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Federal Register/Vol. 76, No. 143/Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2011 / Proposed Rules 44547 Wastewater Contaminants in the United 64. EPA. 1998. Method 8270D (SW–846), Dated: July 20, 2011. States—(II) Untreated Drinking Water Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Gas Stephen. A. Owens, Sources. The Science of the Total Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Environment. Vol. 402:201–216. (GC/MS), Revision 4. Available on-line at Safety and Pollution Prevention. 54. Rudel, R.A.; Melly, S.J.; Geno, P.W.; Sun, http://www.epa.gov/sam/pdfs/EPA- G.; and Brody, J.G. 1998. Identification of 8270d.pdf. [FR Doc. 2011–18842 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] Alkylphenols and Other Estrogenic BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Phenolic Compounds in Wastewater, IV. Statutory and Executive Order Septage, and Groundwater on Cape Cod, Reviews MA. Environmental Science & DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Technology. Vol. 32:861–869. Under Executive Order 12866, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 55. Wilson, N.K.; Chuang, J.C.; Lyu, C.; Fish and Wildlife Service Menton, R.; and Morgan, M.K. 2003. Review’’ (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), Aggregate exposures of nine preschool this action was submitted to the Office 50 CFR Part 17 children to persistent organic pollutants of Management and Budget (OMB) for at day care and home. Journal of review. Any changes made to this [Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2010–0023; MO Exposure Analysis and Environmental 92210–0–008–B2] Epidemiology. Vol. 13:187–202. document in response to OMB comments received by EPA during that 56. Stuart, J.D.; Capulong, C.P.; Launer, K.D.; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Pan, X. 2005. Analyses of phenolic review have been documented in the endocrine disrupting chemicals in docket as required by the Executive and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a marine samples by both gas and liquid Order. Petition To List the Giant Palouse Earthworm (Drilolerius americanus) as chromatography-mass spectrometry. Since this document does not impose Journal of Chromatography A. Vol. Threatened or Endangered 1079:136–145. or propose any requirements, and 57. Boyd, G.R.; Palmerib, J.M.; and Grimm, instead seeks comments and suggestions AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, D.A. 2004. Pharmaceuticals and Personal for the Agency to consider in possibly Interior. Care Products (PPCPs) and Endocrine developing a subsequent proposed rule, ACTION: Notice of 12-month petition Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in the various other review requirements finding. Stormwater Canals and Bayou St. John in that apply when an agency imposes New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The requirements do not apply to this SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 333:137–48. action. Nevertheless, as part of your Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 58. Staples, C.A.; Dorn, P.B.; Klecka, G.M.; comments on this ANPRM, you may 12-month finding on a petition to list O’Block, S.T.; Branson, D.R.; and Harris, include any comments or information the giant Palouse earthworm (Driloleirus L.R. 2000. Bisphenol A Concentrations that you have regarding this action. americanus) as threatened or in Receiving Waters Near U.S. In particular, any comments or endangered as petitioned, and to Manufacturing and Processing Facilities. information that would help the Agency designate critical habitat under the Chemosphere. Vol. 40:521–525. to assess the potential impact of a rule Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 59. Zhang, S.; Zhang, Q.; Darisaw, S.; Ehie, amended (Act). After review of all O.; and Wang, G. 2007. Simultaneous on small entities pursuant to the Quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 available scientific and commercial Hydrocarbons (PAHs), Polychlorinated U.S.C. 601 et seq.); to consider information, we find that listing the Biphenyls (PCBs), and Pharmaceuticals voluntary consensus standards pursuant giant Palouse earthworm is not and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in to section 12(d) of the National warranted at this time. However, we ask Mississippi River Water, in New Orleans, Technology Transfer and Advancement the public to submit to us any new Louisiana, USA. Chemosphere. Vol. Act of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 information that becomes available 66:1057–1069. note); to consider environmental health concerning the threats to the giant 60. Stackelberg, P.E.; Furlong, E.T.; Meyer, Palouse earthworm or its habitat at any M.T.; Zaugg, S.D.; Henderson, A.K.; and or safety effects on children pursuant to Reissman, D.B. 2004. Persistence of Executive Order 13045, entitled time. Pharmaceutical Compounds and Other ‘‘Protection of Children from DATES: The finding announced in this Organic Wastewater Contaminants in a Environmental Health Risks and Safety document was made on July 26, 2011. Conventional Drinking-Water-Treatment Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); or ADDRESSES: This finding is available on Plant. The Science of the Total to consider human health or the Internet at http:// Environment. Vol. 329:99–113. environmental effects on minority or 61. Drewes, J.E.; Hemming, J.; Ladenburger, www.regulations.gov at Docket Number S.J.; Schauer, J.; and Sonzogni, W. 2005. low-income populations pursuant to FWS–R1–ES–2010–0023. Supporting An Assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Executive Order 12898, entitled documentation we used in preparing Activity Changes during Wastewater ‘‘Federal Actions to Address this finding is available for public Treatment through the Use of Bioassays Environmental Justice in Minority inspection, by appointment, during and Chemical Measurements. Water Populations and Low-Income normal business hours at the U.S. Fish Environment Research. Vol. 77:12–23. Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, and Wildlife Service, Washington Fish 62. ASTM International (ASTM). 2009. 1994). and Wildlife Office, 510 Desmond Drive ASTM D7574–09 Standard Test Method for Determination of Bisphenol A in The Agency will consider such SE., Suite 102, Lacey, WA 98503–1263; Environmental Waters by Liquid comments during the development of telephone 360–753–9440; facsimile Chromatography/Tandem Mass any subsequent proposed rule as it takes 360–753–9008. Please submit any new Spectrometry. Available on-line at http:// appropriate steps to address any information, materials, comments, or www.astm.org/Standards/D7574.htm. applicable requirements. questions concerning this finding to the 63. ASTM. 2004. ASTM D5730–04 Standard above street address. Guide for Site Characterization for List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 799 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Environmental Purposes With Emphasis Ken on Soil, Rock, the Vadose Zone and Environmental protection, Bisphenol Berg, Manager, Washington Fish and Ground Water. Available on-line at A, BPA, Chemicals, Hazardous Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). If you http://www.astm.org/Standards/ substances, Reporting and use a telecommunications device for the D5730.htm. recordkeeping requirements. deaf (TDD), please call the Federal VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:37 Jul 25, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\26JYP1.SGM 26JYP1 wreier-aviles on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with PROPOSALS 44548 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 26, 2011 / Proposed Rules Information Relay Service (FIRS) at judgment in favor of the Service, Species Information 800–877–8339. upholding the October 9, 2007, The GPE is one of about 100 native SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: determination. The U.S. Court of and at least 45 nonnative earthworms Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed Background described in the United States (Hendrix the District Court ruling on June 14, and Bohlen 2002, p. 802). However, Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered 2010 (D.C. no. 2:08–cv–00032–FVS). very little is known about the species. Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act) The GPE was first described by Smith in (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires that, History of the Current Petition 1897, based on a collection near for any petition to revise the Federal On July 1, 2009, we received a new Pullman, Washington. At the time of Lists of Endangered and Threatened petition dated June 30, 2009, from this collection, Smith stated: ‘‘This Wildlife and Plants that contains Friends of the Clearwater, Center for species is very abundant in that region substantial scientific or commercial Biological Diversity, Palouse Audubon, of the country and their burrows are information that listing the species may sometimes seen extending to a depth of be warranted, we make a finding within Palouse Prairie Foundation, and Palouse over 15 feet’’ (Smith 1897, pp. 202–203). 12 months of the date of receipt of the Group of the Sierra Club (petitioners) His writing is based on second-hand petition. In this finding, we will requesting that the GPE be listed as an information provided by R.W. Doane of determine that the petitioned action is: endangered or threatened species either (1) Not warranted, (2) warranted, or (3) in the entirety of its range, or in the Washington State Agricultural School warranted, but the immediate proposal Palouse bioregion as a significant (now Washington State University) in of a regulation implementing the portion of its range, and that critical Pullman, Washington, which does not petitioned action is precluded by other habitat be designated under the Act. The offer numerical or geographical context pending proposals to determine whether petition clearly identified itself as such for his use of the terms ‘‘very abundant’’ species are endangered or threatened, and included the requisite identification or ‘‘that region of the country.’’ This and expeditious progress is being made information for the petitioners, as burrow depth characterization has not to add or remove qualified species from required by 50 CFR 424.14(a). The been confirmed or contradicted by any the Federal Lists of Endangered and petition included information on the subsequent field work. Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Section GPE’s taxonomy, species description, Early descriptions indicate the GPE 4(b)(3)(C) of the Act requires that we distribution, habitat, status, and can be as long as 3 feet (ft) (0.9 meters treat a petition for which the requested potential threats.
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