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(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P–14363–000) 

in the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: April 23, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10220 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM12–4–000] 

Revision to Transmission Vegetation 

Management Reliability Standard; 

Notice Inviting Comments on Report 

The Commission is posting and 

inviting comment upon a report 

prepared by the Pacific Northwest 

National Laboratory (PNNL) on 

‘‘Applicability of the ‘Gallet Equation’ to 

the Vegetation Clearances of NERC 

Reliability Standard FAC–003–2’’ 

(PNNL Report). 

The Report was commissioned by the 

Commission’s Office of Electric 

Reliability, for the purpose of obtaining 

an independent analysis of certain 

technical questions raised by the 

Minimum Vegetation Clearance 

Distances as proposed in the North 

American Electric Reliability 

Corporation’s Reliability Standard FAC– 

003–2 (Transmission Vegetation 

Management). Specifically, PNNL was 

commissioned to prepare a report 

addressing the following: 

The overall scope of this project shall 

include analysis of the mathematics and 

documentation of the technical justification 

behind the application of the Gallet equation 

and the assumptions used in the technical 

reference paper [Exh. A of NERC’s filing]. To 

put the analysis into perspective, are the 

assumptions made in the development of the 

Gallet Equation and their application in 

NERC-approved Reliability Standard FAC– 

003–2 reasonable to address the minimum 

distance requirements needed to avoid 

sustained vegetation-related outages? What 

variations in Gallet distance may occur when 

comparing the original testing (use of 

switching impulses and corona free 

electrodes) against the variety of impulses a 

line may be subject to and the concentrations 

of coronal effects when using vegetation 

instead of corona-free electrodes? Do the 

equations adequately address the limiting 

conditions (i.e., the expected extremes in 

prevailing ambient conditions including 

temperatures, humidity, conductor position, 

amplification of any coronal effects and wind 

speed) that are important to the insulation 

performance of a line to prevent flashover to 

nearby vegetation during real-time operating 

conditions? The limiting conditions will be 

identified, outlined, and applied in the 

analysis. 

This analysis shall also include a 

discussion of the appropriateness of using 

one clearance for all lines with the same 

operating voltage as opposed to linking the 

clearance to ‘‘as built’’ and design conditions. 

Finally, the analysis shall identify if the 

proposed clearance will provide the 

minimum clearance needed to avoid a 

flashover with regard to vegetation. 

(Footnotes omitted.) 

The PNNL Report will be posted on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. 

Comments on the PNNL Report 

should be filed with the Commission 

within 30 days of the issuance of this 

Notice. The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of comments in 

lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at 

http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to 

file electronically should submit an 

original and 14 copies of the comment 

to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings in this docket are 

accessible on-line at http:// 

www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link 

and will be available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site 

that enables subscribers to receive email 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket. For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Questions regarding this Notice 

should be directed to: David O’Connor, 

Office of Electric Reliability, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

202–502–6695, David.OConnor@ferc.

gov. 

Dated: April 23, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10218 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2010–1914; FRL–9664–7] 

Adequacy Status of the Eagle River, 

Alaska Particulate Matter Limited 

Maintenance Plan for Transportation 

Conformity Purposes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of adequacy 

determination. 

SUMMARY: In this action, EPA is 

notifying the public of its finding that 

the Eagle River, Alaska, Particulate 

Matter (PM10) Limited Maintenance 

Plan, submitted by the State of Alaska 

on September 20, 2011, is adequate for 

conformity purposes. EPA made this 

finding pursuant to the adequacy 

process established at 40 CFR 

93.118(f)(1). As a result of our adequacy 

finding, conformity requirements will 

be reduced. 

DATES: This finding is effective May 14, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

finding will be available at EPA’s 

conformity Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ 

transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also 

contact Wayne Elson, U.S. EPA, Region 

10 (OAWT–107), 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 

900, Seattle WA 98101; (206) 553–1463 

or elson.wayne@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action provides notice of EPA’s 

adequacy finding regarding the PM10

Limited Maintenance Plan for Eagle 

River, Alaska. EPA’s finding was made 

pursuant to the adequacy review 

process for implementation plan 

submissions delineated at 40 CFR 

93.118(f)(1) under which EPA reviews 

the adequacy of an state implementation 

plan (SIP) submission prior to EPA’s 

final action on the implementation plan. 

On September 20, 2011, Alaska 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation submitted a PM10

maintenance plan revision to EPA. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.118 (f)(1), EPA 

notified the public of its receipt of this 

plan that would be reviewed for an 

adequacy determination on EPA’s Web 

site and requested public comment by 

no later than February 27, 2012. EPA 

received no comments on the plan 

during that comment period. As part of 

our review, we also reviewed comments 

submitted to the Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation on the 

Limited Maintenance Plan during the 

public hearing process. There were no 

adverse comments submitted during the 

State hearing process regarding the new 

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Plan. EPA Region 10 sent a letter to the 

Alaska Department of Environmental 

Conservation on April 2, 2012, 

subsequent to the close of the comment 

period stating EPA found the Eagle 

River PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan to 

be adequate for use in transportation 

conformity. 

Because limited maintenance plans 

do not contain budgets, as provided in 

40 CFR 93.109(l), the adequacy review 

period for these maintenance plans 

serves to allow the public to comment 

on whether limited maintenance is 

appropriate for these areas. As a result 

of this adequacy finding, the 

Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska 

Department of Transportation & Public 

Facilities, and the U.S. Department of 

Transportation are no longer required to 

conduct a regional emissions analysis 

for conformity. However, other 

conformity requirements still remain 

such as consultation (40 CFR 93.112), 

transportation control measures (40 CFR 

93.113), and project level analysis (40 

CFR 93.116). 

