67362 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Notices 

Background 

In response to public concern, the 

U.S. Congress urged EPA to conduct 

scientific research to examine the 

relationship between hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water resources. 

EPA is undertaking a study to 

understand the potential impacts of 

hydraulic fracturing on drinking water 

resources, if any, and to identify the 

driving factors that may affect the 

severity and frequency of such impacts. 

The scope of the study includes the 

full hydraulic fracturing water 

lifecycle—from water acquisition, 

through the mixing of chemicals and 

injection of fracturing fluids, to the postfracturing stage, including the 

management of flowback and produced 

water and its ultimate treatment and 

disposal. The study will include a 

review of the published literature, 

analysis of existing data, scenario 

evaluation and modeling, laboratory 

studies and case studies. 

To ensure that EPA is up-to-date on 

evolving hydraulic fracturing practices 

and technologies, EPA is soliciting 

public involvement in identifying 

relevant data and scientific literature 

specific to inform EPA’s research study 

on the potential impacts of hydraulic 

fracturing on drinking water resources. 

While EPA conducts a thorough 

literature search, there may be studies or 

other primary technical sources that are 

not available through the open 

literature. EPA would appreciate 

receiving information from the public to 

help inform current and future research 

and ensure a robust record of scientific 

information. Consistent with our 

commitment to using the highest quality 

information, EPA prefers information 

which has been peer reviewed. 

Interested persons may provide 

scientific analyses, studies and other 

pertinent scientific information. EPA 

will consider all submissions but will 

give preference to peer reviewed data 

and literature sources. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

E. Ramona Trovato, 

Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Research and Development. 

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Weekly Receipt of Environmental 

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Filed 10/29/2012 Through 11/02/2012 

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 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As of 

October 1, 2012, EPA will not accept 

paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing 

purposes; all submissions on or after 

October 1, 2012 must be made through 

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While this system eliminates the need 

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meet filing requirements, electronic 

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public review and comment. To begin 

using e-NEPA, you must first register 

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EIS No. 20120352, Final EIS, USFS, UT, 

Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine, 

Proposed Plan of Operations to 

Conduct Mining Operations, San 

Pitch Mountains, Sanpete Ranger 

District, Manti-La Sal National Forest, 

Juab County, UT, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Karl Boyer 435– 

637–2817. 

EIS No. 20120353, Final EIS, 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, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Norman Stoner 217–492– 

4600 The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Highway 

Administration and Federal Aviation 

Administration are joint lead agencies 

for this project. 

EIS No. 20120354, Draft EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to Council Bluffs—Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System 

Planning Study Tier 1 Service Level, 

from Chicago, Illinois through Iowa 

and Omaha, NE., Comment Period 

Ends: 12/26/2012, Contact: Andrea 

Martin 202–493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120355, Final EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail 

Program Tier 1, Improvements, 

Several Counties, IL and St. Louis 

County, MO, Review Period Ends: 12/ 

10/2012, Contact: Andrea Martin 202– 

493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120356, Draft EIS, BLM, AZ, 

Sun Valley to Morgan 500/230kV 

Transmission Line Project and Draft 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendment, Maricopa County, AZ, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/08/2013, 

Contact: Joe Incardine 801–560–7135. 

EIS No. 20120357, Final Supplement, 

USFWS, CA, Translocation of 

Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris 

nereis) Program, New and Updated 

Information, Santa Barbara, Ventura, 

Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego 

Counties, CA, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Lilian Carswell 

805–644–1766. 

EIS No. 20120358, Draft Supplement, 

BOEM, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales: 2013–2014 Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 233: 

Central Planning Area Lease Sales 

231, Comment Period Ends: 12/24/ 

2012, Contact: Gary D. Goeke 504– 

736–3233. 

EIS No. 20120359, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Clearwater Program, Master 

Facilities Plan, To Meet the 

Wastewater Management Needs of the 

Joint Outfall System (JOS) Through 

the Year 2050, Los Angeles County, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Aaron O. Allen 805–585– 

2148. 

EIS No. 20120360, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

PROGRAMMATIC—Allocation of Oil 

Shale and Tar Sands Resources on 

Lands Administered, Propose to 

Amend 10 Land Use Plans in 

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 

Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Sherri Thompson 303–239– 

3758. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120294, Draft EIS, USN, OR, 

Naval Weapons Systems Training 

Facility Boardman, Military Readiness 

Activities, OR, Comment Period Ends: 

12/06/2012, Contact: Amy Burt 360– 

396–0924. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities, 

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[Public Notice: 2012–0539] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million; 

25 Day Comment Period 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 


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