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(703) 305–6309; email address: white.katrina@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by this action if you are required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (NAICS code 11).

• Utilities (NAICS code 22).

• Professional, scientific and technical (NAICS code 54). 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–2009–0879, 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

On a biannual interval, an Exposure Modeling Public Meeting will be held for presentation and discussion of current issues related to modeling pesticide fate, transport, and exposure of risk assessment in a regulatory context. Meeting dates and abstract requests are announced through the ‘‘empmlist’’ forum on the LYRIS list
server at https://lists.epa.gov/read/ all

_ forums. III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**. Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0879, must be received on or before October 22, 2012. IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

1. Development and evaluation of the Pesticide Root Zone Model (PRZM) for estimating pesticide concentrations in groundwater.

2. Status of Drinking Water intake Watershed PCA development exercise.

3. RQ calculations for specific listed terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians: Model Parameterization and Knowledge base Development.

4. Standard Operating Procedure for calculating degradation kinetics.

5. Aquatic exposure modeling using field studies.

6. Rice modeling: A case study. 7. Evaluation of a simplified SWAT model approach for prediction of insecticide concentrations in a small watershed in northwestern Oregon.

8. iSTREEM ®—a Web-based river chemical concentration estimation model.

9. Development and validation of an approach for modeling pyrethroid insecticides in wastewater treatment
processes.

10. Monitoring and modeling the fate and transport of a pesticide metabolite from groundwater recharge to drinking
water.

11. Comparison of multiple source ground spray deposition curves for determination of buffers in simulation models.

12. Using groundwater monitoring data to evaluate the Tier 1 use of drinking water exposure models. List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Buffers, Degradation kinetics, Drinking water, Exposure assessment, Groundwater, Pesticide exposure model, PRZM, Pyrethroids, Rice model, SWAT, Watershed PCA.

Dated: September 25, 2012. Donald J. Brady, Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012–24893 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[FRL–9739–7]**

**Notice of Proposed NPDES General Permit; Final NPDES General Permit**  **for New and Existing Sources and New Dischargers in the Offshore**  **Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western**  **Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 today provides notice that the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit No. GMG290000 for existing and new sources and new dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category, located in and discharging to the Outer Continental Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas was reissued on September 28, 2012, with an effective date of October 1, 2012. The discharge of produced water to that portion of the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Subcategory facilities located in the territorial seas of Louisiana and Texas is also authorized by this permit.

**DATES :**  This permit was issued September 28, 2012, is effective on October 1, 2012, and expires September 30, 2017. This effective date is necessary to provide dischargers with the immediate opportunity to comply with Clean Water Act requirements in light of the expiration of the 2007 permit on September 30, 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial review on October 24, 2012. Under section 509(b) of the CWA, judicial review of this general permit can be held by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120 days after the permit is considered issued for judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the CWA, the requirements in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of notices of intent are provided in Part I.A.2 of the permit.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Diane Smith, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.


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Telephone: (214) 655–2145. Email address: smith.diane@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The draft permit was proposed in the Federal Register on March 7, 2012. EPA Region 6 has considered all comments received and makes several significant changes as listed below. A copy of the Region’s responses to comments and the final permit may be obtained from the EPA Region 6 internet site: http://www.epa. gov/region6/water/npdes/genpermit/ index.htm.

1. Change the deadline to file eNOIs for continuous coverage from 90 days from the effective date of the permit to January 31, 2013;

2. Permit coverage and compliance start when an eNOI is filed;

3. Add characterization study for water-based drilling mud;

4. Allow discharges of hydrate control fluids without toxicity testing requirements for discharges containing methanol up to 20 bbl/event and ethylene glycol up to 200 bbl/event;

5. Change the toxicity re-testing criteria to include increase of critical dilution;

6. Add chlorine and bromine to the exclusion list of toxicity test for chemically treated miscellaneous discharges;

7. Delete the provision of ‘‘Alternative to Visual or Remote Inspection’’ but allow ‘‘other monitoring device’’ to be used for visual or remote inspection;

8. Exclude routine biocide treatment of cooling water intake structure velocity monitoring system from conditions established for chemically treated seawater;

9. Change the entrainment monitoring frequency from monthly to quarterly after the 24-month study period;

10. Change the first NetDMR reporting period end date from October 31, 2013, to December 31, 2013, and change the annual reporting period from October through September to January through December;

11. Allow paper DMR to be submitted within 60 days after the reporting period, if paper DMRs are required;

12. Allow electronic records to be used for inspection purposes; and

13. Allow biocides to be added to sump/drain systems. Other Legal Requirements

Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection required by this permit will reduce paperwork significantly by implementation of electronic reporting requirements. EPA is working on an electronic notice of intent (eNOI) system so applicants will file their NOIs online. EPA estimates that it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fill in all information required by the eNOI for each lease block. It also takes much less time to add, delete, or modify eNOI. EPA will also incorporate an electronic discharge monitoring report (NetDMR) requirement in the permit. The time for NetDMR preparation will be much less than that for paper DMR. The electronic filing systems will also significantly reduce the mailing costs.

State certification under section 401 of the CWA; consistency with the Texas Coastal Management Program; and compliance with National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Historic Preservation Act, and Regulatory Flexibility Act requirements are discussed in the Region’s responses
to comments.

Dated: September 28, 2012. Wren Stenger, Acting Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division. EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2012–24895 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL** 

**[Docket No. AS12–19]**

**Appraisal Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

Description: In accordance with Section 1104(b) of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) will meet in open session for its regular meeting:

Location: OCC—250 E Street SW., Room 8C, Washington, DC 20219.

Date: October 10, 2012. Time: 10:30 a.m. Status: Open.

Matters To Be Considered Summary Agenda September 27, 2012 Minutes—Open Session
(No substantive discussion of the above items is anticipated. These matters will be resolved with a single vote unless a member of the ASC requests that an item be moved to the discussion agenda.) Discussion Agenda Appraisal Foundation July 2012 Grant

Reimbursement Request Alabama Compliance Review Louisiana Compliance Review Michigan Compliance Review New Jersey Compliance Review Texas Compliance Review Washington Compliance Review

How To Attend and Observe an ASC Meeting

Email your name, organization and contact information to meetings@asc.gov. You may also send a written request via U.S. Mail, fax or commercial carrier to the Executive Director of the ASC, 1401 H Street NW., Ste 760, Washington, DC 20005. The fax number is 202–289–4101. Your request must be received no later than 4:30 p.m., ET, on the Monday prior to the meeting. If that Monday is a Federal holiday, then your request must be received by 4:30 p.m. ET on the previous Friday. Attendees must have a valid government-issued photo ID and must agree to submit to reasonable security measures. The meeting space is intended to accommodate public attendees. However, if the space will not accommodate all requests, the ASC may refuse attendance on that reasonable basis. The use of any video or audio tape recording device, photographing device, or any other electronic or mechanical device designed for similar purposes is prohibited at ASC meetings.

Dated: October 2, 2012. James R. Park,

Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2012–24928 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6700–01–P**

**FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM**

**Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or**  **Bank Holding Company**

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices