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Environmental Federal Register Summary
August 17 - 21, 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

CFTC - Intent to Undertake a Determination Whether the Carbon Financial Instrument Contract Offered for Trading on the Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., Performs a Significant Price Discovery Function
Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC - Environmental Industry Innovation Event

Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NIST - Application for NVLAP Accreditation

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program

Re-opening of FY 2010 Competition
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping Contracting Policy

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOE - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Using Probabilistic Methods to Enhance the Role of Risk Analysis in Decision-Making With Case Study Examples
Availability of External Peer Review Draft; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Product Noise Labeling; Hearing Protection Devices
Extension of Comment Period; Rescheduled Hearing

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts (1 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts (2 of 2)

Web site

 

EPA - Chartered Science Advisory Board

Teleconferences

Web site

 

EPA - Ecological Processes and Effects Committee
Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Committee to the Director

Teleconference

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Transparency Task Force

Reopening of Comment Period
Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Recommendations for Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use
Information Collection Activities; OMB Approval

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food
Information Collection Activities; OMB Approval

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/NIH - Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/CCC - Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Farm Storage Facility Loan Program

Finding of No Significant Impact
Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Revision of Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation

Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition (HSAR Case 2009-004)
Interim Rule; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF

 

DHS - SAFETY Act Program

Submission of Information Collection for Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS - National Infrastructure Advisory Council

Meeting

Web site

 

DHS - Video Quality in Public Safety

Conference

Web site

 

DHS/ICE - Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Rescission

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DHS/TSA - Employment Standards

Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Pipeline Corporate Security Review

Intent to Request Approval from OMB of One New Public Collection of Information; Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS + OSTP + EPA - Planning Guidance for Recovery Following Biological Incidents

Availability of Draft

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Materials Technical Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting
Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins -- Chapare virus

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - BioSense -- Recruitment of Data Sources

Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

State Dept. - Request to Change End User, End Use and/or Destination or Hardware

Proposed Information Collection; Submission to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

State Dept. - Prior Notification

Proposed Information Collection; Submission to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

State Dept. - Request for Reconsideration of Proviso(s) Determination

Proposed Information Collection; Submission to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

State Dept. - Request for Advisory Opinion

Proposed Information Collection; Submission to OMB; Comment Request

Web site

 

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission - Hearing

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

DOJ - United States v. City Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Drinking Water: Perchlorate

Supplemental Request for Comments
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Drinking Water Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

Microbiology

DHS + OSTP + EPA - Planning Guidance for Recovery Following Biological Incidents

Availability of Draft

Web site

 

DOL/OSHA - Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (H1N1)

Special Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Drinking Water Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS - Assessment for 2009-H1N1 Influenza Serious Illness

Emergency Information Collection Clearance Request for Comment
Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins -- Chapare virus

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - BioSense -- Recruitment of Data Sources

Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Development of Antiviral Products for Treatment of Smallpox andRelated Poxvirus Infections

Workshop

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/Coast Guard - Escort Vessels in Certain US Waters

Withdrawal Of Proposed Rule

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Pipeline Corporate Security Review

Intent to Request Approval from OMB of One New Public Collection of Information; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Three Existing Information Collections
Request for Comments and OMB Approval

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - 1,2-ethanediamine, N,N,N ',N '-tetramethyl-, polymer with 1,1'-oxybis[2-chloroethane]

Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Certain Chemical Substances (TSCA)

Withdrawal of Significant New Use Rules
Web site

 

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

Web site

 

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

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Draft Toxicological Review of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether

In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk InformationSystem

Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Availability of Proposed Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances

Web site

 

EPA - Lead-Based Paint

Privacy Act of 1974: Amendment

Web site

 

EPA - Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the Environment Under TSCA Section 8(e)

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

Web site

 

EPA - National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group

Meeting

Web site

 

Air Quality

USDA/NRCS - Agricultural Air Quality Task Force

Meeting

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOC/ITA - Energy Efficiency Trade Mission to India (November 16-20, 2009)

Web site

 

DOE - High Energy Physics Advisory Panel

Reestablishment of Charter

Web site

 

DOE - High Energy Physics Advisory Panel

Meeting

Web site

 

DOE - State Energy Advisory Board

Teleconference

Web site

 

DOE - Energy Savings Performance Contract Process Improvement Working Group

Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - ORPC Eastport Tidal Energy Project, Western Passage and Cobscook Bay, Eastport, Maine

Intent to File Hydrokinetic Pilot Project License Application, Filing of Draft Application, Request for Waivers of Integrated Licensing Process Regulations Necessary for Expedited Processing of a Pilot Project License Application, and Soliciting Comments
Web site

 

DOT/STB - Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives

Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program

Availability of Expert Peer Review Record

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

Subcommittee for Dose Reconstruction Reviews

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Draft Regulatory Guides

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

NRC - Relocate Stored Fuel Oil and Lube Oil Volume Values to Licensee Control

Proposed Model Safety Evaluation for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specification Task Force Traveler-501, Revision 1

Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance Process, Revision 1

Availability
Web site

 

NRC - Standard Review Plan for the Review of a License Application for a Fuel Cycle Facility, Revision 1

Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

US Evolutionary Power Reactor Subcommittee

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels Subcommittee

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings (1 of 2)

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings (2 of 2)

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/BLM - Preparation for Sales; Preparation of Contract; SalesAdministration

Extension of Approved Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council, Massachusetts

Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/NRCS - Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act

Meeting

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Low-Energy Marine Seismic Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, August 2009
Issuance of an Incidental Take Authorization

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active Sonar
Issuance of Two Letters of Authorization

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Scallop Survey Advisory Panel

Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Whiting Committee and Advisory Panel

Jaint Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Annual Certification of Hunting and Sport Fishing Licenses Issued

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - National Mourning Dove Hunter Attitude Survey on Nontoxic Shot

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS + DOC/NOAA + DOI/FWS - National Aquatic Animal Health Plan for the United States

Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

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