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ACTION: Notice of final order on
petitions to object to a state operating
permit.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act
(CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed
an Order, dated December 15, 2009,
granting in part and denying in part
petitions to object to a merged
prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) and title V operating permit
issued by the Kentucky Division for Air
Quality (KDAQ) to Cash Creek
Generation, LLC for its Cash Creek
Generating Station located near
Owensboro in Henderson County,
Kentucky. This Order constitutes a final
action on parts of the petitions
submitted by Sierra Club and Valley
Watch (Petitioners) on January 31, 2008,
and February 13, 2008, respectively.
Pursuant to sections 307(b) and
505(b)(2) of the CAA, a petition for
judicial review of those parts of the
Order that deny issues in the petition
may be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit
within 60 days from the date this notice
appears in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the
petition, and all pertinent information
relating thereto are on file at the
following location: EPA Region 4, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The Order
is also available electronically at the
following address: https://www.epa.gov/
region07/programs/artd/air/title5/
petitiondb/petitions/
cashcreek_response2008.pdf
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art
Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA
Region 4, at (404) 562–9115 or
hofmeister.art@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA
affords EPA a 45-day period to review
and, as appropriate, the authority to
object to operating permits proposed by
state permitting authorities under title V
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661–7661f.
Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40
CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to
petition the EPA Administrator to object
to a title V operating permit within 60
days after the expiration of EPA’s 45day review period if EPA has not
objected on its own initiative. Petitions
must be based only on objections to the
permit that were raised with reasonable
specificity during the public comment
period provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was
impracticable to raise these issues
during the comment period or the
grounds for the issues arose after this
period.
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Petitioners submitted petitions
regarding the Cash Creek Generating
Station on January 31, 2008, and
February 13, 2008, respectively,
requesting that EPA object to the merged
PSD and title V operating permit (#V–
07–017). Petitioners alleged that the
permit was not consistent with the CAA
for the following reasons: (1) The best
available control technology (BACT)
analyses did not include natural gas as
a clean fuel; (2) the permit lacks the
appropriate new source performance
standards for the combustion turbines
planned for the facility; (3) the permit
lacks a limit for particulate matter of
less than or equal to 2.5 microns in
diameter; (4) the permit lacks a BACT
limit for carbon dioxide; (5) KDAQ did
not consider, and was unresponsive to,
public input regarding alternatives
analysis for the proposed permit; (6)
Elm Road (a facility located in
Wisconsin) sulfuric acid mist limits
were not considered in the BACT
analysis; (7) KDAQ did not respond to
comments regarding material handling
and storage emissions; and (8) KDAQ
did not respond to Valley Watch
comments on increased ozone formation
due to the emissions from the proposed
source.
On December 15, 2009, the
Administrator issued an Order granting
in part and denying in part the
petitions. The Order explains EPA’s
rationale for granting the petitions with
respect to issues 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8; and
denying the petitions with respect to the
remaining issues.
Dated: December 18, 2009.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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Proposed Cercla Administrative Cost
Recovery Settlement; David Benvenuti
and Howe Cleaners, Howe Cleaners
Site, Barre, VT
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement;
request for public comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with
Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation,
and Liability Act, as amended
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is
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past costs concerning the Howe
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Vermont with the following settling
parties: David Benvenuti and Howe
Cleaners. The settlement requires the
settling parties to pay $320,000 to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund. The
settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the settling parties pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a). For thirty (30) days following
the date of publication of this notice, the
Agency will receive written comments
relating to the settlement. The Agency
will consider all comments received and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
The Agency’s response to any
comments received will be available for
public inspection at 5 Post Office
Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109–
3912.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
February 3, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Peter DeCambre, Senior
Enforcement Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100
(OES04–1), Boston, Massachusetts
02109–3912 (Telephone No. 617–918–
1890) and should refer to: In re: Howe
Cleaners Superfund Site, U.S. EPA
Docket No. 01–2009–0045.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the proposed settlement may be
obtained from Peter DeCambre, Senior
Enforcement Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite
100, (OES04–1), Boston, Massachusetts
02109–3912 (Telephone No. 617–918–
1890; E-mail decambre.peter@epa.gov).
Dated: December 22, 2009.
James T. Owens III,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and
Restoration.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0986; FRL–9098–3]
Public Comment on Candidate
National Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Priorities for Fiscal Years
2011–2013
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment
Period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is soliciting public
comment and recommendations on
enforcement and compliance national
priorities to be addressed for fiscal years
2011–2013. EPA selects these priority
areas every three years in order to focus
federal resources on the most important
environmental problems where
noncompliance is a significant
contributing factor.
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance is collecting
external comment on the following
preliminary set of national priority
candidates for FY 2011–2013 listed on
our Web site: https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/data/planning/priorities/
index.html.
This preliminary list is based on
analysis of proposals received from
states, EPA staff, tribes, and on-line
public comments. Enforcement national
priorities are not limited to those
priority candidates on the above Web
site and the public is invited to propose
additional areas for consideration.
