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evaluation period has been much lower 

than planned. The proposed rates 

include a significant reduction in the 

sales forecast for 500-kV transmission 

service over the next 5-year evaluation 

period, which is a major factor of the 

rate increase. 

Another factor of the rate increase is 

when the existing rates were developed, 

purchase power was handled at the 

power system level and the Intertie had 

no purchase power costs to recover. 

Since then, Western’s Balancing 

Authority (BA) in the Desert Southwest 

Customer Service Region has initiated 

power purchases for reliability purposes 

and the associated costs are distributed 

to the applicable transmission systems 

within the BA, including the Intertie 

transmission system. These annual 

purchase power costs are subject to 

recovery and inclusion in the proposed 

rates. 

Legal Authority 

Since the proposed rates constitute a 

major rate adjustment as defined by 10 

CFR part 903, Western will hold both a 

public information forum and public 

comment forum. After review of public 

comments, Western will take further 

action on the proposed rates consistent 

with 10 CFR part 903. 

Western is establishing transmission 

service rates for the Intertie under the 

DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); 

the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 

32 Stat. 388), as amended and 

supplemented by subsequent laws, 

particularly section 9(c) of the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 

U.S.C. 485h(c)); and other acts that 

specifically apply to the project 

involved. 

By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00, 

effective December 6, 2001, the 

Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The 

authority to develop power and 

transmission rates to Western’s 

Administrator; (2) the authority to 

confirm, approve, and place such rates 

into effect on an interim basis to the 

Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the 

authority to confirm, approve, and place 

into effect on a final basis, to remand, 

or to disapprove such rates to FERC. 

Existing DOE procedures for public 

participation in power and transmission 

rate adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were 

published on September 18, 1985 (50 FR 

87835). 

Availability of Information 

All brochures, studies, comments, 

letters, memorandums, or other 

documents that Western initiates or uses 

to develop the proposed rates are 

available for inspection and copying at 

the Desert Southwest Customer Service 

Regional Office, Western Area Power 

Administration, 615 South 43rd Avenue 

Phoenix, Arizona 85009–5313. Many of 

these documents and supporting 

information are also available on 

Western’s Web site at http:// 

www.wapa.gov/dsw/pwrmkt/Intertie/ 

RateAdjust.htm. 

Ratemaking Procedure Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

Western will evaluate this action for 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council 

on Environmental Quality Regulations 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE 

NEPA Regulations (10 CFR part 1021). 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Western has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Dated: June 4, 2012. 

Anthony H. Montoya, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14110 Filed 6–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9682–1] 

Meetings of the National Drinking 

Water Advisory Council—Notice of 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of a public webinar/ 

conference call and a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or agency) is 

announcing one public webinar/ 

conference call and one in-person 

meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council (NDWAC or Council), 

established under the Safe Drinking 

Water Act (SDWA). The Council will 

consider various issues associated with 

drinking water protection and public 

water systems. For the webinar/ 

conference call, the Council will discuss 

a draft guidance for EPA permit writers 

relative to hydraulic fracturing using 

diesel fuels under the SDWA’s 

Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Program and also options for assisting 

small water systems in achieving 

sustainable practices. For the in-person 

meeting, the primary focus will be for 

the Council to discuss the proposed 

regulation of perchlorate under the 

SDWA. Also at this in-person meeting, 

the Council will discuss assistance to 

small water systems among other 

program issues. 

DATES: The webinar/conference call will 

be held on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 

Time, and the in-person meeting will be 

held on September 12, 2012, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Central Time, and 

September 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m., Central Time. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar/conference 

call will be available through Internet 

access. Instructions for attending will be 

available to anyone who requests to 

attend (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section for procedures for 

making the request). The in-person 

meeting on September 12 and 13, 2012, 

will be held at the EPA’s Chicago 

Regional Office (EPA Region 5) at the 

Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604– 

3590 and will also be open to the 

public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who would like 

to register and receive pertinent 

information, present an oral statement 

or submit a written statement for the 

June 27 webinar/conference call should 

contact Roy Simon, by email, 

Simon.Roy@epa.gov, by phone, 202– 

564–3868, or by regular mail at U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Similarly, those members of the public 

who would like to register and receive 

information, present an oral statement, 

or submit a written statement for the 

September 13 and 14 in-person meeting 

should contact Roy Simon. Further 

details about participating in the 

webinar and the in-person meeting can 

be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Details 

about Participating in the Webinar: If 

you wish to attend the webinar, you can 

read the presentations only if you 

provide your email address when you 

register. If you do not have an email 

address and would like to attend by 

phone only, please provide your address 

so you can be notified by mail of the 

call-in number. The EPA will provide 

updated information on the September 

in-person meeting to registered 

individuals and organizations as the 

date of the meeting gets closer. 

