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Environmental Federal Register Summary
December 24 - 28, 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

DOC/NOAA - Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2008

Notice of Availability

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - US Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan Summary

Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOL/OSHA - Abbreviated Bitrex Qualitative Fit-Testing Protocol
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/MA - Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council

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 - National Environmental Education Advisory Council
Notice of Meetings

Web site

 

OMB - Acquisition of Green Products and Services
Proposed Policy Letter

Web site  (PDF)

 

USDA/AMS - National Organic Program; Sunset Review (2008)
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Protected Repository for the Defense of Infrastructure Against Cyber Threats

Submission of Information Collection for Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS - Homeland Security Advisory Council

Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee

Notice of Teleconference

Web site

 

DHS - Homeland Security Advisory Council

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines
New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers License
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information

Web site

 

State Dept. - International Security Advisory Board

Notice of Closed Meeting

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

No items this week.

 

Microbiology

HHS/CDC - Experimental and Theoretical Study of Early Detection and Isolation of Influenza

Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review; Comment Request
Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Clinical Trial Design for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Notice of Workshop

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/TSA - Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines
New Emergency Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Security Threat Assessment for Individuals Applying for a Hazardous Materials Endorsement for a Commercial Drivers License
Intent To Request Renewal From OMB of One Current Public Collection of Information

Web site

 

EPA - Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Dimethenamid; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fluroxypyr; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Aspergillus Flavus AF36 on Corn

Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site

 

EPA - CERCLA/EPCRA Administrative Reporting Exemption for Air Releases of Hazardous Substances from Animal Waste

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Review of Chemical Proposals for Addition under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Solicitation of Information for the Development of Risk Management Evaluations and Risk Profiles
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Updates to Lists of Inert Ingredients Permitted in Pesticide Products

Web site

 

EPA - Draft List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inerts to be Considered for Screening under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Third Extension of Comment Period
Web site

 

EPA - Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements and Cause Marketing Claims

Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Acrylamide

In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System

Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Chloroneb

Requests to Voluntarily Terminate Certain Uses of Pesticide Registrations

Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - Board of Scientific Counselors

National Exposure Research Laboratory Standing Subcommittee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Identification of Priority Data Needs for Six Priority Hazardous Substances
Comment Request

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

The 2008 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

Extension of Global Laboratory and Analytical Use Exemption for Essential Class I Ozone-Depleting Substances
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources

Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources

Clay Ceramics Manufacturing, Glass Manufacturing, and Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Partial Removal of Direct Final Rule and Revision of the Nonroad Diesel Technical Amendments and Tier 3 Technical Relief Provision
Final Rule; Partial Removal; Revision

Web site

 

EPA - Revisions to Consolidated Federal Air Rule

Correcting Amendments

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Occupational Radiation Protection Program

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOE - Renewable Energy Production Incentive

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOE - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

Notice of Renewal

Web site

 

DOE - Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee

Notice of Renewal

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Joint Subcommittees on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena and on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Processing Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals on National Forest System Lands
Notice of Issuance of Agency Directive

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/BLM - Land Use Application and Permit

Extension of Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/MMS - 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart M, Unitization

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/MMS - Royalty Policy Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Processing Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Proposals on National Forest System Lands
Notice of Issuance of Agency Directive

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FS - National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Temporary Rule  (1 of 2)

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Temporary Rule  (2 of 2)

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Final Rule; Framework Adjustment 42
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Regulatory Amendment to Adopt Fishing Gear Standards for the NE Multispecies Regular B Day-At-Sea Program and the Eastern U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access Program

Final Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

2008 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications

Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries

Specifications and Management Measures
Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeast Region

Notice of Overfished Determination of Summer Flounder
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOD/ACE - Estuary Habitat Restoration Program Project Application

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI - Draft of the 2008-2012 National Invasive Species Management Plan

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

Draft Recovery Crediting Guidance
Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

 

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