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information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the Administrator on 

the technical basis for Agency positions 

and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA 

and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 

that the SAB will hold a public meeting 

to discuss and deliberate on the topics 

below. 

Draft Report on the President’s 

Requested FY 2013 Research Budget for 

EPA 

The chartered SAB will conduct a 

quality review of an SAB draft report on 

the President’s requested FY 2013 EPA 

research budget. Information about this 

advisory activity can be found on the 

Web at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ 

Science%20Integration?OpenDocument. 

Draft SAB Report on Science 

Integration at EPA 

The chartered SAB will conduct a 

quality review of a draft report 

providing recommendations to 

strengthen science integration for EPA’s 

environmental decisions. Information 

about this advisory activity can be 

found on the Web at: http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ 

fedrgstr_activites/ 

Science%20Integration?OpenDocument. 

ORD Research: Future Strategic 

Directions and Current Sustainability 

Research 

The SAB and ORD’s BOSC provided 

a joint report to the Administrator in 

October 2012 entitled Office of Research 

and Development (ORD) New Strategic 

Research Directions: A Joint Report of 

the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and 

ORD Board of Scientific Councilors 

(BOSC) EPA–SAB–12–001. The SAB 

will discuss plans for a follow up joint 

meeting with the BOSC to provide 

additional advice on ORD strategic 

research directions. The SAB will also 

receive a briefing on recent ORD 

activities responding to the National 

Academy of Science report 

Sustainability and the U.S. EPA. 

Discussion of the Scientific and 

Technical Bases for Four Proposed 

Agency Actions 

EPA has recently underscored the 

need to routinely inform the SAB about 

proposed Agency actions that have a 

scientific or technical basis. Recently, 

EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation has 

informed the SAB about several 

proposed regulations [Commercial and 

Industrial Solid Waste Incineration 

(CISWI) Units: Reconsideration and 

Proposed Amendments; Non-Hazardous 

Secondary Materials That Are Solid 

Waste (76 FR 80452–80530); National 

Emission Standards for HAPs for Area 

Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and 

Institutional Boilers (76 FR 80532– 

805520; National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major 

Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and 

Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters 

(76 FR 80598–80672); and EPA and 

DOT’s Proposed Light-duty GHG and 

CAFE Vehicle Standard (76 FR 74854– 

75420)]. The SAB will discuss the 

proposed regulations to determine 

whether there are any scientific or 

technical issues that may merit future 

SAB attention. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: A 

meeting agenda and other materials for 

the meeting will be placed on the SAB 

Web site at http://epa.gov/sab. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to EPA. Members of the public 

can submit relevant comments 

pertaining to EPA’s charge, meeting 

materials, or the group providing 

advice. Input from the public to the SAB 

will have the most impact if it provides 

specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comment should contact the 

DFO directly. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public meeting will be 

limited to five minutes. Persons 

interested in providing oral statements 

at the March 22–23, 2012 meeting 

should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, 

in writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted above. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements for the March 22–23, 2012 

meeting should be received in the SAB 

Staff Office by no later than March 16, 

2012, so that the information may be 

made available to the SAB for its 

consideration prior to this meeting. 

Written statements should be supplied 

to the DFO in the following formats: 

One hard copy with original signature 

and one electronic copy via email 

(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat 

PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS 

PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– 

PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 

Submitters are asked to provide 

electronic versions of each document 

submitted with and without signatures, 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its Web sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent at 

the phone number or email address 

noted above, preferably at least ten days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: February 24, 2012. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5014 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9641–7] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Revision for the State of 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 

300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public 

notice is hereby given that the state of 

Colorado has revised its Public Water 

System Supervision (PWSS) Program by 

adopting federal regulations for the 

Ground Water Rule that correspond to 

the National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations (NPDWR) in 40 CFR parts 

141 and 142. The EPA has completed its 

review of this revision in accordance 

with the SDWA and proposes to 

approve Colorado’s primacy revision for 

the Ground Water Rule. 

Today’s approval action does not 

extend to public water systems in 

Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, Item B. 

DATES: Any member of the public is 

invited to submit written comments 

and/or request a public hearing on this 

determination by April 2, 2012. Please 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Item C, 

for details. Should no timely and 

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appropriate request for a hearing be 

received, and the Regional 

Administrator (RA) does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become effective 

April 2, 2012. If a public hearing is 

requested and granted, then this 

determination shall not become 

effective until such time following the 

hearing as the RA issues an order 

affirming or rescinding this action. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for a public hearing should be 

addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional 

Administrator, c/o Robert Clement, 

Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. 

EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129. 

All documents relating to this 

determination are available for 

inspection at the following locations: (1) 

U.S. EPA, Region 8, Drinking Water 

Unit (7th floor), 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129; (2) Colorado 

Department of Public Health and 

Environment (CDPHE), Drinking Water 

Section, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, 

Denver, CO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit 

(8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, 303–312–6653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

approved Colorado’s application for 

assuming primary enforcement 

authority for the PWSS Program, 

pursuant to section 1413 of the SDWA, 

42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR part 142. 

Colorado Department of Public Health 

and Environment administers 

Colorado’s PWSS Program. 

A. Why are revisions to state programs 

necessary? 

States with primary PWSS 

enforcement authority must comply 

with the requirements of 40 CFR part 

142 for maintaining primacy. They must 

adopt regulations that are at least as 

stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR 

parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all 

new and revised NPDWRs in order to 

retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). 

B. How does today’s action affect 

Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 

Colorado? 

Colorado is not authorized to carry 

out its PWSS Program in Indian 

country, as that term is defined at 18 

U.S.C. 1151. Indian country includes, 

but is not limited to, land within the 

formal Indian Reservations located 

within or abutting the state of Colorado, 

including the Southern Ute Indian 

Reservation and the Ute Mountain Ute 

Indian Reservation, any land held in 

trust by the United States for an Indian 

Tribe, and any other areas which are 

‘‘Indian Country’’ within the meaning of 

18 U.S.C. 1151. 

C. Requesting a Hearing 

Any request for a public hearing shall 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

telephone number of the individual, 

organization, or other entity requesting 

a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the 

requester’s interest in the RA’s 

determination and of information that 

he/she intends to submit at such 

hearing; and (3) the signature of the 

requester or responsible official, if made 

on behalf of an organization or other 

entity. 

Notice of any hearing shall be given 

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to 

the time scheduled for the hearing and 

will be made by the RA in the Federal 

Register and in a newspaper of general 

circulation in the state. A notice will 

also be sent to both the person(s) 

requesting the hearing and the state. The 

hearing notice will include a statement 

of purpose, information regarding time 

and location, and the address and 

telephone number where interested 

persons may obtain further information. 

The RA will issue a final determination 

upon review of the hearing record. 

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for 

a hearing may be denied by the RA. 

However, if a substantial request is 

made within thirty (30) days after this 

notice, a public hearing will be held. 

Please bring this notice to the 

attention of any persons known by you 

to have an interest in this 

determination. 

Dated: November 3, 2011. 

James B. Martin, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5022 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9641–5] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Revision for the State of 

Montana 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 

300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public 

notice is hereby given that the state of 

Montana has revised its Public Water 

System Supervision (PWSS) Program by 

adopting federal regulations for the 

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule, Stage 2 Disinfectants 

and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and 

Ground Water Rule that correspond to 

the National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations (NPDWR) in 40 CFR part 

141 and 142. The EPA has completed its 

review of these revisions in accordance 

with the SDWA and proposes to 

approve Montana’s primacy revisions 

for the above stated rules. 

Today’s approval action does not 

extend to public water systems in 

Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, Item B. 

DATES: Any member of the public is 

invited to submit written comments 

and/or request a public hearing on this 

determination by April 2, 2012. Please 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Item C, 

for details. Should no timely and 

appropriate request for a hearing be 

received, and the Regional 

Administrator (RA) does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become effective 

April 2, 2012. If a public hearing is 

requested and granted, then this 

determination shall not become 

effective until such time following the 

hearing as the RA issues an order 

affirming or rescinding this action. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for a public hearing should be 

addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional 

Administrator, c/o Robert Clement, 

Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. 

EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129. 

All documents relating to this 

determination are available for 

inspection at the following locations: 

(1) U.S. EPA, Region 8, Drinking Water 

Unit (7th floor), 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129, (2) Montana 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

Public Water Supply, 1520 East 6th 

Avenue, Helena, MT 59620–0901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit 

(8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, 303–312–6653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

approved Montana’s application for 

assuming primary enforcement 

authority for the PWSS Program, 

pursuant to section 1413 of the SDWA, 

42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR part 142. 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality administers Montana’s PWSS 

Program. 

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