### 29759 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 100 / Friday, May 23, 2014 / Notices

eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests.

Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.

The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.

Dated: May 16, 2014. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–11938 Filed 5–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Western Area Power Administration**

**[DOE/EIS–0438]**

**Notice of Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement for**  **the Proposed Hermosa West Wind Energy Project, Albany County,**  **Wyoming**

**AGENCY :**  Western Area Power Administration, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (Western) is issuing this notice to advise the public that it is cancelling the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on an interconnection request by Shell WindEnergy, Inc. (SWE).

**DATES :**  This cancellation is effective on May 23, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For additional information on the cancellation of this EIS process, contact Mark Wieringa, NEPA Document Manager, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, CO 80228–8213, email wieringa@wapa.gov, telephone (720) 962–7448. For general information on DOE’s NEPA review process, contact Carol M. Borgstrom, Director of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC–54, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0119, telephone (202) 586–4600 or (800) 472–2756, facsimile (202) 586–7031.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  SWE proposed to design, construct, operate, and maintain an up to 300-megawatt Hermosa West Wind Energy Project (Project) in Albany County, Wyoming, and interconnect that Project with Western’s transmission system. SWE’s interconnection request caused Western to initiate a NEPA review of its Federal action to allow the interconnection. Western published a Notice of Intent for the EIS in the Federal Register on January 14, 2010 (75 FR 2138), and started the EIS process. Public scoping meetings were held subsequent to the Notice of Intent, and a Draft EIS was approved by Western’s acting Administrator for public review and comment on September 24, 2012. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS was published on October 5, 2012 (77 FR 60986). Public hearings on the Draft EIS were held on October 29 and 30, 2012, in Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming, respectively. SWE has since decided to suspend further action on its proposed Project. SWE notified Western of their decision to withdraw their interconnection request and Western is now terminating the NEPA review process on its interconnection decision and SWE’s proposed Project. No Final EIS or Record of Decision will be issued for the Hermosa West Wind Energy Project. SWE could decide to reinitiate the proposed Project at some future date. In that event Western would issue a new Notice of Intent, and would initiate an entirely new NEPA process.

On November 16, 2011, the DOE General Counsel re-delegated all EIS authorities to Western’s Administrator. Under the authority granted by that memorandum, I have terminated the NEPA process for SWE’s proposed Hermosa West Wind Energy Project with the publication of this notice.

Dated: May 5, 2014. Mark A. Gabriel,

Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014–12003 Filed 5–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[ER–FRL–9015–1]**

**Environmental Impact 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 05/12/2014 Through 05/16/2014

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.
EIS No. 20140150, Final EIS, NMFS,

AK, Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, Review Period Ends: 06/23/2014, Contact: Gretchen Harrington, 907–586–7228. EIS No. 20140151, Draft EIS, USFWS,

VA, Chincoteague and Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuges Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/15/2014, Contact: Thomas Bonetti 413–253–
8307. EIS No. 20140152, Final EIS, FERC, ME,

Downeast Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, Review Period Ends: 06/23/2014, Contact: Shannon Crosley
202–502–8853. EIS No. 20140153, Draft EIS, NPS, NC,

Cape Lookout National Seashore OffRoad Vehicle Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/21/2014, Contact: Michael B. Edwards 303–
969–2694.

AMENDED NOTICES

EIS No. 20140147, Draft EIS, USFS, CA,

Rim Fire Recovery, Comment Period Ends: 06/16/2014, Contact: Maria Benech 209–532–3671, Revision to FR Notice Published 05/16/2014; Correction to reduce comment period from 06/30/2014 to 06/16/2014 reflecting the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) alternative arrangement granted in accordance with 40 CFR 1506.11 on December 9, 2013. Among these alternative arrangements, CEQ specifically approved shortening the public comment for this DEIS from 45 to 30 days.


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Dated: May 20, 2014. Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2014–12020 Filed 5–22–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–U**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9911–31–OA]**

**Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Panel**  **for the Review of the EPA Water Body Connectivity Report** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the SAB Panel to discuss its draft advisory report concerning the EPA document titled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence (September, 2013 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R–11/098B).

**DATES :**  The public teleconference will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2014 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Location: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone at (202) 564–2155 or via email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB as well as any updates concerning the teleconference announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at 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 the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Panel for the Review of the EPA Water Body Connectivity Report will hold a public teleconference to discuss its draft advisory report concerning the EPA document titled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence (September, 2013 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R–11/098B). This SAB panel will provide advice to the Administrator through the chartered SAB.

Background: The SAB Panel for the Review of the EPA Water Body Connectivity Report previously held a face-to-face meeting on December 16– 18, 2013 to conduct a peer review of the EPA document titled Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence (September, 2013 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R–11/ 098B) [Federal Register Notice dated September 24, 2013 (78 FR 58536– 58537)]. The Panel also held public teleconferences on April 28, 2014 and May 2, 2014 to discuss its draft advisory report [Federal Register Notice dated April 1, 2014 (79 FR 18293–18294)]. Specifically, the Panel has been asked to evaluate: The clarity and technical accuracy of the EPA document, whether it includes the most relevant peer reviewed literature, whether the literature has been correctly summarized, and whether the findings and conclusions in the Report are supported by the available science. The purpose of the upcoming teleconference is for the SAB Panel to continue discussing its draft advisory report.

Availability of Meeting Materials: Teleconference agenda, the SAB Panel’s draft advisory report, and any other meeting materials will be placed on the SAB Web at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. For technical questions and information concerning the EPA document, Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Evidence (September, 2013 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R–11/098B), please contact Dr. Laurie Alexander, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code 8623P, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (703) 347–8630 or via email
at alexander.laurie@epa.gov.

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 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 provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide oral statements to the SAB Panel should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Interested parties should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by

June 16, 2014 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Members of the public wishing to provide written comments may submit them to the EPA Docket electronically via www.regulations.gov by email, by mail, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the written statements section of this notice. Written statements should be received in the EPA Docket by June 16, 2014 so that the information may be made available to the SAB Panel for its consideration. Written statements should be identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2013– 0582 and submitted to the Docket at www.regulations.gov by one of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• Email: Docket

_OEI@epa.gov: Include the docket number in the subject line of the message.

• Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA– 2013–0582, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is (202) 566–1752.

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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. Deliveries are only accepted during the