Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Program Mid-Cycle Review Meeting-Spring 2007, 31069-31070 [E7-10769]

Download as PDF 31069 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 5, 2007 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R01–OAR–2007–0373; A–1–FRL– 8321–6] Adequacy Status of the Submitted 2009 Early Progress Direct PM2.5 and NOX Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes; Connecticut; New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT PM2.5 Area Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has found that the 2009 motor vehicle emissions budgets in the April 17, 2007 Connecticut State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. The submittal included MOBILE6.2 motor SUMMARY: vehicle emissions budgets for 2009 for the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT PM2.5 Area. On March 2, 1999, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled that budgets in submitted SIPs cannot be used for conformity determinations until EPA has affirmatively found them adequate. As a result of our finding, the State of Connecticut can use the MOBILE6.2 motor vehicle emissions budgets from the submitted plan for future conformity determinations for the Connecticut portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT PM2.5 area. These motor vehicle emissions budgets are effective June 20, 2007. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald O. Cooke, Environmental Scientist, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAQ), Boston, MA 02114–2023, (617) 918– 1668, cooke.donald@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. EPA New England sent a letter to Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection on May 24, 2007, stating that the 2009 MOBILE6.2 motor vehicle emissions budgets in the April 17, 2007 State Implementation Plans (SIPs) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. This finding will also be announced on EPA’s conformity Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ transconf/adequacy.htm, (once there, click on ‘‘What SIP submissions has EPA already found adequate or inadequate?’’). The adequate motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) are provided in the following table: ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS Direct PM2.5 (tons per year) jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Year 2009 MVEBs for the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-CT PM2.5 Area. ................................................................................................................................... Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and it also should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. We have described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in a May 14, 1999 memorandum entitled ‘‘Conformity Guidance on Implementation of March 2, 1999 Conformity Court Decision.’’ Additional guidance on EPA’s adequacy process was published in a July 1, 2004 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:39 Jun 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 Federal Register final rulemaking, ‘‘Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards and Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Response to Court Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’ (69 FR 40004). We followed this guidance in making our adequacy determination. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. Dated: May 29, 2007. Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator, EPA New England. [FR Doc. E7–10770 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 360 [EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243; FRL–8321–5] Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Program MidCycle Review Meeting—Spring 2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Notice of meetings. Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18,279 SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Eco Mid-Cycle Subcommittee. The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, June 28, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting. DATES: Participation in the conference call will be by teleconference only—a meeting room will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from Heather Drumm, whose contact information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0243, by one of the following methods: ADDRESSES: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY NOX (tons per year) E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 31070 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 5, 2007 / Notices • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2007–0243. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—Spring 2007 Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2007–0243. • Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0243. Note: this is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007– 0243. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:28 Jun 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting—Spring 2007 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Heather Drumm, Mail Drop 8104–R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–8239; via fax at: (202) 565– 2911; or via e-mail at: drumm.heather@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Heather Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited to finalizing the subcommittee’s draft report and discussing the rating component for the Eco research program. The meeting is open to the public. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564– 8239 or drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least 10 days prior to the PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: May 31, 2007. Mary Ellen Radzikowski, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. 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King, Community Affairs Officer) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. William M. Spang, Jr., Eveleth, Minnesota; to acquire control of Timberland Bancorp, Baxter, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire control of First National Bank of Buhl, Buhl, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 31, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7–10751 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E7-10769]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0243; FRL-8321-5]


Board of Scientific Counselors, Ecological Research Program Mid-
Cycle Review Meeting--Spring 2007

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), gives notice of one meeting of the Board of 
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Eco Mid-Cycle Subcommittee.

DATES: The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, 
June 28, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. All times noted are eastern 
time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. 
Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the 
meeting will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by 
teleconference only--a meeting room will not be used. Members of the 
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from 
Heather Drumm, whose contact information is listed under the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Submit your 
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0243, by one of 
the following methods:

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     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: Send comments by electronic mail (e-mail) to: 
ORD.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0243.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0243.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting--Spring 2007 
Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0243.
     Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0243. Note: this is not a mailing address. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2007-0243. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read 
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific 
Counselors, Ecological Mid-Cycle Subcommittee Meeting--Spring 2007 
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 
number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via 
mail at: Heather Drumm, Mail Drop 8104-R, Office of Science Policy, 
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail 
at: (202) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-mail at: 
drumm.heather@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information

    Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC 
agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may contact Heather 
Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In 
general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to 
a total of three minutes.
    Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited 
to finalizing the subcommittee's draft report and discussing the rating 
component for the Eco research program. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564-8239 or 
drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least 10 days prior to the 
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: May 31, 2007.
Mary Ellen Radzikowski,
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy.
[FR Doc. E7-10769 Filed 6-4-07; 8:45 am]
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