Comments will be considered as part of
the process EPA uses to identify and
select enforcement and compliance
national priorities. Final priority
selection will be incorporated into the
EPA Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance National
Program Manager Guidance that
provides national program direction for
all EPA regional offices released in
April 2010. EPA will consider these
comments as it moves forward in the
decision-making process, but will not
respond to all comments received.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Information in support of
this Notice of Public Comment is
available via the Internet at: https://
www.epa.gov/compliance/data/
planning/priorities/.
Submit your comments via https://
www.regulations.gov, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–
0986; FRL–9098–3. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–
0986. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
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
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protected through https://
www.regulations.gov. The https://
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 https://
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 can
not 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Knopes, Director, National
Planning, Measures, and Analysis Staff,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Mail Code: M2221A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
2337; fax number: 202–564–0027; e-mail
address: knopes.christopher@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Are EPA Enforcement and
Compliance National Priorities?
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is voluntarily soliciting public
comment and recommendations on
enforcement and compliance national
priorities to be addressed for fiscal years
2011–2013. EPA selects these priorities
every three years in order to focus
federal resources on the most important
environmental problems where
noncompliance is a significant
contributing factor. Enforcement and
compliance national priorities are
selected according to three criteria: (1)
Environmental impact; (2) Significant
noncompliance; (3) Appropriate federal
role. These selection criteria will be
used to make decisions on enforcement
and compliance priorities for 2011–
2013. The priorities do not impose any
legally binding requirements on any
outside parties.
II. On What Is EPA Requesting
Comment?
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, is collecting
external comment on a set of candidate
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enforcement and compliance priorities
for FY 2011–2013. https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/data/planning/priorities/
index.html. This preliminary list of
candidate enforcement and compliance
national priorities is based on analysis
of proposals received from states, EPA
staff, tribes, and on-line public
comments. Enforcement national
priorities are not limited to those
priorities described on the above Web
site. The public is invited to propose
additional areas for consideration.
The Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance is committed to
identifying a limited number of national
priorities. Some current priority areas
may be carried forward or refined
during FY 2011–2013. For additional
information on current FY 2008–2010
national priorities, please visit the Web
site listed above.
III. How Was the Preliminary List of
Enforcement National Priorities
Developed?
During 2009, EPA regional offices
consulted state and tribal regulatory
partners about existing and potential
new national program priorities for
fiscal years 2011–2013. The Agency also
issued letters requesting comments on
new national priorities to state
environmental, public health, and
agricultural departments and each
federally recognized Indian tribe. EPA
conducted outreach regarding the
national priority stakeholder
engagement and selection process at the
National Environmental Justice
Advisory Committee (NEJAC) meeting
in September 2009. In addition, a new
Web site launched in August 2009
collected over 100 public comments on
candidate national priorities, selection
criteria, and information provided on
EPA’s Web site using blogging
technology to collect external feedback.
For additional details on public
comments provided during the Fall
2009 comment period see: https://
blog.epa.gov/
enforcementnationalpriority.
IV. Can the Deadline for Comments Be
Extended?
No. EPA and states jointly implement
Federal environmental laws. EPA issues
National Program Manager Guidance
(NPM Guidance) so that EPA and states
can effectively align their activities to
achieve mutual goals. The NPM
guidance must be released for state and
public comment in February and
finalized in April in order to allow
states to direct resources appropriately
according to their fiscal calendars. As a
result, EPA must receive public
comments by January 16, 2010 in order
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to make selections in keeping with this
schedule.
Dated: December 23, 2009.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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United States has received an
application for a $70 million direct loan
to support the export of approximately
$69 million worth of aluminum
beverage can and end manufacturing
equipment to Saudi Arabia. The U.S.
exports will enable the Saudi company
to produce approximately 800 million
aluminum beverage cans and 8 billion
aluminum beverage ends per year
during the 10-year repayment term of
the loan. Available information
indicates that this new Saudi aluminum
beverage can and end production will
be sold in Saudi Arabia and
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may submit comments on this
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days of the date this notice appears in
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COMMISSION
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Being Reviewed by the Federal
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Comments Requested
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
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a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comments on
this information collection should
submit comments on or before March 5,
2010. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your PRA comments by e-mail
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202–418–0214.
For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov and to Judith B.
Herman, 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060–1044.
Title: Review of the Section 251
Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent
Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No.
01–338 and WC Docket No. 04–313,
FCC 04–290, Order on Remand.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
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Number of Respondents: 645
respondents; 645 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 8
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
251.
Total Annual Burden: 5,160 hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit or disclose
confidential information. However, in
certain circumstances, respondents may
voluntarily choose to submit
confidential information pursuant to
applicable confidentiality rules.
Need and Uses: The Commission will
submit this information collection after
this 60 day comment period in order to
obtain the full three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission has not
changed its burden estimates or
requirements that were submitted to the
OMB for approval in 2007.
