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requirements related to the 

implementation of Section 303(d) of the 

CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations 

require states to identify water quality 

limited waters still requiring TMDLs 

every two years. The lists of waters still 

needing TMDLs must also include 

priority rankings, identify the pollutants 

causing the impairment, and identify 

the waters targeted for TMDL 

development during the next two years 

(40 CFR 130.7). 

Consistent with EPA’s regulations, 

New York submitted its listing decisions 

under Section 303(d)(2) to EPA in 

correspondence dated March 30, 2012 

and July 25, 2012. On August 16, 2012, 

EPA partially approved New York’s 

submittal of the 303(d) list, and 

disapproved New York’s decision to 

exclude Lower Esopus Creek from the 

2012 list. EPA is soliciting public 

comment on the addition of this water 

to the State’s list, as required by 40 CFR 

130.7(d)(2). 

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: August 28, 2012. 

George Pavlou, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22020 Filed 9–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of Open Special Meeting 

of the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory 

Committee (SAAC) of the Export-Import 

Bank of the United States (ExportImport Bank). 

TIME AND PLACE: September 19, 2012 at 

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be 

held at the Export-Import Bank in Room 

326, 811 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20571. 

SUMMARY: The Sub-Saharan Africa 

Advisory Committee was established by 

Public Law 105–121, November 26, 

1997, to advise the Board of Directors on 

the development and implementation of 

policies and programs designed to 

support the expansion of the Bank’s 

financial commitments in Sub-Saharan 

Africa under the loan, guarantee, and 

insurance programs of the Bank. 

Further, the committee shall make 

recommendations on how the Bank can 

facilitate greater support by U.S. 

commercial banks for trade with SubSaharan Africa. 

AGENDA: Presentation on recent 

developments in Sub-Saharan Africa 

markets by Export-Import Bank staff; an 

update on the Bank’s on-going business 

development initiatives in the region; 

and Committee discussion of current 

challenges and opportunities for U.S. 

exporters. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will 

be open to public participation, and the 

last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral 

questions or comments. Members of the 

public may also file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If any person 

wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign 

language interpreter) or other special 

accommodations, please contact, prior 

to September 19, 2012, Richard Thelen, 

811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20571, Voice: (202) 565–3515 or 

TDD (202) 565–3377. 

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact Richard 

Thelen, 811 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–3515. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22037 Filed 9–4–12; 11:15 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 12–230; DA 12–1347] 

Media Bureau Seeks Comment on 

TiVo’s Request for Clarification and 

Waiver of the Commission’s 

Audiovisual Output Requirement 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Media 

Bureau seeks comment on a petition for 

waiver and clarification of the 

Commission’s rules filed by TiVo Inc. 

These comments are necessary to help 

the Media Bureau decide whether to 

grant TiVo’s request. The intended 

effect of this action is to release an order 

that either grants or denies TiVo’s 

request. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 21, 2012. Submit reply 

comments on or before October 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on this 

proceeding, contact Brendan Murray, 

Brendan.Murray@fcc.gov, of the Media 

Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418– 

2120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TiVo Inc. 

(‘‘TiVo’’) has filed a request pursuant to 

Sections 1.3, 76.7, and 76.1207 of the 

Commission’s rules for waiver of part of 

Section 76.640(b)(4)(iii) of the 

Commission’s rules. Section 

76.640(b)(4)(iii) requires cable operators 

to ‘‘ensure that the cable-operatorprovided high definition set-top boxes, 

except unidirectional set-top boxes 

without recording functionality, shall 

comply with an open industry standard 

that provides for audiovisual 

communications including service 

discovery, video transport, and remote 

control command pass-through 

standards for home networking’’ by 

December 1, 2012. This rule is designed 

to ensure that consumers will be able to 

connect consumer electronics devices 

that they own to set-top boxes that they 

lease from their cable operators for 

whole-home viewing and recording. 

TiVo also asks the Commission to 

clarify the meaning of the phrase ‘‘open 

industry standard’’ in the rule. TiVo 

seeks a waiver of 76.640(b)(4)(iii) for 

TiVo boxes that cable operators lease to 

subscribers. TiVo requests that this 

waiver last until 12 months after cable 

operators have deployed at least 100,000 

Cisco set-top boxes and 100,000 

Motorola set-top boxes that include an 

output that complies with Section 

76.640(b)(4)(iii). TiVo maintains that 

waiver of ‘‘an open standard’’ 

implementation for cable operators with 

respect to TiVo boxes that cable 

operators lease to subscribers would 

cause no harm to interested parties and 

will benefit consumers. We seek 

comment on TiVo’s request. Authority 

for this action is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

154(i), 549, and 47 CFR 0.283, 1.3, and 

76.7(b)(1). 

This proceeding will be treated as 

‘‘permit but disclose’’ for purposes of 

the Commission’s ex parte rules. As a 

result of the permit-but-disclose status 

of this proceeding, ex parte 

presentations will be governed by the 

procedures set forth in Section 1.1206 of 

the Commission’s rules applicable to 

non-restricted proceedings. 

Comments and oppositions are due 

September 21, 2012. Petitioner’s reply is 

due October 1, 2012. All filings must be 

submitted in MB Docket No. 12–230. 

Pleadings sent via email to the 

Commission will be considered 

informal and will not be part of the 

official record. Interested parties will 

have access to comments online through 

the Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS), and therefore we 

waive the requirements of Sections 

76.7(b)(1) and 76.7(c)(1) that comments 

and oppositions be served on interested 

parties. 

Comments may be filed using: (1) 

(ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s 

eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing 

paper copies. 

Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 


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