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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 e-NEPA 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. 20120212, Draft EIS, BLM, NM,

Rio Puerco Resource Management Plan, Implementation, Cibola, McKinney, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia Counties, NM, Comment Period Ends: 10/03/2012, Contact: Angel Martinez 505–761–8918. EIS No. 20120213, Draft EIS, FRA, IL,

Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail Program Tier 1, Improvements,
Several Counties in IL and St. Louis County, MO, Comment Period Ends: 08/20/2012, Contact: Andrea Martin

202–493–6201. EIS No. 20120214, Draft Supplement,

NPS, 00, Yellowstone National Park Draft Winter Use Plan, Addressing the
Issue of Oversnow Vehicle Use in the Interior of the Park, Implementation, WY, MT, and ID, Comment Period Ends: 08/20/2012, Contact: David Jacob 303–987–6970. EIS No. 20120215, Draft Supplement,

NRC, NY, Generic—License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3, New Information, Westchester County, NY, Comment Period Ends: 08/20/2012,
Contact: Michael Wentzel 301–415–

6459. EIS No. 20120216, Draft EIS, NOAA,

OR, PROGRAMMATIC—Portland Harbor Restoration Plan, Restoration of Injured Natural Resources, Multnomah County, OR, Comment Period Ends: 10/08/2012, Contact: Jeff
Shenot 301–427–8689. EIS No. 20120217, Final EIS, BOEM, 00,

Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2012–2017 Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248: Central Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 247, TX, LA, MS, AL and Northwestern FL, Review Period Ends: 08/06/2012, Contact: Gary Goeke 504–736–3233. EIS No. 20120218, Final EIS, FRA, NY,

ADOPTION—East Side Access Project, Transportation Improvements, To Provide Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program, New York, Queens, Bronx, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties, NY, Review Period Ends: 08/06/2012, Contact: Michelle
Fishburne 202–493–0398. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has adopted the Federal Transit
Administration’s FEIS filed 3–9–2001. FRA was not a Cooperating Agency
for the above final EIS. Recirculation of the document is necessary under Section 506.3(b) of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations. EIS No. 20120219, Final EIS, USFS, NM,

Santa Fe National Forest Travel Management, Proposes to Provide for a System of Road, Trails, and Areas Designated for Motorized Use, Santa Fe, NM, Review Period Ends: 08/06/ 2012, Contact: Julie Bain 505–438–

5443. EIS No. 20120220, Final EIS, BLM, NV,

Hycroft Mine Expansion Project, Proposes to Expand Mining Activities on BLM Managed Public Land and Private Land, Approval, Humboldt and Pershing Counties, NV, Review Period Ends: 08/06/2012, Contact: Kathleen Rehberg 775–623–1739. EIS No. 20120221, Draft EIS, USACE,

CA, Mather Specific Plan Project, Development of Large Scale Mixed Use Development to Promote
Economic and Wetland Conservation Opportunities, Sacramento County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 08/20/ 2012, Contact: Kathleen Dadey 916–

557–5250. EIS No. 20120222, Final EIS, BOEM, 00,

PROGRAMMATIC EIS—Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program—2012–2017 in Six Planning Area, Western, Central and Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Cook Inlet, the Beaufort Sea, and the Chukchi Sea, Review Period Ends: 08/06/2012, Contact: James F. Bennett 703–787–

1660.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20050514, Final EIS, NIH, ME,

National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Construction of National Biocontainment Laboratory, BioSquare Research Park, Boston University Medical Center Campus, Boston, MA, Review Period Ends: 01/ 09/2006, Contact: Valerie Nottingham

301–496–7775. In Support of this Final ESI, NIH is publishing a Final Supplementary Risk Assessment for the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). The wait period will end on 08/06/2012; for more information, please visit http:// nihblueribbonpanel-bumc-neidl.od.nih. gov/default.asp. EIS No. 20100269, Final EIS, USAF, ND,

ADOPTION—Grand Forks Air Force Base Project, Beddown and Flight Operations of Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), ND, Contact: Doug Allbright 618–229–0841. ADOPTION —The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration adopted partial of the
U.S. Air Force’s Final EIS filed with EPA. The FAA was a cooperating Agency on the USAF’s EIS therefore, distribution was not necessary for this adoption and there is no comment period. EIS No. 20120207, Final EIS, USACE,

LA, WITHDRAWN—Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Ecosystem Restoration, To Develop a Comprehensive Ecosystem
Restoration Plan to Restore the Lake Borgne Ecosystems, LA and MS, Review Period Ends: 07/30/2012, Contact: Tammy Gilmore 504–862–
1002 Revision to FR Notice Published on 06/29/2012: Officially Withdrawn by the USACE.

