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Environmental Federal Register Summary
May 4 - 8, 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

DOC/NOAA - Ocean Education Grants for AZA Aquariums

Funding Availability

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOD/ACE - Board on Coastal Engineering Research

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - Societal Uses and Benefits of Moderate-Resolution Satellite Imagery Survey (new)

Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - Consideration of a Proposed Action Under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Use of Genetically Engineered Fruit Fly and Pink Bollworm in APHIS Plant Pest Control Programs

Record of Decision

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Published Privacy Impact Assessments on the Web
Web site

 

DHS - Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

Request for Applicants

Web site

 

DHS - Homeland Security Advisory Council
Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DHS/ICS - Removable Alien Records System of Records

Amended Privacy Act System of Records

Web site

 

DHS/NCS - President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Removal of T 37 Jet Trainer Aircraft and Parts from the Commerce Control List
Final Rule

Web site

 

FCC - Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Establishes Post-Reconfiguration 800 MHz Band Plan for the U.S.-Canada Border Regions

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/FDA - Sec. 110.310 Prior Notice of Imported Food Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002

Availability of Compliance Guide
Web site

 

The President - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria

Notice of May 7, 2009

Web site

 

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission - Hearing

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

DOD/USACE - Proposed Regional Watershed Supply Project

Amended Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Additional Public Scoping Meetings; Extension of Scoping Period

Web site

 

EPA - Small Drinking Water System Variances and Other Approaches for the Equitable Consideration of Small System Customers

Stakeholder Meeting
Web site

 

Microbiology

DOC/NOAA - Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms

Implementation of Competitive Research Program

Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS - National Vaccine Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Evaluation of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Subtype H5N1 Status of Suffolk and Norfolk Counties in England
Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DOT/PHMSA - Rulemaking, Special Permits, and Preemption Requirements

Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 2009 Renewals

Web site

 

EPA - Morpholine 4-C6-12 Acyl Derivatives; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential Structures
CFR Correction

Web site

 

EPA - Impact Assessments on Endosulfan

Request for Comments and Additional Information on Importance of Use

Web site

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane

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

Web site

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol

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

Web site

 

EPA - Organic Arsenicals

Amendment to Reregistration Eligibility Decision

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticide Product Registration Approval

Web site

 

EPA - Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

Receipt  (1 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

Receipt  (2 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools

State Request for Waiver From Requirements; New Hampshire

Final Approval To Implement State Program
Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Tremolite Asbestos Registry - Extension

Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Comment and Recommendations

Web site

 

HUD - Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

Availability for Fiscal Year 2009

Web site

 

VA - Presumptive Service Connection for Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: AL Amyloidosis
Final Rule

Web site

 

Air Quality

DHS/Coast Guard - International Air Pollution Prevention (IAPP) Certificates
Direct Final Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Disapproval of Air Quality Implementation Plans

Attainment Demonstration for the Connecticut Portion of the New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Regional Haze Regulations

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOC/NOAA - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility off Massachusetts
Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization; Request for Comments and Information

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE - Energy Conservation Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Electric Motors

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Milton Three Ponds Dam Hydroelectric Project, Salmon Falls River, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications
Web site

 

DOE/OEERE - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Environmental Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Plants

Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Assessing the Consequences of an Accidental Release of Radioactive Materials from Liquid Waste Tanks

Interim Staff Guidance; Comment Request

Web site

 

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

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Swiss Army Brand, Inc. Facility, Shelton, Connecticut
License Amendment to Byproduct Nuclear Materials License for Termination of the License and Unrestricted Release

Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

Web site

 

NRC - ABB Inc. CE Windsor Site Windsor, Connecticut

Consideration of Amendment Request for Decommissioning; Opportunity to Request Hearing

Web site

 

NRC - Application for Export/Import License, Amendment, or Renewal

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Request to Non-Agreement States for Information

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

The President - Biofuels And Rural Economic Development

Memorandum of May 5, 2009

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Weekly Listing of Historic Properties

Web site

 

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

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/OSM - Maintenance of State Programs and Procedures for Substituting Federal Enforcement of State Programs and Withdrawing Approval of State Programs

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

HUD - Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

Availability for Fiscal Year 2009

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Objections to New Land Management Plans, Plan Amendments, and Plan Revisions

Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

Temporary Rule; Closure of the Limited Access General Category Scallop Fishery to Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Vessel Monitoring System

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Bluefish Fishery

Final Rule; Final 2009 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Sea Turtle Conservation
Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Electronic Filing of Trade Documents for Fishery Products
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery in Relation to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Trawl Fisheries

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement; Coping Meetings

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Tilefish

Availability of Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Comment Request
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms

Implementation of Competitive Research Program

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

Availability of Record of Decision

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction and Operation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Facility off Massachusetts
Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization; Request for Comments and Information

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS + DOC/NOAA - Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act

Final Rule

Web site

 

FCC - Petition for Expedited Rulemaking and Other Relief on Behalf of American Bird Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife and National Audubon Society
Proposed Rule

Web site

 

State Dept./BOES - Sea Turtles

Certifications Pursuant to Section 609 of Public Law 101-162

Web site

 

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