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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] 

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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] 

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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. 

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