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government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribal or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On December 5, 2011, the Vermont 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation (VT DEC) submitted an 

application titled ‘‘Online Report 

Submittal System Electronic Document 

Receiving System’’ for revisions/ 

modifications of its EPA-authorized 

programs under title 40 CFR. EPA 

reviewed VT DEC’s request to revise/ 

modify its EPA-authorized programs 

and, based on this review, EPA 

determined that the application met the 

standards for approval of authorized 

program revisions/modifications set out 

in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this 

notice of EPA’s decision to approve 

Vermont’s request to revise/modify its 

following EPA-authorized programs to 

allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 

parts 51, 60–63, 70, 141, 144–148, 262– 

265, 266, 268, 270–271, and 403 is being 

published in the Federal Register: 

Part 52—Approval and Promulgation 

of Implementation Plans; 

Part 61—National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants; 

Part 62—Approval and Promulgation 

of State Plans for Designated Facilities 

and Pollutants; 

Part 63—National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 

Categories; 

Part 70—State Operating Permit 

Programs; 

Part 142—National Primary Drinking 

Water Regulations Implementation; 

Part 147—State Underground 

Injection Control Programs; 

Part 272—Approved State Hazardous 

Waste Management Programs; and 

Part 403—General Pretreatment 

Regulations for Existing and New 

Sources of Pollution. 

VT DEC was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

Also, in today’s notice, EPA is 

informing interested persons that they 

may request a public hearing on EPA’s 

action to approve the State of Vermont’s 

request to revise its authorized public 

water system program under 40 CFR 

part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 

3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be 

submitted to EPA within 30 days of 

publication of today’s Federal Register 

notice. Such requests should include 

the following information: 

(1) The name, address and telephone 

number of the individual, organization 

or other entity requesting a hearing; 

(2) A brief statement of the requesting 

person’s interest in EPA’s 

determination, a brief explanation as to 

why EPA should hold a hearing, and 

any other information that the 

requesting person wants EPA to 

consider when determining whether to 

grant the request; and 

(3) The signature of the individual 

making the request, or, if the request is 

made on behalf of an organization or 

other entity, the signature of a 

responsible official of the organization 

or other entity. 

In the event a hearing is requested 

and granted, EPA will provide notice of 

the hearing in the Federal Register not 

less than 15 days prior to the scheduled 

hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial 

requests for hearing may be denied by 

EPA. Following such a public hearing, 

EPA will review the record of the 

hearing and issue an order either 

affirming today’s determination or 

rescinding such determination. If no 

timely request for a hearing is received 

and granted, EPA’s approval of the State 

of Vermont’s request to revise its Part 

142—National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program to 

allow electronic reporting will become 

effective 30 days after today’s notice is 

published, pursuant to CROMERR 

section 3.1000(f)(4). 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Andrew Battin, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9006–1] 

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 11/05/2012 Through 11/09/2012 

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. 20120361, Final EIS, BR, UT, 

Narrows Project, Development of a 

Supplemental Water Supply for 

Agricultural and Municipal Water 

Use, Sanpete County, UT, Review 

Period Ends: 12/17/2012, Contact: 

Peter Crookston 801–379–1152. 

EIS No. 20120362, Draft EIS, BLM, CA, 

Casa Diablo IV Geothermal 

Development Project, Mono County, 

CA, Comment Period Ends: 01/15/ 

2013, Contact: Collin Reinhardt 760– 

872–5024. 

EIS No. 20120364, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, 

Gas Hills In-Situ Recovery Uranium 

Project, Fremont and Natrona 

Counties, WY, Comment Period Ends: 

12/31/2012, Contact: Kristin Yannone 

307–332–8400. 

EIS No. 20120365, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Pier S Marine Terminal 

Development and Back Channel 

Improvements, Los Angeles County, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 12/17/2012, 

Contact: John W. Markham 805–585– 

2150. 

Dated: November 13, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0873; FRL–9369–6] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is 

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giving notice that a public meeting of 

the Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee (PPDC) is scheduled for 

November 29–30, 2012. A draft agenda 

is under development and will be 

posted by November 16, 2012. Three 

PPDC workgroup meetings are 

scheduled to meet on November 28, 

2012, as follows: PPDC Work Group on 

Integrated Pest Management; PPDC 

Work Group on Comparative Safety 

Statements; and PPDC Work Group on 

Pollinator Protection. The PPDC Work 

Group on 21st Century Toxicology/ 

Integrated Testing Strategies will meet 

on November 29, 2012. All meetings are 

free, open to the public, and no advance 

registration is required. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Thursday, November 29, 2012, from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, November 

30, 2012, from 9 a.m. to noon. On 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012, PPDC 

work group meetings are scheduled as 

follows: Integrated Pest Management 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Comparative 

Safety Statements from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; 

and Pollinator Protection from 1 p.m. to 

4 p.m.; and on Thursday, November 29, 

2012, the PPDC Work Group on 21st 

Century Toxicology/Integrated Testing 

Strategies will meet from noon to 1:15 

p.m. in N–4850–70 Potomac Yards 

North. Information regarding PPDC 

Work Groups is available on EPA’s Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ 

ppdc/. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The PPDC and Work Group 

meetings will be held at EPA’s location 

at 1 Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The PPDC 

meeting will be held in the lobby-level 

Conference Center. The PPDC Work 

Group on Pollinator Protection will 

meet on November 28, 2012, in the 

lobby-level Conference Center. The 

PPDC Work Group on Integrated Pest 

Management will meet on November 28, 

2012, in room S–4850–70 Potomac 

Yards South. The PPDC Work Group on 

Comparative Safety Statements will 

meet on November 28, 2012, in S–4370– 

80 Potomac Yards South. On November 

29, 2012, the PPDC Work Group on 21st 

Century Toxicology/Integrated Testing 

Strategies will meet in N–4850–70 

Potomac Yards North. EPA’s Potomac 

Yard South building is approximately 

one mile from the Crystal City Metro 

Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308–4775; fax 

number: (703) 308–4776; email address: 

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; 

and the Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act. Potentially affected 

entities may include, but are not limited 

to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; animal rights groups; pest 

consultants; State, local, and tribal 

governments; academia; public health 

organizations; and the public. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0873, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

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, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. Background 

The Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) is entrusted with the 

responsibility to help ensure the safety 

of the American food supply, the 

education and protection from 

unreasonable risk of those who apply or 

are exposed to pesticides occupationally 

or through use of products, and general 

protection of the environment and 

special ecosystems from potential risks 

posed by pesticides. 

The Charter for EPA’s PPDC was 

established under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463, in September 1995, and has been 

renewed every 2 years since that time. 

PPDC’s Charter was renewed October 

28, 2011, for another 2-year period. The 

purpose of PPDC is to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. It is determined that 

PPDC is in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Agency by law. 

The following sectors are represented on 

the current PPDC: Environmental/public 

interest and animal rights groups; farm 

worker organizations; pesticide industry 

and trade associations; pesticide user, 

grower, and commodity groups; Federal 

and State/local/tribal governments; the 

general public; academia; and public 

health organizations. 

Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed 

with appropriate committees of 

Congress and the Library of Congress 

and are available upon request. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

PPDC meetings are open to the public 

and seating is available on a first-come 

basis. Persons interested in attending do 

not need to register in advance of the 

meeting. Comments may be made 

during the public comment session of 

each meeting or in writing to the 

address listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 

Chemicals, Endangered species, Foods, 

Integrated pest management, Pesticide 

labels, Pesticides and pests, Public 

health, Spray drift, 21st Century 

toxicology. 

Dated: November 9, 2012. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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