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Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda, charge questions, and
other materials for the teleconferences will be placed on the SAB Web site at www.epa.gov/sab

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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 pertaining to the group conducting this advisory activity, EPA’s charge, or meeting materials. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee directly.

Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to five minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the September 7, 2012 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by email no later than August 31, 2012. To be placed on the public speaker list for the November 2, 2012 teleconference, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth by October 26, 2012.

Written Statements: Written
statements for these teleconferences
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by the same deadlines given above for requesting oral comments. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO 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).

Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Stallworth 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: July 23, 2012.
Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.

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**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL 9709–3]**

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

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

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

**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-2000 (RMC) (D. DC). On January 16, 2012, Plaintiff filed a First Amended complaint alleging that EPA failed to take action on certain state implementation plan (‘‘SIP’’) submissions for the States of Georgia and Alabama by the statutory deadline established by CAA section 110(k)(2), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2). The proposed consent decree establishes deadlines for EPA to take action on the SIP submittals.

**DATES :**  Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by August 31, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2012–0597, 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 :**  Steven Anderson, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–3137; fax number (202) 564–5603; email address: anderson.steve@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club seeking to compel the Administrator to take final action under sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2) and (3), to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, numerous SIP submittals in the States of Georgia and Alabama identified in the proposed consent decree. EPA has taken final action to approve several SIP submissions from the States of Georgia and Alabama. On December 29, 2011, the State of Georgia withdrew its previously submitted 1997 annual particulate matter (‘‘PM2.5’’) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (‘‘NAAQS’’) attainment demonstration, contingency measures, reasonably available control measures/reasonably available control technology (‘‘RACM/ RACT’’) and reasonable further progress (‘‘RFP’’) requirements for the Metro Atlanta area. The State of Georgia did not withdraw any portions of its previous submittal for the Metro Atlanta area that pertain to emissions inventories. On February 16, 2012 the State of Georgia withdrew its previously submitted 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS attainment demonstration and volatile organic compound (‘‘VOC’’) and nitrogen oxides (‘‘NO X’’) contingency measures for the Metro Atlanta area.

The proposed consent decree provides various dates by which EPA shall sign one or more final rules to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(2) and (3), each SIP submission or portion thereof on which EPA has not yet taken final action. If any State withdraws any of the SIP submittals described in the proposed consent decree, then EPA’s obligation to take the corresponding action on such SIP submittal is automatically terminated.

The proposed consent decree requires that, following signature of each final rule described in the proposed consent decree, EPA shall promptly deliver the notice to the Office of the Federal Register for review and publication in the Federal Register. After EPA fulfills its obligations under the proposed consent decree, the consent decree shall be terminated and the case dismissed with prejudice.

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


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1 See 77 FR 37399. 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–2012–0597) 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 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: July 26, 2012.
Lorie J. Schmidt,

Associate General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 2012–18794 Filed 7–31–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE**  **CORPORATION**

**Policy Statement Concerning Assistance to Troubled Farm Credit**  **System Institutions**

**AGENCY :**  Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.

**ACTION :**  Policy statement; extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  The Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Corporation or FCSIC) published for comment a draft Policy Statement Concerning Assistance to Troubled Farm Credit System (System) Institutions to replace the Corporation’s present Policy Statement Concerning Stand-Alone Assistance. The draft revised policy statement provides additional transparency concerning the Corporation’s authority to provide assistance, discusses how the least-cost test might be performed, enhances the criteria of what is to be included in assistance proposals, and adds a new section discussing assistance agreements. We are extending the comment period so that all interested parties will have additional time to provide comments.

**DATES :**  Written comments must be submitted on or before October 22,

2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments should be mailed or delivered to James M. Morris, General Counsel, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, McLean, Virginia 22102. Copies of all comments will be available for examination by interested parties in the offices of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Wade Wynn, Senior Risk Analyst, and James M. Morris, General Counsel, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102, (703) 883–4380, TDD (703) 883–4390.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On June 21, 2012, the FCSIC published for comment a draft Policy Statement Concerning Assistance to Troubled System Institutions to replace the Corporation’s present Policy Statement Concerning Stand-Alone Assistance. 1 The FCSIC received several comment letters, including the Farm Credit Council and two System banks requesting that the Corporation extend the comment period by 90 days. Because of the significance and complexity of the issues and the implications associated with providing