Environmental Protection Agency February 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed environmental concern about impacts to the public water supply, impaired streams and aquatic habitat. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20060401, ERP No. D-FRC-K05062-CA, Oroville Facilities Project, Issuing an New Federal License to Continue Hydroelectric Power (FERC No. 2100), Feather River, Sierra Nevada, Butte County, CA Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential water quality impacts and the method of analysis used to assess impacts of the no-action alternative, and requested additional information regarding consultation with tribal governments and the analysis of cumulative impacts. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060406, ERP No. D-BLM-L65524-PA, Bay Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Located within the Bristol Bay and Goodnews Bay Areas, AK Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential for adverse impacts regarding the limited number of special designations in the preferred alternative; effectiveness of proposed Required Operating Procedures (ROPs) and Stipulations, especially in regard to future management of lands open to mineral, oil, and gas exploration and development. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060449, ERP No. D-AFS-L65526-ID, Salmon-Challis National Forest, Lost River/Lemhi Grazing Allotments, To Improve Range Condition and Trend, Lost River and Challis Ranger Districts, Salmon- Challis National Forest, Butte, Clark, Custer and Lemhi Counties, ID Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential for adverse impacts to streams that are currently 303(d) listed for temperature, sediment and other water quality criteria. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060486, ERP No. D-NPS-D65038-MD, White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, Implementation, Catoctin Mountain Park, Frederick and Washington Counties, MD Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060274, ERP No. DD-AFS-L65155-00, Northern Spotted Owl Management Plan, Removal or the Modification to the Survey and Manage Mitigation Measures, Standards and Guidelines (to the Northwest Forest Plan) New Information to Address Three Deficiencies in Final Supplemental EIS (2004), Northwest Forest Plan, OR, WA, and CA Summary: The analysis in EIS provides adequate support for the decision to add individual species to the agencies' Special Status Species Program (SSSP) lists, and provides important information for developing future land management and species conservation decisions. EPA encourages the agencies to fully support and regularly update the SSSP programs, and consider the importance of the current network of late successional forests in late-successional species' persistence and viability. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060307, ERP No. DS-FHW-L40222-WA, WA-99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project, Additional Information and Evaluation of Construction Plan, Provide Transportation Facility and Seawall with Improved Earthquake Resistence, U.S. Army COE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Seattle, WA Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air quality and human health during construction, and recommends the development of an air quality construction mitigation plan. Rating EC2.
Full Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC); Notice of Public Meeting
The Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) will hold a 2 and [frac12] day meeting, beginning on March 7 and ending on March 9, 2007. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting, and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. The TPPC Tribal Caucus meeting on March 7, 10:30 until noon and the March 9, [frac12] day meeting from 9 a.m. to noon are scheduled for the TPPC members only.
Notice of Availability of the Final Nanotechnology White Paper.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the final ``Nanotechnology White Paper'' (EPA/100/ B-07/001, February 2007). The purpose of the White Paper is to inform EPA management of the science issues and needs associated with nanotechnology, to support related EPA program office needs, and to communicate these nanotechnology science issues to stakeholders and the public. Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications. Encompassing nanoscale science, engineering and technology, nanotechnology involves imaging, measuring, modeling and manipulating matter at this length scale. At the nanoscale, the physical, chemical and biological properties of materials may differ in fundamental and valuable ways from the properties of individual atoms and molecules or bulk matter. Nanotechnology presents new opportunities to improve how we measure, monitor, manage and minimize contaminants in the environment. New generations of nanomaterials will evolve and with them new and possibly unforeseen environmental issues. The White Paper provides a basic description of nanotechnology, why EPA is interested in it, potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology, risk assessment issues specific to nanotechnology, and a discussion of responsible development of nanotechnology and the Agency's statutory mandates. The paper then provides an extensive review of research needs for both environmental applications and implications of nanotechnology. To help EPA focus on priorities for the near term, the paper concludes with staff recommendations for addressing science issues and research needs, and includes prioritized research needs within most risk assessment topic areas (e.g., human health effects research, fate and transport research). In addition, the White Paper includes as Appendix C ``EPA's Nanotechnology Research Framework.'' The Nanotechnology Research Framework outlines how EPA will strategically focus its own research program to provide key information on potential environmental impacts from human or ecological exposure to nanomaterials in a manner that complements other federal, academic, and private-sector research activities. The Framework was developed by a cross agency team as a follow-up effort to the White Paper. The White Paper and Framework note the importance of complementing EPA's own research program by collaborating with other researchers.
