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1 On November 16, 2011, DOE’s Acting General Counsel delegated to Western’s Administrator all the authorities of the General Counsel respecting environmental impact statements. Western’s action. Western’s action does not affect floodplains or wetlands.

Alternatives Considered

FHWA examined several road alignment alternatives, ultimately selecting Alternative D as their preferred alternative. Western had to wait for FHWA to decide on its course of action before determining which transmission structures and lines would be affected and need to be modified. The no action alternative assumed that the Project would not be constructed and no transmission structures or lines would need to be modified. FHWA did not select the no action alternative since it did not meet their purpose and need.
Mitigation Measures

Western will adhere to its Construction Standard 13 ‘‘Environmental Quality Protection.’’ Long-term operations of the transmission line will follow Western’s standard operating procedures and will not be affected by this action. In addition to Construction Standard 13, the following measures apply to the modifications that will be made to Western’s transmission system:

1. Protection of the desert tortoise through compliance with the FHWA Biological Opinion.

2. Protection of cultural and historical resources as signatories to the Programmatic Agreement.

Decision

Western’s decision is to modify its transmission system as described above in support of FHWA’s decision to construct Alternative D. 1 This ROD was prepared following the requirements of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508) and DOE’s Procedures for Implementing NEPA (10 CFR part 1021).

Dated: September 19, 2012. Anita J. Decker, Acting Administrator.
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**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[ER–FRL–9005–6]**

**Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability** 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/

. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 10/08/2012 Through 10/12/2012 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 Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: http:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html

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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 e-NEPA. While this system eliminates the need to submit paper or CD copies to EPA to meet filing requirements, electronic submission does not change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA’s electronic reporting site— https://cdx.epa.gov/epa

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. EIS No. 20120326, Draft EIS, USFS, WI, Lakewood Southeast Project, Proposes to Manage Vegetation and Habitat, Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Oconto County, WI, Comment Period Ends: 12/03/ 2012, Contact: Marilee Houtler 715–
276–6333. EIS No. 20120327, Final EIS, FHWA, CA, Interstate 80/Interstate 680/ State Route 12 Interchange Project, Improvements, Solano County, CA, Review Period Ends: 11/19/2012, Contact: Melanie Brent 510–286–
5907. EIS No. 20120328, Draft EIS, FHWA, TN, James White Parkway (State Route 71) Construction, from Chapman Highway to Moody Avenue, Knox County, TN, Comment Period Ends: 12/03/2012, Contact: Theresa Claxton 615–781–
5770. EIS No. 20120329, Draft EIS, FAA, AK, Kodiak Airport Runway Safety Area Improvements, Kodiak, AK, Comment Period Ends: 12/18/2012, Contact: Leslie Grey 907–271–5453. EIS No. 20120330, Draft EIS, USFS, MT, Flint Foothills VegetationManagement Project, BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest, Pintler Ranger District, Granite and Powell Counties, MT, Comment Period Ends: 12/03/2012, Contact: Karen Gallogly 208–756–5103. EIS No. 20120331, Draft EIS, BLM, OR, West Eugene Wetlands Resource Management Plan, Proposes to Adopt a Resource Management Plan for the BLM-Administered Lands, Lane County, OR, Comment Period Ends: 01/17/2013, Contact: Richard Hardt 541–683–6600. EIS No. 20120332, Draft EIS, USFS, MT, Jack Rabbit to Big Sky Meadow Village 161 kV Transmission Line Upgrade, Bozeman Ranger District, Gallatin National Forest, Gallatin County, MT, Comment Period Ends: 12/03/2012, Contact: Amy Waring
406–255–1451. EIS No. 20120333, Final Supplement, USFS, APHIS, 00, Gypsy Moth Management in the United States, A Cooperative Approach—Proposing New Treatment Options, United States, Review Period Ends: 11/19/ 2012, Contact: Noel Schneeberger
610–557–4121. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service are joint lead agencies for the above project.

Dated: October 16, 2012. Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL—9743–3]**

**Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory**  **Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to discuss its draft reviews of four EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Third External Review Draft—June 2012), Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August


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2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review Draft—August 2012).

**DATES :**  The CASAC Ozone Review Panel teleconference will be held on Monday, November 5, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

**ADDRESSES :**  The public teleconference will take place by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public teleconference may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2073 or email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel and the CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.

Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including ozone. EPA is currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel held a face-to-face meeting on September 11– 13, 2012 (as noticed in 77 FR 46755– 46756) to review four EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Third External Review Draft—June 2012), Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft—Updated August 2012), and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review Draft—August 2012). Information about these review activities may be found on the CASAC Web site at http://www.epa. gov/casac. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC Ozone Review Panel will hold a follow-up public teleconference to discuss its draft reviews of these four EPA documents.

Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.

Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office.

Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to consider pertaining to EPA’s charge to the panel or meeting materials. Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels 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 teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by October 29, 2012, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the teleconference.

Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by October 29, 2012 for the teleconference so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth at (202) 564–2073 or stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: October 10, 2012. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL—9743–2]**

**Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board;**  **Perchlorate Advisory Panel**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Perchlorate Advisory Panel to discuss its revised draft report concerning EPA’s draft white paper Life Stage Considerations and Interpretation of Recent Epidemiological Evidence to Develop a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for Perchlorate

. **DATES :**  The public teleconferences will be held on Wednesday December 5, 2012 and Friday December 7, 2012. The teleconferences will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on both days.

**ADDRESSES :**  The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the meeting may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail