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Environmental Federal Register Summary
September 7 - 11, 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 - Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Corrected Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

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

Hearings

Web site

 

DOI - Strategic Plan Framework as Input for Revision and Updating of the Departmental Strategic Plan

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/MA - Removal of Non-Retention Vessels from National Defense Reserve Fleet Sites for Disposal

Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Regulations.gov Information Collection

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

Web site

 

EPA - Information Collection Activities: OMB Responses

Web site

 

EPA - Local Government Advisory Committee

Request for Nominations

Web site

 

EPA - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

Teleconference; Comment Request

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Environmental Impact Considerations

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

USAID - National Environmental Policy Act

Categorical Exclusions for Certain Internal, Domestic USAID Activities Funded From the USAID Operating Expense Account
Directive of Final Action; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/AMS - National Organic Standards Board

Meeting

Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Citrus Greening and Asian Citrus Psyllid

Availability of Environmental Assessment; Comment Request
Web site

 

USDA/APHIS - Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering

Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS - Homeland Security Advisory Council

Teleconference

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Revisions to Certain End-User Controls Under the Export Administration Regulations; Clarification Regarding License Requirements for Transfers (in-country) to Persons Listed on the Entity List
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOC/BIS - Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls

Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Report of Sample Shipments of Chemical Weapon Precursors

Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Chemical Weapons Convention Declaration and Report Handbook and Forms
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - National Security and Critical Technology Assessment of the US Industrial Base
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

NARA - National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee

Web site

 

NRC - Withdrawal of Proposed Regulatory Issue Summary

Implementation of New Final Rule, Protection of Safeguards Information

Web site

 

NRC - Issuance of Guidelines on Use of Firearms by Security Personnel

Effective Date of Statute

Web site  (PDF)

 

The President - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks
Notice of September 10, 2009

Web site

 

The President - National Preparedness Month, 2009

Proclamation 8412 of September 4, 2009

Web site

 

State Dept. - Shipping Coordinating Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

Water and Wastewater

DOJ/ATF - Certification of Knowledge of State Laws, Submission of Water Pollution Act

Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Availability of National Recommended Final Water Quality Criteria for Acrolein

Web site

 

EPA - Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations

Renewal of the Information Collection Request; Comment Request

Web site

 

Microbiology

HHS - National Vaccine Advisory Committee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry

Availability of Guidance for Industry

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/Coast Guard - Financial Responsibility for Water Pollution (Vessels) and OPA 90 Limits of Liability (Vessels and Deepwater Ports)
Announcement of OMB Approval of Collection of Information

Web site

 

DOL/OSHA - Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards
Personal Protective Equipment
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOL/OSHA - Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard

Extension of OMB Approval of Information Collection Requirements; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/PHMSA - Maine Department of Environmental Protection Requirements on Transportation of Cathode Ray Tubes
Administrative Determination of Preemption

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOT/PHMSA - Hazardous Materials-Automated Cargo Communication for Efficient and Safe Shipments Initiative

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature Changes; Technical Amendment

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - State and Local Assistance

Final Rule; Technical Correction

Web site

 

EPA - Pendimethalin; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Saflufenacil; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Azinphos-methyl, Disulfoton, Esfenvalerate, Ethylene oxide, Fenvalerate, et al

Tolerance Actions

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Elemental Mercury Used in Flow Meters, Natural Gas Manometers, and Pyrometers

Proposed Significant New Use Rule
Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Receipt of Experimental Use Permit for  Mammalian Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

Web site

 

EPA - Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives -- Health-Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Board of Scientific Counselors

Computational Toxicology Subcommittee

Meeting

Web site

 

HHS/ATSDR - Tremolite Asbestos Registry -- Extension

Form Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

Web site

 

Air Quality

EPA - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries
Final Rule; Technical Correction

Web site

 

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

Web site  (PDF only)

 

EPA - Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

Availability of Draft Documents; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Clean Air Act Advisory Committee

Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee

Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

Particulate Matter Review Panel

Meeting and Teleconference

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Loan Guarantees for Projects That Employ Innovative Technologies
Proposed Rule; Extension of Comment Period

Web site

 

DOE - State Energy Advisory Board

Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Hydro Kennebec Project, Kennebec River, Somerset Counties, Maine

Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments and Motions to Intervene

Web site

 

EPA - Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives -- Health-Effects Research Requirements for Manufacturers

Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Withdrawal of Proposed Regulatory Issue Summary

Implementation of New Final Rule, Protection of Safeguards Information

Web site

 

NRC - Issuance of Guidelines on Use of Firearms by Security Personnel

Effective Date of Statute

Web site  (PDF)

 

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

Biweekly Notice

Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Nuclear Material Events Database for Collection of Event Report, Response, Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act Radioactive Byproduct Material

Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

DOI - Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission (Massachusetts/Rhode Island)

Meeting

Web site

 

DOI/MMS - Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates

Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

 

DOI/OSM - General Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/FAA - Streamlining the Processing of Experimental Permit Applications
Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Atlantic Shark Identification and Protected Species Safe Handling, Release, and Identification

Workshops

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Eagle Permits; Take Necessary to Protect Interests in Particular Localities

Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

State Dept. - Advisory Panel to the US Section of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

Meeting

Web site

 

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