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6The definition of yard truck is at section 2025 

and two-engine sweeper is defined at 2025(d)(58). 

auxiliary engine used to power the 

broom or vacuum functions on twoengine sweepers.6

As stated above, EPA is offering the 

opportunity for a public hearing, and 

requesting written comments on issues 

relevant to a full waiver analysis. 

Specifically, please provide comment 

on: (a) Whether CARB’s determination 

that its standards, in the aggregate, are 

at least as protective of public health 

and welfare as applicable federal 

standards is arbitrary and capricious, (b) 

California needs separate standards to 

meet compelling and extraordinary 

conditions, and (c) California’s 

standards and accompanying 

enforcement procedures are consistent 

with section 209 of the Act. 

II. Procedures for Public Participation 

If a hearing is held, the Agency will 

make a verbatim record of the 

proceedings. Interested parties may 

arrange with the reporter at the hearing 

to obtain a copy of the transcript at their 

own expense. Regardless of whether a 

public hearing is held, EPA will keep 

the record open until October 22, 2012. 

Upon expiration of the comment period, 

the Administrator will render a decision 

on CARB’s request based on the record 

of the public hearing, if any, relevant 

written submissions, and other 

information that he deems pertinent. 

Persons with comments containing 

proprietary information must 

distinguish such information from other 

comments to the great possible extent 

and label it as ‘‘Confidential Business 

Information’’ (CBI). If a person making 

comments want EPA to base its decision 

in part on a submission labeled CBI, 

then a non-confidential version of the 

document that summarizes the key data 

or information should be submitted for 

the public docket. To ensure that 

proprietary information in not 

inadvertently place in the docket, 

submissions containing such 

information should be sent directly to 

the contact person listed above and not 

to the pubic docket. Information 

covered by a claim of confidentiality 

will be disclosed by EPA only to the 

extent allowed and by the procedures 

set forth in 40 CFR Part 2. If no claim 

of confidentiality accompanies the 

submission when EPA receives it, EPA 

will make it available to the public 

without further notice to the person 

making comments. 

Dated: August 9, 2012. 

Margo Tsirigotis Oge, 

Director, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20499 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Regional Docket Nos. V–2011–1, FRL9717– 

8] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Action on Petition for 

Objection to State Operating Permit for 

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final Order on petition 

to object to Clean Air Act (Act) Title V 

operating permit. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the EPA Administrator has denied 

a petition from the Sierra Club, the 

Clean Water Action Council and the 

Midwest Environmental Defense Center 

asking EPA to object to a Title V 

operating permit issued by the 

Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources (WDNR) to Georgia-Pacific 

Consumer Products (Georgia-Pacific). 

Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the 

Act provide that a petitioner may ask for 

judicial review of those portions of the 

petition which EPA denies in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit. Any petition for 

review shall be filed within 60 days 

from the date this notice appears in the 

Federal Register, pursuant to section 

307 of the Act. 

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of 

the final Order, the petition, and other 

supporting information at the EPA 

Region 5 Office, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If 

you wish to examine these documents, 

you should make an appointment at 

least 24 hours before visiting day. 

Additionally, the final Order for the 

Georgia-Pacific petition is available 

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

region7/air/title5/petitiondb/ 

petitiondb.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Genevieve Damico, Chief, Air Permits 

Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and 

Radiation Division, EPA, Region 5, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 353– 

4761. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

affords EPA a 45-day period to review 

and object, as appropriate, to Title V 

operating permits proposed by state 

permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) 

of the Act authorizes any person to 

petition the EPA Administrator within 

60 days after the expiration of the EPA 

review period to object to a Title V 

operating permit if EPA has not done so. 

A petition must be based only on 

objections to the permit that were raised 

with reasonable specificity during the 

public comment period provided by the 

state, unless the petitioner demonstrates 

that it was impracticable to raise issues 

during the comment period, or the 

grounds for the issues arose after this 

period. 

On July 23, 2011, EPA received a 

petition from the Sierra Club, the Clean 

Water Action Council and the Midwest 

Environmental Defense Center 

(Petitioners) requesting that EPA object 

to the Title V operating permit for 

Georgia-Pacific. The Petitioners alleged 

that the permit is not in compliance 

with the requirements of the Act. 

Specifically, the Petitioners alleged that: 

(1) The permit lacks applicable 

prevention of significant deterioration 

(PSD) requirements because WDNR 

erroneously exempted as ‘‘routine 

maintenance, repair, and replacement’’ 

projects that resulted in a significant net 

emissions increase based on the 

applicable ‘‘actual to potential’’ 

emissions test; (2) the permit lacks 

applicable PSD and new source 

performance standard requirements that 

were triggered through non-exempt fuel 

switching and WDNR improperly 

deferred addressing this issue; and, (3) 

the permit lacks applicable 

requirements ensuring protection of air 

quality increments which apply 

pursuant to the Wisconsin state 

implementation plan and the PSD 

programs. 

