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2The speaker nomination form is located at 

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3The registration form is located at https:// 

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calculations, and how good is the 

available data? 

Æ What methods can be used to 

determine reserve zones? 

(2) Optimal transmission switching: 

D Simple optimal DC transmission 

switching appears to represent a 

potentially solvable technical problem 

using existing computational resources 

if transmission operators optimize only 

a small number of transmission switch 

positions. It is less clear whether 

transmission switching model 

formulations that include realistic 

representations of reliability 

requirements are solvable. What is the 

performance of these more complex 

model formulations? 

D What additional computational 

impediments, if any, exist to 

implementing optimal transmission 

switching over a small number of 

switches while maintaining reliability? 

D What steps toward optimal 

transmission switching might be taken 

over the next 5 to 10 years? 

(3) AC optimal power flow modeling: 

D What is the current state of 

computational capability with respect to 

dependably solving AC optimal power 

flow problems, including analysis of 

power system reliability? 

D Discussions during previous 

conferences have centered on concerns 

that current system data quality might 

not allow for an AC optimal power flow 

model to be properly formulated and 

solved. What are the specific data 

concerns, and what needs to be done to 

address them? 

D What steps toward use of AC 

optimal power flow modeling might be 

taken over the next 5 to 10 years? 

(4) Adaptive and dynamic 

transmission ratings: 

D Previous presentations examined 

the use of post-contingency analysis 

when determining transmission ratings, 

including consideration of availability 

of ramping capability. How can (or 

have) adaptive transmission ratings 

been implemented? 

D Previous presentations also 

examined how transmission ratings 

might be updated in real time in 

response to ambient conditions. How 

have such dynamic transmission ratings 

been implemented? 

D What are the data or computational 

challenges associated with 

implementing adaptive or dynamic 

transmission ratings? 

While the topics suggested above are 

largely forward-looking, we also 

encourage proposals for presentations 

on best practices and other analyses of 

current operations with respect to these 

and related topics. 

The technical conference will be held 

in the Commission Meeting Room at the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. All interested participants are 

invited to attend, and participants with 

ideas for relevant presentations are 

invited to nominate themselves to speak 

at the conference. 

Speaker nominations must be 

submitted on or before April 27, 2012 

through the Commission’s Web site 2 by 

providing the proposed speaker’s 

contact information along with a title, 

abstract, and list of contributing authors 

for the proposed presentation. Proposed 

presentations should be closely related 

to the topics discussed above. Speakers 

and presentations will be selected to 

ensure relevant topics and to 

accommodate time constraints. 

Although registration is not required 

for general attendance by U.S. citizens, 

we encourage those planning to attend 

the conference to register through the 

Commission’s Web site.3 We will 

provide printed nametags for those who 

register on or before June 20, 2012. 

Due to new security procedures, we 

strongly encourage attendees who are 

not citizens of the United States to 

register for the conference by June 1, 

2012, in order to avoid any delay 

associated with being processed by 

FERC security. 

Following the conferences, a 

comment date will be set for the filing 

of post-conference comments. 

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. 

A free webcast of this event will be 

available through the FERC Web site. 

Webcast viewers will not be able to 

participate during the technical 

conference. Anyone with Internet access 

interested in viewing the webcast of this 

conference can do so by navigating to 

Calendar of Events at www.ferc.gov. The 

events will contain a link to the 

webcast. The Capitol Connection 

provides technical support for the 

webcasts and offers the option of 

listening to the conferences via phonebridge for a fee. If you have any 

questions, visit 

www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 

993–3100. 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an email 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

(866) 208–3372 (voice) or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208– 

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For further information about these 

conferences, please contact: 

Sarah McKinley (Logistical 

Information), Office of External 

Affairs, (202) 502–8004, 

Sarah.McKinley@ferc.gov. 

Brian Bak (Technical Information), 

Office of Energy Policy and 

Innovation, (202) 502–6574, 

Brian.Bak@ferc.gov. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7643 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9002–3] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 03/19/2012 Through 03/23/2012 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20120080, Revised Final EIS, 

USACE, FL, Central and Southern 

Florida Project, Broward County 

Water Preserve Areas, Updates 

Resulting from Policy Changes that 

occurred since 2007 Civil Works 

Board Approval, South Florida Water 

Management District (SFWMD), 

Comprehensive Everglades 

Restoration Plan, (CERP), Broward 

County, FL, Review Period Ends: 04/ 

30/2012, Contact: Angela E. Dunn 

904–232–2108. 

EIS No. 20120081, Draft EIS, USFWS, 

AK, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge 

Land Exchange/Road Corridor, 

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Proposed Land Exchange for the 

Purpose of Construction of a Road 

between Communities of King Cove 

and Cold Bay, USACE Section 10 and 

404 Permits, AK, Comment Period 

Ends: 05/18/2012, Contact: Stephanie 

Brady 907–786–3357. 

EIS No. 20120082, Final EIS, USFS, OR, 

Snow Basin Vegetation Management 

Project, Proposal to Implementing 

Commercial Harvest of Timber, Post 

Harvest Non-commercial Thinning, 

Whitman Ranger District, WallowaWhitman Forest, Baker County, OR, 

Review Period Ends: 04/30/2012, 

Contact: Dea Nelson 541–523–6391. 

EIS No. 20120083, Final Supplement, 

BLM, NV, Upper Las Vegas Wash 

Conservation Transfer Area (CTA), 

Propose to Establish a Final 

Boundary, Implementation, Clark 

County, NV, Review Period Ends: 04/ 

30/2012, Contact: Gayle Marrs-Smith 

702–515–5156. 

