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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 

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Online service, please email 

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(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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29760 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 100 / Friday, May 23, 2014 / Notices 

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 

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