Dated: July 2, 2012.

Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 2012–16576 Filed 7–5–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9697–3]**

**Notice of the Peer Review Meeting for EPA’s Draft Report Entitled An**  **Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of**  **Bristol Bay, AK**

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of external peer review meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, has convened a panel of experts and will organize and conduct an independent expert external peer review meeting on August 7–9, 2012, to review the draft report entitled An Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to attend the first two days of this meeting as observers. In addition, Versar, Inc. invites the public to register to provide oral testimony


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during Day 1 (August 7, 2012) of the external peer review meeting. The panel will meet privately on Day 3 (August 9, 2012) of the meeting. The expert panel is charged with reviewing the scientific
and technical merit of the draft assessment. The panel will not be making recommendations to the EPA concerning any potential future actions or policies. Therefore, the peer review meeting will focus on issues of science relevant to the assessment, rather than its policy implications. The panel will have access to public comments received in the official public docket (docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD– 2012–0276) during the assessment’s public comment period, as well as oral comments made on Day 1 of the peer review meeting. The draft assessment is available through www.regulations.gov
and at www.epa.gov/bristolbay. In preparing the final assessment, EPA will consider Versar, Inc.’s report of the
comments and recommendations from the external peer review meeting, as well as written public comments received through the official public docket. The final peer review report prepared by Versar, Inc. will be made available to the public. EPA has released this draft assessment for the purposes of public comment and peer review. This
draft assessment is not final as described in EPA’s information quality guidelines, and it does not represent
and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views.

**DATES :**  The public peer review panel meeting will be held on August 7–8, 2012, beginning and ending at approximately 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (AKDT) on both days.

**ADDRESSES :**  The independent expert external peer review meeting will be
held at the Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center, located at 600 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

Meeting Background: As part of the peer review process for the EPA’s draft assessment report, the public portion of the peer review meeting will be held on August 7–8, 2012 at the Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska. On both days, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. (AKDT) and will end at approximately 5:00 p.m. (AKDT). Members of the public and any other interested parties may register to attend both days of the meeting as observers, and to offer oral testimony on the first day of the meeting.

The focus of this peer review meeting
is the scientific content and merit of the EPA’s draft assessment. Public speakers are encouraged to focus on issues directly relevant to science-based aspects of the assessment, and to address specific scientific points in their oral testimony. The peer review process is separate from the EPA public comment meetings held in early June that enabled members of the public to provide comments and voice opinions concerning the EPA’s draft assessment report and its potential policy implications for the public docket.

Day 1 of the meeting (August 7, 2012) will be dedicated to hearing oral
comments on the draft assessment. Members of the public who have registered in advance to provide oral comments will have the opportunity to speak during the observer comment session. Each speaker will be allowed between 3–5 minutes, depending on number of speakers registered. Given time constraints, a maximum of 100 speakers will be allowed to offer testimony. If more than 100 speakers register to provide oral comments, speakers will be selected by Versar in a manner designed to optimize representation from all organizations, affiliations, and present a balance of science issues relevant to the Agency’s
science assessment. Additional information on selection of speakers and speaking times will be sent out by August 3, to all individuals who register to speak.

To accommodate as many speakers as possible, registered speakers will present oral comments only, without
visual aids or written material. All members of the public, including registered observers and speakers, are encouraged to submit written comments and materials to the official public docket for the draft assessment (docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD- 2012–0276) by the close of the public comment period on July 23, 2012. Panel members will have access to any written
comments and materials submitted to the official public docket by this deadline. Registered observers and speakers will not be allowed to distribute any written materials directly to the peer review panel. To submit written comments, please follow one of the methods outlined in the previous Federal Register notice, issued on May 25, 2012, initiating the assessment’s public comment period: Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR–
2012–05–25/html/2012–12808.htm).

Day 2 of the meeting (August 8, 2012)
will be devoted to deliberations of the EPA’s draft assessment by the peer review panel, guided by the charge questions provided to the public for public comment. Registered observers may attend and observe the peer review panel deliberations on Day 2, but will not be allowed to address the panel or provide oral or written comments.

