67362 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Notices 

Background 

In response to public concern, the 

U.S. Congress urged EPA to conduct 

scientific research to examine the 

relationship between hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water resources. 

EPA is undertaking a study to 

understand the potential impacts of 

hydraulic fracturing on drinking water 

resources, if any, and to identify the 

driving factors that may affect the 

severity and frequency of such impacts. 

The scope of the study includes the 

full hydraulic fracturing water 

lifecycle—from water acquisition, 

through the mixing of chemicals and 

injection of fracturing fluids, to the postfracturing stage, including the 

management of flowback and produced 

water and its ultimate treatment and 

disposal. The study will include a 

review of the published literature, 

analysis of existing data, scenario 

evaluation and modeling, laboratory 

studies and case studies. 

To ensure that EPA is up-to-date on 

evolving hydraulic fracturing practices 

and technologies, EPA is soliciting 

public involvement in identifying 

relevant data and scientific literature 

specific to inform EPA’s research study 

on the potential impacts of hydraulic 

fracturing on drinking water resources. 

While EPA conducts a thorough 

literature search, there may be studies or 

other primary technical sources that are 

not available through the open 

literature. EPA would appreciate 

receiving information from the public to 

help inform current and future research 

and ensure a robust record of scientific 

information. Consistent with our 

commitment to using the highest quality 

information, EPA prefers information 

which has been peer reviewed. 

Interested persons may provide 

scientific analyses, studies and other 

pertinent scientific information. EPA 

will consider all submissions but will 

give preference to peer reviewed data 

and literature sources. 

Dated: November 5, 2012. 

E. Ramona Trovato, 

Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Research and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27452 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9005–9] 

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 10/29/2012 Through 11/02/2012 

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. 

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_home.asp. 

EIS No. 20120352, Final EIS, USFS, UT, 

Chicken Creek Gypsum Mine, 

Proposed Plan of Operations to 

Conduct Mining Operations, San 

Pitch Mountains, Sanpete Ranger 

District, Manti-La Sal National Forest, 

Juab County, UT, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Karl Boyer 435– 

637–2817. 

EIS No. 20120353, Final EIS, FHWA, IL, 

TIER 2—Elgin O’Hare—West Bypass, 

Extending the Planning Period from 

2030 to 2040, Federal Approvals and 

Funding, Cook and DuPage Counties, 

IL, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Norman Stoner 217–492– 

4600 The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Highway 

Administration and Federal Aviation 

Administration are joint lead agencies 

for this project. 

EIS No. 20120354, Draft EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to Council Bluffs—Omaha 

Regional Passenger Rail System 

Planning Study Tier 1 Service Level, 

from Chicago, Illinois through Iowa 

and Omaha, NE., Comment Period 

Ends: 12/26/2012, Contact: Andrea 

Martin 202–493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120355, Final EIS, FRA, 00, 

Chicago to St. Louis High Speed Rail 

Program Tier 1, Improvements, 

Several Counties, IL and St. Louis 

County, MO, Review Period Ends: 12/ 

10/2012, Contact: Andrea Martin 202– 

493–6201. 

EIS No. 20120356, Draft EIS, BLM, AZ, 

Sun Valley to Morgan 500/230kV 

Transmission Line Project and Draft 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendment, Maricopa County, AZ, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/08/2013, 

Contact: Joe Incardine 801–560–7135. 

EIS No. 20120357, Final Supplement, 

USFWS, CA, Translocation of 

Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris 

nereis) Program, New and Updated 

Information, Santa Barbara, Ventura, 

Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego 

Counties, CA, Review Period Ends: 

12/10/2012, Contact: Lilian Carswell 

805–644–1766. 

EIS No. 20120358, Draft Supplement, 

BOEM, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales: 2013–2014 Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 233: 

Central Planning Area Lease Sales 

231, Comment Period Ends: 12/24/ 

2012, Contact: Gary D. Goeke 504– 

736–3233. 

EIS No. 20120359, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Clearwater Program, Master 

Facilities Plan, To Meet the 

Wastewater Management Needs of the 

Joint Outfall System (JOS) Through 

the Year 2050, Los Angeles County, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Aaron O. Allen 805–585– 

2148. 

EIS No. 20120360, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

PROGRAMMATIC—Allocation of Oil 

Shale and Tar Sands Resources on 

Lands Administered, Propose to 

Amend 10 Land Use Plans in 

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 

Review Period Ends: 12/10/2012, 

Contact: Sherri Thompson 303–239– 

3758. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120294, Draft EIS, USN, OR, 

Naval Weapons Systems Training 

Facility Boardman, Military Readiness 

Activities, OR, Comment Period Ends: 

12/06/2012, Contact: Amy Burt 360– 

396–0924. 

Dated: November 6, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities, 

[FR Doc. 2012–27404 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT–IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice: 2012–0539] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million; 

25 Day Comment Period 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 


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ACTION: Notice of 25 day comment 

period regarding an application for final 

commitment for a long-term loan or 

financial guarantee in excess of $100 

million. 

