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Environmental Federal Register Summary
April 7 - 11, 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 Revision to Guidelines for Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOD/USACE + EPA - Compensatory Mitigation for Losses of Aquatic Resources

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOD/USACE - Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board
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 - Board of Scientific Counselors

Notice of Executive Committee Meeting

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

Notice of Charter Renewal

Web site

 

DHS/NCS - National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee
Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOJ/ATF - National Repository for the Collection and Inventory of Information Related to Arson and the Criminal Misuse of Explosives

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOJ/ATF - Importation, Receipt, Storage, and Disposition By Explosives Importers, Manufacturers, Dealers, and Users

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/NIH -  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Special Emphasis Panel

Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Injury from a Nuclear Accident or Terrorist Attack

Notice of Closed Meetings

Web site

 

NRC - Power Reactor Security Requirements

Supplemental Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Expansion of the National Source Tracking System

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

State Dept. - Amendment to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations

The United States Munitions List

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

EPA - National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft Public Water Systems

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard

Notice of Receipt of Petition
Web site

 

Microbiology

No items this week.

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/Coast Guard - Oil Pollution

Information Collection Requests to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grants Program
Availability of Funds
Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Applications for Special Permits (hazardous materials)

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Special Permits Applications (hazardous materials)

List of Applications Delayed More Than 180 days

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors

Final Rule; Amendments

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fenhexamid; Pesticide Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - 1-Methylcyclopropene

Amendment to an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Thallium

In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System

Notice of Peer Review Workshop

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Final Toxicological Profiles

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors

Final Rule; Amendments

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Coke Oven Environmental Task Force v. EPA

Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement

Web site

 

EPA - Recent Postings of Broadly Applicable Alternative Test Methods

Notice of Availability

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - NESHAP for Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel

Notice of Meetings

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Complex Transformation

Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

DOE - National Coal Council

Notice of Meeting (1 of 2)

Web site

 

DOE - National Coal Council

Notice of Meeting (2 of 2)

Web site

 

DOE/OEERE - Energy Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner and Packaged Terminal Heat Pump Energy Conservation Standards
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Meeting

Web site  (PDF

 

DOE/OFE - Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee

Solicitation of Nominations

Web site

 

DOE/OFE - Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee

Solicitation of Nominations

Web site

 

DOI/BIA - Tribal Energy Resource Agreement Regulations

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

NRC - Power Reactor Security Requirements

Supplemental Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Expansion of the National Source Tracking System

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Staff Guidance; Limited Work Authorizations

Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations
Biweekly Notice
Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Licenses and Radiation Safety Requirements for Irradiators

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI - Royalty Policy Committee

Notice of Renewal

Web site

 

DOI - Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, Massachusetts/Rhode Island
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/MMS - RIK Oil and Gas

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/NPS - Cape Cod National Seashore; South Wellfleet, Massachusetts

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Wildcat National Wild and Scenic River

White Mountain National Forest, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Notice of Availability of Boundary Establishment

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Forest Landscape Value and Special Place Mapping for National Forest Planning

Notice of Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Sea Turtle Conservation

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

2008 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and Agreement, and Allocation of Georges Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Renewal of Atlantic Tunas Longline Limited Access Permits; and, Atlantic Shark Dealer Workshop Attendance Requirements
Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Coral Reef Conservation Program Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Observer Notification Requirements

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Shark Identification

Revised Notice of Workshops

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Herring Advisory Panel

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment

Notice of Intent to Prepare; Comment Request

Web site 

 

DOI/FWS - Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

 

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