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Environmental Federal Register Summary
July 13 - 17, 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/ITA - Sponsoring "Sustainability and US Competitiveness Summit" for US Stakeholders

Request for Comments and Interest in Attendance
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2010

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Science Advisory Board
Solicitation for Members

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Information

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; New System of Records

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Call for Nominations

Web site

 

DOT/FTA - Transit Investments in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction Program

Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

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 (SAB) Database of Scientific and Technical Experts
Establishment of a New System of Records

Web site

 

EPA - Science Advisory Board

Teleconferences

Web site

 

EPA - Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
Meeting
Web site

 

USDA/NRCS - Compliance With NEPA

Interim Final Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

Homeland Security

DHS/FEMA - National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (NEFRLS)

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Chemical Weapons Convention, Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NIST - Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

FCC - Commission's Initiative to Implement Enhanced 911 (E911) Emergency Services

Information Collection Being Reviewed, Comment Request
Web site

 

HHS - Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

Proposed Addition of SARS-Associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

Proposed Rulemaking

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors

Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Plants

Availability of Final Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Fiscal Year 2010-2015 Information Security Strategic Plan

Comment Request

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

DOD/USACE - Proposed Suspension and Modification of Nationwide Permit 21

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard

Receipt of Petition

Web site

 

EPA - Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard

Notice of Determination

Web site

 

Microbiology

HHS - Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

Proposed Addition of SARS-Associated Coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

Proposed Rulemaking

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

Meeting

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

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

Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Receipt

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Technical Pipeline Safety Advisory Committee

Meetings
Web site

 

EPA - Lead; Minor Amendments to the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB)

Amendments to Terminate Uses

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Malathion

Product Cancellation Order and Amendments to Terminate Uses
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Lead Wheel Balancing Weights; TSCA Section 21 Petition

Receipt; Comment  Request
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 - Guidance for Submission of Probabilistic Human Health Exposure Assessments

Withdrawal

Web site

 

EPA - Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP)

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

Web site

 

HHS/NTP - Evaluation of the Validation Status of Alternative Ocular Safety Testing Methods and Approaches

Independent Scientific Peer Review Panel Report

Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Ambient Ozone Monitoring Regulations: Revisions to Network Design Requirements

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide
Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide

Hearings

Web site

 

EPA - Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel
Teleconference

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for General Service Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE/FERC - Swift River Mill Hydroelectric Project

Pawcatuck River, Washington County, Rhode Island

Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - North Hartland Project, Ottauquechee River, Windsor County, Vermont

Application Accepted for Filing, Soliciting Motions to Intervene and Protests, and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Troy Hydroelectric Project, Missisquoi River, Orleans County, Vermont
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Competing Applications
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Monadnock Hydroelectric Project

Contoocook River, Peterborough, Greenfield, Hancock, and Bennington, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Intent to File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, Commencement of Licensing Proceeding, Scoping Meetings, Solicitation of Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document, and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - West Branch Project, Grand Lake Stream, Penobscot, Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment; Scoping Meetings and Site Visit; Scoping Comment Request
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Forest City Project, Forest City Stream, Washington and Aroostock Counties, Maine and Canada

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment; Scoping Meetings and Site Visit; Scoping Comment Request
Web site

 

NRC - Medical Use of Byproduct Material -- Authorized User Clarification

Direct Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Medical Use of Byproduct Material -- Authorized User Clarification

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Fiscal Year 2010-2015 Information Security Strategic Plan

Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Plants

Availability of Final Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Design and Construction)

Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Design, Construction, and Use of Radioisotopic Power Generators for Certain Land and Sea Applications

Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Staff Guidance Regarding the Station Blackout Rule (10 CFR 50.63) Associated with License Renewal Applications

Withdrawal

Web site

 

NRC - Staff Guidance on Acceptance Review for Environmental Reports for License Renewal Applications

Withdrawal

Web site

 

NRC - An Approach for Determining the Technical Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Results for Risk-Informed Activities

Revised Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Exemption From Certain Regulatory Requirements

Environmental Assessment and Final Finding of No Significant Impact

Web site

 

NRC - Governors' Designees Receiving Advance Notification of Transportation of Nuclear Waste

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Pending Nominations and Related Actions (1 of 2)

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Pending Nominations and Related Actions (2 of 2)

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Weekly Listing of Historic Properties

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/OSM - Civil Monetary Penalties

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 10
Availability of Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Northeast Region Fishing Gear Exchange Project

Funding Availability

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Monkfish Oversight Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Herring Oversight Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Fifteenth Regular Meeting

Proposed Resolutions, Decisions, and Agenda Items Being Considered; Taxa Being Considered for Amendments to the CITES Appendices; Observer Information

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS - Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese

Information Collection Sent to OMB for Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Wildlife Without Borders -- Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund Grant Program

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/NRCS - Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
Interim Final Rule; Amendment; Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

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