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Environmental Federal Register Summary
January 28 - February 1, 2008 

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 - Proposed Data Management and Communications Standards for US Integrated Ocean Observing System
Notice of Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Science Advisory Board
Notice of Solicitation for Members

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOD/Army - Assessing Human Response to Military Impulse Noise

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOL/OSHA - National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

Request for Nominations to Serve on NACOSH; Announcement of New and Reappointed Members

Web site

 

EPA - Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program
Notice of Design and Format

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Local Government Advisory Committee

Notice of Charter Renewal

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board Exposure and Human Health Committee
Notice of Teleconference

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

DHS - Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT)

Submission of Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/CBP - Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

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

Request for Applicants

Web site

 

DHS/FEMA - National Response Framework

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Security Improvement Grants and Application Process
Advance Notice of Availability

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Transportation Worker Identification Credential

Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Louisville, KY; Ashtabula, OH; Everett, WA; Lorain, OH; Sault St. Marie, MI; Port Everglades, FL; Nashville, TN; Oswego, NY; LaPlata, MD; and Portland, ME
Web site

 

DOD - U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Committee

Notice of Establishment

Web site

 

NRC - Safeguards on Nuclear Material, Implementation of US/IAEA Agreement

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Independent External Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities in the Materials Licensing Program

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

OSTP - Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Notice of Waiver of Requirements; Availability of Decision Memorandum and Interagency Technical Evaluation Report
Web site

 

Treasury - Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007
Notice of Interim Guidance

Web site

 

Treasury/FinCEN - Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts and Other Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request of the Proposed Renewal Without Change

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

EPA - Management of Underground Injection of Carbon Dioxide for Geologic Sequestration Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
Notice of Workshop

Web site

 

USDA/RUS - Household Water Well System Grant Program

Announcement of Application Deadlines and Funding

Web site  (PDF)

 

Microbiology

HHS/CDC - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

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

 

USDA/FSIS - Salmonella Verification Sampling Program

Response to Comments and New Agency Policies
Web site  (PDF)

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS - Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT)

Submission of Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOJ - Iron Horse Park Superfund Site, North Billerica, Massachusetts

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to CERCLA; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Hazardous Materials; Miscellaneous Amendments

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Pipeline Safety

Notice of Special Permits Granted

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Pipeline Safety: Public Awareness Program
Request for Comments and OMB Approval of an Existing Information Collection

Web site 

 

EPA - Health and Safety Data Reporting (TSCA)

Addition of Certain Chemicals

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Acephate, Fenbutatin-Oxide (Hexakis), MCPA, Pyrethrins, and Triallate

Tolerance Actions
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Boscalid; Denial of Objections

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fluopicolide; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Massachusetts

Immediate Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Massachusetts

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

EPA - Petition for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Filing

Web site

 

EPA - Sixty-First Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee

Notice of Receipt; Comment Request
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Board of Scientific Counselors

Computational Toxicology Subcommittee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Acrylamide Review Panel
Notice of Teleconference an d Meeting

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans

Maine; Ozone Maintenance Plans
Direct Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans

Maine; Ozone Maintenance Plans
Proposed Rule

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Panel on Risk and Technology Review Assessments for Phase II Source Categories
Request for Nominations

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Particulate Matter (PM) Research Centers Program Review Panel

Request for Nominations

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Environmental Management Advisory Board
Notice of Renewal

Web site

 

DOE - High Energy Physics Advisory Panel

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Downeast Pipeline, LLC

Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline; Maine

Notice of Amendment

Web site

 

DOE/OEERE - Solar America Initiative (SAI) Market Transformation: Solar America Showcases, FY 2008

Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee

Notice of Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife Interactions

Web site

 

NRC - Minor Amendments: Re-organization

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Nevada; Proposed Geologic Repository

Denial of Petition for Rulemaking

Web site

 

NRC - Westinghouse Electric Company; AP1000 Design

Design Certification Rule Amendment Request

Notice of Acceptance for Docketing

Web site

 

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

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Safeguards on Nuclear Material, Implementation of US/IAEA Agreement

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Independent External Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities in the Materials Licensing Program

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials

Notice of Meeting on Planning and Procedures

Web site

 

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

Web site

 

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

Web site

 

OSTP - Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Notice of Waiver of Requirements; Availability of Decision Memorandum and Interagency Technical Evaluation Report
Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/MMS -  Oil and Gas Drilling Operations

Revision of an Information Collection; Comment Request
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Web site

 

DOI/NPS - Archeology Permits and Reports

30 Day Notice of Submission of Information Collection to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - Appalachian Trail Management Partner Survey

60-Day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/OSMRE - Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Indian Lands

Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Region Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Prohibition on the Possession of Yellowtail Flounder in the U.S./Canada Management Area

Temporary Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

Temporary Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Marine Mammals

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications and Management Measures
Proposed Rule
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Vessel Monitoring Systems

Specification of Requirements for Mobile Transmitting Unit Type Approval
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - US Coral Reef Task Force

Notice of Meeting; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Notice of Scientific Workshop
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council
Groundfish Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Injurious Wildlife Species

Review of Information Concerning Constrictor Snakes From Python, Boa, and Eunectes genera
Notice of Inquiry

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Applications for Special Use Permits on National Wildlife Refuges Outside Alaska

Information Collection Sent to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee

Notice of Workshop on Wind Turbine-Wildlife Interactions

Web site

 

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