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NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-15
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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, which is abstracted below, describes the
NOTICES: Request for Nominations of Candidates for a Panel to Provide Advice on EPA's Dioxin Reassessment,
Published: 2008-10-15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Science Advisory Board (SAB or the Board) Staff Office is soliciting
nominations of nationally recognized scientists for consideration of
membership on an SAB Panel to provide advice on EPA's reassessment of
the health risks from dioxin and related compounds.
NOTICES: Response to Public Comments and Final Guidance; Notice of Availability,
Published: 2008-10-15
This document announces the availability of the final Guidance
for Conducting Prospective GroundWater (PGW) Monitoring Studies and
EPA's response to public comments on the development of the final PGW
monitoring studies guidance. This PGW monitoring study, which is
required on a casebycase basis, is conducted in a controlled setting
and provides
NOTICES: Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations,
Published: 2008-10-15
EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of
pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during
the period April 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008, to control unforeseen
pest outbreaks.
NOTICES: Kasugamycin,
Published: 2008-10-15
EPA has received a specific exemption request from the
Michigan Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide kasugamycin
(CAS No. 6980183) to treat up to 10,000 acres of apples to control
fire blight. 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
NOTICES: Carbaryl,
Published: 2008-10-15
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 requests from Loveland Products, Inc., Value
Garden Supply, and Helena Chemical Company to voluntarily amend their
registrations to terminate uses of certain carbaryl products, or to
eliminate
NOTICES: Application to Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs); Ohio,
Published: 2008-10-15
The State of Ohio has submitted a request for the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a revision to the Ohio
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to
allow the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) to administer the parts
of the program pertaining to concentrated animal feeding operations
(CAFOs) and storm
RULES: Alabama; Approval of Revisions to the Visible Emissions Rule,
Published: 2008-10-15
EPA is taking final action to approve revisions to the Visible
Emissions portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted to
EPA by the State of Alabama, via the Alabama Department of
Environmental Management (ADEM), on September 11, 2003 (the ``2003 ADEM
submittal''), and amended by a revision submitted to EPA on August 22,
2008 (the
RULES: Alaska; Interstate Transport of Pollution,
Published: 2008-10-15
EPA is approving the actions of the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation (ADEC) to address the provisions of Clean
Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 8hour ozone and PM2.5 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These provisions require each
state to submit a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision that
prohibits emissions
RULES: Cyprosulfamide,
Published: 2008-10-15
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of the
herbicide safener cyprosulfamide in or on corn, field, forage; corn,
field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, pop, grain; corn, pop, stover;
corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed;
and corn, sweet, stover; and for combined residues of cyprosulfamide
and its
RULES: Thiencarbazone-methyl,
Published: 2008-10-15
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
thiencarbazonemethyl [methyl 4[[[(4,5dihydro3methoxy4methyl5 oxo1H1,2,4triazol1yl)carbonyl]amino]sulfonyl]5methyl3
thiophenecarboxylate], per se, in or on field corn, pop corn, sweet
corn, and wheat; combined residues of thiencarbazonemethyl and its
metabolite BYH 18636MMT
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2008-10-15
We, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are
promulgating amendments to our public health and safety standards for
radioactive material stored or disposed of in the potential repository
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Congress directed us to develop these
standards and required us to contract with the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) to conduct
PROPOSED RULES: Alaska; Interstate Transport of Pollution,
Published: 2008-10-15
EPA is proposing to approve the action of the Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) to address the
provisions of Clean Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 8hour
ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). These provisions require each state to submit a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
PROPOSED RULES: Designation of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of the Rogue River, OR,
Published: 2008-10-14
EPA is withdrawing an earlier proposal to designate an ocean
dredged material disposal site near the mouth of the Rogue River,
Oregon, and is reproposing to designate an ocean dredged material
disposal site located offshore of the Rogue River, Oregon. EPA's
proposed rule was published at 56 FR 47173 (September 18, 1991).
Changes since that time to
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-14
This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
PROPOSED RULES: Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides; Notice of Public Workshop,
Published: 2008-10-10
EPA is convening a public workshop to explain the provisions
of its recently proposed rule to update and revise the data
requirements for registration of antimicrobial pesticides. The workshop
is intended to provide an opportunity for members of the public to ask
questions about the proposed rule and seek any clarification they
believe may assist
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2008-10-10
This proposed action requests public comment on the residual
risk and technology reviews for nine industrial source categories
regulated by five national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants. The five national emission standards and nine source
categories include: National Emissions Standards for Group I Polymers
and Resins
NOTICES: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate,
Published: 2008-10-10
This action presents EPA's preliminary regulatory
determination for perchlorate in accordance with the Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA). The Agency has determined that a national primary
drinking water regulation (NPDWR) for perchlorate would not present ``a
meaningful opportunity for health risk reduction for persons served by
public water
NOTICES: Comments Availability,
Published: 2008-10-10
Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended.
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 2025647146.
An explanation of the ratings
NOTICES: Weekly Receipt,
Published: 2008-10-10
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information (202) 5641399 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
Weekly Receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 09/29/2008
Through 10/03/2008
RULES: Pesticide Tolerance Nomenclature Changes; Technical Amendments,
Published: 2008-10-10
This document makes minor technical revisions to the
terminology of certain commodity terms listed under 40 CFR part 180,
subparts A, C, and E. EPA is taking this action to establish a uniform
listing of commodity terms throughout part 180.
RULES: Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion,
Published: 2008-10-09
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition
submitted by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to exclude (or delist)
the sludge from its wastewater treatment plant generated by Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas from the lists of
hazardous wastes. This final rule responds to the petition submitted by
Lockheed
PROPOSED RULES: Louisiana,
Published: 2008-10-09
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Louisiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning maintenance plans addressing the
1997 8hour ozone standard for the parishes of Calcasieu and St. James.
On July 20, 2007 and August 24, 2007, the State of Louisiana submitted
separate SIP revisions containing maintenance plans for the 1997 ozone
Part III: Environmental Protection Agency,
Published: 2008-10-09
This action proposes Performance Specification 17,
``Specifications and Test Procedures for Continuous Parameter
Monitoring Systems at Stationary Sources'' and Procedure 4, ``Quality
Assurance Requirements for Continuous Parameter Monitoring Systems at
Stationary Sources.'' The proposed performance specification and
quality assurance requirements
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-10-09
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
