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1See the previous discussion on the methods for 

filing comments. 

important that we receive your 

comments in Washington, DC on or 

before April 2, 2012. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods you can use to file your 

comments to the Commission. In all 

instances, please reference the project 

docket number (CP11–515–000) with 

your submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has expert staff available 

to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or 

efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. This is an easy 

method for submitting brief, text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You can also file your comments 

electronically using the eFiling feature 

on the Commission’s Web site 

(www.ferc.gov) under the link to 

Documents and Filings. With eFiling, 

you can provide comments in a variety 

of formats by attaching them as a file 

with your submission. New eFiling 

users must first create an account by 

clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select 

the type of filing you are making. If you 

are filing a comment on a particular 

project, please select ‘‘Comment on a 

Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

following address: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Room 1A, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Any person seeking to become a party 

to the proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).1 Only 

intervenors have the right to seek 

rehearing of the Commission’s decision. 

The Commission grants affected 

landowners and others with 

environmental concerns intervenor 

status upon showing good cause by 

stating that they have a clear and direct 

interest in this proceeding which no 

other party can adequately represent. 

Simply filing environmental comments 

will not give you intervenor status, but 

you do not need intervenor status to 

have your comments considered. 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web 

site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary 

link. Click on the eLibrary link, click on 

‘‘General Search,’’ and enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the Docket Number field (i.e., CP11– 

515). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

allows you to keep track of all formal 

issuances and submittals in specific 

dockets. This can reduce the amount of 

time you spend researching proceedings 

by automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5615 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. EL12–41–000; QF11–44–001; 

QF11–45–001] 

Rainbow Ranch Wind, LLC, Rainbow 

West Wind, LLC; Notice of Petition for 

Enforcement 

Take notice that on March 1, 2012, 

pursuant to section 210(h) of the Public 

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 

(PURPA), 16 USA 8242–3(h), Rainbow 

Ranch Wind, LLC (Rainbow Ranch) and 

Rainbow West Wind, LLC (Rainbow 

West) (collectively, Petitioners) filed a 

petition requesting the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

initiate an enforcement action against 

the Idaho Public Utilities Commission 

(Idaho PUC) to remedy the rejection of 

(1) a Firm energy Sales Agreement 

between Rainbow Ranch and Idaho 

Power Company (IPC) and (2) a Firm 

Energy Sales Agreement between 

Rainbow West and IPC. In the 

alternative, Petitioners request that the 

Commission make specific findings 

with respect to Idaho PUC Order Nos. 

32256 and 32300, as would allow 

Petitioners to pursue enforcement action 

in a U.S. Federal District Court. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

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 22, 2012. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5617 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9645–2] 

Assessment of Potential Large-Scale 

Mining on the Bristol Bay Watershed of 

Alaska: Nomination of Peer Reviewers 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Call for nominations; extension. 

SUMMARY: On February 24, 2012 EPA 

announced a two week period for the 

public to nominate qualified experts to 

be considered for the external review 

panel of an anticipated EPA draft report 

describing impacts associated with 

potential large-scale mining 

development in the Nushagak and 

Kvichak watersheds of Bristol Bay, 


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Alaska. EPA is extending the 

nomination period by one week, in 

response to requests from stakeholders 

and the public. 

DATES: The nomination period will be 

extended by one week and will end 

March 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations of potential 

members of the Bristol Bay Assessment 

peer review panel are being accepted 

and evaluated by an independent EPA 

contractor. Nominations are being 

accepted online through an internet 

Web site, by U.S. Postal mail, or by an 

overnight/priority mail service. Those 

interested in submitting nominations 

online should complete the form found 

at http://www.versar.com/epa/ 

bristolbaynominationform.html. Mailed 

nominations should be addressed to the 

EPA contractor, Versar, Inc., 6850 

Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151, 

should reference Bristol Bay 

Nomination Form, and should include 

all nominee information outlined in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

Mailed submissions must be received by 

March 16, 2012. Questions concerning 

the online form should be directed to 

the EPA contractor, Versar, Inc., at 6850 

Versar Center, Springfield, VA 22151; 

by email bcolon@versar.com (subject 

line: Bristol Bay Assessment 

Nomination Form); or by phone: (703) 

642–6727 (ask for Betzy Colon, the Peer 

Review Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information concerning the 

Bristol Bay Assessment peer review 

panel nominations, contact Dr. Kate 

Schofield, Office of Research and 

Development, The National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. Telephone: 

703–347–8533; or email: 

schofield.kate@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alaska’s 

Bristol Bay watershed provides habitat 

for one of the largest wild salmon 

populations in the world. In February 

2011, EPA began a scientific assessment 

of the Bristol Bay watershed to 

understand how large-scale mining 

activities might affect water quality and 

habitat. EPA will focus primarily on the 

Kvichak and Nushagak River drainages, 

the primary areas in the watershed open 

to large-scale development. 

