Environmental Protection Agency March 9, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee to review and approve the advisory report of the CASAC Ambient Air Monitoring and Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee (Subcommittee) regarding EPA's implementation plan for the Agency's National Ambient Air Monitoring Strategy (NAAMS).
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The 2005 Hazardous Waste Report, EPA ICR Number 0976.12, OMB Control Number 2050-0024
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request for an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2005. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Arizona
EPA is approving the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) serious area carbon monoxide (CO) state implementation plan (SIP) for the Maricopa County CO nonattainment area, also referred to as ``the metropolitan Phoenix area'', as meeting the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for serious CO nonattainment areas. We are also approving the MAG CO Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Maricopa County CO nonattainment area as meeting CAA requirements for redesignation requests and maintenance plans. In addition, we are making a boundary change under Section 107 of the CAA to take the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) out of the Maricopa County maintenance area. The portion of the Gila River Indian Community which is currently in the Maricopa County CO nonattainment area will be ``unclassifiable/ attainment'' for CO, and will not be subject to the MAG CO Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee to conduct a consultation on the draft Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for Lead.
Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.
Fenbuconazole; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance
This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for the combined residues of fenbuconazole [alpha-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-ethyl]- alpha-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazole)-1-propanenitrile] and its metabolites cis- andtrans-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-dihydro-3-phenyl-3-(1H- 1,2,4-triazole-1-ylmethyl)-2-3H-furanone, expressed as fenbuconazole in or on bananas (whole fruit); pecans; and stone fruit crop group (except plums and prunes). Dow AgroSciences, LLC requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). The tolerance will expire on December 31, 2008.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Redesignation of the City of Weirton Including the Clay and Butler Magisterial Districts SO2
EPA is correcting the format in the Identification of plan section of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision pertaining to a sulfur dioxide (SO2) maintenance plan which EPA approved as part of the West Virginia SIP on January 10, 2005. This document corrects an error in the rule format of a final rule pertaining to the State of West Virginia.
Petition to Modify or Revoke Tolerances Established for Alachlor, Chlorothalonil, Methomyl, Metribuzin, and Thiodicarb; Notice of Availability
EPA requests public comment on a petition, dated December 17, 2004, from the States of California, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, available in docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0050, requesting that the Agency modify or revoke all tolerances for the pesticides alachlor, chlorothalonil, methomyl, metribuzin, and thiodicarb. The petitioner States request this action to obtain what they believe would be proper application of the additional ten-fold safety factor for the protection of infants and children as provided by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting
There will be a 2-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Toxic Substances Control Act inventory nomenclature for enzymes and proteins.
Extension of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Deadline for Storm Water Discharges for Oil and Gas Activity That Disturbs One to Five Acres
Today's action postpones until June 12, 2006, the requirement to obtain National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permit coverage for oil and gas construction activity that disturbs one to five acres of land. This is the second postponement promulgated by EPA for these activities. This postponement will allow the Agency additional time to complete its analysis of the issues raised by stakeholders about storm water runoff from construction activities at oil and gas sites and of practices and methods for controlling these storm water discharges to mitigate impacts on water quality, as appropriate. Within six months of today's action, EPA intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register for addressing these discharges and to invite public comments.
Clofentezine; Pesticide Tolerance
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of clofentezine in or on grapes and persimmons. Makhteshim-Agan of North America, Inc. and the Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).
Benthiavalicarb-Isopropyl; Notice of Filing Petition for the Establishment of Tolerances on Imported Grapes and Tomatoes
This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of a certain pesticide chemical in or on various food commodities.
Spiromesifen; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to use the pesticide Spiromesifen (CAS No.283594-90-1) to treat up to 7,000 acres of pepper to control potato psyllid. The Applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which has not been registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
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