Federal Register

June 2009

June 2

• Office of Research and Development; Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods: Designation of Three New Reference Methods and Four New Equivalent Methods

• Hazardous Materials: Request for Comments on Issues or Problems Concerning International Atomic Energy Agency Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials

June 9

• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry

• Coal Mine Dust Personal Monitors

June 10

• Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers

• Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2009

June 11

• Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations

June12

• Rulemaking To Reaffirm the Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules

June 15

• Worker Visibility

June 16

• Notice of Public Meeting To Discuss NIOSH’s Respirator Standards Development Efforts

June 19

• Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-Transportation Related Onshore and Offshore Facilities

June 22

• Hazardous Materials Transportation; Miscellaneous Revisions to Registration and Fee Assessment Program

June 23

• National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings

June 25

• Abbreviated Bitrex® Qualitative Fit-Testing Protocol

• Chemical Release Reporting

June 26

• Ambient Air Quality Surveillance

June 29

• Requirements for Consumer Registration of Durable Infant or Toddler Products

• National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Minor Correction to Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Changes in References to Analytical Methods

May 2009

May 11

• Semiannual Agenda of Regulations

May 20

• Notice of Receipt of a Clean Air Act Waiver Application To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Extension of Comment Period

• Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Critical Use Exemption Applications for 2012

May 21

• Approval Tests and Standards for Closed-Circuit Escape Respirators

• Quality Assurance Requirements for Respirators

May 26

• Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program

• Purpose, Use and Effect of Field Operations Training Manual.

May 27

• Hours of Service of Railroad Employees; Amended Recordkeeping and Reporting Regulations

April 2009

April 1

• Oil Pollution Prevention; Non- Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule—Final Amendments

• Amendments to Highway Safety Program Guidelines

April 2

• National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings

April 7

• Amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act Confidential Business Information Records Access System, EPA–20

• Notice of Nationwide Waiver of Section 1605 (Buy American Requirement) of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for Projects With Debt Incurred on or After October 1, 2008 and Before February 17, 2009 That Are Refinanced Through the Clean or Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Using Assistance Provided Under ARRA

April 8

• Eighth Meeting, Special Committee 211, Nickel-Cadmium, Lead Acid and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

April 13

• Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Biennial Review and Republication of the Select Agent and Toxin List; Delay of Compliance Date for Newly Registered Entities

April 15

• Withdrawal of NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula

• Final List of Initial Pesticide Active Ingredients and Pesticide Inert Ingredients to be Screened Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

April 30

• Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2009 Critical Use Exemption From the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide

March 2009

March 5

• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines

March 10

• Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for the Import of Halon- 1301 Aircraft Fire Extinguishing Vessels

March 11

• Children’s Products Containing Lead; Final Rule; Procedures and Requirements for a Commission Determination or Exclusion

• Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Labeling: Cochineal Extract and Carmine Declaration; Confirmation of Effective Date

March 17

• Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl

• Change in Rates of General Applicability for Competitive Products; Correction

March 20

• Lead; Fees for Accreditation of Training Programs and Certification of Lead-based Paint Activities and Renovation Contractors

March 23

• Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment

March 26

• Hazardous Chemical Reporting; Tier II Inventory Information

• Rulemaking To Reaffirm the Promulgation of Revisions of the Acid Rain Program Rules

March 31

• Guidance on the Development, Evaluation, and Application of Environmental Models

February 2009

February 3

• Oil Pollution Prevention; Non- Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule—Final Amendments

February 9

• Revision of Source Category List for Standards Under Section 112(k) of the Clean Air Act; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries

• Notice of Stay of Enforcement of Testing and Certification Requirements

February 12

• Proposed Rule To Implement the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Revision on Subpart 1 Area Reclassification and Anti- Backsliding Provisions Under Former 1-Hour Ozone Standard; Proposed Deletion of Obsolete 1-Hour Ozone Standard Provision

• Children’s Products Containing Lead; Exemptions for Certain Electronic Devices; Interim Final Rule

February 23

• New Pricing Eligibility, Intelligent Mail, and Move Update Standards for Domestic Mailing Services and Shipping Services

February 26

• Tracking Labels for Children’s Products Under Section 103 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Notice of Inquiry; Request for Comments and Information

• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities

January 2009

January 6

• Announcement of the Release of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Action Plan To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections

January 9

• Clarification of Employer Duty To Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Each Employee

• Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs To Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions

• Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories; Satellite Notification and Acceptance Program

January 13

• Hazardous Materials: Improving the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation of Hazardous Materials

January 14

• Hazardous Materials: Revision to Requirements for the Transportation of Batteries and Battery-Powered Devices; and Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and International Civil Aviation Organization’s Technical Instructions

January 15

• Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements— Amendments

January 21

• Additional Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard

• Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl

January 22

• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Announces an Evaluation of Downdraft Vented Nail Salon Tables (VNTs)

January 26

• Cranes and Derricks in Construction

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