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Environmental Federal Register Summary
April 28 - May 2, 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

Army/USACE - Estuary Habitat Restoration Program Project Application

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - US Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product Draft Report 3.4 "Abrupt Climate Change"

Notice of Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - National Weather Service Support for Special Event

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee (climate change)

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Program

Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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 - Ecological Processes and Effects Committee

Request for Nominations

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Financial Advisory Board

Notice of Charter Renewal

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Financial Advisory Board
Notice of Workshop on Financial Assurance

Web site

 

NSF - Ocean Observatories Initiative

Programmatic Environmental Assessment

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council

Quarterly Update

Web site

 

DHS - Designation of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan Critical Manufacturing Sector

Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS - Privacy Compliance Fundamentals -- PTAs, PIAs, and SORNs
Notice of Workshop

Web site

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/ISB - Materials Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
Web site

 

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

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

No items this week.

 

Microbiology

NASA - NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee

Planetary Protection Subcommittee

Notice of Meeting

 

USDA/FSIS - Better Communications, Better Public Health Outcomes: Strategies for Improved Coordination During Foodborne Outbreaks
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - National Animal Identification System

Privacy Act; Notice of a Proposed New System of Records; Comment Request

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

CSB - Danvers, Massachusetts Explosion (November 22, 2006)

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Fuel Cell Cartridges and Systems Transported on Board Passenger Aircraft in Carry-On Baggage

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Pipeline Safety: Requests for Special Permit

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fenvalerate

Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - Proposed Clarification for Chemical Identification Describing Activated Phosphors for TSCA Inventory Purposes

Reopening of Comment Period
Web site

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Propionaldehyde

In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System
Notice of Peer-review Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - World Health Organization International Programme on Chemical Safety

Notice of Cooperative Agreement

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer and Other Disease Among Men and Women in Agriculture

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/NTP - Report on Carcinogens Expert Panel

Recommendations on Listing Status for Aristolochic Acids and Riddelliine in the 12th RoC and the Scientific Justifications for the Recommendations
Comment Request

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Withdrawal of Federal Implementation Plans for the Clean Air Interstate Rule in 12 States
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Standards of Performance for Coal Preparation Plants

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Treatment of Certain Ethanol Production Facilities Under the "Major Emitting Facility" Definition

Notice of Action Denying Petition for Reconsideration and Denying Request for Stay
Web site

 

EPA - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

Request for Critical Use Exemption Applications for the Years 2010 and 2011
Web site

 

EPA - Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulation

Information Collection Activities: Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - NESHAP for Friction Materials Manufacturing (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - NESHAP for Cellulose Products Manufacturing (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/OEERE - Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Knowledge and Opinions Survey of Safety and Code Officials

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOE/OEERE - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/BIA - Grant Program to Build Tribal Energy Development Capacity
Solicitation of Proposals
Web site

 

DOJ - Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested

Web site

 

EPA - Treatment of Certain Ethanol Production Facilities Under the "Major Emitting Facility" Definition

Notice of Action Denying Petition for Reconsideration and Denying Request for Stay
Web site

 

HHS/CDC - NIOSH Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/NIOSH - Combustion Engineering, Windsor, Connecticut

Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Web site

 

NRC - Limited Work Authorizations for Nuclear Power Plants

Final Rule; Correction

Web site

 

NRC - Fatigue Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Components
Comment Request for Proposed Generic Communication

Web site

 

NRC - Design Information Questionnaire

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

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

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials

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

 

NWTRB - Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/MMS - Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

Notice of Intent to Establish

Web site

 

DOI/MMS - Pollution Prevention and Control

Extension of an Information Collection; Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request
Web site

 

DOI/NPS + DOI/FWS - General Regulations for Areas Administered by NPS and FWS

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

 

DOI/OSMRE - Remining Incentives

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

USDA/FS - Site Access and Coordination for Preliminary Assessments and Site Inspections Conducted by USACE on Formerly Used Defense Sites
Notice of Issuance of Interim Directive

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations

Final Rule; Notice of OMB Approval of Collection of Information Collection Requirements

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Framework Adjustment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan
Final Rule 

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 11
Final Rule; Postponement of Effective Date

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Modification of the Yellowtail Flounder Landing Limit for the U.S./Canada Management Area
Temporary Rule; Reduction of Landing Limit

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Summer Flounder Fishery

Temporary Rule; Inseason Quota Transfer
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Scallop Dredge Exemption Areas; Addition of Monkfish Incidental Catch Trip Limits

Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - General Advisory Committee to the US Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Herring Oversight Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Research Steering Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Monitoring Recovered Species After Delisting-American Peregrine Falcon
Information Collection Sent to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/NPS + DOI/FWS - General Regulations for Areas Administered by NPS and FWS

Proposed Rule

Web site

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