Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2012 / Notices 17475 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14346–000] 

Southern Energy, Inc.; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On January 11, 2012, Southern 

Energy, Inc. filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 

proposing to study the feasibility of the 

Walker Lake Hydroelectric Project 

(Walker Lake Project or project) to be 

located on Walker Lake, near Haines, 

Haines Borough, Alaska. The sole 

purpose of a preliminary permit, if 

issued, is to grant the permit holder 

priority to file a license application 

during the permit term. A preliminary 

permit does not authorize the permit 

holder to perform any land-disturbing 

activities or otherwise enter upon lands 

or waters owned by others without the 

owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project would utilize 

the existing Walker Lake and would 

consist of the following new features: (1) 

Two rockfilled dams approximately 15- 

foot-wide, 250- and 325-foot-long, 

respectively making usable capacity of 

Walker Lake to be 4,300 acre-feet at a 

normal maximum operating elevation of 

1,195 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a 

concrete spillway and diversion channel 

for controlled releases to Walker Creek; 

(3) a freestanding concrete intake and 

reservoir outlet works at elevation 1,170 

feet msl diverting flow from the 

southeast dam into the penstock; (4) a 

24-inch-diameter, 12,000-foot-long 

penstock, of which approximately 

10,000 feet will be buried and 2,000 feet 

will be aboveground; (5) a powerhouse 

containing one generating unit rated for 

one megawatt at 780 feet of net head; (6) 

a 50-foot-long tailrace connecting the 

powerhouse with the Little Salmon 

River; (7) an underground 4-mile-long, 

12.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line 

extending from the project to a 

transmission line owned by Inside 

Passage Electric Cooperative (the point 

of interconnection); and (8) appurtenant 

facilities. The estimated annual 

generation of the Walker Lake Project 

would be 3,615 megawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Darrell Maple, 

President, Lynn Canal Professional 

Services, 660 S. Oregon Street, 

Jacksonville, Oregon, 97530; phone: 

(541) 261–3764. 

FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: 

(202) 502–6480. 

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–14346) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7148 Filed 3–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9650–5] 

Notification of Public Teleconferences 

of the Science Advisory Board; 

Environmental Economics Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces public 

teleconferences of the SAB 

Environmental Economics Advisory 

Committee to conduct a review of EPA’s 

Draft White Paper ‘‘Retrospective Study 

of the Costs of EPA Regulations: An 

Interim Report’’ (March 2012). 

DATES: The public teleconferences will 

be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012 

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 

Time), Friday, April 20, 2012 from 11 

a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) 

and Thursday, July 12, 2012 from 11 

a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be 

conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the meeting 

may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 

Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail 

(202) 564–2073; fax (202) 565–2098; or 

email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the 

SAB can be found on the EPA Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 

amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is 

hereby given that the SAB 

Environmental Economics Advisory 

Committee (EEAC) will hold a public 

teleconferences to review the EPA draft 

report ‘‘Retrospective Study of the Costs 

of EPA Regulations: An Interim Report’’ 

(March 2012). The SAB was established 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice to the Administrator on the 

technical basis for Agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

FACA. The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) conducts benefit-cost 

analyses of its rules and regulations. 

EPA strives to use the best available 

information to conduct its analyses. 

Benefit-cost analyses are by definition 

predictive, relying on ex ante or 

forecasted information. To improve 

future benefit-cost analyses, it is 

important to learn how well EPA’s 

estimates compare with actual (ex post) 

costs and, if they differ substantially, to 

understand why. EPA’s National Center 

for Environmental Economics has 

launched a series of case studies 

attempting to assess compliance costs 

retrospectively that, if successful, could 

help identify reasons for any systematic 

differences between ex ante and ex post 

cost estimates. The purpose is to 

identify potential improvements in the 

way in which ex ante analyses are 


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performed. EPA’s draft ‘‘Retrospective 

Study of the Costs of EPA Regulations: 

An Interim Report’’ (March 2012) 

summarizes the work done to date, 

describes the methodologies employed 

thus far and discusses the numerous 

challenges faced in conducting these 

analyses. The report may be found at the 

SAB Web site (www.epa.gov/sab and on 

the EPA Web site at http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/Web 

pages/RetroCost.html). EPA has 

requested the SAB’s review of its 

approach to assessing ex post costs as 

detailed in its draft paper. 

Technical Contacts: Any questions 

concerning EPA’s White Paper should 

be directed to Dr. Nathalie Simon, NCEE 

at (202) 566–2347 or 

simon.nathalie@epa.gov. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: A 

meeting agenda, charge questions, and 

other materials for the teleconferences 

will be placed on the SAB Web site at 

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 

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 relevant 

comments pertaining to the group 

conducting this advisory activity, EPA’s 

charge, or meeting materials. 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 to 

consider. Members of the public 

wishing to provide comment should 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

for the relevant advisory committee 

directly. Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public teleconference 

will be limited to five minutes per 

speaker. To be placed on the public 

speaker list for the April 19, 2012 

meeting, interested parties should notify 

Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by email no 

later than April 12, 2012. To be placed 

on the public speaker list for the July 12, 

2012 teleconference, interested parties 

should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth by 

July 5, 2012. Written Statements: 

Written statements for the April 19, 

2012 teleconference should be received 

in the SAB Staff Office by April 12, 

2012 so that the information may be 

made available to the SAB Panel for its 

consideration prior to this meeting. 

Written statements for the July 12, 2012 

teleconference should be received by 

July 5, 2012. Written statements should 

be supplied to the DFO via email 

(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat 

PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS 

PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– 

PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. 

Stallworth at the phone number or 

email address noted above, preferably at 

least ten days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6924 Filed 3–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collections Being 

Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are 

requested concerning (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Commission, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) ways to further reduce the 

information collection burden on small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 25, 2012. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov 

and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 3060–xxxx. 

Title: Creation of a Low Power Radio 

Service and Amendment of Service and 

Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast 

Translator Stations, Fourth Report and 

Order and Third Order on 

Reconsideration (‘‘Fourth Report and 

Order’’), MM Docket 99–25, MB Docket 

No. 07–172, RM–11338; Implementation 

of Application Caps. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 300 respondents; 300 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 600 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On March 19, 2012, 

the Commission adopted a Fourth 

Report and Order and Third Order on 

Reconsideration (‘‘Fourth Report and 

Order’’), FCC 12–29. In the Fourth 

Report and Order, the Commission 

adopts the national and market-specific 

caps proposed in the Third Further 

Notice, FCC 11–105, and requires 

parties with more than 50 pending 

applications and/or more than one 

pending application in the markets 

identified in Appendix A of the Fourth 


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