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The ESP incorporates the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

guidelines entitled ‘‘Best Management 

Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting 

Ranges.’’ In addition, the ESP contains 

the following: 

• Conduct an annual evaluation of 

progress by the WCGC and the Forest 

Service toward the environmental 

stewardship goals. 

• Establish a testing and monitoring 

schedule for soil pH at target backstops 

and shotgun shot-fall zones. Soil pH 

will be maintained between 6.5 and 8.5. 

• Establish a soil testing and 

monitoring schedule for lead content 

and stability on the site. 

• Install physical barriers such as silt 

dams and berms as needed at target 

backstops and shot-fall zones to prevent 

lead migration off-site through 

groundwater and surface water. 

• Use only ‘‘environmentally 

friendly’’ clay targets. 

• Do not allow target clays and wads 

to accumulate on the trap, skeet, and 

sporting clay fields. The accumulated 

‘‘environmentally friendly’’ and ‘‘black’’ 

targets on the accessible areas at the 

trap, skeet, and sporting clay zones will 

be cleaned up and removed from the 

site. This project will be completed 3 to 

4 years after the permit is issued, and 

subsequent routine removal of the target 

debris will be established in the ESP. 

• Collect and recycle lead at the rifle/ 

impact berms. 

• Collect and recycle lead from the 

trap and skeet ranges and shot-fall 

zones. 

• Construct a 12-foot-high, 200- footlong barrier fence on the eastern edge of 

the skeet range to stop shooting targets 

and some lead shot from crossing into 

the San Jose basin. 

• Coordinate with the local Native 

American communities to establish ‘‘no 

shooting days’’ to mitigate the impact of 

noise. 

• Remove the target frame racks and 

permanently discontinue use of the 

200-, 300-, and 600-yard ranges in the 

basin, and remove the materials, 

contaminated soil, and access road 

when the rehabilitation project is 

completed. 

• Construct a 50-inch-wide access 

trail into the north-facing trap and skeet 

range shot-fall zone for lead collection. 

Lead shot collection will initially be 

conducted within 50 feet of the trail up 

and downslope from the trail. 

• Collect lead in the skeet range shotfall overlap area in the San Jose basin by 

trimming brush only enough to facilitate 

access to areas of shot accumulation on 

the soil surface. 

• Collect and remove lead for 

recycling using hand screening or small 

mechanized screening equipment if 

available. The collection methods will 

be consistent with the recommendations 

listed in the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s guidelines entitled 

‘‘Best Management Practices for Lead at 

Outdoor Shooting Ranges.’’ Lead shot 

collection and ground disturbance will 

be monitored and conducted to reduce 

the potential for off-site migration of 

lead. 

All facilities will be available and 

accessible to all people without 

discrimination based on race, color, 

national origin, sex, religion, age, 

disability, political beliefs, or marital or 

familial status. An operation and 

maintenance plan, safety plan, and fire 

plan will be developed by both the 

WCGC and the Forest Service, attached 

to the permit, and monitored to ensure 

compliance. 

Possible Alternatives 

A full range of alternatives will be 

considered, including non-renewal of 

the permit, renewal of the permit, and 

renewal of the permit with 

modifications. In addition, alternatives 

in response to issues generated during 

the scoping process will be considered. 

All alternatives will comply with the 

Los Padres National Forest Land 

Management Plan. 

Responsible Official 

Peggy Hernandez, Forest Supervisor, 

Los Padres National Forest, Goleta, 

California, is the responsible official for 

this EIS and its Record of Decision. As 

the responsible official, the Forest 

Supervisor will document the decision 

and the reason for the decision in the 

Record of Decision. The decision will be 

subject to Forest Service Appeals 

Regulations (36 CFR Part 215). 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will make a 

decision by considering the following: 

1. Whether the proposed action will 

proceed as proposed, with 

modifications, or not at all; and 

2. What associated mitigation 

measures and monitoring requirements 

will be required. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary issues identified during 

earlier public involvement include the 

following: 

1. Potential impacts of lead and other 

shooting contaminants on-site: 

(a) At affected areas of San Jose 

basin from long-bore ranges, and 

(b) From continued operation of 

existing facilities proposed to remain; 

2. Potential for off-site migration of 

lead and other shooting contaminants; 

3. Impacts on cultural sites in the San 

Jose basin; 

4. Target range safety; 

5. Target range potential for starting 

wildfires; and 

6. Need for a controlled regulated 

shooting facility. 

