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Environmental Federal Register Summary
April 6 - 10, 2009 

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

DOI/FWS - Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project

Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - National Geospatial Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Request for Nominations of Experts to Provide Advice on Mold Issues in Indoor Environments

Web site

 

EPA - Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the US Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Carbon Nanotubes Including Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Request for Information

Web site

 

USDA/FSIS - Petitions for Rulemaking

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

USDA/FSIS - Codex Alimentarius Commission

Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food

Meeting

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS/Coast Guard - Transportation Worker Identification Credential -- Reader Requirements
Meeting; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Statement by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Firearms Convention

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Licensing Responsibilities and Enforcement

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Information Systems; Technical Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Sensors and Instrumentation; Technical Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOD - Threat Reduction Advisory Committee

Closed Meeting

Web site

 

FCC - Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) E911 Compliance

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review to the OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS - National Biodefense Science Board

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - Working Group of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel
Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

EPA - Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Web site

 

EPA - Questionnaire for Drinking Water Utilities Participating in Emerging Contaminant Sampling Program (NEW)

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Microbiology

HHS - National Biodefense Science Board

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Criteria for Vaccination Requirements for US Immigration Purposes
Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis

Charter Renewal

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - Working Group of the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel
Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FSIS - Draft Comparative Risk Assessment for Listeria Monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Deli Meats
Comment Request

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/Coast Guard - Collections of Information Under Review by OMB

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOJ - Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site, Plaistow, New Hampshire

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

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Hazardous Materials: Miscellaneous Cargo Tank Motor Vehicle and Cylinder Issues

Petitions for Rulemaking

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Priorities List

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Priorities List

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Bacillus subtilis MBI 600; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Cyhalofop-butyl; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Spiromesifen; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Thiamethoxam; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)
Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees
Request for Applications

Web site

 

EPA - Several Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Receipt (1 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Several Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
Notice of Receipt (2 of 2)

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticide Product Registration Applications

Notice of Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Pesticide Products Registration Application for Flutriafol

Notice of Receipt

Web site

 

EPA - Petition Requesting Cancellation of Propoxur Pet Collar Uses
Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information Records Access System

Amendment

Web site

 

EPA - Exposure Modeling

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee

Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Process Improvement Workgroup

Meeting

Web site

 

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

Final Rule: Proposed Delay of Effective Date

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Propylthiouracyl (PTU)-Related Liver Toxicity

Workshop; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/NTP - Report on Carcinogens

Draft Background Document for Glass Wool Fibers;
Availability; Comment Request; Meeting

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - NESHAP for Refractory Products Manufacturing

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

Web site

 

EPA - Board of Scientific Counselors

Clean Air Subcommittee

Meetings

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE/FERC - Application for License/Relicense for Water Projects

Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI - Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing

Proposed Renewal of Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/NIOSH - Hood Building, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

 

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

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/NPS - National Park Service Partnership Assistance Programs

GPRA Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - Mineral Resources External Research Program

Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program

Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/FAA - National Parks Overflights Advisory Group

Aviation Rulemaking Committee

Membership Availability
Web site

 

USDA/NRCS - State Technical Committees

Standard Operating Procedures

Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Atlantic Swordfish Quotas

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Basic Requirements for Special Exemption Permits and Authorizations To Take, Import, and Export Marine Mammals, Threatened and Endangered Species, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine Mammal Inventory Under the Marine Mammal Protection, the Fur Seal, and the Endangered Species Acts

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Groundfish Tagging Program
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Herring Oversight Committee

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council
Habitat/MPA/Ecosystems Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Scientific and Statistical Committee

Web site

 

DOI - Invasive Species Advisory Committee

Meetings

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Migratory Bird Permits

Revision of Expiration Dates for Double-Crested Cormorant Depredation Orders

Final Rule; Availability of Final Environmental Assessment

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS - Proposed 2009-10 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations (Preliminary) With Requests for Indian Tribal Proposals and Requests for 2010 Spring and Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Proposals in Alaska
Proposed Rule; Availability of Supplemental Information

Web site  (PDF)

 

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