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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 49 / Monday, March 16, 2009 / Proposed Rules the annual energy costs of these products? 3. Reports, Studies, or Research: Do any recent reports, studies, or research provide data relevant to potential energy disclosures for consumer electronics products in the United States or other countries?21 4. Test Procedures: Are there existing adequate test procedures for consumer electronic products that could yield annual energy consumption estimates? If so, are such test procedures currently used by industry or in any government standards program? Would such test procedures be appropriate for the Commission to adopt for labeling purposes? Why or why not? 5. Format, Content, and Placement: If the Commission considers labeling or other energy disclosures for one or more of these products, what should be the format, content, and placement of such information? How do consumers purchase these products (e.g., in stores, online, etc.)? Should disclosures appear on the products themselves, on packaging, through other point of purchase material, or through some other means? a. Retailer Role: What role, if any, should retailers have in providing these disclosures? Should retailers have a responsibility for the placement of disclosures in brick and mortar stores? If so, what should this responsibility be? b. Internet Disclosures: Should the Commission consider energy disclosure options that do not provide consumer information at the point of purchase in the form of a label or other in-store disclosure (e.g., Internet-only disclosures with no labeling on the product or product package)? Should such Internet disclosures (and other catalog disclosures) be any different than those for other covered products under the Rule (such as refrigerators)? c. Content: If labeling or other energy disclosures should be required, what types of information should be included on such labels? Should labeling provide the same information as the EnergyGuide label (i.e., yearly operating costs, energy use, and comparative information)? Or should the label require something different or additional? 6. Comparative Information: What, if any, disclosures should the Rule require about other products on the market? If the Commission requires a label, should the label contain a range of comparability like other covered 21 When statistical or scientific data is presented, the Commission requests enough detail about data, study design, statistical analysis, and findings to enable it to understand the methodology that was used to conduct the analysis. VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:10 Mar 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 products with the EnergyGuide label? If not, why not? If so, how should such comparative information be organized? Should the comparisons be made across model types and technologies? Is there data available from which to develop approximate ranges for labeling purposes or should the Commission wait for manufacturers to test all their products and submit such data to the Commission? 7. Reporting Requirements: What data, if any, should the Rule require manufacturers to submit to the FTC? List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305 Advertising, Consumer Protection, Energy Conservation, Household Appliances, Labeling, Lamp Products, Penalties, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements. By direction of the Commission. Donald S. Clark, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–5560 Filed 3–13–09: 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2008–0884 FRL–8771–2] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hawaii; Correction AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to correct errors in certain final rules approving or compiling the Hawaii state implementation plan. These errors relate to the title of the plan, removal of variance provisions, and compilations of federally enforceable regulations. The intended effect is to ensure that the Hawaii state implementation plan is correctly identified in the applicable part of the Code of Federal Regulations. DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by April 15, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2008–0884, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions. 2. E-mail: vagenas.ginger@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Ginger Vagenas (AIR–2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 11049 Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov portal is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. 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. Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Vagenas, Plannning Office (AIR– 2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (415) 942–3964, vagenas.ginger@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses corrections to errors made by EPA in a 1997 final rule removing variance-related provisions from the Hawaii SIP and in a 2005 final rule compiling the Hawaii SIP. In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are correcting these errors in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe these actions are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. Please note that if we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt as E:\FR\FM\16MRP1.SGM 16MRP1 11050 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 49 / Monday, March 16, 2009 / Proposed Rules final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: February 25, 2009. Jane Diamond, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. E9–4800 Filed 3–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 799 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0531; FRL–8404–6] RIN 2070–AD16 Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals; Second Group of Chemicals; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA will hold a public meeting to give members of the public an opportunity to comment on a proposed rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors of certain high production volume (HPV) chemical substances to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental effects and chemical fate. Opportunity to present oral comment was provided in the proposed rule, and in response to that opportunity, two requests to present oral comments were received. DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, from 8 a.m. to noon. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or before March 31, 2009. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. 1153, Washington, DC 20460–0001. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket identification (ID) VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:10 Mar 13, 2009 Jkt 217001 number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0531, may be submitted to the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. For technical information contact: Paul Campanella or John Schaeffer, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone numbers: (202) 564–8091 or (202) 564– 8173; e-mail addresses: campanella.paul@epa.gov or schaeffer.john@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does This Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture (defined by statue to include import) or process any of the chemical substances that are listed in § 799.5087(j) of the proposed regulatory text of the HPV2 proposed rule. Any use of the term ‘‘manufacture’’ in this document will encompass ‘‘import,’’ unless otherwise stated. In addition, once the Agency issues a final rule any person who exports, or intends to export, any of the chemical substances included in the final rule will be subject to the export notification requirements in TSCA section 12(b)(1) and 40 CFR part 707, subpart D. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Manufacturers (defined by statute to include importers) of one or more of the 19 subject chemical substances listed in the HPV2 proposed rule (NAIC codes 325 and 324110), e.g., chemical manufacturing and petroleum refineries. • Processors of one or more of the 19 subject chemical substances listed in the HPV2 proposed rule (NAIC codes 325 and 324110), e.g., chemical manufacturing and petroleum refineries. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0531. All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available at https:// www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. II. Background In the Federal Register issue of July 24, 2008 (73 FR 43314) (FRL–8373–9), EPA published a proposed rule under TSCA section 4(a)(1)(B) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors of certain HPV chemical substances to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental effects and chemical fate. EPA has preliminarily determined that: Each of the 19 chemical substances included in that proposed rule is produced in substantial quantities and that there is or may be substantial human exposure to each of them; there are insufficient data to reasonably E:\FR\FM\16MRP1.SGM 16MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 49 (Monday, March 16, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11049-11050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4800]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2008-0884 FRL-8771-2]


 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hawaii; 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to correct errors in 
certain final rules approving or compiling the Hawaii state 
implementation plan. These errors relate to the title of the plan, 
removal of variance provisions, and compilations of federally 
enforceable regulations. The intended effect is to ensure that the 
Hawaii state implementation plan is correctly identified in the 
applicable part of the Code of Federal Regulations.

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by April 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2008-0884, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
online instructions.
    2. E-mail: vagenas.ginger@epa.gov.
    3. Mail or deliver: Ginger Vagenas (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you 
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as 
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov portal is an ``anonymous access'' system, and 
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send e-mail directly to 
EPA, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as 
part of the public comment. 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.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents 
in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly 
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), 
and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). 
To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment 
during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Vagenas, Plannning Office (AIR-
2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (415) 942-3964, 
vagenas.ginger@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses corrections to 
errors made by EPA in a 1997 final rule removing variance-related 
provisions from the Hawaii SIP and in a 2005 final rule compiling the 
Hawaii SIP. In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal 
Register, we are correcting these errors in a direct final action 
without prior proposal because we believe these actions are not 
controversial.
    If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in 
subsequent action based on this proposed rule. Please note that if we 
receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this 
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the 
rule, we may adopt as

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final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an 
adverse comment.
    We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone 
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not 
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further 
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: February 25, 2009.
Jane Diamond,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E9-4800 Filed 3-13-09; 8:45 am]
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