Meeting of the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Mobile Sources Technical Review Subcommittee (MSTRS) will meet in March 2007. This is an open meeting. The meeting will include discussion of current topics and presentations about activities being conducted by EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality. The preliminary agenda for the meeting, as well as the minutes from the previous (October 2006) meeting and any notices about change in venue will be posted on the Subcommittee's Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/air/caaac/mobilesources.html. MSTRS listserver subscribers will receive notification when the agenda is available on the Subcommittee Web site. To subscribe to the MSTRS listserver, go to https://lists.epa.gov/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=mstrs. The site contains instructions and prompts for subscribing to the listserver service.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County; Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and New Source Review
The EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, New Mexico, area that were submitted to EPA by the Governor of New Mexico on May 24, 2006. The proposed revisions modify the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) regulations in the SIP. They were submitted to make the area's PSD and NNSR rules consistent with Federal NNSR and PSD revised regulations, which were promulgated by EPA on December 31, 2002 (67 Federal Register (FR) 80186) and reconsidered with minor changes on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021) (collectively, these Federal actions are called the ``2002 New Source Review (NSR) Reform Rules''). The revisions include provisions for baseline emissions calculations, an actual-to-projected-actual methodology for calculating emissions changes, options for plantwide applicability limits (PALs), and recordkeeping and reporting requirements. We are proposing to approve these revisions pursuant to section 110, part C, and part D of the Federal Clean Air Act (Act).
Exposure Modeling; Notice of Public Meeting
An Exposure Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held for one day on February 27, 2007. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Renewal of Information Collection Request for the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation Subpart J; EPA ICR No. 1664.06, OMB Control No. 2050-0141
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on 6/30/2007. 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: California
EPA is proposing to grant a request submitted by the State to redesignate the South Coast from nonattainment to attainment for the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is also proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision for the South Coast nonattainment area in California as meeting the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for maintenance plans for carbon monoxide (CO). EPA is proposing to find adequate and approve motor vehicle emission budgets, which are included in the maintenance plan. Finally, EPA is proposing to approve the California motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program as meeting the low enhanced I/M requirements for CO in the South Coast.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The SunWise Program; EPA ICR No. 1940.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0439
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on 9/30/2007. 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.
Workshop on Assessment of Health Science for the Review of the NAAQS for Nitrogen (NOx
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a workshop on Assessment of Health Science for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Nitrogen (NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX) is being organized by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), in conjunction with the Office of Air Quality Standards (OAQPS), and will be held on February 26-28, 2007. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers. Space is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Theta Properties, Inc.
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 hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Plantation Heat Treatment Superfund Site in North Providence, Rhode Island, with the following settling party: Theta Properties, Inc. The settlement requires the settling party to pay $175,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party 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 EPA Records Center, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts.
