Environmental Protection Agency August 12, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is approving the updates of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air Regulations for Delaware. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of a State's seaward boundary must be updated periodically to maintain continuity and ensure consistency with the regulations of the corresponding onshore area (COA), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The intended effect of approving the OCS regulations for Delaware is to regulate air emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements of the COA.

This notice announces the availability of the administrative record file for comment on 8 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the State of Arkansas under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA).

The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize states to operate their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the federal program. Colorado has applied to the EPA for final authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program under 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.

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.

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 the recovery of past response costs incurred at the Circle DE Lumber Site in Klamath Falls, Oregon with settling parties: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. and V. Elouise Brown and associated entities including the Circle DE Lumber Company, Francis D. Brown and Son Logging, Inc., and the Daniel G. Brown Trust U.T.A.D. and Elouise Brown Trust U.T.A.D. The settlement requires the settling parties to implement institutional controls in the form of proprietary restrictions placed on the Circle DE Lumber Site, and to execute an Environmental Trust Agreement that assigns the rights under certain insurance policies issued to the settling parties to an environmental trust established for the benefit of the Agency. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue or take administrative action against the settling parties pursuant to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 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 the U.S. EPA Region 10 offices, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR that is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of carbon black (CAS Reg. No. 1333-86-4) under 40 CFR 180.920 when used as an inert ingredient (colorant) in pesticide formulations applied to seeds used to grow agricultural and horticultural crops. Becker Underwood, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of carbon black.