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1On November 16, 2011, DOE’s Acting General 

Counsel delegated to Western’s Administrator all 

EIS authorities. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the web site that 

enables subscribers to receive email 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please 

email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time 

on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. 

Dated: April 10, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9121 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

[DOE/EIS–0483] 

Estes to Flatiron Substation 

Transmission Lines Rebuild Project, 

Larimer County, CO 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and To 

Conduct Scoping Meetings; Notice of 

Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement. 

SUMMARY: Western Area Power 

Administration currently owns and 

operates two 115-kilovolt transmission 

lines on two separate rights-of-way 

(ROW) located between Flatiron 

Reservoir (near Loveland, Colorado) and 

the town of Estes Park, Colorado. Each 

transmission line is approximately 16 

miles long. Western is proposing to 

remove one transmission line and 

abandon the ROW. The remaining 

transmission line would be rebuilt along 

the existing ROW with taller steel 

monopoles and would be doublecircuited (i.e., six conductors per pole). 

Western determined that an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) is 

the appropriate level of NEPA review. 

Therefore, Western will prepare an EIS 

on its proposal to upgrade and co-locate 

two existing separate transmission lines 

on a double-circuit transmission line on 

one ROW in accordance with NEPA, the 

DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures, 

and the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulations for 

implementing NEPA. Portions of 

Western’s proposal may affect 

floodplains and wetlands, so this Notice 

of Intent (NOI) also serves as a notice of 

proposed floodplain or wetland action 

in accordance with DOE floodplain and 

wetland environmental review 

requirements. 

DATES: This notice initiates a 90-day 

public scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues, 

opportunities, and concerns that should 

be considered in the preparation of a 

Draft EIS. The scoping period will end 

on July 16, 2012, or 15 days after the 

date of the last public scoping meeting, 

whichever is later. In order to ensure 

consideration in the Draft EIS, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the scoping period. Western 

will provide additional opportunities 

for public participation upon 

publication of the Draft EIS. The public 

will be notified in advance of future 

opportunities for participation as the 

EIS is prepared. 

To provide the public with an 

opportunity to review the proposal and 

project information, Western expects to 

hold two public meetings: One meeting 

in Estes Park, Colorado and one meeting 

in Loveland, Colorado during the public 

scoping period. Western will announce 

the dates and locations of the public 

scoping meetings through local news 

media, newsletters, and posting on the 

Western Web site at http:// 

ww2.wapa.gov/sites/western/ 

transmission/infrastruct/Pages/EstesFlatiron.aspx, at least 15 days prior to 

each meeting. Western will consider all 

comments on the scope of the EIS 

received or postmarked by the end of 

scoping. The public is invited to submit 

comments on the proposal at any time 

during the EIS process. 

ADDRESSES: Comments related to the 

proposed Project may be submitted by 

mail to Tim Snowden, Western Area 

Power Administration, 5555 E. 

Crossroads Blvd., P.O. Box 3700, 

Loveland, CO 80539–3003, fax (970) 

461–7213, or email, 

RMR_estesflatironeis@wapa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on the proposed 

project, the EIS process, or to receive a 

copy of the Draft EIS when it is 

published, contact Tim Snowden by the 

methods noted above. For general 

information on the DOE’s NEPA review 

process, contact Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance, GC–54, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0119, 

telephone (202) 586–4600 or (800) 472– 

2756, fax (202) 586–7031. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western is 

a Federal power marketing agency 

within the DOE that markets and 

delivers Federal wholesale electric 

power (principally hydroelectric power) 

to municipalities, rural electric 

cooperatives, public utilities, irrigation 

districts, Federal and State agencies, 

and Native American tribes in 15 

western and central states. 

Western initially began preparation of 

an environmental assessment (EA) for 

the Project. Western’s proposal was 

under a class of actions in the DOE 

NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 

CFR part 1021) that normally requires 

the preparation of an EA. Subsequent to 

the EA determination, Western held 

public meetings and received many 

written and oral comments from the 

public and agencies on the proposal 

during the scoping period. The public 

expressed several concerns regarding 

the impacts of the proposal and some of 

the stakeholders requested evaluation of 

additional alternatives. Based on these 

factors, Western determined that an EIS 

is the more appropriate level of NEPA 

review.1 Therefore, Western will 

prepare an EIS on its proposal to 

upgrade and co-locate two existing 

separate transmission lines on a doublecircuit transmission line on one ROW. 