Transportation conformity is required 

by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. 

EPA’s conformity rule requires 

transportation plans, programs, and 

projects to conform to SIPs and 

establishes the criteria and procedures 

for determining whether or not they do. 

Conformity to a SIP means that 

transportation activities will not 

produce new air quality violations, 

worsen existing violations, or delay 

timely attainment of the national 

ambient air quality standards. 

The minimum criteria by which we 

determine whether a SIP is adequate for 

conformity purposes are specified at 40 

CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA’s analysis of how 

the state’s submission satisfies these 

criteria is found in the Technical 

Support Document. EPA’s adequacy 

review is separate from EPA’s SIP 

completeness review and it also should 

not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate 

approval of the SIP. Even if we find the 

SIP adequate for conformity purposes, 

the SIP could later be disapproved. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10203 Filed 4–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9002–7] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements filed 04/16/2012 through 

04/20/2012 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 EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

seeking agencies to participate in its eNEPA electronic EIS submission pilot. 

Participating agencies can fulfill all 

requirements for EIS filing, eliminating 

the need to submit paper copies to EPA 

headquarters, by filing documents 

online and providing feedback on the 

process. To participate in the pilot, 

register at: https://cdx.epa.gov. 

EIS No. 20120113, Final EIS, BPA, OR, 

Albany-Eugene 115 kilovolt No. 1 

Transmission Line Rebuild Project, 

Extending from Albany Substation to 

the Alderwood Tap, Linn and Lane 

Counties OR, Review Period Ends: 

05/29/2012, Contact: Douglas F. 

Corkran, 503–230–7646. 

EIS No. 20120114, Final Supplement, 

USN, CA, Hunters Point (Former) 

Naval Shipyard Disposal and Reuse, 

Supplement Information on the 2000 

FEIS, Implementation, City of San 

Francisco, San Francisco County, CA, 

Review Period Ends: 05/29/2012, 

Contact: Ronald Bochenek, 619–532– 

0906. 

EIS No. 20120115, Final EIS, USFS, AK, 

Tonka Timber Sale Project, Proposed 

Timber Harvesting, Petersburg Ranger 

District, Tongass National Forest, 

Petersburg, AK, Review Period Ends: 

05/29/2012, Contact: Jason Anderson, 

907–772–3871. 

EIS No. 20120116, Final EIS, USFS, SD, 

Vestal Project, Commercial and Noncommercial Vegetation Treatments 

and Prescribed Burning to Reduce 

Mountain Pine Beetle Risk and Fire 

Hazard, Hell Canyon Ranger District, 

Black Hills National Forest, Custer 

County, SD, Review Period Ends: 

05/29/2012, Contact: Lynn Kolund, 

605–673–4853. 

EIS No. 20120117, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, 

Lost Creek In Situ Recovery Project, 

To Analyze the Site-Specific Impacts 

Associated with the Plan of 

Operations, Sweetwater County, WY, 

Comment Period Ends: 06/11/2012, 

Contact: John Russell, 307–328–4252. 

EIS No. 20120118, Final EIS, FTA, CA, 

California High-Speed Train (HST): 

Merced to Fresno Section High-Speed 

Train, Propose to Construct, Operate, 

and Maintain an Electric-Powered 

High-Speed Train (HST), Merced, 

Madera, and Fresno Counties, CA, 

Review Period Ends: 05/29/2012, 

Contact: David Valenstein, 202–493– 

6381. 

EIS No. 20120119, Final EIS, NPS, IN, 

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 

White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, 

Implementation, Lake, Porter, LaPorte 

Counties, IN, Review Period Ends: 

05/29/2012, Contact: Randy Knutson, 

219–395–1550. 

EIS No. 20120120, Draft EIS, BLM, CO, 

Mohave County Wind Farm Project, 

Application for a Right-of-Way Grant 

to Construct, Operate, Maintain and 

Decommission a Wind Powered 

Electrical Generation Facility, White 

Hills, Mohave County, CO, Comment 

Period Ends: 06/11/2012, Contact: 

Jerry Crockford, 505–360–0473. 

EIS No. 20120121, Final EIS, FHWA, 

OR, Newberg Dundee Bypass Project, 

Proposal to Build a Four Lane 

Expressway and Reduce Congestion 

on OR 99W, from OR 99W/OR/8 to 

the top of Rex Hill, USACE 404/ 

Removal Fill Permits, Funding, 

Yamhill and Washington Counties, 

OR, Review Period Ends: 05/29/2012, 

Contact: Michelle Eraut, 503–316– 

2559. 

EIS No. 20120122, Draft Supplement, 

USACE, NM, Rio Grande Floodway 

Flood Protection Plan, San Acacia to 

Bosque Del Apache Unit, To Provide 

Higher Levels of Flood Risk 

Management to Floodplain 

Communities from San Acacia 

Diversion Dam Downstream to 

Elephant Butte Lake, Socorro County, 

NM, Comment Period Ends: 

06/11/2012, Contact: Julie A. Alcon, 

505–342–3281. 

EIS No. 20120123, Final EIS, BLM, NV, 

Phoenix Copper Leach Project, 

Construction and Operation of a New 

Copper Beneficiation Facility, Lander 

County, NV, Review Period Ends: 

05/29/2012, Contact: Dave Davis, 

775–635–4000. 

EIS No. 20120124, Final EIS, NPS, SD, 

South Unit—Badlands National Park, 

General Management Plan, 

Implementation, SD, Review Period 

Ends: 05/29/2012, Contact: Eric J. 

Brunnemann, 605–433–5361 . 

EIS No. 20120125, Final EIS, FTA, CA, 

Hercules Intermodal Transit Center, 

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