Scoping Process 

All scoping comments submitted to 

the Forest Service in response to the 

NOI dated December 2, 2009, will be 

carried through to this current scoping 

period. Previous respondents are not 

required to provide duplicate 

comments; however, all new comments 

relevant to this proposed action are 

encouraged and welcome. This scoping 

process guides the development of the 

EIS. The Forest Supervisor is seeking 

public and agency comment on the 

proposed action to identify issues that 

could arise. These issues may lead to 

other alternatives or additional 

mitigation measures and monitoring 

requirements. Comments may be 

provided at any time during the 

planning process, but it is important 

that reviewers provide their comments 

at a time and in a manner that will be 

most useful to the Agency’s preparation 

of the EIS. Therefore, comments should 

be provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. The submission of timely 

and specific comments in response to 

this Notice does not confer status for 

subsequent administrative appeal but 

does provide important information for 

preparation of the document and may be 

of importance for judicial review. 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Peggy Hernandez, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10192 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Turning Point Solar LLC: Notice of 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) has issued a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) 

associated with a solar generation 

project. The EA was prepared in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

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(CEQ) regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

Parts 1500–1508) and RUS’s NEPA 

implementing regulations (7 CFR Part 

1794, Environmental Policies and 

Procedures). The EA evaluates the 

environmental impacts associated with 

a potential loan or loan guarantee to 

Turning Point Solar LLC (Turning Point 

Solar) for the proposal. RUS is 

considering funding this proposal. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the 

FONSI or EA, or for further information, 

contact: Ms. Lauren McGee, 

Environmental Scientist, USDA, Rural 

Utilities Service, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Stop 1571, Room 2244–S, 

Washington, DC 20250–1571, telephone: 

(202) 720–1482, fax: (202) 690–0649, or 

email: lauren.mcgee@wdc.usda.gov. A 

copy of the FONSI and EA can be 

viewed online at: http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWP-ea.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Turning 

Point Solar proposes to construct a 49.9 

MW solar generating facility in 

Brookfield Township, Noble County, 

Ohio. The proposal involves the 

installation of high-efficiency 

monocrystalline photovoltaic panels 

mounted on fixed solar racking 

equipment and the construction of 

access roads, a powerhouse, 

transmission improvements, and other 

supporting facilities. The preferred site 

is located eight miles northwest of 

Caldwell, Ohio, on approximately 771 

acres of reclaimed strip-mined land 

owned by Columbus Southern Power 

Company and Ohio Power Company, 

collectively American Electric Power 

Ohio (‘‘AEP Ohio’’). The land was 

mined by the Central Ohio Coal 

Company between 1969 and 1991, after 

which time it was reclaimed. The 

proposed generating facility would 

interconnect to AEP Ohio’s South 

Cumberland 69kV substation, subject to 

completion of the Pennsylvania-New 

Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Generation 

Interconnection application process. 

A Notice of Intent to prepare an EA 

and hold a scoping meeting was 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 27, 2011, and in newspapers 

within the general circulation of the 

proposal area from June 27, 2011 to July 

5, 2011. A public meeting was held on 

July 14, 2011, at the Caldwell 

Elementary School, located at: 44350 

Fairground Road, Caldweld, Ohio. A 

scoping summary report can be found at 

the RUS Web site listed in this Notice. 

The notice of availability of the EA for 

public review was published in the 

Federal Register on February 1, 2012, 

and in newspapers within the general 

circulation of the proposal area on 

January 26, 2011 to January 30, 2011. 

The EA was available for public and 

agency review on the RUS Web site 

listed in this Notice and at Caldwell 

Public Library, located at: 517 Spruce 

Street, Caldwell, Ohio 43724. The 30- 

day comment period ended on March 2, 

2012. RUS received three agency 

comments and one public comment. 

They are addressed in the FONSI. 

Turning Point Solar hired URS 

Corporation to prepare an EA for RUS 

that described the proposal and assessed 

its potential environmental impacts. 

RUS conducted an independent 

evaluation of the EA and concurred 

with its scope and content. In 

accordance with RUS’s Environmental 

Policies and Procedures at 7 CFR 

1794.41, RUS accepted the document as 

its EA. 

Based on its EA, RUS has concluded 

that the proposal would have no 

significant impacts to water quality, 

wetlands, the 100-year floodplain, land 

use, aesthetics, transportation, or human 

health and safety. The proposal will 

have no adverse effects on historic 

properties listed or eligible for listing on 

the National Register of Historic Places. 

RUS has also concluded that the 

proposal is not likely to affect federally 

listed threatened and endangered 

species or designated critical habitat. 

The proposal would not 

disproportionately affect minority and 

low-income populations. 

No other potential significant impacts 

resulting from the proposal have been 

identified. Therefore, RUS has 

determined that this FONSI fulfills its 

obligations under NEPA for its action 

related to the proposal. RUS is satisfied 

that the environmental impacts of the 

proposal have been adequately 

addressed. If RUS takes a federal action 

on the proposal, it will not result in 

significant impacts to the quality of the 

human environment. Accordingly, an 

Environmental Impact Statement will 

not be prepared for the proposal. 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Nivin Elgohary, 

Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs, 

USDA, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10194 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 

et seq.), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

(TAA) from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

[02/24/2012 through 04/20/2012] 

Firm name Firm address Date accepted 

for investigation Product(s) 

Pertech Resources, Inc ........................... 860 College View Drive, Riverton, WY 

82501.

02/24/2012 The firm manufactures printers and 

scanners for the banking and 

healthcare industries. 

Rogue Valley Door, Inc ........................... 123 N.E. Beacon Drive, Grants Pass, 

OR 97526.

02/27/2012 The firm manufactures custom interior 

and exterior solid wood doors. 

Frank Shatz & Co., Inc ............................ 61 Dewey Avenue, Warwick RI 02886 .. 4/11/12 The firm manufactures wooden furniture 

for offices. 

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