Western will coordinate with 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies and potentially affected Native 

American tribes during the preparation 

of the EIS. The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Arapaho 

and Roosevelt National Forest (Forest 

Service) will be a cooperating agency on 

the EIS since it requires NEPA review to 

support its decision on whether or not 

to grant a Special Use Permit for parts 

of the transmission line located on 

National Forest Service System lands. 

Western will invite other Federal, State, 

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jurisdiction by law or special expertise, 

with respect to environmental issues, to 

be cooperating agencies on the EIS, as 

defined in 40 CFR 1501.6. Such 

agencies also may make a request to 

Western to be a cooperating agency. 

Designated cooperating agencies have 

certain responsibilities to support the 

NEPA process, as specified in 40 CFR 

1501.6(b). 

Purpose and Need for Agency Action 

Western’s purpose and need for 

agency action is to ensure its facilities 

are up to current safety and reliability 

standards, accessible for maintenance 

and emergencies, protected from 

wildfire, and cost effective for its 

customers. 

Proposed Action 

Presently there are two transmission 

lines on two separate ROWs located 

between Flatiron Reservoir (near 

Loveland) and the town of Estes Park. 

The Estes-Lyons line segment is 

approximately 16 miles long and was 

built in 1938. The Estes-Pole Hill and 

Flatiron-Pole Hill line segments 

combined are approximately 16 miles 

long and were built in 1952 as part of 

the Colorado-Big Thompson Project. 

The vast majority of wood pole 

structures on both transmission lines are 

the original poles and are 60 to 72 years 

old. 

Western’s proposed Federal action 

(proposal) is to combine portions of 

both transmission lines onto a single 

ROW between Flatiron Reservoir and 

Estes Park, Colorado. Portions of both 

transmission lines would be removed 

and those portions of the ROWs 

abandoned. In the remaining ROW, the 

transmission line would be rebuilt with 

steel monopole structures replacing the 

existing wood H-frame structures, in a 

double-circuit configuration (i.e., six 

conductors per structure). In some areas, 

the ROW would be slightly wider than 

it is at present to accommodate the 

double circuit transmission line. There 

would be two short segments of new 

ROW, located on private land, to 

connect portions of the existing 

transmission line segments into a single 

ROW. There are no new substations or 

proposed changes to existing 

substations. 

Presently, vehicle access is required 

along the entire 32 miles of existing 

ROW for maintenance and wood pole 

replacement. Most of the existing wood 

pole structures would need replacement 

in the near future and some are in need 

of replacement at this time. With 

Western’s proposal, approximately 16 

miles of the existing ROW would be 

eliminated along with the associated 

access roads. 

Currently, the two transmission lines 

cross Roosevelt National Forest System 

lands. Approximately 1.65 miles of 

transmission line and ROW would be 

removed and 2.16 miles of transmission 

line would be rebuilt on National Forest 

System lands, under Western’s 

proposal. 

Alternatives 

Under the No-Action (i.e., baseline) 

alternative, the two transmission lines 

would continue to operate on the 

existing and separate ROWs. Records 

indicate that 70 to 80 percent of the 32 

miles of transmission lines would 

require replacement within the near 

future. This would require replacing 

transmission line structures along both 

existing ROWs. Access to the 

transmission lines is limited and 

replacement of structures would require 

additional or improved access on both 

ROWs. The No-Action alternative would 

require that the existing 30-foot ROW on 

the Estes-Lyons section be widened to 

meet current safety standards. Other 

alternatives may be identified through 

the EIS scoping process. Comments 

received during the EA scoping process 

and comments provided in response to 

this NOI and the EIS scoping meetings 

will be considered in defining the scope 

of the EIS. 

Floodplain or Wetland Involvement 

Floodplains and wetlands are in the 

project area. Since the proposal may 

involve action in floodplains or 

wetlands, this NOI also serves as a 

notice of proposed floodplain or 

wetland action. The EIS will include an 

assessment of impacts to floodplains 

and wetlands, and, if required, a 

floodplain statement of findings 

following DOE regulations for 

compliance with floodplain and 

wetlands environmental review (10 CFR 

part 1022). 

Environmental Issues 

Western’s proposed Project area is 

located between Flatiron Reservoir and 

Estes Park, Colorado in a fairly 

mountainous territory and crosses open 

and developed areas. The area is 

characterized by rugged terrain with 

scattered developments set against the 

backdrop of Rocky Mountain National 

Park. The EIS will review relevant 

environmental information and will 

analyze the potential impacts on the full 

range of potentially affected 

environmental resources. 

