(b) PDF | Text |

 

    8. ALL - NM. EPA. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment PDF | Text |

 

    9. WATER - ND. EPA. Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions. PDF | Text |

 

  10. AIR - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal) PDF | Text |

 

  11. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Contractor Conflicts of Interest PDF | Text |

 

  12. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Streptomyces Strain K61, and Wood Oils and Gums; Registration Review Final Decisions; Notice of Availability PDF | Text |

 

  13. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Withdrawal of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities. PDF | Text |

 

  14. MI/ENERGY/Nuclear - ND. NRC. In the Matter of Indiana Michigan Power Company; DC Cook Nuclear Plant Independent Spent Fuel Installation; Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) PDF | Text |

 

  15. MI/ENERGY - ND. DOE/FERC. Consumers Energy Company notice of its cancellation of its Terms and Conditions for Interstate Gas Transportation proposed to be effective March 31, 2011 PDF | Text |

        

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 70, Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 70

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

 

 

There are 2 announcements in this issue

 

    1. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

 

    2. AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead

 

   

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ANNOUNCEMENT 1

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Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20349-20350]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9293-1; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0540]

Draft Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review Workshop.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA
contractor for external scientific peer review, will convene an
independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer
review workshop to review the draft human health assessment titled,
``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In Support of Summary
Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/
635/R-10/004C). The draft assessment was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA Office of
Research and Development.
    EPA is releasing this draft assessment solely for the purpose of
pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This draft assessment has not been formally disseminated by
EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any
Agency policy or determination.
    Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to register to
attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Eastern Research Group,
Inc. invites the public to give brief oral comments and/or provide
written comments at the workshop regarding the draft assessment under
review. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-
come, first-served basis. In preparing a final report, EPA will
consider the Eastern Research Group, Inc., report of the comments and
recommendations from the external peer review workshop and any written
public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.

DATES: The peer review panel workshop on the draft assessment for
Hexavalent Chromium will be held on May 12, 2011, beginning at 8:30
a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA
home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from
the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-
8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the draft assessment title.
    The peer review workshop on the draft Hexavalent Chromium
assessment will be held at Hilton Crystal City Hotel; 2399 Jefferson
Davis Highway; Arlington, VA 22202. To attend the workshop, register no
later than May 5, 2011, by calling Eastern Research Group, Inc. at 781-
674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833 (ask for the Hexavalent Chromium
peer review coordinator, Laurie Waite); sending a facsimile to 781-674-
2906 (reference the ``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and
include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact
information), or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the
``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name,
title, affiliation, full address and contact information). You can also
register via the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/register-hexavalent.htm. There will be a limited
time at the peer review workshop for comments from the public. Please
inform Eastern Research Group, Inc. if you wish to make comments during
the workshop.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA
welcomes public attendance at the ``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review
Workshop'' and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
disabilities. For information on access or services for individuals
with disabilities, contact ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA
02421-3136 by calling 781-674-7374 or toll free at 800-803-2833 (ask
for the Hexavalent Chromium peer review coordinator, Laurie Waite);
sending a facsimile to 781-674-2906 (reference the ``Hexavalent
Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name and contact
information), or sending an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the
``Hexavalent Chromium Peer Review Workshop'' and include your name and
contact information).
    Additional Information: For information on the draft assessment,
please contact Ted Berner, National Center for Environmental Assessment
(8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-8583; facsimile: 703-347-
8699; or e-mail: [FRN_Questions@epa.gov].

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT 2

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Subject: AIR, TOXICS - ND. EPA. Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Lead

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20347-20349]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108; FRL-9292-8]

Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Lead

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On or about March 31, 2011, the EPA is making available for
public review the draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Lead (draft IRP). This document contains the
plans for the review of the air quality criteria and national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb). The Pb NAAQS provide for
the protection of public health and the environment from Pb in ambient
air.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by April 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: This document will be available primarily via the Internet
at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/s_pb_index.html. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108, by one of the following methods:
    http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
    Fax: 202-566-9744.
    Mail: EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0108, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail code 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460. Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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: Dr. Deirdre Murphy, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
919-541-0729; fax number: 919-541-0237; e-mail address:
murphy.deirdre@epa.gov.

 

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Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 69, Monday, April 11, 2011

Federal Register

Vol. 76, Issue 69

Monday, April 11, 2011

 

Note: There were no nationally applicable announcements from U.S. EPA today.

 

There are 7 announcements in this issue

 

    1. ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Decision and order; correction. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting 180-Day Extension of Compliance Date for Residential Furnaces and Boilers Test Procedure Amendments; Correction

 

    2. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Decision on petition for rulemaking. DOE. Compliance Testing Procedures: Correction Factor for Room Air Conditioners

 

    3. ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.

