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in 40 CFR 141.35 and 141.40; OMB filed comment on 11/10/2011.

EPA ICR Number 2060.05; Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facility (Proposed Rule); in 40 CFR 122.21(d)(2), 122.21(r)(2), 122.21(r)(3), 122.21(r)(5), 125.94–125.99; OMB filed comment on 11/10/2011.

Dated: December 1, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collections Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011–31819 Filed 12–9–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9505–4]**

**Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of 28 Total Maximum Daily**  **Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). **ACTION :**  Notice of extension of the public comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the extension of the public comment period for the notice of availability that published on November 14, 2011, 76 FR 70442 (FRL–9491–1). Specifically, comments will be accepted on the administrative record files and the calculations of 28 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6. This notice covers waters in the State of Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Basin that were identified as impaired on the States Section 303(d) list. These TMDLs were completed in response to a court order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.).

**DATES :**  The public comments must be submitted in writing to the EPA on or before January 13, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on the 28 TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733 or email: smith.diane@epa.gov. **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145 or fax (214) 665–7373. The administrative record files for the 28 TMDLs are available for public inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative record files may be viewed at http:// www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/ tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Smith at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
EPA Seeks Comment on 28 TMDLs

By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 28 TMDLs for waters located within Louisiana:

Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant

040102 .............. Comite River—Wilson-Clinton Hwy to entrance of White Bayou (East Baton Rouge Parish) (Scenic) .......... Fecal Coliform. 040103 .............. Comite River—Entrance of White Bayou to Amite River ........................................................ .......................... Fecal Coliform. 040201 .............. Bayou Manchac—Headwaters to Amite River .................................................................... .............................. Fecal Coliform. 040302 .............. Amite River—LA Hwy 37 to Amite River Diversion Canal Fecal Coliform.. 040304 .............. Grays Creek—Headwaters to Amite River Fecal Coliform.. 040305 .............. Colyell Creek System (includes Colyell Bay) ................................................................ .................................... Fecal Coliform. 040503 .............. Natalbany River—Headwaters to Tickfaw River ................................................................ ............................... Fecal Coliform. 040504 .............. Yellow Water River—Origin to Ponchatoula Creek ............................................................. ............................. Fecal Coliform. 040505 .............. Ponchatoula Creek and Ponchatoula River .................................................................... .................................. Fecal Coliform. 040603 .............. Selsers Creek—Origin to South Slough ....................................................................... ..................................... Fecal Coliform. 040703 .............. Big Creek and Tributaries—Headwaters to confluence with Tangipahoia River .................................. ............ Fecal Coliform. 040909 .............. W–14 Main Diversion Canal—from its origin in the north end of the City of Slidell to its junction with Salt Bayou. Fecal Coliform.

040910 .............. Salt Bayou—Headwaters to Lake Pontchartrain (Estuarine) .................................................... ........................ Fecal Coliform. 041302 .............. Lake Pontchartrain Drainage Canals ......................................................................... ....................................... Fecal Coliform. 041401 .............. New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies (Estuarine) ............................................................ ............................ Fecal Coliform. 040501 .............. Tickfaw River—From MS State Line to LA Hwy 42 (Scenic) ..................................................... ...................... TDS. 040504 .............. Yellow Water River—Origin to Ponchatoula Creek ............................................................. ............................. TDS. 040301 .............. Amite River—MS State Line to LA Hwy 37 (Scenic) ............................................................ ............................ TSS. 040401 .............. Blind River—From Amite River Diversion Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic) ............................ ...... TSS. 040903 .............. Bayou Cane—Headwaters to U. S. Hwy 190 (Scenic) ............................................................ ......................... TSS. 040303 .............. Amite River—Amite River Diversion Canal to Lake Maurepas ................................................... ..................... Mercury. 040401 .............. Blind River—From Amite River Diversion Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic) ............................ ...... Mercury. 040403 .............. Blind River—Source to confluence with Amite River Diversion Canal (Scenic) ................................. .............. Mercury. 040501 .............. Tickfaw River—From MS State Line to LA Hwy 42 (Scenic) ..................................................... ...................... Mercury. 040701 .............. Tangipahoa River—MS State Line to Interstate Hwy 1–12 (Scenic) ............................................. .................. Mercury. 040801 .............. Tchefuncte River and Tributaries— Headwaters to confluence with Bogue Falaya River (Scenic) ................ Mercury. 040905 .............. Bayou Liberty—Headwaters to LA Hwy 433 ..................................................................... ................................ Mercury. 040906 .............. Bayou Liberty—LA Hwy 433 to confluence with Bayou Bonfouca (Estuarine) Mercury..

The EPA requests that the public provide any water quality related data and information relevant to the calculations for the 28 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public comment period and will revise the TMDLs where appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan.

