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Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov , using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 26, 2012.

Dated: March 7, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–6110 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0879; FRL–9341–4]**

**Exposure Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  An Exposure Modeling Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held for one day on March 20, 2012. This notice announces the location and time for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on March 20, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or before March 19,
2012.

To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATON**
**CONTACT** , preferably at least 5 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One Potomac Yard (South Building), Fourth Floor Conference Center (S–4370–80), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
22202.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Katrina White, Environmental Fate and Effects Division (7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–4536; fax number: (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, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. 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.

If you have any 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?

EPA has established a docket for this action under docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0879. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at http:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. II. Background

On a biannual interval, an EMPM 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 Confidential Business Information. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0879, must be received on or before March 19, 2012. IV. Tentative Topics for the Meeting

• North American Free Trade Agreement Guidance for Calculating Degradation Kinetics in Environmental Media

• Pesticide Root Zone Model— Ground Water (PRZM–GW) Update

• Measuring and Estimating Concentrations in Drinking Water: A Historical Perspective

• Improved Characterization of the Temporal and Spatial Variability of Potential Surface Water Drinking Water Exposure by Using Environmental and Historic Monitoring Databases

• Estimating Upper Centrile Pesticide Concentrations and Sample Size Requirement

• Estimation of Upper Percentiles of Chlorpyrifos Surface Water Concentration from Yearly Monitoring Program Data

• Sampling Plans for Water Quality Assessment

• Update on Development of Drinking Water Intake Watershed PCAs

• Exposure Assessment for Pronamide Drinking Water Residues in California Central Coast Lettuce Production Areas

• Hybrid PRZM: ‘‘Filling in the Gaps’’ in Field Sampling Data Using Realistic Simulation Modeling List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Degradation kinetics, Exposure assessment, Pesticide models, Pronamide, PRZM, Watershed PCAs.

Dated: March 7, 2012. D.J. Brady, Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012–6051 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0175; FRL–9647–2]**

**Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Webinar/**  **Teleconference**

**AGENCY :**  U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA Office of the Science Advisor announces a public Webinar/ teleconference of the HSRB to discuss its draft report from the HSRB meeting held January 26, 2012.

**DATES :**  The Webinar/teleconference will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012,


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from approximately 2 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Comments may be submitted on or before Wednesday, March 21, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0175, by one of the following methods:

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments.

Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center EPA/DC, ORD Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Reading Room’s hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access are available online at http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2012– 0175. The Agency’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http:// www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through http:// www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comments and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any members of the public who wish to receive further information about this Webinar/Teleconference should contact Jim Downing at telephone number (202) 564–2468; fax (202) 564–2070; email address downing.jim@epa.gov or LuAnn Kleibacker on telephone number (202) 564–7189; fax: (202) 564–2070; email address kleibacker.luann@epa.gov; mailing address Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail Code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning the HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Location: The meeting will take place via the Internet and telephone only. Access information can be found on the HSRB Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ osa/hsrb/ or by contacting the persons listed under the **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** section of this Notice.

Meeting access: For detailed information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lu-Ann Kleibacker at least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT ,**  so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Procedures for providing public input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral comments for the HSRB to consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning submission of relevant written or oral comments is provided in Section I, ‘‘Public Meeting,’’ under subsection D, ‘‘How May I Participate in this Meeting?’’ of this notice. I. Public Meeting A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Since other entities may also be interested, the EPA has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

. B. How can I access electronic copies of this document and other related information?

You may use http:// www.regulations.gov, or you may access this Federal Register document via the EPA’s Internet site under the ‘‘ Federal Register ’’ listings at http:// www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically at http:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA West Building, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; its hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–1744, or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates regarding the Public Reading Room access are available at http://www.epa.gov/ epahome/dockets.htm. C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you used.

3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data used that support your views.

4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest alternatives.

5. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date and Federal Register citation.


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D. How may I participate in this meeting?

You may participate by providing comments in this meeting by following the instructions in this section. To ensure proper receipt of your comments by the EPA, it is imperative that you identify Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2012–0175 in the subject line on the first page of your request.

1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted up to and including Wednesday, March 21, 2012. To the extent that time permits,interested persons who have not preregistered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments during the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via email) to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to provide sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) the individual will represent. Oral comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note that this includes all individuals appearing either as part of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range of oral comments on the science and ethics issues under discussion, it is not our intent to permit organizations to expand the time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible.

2. Written comments. Please submit written comments prior to the meeting. For the HSRB to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning of this teleconference. If you submit comments after this date, those comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that the Board members may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written comments, the Agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. You should submit your comments using the instructions in Section I, under subsection C, ‘‘What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for the EPA?’’ In addition, the EPA also requests that persons submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to Jim Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

**.** There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. E. Background

The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Section 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen the EPA’s programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB reports to the EPA Administrator through the EPA Science Advisor.

1. Topics for Discussion. The HSRB will be reviewing its draft report from the January 26, 2012, HSRB meeting. The HSRB may also discuss planning for future HSRB meetings. Background on the January 26, 2012 HSRB meeting can be found at the HSRB Web site: http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. The January 26, 2012 meeting draft report is now available. You may obtain electronic copies of this document, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from regulations.gov and the HSRB Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. For questions on document availability or if you do not have Internet access, consult the persons listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION**

**.**

2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such minutes will be available at http:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http:// www.regulations.gov. In addition, information regarding the HSRB final meeting report will be found at http:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb or from the persons listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT**

**.** Dated: March 7, 2012. Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012–6202 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0961; FRL–9332–2]**

**Results From Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued Under EPA’s Endocrine**  **Disruptor Screening Program: New Data Compensation Claims; Potential**  **Disapproval of Inert Uses Pending Public Comment** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In January and February of2010, EPA issued test orders (Data CallIns) to companies that manufacture or import any of the following nine chemicals currently used as inert ingredients in pesticide products: Acetone, isophorone, di-sec-octyl phthalate, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and dimethyl phthalate. The test orders required recipients to submit specific screening data on hormonal effects under EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). In response to the test orders, companies have agreed to develop data and have asserted data compensation rights for two inert ingredients, acetone and isophorone. No companies are developing data for the remaining seven inert ingredients. For di-sec-octyl phthalate and toluene, EPA plans to issue new test orders as both chemicals meet the selection criteria for endocrine testing under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). EPA has no plans to issue further test orders for methyl ethyl ketone, butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and dimethyl phthalate, but plans to no longer approve their use as inert ingredients in pesticide products. EPA is, however, offering an opportunity for interested parties to comment or commit to submitting the required data.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before May 14, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0961, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.