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The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) Up to 8 proposed 

RISEC kinetic energy-to-electrical 

energy conversion devices having a total 

installed capacity of 40 kilowatts; (2) a 

proposed transmission line that will 

either connect directly to the IVC diesel 

power plant or a 1,000-foot-long 

transmission line interconnecting with 

the Iguigig Village electric distribution 

system (depending on the location of 

the RISEC devices); and (3) appurtenant 

facilities. The proposed project would 

have an estimated average annual 

generation of 250 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: AlexAnna 

Salmon, Iguigig Village Administrator, 

P.O. Box 4008, Iguigig, AK 99613; 

phone: (907) 533–3211. 

FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; 

phone: (202) 502–6136. 

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–13511) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27409 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2010–0674; FRL–9750–8] 

Request for Information To Inform 

Hydraulic Fracturing Research Related 

to Drinking Water Resources 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: EPA is inviting the public to 

submit data and scientific literature to 

inform EPA’s research on the potential 

impacts of hydraulic fracturing on 

drinking water resources. 

DATES: EPA will accept data and 

literature in response to this request 

until April 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Using the online method is 

preferred for submitting information. 

Follow the online instructions at 

http://www.regulations.gov, and identify 

your submission with Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2010–0674. 

Additional methods for submission 

are: 

• Email: Send information by 

electronic mail (email) to: ord.docket@

epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2010–0674. 

• Fax: Fax information to: (202) 566– 

9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2010–0674. 

• Mail: Send information by mail to: 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA Docket Center, Mail Code: 28221T, 

1200 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2010– 

0674. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

information to: EPA Docket Center, EPA 

West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2010–0674. Deliveries are only 

accepted during the docket’s normal 

hours of operation, between 8:30 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern), Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. Special arrangements should 

be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your information 

to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2010– 

0674. EPA’s policy is that all 

information 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 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means the 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 the 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 information 

electronically, 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. Information on a CD ROM 

should be formatted as a MS Word, Rich 

Text or Adobe Acrobat PDF file. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at http://www.epa.

gov/dockets. 

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 

either electronically in www.regulations.

gov or in hard copy at EPA Docket 

Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. (Eastern), Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the ORD Docket is (202) 

566–1752. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Lisa 

Matthews, Mail Code 8101R, Office of 

Research and Development, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: 

(202) 564–6669; via fax at: (202) 565– 

2430; or via email at: matthews.

lisa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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67362 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Notices 

Background 

In response to public concern, the 

U.S. Congress urged EPA to conduct 

scientific research to examine the 

relationship between hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water resources. 

EPA is undertaking a study to 

understand the potential impacts of 

hydraulic fracturing on drinking water 

resources, if any, and to identify the 

driving factors that may affect the 

severity and frequency of such impacts. 

The scope of the study includes the 

full hydraulic fracturing water 

lifecycle—from water acquisition, 

through the mixing of chemicals and 

injection of fracturing fluids, to the postfracturing stage, including the 

management of flowback and produced 

water and its ultimate treatment and 

disposal. The study will include a 

review of the published literature, 

analysis of existing data, scenario 

evaluation and modeling, laboratory 

studies and case studies. 

To ensure that EPA is up-to-date on 

evolving hydraulic fracturing practices 

and technologies, EPA is soliciting 

public involvement in identifying 

relevant data and scientific literature 

specific to inform EPA’s research study 

on the potential impacts of hydraulic 

fracturing on drinking water resources. 

While EPA conducts a thorough 

literature search, there may be studies or 

other primary technical sources that are 

not available through the open 

literature. EPA would appreciate 

receiving information from the public to 

help inform current and future research 

and ensure a robust record of scientific 

information. Consistent with our 

commitment to using the highest quality 

information, EPA prefers information 

which has been peer reviewed. 

Interested persons may provide 

scientific analyses, studies and other 

pertinent scientific information. EPA 

will consider all submissions but will 

give preference to peer reviewed data 

and literature sources. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

E. Ramona Trovato, 

Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Research and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27452 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9005–9] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly Receipt of Environmental 

Impact Statements 

Filed 10/29/2012 Through 11/02/2012 

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: As of 

October 1, 2012, EPA will not accept 

paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing 

purposes; all submissions on or after 

October 1, 2012 must be made through 

e-NEPA. 

While this system eliminates the need 

to submit paper or CD copies to EPA to 

meet filing requirements, electronic 

submission does not change 

requirements for distribution of EISs for 

public review and comment. To begin 

using e-NEPA, you must first register 

with EPA’s electronic reporting site— 

https://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp. 

EIS No. 20120352, Final EIS, USFS, UT, 

Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine, 

Proposed Plan of Operations to 

Conduct Mining Operations, San 

Pitch Mountains, Sanpete Ranger 

District, Manti-La Sal National Forest, 

Juab County, UT, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Karl Boyer 435– 

637–2817. 

EIS No. 20120353, Final EIS, FHWA, IL, 

TIER 2—Elgin O’Hare—West Bypass, 

Extending the Planning Period from 

2030 to 2040, Federal Approvals and 

Funding, Cook and DuPage Counties, 

IL, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Norman Stoner 217–492– 

4600 The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Highway 

Administration and Federal Aviation 

Administration are joint lead agencies 

for this project. 

EIS No. 20120354, Draft EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to Council Bluffs—Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System 

Planning Study Tier 1 Service Level, 

from Chicago, Illinois through Iowa 

and Omaha, NE., Comment Period 

Ends: 12/26/2012, Contact: Andrea 

Martin 202–493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120355, Final EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail 

Program Tier 1, Improvements, 

Several Counties, IL and St. Louis 

County, MO, Review Period Ends: 12/ 

10/2012, Contact: Andrea Martin 202– 

493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120356, Draft EIS, BLM, AZ, 

Sun Valley to Morgan 500/230kV 

Transmission Line Project and Draft 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendment, Maricopa County, AZ, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/08/2013, 

Contact: Joe Incardine 801–560–7135. 

EIS No. 20120357, Final Supplement, 

USFWS, CA, Translocation of 

Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris 

nereis) Program, New and Updated 

Information, Santa Barbara, Ventura, 

Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego 

Counties, CA, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Lilian Carswell 

805–644–1766. 

EIS No. 20120358, Draft Supplement, 

BOEM, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales: 2013–2014 Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 233: 

Central Planning Area Lease Sales 

231, Comment Period Ends: 12/24/ 

2012, Contact: Gary D. Goeke 504– 

736–3233. 

EIS No. 20120359, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Clearwater Program, Master 

Facilities Plan, To Meet the 

Wastewater Management Needs of the 

Joint Outfall System (JOS) Through 

the Year 2050, Los Angeles County, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Aaron O. Allen 805–585– 

2148. 

EIS No. 20120360, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

PROGRAMMATIC—Allocation of Oil 

Shale and Tar Sands Resources on 

Lands Administered, Propose to 

Amend 10 Land Use Plans in 

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 

Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Sherri Thompson 303–239– 

3758. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120294, Draft EIS, USN, OR, 

Naval Weapons Systems Training 

Facility Boardman, Military Readiness 

Activities, OR, Comment Period Ends: 

12/06/2012, Contact: Amy Burt 360– 

396–0924. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities, 

[FR Doc. 2012–27404 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice: 2012–0539] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million; 

25 Day Comment Period 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 


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