Dated: December 1, 2011. William K. Honker, Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2011–31820 Filed 12–9–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[FRL–9505–2]**

**Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment.


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**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 1:11–cv–00035–GK (D. D.C.). On June 3, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to promulgate Federal Implementation Plans (‘‘FIPs’’) as mandated by section 110(c)(1)(A) of the CAA, for a number of areas designated as nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (‘‘NAAQS’’). The complaint also alleged that EPA failed to perform a duty mandated by section 110(k)(2) of the CAA, to take final action by approving in full, disapproving in full, or approving in part and disapproving in part certain State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittals for the 1997 8- hour ozone NAAQS from the States of Maine, Missouri and Illinois. The proposed consent decree establishes deadlines for EPA to take action.

**DATES :**  Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by January 11, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2011–0936, online at www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by email to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jan Tierney, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5598; fax number (202) 564–5603; email address: tierney.jan@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit seeking to compel the Agency to promulgate a FIP for the implementation of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements for volatile organic compounds (‘‘VOCs’’) and NOx for Maine. Specifically the consent decree provides for EPA to promulgate a FIP by May 31, 2012 for VOC RACT rules for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for all of the State and NOx RACT rules for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard for all of the State except Northern Maine to the extent that EPA has not approved SIPs addressing such rules by that date.

In addition, the proposed consent decree would require the Agency to take final action by January 31, 2012 approving in full, disapproving in full, or approving in part and disapproving in part the SIP submittals from Missouri addressing the VOC RACT requirements for the Missouri portion of the Metro St. Louis area for the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Furthermore, it would require EPA to take final action by May 31, 2012 on the reasonable further progress and attainment demonstration SIPs submitted by the State of Illinois for the Illinois portion of the Metro St. Louis area. This obligation would be deemed met if EPA redesignates the Illinois portion of the Metro St. Louis area to attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard no later than May 31,

2012.

The proposed consent decree also requires that, within 15 business days of signing a proposed or final notice or notices, EPA shall deliver a notice of such action to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. The proposed consent decree states that, after EPA fulfills its obligations under the decree, EPA may move to have this decree terminated.

For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree?

The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2010–0936) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752.

An electronic version of the public docket is available through www.regulations.gov. You may use www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search’’.

It is important to note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at www.regulations.gov without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA’s electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center.

B. How and to whom do I submit comments?

You may submit comments as provided in the **ADDRESSES** section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be


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marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments.

If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.

Use of the www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an email comment directly to the Docket without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket.

Dated: December 5, 2011. Patricia A. Embrey, Acting Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011–31822 Filed 12–9–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0977; FRL–9505–5]**

**Request for Nominations of Experts to the Office of Research and**  **Development’s Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Staff Office is requesting public nominations for technical experts to fill current vacancies on the BOSC Executive Committee. Nominations should be submitted via the BOSC Web site at http://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/ nomination.htm.

**DATES :**  Nominations should be submitted by January 20, 2012, per instructions below.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public needing additional information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Ms. Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104–R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–1077; via fax at: (202) 565– 2911; or via email at: peterson.susan@epa.gov. General information concerning the Board of Scientific Counselors can be found at the BOSC Web site at: http:// www.epa.gov/osp/bosc.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

The BOSC is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that was established by the U.S. EPA to provide independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation, and recommendations about the Office of Research and Development. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the BOSC conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.

The BOSC Executive Committee is comprised of approximately 20 members who are recognized experts in various scientific, engineering, and social science fields. EPA is soliciting candidates to fill eight vacancies. EPA will consider candidates from the environmental scientific/technical fields, human health care professionals, academia, industry, public and private research institutes or organizations, non-government organizations, and other relevant interest areas. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a period of three years and serve as special government employees. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. Expertise Sought

EPA’s BOSC Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists, engineers, and social scientists having experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas: Atmospheric Sciences (atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, aerosol chemistry, aerosol physics); Analytical Chemistry; Green Chemistry; Endocrinology (endocrine disruptors); Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Toxicology; Systems Science (systems biology, systems ecology, landscape ecology); Social Sciences (sociology, economics, socioeconomics, environmental economics, ecological economics, natural resource economics); and Behavioral Sciences (psychology, environmental psychology, ecopsychology, conservation psychology, social neuroscience, risk perception, risk communication, crisis communication). Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations

Any interested person or organization may nominate themselves or qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above. Nominations should be submitted via the BOSC Web site (which is preferred over hard copy) at http://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/ nomination.htm. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than January 13, 2012. To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the information requested. EPA’s BOSC Staff Office requests: Contact information about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s curriculum vita and/or resume; sources of recent grant and/or contract support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position, educational background, and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations. Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the BOSC Web site, should contact Ms. Susan Peterson, as indicated above in this notice.

Selection Criteria

The BOSC is a balanced and diverse expert committee. The committee collectively possesses the necessary domains of expertise, depth and breadth of knowledge, and diverse and balanced scientific perspectives. Selection criteria to be used for membership include: (a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience; (b) availability to serve and willingness to commit time to the committee (approximately three to five meetings per year including both face-to-face meetings and teleconferences); (c)