The Federal Register

Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is taking direct final action to approve a negative declaration submitted by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. The negative declaration certifies that commercial/ industrial solid waste incinerator units, subject to the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air Act, do not exist within the agency's air pollution control jurisdiction.

EPA Responses to State and Tribal 8-Hour Ozone Air Quality Designation Recommendations

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the EPA has posted its responses to States' and Tribes' 8hour ozone air quality designation recommendations on the web. If a State or Tribe wishes to submit additional information to EPA regarding the designations, we have requested that they submit that information no later than February 6, 2004.

Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is proposing to approve a negative declaration submitted by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. The negative declaration certifies that commercial/industrial solid waste incinerator units, which are subject to the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air Act, do not exist within the agency's air pollution control jurisdiction.

Bitertanol, Chlorpropham, Cloprop, Combustion Product Gas, Cyanazine, et al.; Proposed Tolerance Actions

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This document proposes to revoke certain tolerances and tolerance exemptions for residues of the fungicide and insecticide dinocap; insecticides combustion product gas, ethion, formetanate hydrochloride, nicotinecontaining compounds, polyoxyethylene, and tartar emetic; herbicides chlorpropham, cyanazine, and tridiphane; fungicides bitertanol, 1,1,1trichloroethane, and triforine; and the plant regulators cloprop and 4,6dinitroocresol because these specific tolerances are either no longer needed or are associated with food uses that are no longer current or registered in the United States. Also, EPA is proposing to modify certain ethion tolerances before they expire. The regulatory actions proposed in this document contribute toward the Agency's tolerance reassessment requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) section 408(q), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. By law, EPA is required by August 2006 to reassess the tolerances in existence on August

Comprehensive Procurement Guideline V for Procurement of Products Containing Recovered Materials

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) today is proposing an amendment to the May 1, 1995, Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Executive Order ``Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition.'' Specifically, EPA is proposing to revise the current compost designation to include compost made from manure or biosolids, and designate fertilizers made from recovered organic materials. EPA is also proposing to consolidate all compost designations under one item called ``compost made from recovered organic materials.''

EPA is required to designate items that are or can be made with recovered materials and to recommend practices that procuring agencies can use to procure designated items. Once EPA designates an item, any procuring agency that uses appropriated federal funds to procure that item must purchase the item containing the highest percentage of recovered materials pr

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement, to address petitions for review filed by Horween Leather Company and Gutmann Leather Company (collectively, ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: Horween Leather Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 021138 (D.C. Cir.), and consolidated case Gutmann Leather Company v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 021139 (D.C. Cir.). Petitioners filed petitions for review challenging EPA's ``Final Rule for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Leather Finishing Operations,'' published at 67 FR 9156 et seq. (February 27, 2002). These standards are based on the performance of Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT), and implement section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, Petitioners and EPA wil

Stakeholder Comment on Preliminary National Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Priorities for Fiscal Years 2005,

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

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 2005, 2006 and 2007. The information submitted by commentors will be considered as part of the process EPA uses to identify and select national enforcement and compliance priorities. Final priority selections will be 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 will 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 (GPRA).

Spiroxamine; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance for a Certain Pesticide Chemical in or on

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Alkyl (C10-C16) Polyglycosides; Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish a Tolerance

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab2 Protein and the Genetic Material Necessary for its Production in Cotton; Notice of

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Notice of Filing a Pesticide Petition to Establish an Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance for a Certain

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Pesticide Products; Registration Applications

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces receipt of applications to register pesticide products containing new active ingredients not included in any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of section 3(c)(4) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.

Diazinon; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Products

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, [[Page 68898]]
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel the registrations for all of their outdoor nonagricultural enduse products containing diazinon [O,Odiethyl O(2isopropyl6methyl4 pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate]. EPA intends to grant these requests by issuing a cancellation order at the close of the comment period for this announcement, unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of these requests. It is EPA's intent that the cancellation of the outdoor non agricultural enduse products will be effective on December 31, 2004. The Agency requests public comment on these voluntary cancellation requests, and is providing a 180day comment period.

Propanil and Fenamiphos; Use Deletion and Product Cancellation Order

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, the Agency is issuing a Cancellation Order announcing its approval for the voluntary product and use amendments/cancellations submitted by: Agriliance, LLC; Dow AgroSciences, LLC; and RiceCo, LLC, to voluntarily cancel all small grain uses (spring (hard red) wheat, oats, spring barley, and durum wheat) of certain enduse and technical products for the active ingredient propanil (3',4'dichloropropionanilide), effective July 28, 2003; and Bayer CropScience to voluntary cancel all registrations for products containing the active ingredient fenamiphos (ethyl 3methyl4 (methylthio)phenyl(1methylethyl)phosphoramidate), effective May 31, 2007. In conjunction with the request for voluntary cancellation, Bayer CropScience has also agreed to amend their existing fenamiphos product registrations and implement interim risk mitigation measures.

Recovered Materials Advisory Notice V

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) today is providing notice of the issuance of a draft Recovered Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN V). The RMAN provides guidance to procuring agencies for purchasing certain items containing recovered materials. Under section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, EPA designates items that are or can be made with recovered materials and provides recommendations for the procurement of these items. Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is proposing to revise the current compost designation to include compost made from manure or biosolids, and designate fertilizers made from recovered organic materials. Also in that Federal Register notice, EPA is proposing to consolidate all compost designations under one item called ``compost made from recovered organic materials.''