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 - Fiscal Year 2008 Broad Agency Announcement

Notice of Funding Availability

Web site

DOC/NOAA - Ocean Observatories Initiative

Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment
Notice of Availability; Comment Request

Web site

DOC/NOAA - Draft Revision of the NOAA Hurricane Forecasting Improvement Project Plan
Notice of Availability; Comment Request

Web site

DOC/NOAA - US Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Report 5.2

Best Practice Approaches for Characterizing, Communicating, and Incorporating Scientific Uncertainty in Decisionmaking

Notice of Availability; Comment Request

Web site

DOC/NOAA - National Sea Grant Review Panel
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 Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

Notice of Meeting

Web site

HHS/FDA - Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

HHS/FDA + EPA - White Paper Regarding StarLink Corn Dietary Exposure and Risk

Notice of Availability

Web site

HHS/FDA - Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein Residues Withdrawal of Guidance
Web site

HHS/FDA - Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards
Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval

Web site

USDA/FSIS - Codex Alimentarius Commission
Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Notice of Meeting; Comment Request

Web site

Homeland Security

DHS - Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit From the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Web site  (PDF)

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

Notice of Meeting

Web site

DOC/BIS - Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

DOD - Develop, Test, Deploy, and Plan for Decommissioning of the Ballistic Missile Defense System
Notice of Record of Decision
Web site

DOD - US Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group

Notice of Closed Meeting

Web site

DOD - Threat Reduction Advisory Committee

Notice of Closed Meeting

Web site

HHS/FEMA - National Advisory Council
Notice of Meeting

Web site

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

Treasury -  Proposed Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations

Exemptions From the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

Water and Wastewater

EPA - Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal

Notice of Meeting

Web site

Microbiology

No items this week.

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DOL/OSHA - Methylene Chloride Standard

Extension of OMB Approval of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request

Web site

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

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

DOT/PHMSA - Applications for Modification of Special Permit (hazardous materials)

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Revocation of Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
Final Rule

Web site

EPA - Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerance for Emergency Exemptions

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Cyazofamid; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet

Notice of Availability

Web site

EPA - Triforine Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Notice of Availability

Web site

EPA - Fenamiphos

Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations

Notice of Receipt

Web site

EPA - Formaldehyde/Paraformaldehyde Risk Assessments

Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
Web site

EPA - HHT Risk Assessments

Notice of Availability and Risk Reduction Options
Web site

EPA - Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)

Announcement of Availability of Literature Searches for IRIS Assessments; Request for Information

Web site

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Ethylene Glycol mono-Butyl Ether (EGBE)

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

Comment Request

Web site

EPA - Hevea brasiliensis Natural Rubber Latex Adhesives; TSCA Section 21 Petition

Notice of Receipt
Web site

EPA - Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products; TSCA Section 21 Petition

Notice of Receipt
Web site

EPA - Certain New Chemicals (TSCA)

Receipt and Status Information (1 of 2)

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Certain New Chemicals (TSCA)

Receipt and Status Information (2 of 2)

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of 2-Hexanone

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

Notice of Peer-review Meeting

Web site

EPA - Water Quality and Pesticide Disposal

Notice of Meeting

Web site

HHS/CDC - National Blood Lead Surveillance System

Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

Web site  (PDF)

Air Quality

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline)
Direct Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Organic Liquids Distribution (Non-Gasoline)
Proposed Rule

Web site

EPA - New Source Performance Standards Review for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants; and Amendment to Subpart UUU Applicability
Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

EPA - Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Reports for Nitrogen Dioxide

Notice of Extension of Comment Period

Web site

EPA - Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods

Correction to Description of Equivalent Method EQPM-0308-170 MetOne Instruments

Web site

EPA - Application for Reference and Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

USDA/NRCS - Agricultural Air Quality Task Force
Notice of Meeting

Web site

Energy and Nuclear

DOC - Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Report for Fiscal Year 2007
Notice of Availability

Web site

DOE - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

DOE/FERC - Proposed East to West Hubline Expansion Project

Alternative Pipeline Route Under Consideration (natural gas)

Massachusetts / Rhode Island

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

Web site

DOI/MMS - Lease of Submerged Lands for Alternative Energy Activities on the Outer Continental Shelf

New Information Collection Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request
Web site  (PDF)

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

Web site

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/MMS - Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales
List of Restricted Joint Bidders

Web site

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

DOI/OSMRE - Rights of Entry

Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site 

DOT/FAA - Barnes Municipal Airport, Westfield, Massachusetts

Notice for a Change in Use of Aeronautical Property; Comment Request

Web site

DOT/STB - Consummation of Rail Line Abandonments That Are Subject to Historic Preservation and Other Environmental Conditions

Notice of Board Policy

Web site

USDA/FS - National Forest System Land Management Planning
Final Rule; Record of Decision

Web site  (PDF)

USDA/FS - Qualified Products List for Water Enhancers
Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Tilefish Fishery

Temporary Rule; Quota Harvested for Part-time Category; Closure
Web site

DOC/NOAA - Limited Access Privilege Programs

Individual Fishing Quota Referenda Guidelines and Procedures for the New England Fishery Management Council and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Proposed Guidelines and Procedures; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

DOC/NOAA - Revised Draft Framework for Developing the National System of Marine Protected Areas

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

DOC/NOAA - Foreign Fishing Vessel Permit Applications

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council
Multispecies (Groundfish) Committee

Web site

DOI - Invasive Species Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

DOI/FWS - Hunting and Fishing Application and Report Forms for National Wildlife Refuges

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

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