The Council encourages the public’s 

input and will allocate 30 minutes in 

the webinar on June 27, 2012 (3:55–4:25 

p.m., Eastern Time). Similarly, the 

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public’s input (1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m., 

Central Time) at the in-person meeting 

on September 13, 2012. Oral statements 

will be limited to three minutes during 

the webinar and five minutes at the 

meeting. It is preferred that only one 

person present the statement on behalf 

of a group or organization. 

To ensure adequate time for public 

involvement, individuals or 

organizations interested in presenting 

an oral statement should notify Roy 

Simon no later than June 22, 2012, for 

the webinar, and September 6, 2012, for 

the in-person meeting. Any person who 

wishes to file a written statement can do 

so before or after a Council meeting. 

Written statements for the Webinar 

received by June 22, 2012, and for the 

in-person meeting received by August 

31, 2012, will be distributed to all 

members of the Council before any final 

discussion or vote is completed. Any 

statements received on or after the dates 

just specified for the webinar and the inperson meeting will become part of the 

permanent file for each meeting, 

respectively, and will be forwarded to 

the Council members for their 

information. 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The Council was created by 

Congress on December 16, 1974, as part 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 

of 1974, Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. 

300j–5, and is operated in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 

5 U.S.C. App.2. The Council was 

established under the SDWA to provide 

practical and independent advice, 

consultation and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on the activities, 

functions, policies, and regulations 

required by the SDWA. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Roy Simon at 202–564–3868 or 

by email at Simon.Roy@epa.gov. To 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact Roy Simon at least 10 

days prior to the webinar or the meeting 

to give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: June 1, 2012. 

Pamela Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13822 Filed 6–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Open 

Commission Meeting; Wednesday, 

June 13, 2012 

Date: June 6, 2012. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, which is 

scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in 

Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Item 

Nos. Bureau Subject 

1 Office of Engineering and Technology .......... Title: Sections 2.925 and 2.926 of the Rules Regarding Grantee Codes for Certified Radiofrequency Equipment 

Summary: The Commission will consider an Order to modify the equipment authorization 

rules to increase the supply of grantee codes assigned to parties applying for equipment certification. 

2 Public Safety and Homeland Security ........... Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules (WP Docket No. 07–100); Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz 

Band (PS Docket No. 06–229) and Service Rules for the 698–746, 747–762 and 777– 

792 MHz Bands (WT Docket No. 06–150) 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Fourth Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to encourage improved spectrum efficiency and greater 

use of the 4940–4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band. 

The meeting site is fully accessible to 

people using wheelchairs or other 

mobility aids. Sign language 

interpreters, open captioning, and 

assistive listening devices will be 

provided on site. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

In your request, include a description of 

the accommodation you will need and 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Last minute requests 

will be accepted, but may be impossible 

to fill. Send an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov 

or call the Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 

202–418–0432 (tty). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Meribeth McCarrick, Office of Media 

Relations, (202) 418–0500; TTY 1–888– 

835–5322. Audio/Video coverage of the 

meeting will be broadcast live with 

open captioning over the Internet from 

the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/ 

live. 

For a fee this meeting can be viewed 

live over George Mason University’s 

Capitol Connection. The Capitol 

Connection also will carry the meeting 

live via the Internet. To purchase these 

services call (703) 993–3100 or go to 

www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. 

Copies of materials adopted at this 

meeting can be purchased from the 

FCC’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy 

and Printing, Inc. (202) 488–5300; Fax 

(202) 488–5563; TTY (202) 488–5562. 

These copies are available in paper 

format and alternative media, including 

large print/type; digital disk; and audio 

and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc. may be reached by email at 

FCC@BCPIWEB.com. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–14231 Filed 6–7–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT 77 FR 33458 (June 6, 

2012). 

DATE & TIME: Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 

10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

CHANGES IN THE MEETING The following 

item has been added to the agenda: 

2012 Meeting Dates (Second Half). 


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