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CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13432) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: October 10, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25398 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9741–9] 

Notice of Intent: Designation of an 

Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site 

(ODMDS) in Eastern Long Island 

Sound; Connecticut, New York, and 

Rhode Island 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the 

potential designation of one or more 

Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites 

(ODMDS) to serve the eastern Long 

Island Sound region (Connecticut, New 

York, and Rhode Island). 

SUMMARY: EPA is authorized to 

designate ODMDS under section 102(c) 

of the Marine Protection, Research and 

Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA is 

preparing the SEIS in accordance with 

the Agency’s Statement of Policy for 

Voluntary Preparation of National 

Environmental Policy Act documents 

for all ocean disposal site designations. 

The SEIS will update and build on the 

analyses that were conducted for the 

2005 Long Island Sound Environmental 

Impact Statement that supported the 

designation of the Central and Western 

Long Island Sound disposal sites. The 

following federal and state agencies 

have expressed interest in serving as 

cooperating agencies: U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers (USACE), New England 

and New York Districts; National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, National Marine 

Fisheries Service; Connecticut 

Department of Energy and 

Environmental Protection; Connecticut 

Department of Transportation; New 

York Department of State; Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental 

Management; and Rhode Island Coastal 

Resources Management Council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary statutes governing the openwater disposal of dredged material in 

the United States are the MPRSA and 

the Clean Water Act (CWA). The waters 

of Long Island Sound are landward of 

the baseline from which the territorial 

sea of the United States is measured. As 

with other waters lying landward of the 

baseline, all dredged material disposal 

activities in Long Island Sound, whether 

from federal or non-federal projects of 

any size, are subject to the requirements 

of section 404 of the CWA. The MPRSA 

generally only applies to dredged 

material disposal in waters seaward of 

the baseline and would not apply to 

Long Island Sound but for the 1980 

amendment that added section 106(f) to 

the statute. This provision requires that 

the disposal of dredged material in Long 

Island Sound from federal projects 

(projects carried out under the USACE 

civil works program or by other federal 

agencies) and non-federal projects 

generating more than 25,000 cubic yards 

of material must comply with the 

requirements of both CWA section 404 

and the MPRSA. This applies to both 

the designation of specific disposal sites 

and the assessment of the suitability of 

specific dredged material for disposal. 

Disposal from non-federal projects 

involving 25,000 cubic yards or less of 

dredged material, however, is subject 

only to CWA section 404. 

Need for Action: Dredging is essential 

for maintaining safe navigation in ports 

and harbors in the eastern Long Island 

Sound region. Over the past 

approximately 30 years, dredged 

material from eastern Long Island 

Sound has been disposed of primarily at 

the New London and Cornfield Shoals 

disposal sites. These two sites, both of 

which were selected by the USACE for 

short-term use, expire on December 16, 

2016. 

Therefore, EPA has decided to 

prepare an SEIS to evaluate the two 

current sites used in eastern Long Island 

Sound as well as other sites for, and 

means of, disposal and management, 

including the no action alternative. The 

SEIS will support the EPA’s final 

decision on whether one or more 

dredged material disposal sites will be 

designated under the MPRSA. The SEIS 

will include analysis applying the five 

general and eleven specific site 

selection criteria for designating ocean 

disposal sites presented in 40 CFR 228.5 

and 228.6, respectively. Designation of a 

site does not by itself authorize or result 

in disposal of any particular material; it 

only serves to make the designated site 

a disposal option available for 

consideration in the alternatives 

analysis for each individual dredging 

project in the area. 

Alternatives: In evaluating the 

alternatives, the SEIS will identify and 

evaluate locations within the eastern 

Long Island Sound study area using the 

aforementioned criteria to determine the 

sites that are best suited to receive 

dredged material for open-water 

disposal. At a minimum, the SEIS will 

consider alternatives including: 

• No-action (i.e., no designation of 

any sites); 

• Designation of one or both of the 

currently active USACE-selected sites; 

• Designation of alternative openwater sites identified within the study 

area that may offer environmental 

advantages to the existing sites; and 

• Identification of other disposal and/ 

or management options, including 

beneficial uses. 

Scoping: EPA is requesting written 

comments from federal, state, and local 

governments, industry, nongovernmental organizations, and the 

general public on the need for action, 

the range of alternatives considered, and 

the potential impacts of the alternatives. 

Scoping comments will be accepted for 

45 days from the date of this notice. 

Public scoping meetings are scheduled 

at two locations on the following dates: 

November 14, 2012, 4–7 p.m. at the 

University of Connecticut, Avery Point 

auditorium in Groton, CT (http:// 

www.averypoint.uconn.edu/about/ 

directions.html) and November 15, 

2012, 3–6 p.m. at the Port Jefferson 

Village Center in Port Jefferson, NY 

(http://www.portjeff.com/village-map/). 

Registration for both meetings will begin 

a half-hour before the meeting (3:30 


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November 15). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and to be placed on 

the project information distribution list, 

please contact: Ms. Jean Brochi, U.S. 

EPA, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, 

Suite 100, OEP06–1, Boston, MA 

02109–3912, (617) 918–1536, 

ELIS@epa.gov. Please contact Ms. 

Brochi should you have special needs 

(sign language interpreters, access 

needs) at the above address or our 

TDY#, (617) 918–1189. 

Estimated Date of the Draft SEIS 

Release: September 30, 2014. 

Dated: October 4, 2012. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25420 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9741–4] 

Notice of Meeting of the EPA’s 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee (CHPAC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby 

given that the next meeting of the 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee (CHPAC) will be held 

November 7 and 8, 2012 at EPA’s 

Potomac Yards Building (2777 South 

Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202), 

Room 4120 North. The CHPAC was 

created to advise the Environmental 

Protection Agency on science, 

regulations, and other issues relating to 

children’s environmental health. 

DATES: The CHPAC will meet November 

7 and 8, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: 2777 South Crystal Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Martha Berger, Office of Children’s 

Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–2191 

or berger.martha@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meetings of the CHPAC are open to the 

public. The CHPAC will meet on 

Wednesday, November 7th from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., and Thursday, November 8th 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Agenda items 

include discussions on lead and 

children, prenatal environmental 

exposures and health disparities. 

Access and Accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Martha Berger at 202–564–2191 

or berger.martha@epa.gov., preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: October 4, 2012. 

Martha Berger, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25424 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

SES Performance Review Board; 

Appointment of Members 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

appointment of members to the 

Performance Review Board of the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

M. Williams, Chief Human Capital 

Officer, U.S. Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663– 

4306. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Publication of the Performance Review 

Board (PRB) membership is required by 

5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The PRB reviews 

and evaluates the initial appraisal of a 

senior executive’s performance by the 

supervisor, and makes 

recommendations to the Chair, EEOC, 

with respect to performance ratings, pay 

level adjustments and performance 

awards. 

The following are the names and titles 

of executives appointed to serve as 

members of the SES PRB. Members will 

serve a 12-month term, which begins on 

October 22, 2012. 

PRB Chair 

Mr. Reuben Daniels, Director, 

Charlotte District Office, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Members 

Mr. Kevin J. Berry, Director, New 

York District Office, Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission; 

Ms. Katherine E. Bissell, Deputy 

Solicitor for Regional Enforcement, 

Department of Labor; 

Ms. Kathryn A. Ellis, Assistant 

General Counsel, Division of 

Educational Equity and Research, and 

Agency Dispute Resolution Specialist, 

Department of Education; 

Mr. James L. Lee, Deputy General 

Counsel, Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission; 

Mr. Webster N. Smith, Director, 

Indianapolis District Office, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Alternate 

Mr. Dexter R. Brooks, Director, 

Federal Sector Programs, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

Dated: October 11, 2012. 

By the direction of the Commission. 

Jacqueline A. Berrien, 

Chair. 

[FR Doc. 2012–25443 Filed 10–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection(s) Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s). 

Comments are requested concerning: 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 


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