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Environmental Federal Register Summary
July 20 - 24, 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

EPA - Flexible Approaches to Environmental Measurement -- The Evolution of the Performance Approach

Progress Notice

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Information Collection Activities

OMB Responses

Web site

 

EPA - Board of Scientific Counselors Executive Committee

Teleconference

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Use of N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl-[alpha]-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester, monohydrate (CAS Reg. No. 714229-20-6) for Use as a Non-nutritive Sweetener

Filing of Food Additive Petition

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Food Contact Substances Notification System
Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval

Web site

 

OSTP - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/FSA - Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification

Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

VA - Survey of Chronic Gastrointestinal Illness in Persian Gulf Veterans

Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS/Coast Guard - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

Request for Applications for Membership

Web site

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Revision of Enforcement Procedures

Final Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE - Proposed Voluntary Information Collection for Reliability, Survivability, Resiliency (RSR) Project

Request for OMB Review and Comment

Web site

 

NRC - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Emergency Response Data System Upgrade From Modem to Virtual Private Network Appliance

Comment Request

Web site

 

OSTP - President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Meeting

Web site

 

State Dept. - International Arms Traffic in Arms Regulations: The United States Munitions List

Correction
Web site

 

Treasury/FinCEN - Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Requirements for Non-Bank Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Web site  (PDF)

 

Treasury/FinCEN - Suspicious Activity Report by Depository Institutions

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

Treasury/OFAC - Iranian Transactions Regulations

Final Rule

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

No items this week.

 

Microbiology

No items this week.

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

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

Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

Request for Applications for Membership

Web site

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOE - Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury

Environmental Impact Statement

Additional Scoping Meeting

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Pipeline Safety

Periodic Updates of Regulatory References to Technical Standards and Miscellaneous Edits

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Special Permits Applications (hazardous materials)

List of Applications Delayed More than 180 Days

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - 1,2-Ethylene Dichloride

Completion of Program Review
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Azinphos-methyl

Receipt of Request for Label Amendments
Web site

 

EPA - Glyphosate Docket Opened for Review and Comment
Web site

 

EPA - Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations  (1 of 2)

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations  (2 of 2)

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Receipt of Pesticide Product Registration Applications

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Web site

 

EPA - Cancellation of Pesticides for Non-Payment of Year 2009 Registration Maintenance Fees
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Proposed Stipulated Injunction Involving Pesticides and Eleven Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

Availability; Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

EPA - Emission Guidelines for Large Municipal Waste Combustors Constructed on or Before September 20, 1994

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Availability of Draft Toxicological Profile for Perfluoroalkyls

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Development of Set 23 Toxicological Profiles

Web site  (PDF)

 

VA - Herbicide Exposure and Veterans With Covered Service in Korea

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

Air Quality

EPA - Protection of Stratospheric Ozone

Extension to Deadline for Critical Use Exemption Applications for 2012

Web site

 

EPA - Implementation of the New Source Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)
Proposal To Extend Administrative Stay
Web site

 

EPA - HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for Locomotives and Locomotive Engines (Renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - Emission Guidelines for Large Municipal Waste Combustors Constructed on or Before September 20, 1994

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE - Proposed Voluntary Information Collection for Reliability, Survivability, Resiliency (RSR) Project

Request for OMB Review and Comment

Web site

 

DOE - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Maine

Applications for Transfer of Licenses, Substitution of Relicense Applicant, and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

Web site

 

DOT/STB - Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies

Web site

 

EPA - Waste Energy Recovery Registry

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Emergency Response Data System Upgrade From Modem to Virtual Private Network Appliance

Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Facilities

Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on ESBWR

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings (1 of 2)

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings (2 of 2)

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

No items this week.

 

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 - Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan Regulations
Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Atlantic Shark Management Measures; Amendment 3
Proposed Rule; Availability of Fishery Management Plan Amendment; Comment Request; Hearings

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Research Steering Committee

Meeting 

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Scientific and Statistical Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI - Invasive Species Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Proposed Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

Proposed Rule; Supplemental

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS - Changes in the Regulations Governing Falconry
Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS - Bald Eagle Post-delisting Monitoring

Information Collection Sent to OMB for Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/USGS - Bird Banding and Recovery Reports

Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Proposed Stipulated Injunction Involving Pesticides and Eleven Species Listed as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act

Availability; Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Establishing a Category of Plants for Planting Not Authorized for Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis

Proposed Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

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