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Pennington Counties, SD, Review 

Period Ends: 03/26/2012, Contact: 

Chris Stores 605–642–4622. 

EIS No. 20120039, Draft EIS, USFS, WA, 

South George Vegetation and Fuels 

Management Project, To Improve 

Forest Health and Resilience to Fire, 

Insects and Disease in Upland Forests, 

Pomerory Ranger District, Umatilla 

National Forest, Asotin and Garfield 

Counties, WA, Comment Period Ends: 

04/09/2012, Contact: Dan Castillo 

509–843–1891. 

EIS No. 20120040, Final Supplement, 

FHWA, TN, Kirby Parkway Project, 

Construction from Macon Road to 

Walnut Grove Road, US Army COE 

Section 401 and 404 Permits, Shelby 

County, TN, Review Period Ends: 

03/26/2012, Contact: Charles J. 

O’Neill 615–781–5770. 

EIS No. 20120041, Final EIS, USFS, MO, 

Integrated Non-Native Plant Control 

Project, Proposes a Forest-Wide 

Integrated Management Strategy to 

Control the Spread of Non-Native 

Invasive Plant Species (NNIPS), Mark 

Twain National Forest in Portions of 

Barry, Bellinger, Boone, Butler, 

Callaway, Carter, Christian, Crawford, 

Dent, Douglas, Howell, Iron, Laclede, 

Madison, Oregon, Ozark, Phelps, 

Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, 

Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Stone, 

Taney, Texas, Washington, Wayne, 

and Wright Counties, MO, Review 

Period Ends: 04/09/2012, Contact: 

Brian Davidson (573) 341–7414. 

EIS No. 20120042, Final EIS, USFS, UT, 

South Unit Oil and Gas Development 

Project, Master Development Plan, 

Implementation, Duchesne/Roosevelt 

Ranger District, Ashley National 

Forest, Duchesne County, UT, Review 

Period Ends: 04/09/2012, Contact: 

David Herron 435–781–5218. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20050514, Final EIS, NIH, ME, 

National Emerging Infectious Diseases 

Laboratories, Construction of National 

Biocontainment Laboratory, 

BioSquare Research Park, Boston 

University Medical Center Campus, 

Boston, MA, Review Period Ends: 

05/01/2012, Contact: Kelly 

Fennington 301–496–9838. 

In support of this Final EIS, NIH is 

publishing a Draft Supplementary Risk 

Assessment for the Boston University 

National Emerging Infectious Diseases 

Laboratories (NEIDL). Comments on the 

risk assessment are due to NIH on 

05/01/2012; For more information, 

please visit http://nihblueribbonpanelbumc-neidl.od.nih.gov/default.asp. 

Dated: February 21, 2012. 

Aimee Hessert, 

Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0003; FRL–9338–6] 

SFIREG EQI Working Committee; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Association of American 

Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ 

State FIFRA Issues Research and 

Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 

Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) 

Working Committee will hold a 2-day 

meeting, beginning on April 23, 2012 

and ending April 24, 2012. This notice 

announces the location and times for 

the meeting and sets forth the tentative 

agenda topics. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 23, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m., and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon 

on Tuesday April 24, 2012. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

EPA. One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA. 1st 

Floor South Conference Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Kendall, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5561; fax number: 

(703) 305–1850; email address: 

kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, 

SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 

466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone 

number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422– 

2435; email address: Grier Stayton at 

aapco-sfireg@comcast.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are interested in 

pesticide regulation issues affecting 

States and any discussion between EPA 

and SFIREG on FIFRA field 

implementation issues related to human 

health, environmental exposure to 

pesticides, and insight into EPA’s 

decision-making process. You are 

invited and encouraged to attend the 

meetings and participate as appropriate. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Those persons who are or may be 

required to conduct testing of chemical 

substances under the Federal Food, 

Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and those who 

sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well 

as any Non Government Organization. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. 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–2012–0003. 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. Tentative Agenda Topics 

1. Bed bugs update, EPA response to 

letter to Steve Bradbury and discussion. 

2. Endangered Species Act—Rozol 

ESA, EPA response to letter to Steve 

Bradbury 

3. Imprelis update. 

4. United States Geological Survey 

(USGS) Toxics Pesticide Program—case 

example. 

5. Discussion of process for EPA 

revising product labels and how states 

can have input based on water quality 

and other environmental issues. 

6. FIFRA Science Advisory Panel 

(SAP) and white paper ‘‘Characterizing 

Effects of Pesticides and Other Chemical 

Stressors to Aquatic Organisms’’. 


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7. United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) Monitoring 

Programs funding and overview. 

8. Discussion on the detections of 

fluridone downstream from permitted 

aquatic applications in New Jersey. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

This meeting is open for the public to 

attend. You may attend the meeting 

without further notification. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

Jay S. Ellenberger, 

Acting Director, Field and External Affairs 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9637–5] 

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. 

SUMMARY: EPA anticipates releasing a 

draft report for public comment and 

external peer review describing impacts 

associated with potential large-scale 

mining development in the Nushagak 

and Kvichak watersheds of Bristol Bay, 

Alaska. An external, independent panel 

of experts will be formed to review and 

provide comments on EPA’s draft 

report. EPA invites the public to 

nominate qualified experts to be 

considered for this external peer review 

panel. 

DATES: Nominations will be accepted 

starting February 24, 2012 and the 

nomination period will close on March 

9, 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 only. Those interested in 

submitting nominations should 

complete the online form found at 

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

bristolbaynominationform.html. 

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 impartiality; (6) 

willingness to commit adequate time for 

the thorough review of the assessment 

report commencing in late April 2012; 

and (7) availability to participate inperson 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 should be submitted 

online using the following URL: http:// 

www.versar.com/epa/ 

bristolbaynominationform.html. The 

following information should be 

provided on the nomination form: 

contact information for the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information for the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vita; 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: February 17, 2012. 

Darrell A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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