All of the information collections
implement the requirements of section
251 of the Telecommunications Act of
1996. Section 251 is designed to
accelerate private sector development
and deployment of telecommunications
technologies and services by spurring
competition. In order to foster
competition in the local telephone
market, the Act requires incumbent
local exchange carriers (incumbent
LECs) to share certain elements of their
local telephone networks, providing
them to other carriers at reasonable
prices on an unbundled basis. These
‘‘unbundled network elements’’ (UNEs)
are necessary for competition because
the only alternative, building entire new
telephone networks, would be
prohibitively expensive for new
entrants.
In Order, FCC 03–36, the Commission
adopted rules and regulations designed
to eliminate operational barriers to
competition in the telecommunications
services market and implement certain
provisions of Section 251, including the
UNE obligations of incumbent LECs.
In the Order on Remand, FCC 04–290,
the Commission responded to a decision
by the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia that vacated
the ‘‘sub-delegation’’ of authority to
state commissions and vacated and
remanded certain nationwide
impairment findings, including mass
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0986; FRL-9098-3]
Public Comment on Candidate National Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Priorities for Fiscal Years 2011-2013
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting public
comment and recommendations on enforcement and compliance national
priorities to be addressed for fiscal years 2011-2013. EPA selects
these priority areas every three years in order to focus federal
resources on the most important environmental problems where
noncompliance is a significant contributing factor.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance is collecting external comment on the following
preliminary set of national priority candidates for FY 2011-2013 listed
on our Web site: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/priorities/.
This preliminary list is based on analysis of proposals received
from states, EPA staff, tribes, and on-line public comments.
Enforcement national priorities are not limited to those priority
candidates on the above Web site and the public is invited to propose
additional areas for consideration. Comments will be considered as part
of the process EPA uses to identify and select enforcement and
compliance national priorities. Final priority selection will be
incorporated into the EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance National Program Manager Guidance that provides national
program direction for all EPA regional offices released in April 2010.
EPA will consider these comments as it moves forward in the decision-
making process, but will not respond to all comments received.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Information in support of this Notice of Public Comment is
available via the Internet at: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/priorities/.
Submit your comments via https://www.regulations.gov, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0986; FRL-9098-3. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0986. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://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 https://www.regulations.gov. The https://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 https://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 can not 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Knopes, Director, National
Planning, Measures, and Analysis Staff, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, Mail Code: M2221A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-2337; fax number: 202-564-0027; e-mail address:
knopes.christopher@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What Are EPA Enforcement and Compliance National Priorities?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is voluntarily soliciting
public comment and recommendations on enforcement and compliance
national priorities to be addressed for fiscal years 2011-2013. EPA
selects these priorities every three years in order to focus federal
resources on the most important environmental problems where
noncompliance is a significant contributing factor. Enforcement and
compliance national priorities are selected according to three
criteria: (1) Environmental impact; (2) Significant noncompliance; (3)
Appropriate federal role. These selection criteria will be used to make
decisions on enforcement and compliance priorities for 2011-2013. The
priorities do not impose any legally binding requirements on any
outside parties.
II. On What Is EPA Requesting Comment?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance, is collecting external comment on a set of
candidate enforcement and compliance priorities for FY 2011-2013.
https://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/priorities/. This
preliminary list of candidate enforcement and compliance national
priorities is based on analysis of proposals received from states, EPA
staff, tribes, and on-line public comments. Enforcement national
priorities are not limited to those priorities described on the above
Web site. The public is invited to propose additional areas for
consideration.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is committed to
identifying a limited number of national priorities. Some current
priority areas may be carried forward or refined during FY 2011-2013.
For additional information on current FY 2008-2010 national priorities,
please visit the Web site listed above.
III. How Was the Preliminary List of Enforcement National Priorities
Developed?
During 2009, EPA regional offices consulted state and tribal
regulatory partners about existing and potential new national program
priorities for fiscal years 2011-2013. The Agency also issued letters
requesting comments on new national priorities to state environmental,
public health, and agricultural departments and each federally
recognized Indian tribe. EPA conducted outreach regarding the national
priority stakeholder engagement and selection process at the National
Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (NEJAC) meeting in September
2009. In addition, a new Web site launched in August 2009 collected
over 100 public comments on candidate national priorities, selection
criteria, and information provided on EPA's Web site using blogging
technology to collect external feedback. For additional details on
public comments provided during the Fall 2009 comment period see:
https://blog.epa.gov/enforcementnationalpriority.
IV. Can the Deadline for Comments Be Extended?
No. EPA and states jointly implement Federal environmental laws.
EPA issues National Program Manager Guidance (NPM Guidance) so that EPA
and states can effectively align their activities to achieve mutual
goals. The NPM guidance must be released for state and public comment
in February and finalized in April in order to allow states to direct
resources appropriately according to their fiscal calendars. As a
result, EPA must receive public comments by January 16, 2010 in order
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to make selections in keeping with this schedule.
Dated: December 23, 2009.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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