Environmental Protection Agency February 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Investigator Initiated Grants: Request for Applications
Document Number: 05-2519
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice provides information on the availability of fiscal year 2005 investigator initiated grants program announcements, in which the areas of research interest, eligibility and submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and implementation schedules are set forth. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer review.
Ninth Meeting of the World Trade Center Expert Technical Review Panel To Continue Evaluation on Issues Relating to Impacts of the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers
Document Number: 05-2517
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The World Trade Center Expert Technical Review Panel (or WTC Expert Panel) will hold its ninth meeting intended to provide for greater input on ongoing efforts to monitor the situation for New York residents and workers impacted by the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC). The panel members will help guide the EPA's use of the available exposure and health surveillance databases and registries to characterize any remaining exposures and risks, identify unmet public health needs, and recommend any steps to further minimize the risks associated with the aftermath of the WTC attacks. Panel meetings will be open to the public, except where the public interest requires otherwise. Information on the panel meeting agendas, documents (except where the public interest requires otherwise), and public registration to attend the meetings will be available from an Internet Web site. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. ORD-2004-0003.
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Document Number: 05-2516
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from December 15, 2004 to December 31, 2004, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
Application for New and Amended Pesticide Registration; Renewal of Pesticide Information Collection Activities and Request for Comments
Document Number: 05-2511
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) this notice announces that EPA is seeking public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Application for New and Amended Pesticide Registration (EPA ICR No. 0277.14, OMB Control No. 2070-0060). This is a request to renew an existing ICR that is currently approved and due to expire October 31, 2005. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collection.
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment (TSCA section 8(c)); Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities
Document Number: 05-2510
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions to Human Health or the Environment (Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(c)) (EPA ICR No. 1031.08, OMB Control No. 2070-0017). This ICR involves a collection activity that is currently approved and scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. The information collected under this ICR relates to requirements under TSCA section 8(c) that companies that manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce any chemical substance or mixture maintain records of significant adverse reactions to health or the environment alleged to have been caused by such substance or mixture. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the collection.
Pesticides and National Strategies for Health Care Providers; Notice of Funds Availability
Document Number: 05-2509
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals for financial assistance to support a continuing EPA national initiative to improve the training of health care providers in recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of pesticide poisonings among those who work with pesticides. OPP will establish cooperative agreements with two different organizations whose work collectively will cover a range of activities needed to improve the recognition and management of pesticide-related health conditions. Funded projects will focus on creating significant institutional change in health care providers' educational and practice settings through education, professional training, and the development of new resources and tools on pesticide-related health conditions. The total funding available for award in FY 2005, which represents funding set aside in FY2004, is expected to be approximately $265,000, with two cooperative agreements being awarded at $132,500 each. At the conclusion of the first 1 year period of performance and, based on the availability of future funding, incremental funding of up to $132,500 per cooperative agreement may be made available for each year, allowing the project to continue for a total of five periods of performance (approximately 5 years) and with a total potential funding of up to $1,325,000 for the 5-year period, depending on the need and the Agency's budget in outlying years.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia; Metropolitan Washington DC 1-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration Plans
Document Number: 05-2508
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve the attainment demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia for the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. severe 1-hour ozone nonattainment area (the Washington area). EPA is proposing to approve the attainment demonstration SIP revisions submitted by the State of Maryland for the Washington area contingent upon the State submitting an approvable SIP revision for certain penalty fees, required by the Clean Air Act (the Act), prior to the time EPA issues a final rule on Maryland's attainment demonstration. In the alternative, EPA is proposing to disapprove the attainment demonstration SIP revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the Washington area. In the event we issue a final rule disapproving Maryland's attainment demonstration for the State's failure to satisfy the Act's penalty fee provisions, EPA is also proposing to issue a protective finding to preclude a ``conformity freeze'' pursuant to the transportation conformity rule. These revisions are being proposed in accordance with the Act.
South Carolina: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision
Document Number: 05-2457
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
South Carolina has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for Final authorization, and is authorizing the State's changes through this immediate final action. EPA is publishing this rule to authorize the changes without a prior proposal because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. Unless we get written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment period, the decision to authorize South Carolina's changes to their hazardous waste program will take effect. If we get comments that oppose this action, we will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before it takes effect and a separate document in the proposed rules section of this Federal Register will serve as a proposal to authorize the changes.
South Carolina: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
Document Number: 05-2456
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
South Carolina has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA proposes to grant final authorization to South Carolina. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the changes by an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the immediate final rule because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the immediate final rule. Unless we get written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment period, the immediate final rule will become effective on the date it establishes, and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we get comments that oppose this action, we will withdraw the immediate final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this time.
Notice of Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
Document Number: 05-2455
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold an open meeting. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, and activities. EFAB is chartered with providing analysis and advice to the EPA Administrator and program offices on environmental finance. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from informed speakers on environmental finance issues, proposed legislation and Agency priorities and to discuss progress with work products under EFAB's current strategic action agenda. Environmental financing topics expected to be discussed include: Joint Operations of the State Revolving Fund Programs, Innovations in Watershed Financing, Affordability of Water and Wastewater, Innovative Financing Tools, Preventing Future Non-Funded Abandoned Sites (Financial Assurance), and Useful Life Financing of Environmental Facilities. The meeting is open to the public; however, seating is limited. All members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in advance, no later than Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Proposed Exclusion
Document Number: 05-2454
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted by Shell Oil Company in Deer Park, Texas (Shell) to exclude (or delist) a certain sludge waste generated by its Houston, TX Deer Park facility from the lists of hazardous wastes. EPA used the Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) in the evaluation of the impact of the petitioned waste on human health and the environment. EPA bases its proposed decision to grant the petition on an evaluation of waste-specific information provided by the petitioner. This proposed decision, if finalized, would exclude the petitioned waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). If finalized, we would conclude that Shell's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with respect to the original listing criteria. EPA would also conclude that Shell's waste concentrations are such that short- term and long-term threats from the petitioned waste to human health and the environment are minimized.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units
Document Number: 05-2309
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On April 11, 2002, pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA issued national emission standards to control hazardous air pollutants emitted from catalytic cracking units, catalytic reforming units, and sulfur recovery units at petroleum refineries. This proposal would amend several sections of the existing standards. The proposed amendments would revise the affected source designations and add new compliance options for catalytic reforming units that use different types of emission control systems, new monitoring alternatives for catalytic cracking units and catalytic reforming units, and a new procedure for determining the metal or total chloride concentration on catalyst particles. The proposed amendments would also defer technical requirements for most continuous parameter monitoring systems, clarify testing and monitoring requirements, and make editorial corrections to improve implementation of the standards and to promote better understanding of their requirements.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units, and Sulfur Recovery Units
Document Number: 05-2308
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-02-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On April 11, 2002, pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA issued national emission standards to control hazardous air pollutants emitted from catalytic cracking units, catalytic reforming units, and sulfur recovery units at petroleum refineries. This action promulgates amendments to several sections of the existing standards. The amendments will change the affected source designations and add new compliance options for catalytic reforming units that use different types of emission control systems, new monitoring alternatives for catalytic cracking units and catalytic reforming units, and a new procedure for determining the metal or total chloride concentration on catalyst particles. The amendments will also defer technical requirements for most continuous parameter monitoring systems, clarify testing and monitoring requirements, and make editorial corrections.
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