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Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208–1659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202–208–2106 with the required accommodations.

For more information about the regional technical conferences, please
contact: Pamela Silberstein, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8938, Pamela.Silberstein@ferc.gov

. Sarah McKinley, Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8004, Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov

. Dated: July 5, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–16997 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a teleconference meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.

The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss specific topics of relevance for consideration by the Committee in order to provide advice and insights to the Agency on environmental policies and programs that affect and engage agriculture and rural communities.

**DATES :**  The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold a public teleconference on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer, kaiser.alicia@epa.gov, 202–564– 7273, U.S. EPA, Office of the Administrator (1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Members of the public wishing to gain access to the teleconference, make brief oral comments, or provide a written statement to the FRRCC must contact Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer, at kaiser.alicia@epa.gov or 202– 564–7273 by July 27, 2012.

Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities or to request accommodations please contact Alicia Kaiser at kaiser.alicia@epa.gov or 202– 564–7273, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: July 3, 2012. Alicia Kaiser, Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–17025 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9699–7]**

**Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Animal**  **Feeding Operations Emission Review Panel** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Animal Feeding Operations Emission Review Panel (AFO Panel) to discuss additional EPA data and the Panel’s draft advisory report regarding EPA draft methodologies for estimating emissions from animal feeding operations.

**DATES :**  The SAB AFO Panel public teleconference will be held on August 13, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The follow-up public teleconference of the SAB AFO Panel will be held on October 24, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

**ADDRESSES :**  The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the public teleconferences may contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ voice mail at (202) 564–2134 or via email at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB AFO Panel will hold a public teleconference to review additional data and a public teleconference to discuss the Panel’s draft advisory report regarding the EPA documents, ‘‘Draft—Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Broiler Animal Feeding Operations’’ and ‘‘Draft—Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Lagoons and Basins at Swine and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations’’ (February 2012 draft). The SAB Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB and will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.

Background information about this SAB review can be found on the SAB Web site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/ sab/sabproduct.nsf/0/ AE6639DD6B79360E852579 A4004E5529?OpenDocument. The SAB AFO Panel previously held a public meeting on March 14, 15 and 16, 2012 to discuss its review comments on the EPA Animal Feeding Operations emissions documents.

Technical Contacts: For technical questions and information concerning EPA’s air emission estimating methodologies for animal feeding operations, please contact Mr. Larry Elmore of EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards by phone at (919) 541–5433, or via email at elmore.larry@epa.gov.

Availability of the Review Materials: The agenda and material in support of these teleconference calls will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar at http:// www.epa.gov/sab.

Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal


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advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office.

Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB Panel to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO directly.

Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, in writing (preferably via email), at the contact information noted above, by August 6, 2012 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the August 13, 2012 teleconference, and by October 17, 2012 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the October 24, 2012 teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by August 6, 2012 for the August 13, 2012 teleconference, and by October 17, 2012 for the October 24, 2012 teleconference, so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in electronic format via email (acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon at (202) 564–2134 or via email
at hanlon.edward@epa.gov, preferably at least ten days prior to the public teleconference(s) to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: July 3, 2012. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012–17027 Filed 7–11–12; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OGC–2012–0554; FRL–9699–6]**

**Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended ‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’, notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 12–cv–00013–RWR (D. D.C.). Plaintiff filed a complaint and a first amended complaint alleging that EPA failed to take timely action to approve, disapprove, or approve in part and disapprove in part the state implementation plan (‘‘SIP’’) submittals or portions of submittals for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 1997 8- hour ozone nonattainment area from North Carolina and South Carolina. The proposed consent decree establishes a deadline of November 30, 2012, for EPA to take action on the North Carolina SIP with respect to the reasonable further progress (‘‘RFP’’) for volatile organic compounds (‘‘VOC’’) and nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’) requirement and the South Carolina SIP with respect to the RFP for VOC and NOX and emissions statements requirements. The proposed consent decree also establishes a deadline of May 1, 2013, for EPA to take action on the North Carolina SIP with respect to the reasonable area control technology (‘‘RACT’’) for NOX . **DATES :**  Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by August 13, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2012–0554, online at www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by email to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Stephanie L. Hogan, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–3244; fax number (202) 564–5603; email address: hogan.stephanie@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club seeking to compel the Agency to take final action under sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2) and (3), on the SIP submittals or portions ofsubmittals for the Charlotte-GastoniaRock Hill 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area from North Carolina and South Carolina. Specifically, the lawsuit seeks to compel the Agency to take final action, pursuant to section 110(k) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), on the 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area requirements in the North Carolina SIP, including the emissions inventory, the RFP for VOC and NO X , the RACT for NO X for major sources, and the emissions statements. The lawsuit also seeks to compel the Agency to take final action pursuant to section 110(k) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), on the 1997 8- hour ozone nonattainment area requirements in the South Carolina SIP, including the emissions inventory, the RFP for VOC and NO X , and the emissions statements.

On April 24, 2012, EPA took final action to approve the SIP submittal submitted by North Carolina addressing the 1997 ozone NAAQS emissions statements requirement for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 1997 8- hour ozone nonattainment area. 77 FR 24382. On May 4, 2012, EPA took final action to approve the SIP submittals submitted by North Carolina addressing the 1997 ozone NAAQS emissionsinventory for the Charlotte-GastoniaRock Hill 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. 77 FR 26441. On May 18, 2012, EPA took final action to approve the SIP submittals submitted by South Carolina addressing the 1997 ozone NAAQS emissions inventory for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 1997 8-