40354 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: June 29, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16628 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13316–001] 

Mesa de Los Carros Hydro, LLC; 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing Applications 

On April 3, 2012, Mesa De Los Carros 

Hydro, LLC filed an application, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Mesa De Los Carros 

Pumped Storage Project to be located in 

San Miguel County, New Mexico. The 

proposed project would be closed loop 

and would not be built on an existing 

body of water. 

The proposed project would consist 

of: (1) An upper earthen dam with a 

height of 88 feet and a length of 11,880 

feet; (2) an upper reservoir with a 

surface area of 276 acres, a capacity of 

10,394 acre-feet, and a maximum pool 

elevation of 6,900 feet msl; (3) a lower 

earthen dam with a height of 110 feet 

and a length of 9,662 feet; (4) a lower 

reservoir with a surface area of 396 

acres, a capacity of 11,652 acre-feet, and 

a maximum pool elevation of 5,560 feet 

msl; (5) a 29-foot-diameter, 9,000-footlong steel penstock; (6) a powerhouse 

containing 4 generating units with a 

total installed capacity of 1,154 MW; (7) 

a 19.5-mile-long, 500 kV transmission 

line and; (8) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would have an annual 

production of 4,214 GWh which would 

be sold to a local utility. 

Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, 

Symbiotics, LLC, 811 SW Naito Parkway 

Ste. 120, Portland, OR 97204 (503) 235– 

3424. 

FERC Contact: Shana Murray (202) 

502–8333. 

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–13316) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: June 29, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16629 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–1013; FRL 9697–6] 

Permitting Guidance for Oil and Gas 

Hydraulic Fracturing Activities Using 

Diesel Fuels—Draft 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of Comment Period. 

SUMMARY: EPA published on May 10, 

2012, Permitting Guidance for Oil and 

Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities 

Using Diesel Fuels—Draft. The initial 

public comment period for this proposal 

was 60 days, ending on July 9, 2012. In 

response to requests from several 

stakeholders, this action extends the 

public comment period for an 

additional 45 days. 

DATES: The deadline for submitting 

comments is August 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2011–1013 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: OWDocket@epa.gov@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Permitting Guidance for Oil 

and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities 

Using Diesel Fuels—Draft, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 4606M, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 

• Hand Delivery: Office of Water 

(OW) Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011– 

1013. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 


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either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OW Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OW Docket is (202) 566– 

2426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherri Comerford, Underground 

Injection Control (UIC) Program, 

Drinking Water Protection Division, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (MC–4606M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–4639; 

email address: 

Comerford.Sherri@epa.gov. For general 

information, visit the Underground 

Injection Control Program’s Hydraulic 

Fracturing and the Safe Drinking Water 

Act Web site, http://water.epa.gov/type/ 

groundwater/uic/class2/

hydraulicfracturing/hydraulicfracturing.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Underground injection of fluids through 

wells is subject to the requirements of 

the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 

except where specifically excluded by 

the statute. In the 2005 Energy Policy 

Act (EP Act), Congress revised the 

SDWA definition of ‘‘underground 

injection’’ to specifically exclude from 

UIC regulation the ‘‘underground 

injection of fluids or propping agents 

(other than diesel fuels) pursuant to 

hydraulic fracturing operations related 

to oil, gas, or geothermal production 

activities’’ (SDWA Section 

1421(d)(1)(B)). UIC regulations further 

provide that ‘‘[a]ny underground 

injection, except into a well authorized 

by rule or except as authorized by 

permit issued under the UIC program, is 

prohibited’’ (40 CFR 144.11). Thus, 

owners or operators who inject diesel 

fuels during hydraulic fracturing related 

to oil, gas, or geothermal operations 

must obtain a UIC permit before 

injection begins. While the EP Act 

references hydraulic fracturing related 

to geothermal activities, the draft 

guidance only covers hydraulic 

fracturing using diesel fuels related to 

oil and gas activities. Permits for oil and 

gas hydraulic fracturing using diesel 

fuels are available through the UIC Class 

II Program, the well class for oil and gas 

activities. Geothermal activities are not 

considered Class II. 

The draft guidance provides 

information on SDWA UIC Class II 

requirements and recommendations for 

permitting hydraulic fracturing injection 

wells where diesel fuels are used in 

fluids or propping agents. The draft 

guidance is intended for EPA permit 

writers and, as a result, is relevant 

where EPA directly implements the UIC 

Class II program. Others may find the 

information in this document useful 

also. Recommendations in the draft 

guidance may change based on the 

comments we receive on the draft 

publication and this will be reflected in 

the final guidance. The deadline for 

submitting comments is August 23, 

2012. 

Dated: July 3, 2012. 

Pamela S. Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16694 Filed 7–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, July 12, 2012 

at 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open to 

the Public. 

Items To Be Discussed 

Correction and Approval of the Minutes 

for the Meeting of June 21, 2012; 

Proposed Final Audit Report on 

National Right to Life PAC (A09–19); 

Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040, 

at least 72 hours prior to the meeting 

date. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shelley E. Garr, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16841 Filed 7–5–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Workshop on Pet Medications Issues 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of workshop and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade 

Commission seeks public comments in 

connection with a workshop to examine 

competition and consumer protection 

issues in the pet medications industry. 

The workshop will consider how 

current industry distribution and other 

business practices affect consumer 

choice and price competition for pet 

medications; the ability of consumers to 

obtain written, portable prescriptions 

that they can fill wherever they choose; 

and the ability of consumers to verify 

the safety and efficacy of pet 

medications that they purchase. The 

workshop will also examine the extent 

to which recent changes to restricted 

distribution and prescription portability 

practices in the contact lens industry 

might yield lessons applicable to the pet 

medications industry. The Commission 

seeks the views of consumers, 

veterinarians, business representatives, 

economists, lawyers, academics, and 

other interested parties on these issues. 

This notice poses a series of questions 

relevant to those issues about which the 

Commission seeks comment. After 

conducting the workshop and reviewing 

comments, the Commission may 

prepare a report discussing these issues. 

DATES: The workshop will be held on 

October 2, 2012, in the Conference 

Center of the FTC office building at 601 

New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. Prior to the workshop, the 

Commission will publish an agenda and 

further information on its Web site. 

Comments in response to this notice 

must be received on or before 

September 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

electronically or in paper form by 

following the instructions in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Comments in electronic form 

should be submitted by using the 

following Web link: https:// 

ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ 

petmedsworkshop (and following the 

instructions on the Web-based form). 

Comments filed in paper form should be 

mailed or delivered to the following 

address: Federal Trade Commission, 

Office of the Secretary, Room H–113 

(Annex X), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20580, in the 

manner detailed in the supplementary 

section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie A. Wilkinson, Attorney, 

Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade 

Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20580, 202–326– 

2084, petmedsworkshop@ftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

quality and cost of pet medications is an 


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