 

    4. MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee

 

    5. ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Teleconference Line Available for Public Meeting

 

   

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ANNOUNCEMENT 1

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Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - FR/Decision and order; correction. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting 180-Day Extension of Compliance Date for Residential Furnaces and Boilers Test Procedure Amendments; Correction

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19902-19903]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020]
RIN 1904-AB89

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting 180-Day Extension of Compliance Date for Residential
Furnaces and Boilers Test Procedure Amendments; Correction

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

ACTION: Decision and order; correction

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SUMMARY: On March 31, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a Decision and Order in the Federal Register which granted 27
companies submitting petitions before the required date (i.e., by
February 17, 2011), a 180-day extension of the compliance date for
recent amendments to the DOE test procedure for residential furnaces
and boilers related to the standby mode and off mode energy consumption
of these products. Recently, DOE received a petition dated February 17,
2011 from a 28th manufacturer, Viessmann Manufacturing Company, Inc.,
in which the manufacturer also requested the above-referenced 180-day
extension. Although DOE received this petition well after February 17,
2011, the Department believes a number of factors, including
international postal handling and Federal mail security screening,
contributed to the delay in receipt of this petition. After review, DOE
has decided to grant the petition. However, DOE was not able to include
its determination regarding this petition in its March 31, 2011
Decision and Order, because publication was already underway. Through
this correction notice, DOE is modifying its Decision and Order to add
Viessmann Manufacturing Company, Inc., to the list of companies to whom
the extension of the compliance date has been granted.

DATES: This correction to the above-referenced Decision and Order is
effective April 11, 2011. For representation purposes, petitioners must
comply with all applicable provisions of the amended DOE test procedure
for residential furnaces and boilers starting on October 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 586-9611. E-mail: Michael.Raymond@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-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
    For information on how to access the docket or to view hard copies
of the docket in the Resource Room, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.

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Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Decision on petition for rulemaking. DOE. Compliance Testing Procedures: Correction Factor for Room Air Conditioners

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19913-19914]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010]

Compliance Testing Procedures: Correction Factor for Room Air
Conditioners

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

ACTION: Decision on petition for rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: On November 15, 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) received
a petition for rulemaking from the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM). The petition requests the initiation of a
rulemaking regarding compliance testing procedures for room air
conditioners. The petition seeks temporary enforcement forbearance, or
in the alternative, a temporary, industry-wide waiver or guidance, to
allow the use of a data correction factor in compliance testing
procedures for room air conditioners. In this document, DOE denies the
petition as moot because the amended test procedure for room air
conditioners and clothes dryers incorporates use of the correction
factor requested in the AHAM petition.

DATES: The petition is denied as of April 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of all materials related to this
petition and the test procedure rulemaking for room air conditioners
and clothes dryers 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: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, 20585-0121, (202) 586-6590, e-mail: ashley.armstong@ee.doe.gov.
    Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-mail:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.

 

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Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - PR/Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and public meeting. DOE. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20090-20178]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EE-2007-BT-STD-0016]
RIN 1904-AB50

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products and
commercial and industrial equipment, including fluorescent lamp
ballasts (ballasts). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) to determine if amended standards for ballasts are
technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a
significant amount of energy, and to determine whether to adopt
standards for additional ballasts not already covered by Federal
standards. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy conservation
standards for those ballasts currently subject to standards, and new
standards for certain ballasts not currently covered by standards. This
NOPR also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these
proposed standards and associated analyses and results.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on May 10, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a
webinar. See section 0, ``Public Participation,'' for webinar
registration information, participant instructions, and information
about the capabilities available to webinar participants.
    DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public
meeting, but no later than June 10, 2011. See section 0, ``Public
Participation,'' of this NOPR for details.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room GE-086, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. To attend, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at
(202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. Any
foreign national wishing to participate in the meeting should advise
DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-
2945 to initiate the necessary procedures.
    Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy
Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts and provide docket
number EE-2007-BT-STD-0016 and/or regulatory information number (RIN)
number 1904-AB50. Comments may be submitted using any of the following
methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: ballasts.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket
number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message.
    3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on a
CD. It is not necessary to include printed copies.
    4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. If possible,
please submit all items on a CD. It is not necessary to include printed
copies.
    Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other
aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this
proposed rule may be submitted to Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy through the methods listed above and by e-mail to
Christine_J._Kymn@omb.eop.gov.
    For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see section 0 of this document
(Public Participation).
    Docket: The docket is available for review at http://www.regulations.gov, including Federal Register notices, framework
documents, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and
other supporting documents/materials. All documents in the docket are
listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Not all documents
listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that
is exempt from public disclosure.
    A link to the docket web page can be found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/fluorescent_lamp_ballasts.html. This web page will contain a link to
the docket for this notice on regulations.gov. The regulations.gov web
page contains simple instructions on how to access all documents,
including public comments, in the docket. See section 0 for further
information on how to submit comments through http://www.regulations.gov.
    For further information on how to submit or review public comments
or participate in the public meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at
(202) 586-2945 or e-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Tina Kaarsberg, 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) 287-1393. E-mail: Tina.Kaarsberg@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.

 

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Subject: MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 19970]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Hiawatha East Resource Advisory Committee will meet in
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The committee is meeting as authorized
under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
(Pub. L. 110-343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. The purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed
committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 5, 2011, and will begin at 6
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Best Western Sault Ste. Marie,
4281 I-75 Business Spur, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Written comments
should be sent to Janel Crooks, Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North
Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. Comments may also be sent via e-mail
to HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 906-789-3311.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 906-786-4062 to facilitate entry into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janel Crooks, RAC coordinator, USDA,
Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, Michigan
49862; (906) 786-4062; E-mail HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted: (1) Introductions of all
committee members, replacement members and Forest Service personnel.
(2) Selection of a chairperson by the committee members. (3) Receive
materials explaining roles of the RAC and process for considering and
recommending Title II projects; and (4) Public Comment. Persons who
wish to bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may
file written statements with the Committee staff before or after the
meeting.

 

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Subject: ENERGY/Wind - NM. DOI/FWS. Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Teleconference Line Available for Public Meeting

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20006]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-FHC-2011-N061; 94300-1122-0000-Z2]

Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee; Teleconference Line
Available for Public Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting on April
27, 2011. The meeting is open to the public. This meeting was announced
in the Federal Register on April 1, 2011. In-person registration is now
closed due to full room capacity. A listen-only teleconference line is
now available. The meeting agenda will include a presentation and
discussion of the Service's Draft Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines.

DATES: The meeting will take place on April 27, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Eastern Time. If you are a member of the public wishing to listen
via the teleconference line, you must register online no later than
April 20, 2011 (see ``Meeting Participation Information'' under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N.
Fairfax Drive, Room 530, Arlington, VA 22203 (see ``Meeting Location
Information'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel London, Division of Habitat and
Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department
of the Interior, (703) 358-2161.

 

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ANNOUNCEMENT 6

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Subject: AGRICULTURE - ND. USDA/NRCS. Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19971-19973]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

[Docket No. NRCS-2011-0011]

Notice of Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of
Conservation Practices for the Natural Resources Conservation Service

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed changes in the NRCS National
Handbook of Conservation Practices for public review and comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intention of NRCS to issue a
series of revised conservation practice standards in the National
Handbook of Conservation Practices. These standards include: Alley
Cropping (Code 311), Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application (Code
450), Conservation Crop Rotation (Code 328), Cover Crop (Code 340), Dam
(Code 402), Dam, Diversion (Code 348), Farmstead Energy Improvement
(Code 374), Forest Stand Improvement (Code 666), Irrigation Ditch
Lining (Code 428), Irrigation Pipeline (Code 430), Irrigation Reservoir
(Code 436), Irrigation System, Microirrigation (Code 441), Irrigation
System, Sprinkler (Code 442), Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface
(Code 443), Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery (Code 447),
Irrigation Water Management (Code 449), Mulching (Code 484), Pipeline
(Code 516), Pond (Code 378), Pumping Plant (Code 533), Renewable Energy
System (Code 671), Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till (Code
345), Residue and Tillage Management No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed
(Code 329), Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till (Code 346),
Residue Management, Seasonal (Code 344), Silvopasture Establishment
(Code 381), Tree/Shrub Establishment (Code 612), Waste Recycling (Code
633), Windbreak/Shelterbelt--Establishment (Code 380), and Woody
Residue Treatment (formerly Forest Slash Treatment) (Code 384).
    NRCS State Conservationists who choose to adopt these practices for
use within their States will incorporate them into section IV of their
respective electronic Field Office Technical Guide. These practices may
be used in conservation systems that treat highly erodible land (HEL)
or on land determined to be a wetland. Section 343 of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 requires NRCS to make
available for public review and comment all proposed revisions to
conservation practice standards used to carry out HEL and wetland
provisions of the law.

DATES: Effective Date: This is effective April 11, 2011.
    Comment Date: Submit comments on or before May 11, 2011. Final
versions of these new or revised conservation practice standards will
be adopted after the close of the 30-day period, and after
consideration of all comments.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted, identified by Docket Number
NRCS-2011-0011, using any of the following methods:

     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: Anetra.Harbor@wdc.usda.gov. Include Docket Number
NRCS-2011-0011 or ``comment on practice standards'' in the subject line
of the message.
    Mail: Comment Submissions, Attention: Anetra L. Harbor,
Policy Analyst, Resource Economics, Analysis and Policy Division,
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service,
George Washington Carver Center, Room 1-1112D, Beltsville, Maryland
20705.
    All comments received will become a matter of public record and
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.
    Electronic copies of these standards can be downloaded or printed
from the following Web site: ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NHQ/practice-standards/federal-register/. Requests for paper versions or
inquiries may be directed to Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural
Engineer, Conservation Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 6136 South Building, Washington, DC 20250.

 

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