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air and water quality and to marine organisms, and offered suggestions regarding measures to avoid, minimize and mitigate for unavoidable impacts. Rating EC2.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Request; Part 70 Operating Permit Regulations, EPA ICR No. 1587.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0243; Part 71 Federal Operating Permit Regulations, EPA ICR No. 1713.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0336
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew two existing approved Information Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These ICRs are scheduled to expire on March 31, 2007. Before submitting these ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
Stakeholder Comment on Proposed National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance; Priorities for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009 and 2010
This Notice is a Federal Agency request for the public to comment and provide recommendations on triennial national enforcement and compliance assurance priorities to be addressed for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010. EPA intends to consider information submitted by commentors during the priority identification process. Final priority selections are generally incorporated into the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Workplanning Guidance (which provides national program direction for all EPA Regional offices). These priorities also affect implementation of the enforcement and compliance goals and objectives outlined in the EPA Strategic Plan, as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public face-to-face meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) Discuss EPA's strategic research priorities for the years 2008 to 2012; (2) conduct a quality review of the Draft SAB Report on the Office of Research and Development's (ORD) Sustainability Research Strategy and the Science and Technology for Sustainability Multiyear Plan; and (3) continue planning for upcoming SAB meetings.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Logistics Management Institute
EPA has authorized Systems Research Applications (SRA) Corporation's subcontractor, Logistics Management Institute (LMI) of McLean, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Steam Generators for Which Construction Is Commenced After August 17, 1971; Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units for Which Construction Is Commenced After September 18, 1978; Standards of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; and Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Reconsideration and Amendments
EPA is proposing to amend the new source performance standards (NSPS) for electric utility steam generating units and industrial- commercial-institutional steam generating units. On February 27, 2006, EPA promulgated amendments to the NSPS for steam generating units. EPA is proposing to amend specific provisions in the NSPS for steam generating units to resolve issues and questions raised by petitioners for reconsideration of the promulgated amendments, and to correct technical and editorial errors that have been identified since promulgation. In addition, the proposed rule would update the grammatical style of the four NSPS steam generating unit subparts to be consistent across all of the subparts.
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for Alaska
EPA is finalizing the updates of the Outer Continental Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations proposed in the Federal Register on August 22, 2006. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''). The portion of the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS sources in the State of Alaska. The intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for the State of Alaska is to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore. The change to the existing requirements discussed below is incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit Renewals for Georgia Power Company-Bowen Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Cartersville (Bartow County), GA; Branch Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville (Putnam County), GA; Hammond Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Coosa (Floyd County), GA; and Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant, Juliette (Monroe County), GA
Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order, dated January 8, 2007, denying four (4) petitions to object to state operating permit renewals issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to Georgia Power Company for the following facilities: Bowen Steam- Electric Generating Plant (Plant Bowen), located in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia; Branch Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Branch), located in Milledgeville, Putnam County, Georgia; Hammond Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Hammond), located in Coosa, Floyd County, Georgia; and Scherer Steam-Electric Generating Plant (Plant Scherer), located in Juliette, Monroe County, Georgia. This order constitutes final action on the four (4) petitions submitted by Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest (GCLPI or the Petitioner), on behalf of the Sierra Club, Georgia Public Interest Research Group, and Coosa River Basin Initiative. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (the Act), any person may seek judicial review of the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307 of the Act.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Amendments to the Minor New Source Review Program
EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia for the purpose of this rule is to set forth the procedures for stationary source reporting and the criteria for obtaining a permit to construct and operate a new stationary source which is not a major stationary source. The rule establishes the requirements for obtaining an administrative update to an existing permit, temporary permit or a general permit, and for filling notifications and maintaining records of changes not otherwise subject to the permit requirements of this rule. The rule establishes public participation requirements as well as procedures for the transfer, suspension and revocation of permits. EPA is approving these revisions to West Virginia's SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed description of the state submittal and EPA's evaluation are included in a Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. A copy of the TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Amendments to the Minor New Source Review Program
EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions set forth the procedures for stationary source reporting and the criteria for obtaining a permit to construct and operate a new stationary source which is not a major stationary source. The rule establishes the requirements for obtaining an administrative update to an existing permit, temporary permit or a general permit, and for filling notifications and maintaining records of changes not otherwise subject to the permit requirements of this rule. The rule establishes public participation requirements as well as procedures for the transfer, suspension and revocation of permits. EPA is approving these revisions to West Virginia's SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Approval and Promulgation of State Plan for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Florida: Emissions Guidelines for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units
EPA proposes to approve the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida DEP) for the State of Florida on November 29, 2001, and subsequently updated on March 11, 2005. The State Plan is for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion (SMWC) units. The State Plan was submitted by Florida DEP to satisfy CAA requirements. In the Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving Florida's State Plan revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial plan and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to the direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this rule. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.
