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due to any program changes. The change in burden cost is due to the use of the most updated labor rates.

Because there are no new sources with reporting requirements, no capital/ startup costs are incurred. The only cost that is incurred is for the O&M of the monitoring equipment.

Dated: December 16, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011–32949 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9610–6]**

**Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of One Total Maximum**  **Daily Load (TMDL) in Louisiana**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the availability for comment on the administrative record files and the calculations of one TMDL prepared by EPA Region 6. This notice covers waters in the State of Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Basin that were identified as impaired on the State’s Section 303(d) list. This TMDL was completed in response to a court order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.).

**DATES :**  Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before February 6,
2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on the one TMDL should be sent to Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733 or email: smith.diane@epa.
gov. For further information, contact Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The administrative record file for the one TMDL is available for public inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative record files may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/ 6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Smith at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups, the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96– 0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, plaintiffs alleged that the EPA failed to establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely manner. The EPA proposes this one TMDL pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Seeks Comment on One TMDL

By this notice the EPA is seeking comment on the following one TMDL for waters located within Louisiana:

Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant

041401 ....... New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies (Estuarine). Dissolved
oxygen.

The EPA requests the public provide to the EPA any water quality related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations for the one TMDL. The EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public comment period and will revise the TMDL where appropriate. The EPA will then forward the TMDL to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The LDEQ will incorporate the TMDL into its current water quality management plan.

Dated: December 14, 2011. William K. Honker, Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2011–33005 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0782; ER–FRL–9000–7]**

**Availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No**  **Significant Impact (FONSI)**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Environmental Assessment (EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4307h), the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA regulations (40 CFR Part 1500–1508), and EPA’s regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Part 6), EPA has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential environmental impacts related to the reissuance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges from Construction Activities (2012 Construction General Permit). The EA evaluates the potential environmental impacts from the discharge of pollutants associated with stormwater runoff from construction activities greater than one acre, where EPA is the permitting authority. Based on the environmental impact analysis in the EA, EPA has made a preliminary determination that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated from the issuance of the 2012 Construction General Permit.

This notice initiates the 30-day review period and invites comments from Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, and the public regarding EPA’s preliminary determination.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received by January 23, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments to the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 2010–0782 by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments by clicking on ‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQs.’’

• Mail: Attn: CGP Comments, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code: 4203 M, Washington, DC 20460.

• Courier: Attn: CGP Comments, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Rm # 7241C, Washington, DC 20004, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Comments should be received within 30 days of the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register

. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM


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you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jessica Trice, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code: 2252A, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 564–6646.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  EPA is seeking public comment regarding its preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to document its determination that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated from the issuance of the 2012 Construction General Permit. EPA invites the public to submit comments through Regulations.gov or by mail to the address cited in the **ADDRESSES** section during the 30-day comment period following the publication of this notice in the Federal Register

.

Since 1992, EPA has issued a series of NPDES Construction General Permits (CGP) that cover areas where EPA is the permitting authority. At present, EPA is the permitting authority in four states (Idaho, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Mexico), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories with the exception of the Virgin Islands, federal facilities in four states (Colorado, Delaware, Vermont, and Washington), most Indian lands and other specifically designated activities in specific states (e.g., oil and gas activities in Texas and Oklahoma). EPA’s current CGP became effective on June 30, 2008 (see 74 FR 40338) and will expire on February 15, 2012. The proposed action, would replace the 2008 CGP, as well as the 2003 CGP for construction sites still covered under that administratively continued permit. EPA proposes to issue the construction general permit for five (5) years, and to provide permit coverage to eligible existing and new construction projects in all areas of the country where EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. On April 25, 2011, EPA proposed for public comment the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit for stormwater discharges from large and small construction activities and initiated scoping for the development of the environmental issues and reasonable alternatives to be addressed in the EA. 76 FR 22882.

The environmental review process, which is documented by the Environmental Assessment (EA), indicates that no potential significant adverse environmental impacts are anticipated from the proposed action. The EA, which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of issuing the new CGP, considered the potential environmental impacts from the discharge of pollutants in stormwater discharges associated with construction activity where EPA is the permitting authority.

Based on the environmental impact analysis in the EA, EPA has determined that no significant environmental impacts are anticipated from the issuance of the 2012 Construction General Permit and the proposed action does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, making the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) unnecessary. Therefore, EPA is issuing a preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

Dated: December 20, 2011. Aimee S. Hessert, Deputy Division Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2011–32945 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[ER–FRL–9000–6]**

**Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability** 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202)
564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 12/12/2011 Through 12/16/2011 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EIS are available at: http:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. EIS No. 20110423, Draft EIS, NRC, SC,

William States Lee III Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 Combined Licenses (COLs) Application, Constructing and Operating Two New Nuclear Units at the Lee Nuclear Station Site, NUREG– 2111, Cherokee County, SC, Comment Period Ends: 02/06/2012, Contact: Sarah Lopas (301) 415–1147. EIS No. 20110424, Final EIS, NOAA, IL,

Illinois Coastal Management Program, To Preserve, Protect, Restore, and Where Possible, Enhance Coastal Resources in Illinois, Review Period Ends: 01/23/2012, Contact: Diana Olinger (301) 563–1149. EIS No. 20110425, Final EIS, FHWA,

CT, North Hillside Road Extension on the University of Connecticut Storrs Campus, Hunting Lodge Road, US Army COE Section 404 Permit, in the town Mansfield, CT, Review Period Ends: 01/23/2012, Contact: Amy Jackson-Grove (860) 659–6703 Ext.
3009. EIS No. 20110426, Draft EIS, USFS, FL,

City of Tallahassee Southwestern Transmission Line Project, Proposes to Construct, Operate and Maintain a New Overhead 230- kilovolt (kV),Electric Transmission Line, SpecialUse-Permit (SUP), Apalachicola National Forest (ANF), Leon County, FL, Comment Period Ends: 02/06/ 2012, Contact: David Harris (404)
347–5292. EIS No. 20110427, Final EIS, AFS/BLM,

UT, Greens Hollow Coal Lease Tract Project, Proposed Federal Coal Leasing and Subsequent Underground Coal Mining, Funding and Lease Application, Fishlake and Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT, Review Period Ends: 01/23/2012, Contact: Tom Lloyd (435) 636–3596 (AFS) and Steve Rigby (435) 636–3604 (BLM). This is a Joint Lead document between AFS and BLM. EIS No. 20110428, Draft EIS, USACE,

CA, Berths 302–306 American Presidents Line (APL) Container Terminal Project, Construction and Operation, US Army COE Section 10 and Section 103 of the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, Los Angeles County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 02/17/2012, Contact: Theresa Stevens (805) 585–
2146. EIS No. 20110429, Draft EIS, FTA, NJ,

Northern Branch Corridor Project, Restoration of Passenger Rail Service in Northeastern Hudson and Southern Bergen Counties, NJ, Comment Period Ends: 02/06/2012, Contact: Anthony Lee (212) 668–2170.

Amended Notices
EIS No. 20110371, Draft EIS, BLM, UT,

Alton Coal Tract Lease by Application Project, the Exploration and Development of Mineral Resource, Kane County, UT, Comment Period Ends: 01/27/2012, Contact: Keith Rigtrup (435) 865–3063 Revision to FR Notice Published 11/04/2011: Extending Comment Period from 01/ 06/2012 to 01/27/2012.