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directed to Ms. Amy Dewey, EPA Office 

of Public Affairs (OPA), at 

Dewey.Amy@epa.gov or (202) 564–7816. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the Administrator on 

the technical basis for Agency positions 

and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to 

FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby 

given that the SAB Panel will hold two 

public teleconferences to provide an 

independent review of EPA’s Draft 

Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan. 

Hydraulic fracturing generates vertical 

and horizontal fractures in underground 

geologic formations to facilitate 

extraction of gas (or oil) from the 

subsurface. The general process 

involves drilling a vertical well, in 

many cases extending the well bore 

horizontally into the formation, 

removing water, injecting hydraulic 

fracturing fluids and then extracting the 

natural gas along with separation and 

management of fluids. To respond to 

concerns voiced by the public and meet 

a Congressional request, the EPA Office 

of Research and Development (ORD) 

initiated a study on the potential 

impacts of hydraulic fracturing on 

drinking water resources. At a public 

face-to-face meeting on April 7–8, 2010, 

the SAB Environmental Engineering 

Committee (EEC) augmented with other 

SAB members evaluated and 

commented on ORD’s proposed scope of 

study and key research questions 

regarding the potential public health 

and drinking water resource issues that 

may be associated with hydraulic 

fracturing [Federal Register Notice 

dated March 18, 2010 (75 FR 13125)]. 

On June 24, 2010 the SAB provided the 

EPA Administrator with an advisory 

report entitled Advisory on EPA’s 

Research Scoping Document Related to 

Hydraulic Fracturing, EPA–SAB–10– 

009. 

ORD’s next step was to develop a 

draft Study Plan for its hydraulic 

fracturing research. The SAB formed a 

new Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan 

Review Panel which met on March 

7–8, 2011 to discuss and evaluate ORD’s 

Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan. 

[Federal Register Notice dated February 

9, 2011 (76 FR 7199–7180)]. Materials 

from the March 2011 meeting are posted 

on the SAB Web site at http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

MeetingCal/153AC7DF

8D2626F98525781000648075?

OpenDocument. The purpose of the 

May 19, 2011 and May 25, 2011 

teleconference calls is for the SAB Panel 

to discuss its draft review report that 

was developed based on consensus 

views reached at the March 7–8, 2011 

meeting. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and materials in support of these 

teleconference calls will be placed on 

the EPA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the 

teleconference calls. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to EPA. Members of the public 

can submit comments for a federal 

advisory committee to consider as it 

develops advice for EPA. Input from the 

public to the SAB will have the most 

impact if it provides specific scientific 

or technical information or analysis for 

SAB to consider or if it relates to the 

clarity or accuracy of the technical 

information. Members of the public 

wishing to provide comment should 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

for the relevant advisory committee 

directly. 

Oral Statements: Members of the 

public have opportunity to provide oral 

statements during the May 19, 2011 

teleconference call. In general, 

individuals requesting an oral 

presentation during the May 19, 2011 

public teleconference will be limited to 

three minutes per speaker. Interested 

parties should contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon, DFO, in writing (preferably via 

e-mail), at the contact information noted 

above, by May 12, 2011 to be placed on 

the list of public speakers for the 

teleconference. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements should be received in the 

SAB Staff Office by May 12, 2011 so that 

the information may be made available 

to the Panel for their consideration. 

Written statements should be supplied 

to the DFO in electronic format via 

e-mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe 

Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, 

MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in 

IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 

It is the SAB Staff Office general policy 

to post written comments on the Web 

page prior to the advisory meeting or 

teleconference. Submitters are requested 

to provide an unsigned version of each 

document because the SAB Staff Office 

does not publish documents with 

signatures on its Web sites. Members of 

the public should be aware that their 

personal contact information, if 

included in any written comments, may 

be posted to the SAB Web site. 

Copyrighted material will not be posted 

without explicit permission of the 

copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon at the phone number or e-mail 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: April 15, 2011. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9686 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; Open 

Internet Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; of intent to establish. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

purpose of this notice is to announce 

that a Federal Advisory Committee, 

known as the ‘‘Open Internet Advisory 

Committee’’ (hereinafter ‘‘the 

Committee’’), is being established. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Satterwhite, Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau, 202–418–3626, e-mail: 

ellen.satterwhite@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chairman of the Federal 

Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’) 

has determined that the establishment 

of the Committee is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

FCC by law. The Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Service Administration concurs with 

the establishment of the Committee. The 

purpose of the Committee is to track and 

evaluate the effects of the FCC’s Open 

Internet rules (available at http:// 

www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ 

Daily_Business/2010/db1223/FCC-10- 

201A1.pdf), and to provide any 

recommendations the Committee deems 

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policies and practices related to 

preserving the open Internet. The 

Committee will observe market 

developments regarding the freedom 

and openness of the Internet and will 

focus in particular on issues addressed 

in the FCC’s Open Internet rules, such 

as transparency, reasonable network 

management practices, differences in 

treatment of fixed and mobile 

broadband services, specialized 

services, technical standards, and the 

state of competition. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9723 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 

AT 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and 

procedures or matters affecting a 

particular employee. 

* * * * * 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shelley E. Garr, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9875 Filed 4–19–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than May 16, 2011. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 

(Richard Walker, Community Affairs 

Officer) P.O. Box 55882, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02106–2204: 

1. Mechanics Bancorp, MHC and 

Mechanics Bancorp, Inc., both of 

Taunton, Massachusetts; to become a 

mutual bank holding company and a 

stock bank holding company, 

respectively, by acquiring Mechanics 

Co-operative Bank, Taunton, 

Massachusetts. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, April 18, 2011. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9713 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Delegation of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Commissioner of Food 

and Drugs the authorities vested in the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

under Section 3 of the Comprehensive 

Smokeless Tobacco Health Education 

Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4402) (as 

amended by the Family Smoking 

Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), as 

amended. These authorities may be 

redelegated. 

These authorities shall be exercised 

under the Department’s policy on 

regulations and the existing delegation 

of authority to approve and issue 

regulations. In addition, I hereby ratify 

and affirm any actions taken by the 

Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or 

other FDA officials, which involved the 

exercise of the authorities delegated 

herein prior to the effective date of this 

delegation. This delegation is effective 

upon signature. 

(Authority: Section 6 of the Reorganization 

Plan No. 1 of 1953, Section 2 of the 

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966, and 5 

U.S.C. 301.) 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9667 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

HIT Standards Committee Advisory 

Meeting; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

This notice announces a forthcoming 

meeting of a public advisory committee 

of the Office of the National Coordinator 

for Health Information Technology 

(ONC). The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Name of Committee: HIT Standards 

Committee. 

General Function of the Committee: to 

provide recommendations to the 

National Coordinator on standards, 

implementation specifications, and 

certification criteria for the electronic 

exchange and use of health information 

for purposes of adoption, consistent 

with the implementation of the Federal 

Health IT Strategic Plan, and in 

accordance with policies developed by 

the HIT Policy Committee. 

Date and Time: The meeting will be 

held on May 18, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 

3 p.m./Eastern Time. 

Location: Washington Marriott Hotel, 

1221 22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

For up-to-date information, go to the 

ONC Web site, http://healthit.hhs.gov. 

Contact Person: Judy Sparrow, Office 

of the National Coordinator, HHS, 330 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 

202–205–4528, Fax: 202–690–6079, 

e-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov. Please 

call the contact person for up-to-date 

information on this meeting. A notice in 

the Federal Register about last minute 

modifications that impact a previously 

announced advisory committee meeting 

cannot always be published quickly 

enough to provide timely notice. 


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