Registration: To attend the August 7–8 public portion of the peer review meeting, you must register for the meeting by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 23, 2012. You can register for the meeting by visiting http://www.versar.com/epa/ bristolbayregistration.html, completing the online registration form, and submitting the required information. You can also register through U.S. Postal Service or overnight/priority mail by sending the necessary registration information (see Required Registration Information) to the Versar Meeting Coordinator, Ms. Brittany Ekstrom, Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151; Telephone: (703) 642–6767. Registrations sent via U.S. Postal Service or overnight/priority mail must be received by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on July 23, 2012. There will be no on-site registration, so members of the public who do not register by July 23, 2012 via
one of the methods detailed above will not be able to attend the peer review meeting.

Required Registration Information: To register for the meeting online or via post, you must provide your full name, organization or affiliation, and contact
information. You must also indicate which days you plan to attend the meeting and if you are interested in making an oral statement during the public comment session on Day 1 of the meeting. If you register to speak, you must also indicate if you have any special requirements related to your oral comments (e.g., translation).

If you indicate that you wish to make oral comments, you will be asked to select one category most closely reflecting the content of your comments. These comment categories are: (i) Mine scenario and operational modes; (ii) potential failures and probabilities; (iii) hydrology; (iv) toxicity; (v) potential effects on Alaska Native culture; (vi) potential effects on fish; (vii) potential effects on wildlife; and (viii) other issues. Should more than 100 speakers register, these categories will be used to
ensure that a balance of substantive
science issues relevant to the
assessment are heard.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Questions regarding logistics or registration for the external peer review meeting should be directed to Ms. Brittany Ekstrom, Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, Springfield, VA, 22151; telephone: (703) 642–6767; or via email

at BEkstrom@versar.com.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 


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I. Information About the Project

The EPA conducted this assessment to determine the significance of Bristol Bay’s ecological resources and evaluate the potential impacts of large-scale mining on these resources. The EPA
will use the results of this assessment to inform the consideration of options
consistent with its role under the Clean
Water Act. The assessment is intended to provide a sound scientific and
technical foundation for future decision making. The Web site that describes the project is www.epa.gov/bristolbay.

II. Information About the Peer Review
Panel

The EPA released the draft assessment for the purposes of public comment and peer review on May 18, 2012. Consistent with guidelines for the peer review of highly influential scientific assessments, EPA asked a contractor (Versar, Inc.) to assemble a panel of experts to evaluate the draft report. Versar, Inc. evaluated the 68 candidates nominated during a previous public comment period (February 24, 2012 to March 16, 2012) and sought other experts to complete this peer review panel. The twelve peer review panel members were made public in EPA’s previous FRN, issued on June 5, 2012. The panelist’s names are included below, with corrections made to account for errors present in the June 5, 2012 FRN:
Mr. David Atkins, Watershed

Environmental, LLC.—Expertise in mining and hydrology. Mr. Steve Buckley, WHPacific—

Expertise in mining and seismology. Dr. Courtney Carothers, University of

Alaska Fairbanks—Expertise in indigenous Alaskan cultures. Dr. Dennis Dauble, Washington State

University—Expertise in fisheries biology and wildlife ecology. Dr. Gordon Reeves, USDA Pacific NW

Research Station—Expertise in fisheries biology and aquatic biology. Dr. Charles Slaughter, University of

Idaho—Expertise in hydrology. Dr. John Stednick, Colorado State

University—Expertise in hydrology and biogeochemistry. Dr. Roy Stein, Ohio State University—

Expertise in fisheries and aquatic biology. Dr. William Stubblefield, Oregon State

University—Expertise in aquatic biology and ecotoxicology. Dr. Dirk van Zyl, University of British

Columbia—Expertise in mining. Dr. Phyllis Weber Scannell—Expertise

in aquatic ecology and ecotoxicology. Dr. Paul Whitney—Expertise in wildlife

ecology and ecotoxicology. Dated: June 29, 2012.
Darrell Winner, Acting Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.

[FR Doc. 2012–16441 Filed 7–5–12; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9351–8]**

**Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide**  **Registrations**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period
that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless a registrant withdraws its request. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms as described in the final order.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before January 2, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,

DC 20460–0001.

• Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at http:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is
available at http://www.epa.gov/
dockets. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Katie Weyrauch, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–0166; email address: weyrauch.katie@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. If you have any questions regarding the information in this notice, consult the person listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember

to:

i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used.

v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.