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intake structure; (3) a 28-foot by 32-foot 

concrete powerhouse containing one 

turbine/generator unit with a capacity of 

1.35 megawatts; (4) an approximately 

1,900-foot-long, 69-kV transmission line 

which will tie into an undetermined 

interconnection; and (5) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated annual 

generation of the East Fork Ditch project 

would be 4.0 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: John B. Crockett, 

3296 Snowflake Way, Boise, ID 83706; 

phone: (208) 344–5319. 

FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen (202) 

502–8074 or ryan.hansen@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

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–14355–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: February 8, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3401 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14344–000] 

The International Consortium of 

Energy Managers; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On January 6, 2012, The International 

Consortium of Energy Managers filed an 

application, pursuant to section 4(f) of 

the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Blue 

Diamond Pumped Storage Project to be 

located in Clark County, Nevada. The 

proposed project would be closed loop 

and would not be located on any 

existing water body. The sole purpose of 

a preliminary permit, if issued, is to 

grant the permit holder priority to file 

a license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) A new embankment 

creating an upper reservoir with a 

maximum elevation of 4,810 feet above 

mean sea level (MSL), and a storage 

capacity of 4,900 acre-feet; (2) a new 

embankment creating a lower reservoir 

with a maximum elevation of 3,320 feet 

MSL, and a storage capacity of 4,900 

acre-feet; (3) a 21-foot-diameter, 4,300- 

foot-long concrete and steel penstock; 

(4) a powerhouse containing two pump/ 

turbine units with a total installed 

capacity of 450 megawatts; (5) a 132- 

kilovolt, 3.5-mile-long transmission 

line; and (6) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would produce about 

4,500 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy 

daily, and use about 5,600 MWh daily 

to pump water from the lower to the 

upper reservoir. 

Applicant Contact: Rexford Wait, 

International Consortium of Energy 

Managers, 2416 Cades Way, Vista, CA 

92083; (760) 599–0086. 

FERC Contact: Jim Fargo; phone: (202) 

502–6095. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(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–14344) in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: February 8, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3403 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2011–0820; FRL–9631–2] 

Adequacy Status of the Anchorage, 

Alaska, Carbon Monoxide 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 new motor vehicle emissions budget 

(MVEB) in the Anchorage, Alaska, 

Carbon Monoxide (CO) 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 this finding, 

the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, 

Department of Transportation & Public 

Facilities, and the U.S. Department of 

Transportation will be required to use 

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this motor vehicle emissions budget for 

future transportation conformity 

determinations. 

DATES: This finding is effective February 

29, 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 motor 

vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) in the 

carbon monoxide Maintenance Plan for 

Anchorage, 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 implementation plan 

submission prior to EPA’s final action 

on the implementation plan. 

On September 20, 2011, Alaska 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation submitted a CO 

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 November 7, 2011. 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 

Maintenance Plan during the public 

hearing process. There were no adverse 

comments submitted during the State 

hearing process regarding the new 

MVEB. EPA Region 10 sent a letter to 

the Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation on 

December 16, 2011, subsequent to the 

close of the comment period stating EPA 

found the new MVEB in the submitted 

Anchorage CO Maintenance Plan to be 

adequate for use in transportation 

conformity. The new MVEB that EPA 

determined to be adequate for purposes 

of transportation conformity is 156.5 

tons of CO per winter day. 

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’s motor vehicle 

emission budget 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 MVEB 

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 budget adequate, the SIP could 

later be disapproved. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. 

Dated: February 2, 2012. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3389 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9631–3] 

Notice of Proposed Settlement 

Agreement and Opportunity for Public 

Comment: Hidden Lane Landfill 

Superfund Site 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(i), 

notice is hereby given of a proposed 

settlement that is intended to resolve 

the potential liability under CERCLA of 

two parties for response costs incurred 

by the Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’) or by the United States 

Department of Justice (‘‘DOJ’’) on behalf 

of EPA, in connection with the Hidden 

Lane Landfill Superfund Site, Sterling, 

Loudoun County, Virginia (‘‘Site’’). 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed settlement agreement must be 

received by March 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. CERC–03– 

2012–0073–CR, by mail to: Docket Clerk 

(3RC00), United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103–2029. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ben Joseph (3HS22), U.S. EPA, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103– 

2029, Telephone: (215) 814–3373, Fax 

number (215)814–3002, Email 

address: ben.joseph@epa.gov. 

Patricia C. Miller, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch 

Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2010, 

Telephone: (215) 814–2662, Fax 

Number (215) 814–2603, Email 

address: miller.patricia-c@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

Notice is hereby given of a proposed 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

for the Recovery of Response Costs 

among the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Estate of Philip 

W. Smith and the Philip W. Smith 

Revocable Trust that has been approved, 

subject to public comment, pursuant to 

Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

was signed by the Director, Hazardous 

Site Cleanup Division, U.S. EPA Region 

III, on January 20, 2012. The proposed 

settlement provides for recovery of 

$33,057.67 from the Estate of Philip W. 

Smith and the Philip W. Smith 

Revocable Trust, which effectively 

represents the remaining assets in 

accounts, to resolve the liability for 

costs incurred by EPA and DOJ on 

behalf of EPA in connection the Site. 

The proposed settlement was approved 

by the Acting Assistant Attorney 

General for the Environment and 

Natural Resources Division of DOJ. 

The United States Environmental 

Protection Agency will receive written 

comments on the proposed settlement 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of publication of this Notice. EPA 

or the DOJ may withdraw or withhold 

consent to the proposed settlement 

agreement if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of CERCLA. 

Unless EPA or DOJ determines, based 

on any comments which may be 

submitted, that consent to the 

settlement agreement should be 

withdrawn, the terms of the agreement 

will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed 

Settlement Agreement 

A. How can I get a copy of the 

settlement agreement? 

A copy of the proposed Settlement 

Agreement for Recovery of Response 

Costs may be obtained from the United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, Office of Regional 

Counsel (3RC00), 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–2029 

by contacting Patricia C. Miller, Senior 

Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215) 

814–2662, or via email at 

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