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Environmental Federal Register Summary
August 4 - 8, 2008 

Disclaimer: Although every effort is made to include all relevant Federal Register notices in this summary for the convenience of the reader, some notices may have been omitted inadvertently. Regulated parties are required to comply with all applicable federal regulations regardless of their inclusion or omission here. DEP assumes no liability for any error or omission in this summary.

General Information

DOC/NOAA - Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee (climate change)

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations
Notice of Availability of EPA Comments

Web site

 

EPA - Environmental Impact Statements
Weekly Receipts

Web site

 

EPA - Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

Web site

 

HHS/FDA - Annual Guidance Agenda
Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/FDA - Consideration of FDA-Regulated Products That May Contain Nanoscale Materials

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NSF - National Science Board

Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

USDA - Climate Change Strategic Planning Priorities and Goals for Research, Education, and Extension

Request for Input

Web site

 

USDA - Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture

Notice of Meeting
Web site

 

Homeland Security

DHS/TSA - Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines

New Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOC/BIS - Materials Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Critical Energy Information Infrastructure
Final Rule; Correcting Amendment

Web site

 

FCC - Special Eligibility Showings for Authorizations in the Public Safety Pool

Notice of  Information Collection Being Reviewed; Comment Request

Web site

 

The President - Further Amendments to Executive Order 12333, United States Intelligence Activities

Executive Order 13470 of July 30, 2008
Web site  (PDF)

 

Water and Wastewater

EPA - Award of Special Appropriations Act Project Grants Authorized by the Agency's FY 2008 Appropriations Act

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

Microbiology

USDA/FNS - School Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

USDA/FSIS - National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

Notice of Re-establishment

Web site

 

Toxics, Hazardous Materials and Waste

DHS/Coast Guard - National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program

Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/Coast Guard - Collections of Information Under Review by OMB

Comment Request

Web site

 

DHS/TSA - Critical Facility Information of the Top 100 Most Critical Pipelines

New Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

DOT/FMCSA - Preemption Determination on the City of Boston's Routing and Transportation Restrictions Applicable to Certain Hazardous Materials
Notice of Application for Preemption Determination; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Inert Ingredients

Extension of Effective Date of Revocation of Certain Tolerance Exemptions with Insufficient Data for Reassessment

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Difenoconazole; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Dodine; Pesticide Tolerances

Final Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa Proteins in Corn and Cotton

Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
Final Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Certain New Chemicals (TSCA)

Receipt and Status Information

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Cancellation of Pesticides for Non-Payment of Year 2008 Registration Maintenance Fees

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Chitin/Chitosan and Farnesol/Nerolidol Registration Review
Proposed Final Decision

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Relocation of National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan

Subpart J Confidential Business Information Files

Notice of Availability

Web site

 

EPA - Pesticides

Revised Fee Schedule for Registration Applications

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - Pesticide Inert Ingredients

Status of Revoked Tolerance Exemptions
Web site  (PDF)

 

HHS/FDA - Food Labeling

Current Trends in the Use of Allergen Advisory Labeling: Its Use, Effectiveness, and Consumer Perception
Notice of Hearing; Comment Request

Web site  (PDF)

 

Air Quality

EPA - National Emission Standards for Organic Hazardous Air Pollutants

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry for Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations, and Wastewater; and  Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Proposed Rule; Amendments

Web site  (PDF)

 

EPA - 2008 Clean Air Excellence Awards Program
Request for Nominations

Web site

 

EPA - Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Non-Attainment Area New Source Review (Renewal)

Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

EPA - Interim Report of the Global Change Research Program Assessment of the Impacts of Global Change on Regional US Air Quality

A Preliminary Synthesis of Climate Change Impacts on O3
Notice of Peer-Review Workshop

Web site

 

Energy and Nuclear

DOE - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE - Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE - Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOE/FERC - Critical Energy Information Infrastructure
Final Rule; Correcting Amendment

Web site

 

DOT/FTA - National Fuel Cell Bus Technology Development Program
Notice of Buy America Waiver

Web site

 

NRC - Medical Use of Byproduct Material -- Amendments/Medical Event Definitions
Proposed Rule
Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - License and Certificate of Compliance Terms
Notice of Availability of Preliminary Draft Rule Language

Web site

 

NRC - Attorneys General of Massachusetts and California

Notice of Denial of Petitions for Rulemaking
Web site  (PDF)

 

NRC - Evaluation and Acceptance Criteria for 10 CFR 20.1406 to Support Design Certification and Combined License Applications
Interim Staff Guidance

Comment Request

Web site

 

NRC - Millstone Power Station, Unit 3, New London County, Connecticut

Proposed License Amendment to Increase the Maximum Reactor Power Level
Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
Web site

 

NRC - Electric Power Research Institute Course on Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

NRC - Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings

Web site

 

NWTRB - Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

Land and Mineral Management

ACHP - Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI - Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, Rhode Island/Massachusetts
Notice of Meeting
Web site

 

DOI/NPS - National Register of Historic Places

Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Understanding Value Trade-Offs Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Eastern Recreation Resource Advisory Committee

Request for Nominations

Web site

 

Fish and Wildlife

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

Closure of the Nantucket Lightship Scallop Access Area to Scallop Vessels
Temporary Rule

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States

Summer Flounder Fishery

Commercial Quota Harvested for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Temporary Rule; Closure

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Skate Committee

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOC/NOAA - New England Fishery Management Council

Scallop Advisory Panel

Notice of Meeting

Web site

 

DOI - Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup

Notice of Reestablishment

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Amending the Formats of the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants

Proposed Rule

Web site  (PDF)

 

DOI/FWS - Hunting Methods for Resident Canada Geese

Proposed Rule

Web site

 

DOI/FWS - Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports for National Wildlife Refuges

Information Collection Sent to OMB for Approval; Comment Request

Web site

 

USDA/FS - Sensitive Species and Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Policy for National Forest System Land Management Planning Under the 2008 Planning Rule
Notice of Issuance of Interim Directive; Comment Request

Web site

 

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