EIS No. 20120084, Final EIS, USFS, FL, 

City of Tallahassee Southwestern 

Transmission Line Project, Proposes 

to Construct, Operate and Maintain a 

New Overhead 230-kilovolt (kV), 

Electric Transmission Line, SpecialUse-Permit (SUP), Apalachicola 

National Forest (ANF), Leon County, 

FL, Review Period Ends: 04/30/2012, 

Contact: Harold Shenk 850–926–3561. 

EIS No. 20120085, Final EIS, USN, WA, 

Trident Support Facilities Explosives 

Handling Wharf (EHW–2), New 

Information, Construction and 

Operating, Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, 

Silverdale, WA, Review Period Ends: 

04/30/2012, Contact: Christine 

Stevenson 360–396–0080. 

EIS No. 20120086, Draft EIS, DOE, CO, 

Granby Pumping Plant Switchyard— 

Windy Gap Substation Transmission 

Line Rebuild, To Replace Existing 

Transmission Line with Double 

Circuit Transmission, Grand County, 

CO, Comment Period Ends: 05/29/ 

2012, Contact: Jim Hartman 720–962– 

7255. 

EIS No. 20120087, Draft EIS, USFS, OR, 

Eden Ridge Timber Sales, 

Implementation, Powers Ranger 

District, Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest, Coos County, OR, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/14/2012, 

Contact: Wesley Crum 541–439–6200. 

EIS No. 20120088, Second Draft EIS 

(Tiering), FHWA, IL, TIER 2—Elgin 

O’Hare—West Bypass, Extending the 

Planning Period from 2030 to 2040, 

Federal Approvals and Funding, Cook 

and DuPage Counties, IL, Comment 

Period Ends: 05/14/2012, Contact: 

Norman Stoner 217–492–4600. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Highway 

Administration and the Federal 

Aviation Administration are Joint Lead 

agencies for this project. 

EIS No. 20120089, Final EIS, USFS, CA, 

Greys Mountain Ecological 

Restoration Project, Proposed Forest 

Management Treatments to Reduce 

Fire Hazard and Restore Forest 

Health, Sierra National Forest, Bass 

Lake Ranger District, Madera and 

Mariposa Counties, CA, Review Period 

Ends: 04/30/2012, Contact: Burt 

Stalter 559–887–2218 ext. 3208. 

EIS No. 20120090, Draft EIS, USAF, AK, 

Modernization and Enhancement of 

Ranges, Airspace, and Training Areas 

in the Joint Pacific Alaska Range 

Complex, AK, Comment Period Ends: 

06/07/2012, Contact: Mark Peterson 

808–449–1078. 

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force 

are Joint Lead agencies for this project. 

EIS No. 20120091, Second Draft 

Supplement, BLM, AK, National 

Petroleum Reserve -Alaska (NPR–A) 

Integrated Activity Plan, To 

Determine Appropriate Management 

for BLM–Administrated Lands in the 

NPR–A, North Slope Borough, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/29/2012, 

Contact: Jim Ducker 907–271–3130. 

EIS No. 20120092, Final EIS, USACE, 

LA, Louisiana Coastal Area Barataria 

Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration, 

To Restore the Barrier Shoreline 

Ecosystem and Significantly Reduce 

the Loss of Estuarine and Freshwater 

Wetlands, Caminada Headland in 

Lafourche and Jefferson Parishes and 

Shell Islands in Plaquemines Parish, 

LA, Review Period Ends: 04/30/2012, 

Contact: Dr. William P. Klein, Jr. 504– 

862–2540. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20110440, Revised Draft EIS, 

USFS, ID, Idaho Panhandle National 

Forests, Land Management Plan, 

Revises the 1987 Forest Plan, 

Implementation, Boundary, Bonner, 

Kootenai, Benewah, and Shoshone 

Counties, ID and Pend Oreille County, 

WA, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/ 

2012, Contact: Mary Farnsworth 208– 

765–7223. Revision to FR Notice 

Published 01/13/2012; Extending 

Comment Period from 04/4/2012 to 

05/07/2012. 

EIS No. 20110441, Revised Draft EIS, 

USFS, MT, Kootenai National Forest 

Land Management Plan, Revises the 

1987 Forest Plan, Implementation, 

Lincoln, Sanders, Flathead Counties, 

MT and Bonner and Boundary 

Counties, ID, Comment Period Ends: 

04/04/2012, Contact: Paul Bradford 

406–293–6211. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 01/ 

06/2012; Extending Comment Period 

from 04/04/2012 to 05/07/2012. 

EIS No. 20120028, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, Clearwater Program, To Meet the 

Wastewater Management Needs of the 

Joint Outfall System (JOS) Through 

the Year 2050, Near San Pedro, 

Section 404 Permit, Los Angeles 

County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 

04/10/2012, Contact: Dr. Aaron O. 

Allen 805–585–2148. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 

2/10/2012; Comment Period Ends 04/ 

10/2012. 

Dated: March 27, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7690 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9650–8] 

Draft NPDES General Permit for 

Discharges From the Oil and Gas 

Extraction Point Source Category to 

Coastal Waters in Texas (TXG330000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposal of NPDES General 

Permit Renewal. 

SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today proposes 

a National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permit regulating discharges from oil 

and gas wells in the Coastal Subcategory 

in Texas and in the Stripper 

Subcategory which discharge into 

coastal waters in Texas. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 

to: Ms. Diane Smith (6WQ–NP), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

EMAIL to the following address: 

smith.diane@epa.gov. 

Public Meeting/Public Hearing 

Information 

A public meeting and a public hearing 

on the proposed permit will be held at 

the times and place below. The meeting 

will include a presentation on the 

proposed permit followed by the 

opportunity for questions and answers. 

The public hearing will be held in 

accordance with the requirements of 40 

CFR 124.12. At the public hearing, any 

person may submit oral or written 

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