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Environmental Federal Register Summary
October 22 - 26, 2007 

Disclaimer: Although every effort is made to include all relevant Federal Register notices in this summary for the convenience of the reader, some notices may have been omitted inadvertently. Regulated parties are required to comply with all applicable federal regulations regardless of their inclusion or omission here. DEP assumes no liability for any error or omission in this summary.

General Information

DHS/Coast Guard - National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Science Advisory Board

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE - Climate Change Science Program Product Development Advisory Committee

Notice of Postponed Teleconference

Web site

 

DOE - Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Notice of Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Regulatory Pilot Projects (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

NSF - Advisory Panel for Integrative Activities

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA - Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement

Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

Web site

 

USDA/ARS - Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
Solicitation of Nominations

Web site

 

USDA/ARS - Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FSA - Emergency Conservation Program

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Notice of Intent to Prepare; Comment Request

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS/CBP - Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Secure Flight Program
Proposed Rule; Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Burma: Revision of the Export Administration Regulations

Final Rule

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Approval of Triangular Transactions involving Commodities covered by a US Import Certificate

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site


DOC/BIS - Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

DOD/Army - Army Growth and Force Structure Realignment

Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors

Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

Notice of Establishment

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Committee to the Director

Ethics Subcommittee

Web site

 

NARA/ISOO - National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee
Notice of Meeting
Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

No items this week.

 

Microbiology

EPA - Antimicrobial Pesticides: Redesignation of part 158

Final Rule; Technical Amendments

Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors

Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

Notice of Establishment

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Committee to the Director

Ethics Subcommittee

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Immune Correlates of Protection Against Influenza A Viruses in Support of Pandemic Vaccine Development

Notice of Workshop

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

EPA - Data Requirements for Biochemical and Microbial Pesticides
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Pesticides; Data Requirements for Conventional Chemicals

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Pesticide Data Requirements; Technical Amendments

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Antimicrobial Pesticides: Redesignation of part 158

Final Rule; Technical Amendments

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Dichlorprop-p Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Mecoprop-p Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Requests for Amendments to Delete the Grape Use in Methomyl Pesticide Registrations

Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticide Product Registration Applications

Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Filing (1 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Filing (2 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards (Massachusetts Military Reservation)

Notice of Partial Deletion of Sites from the National Priorities List

Web site

 

EPA - Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Asbestos Expert Panel

Request for Additional Expertise

Web site

 

EPA - Human Studies Review Board

Notice of Teleconference

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Draft Toxicological Profiles

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Proposed Substances to be Evaluated for Set 22 Toxicological Profiles
Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/CDC - Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategies Manual

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Air Fresheners; TSCA Section 21 Petition

Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - Air Stationary Source Compliance and Enforcement Information

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - NSPS for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products

Test Procedure for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE/FERC - Revisions to Landowner Notification and Blanket Certificate Regulations
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE/FERC - Proposed East to West Hubline Expansion Project (natural gas pipeline)

Massachusetts and Connecticut

Notice of Intent to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement Comment Request; Public Scoping Meetings

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE/FERC - Iroquois Gas Transmission System Expansion Project

New York and Connecticut

Notice of Filing of Application

Web site

 

DOE/OCRWM - Safe Transportation and Emergency Response Training

Technical Assistance and Funding
Notice of Extension of Comment Period
Web site

 

NRC - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN-68 Revision 1

Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date
Web site

 

NRC - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 4
Direct Final Rule

Web site

 

NRC - List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision 4
Proposed Rule

Web site

NRC - Regulatory Guides

Notice of Withdrawal (1 of 2)

Web site

 

NRC - Regulatory Guides

Notice of Withdrawal (2 of 2)

Web site

 

NRC - Final Regulatory Guides

Notice of Issuance, Availability

Web site

 

NRC - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings (1 of 2)

Web site

 

NRC - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings (2 of 2)

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/BLM - Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations -- Fees, Rentals, and Royalty
Notification to Terminate Heavy Oil Royalty Reductions Program
Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

 

DOT/FAA - Environmental Desk Reference for Airport Actions

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

DOT/FHWA - National Scenic Byway Program

Notice of Request for Extension of Currently Approved Information Collection

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Criminal Citation for Unauthorized Occupancy and Use of National Forest System Lands and Facilities by Mineral Operators

Proposed Rule; Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber

Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products
Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

USDA/FS - Information Collection; Social and Cultural Structure of Private Forestry
Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Forestry Research Advisory Council

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Herring Fishery

Total Allowable Catch Harvested for Management Area 1A; Closure 

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
Notification of Rescission of Temporary Rule; Reopening of DAM Zone to Normal Fishing Operations

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Temporary Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Temporary Rule; Opening of the Eastern U.S./Canada Area and Trip Limit Change
Web site

 

DOI/USGS - North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations Voluntary Observation Reporting Form

Information Collection Activities: Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

The President - Protection of Striped Bass and Red Drum Fish Populations
Executive Order 13449 of October 20, 2007

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Cooperative Wildlife Damage Management Programs

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

 

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