Reason for Notice: This Notice is to 

inform the public, in accordance with 

Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter of the 

Export-Import Bank of the United States 

(‘‘Ex-Im Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has 

received an application for final 

commitment for a long-term loan or 

financial guarantee in excess of $100 

million (as calculated in accordance 

with Section 3(c)(10) of the Charter). 

Comments received within the comment 

period specified below will be 

presented to the Ex-Im Bank Board of 

Directors prior to final action on this 

Transaction. 

Reference: AP086754XX, 

AP087318XX, and AP087407XX. 

Purpose and Use: 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: 

To support the export of mining 

trucks and bulldozers to Ukraine. 

Brief non-proprietary description of the 

anticipated use of the items being 

exported: 

To mine iron ore in Ukraine 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the item(s) being 

exported are not expected to produce 

exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 

Parties: 

Principal Supplier: Caterpillar Inc. 

Obligors: OJSC Ferrexpo Poltava 

Mining, Ukraine; OJSC Ferrexpo 

Yeristovo Mining, Ukraine; OJSC 

Ferrexpo Belanovo Mining, Ukraine. 

Guarantor(s): Ferrexpo AG, 

Switzerland. 

Description of Items Being Exported: 

Caterpillar mining trucks and 

bulldozers. 

Information on Decision: Information 

on the final decision for this transaction 

will be available in the ‘‘Summary 

Minutes of Meetings of Board of 

Directors’’ on http://www.exim.gov/ 

articles.cfm/board%20minute. 

Confidential Information: Please note 

that this notice does not include 

confidential or proprietary business 

information; information which, if 

disclosed, would violate the Trade 

Secrets Act; or information which 

would jeopardize jobs in the United 

States by supplying information that 

competitors could use to compete with 

companies in the United States. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 4, 2012 to be 

assured of consideration before final 

consideration of the transaction by the 

Board of Directors of Ex-Im Bank. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27380 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice of a Partially Open Meeting of 

the Board of Directors of the ExportImport Bank of the United States. 

TIME AND PLACE: Monday, November 19, 

2012 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be 

held at Ex-Im Bank in Room 321, 811 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20571. 

OPEN AGENDA ITEMS: Item No. 1: 

Proposed Economic Impact Procedures 

and Methodological Guidelines. 

Documentation including the proposed 

Economic Impact Procedures and 

Methodological Guidelines as well as 

the public comment can be accessed at 

the following location: 

http://www.exim.gov/ 

generalbankpolicies/economicimpact/ 

proposed-economic-impactprocedures.cfm 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will 

be open to public observation for Item 

No. 1 only. 

FURTHER INFORMATION: The Bank 

requests that members of the public who 

wish to attend the meeting call Joyce 

Stone, Office of the Secretary, 811 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20571 at (202) 565–3336 by close of 

business Wednesday, November 14, 

2012. 

Lisa V. Terry, 

Assistant General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27421 Filed 11–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 12–1620] 

Notice of Suspension and 

Commencement of Proposed 

Debarment Proceedings; Schools and 

Libraries Universal Service Support 

Mechanism 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the 

‘‘Bureau’’) gives notice of Ms. Denisa 

Babcock’s suspension from the schools 

and libraries universal service support 

mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate Program’’). 

Additionally, the Bureau gives notice 

that debarment proceedings are 

commencing against her. Ms. Babcock, 

or any person who has an existing 

contract with or intends to contract with 

her to provide or receive services in 

matters arising out of activities 

associated with or related to the schools 

and libraries support, may respond by 

filing an opposition request, supported 

by documentation to Joy Ragsdale, 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and 

Hearings Division, Room 4–C330, 445 

12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

DATES: Opposition requests must be 

received by 30 days from the receipt of 

the suspension letter or December 10, 

2012, whichever comes first. The 

Bureau will decide any opposition 

request for reversal or modification of 

suspension or debarment within 90 days 

of its receipt of such requests. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

Ragsdale, Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. Joy Ragsdale 

may be contacted by phone at (202) 

418–1697 or email at 

Joy.Ragsdale@fcc.gov. If Ms. Ragsdale is 

unavailable, you may contact Ms. 

Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, by 

telephone at (202) 418–1420 and by 

email at Terry.Cavanaugh@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bureau has suspension and debarment 

authority pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8 and 

47 CFR 0.111(a)(14). Suspension will 

help to ensure that the party to be 

suspended cannot continue to benefit 

from the schools and libraries 

mechanism pending resolution of the 

debarment process. Attached is the 

suspension letter, DA 12–1620, which 

was mailed to Ms. Babcock and released 

on October 10, 2012. The complete text 

of the notice of suspension and 

initiation of debarment proceedings is 

available for public inspection and 

copying during regular business hours 

at the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554, 

In addition, the complete text is 

available on the FCC’s Web site at 


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