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Environmental Federal Register Summary
August 24 - 28, 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

ARFH - Compliance With the National Environmental Policy Act

Proposed Rulemaking

Web site  (PDF)

 

CPSC - Civil Penalty Factors

Withdrawal of Proposed Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Applications for the FY 2010 Ocean Exploration Program

Funding Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Surveys (renewal)

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

Web site

 

EPA - Committee on Science Integration for Decision Making
Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Biotechnology Quality Management System Pilot Project Draft Audit Standard

Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

USDA/NRCS - Proposed Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices

Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Reporting of Security Issues
Proposed Rulemaking

Web site  (PDF)

 

DHS/TSA - Aviation Security Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Technical Advisory Committees

Recruitment of Private-Sector Members
Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting
Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Transportation and Related Equipment; Technical Advisory Committee

Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOD - Advisory Panel on Department of Defense Capabilities for Support of Civil Authorities After Certain Incidents

Meeting

Web site

 

DOJ/ATF - Voluntary Magazine Questionnaire for Agencies/Entities who Store Explosives

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOJ/ATF - Application and Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

FCC - First Responder Emergency Contact Information in the Universal Licensing System

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to OMB; Comment Request
Web site

 

HHS - Rapid Assessment of Critical Illness Due to 2009-H1N1 Influenza

Emergency Information Collection Clearance; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS - National Vaccine Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors (H1N1)

National Center for Public Health Informatics

Revised Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Clarifying the Process for Making Emergency Plan Changes
Proposed Generic Communication; Comment Request

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

DOJ - United States v. Ameripride Services, Inc. (Hartford, Connecticut)

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

 

EPA - Effluent Limitation Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Airport Deicing Category

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Microbiology

HHS - Rapid Assessment of Critical Illness Due to 2009-H1N1 Influenza

Emergency Information Collection Clearance; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS - National Vaccine Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/CDC - Board of Scientific Counselors (H1N1)

National Center for Public Health Informatics

Revised Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Public Health Impact from Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes in Some Ready-to-Eat Foods Sliced, Prepared, and/or Packaged in Retail Facilities

Interagency Risk Assessment; Reopening of Comment Period

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

CPSC - Children's Products Containing Lead

Determinations Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or Products

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Approval of Lithium Battery Shipping Descriptions

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - International Standards on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Toxics Release Inventory Articles Exemption Clarification
Proposed Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Community Right-To-Know
Request for Comment on Change of Contractor Handling Trade Secret Claims
Web site

 

EPA - Maneb; Product Cancellation Order

Web site

 

EPA - NEXY; Pesticide Product Registration Approval

Web site

 

EPA - Receipt of Requests for Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Tribal Pesticide Program Council

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Toxicity of Nanomaterials

Memorandum of Understanding

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Acrylamide in Food

Request for Comments and for Scientific Data and Information
Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/FDA - Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Request for Nominations for a Voting Members

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Request for Nominations for a Nonvoting Industry Representative

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - Revisions to Test Method for Determining Stack Gas Velocity Taking Into Account Velocity Decay Near the Stack Walls

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Control of Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 30 Liters per Cylinder

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
Announcement of EPA Letter Addressing Recent Court Decision

Web site

 

EPA - Proposed Regional Haze Regulations

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

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Assistance Regulations
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOE - Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers

Meeting; Availability of the Framework Document

Web site

 

DOE - Initial H-Prize Competition for Breakthrough Advances in Materials for Hydrogen Storage

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Alder Brook Mini Hydro Project, Richford, Franklin County, Vermont

Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission, Soliciting Additional Study Requests, Intent To Waive Three Stage Consultation, and Establishing an Expedited Schedule for Processing
Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Mallison Falls Project, Presumpscot River, Cumberland County, Gorham, Maine

Application for Amendment of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Several Hydroelectric Projects in Maine

Application for Transfer of Licenses, and Soliciting Comments and Motions to Intervene

Web site

 

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

Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective Date

Web site

 

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

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes

Call for Nominations
Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels Subcommittee

Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI/NPS - Policies and Procedures Governing its Public Risk Management Program
Availability of Draft Director's Order; Comment Request

Web site

 

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 - National Park Service Partnership Satisfaction Surveys

30-day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Comment Request

Web site

 

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

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/OSM - Information Quality Guidelines Pursuant to Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001
Availability of Revised Peer Review Guidelines

Web site

 

DOT/FAA - Westfield-Barnes Airport, Westfield Massachusetts

Approval of Noise Compatibility Program
Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DHS/Coast Guard - Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in US Waters
Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in US Waters

Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

Availability; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Experimental Permitting Process, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Scientific Research Activity

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery

Emergency Rule; Extension
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries
Temporary Rule; Inseason Retention Limit Adjustment and Quota Transfer
Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Tilefish Fishery

Temporary Rule; Closure; Quota Harvested for Part-time Category

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Tilefish; Amendment 1
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings Reports

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Advisory Panel and Scallop Oversight Committee

Meetings

Web site

 

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

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

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