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    <description>Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government</description>
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  <title><![CDATA[
Change in Deadline for Rulemaking to Address the Control of  Emissions From New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23557</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ A February 2003 final rule established the first U.S. emission 
standards for new compressionignition Category 3 marine engines, those 
with a percylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. It also 
established a deadline of April 27, 2007 for EPA to promulgate a second 
set of emission standards for these engines. This rulemaking schedule 
was intended to allow time to consider the state of technology for 
deeper emission reductions and the status of international action for 
more stringent standards. Since 2003 we have continued to gain a 
greater understanding of technical issues and assess the continuing 
efforts of manufacturers to apply advanced emission control 
technologies to these engines. In addition, we have continued to work 
with and through the International Maritime Organization toward more 
stringent emission standards that would apply to all new marine diesel 
engines on ships engaged in international transportation. Much of the 
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;  Minnesota]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23496</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to 
sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) requirements for Northern States Power 
Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, Inver Hills Generating Plant 
(Inver Hills), located in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, 
Minnesota. The revisions make the limits of the sulfur content in its 
fuel and its sulfur dioxide emissions more stringent, and prohibit the 
burning of residual fuel oil. The revisions allow the facility to use 
simpler methods to analyze the sulfur content of its fuel. Because the 
sulfur dioxide emission limits are being reduced, the air quality of 
Dakota County will be protected.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Approval of Implementation Plans; Ohio; Clean Air Interstate Rule]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23504</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the EPA is 
withdrawing the October 16, 2007 (72 FR 58546), direct final rule 
approving the State of Ohio's September 26, 2007, request to revise the 
Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) by incorporating provisions 
related to the implementation of EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule 
(CAIR). In the direct final rule, EPA stated that if adverse comments 
were submitted by November 15, 2007, the rule would be withdrawn and 
not take effect. On November 9, 2007, EPA received a comment. EPA 
believes this comment is adverse and, therefore, EPA is withdrawing the 
direct final rule. EPA will address the comment in a subsequent final 
action based upon the proposed action also published on October 16, 
2007 (72 FR 58571). EPA will not institute a second comment period on 
this action.
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;  Virginia; Amendments Extending the Applicability of]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23386</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 
submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This revision consists of 
amendments to extend the geographic applicability of four consumer and 
commercial product regulationsPortable Fuel Container Spillage, 
Mobile Equipment Repair and Refinishing Operations, Architectural and 
Industrial Maintenance Coatings, and Consumer Productsto the 
Fredericksburg VOC Emissions Control Area. These amendments are 
necessary to implement VOC contingency measures within the 
Fredericksburg Area. The revision also incorporates by reference two 
additional test methods and procedures needed for Virginia's 
Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings Rule. EPA is 
approving this revision to the Virginia SIP in accordance with the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[  Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;  Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia;]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23498</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This document corrects an error in the part 81 tables of a 
series of final rules pertaining to EPA's approval of ozone 
redesignation requests for Kent and Queen Anne, Erie, Fredericksburg, 
Shenandoah, Charleston, ParkersburgMarietta, SteubenvilleWeirton, 
Wheeling, and HuntingtonAshland 8hour ozone nonattainment areas. The 
requests to redesignate the areas from nonattainment to attainment were 
submitted by Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Bacillus Thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 Protein and the Genetic Material  Necessary for its Production in Corn; Extension of]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23308</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This regulation extends the temporary exemption from the 
requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis 
Vip3Aa20 protein in corn when applied or used as a plantincorporated 
protectant. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., 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 that the temporary 
tolerance exemption be extended. This regulation eliminates the need to 
establish a maximum permissible level for residues of the Bacillus 
thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 protein in corn when applied or used as a plant
incorporated protectant on field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn. The 
temporary tolerance exemption expires on October 31, 2009.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Dichlorvos (DDVP); Order Denying NRDC's Petition to Revoke All  Tolerances]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23571</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ In this Order, EPA denies a petition requesting that EPA 
revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos (DDVP) under section 
408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). The 
petition was filed on June 2, 2006, by the Natural Resources Defense 
Council (NRDC).
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Ethalfluralin; Pesticide Tolerance ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23578</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
ethalfluralin in or on dill, dried leaves; dill, fresh leaves; mustard, 
seed; potato; and rapeseed, seed. It also removes the current tolerance 
for residues of ethalfluralin on canola seed since residues on canola 
are covered by the rapeseed tolerance, thus making the canola tolerance 
unnecessary. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR4) requested 
the new tolerances and removal of the canola tolerance under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerance ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23579</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of 
spinosad in or on spice, subgroup 19B, except black pepper; pineapple; 
and pineapple, process residue. Interregional Research Project Number 4 
(IR4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;  Minnesota]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23497</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revisions to the sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) requirements for 
Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy, Inver 
Hills Generating Plant (Inver Hills), located in Inver Grove Heights, 
Dakota County, Minnesota. The revisions make the limits of the sulfur 
content in its fuel and its sulfur dioxide emissions more stringent, 
and prohibit the burning of residual fuel oil. The revisions allow the 
facility to use simpler methods to analyze the sulfur content of its 
fuel. Because the sulfur dioxide emission limits are being reduced, the 
air quality of Dakota County will be protected.
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  <pubDate>Wed, Dec 5 2007 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Chlorpyrifos-methyl; Product Cancellation Order ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23300</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, 
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of 
products containing the pesticide chlorpyrifosmethyl, pursuant to 
section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows the July 7, 
2004 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the 
chlorpyrifosmethyl registrants to voluntarily cancel their Gustafson 
Reldan 4E Insecticide and Reldan 4E product registrations. These are 
not the last chlorpyrifosmethyl products registered for use in the 
United States. In the July 7, 2004 notice, EPA indicated that it would 
issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency 
received substantive comments within the 30 day comment period that 
would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the 
registrants withdrew their requests within this period. The Agency 
received comments on the notice that merited its further review of the 
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Dichlorvos Petition Response; Notice of Availability ]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23566</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This notice announces the availability of EPA's response to 
the petition dated June 2, 2006 submitted by the Natural Resources 
Defense Council (NRDC) insofar as the petition seeks to have EPA cancel 
all registrations for dichlorvos (DDVP). EPA's response is available in 
the DDVP docket (EPAHQOPP20020302) at <A HREF="/i.p/outbound/http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</A>. 
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register, EPA is making available its 
response to the June 2, 2006 petition insofar as it seeks to have EPA 
revoke all tolerances for DDVP. Taken together, these documents form 
EPA's response to the petition.
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Naphthalene Acetic Acid, its Salts, Ester, and Acetamide;  Reregistration Eligibility Decision and Amendment for]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-12-05-E7-23306</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ This notice announces the availability of EPA's Reregistration 
Eligibility Decision (RED) and Amendment for the pesticide naphthalene 
acetic acid, its salts, ester, and acetamide, and opens a public 
comment period on these documents, related risk assessments, and other 
support documents. EPA has reviewed the lowrisk pesticide naphthalene 
acetic acid, its salts, ester, and acetamide (also referred to as 
naphthalene acetates or NAA) through a modified, streamlined version of 
the public participation process that the Agency uses to involve the 
public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance 
reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that 
all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.
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