Approval and Promulgation of State Plan for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Florida: Emissions Guidelines for Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units
EPA is approving the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by the State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida DEP) for the State of Florida on November 29, 2001, and subsequently updated on March 11, 2005. The State Plan is for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG) applicable to existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion (SMWC) units that commenced construction on or before August 30, 1999.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Hypoxia Advisory Panel
The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel to discuss the science concerning the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement, Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding VersaCold Corporation
EPA has entered into a consent agreement with VersaCold Corporation (``VersaCold'' or ``Respondent'') to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') and its implementing regulations. The Administrator is hereby providing public notice of this Consent Agreement and proposed Final Order, and providing an opportunity for interested persons to comment on this Consent Agreement, in accordance with CWA section 311(b)(6)(C).
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS) to discuss components of a draft report related to valuing the protection of ecological systems and services.
Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country
The EPA is announcing a reopening of the public comment period on our proposed amendments for the Review of New Sources and Modification in Indian Country (August 21, 2006). The EPA is reopening the comment period that originally ended on January 19, 2007. The reopened comment period will close on March 20, 2007. The EPA is reopening the comment period because of the number of requests we received in a timely manner.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Syracuse Research Corporation
This document supersedes the January 31, 2007 (72 FR 4501) (FRL-8111-9) Federal Register notice authorizing access to Confidential Business Information (CBI) by EPA's contractor, Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) of Arlington, VA, and its subcontractor. This action corrects an administrative error in the date of access to CBI by SRC of Arlington, VA, and its subcontractor. EPA by this document authorizes its contractor, SRC of Arlington, VA, and its subcontractor, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc.
This document supersedes the January 31, 2007 (72 FR 4502) (FRL-8112-1) Federal Register notice authorizing access to Confidential Business Information (CBI) by EPA's contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. This action corrects an administrative error in the date of access to CBI by Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. EPA by this document authorizes its contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.
Ethofumesate; Modification and Closure of Reregistration Eligibility Decision; Notice of Availability
This notice announces EPA's intention to modify certain risk mitigation measures that were imposed as a result of the 2005 Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide ethofumesate, and opens a public comment period on these changes. EPA conducted this reassessment of the ethofumesate RED in response to new dermal absorption data submitted by the technical registrant, Bayer CropScience, Inc. These data allowed the Agency to modify its original assumption of 100% dermal absorption to 27% and thus modify the ethofumesate label requirements including: removing the 9-day re-entry interval for maintenance activity and adjusting the existing harvest prohibition for sod from 16 days to 3 days.
Avermectin; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions
This regulation establishes a time-limited tolerance for combined residues of the insecticide avermectin B1 and its delta-8,9-isomer in or on bulb onions. This action is in response to EPA's granting of an emergency exemption under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of this pesticide on bulb onions. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level for residues of avermectin in this food commodity. The tolerance expires and is revoked on December 31, 2009.
Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petitions for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities
This notice announces the initial filing of pesticide petitions proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Chloropicrin Risk Assessments (Phase 3 of 6-Phase Process) Notice of Availability; Extension of Comment Period
EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of November 29, 2006 announcing the availability of EPA's human health and environmental fate and effects risk assessments and related documents for the fumigant, chloropicrin. The comment period for the notice ended on January 29, 2007. Subsequently, EPA extended the comment period until February 23, 2007. With this action, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 5 days.
Syracuse Research Corporation; Transfer of Data
This notice announces that pesticide related information submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Syracuse Research Corporation in accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). Syracuse Research Corporation has been awarded multiple contracts to perform work for OPP, and access to this information will enable Syracuse Research Corporation to fulfill the obligations of the contract.