Public Participation 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in the scoping process to 

help define the scope of the EIS, 

significant resources, and issues to be 

analyzed in depth, and to eliminate 

from detailed study issues that are not 

pertinent. The EIS scoping process will 

involve all interested agencies (Federal, 

State, county, and local), Native 

American tribes, public interest groups, 

businesses, affected landowners, and 

individual members of the public. 

Western has previously consulted 

with potentially affected or interested 

tribes to jointly evaluate and address the 

potential effects on cultural resources, 

traditional cultural properties, or other 

resources important to the tribes in the 

proposed Project area. Western will 

contact previously identified interested 

tribes and inform them that an EIS is 

planned. Any government-togovernment consultations will be 

conducted in accordance with Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments (65 FR 67249), the 

President’s memorandum of April 29, 

1994, Government-to-Government 

Relations with Native American Tribal 

Governments (59 FR 22951), DOEspecific guidance on tribal interactions, 

and applicable natural and cultural 

resources laws and regulations. 

Western will announce public EIS 

scoping meetings through local news 

media, newsletters, and posting on the 

Western Web site at http://ww2.wapa.

gov/sites/western/transmission/

infrastruct/Pages/Estes-Flatiron.aspx, at 

least 15 days prior to each meeting. 

Attendees will be able to speak directly 

with Western and the Forest Service at 

the EIS scoping meetings about 

Western’s proposal. The public is 

encouraged to provide information and 

comments on issues it believes Western 

should address in the EIS. Comments 

may be broad in nature or restricted to 

specific areas of concern. After 

gathering comments on the scope of the 

EIS, Western will address those issues 

raised in the EIS. In addition, Western 

will use the results of the EA scoping 

process to help define the scope of the 

EIS. Comments on Western’s proposal 

will be accepted at any time during the 

EIS process, and may be directed to 

Western as described under ADDRESSES

above. Comments received outside of 

the designated comment periods may be 

addressed in the Draft EIS, otherwise 

they will be addressed later in the 

process, such as in the Final EIS, if 

practicable. 

The EIS process will include this NOI, 

local EIS scoping meeting notifications, 


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public scoping meetings; consultation 

and coordination with appropriate 

Federal, State, county, and local 

agencies and tribal governments; 

involvement with affected landowners; 

distribution of and public review and 

comment on the Draft EIS; a formal 

public hearing or hearings on the Draft 

EIS; distribution of a published Final 

EIS; and publication of separate Records 

of Decision in the Federal Register by 

Western and the Forest Service. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9179 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9514–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities OMB Responses 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance 

requests, in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA 

regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 

and 48 CFR chapter 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Westlund (202) 566–1682, or email at 

westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer 

to the appropriate EPA Information 

Collection Request (ICR) Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Responses to Agency Clearance 

Requests 

OMB Approvals 

EPA ICR Number 1686.09; NESHAP 

for the Secondary Lead Smelter 

Industry; 40 CFR part 63, subparts A 

and X; was approved on 03/02/2012; 

OMB Number 2060–0296; expires on 

03/31/2015; Approved without change. 

Comment Filed 

EPA ICR Number 2452.01; NESHAP 

for Pulp and Paper Production; in 40 

CFR part 63 subparts A and S; OMB 

filed comment on 03/02/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 2457.01; NESHAP 

for Group IV Polymers and Resins; in 40 

CFR part 63 subparts A and JJJ; OMB 

filed comment on 03/02/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 1811.08; NESHAP 

for Polyether Polyol Production; in 40 

CFR part 63, subparts A and PPP; OMB 

filed comment on 03/06/2012. 

Withdrawn and Continue 

EPA ICR Number 2258.02; PM2.5

NAAQS Implementation Rule 

(Renewal); Withdrawn from OMB on 

03/22/2012. 

EPA ICR Number 2313.02; Ambient 

Ozone Monitoring Regulations: 

Revisions to Network Design 

Requirements (Final Rule); Withdrawn 

from OMB on 03/20/2012. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collections Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9107 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0250; FRL–9515–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Wet-Formed 

Fiberglass Mat Production (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before May 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2011–0250, to: (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to: 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Learia Williams, Monitoring, 

Assistance, and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; email address: 

williams.learia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to both 

EPA and OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0250, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov to either submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Wet-formed 

Fiberglass Mat Production (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1964.05, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0496. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on June 30, 2012. Under OMB 


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