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demonstration for the 1997 8-hour
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Act, and a Reasonably Available Control
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Connecticut ozone nonattainment area,
submitted by the Connecticut
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection on February
1, 2008.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 20,
2013.
Karen J. Hedlund,
Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 20
RIN 1018–AY59
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
49 CFR Part 219
[Docket No. FRA–2001–11213, Notice No.
17]
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), DOT.
AGENCY:
Notice of determination.
According to data from FRA’s
Management Information System, the
rail industry’s random drug testing
positive rate has remained below 1.0
percent for the last two years. FRA’s
Administrator has therefore determined
that the minimum annual random drug
testing rate for the period January 1,
2014, through December 31, 2014, will
remain at 25 percent of covered railroad
employees. In addition, because the
industry-wide random alcohol testing
violation rate has remained below 0.5
percent for the last two years, the
Administrator has determined that the
minimum random alcohol testing rate
will remain at 10 percent of covered
railroad employees for the period
January 1, 2014, through December 31,
2014. Railroads remain free, as always,
to conduct random testing at higher
rates.
SUMMARY:
This notice of determination is
effective December 26, 2013.
DATES:
Jerry
Powers, FRA Drug and Alcohol Program
Manager, W38–105, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
(telephone 202–493–6313); or Sam Noe,
FRA Drug and Alcohol Program
Specialist, (telephone 615–719–2951).
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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, revise our regulations
regarding the approval of nontoxic shot
types to make the regulations easier to
understand. The language governing
determination of Estimated
Environmental Concentrations (EECs) in
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is
altered to make clear the shot size and
number of shot to be used in calculating
the EECs. We specify the pH level to be
used in calculating the EEC in water.
We also move the requirement for in
vitro testing to Tier 1, which will allow
us to better assess applications and
minimize the need for Tier 2
applications. We add language for
withdrawal of shot types that have been
demonstrated to have detrimental
environmental or biological effects, or
for which no suitable field-testing
device is available. We expect these
changes to reduce the time required for
nontoxic shot approvals. Finally, we
add fees to cover our costs in evaluating
these applications.
DATES: This rule is effective on January
27, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
George Allen, 703–358–1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Alcohol and Drug Testing:
Determination of Minimum Random
Testing Rates for 2014
ACTION:
Migratory Bird Hunting; Revision of
Language for Approval of Nontoxic
Shot for Use in Waterfowl Hunting
Background
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
(Act) (16 U.S.C. 703–712 and 16 U.S.C.
742 a–j) implements migratory bird
treaties between the United States and
Great Britain for Canada (1916 and 1996
as amended), Mexico (1936 and 1972 as
amended), Japan (1972 and 1974 as
amended), and Russia (then the Soviet
Union, 1978). These treaties protect
certain migratory birds from take, except
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as permitted under the Act. The Act
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to regulate take of migratory birds in the
United States. Under this authority, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS or
USFWS) regulates the hunting of
migratory game birds through
regulations in 50 CFR part 20.
Since the mid-1970s, we have sought
to identify shot types that are not
significant toxicity hazards to migratory
birds or other wildlife. Producers of
potential nontoxic shot types submit
them for FWS approval under 50 CFR
20.134 as nontoxic for waterfowl
hunting.
We revise the regulations to clarify
them for applicants and to provide for
withdrawal of approval of a shot type
that is not readily detectable in the field
or has environmental effects or direct
toxicological effects on biota.
Comments on the Proposed Rule
We published a proposed rule on this
regulations revision on March 4, 2013
(78 FR 14060). We received eight
comments or sets of comments on the
proposed rule. We respond to the
significant comments below and explain
subsequent changes we are making to
the proposed regulations.
Comment. We agree . . . that there is
no need to publish a ‘‘Notice of
Application’’ in the Federal Register.
Comment. ‘‘. . . I speak principally
for the handloading hunter when I
explain how simple it should be to
identify his shotshells as non-lead in
nature. The shot he might be using will
be of two types usually; either steel or
tungsten/alloy balls. Steel is easy to
detect by simple magnet identification.
Tungsten alloys usually deflect at least
slightly when they are exposed to a rare
earth magnet. A simple exam of the
pellets involves using a needle nose
pliers to open up the shell and squeeze
the shot, and makes obvious to the agent
how much softer the lead ball is
compared to a tungsten/alloy ball. The
shell is able to be reclosed usually on
the spot and no big harm or
inconv[en]ience has been done to either
hunter or agents.
Now, it is important to understand
that these Tungsten alloys are not
purposely made to be non magnetic.
When we make them, if we use high
enough concentrations of iron to make
them more magnetic in nature, they
spuriously loose [sic] density and
become harder, both of which is
unacceptable to the user . . . So why do
we want to create entrepreneurial as
well as manufacturing hurdles when it
is usually accepted hunters are doing
the right thing and using non-toxic
shells. Simple common sense should
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30806]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
49 CFR Part 219
[Docket No. FRA-2001-11213, Notice No. 17]
Alcohol and Drug Testing: Determination of Minimum Random Testing
Rates for 2014
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
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SUMMARY: According to data from FRA's Management Information System,
the rail industry's random drug testing positive rate has remained
below 1.0 percent for the last two years. FRA's Administrator has
therefore determined that the minimum annual random drug testing rate
for the period January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014, will remain
at 25 percent of covered railroad employees. In addition, because the
industry-wide random alcohol testing violation rate has remained below
0.5 percent for the last two years, the Administrator has determined
that the minimum random alcohol testing rate will remain at 10 percent
of covered railroad employees for the period January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014. Railroads remain free, as always, to conduct random
testing at higher rates.
DATES: This notice of determination is effective December 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Powers, FRA Drug and Alcohol
Program Manager, W38-105, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (telephone 202-493-6313); or
Sam Noe, FRA Drug and Alcohol Program Specialist, (telephone 615-719-
2951).
Issued in Washington, DC on December 20, 2013.
Karen J. Hedlund,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-30806 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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