Quinoclamine; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Oregon Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide quinoclamine (CAS No. 2797-51-5) to treat up to 600 acres of ornamental plants grown in containers in commercial greenhouses to control liverwort. 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.
Tris (2-ethylhexyl) Phosphate; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of tris (2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP, CAS Reg. No. 78-42-2) when used as an inert ingredient in pesticide formulations with the active ingredients pinoxaden, clodinafop- propargyl, and tralkoxydium, with no more than two applications per season when applied to wheat and barley up to the pre-boot stage (prior to formation of edible grain). Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of TEHP.
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
On September 15, 1997, EPA adopted new source performance standards (NSPS) and emission guidelines for hospital/medical/ infectious waste incinerators (HMIWI). The NSPS and emission guidelines were established under sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). On November 14, 1997, the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (Sierra Club) filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Court) challenging EPA's methodology for adopting the regulations. On March 2, 1999, the Court issued its opinion. The Court remanded the rule to EPA for further explanation of the Agency's reasoning in determining the minimum regulatory ``floors'' for new and existing HMIWI. The Court did not vacate the regulations, so the NSPS and emission guidelines remained in effect during the remand and were fully implemented by September 2002. This action provides EPA's proposed response to the questions raised in the Court's remand. Section 129(a)(5) of the CAA requires EPA to review and, if appropriate, revise the NSPS and emission guidelines every 5 years. In this action, EPA also is proposing our response to this 5-year review, which would revise the emission limits in the NSPS and emission guidelines to reflect the levels of performance actually achieved by the emission controls installed to meet the emission limits set forth in the September 15, 1997, NSPS and emission guidelines.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan; Alaska
EPA invites public comment on its proposal to approve numerous revisions to the State of Alaska Implementation Plan. The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) submitted two requests to EPA dated May 6, 2005 and June 30, 2006 to revise certain sections of ADEC's air quality regulations. The revisions were submitted in accordance with the requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (hereinafter the Act or CAA). Although EPA proposes to approve most of the submitted revisions, EPA proposes not to approve in this rulemaking a number of submitted rule provisions which are inappropriate for EPA approval.
National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
A meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances (NAC/AEGL Committee) will be held on March 20-22, 2007, in Irvine, CA. At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time permits, the various aspects of the acute toxicity and the development of Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for the following chemicals: Acetonitrile; acrylic acid; acrylonitrile; allyl chloride; boron tribromide; bromine chloride; carbonyl fluoride; chloroacetonitrile; chlorobenzene; diketene; ethylene fluorohydrin; isobutyronitrile; malononitrile; methanol; N,N- dimethylformamide; oxygen difluoride; propionitrile; propylene oxide; silicon tetrafluoride; stibine; tetrachloroethylene; 1,1,1- trichloroethane; and toluene.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); CASAC Ozone Review Panel; Notification of a Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to review EPA's Final Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information (Final Ozone Staff Paper, January 2007) on March 5, 2007 from 1 to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed environmental concerns about cumulative impacts and mitigation. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060378, ERP No. D-NPS-A84030-00, ProgrammaticService-wide Benefits Sharing Project, To Clarify the Rights and Responsibilities of Researchers and National Park Service (NPS) Management in Connection with the Use of Valuable Discoveries, Inventions, and Other Developments, across the United States. Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060413, ERP No. D-FTA-E59003-FL, ProgrammaticSouth Florida East Coast Corridor Transit Analysis Study Tier 1, To Address Transportation Demand, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, FL. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the impacts to aquatic resources (wetlands, streams, sole source aquifers, and aquatic preserves), communities, archeological and historic properties, and contaminated sites, and noise impacts. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060415, ERP No. D-USA-J11023-CO, Fort Carson Transformation Program, Implementation, Base Realignment and Closure Activities, Fort Carson, El Paso, Pueblo and Fremont Counties, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to water quality, air quality and biological resources, and requested additional information on these impacts and mitigation measures to reduced impacts. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060437, ERP No. D-NRS-D36122-WV, Dunloup Creek Watershed Plan, Voluntary Floodplain Buyout, Implementation, West Virginia Third Congressional District, Fayette and Raleigh Counties, WV. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060440, ERP No. D-GSA-D81037-VA, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Central Records Complex, Site Selection and Construction, Winchester, Frederick County, VA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about potential water resource impacts. Rating EC1. EIS No. 20060455, ERP No. D-WPA-K05063-AZ, San Luis Rio Colorado Project, Construct, Operate, Maintain, and Connect a Double-Circuited 500,000-volt Electric Transmission Line, Right-of-Way Grant and Presidential Permit, (DOE/EIS-0395) Yuma County, AZ. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060475, ERP No. D-SFW-G64013-TX, Texas Chenier Plain National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Development of a 15-Year Management Plan (Comprehensive Conservation Plan) for Refuge Complex, and Expansion of the Approval Land Acquisition Boundaries (Land Protection Plan) for the Four Refuges: Moody, Anahuac, McFaddin and Texas Point National Wildlife Refuges, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston Counties, TX. Summary: EPA does not object to the preferred alternative. Rating LO. EIS No. 20060478, ERP No. D-COE-K39102-CA, Success Dam Seismic Remediation Dam Safety Project, Proposes To Remediate Deficiencies in the Dam's Foundation, Tulare River, Tulare County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air quality and aquatic resources, and requested additional information on the alternatives analysis and mitigation for impacts to water resources and fisheries. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060494, ERP No. D-DOE-D09801-WV, Western Greenbier Co- Production Demonstration Project, Construction and Demonstration of a 98 megawatt (MWe) Net Power Plant and Ash Byproduct Manufacturing Facility, Rainelle, WV. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about water resource impacts, coal refuse pile restoration activity, and ash management. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060247, ERP No. DS-FTA-E40775-FL, Miami North Corridor Project, Updated Information, Transit Improvement between NW 62 Street at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station and NW 215th Street at the Dade/ Broward Counties Line, Funding, Dade County, FL. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about noise and contamination impacts as well as impacts related to relocations. In addition, EPA recommends that mitigation measures be documented in the FEIS as project commitments. Rating EC2.
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone Nonattainment Area
This action announces the date, time and place for a public hearing on the Proposed Rulemaking entitled ``Extension of the Reformulated Gasoline Program to the East St. Louis, Illinois Ozone Nonattainment Area'' published on December 27, 2006 (71 FR 77690).
Pesticide Registration Review; New Dockets Opened for Review and Comment
EPA has established registration review dockets for the pesticides listed in the table in Unit III.A. With this document, EPA is opening the public comment period for these registration reviews. Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the Agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. This document also announces the Agency's intent not to open a registration review docket for sulfosate. This pesticide does not currently have any active federally registered pesticide products and is not, therefore, scheduled for review under the registration review program.
Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
Because EPA has received adverse comments, the Agency is withdrawing the direct final rule excepting from the definitions of ``pesticide chemical'' and ``pesticide chemical residue'' under section 201(q) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food packaging (e.g., paper and paperboard, coatings, adhesives, and polymers) that is treated with a pesticide. The rule was published on December 6, 2006 (71 FR 70667) (FRL-8084-2). We stated in that direct final rule that if EPA received adverse comment by January 5, 2007, the Agency would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently received adverse comment on that direct final rule and are therefore withdrawing the rule. EPA may issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in a future edition of the Federal Register to initiate action to repromulgate the rule provisions that are being withdrawn today. In any such action, EPA would address the adverse comments it received on the direct final rule.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection; EPA ICR No. 1246.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0072
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR, entitled: ``Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1246.10 and OMB Control No. 2070-0072, is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.
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