This assessment was launched in 

response to concerns from federally 

recognized tribes and others, who 

petitioned the agency to evaluate 

potential impacts of large-scale mining 

on aquatic resources. The assessment 

will evaluate the potential for largescale mining development to have 

adverse effects on salmon and resident 

fish populations of the Kvichak and 

Nushagak River drainages, and if these 

effects are likely to affect wildlife and 

human populations in the region. 

Additional information describing the 

assessment, progress to date, and status 

can be found at: www.epa.gov/region10/ 

bristolbay. 

Expertise Sought: EPA is seeking 

nominations of experts to serve on the 

external peer review panel for the 

Bristol Bay Assessment. Nominees 

should possess, and demonstrate, 

background knowledge and experience 

in one or more of the following areas: 

(1) Metals (particularly porphyry 

copper) mining, (2) salmon fisheries 

biology, (3) surface, subsurface, or 

watershed hydrology, (4) aquatic 

ecology, (5) biogeochemistry, (6) 

seismology, (7) ecotoxicology, (8) 

wildlife ecology, and/or (9) indigenous 

Alaskan cultures. 

Selection Criteria: Selection criteria 

for members of the external review 

panel include the following: (1) 

Demonstrated expertise through 

relevant peer reviewed publications; (2) 

professional accomplishments, and 

recognition by professional societies; (3) 

demonstrated ability to work 

constructively and effectively in a 

committee setting; (4) absence of 

financial conflicts of interest; (5) no 

actual conflicts of interest or the 

appearance of bias; (6) willingness to 

commit adequate time for the thorough 

review of the assessment report 

commencing in late April 2012; and (7) 

availability to participate in-person in a 

peer review panel meeting in 

Anchorage, Alaska during August 2012. 

Nominee Information: Any interested 

person or organization may nominate 

qualified persons to be considered for 

appointment to the peer review panel. 

Self-nominations will also be accepted. 

Nominations may be submitted either 

online using the following URL: http:// 

www.versar.com/epa/ 

bristolbaynominationform.html or by 

mail to the EPA contractor listed in the 

ADDRESSES section. The following 

information should be provided on the 

nomination form/mail-in 

documentation: (1) Contact information 

for the person making the nomination; 

(2) contact information for the nominee; 

(3) the disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; (4) the 

nominee’s curriculum vita; (5) and a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, past and current research 

activities, and recent service on other 

advisory committees or professional 

organizations. Persons having questions 

about the nomination procedures 

should contact the designated contact 

above. 

Notification of nominees: EPA’s 

contractor, Versar, Inc., will notify 

candidates of selection or non-selection. 

The Contractor may add additional 

experts to the list of nominees to 

develop a balanced panel representing 

the expertise needed to fully evaluate 

EPA’s draft assessment report. After the 

peer review panel has been finalized, a 

list of panel members will be posted on 

the project Web site at www.epa.gov/ 

region10/bristolbay. Compensation of 

non-federal peer review panel members 

will be provided by EPA’s contractor. 

Authority: Clean Water Act Section 404. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Darrel A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5645 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[WC Docket No. 09–197; WT Docket No. 

10–208; AU Docket No. 12–25; DA 12–271] 

Eligible Telecommunications Carrier 

Designation for Participation in 

Mobility Fund Phase I 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission’s Wireless 

Telecommunications and Wireline 

Competition Bureaus describe the 

process and requirements for applicants 

seeking Eligible Telecommunications 

Carrier (ETC) Designation from the 

Commission for participation in 

Mobility Fund Phase I Auction 901. 

ADDRESSES: All petitions to be 

designated an ETC must reference WC 

Docket No. 09–197. In addition, 

petitions to be designated for purposes 

of participation in Auction 901 must 

reference WT Docket No. 10–208 and 

AU Docket No. 12–25. The Wireless 

Telecommunications and Wireline 

Competition Bureaus strongly encourage 

interested parties to file petitions 

electronically, and request that an 

additional copy of all petitions be 

submitted electronically to the 

following address: auction901@fcc.gov. 

Petitions may be filed using the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper 

copies. 

Electronic Filers: Petitions may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http:// 

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 


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