On July 23, 2012, the Administrator 

issued an Order denying the petition. 

The Order explains the reasons behind 

EPA’s conclusion. 

Dated: July 27, 2012. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20519 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9719–3] 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

Notification of Public Advisory 

Committee Teleconference 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory 

Committee Teleconference. 


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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given that the Good Neighbor 

Environmental Board (GNEB) will hold 

a public teleconference on March 22, 

2012 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. The meeting is open to 

the public. For further information 

regarding the teleconference and 

background materials, please contact 

Mark Joyce at the number listed below. 

Background: GNEB is a federal 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92463. GNEB provides advice and 

recommendations to the President and 

Congress on environmental and 

infrastructure issues along the U.S. 

border with Mexico. 

Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of 

this teleconference is to discuss the 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board’s 

Fifteenth Report. The report will focus 

on water infrastructure issues in the 

U.S.-Mexico border region. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to make oral comments or submit 

written comments to the Board, please 

contact Mark Joyce at least five days 

prior to the meeting. 

General Information: Additional 

information concerning the GNEB can 

be found on its Web site at 

www.epa.gov/ofacmo/gneb. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mark Joyce at 

(202) 564–2130 or email at 

joyce.mark@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Mark Joyce at least 10 days prior 

to the meeting to give EPA as much time 

as possible to process your request. 

Dated: August 8, 2012. 

Mark Joyce, 

Acting Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20520 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL– 9717–1] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office 

Request for Nominations of Experts for 

the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory 

Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

public nominations for technical experts 

to form an SAB ad hoc panel to provide 

advice through the chartered SAB on 

EPA’s research related to hydraulic 

fracturing. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by September 11, 2012 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2134; 

by fax at (202) 565–2098 or via email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA SAB 

can be found at the EPA SAB Web site 

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

regarding EPA’s planned research efforts 

on the potential public health and 

environmental protection issues that 

may be associated with hydraulic 

fracturing should be directed to Ms. 

Cindy Roberts, EPA Office of Research 

and Development (ORD), at roberts.

cindy@epa.gov or (202) 564–1999. 

Media inquiries regarding EPA’s 

hydraulic fracturing research results 

should be directed to Dayna Gibbons, 

EPA ORD, at gibbons.dayna@epa.gov or 

(202) 564–7983. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory 

Committee, the SAB conducts business 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Over the past few years, the public 

has expressed concern regarding the 

potential environmental impacts of 

hydraulic fracturing. In response, 

Congress urged EPA to study the 

potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing 

on drinking water resources. In 

February 2011, EPA published its Draft 

Plan to Study the Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources. The SAB reviewed this 

report and provided advice to the EPA 

Administrator (SAB Review of EPA’s 

Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan). 

EPA–SAB–11–012, available on the SAB 

Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/ 

2BC3CD632FCC0E99852578

E2006DF890/$File/EPA-SAB-11-012- 

unsigned.pdf). 

EPA ORD is currently developing a 

‘‘Progress Report: Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources,’’ expected to be released in 

December 2012, which will describe the 

status of its research on the potential 

environmental and human health 

implications of hydraulic fracturing. 

EPA is seeking SAB advice on the status 

of the research described in its Progress 

Report. EPA plans to use such advice for 

the development of a report of results, 

estimated to be released in 2014, which 

will also be reviewed by the SAB. The 

SAB Staff Office is establishing an ad 

hoc advisory panel to provide such 

advice and review under the auspices of 

the SAB. In addition, this SAB Panel 

may also provide advice on other 

technical documents and issues related 

to hydraulic fracturing upon further 

request by EPA. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists and engineers 

having experience and expertise related 

to hydraulic fracturing, including but 

not limited to the following disciplines 

or areas of experience: Natural gas and 

petroleum engineering and geology; 

natural gas and petroleum well drilling, 

completion, testing, and closure; 

hydrology/hydrogeology; groundwater 

and surface water fate/transport 

modeling; geochemistry and analytical 

chemistry; environmental monitoring; 

conducting laboratory and/or fieldbased research in hydraulic fracturing; 

human health effects and risk 

assessment; civil and environmental 

engineering; chemical engineering; 

drinking water and waste water 

treatment systems; water quality; and 

statistics. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred over hard copy) following the 

instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to 

Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc 

Committees Being Formed,’’ http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab provided on the SAB 

Web site. If you wish to nominate 

yourself or another expert, please follow 

the instructions that can be accessed 

through the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ 

link on the blue navigational bar at the 

SAB Web site http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

To http://www.epa.gov/ receive full 

consideration, nominations should 

include all of the information requested 

below. 

EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests 

contact information about the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information about the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 


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