17930 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 57 / Monday, March 25, 2013 / Notices 

Description: Application of 

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. for 

authorization to sell electricity to West 

Penn Power Company, an affiliate. 

Filed Date: 3/15/13. 

Accession Number: 20130315–5149. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/5/13. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: March 18, 2013. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06708 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL- 9793–8] 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment 2008–009 Draft Report 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given for a 

45-day public review and comment 

period on the draft report of the 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment 2008–2009 (NRSA). The 

NRSA draft report describes the results 

of the nationwide probabilistic survey 

that was conducted in the summers of 

2008 and 2009. EPA and its state/tribal 

partners looked at biological conditions 

in rivers and streams of the 

conterminous United States. The draft 

NRSA 2008–2009 report includes 

information on how the survey was 

implemented, what the findings were on 

a national and ecoregional scale, and 

future actions and challenges. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

11:59 p.m. May 9, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Email your comments to 

nrsa-hq@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Mayio, Assessment and 

Watershed Protection Division, Office of 

Water, Washington DC Phone: 202–566– 

1184; email: mayio.alice@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To better 

answer questions about the condition of 

waters across the country, EPA and its 

state and tribal partners have embarked 

on a series of surveys under the 

National Aquatic Resource Surveys 

(NARS) program. The draft NRSA 2008– 

2009 is the most recent in this series of 

surveys. The goals of the draft NRSA 

2008–2009 are to: 

• Generate scientifically valid and 

environmentally relevant information 

on the condition of the nation’s river 

and stream resources 

• Identify key stressors to river and 

stream health and explore their 

relative importance 

• Establish baseline information for 

future trends assessment 

Using a statistical survey design, sites 

were selected at random to represent the 

condition of the larger population of 

rivers and streams across the lower 48 

states, from the largest ‘‘great rivers’’ to 

the smallest headwater streams. 1,924 

sites were sampled. 

The draft NRSA finds that 55% of the 

nation’s river and stream miles do not 

support healthy biological communities 

when compared to least disturbed sites 

in similar ecological regions. Fair 

conditions are found in 23% of river 

and stream miles, while 21% are in 

good condition and support healthy 

aquatic communities. Of the stressors 

that were examined, phosphorus and 

nitrogen are the most widespread. 

Biological communities are at increased 

risk for poor condition when 

phosphorus and nitrogen levels are 

high. This is the first time a national 

monitoring study of the overall 

condition of rivers and streams has been 

conducted using a statistically-valid 

random sample approach. 

The draft report has undergone State 

and EPA review. EPA, through this 

public review, is seeking comment on 

the information contained in the draft 

report, the reasonableness of the 

conclusions, and the clarity with which 

the information is presented. You may 

view and download the draft report 

from EPA’s Web site at http:// 

water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/ 

riverssurvey/index.cfm. 

Dated: March 14, 2013. 

Nancy K. Stoner, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06753 Filed 3–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The applications will also be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than April 19, 2013. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 

1. Minier Financial, Inc. Employee 

Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) 

Provisions, Minier, Illinois, to acquire 

additional voting shares, for a total of up 

to 51 percent, of Minier Financial, Inc., 

and thereby indirectly acquire voting 

shares of First Farmers State Bank, both 

of Minier, Illinois. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 19, 2013. 

Michael J. Lewandowski, 

Assistant Secretary of the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

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