August 2010 Action Initiation List (as of 09/21/2010) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The following actions were initiated by EPA this month. Explanations of which EPA actions are included on this list and of each eleat the end of this document. The two most recent Action Initiation Lists (AILs) can always be found at: http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/ail.html. But, they w

Updates on the actions listed herein. Updates on priority rulemakings are available from EPA's Rulemaking Gateway (www.epa.go

If one of the rules on this AIL is in the Rulemaking Gateway, a link to the rule's profile is included in the table below. For all rules – in the Gateway and those that are not – you may obtain updates twice a year in EPA’s Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is ac

these Web sites: 

• EPA’s Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Dockets (http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/search/regagenda.html)

• RegInfo.gov (http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain)

• Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=UnifiedAgenda&agency=EPA&pubperiod=

To assist you in tracking actions’ progress, the RINs in the table below are also displayed in the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda an

Action Initiation List – August 2010 
Action Initiation List – August 2010 

RIN Action Title Stage Contact Abstract 

2060-AQ49 Supplemental 

Determination for Renewable Fuels Produced Under the Final Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) 2 Program from Pulpwood 

Direct 

Final 

Paul Argyropoulos (202) 564-1123 Argyropoulos.Paul@epa.gov 

As indicated in the final rule for RIN 2060-AORenewable Fuel Standards (RFS) Program, issued lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) thresdeterminations for the major fuel pathways pmeet the bulk of the RFS volume mandates, of other new fuel pathways such as pulpwoodand sorghum could not be completed in time rule. In the process of assessing these fuels, issuing determinations through two supplemeto the final rule. While some data collection fohad already begun during the final rulemakinthe case of fuels produced from pulpwood, psorghum, EPA requires a longer amount of ticomplete data collection and the necessary aThus, determinations for these fuels will be inseparate second Notice (RIN 2060-AQ36). For this supplemental notice, EPA plans to pdetermination for cellulosic biofuels produced pulpwood, biomass-based diesel produced frand ethanol produced from sorghum. EPA wDirect Final Notice of Supplemental DeterminNovember. 

2070-AJ79 Pesticides; 

Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemptions

NPRM Niva Kramek 

(703) 605-1193 Kravek.Niva@epa.gov 

EPA has determined that the current listing oingredients and references to inert ingredientRisk Pesticides, 40 CFR 152.25(f), should be clearer to facilitate manufacturing processes, enforcement, and consumer choice among pthis action, EPA will explore options for clarifyactive and inert ingredient listings, including tboth rule and non-rule actions. 
Action Initiation List – August 2010 

What EPA Actions Appear on the AILs? Generally, AILs include those actions that 1) will appear in upcoming Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and 2) have been approved f

Regulatory Policy Officer. In rare instances, an action will not appear on an AIL before it appears in the Agenda. Also, keep in mind 

immediately. You can access a given month's list roughly 15 days after the close of the month (e.g., the April 2008 AIL will post som

What Does Each Column in the AIL Mean? RIN RIN stands for "Regulation Identifier Number." A RIN is assigned by the Regulatory Information Service Center, a component of the 

Services Administration, to identify each regulatory action listed in our Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plan

the headings of our rules when they are published in the Federal Register to make it easier for you to track our actions. An exampl

It is composed of two parts. The first part (i.e., 2050) identifies which office within EPA is in charge of the action. In this case, it is th

Emergency Response. The second part (e.g., AG37) is an alpha-numeric code automatically generated as rules are assigned a RI

Title Self-explanatory. Stage The stage of an action describes where we are in the rule writing process, from the very beginning when a rule (or other action) is jpublished as a final rule (or other action) in the Federal Register. For example, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stage a

proposed modification to an existing rule. In the AILs, the following acronyms are used: •ANPRM - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking •Direct Final - Direct Final Action •NPRM - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking •Supplemental - Supplemental NPRM 

Contact Provides the name, phone, and email address for the EPA staff person assigned to this rule. Additionally, if a rule is in EPA's Rule(www.epa.gov/rulemaking/), then a link to the rule's profile will be provided in this column. Abstract A brief summary of the action and its purpose. Projected Publication Date Since many variables affect how long it takes to write a rule or other action, it is difficult to predict a firm publication date when we haction. Therefore, we insert one of two options in the "Projected Publication Date" column: 1) "12 months or less" and 2) "more thagive you some idea of how quickly we expect to complete an action.