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Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about these 

projects, including a copy of either 

application can be viewed or printed on 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket 

number (P–13625 or P–14504) in the 

docket number field to access the 

documents. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

Dated: May 30, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13395 Filed 6–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP13–481–000] 

WBI Energy Transmission; Notice of 

Request Under Blanket Authorization 

Take notice that on May 16, 2013, 

WBI Energy Transmission (WBI), 1250 

West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North 

Dakota 58503, filed a prior notice 

application pursuant to sections 

157.216(b) of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s regulations 

under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and 

WBI’s blanket certificate issued in 

Docket No. CP82–487–000, to abandon 

natural gas storage facilities located at 

the Baker Storage Reservoir in Fallon 

County, Montana. Specifically, WBI 

proposes to plug and abandon two 

natural gas storage wells and to abandon 

in place two associated well lines and 

remove one associated well line, all as 

more fully set forth in the application, 

which is open to the public for 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Keith 

A. Tiggelaar, Director of Regulatory 

Affairs, WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., 

1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, 

North Dakota 58503, or telephone (701) 

530–1560 or by email 

keith.tiggelaar@wbienergy.com. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the issuance of the instant notice by the 

Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 

of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 

(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene 

or notice of intervention. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to 

the request. If no protest is filed within 

the time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for protest. If a protest is 

filed and not withdrawn within 30 days 

after the time allowed for filing a 

protest, the instant request shall be 

treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons 

unable to file electronically should 

submit an original and 5 copies of the 

protest or intervention to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: May 30, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER13–1372–000] 

California Independent System 

Operator Corporation; Notice of FERC 

Staff Attendance 

The Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) hereby gives 

notice that on the following date 

members of its staff will participate in 

teleconferences and meetings to be 

conducted by the California 

Independent System Operator (CAISO). 

The agenda and other documents for the 

teleconferences and meetings are 

available on the CAISO’s Web site, 

www.caiso.com. 

June 6, 2013—Energy Imbalance 

Market. 

Sponsored by the CAISO, the 

teleconferences and meetings are open 

to all market participants and staff’s 

attendance is part of the Commission’s 

ongoing outreach efforts. The 

teleconferences and meetings may 

discuss matters at issue in the above 

captioned docket. 

For further information, contact Saeed 

Farrokhpay at 

saeed.farrokhpay@ferc.gov, (916) 294– 

0322 or Maury Kruth at 

maury.kruth@ferc.gov, (916) 294–0275. 

Dated: May 30, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9821–7; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2013–0189] 

An Assessment of Potential Mining 

Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems of 

Bristol Bay, Alaska 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

an extension of the public comment 

period for 30 days for the revised draft 

document titled, ‘‘An Assessment of 

Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon 

Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska’’ 

(EPA–910–R–12–004Ba–c). The original 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

public comment period was published 

on April 30, 2013. This extension is 

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being granted in response to requests 

from interested parties. The document 

was revised by EPA after reviewing 

comments received from the public 

between May 18 and July 23, 2012, and 

input from the peer review panel held 

in August 2012. EPA conducted this 

assessment to determine the 

significance of Bristol Bay’s ecological 

resources and the potential impacts of 

large-scale mining on these resources. 

DATES: The public comment period 

began on April 26, 2013, and is being 

extended to end on June 30, 2013. 

Technical comments should be in 

writing and must be received by EPA by 

June 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The revised draft ‘‘An 

Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts 

on Salmon Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, 

Alaska’’ is available primarily via the 

Internet on the EPA Region 10 Bristol 

Bay Web site at www.epa.gov/bristolbay 

as well as on the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment’s Web site 

under the Recent Additions and the 

Data and Publications menus at 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

CD copies are available from the 

Information Management Team, NCEA; 

telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 

703–347–8691. If you are requesting a 

CD copy, please provide your name, 

your mailing address, and the document 

title, ‘‘An Assessment of Potential 

Mining Impacts on Salmon Ecosystems 

of Bristol Bay, Alaska.’’ 

Comments on the report may be 

submitted electronically via 

www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, 

by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ 

courier. Please follow the detailed 

instructions provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the public comment 

period, contact the Office of 

Environmental Information Docket; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–9744; or email: 

Docket_ORD@epa.gov. For technical 

information concerning the report, 

contact Judy Smith; telephone: 503– 

326–6994; facsimile: 503–326–3399; or 

email: r10bristolbay@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project/ 

Document 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) conducted this 

assessment to provide a characterization 

of the biological and mineral resources 

of the Bristol Bay watershed, to increase 

understanding of the potential impacts 

of large-scale mining on the region’s fish 

resources, and to inform future 

governmental decisions. 

A previous draft was released for 

public comment on May 18, 2012 (77 FR 

31353, May 25, 2012). Peer review panel 

members were announced June 5, 2012 

(77 FR 33213, June 5, 2012), and the 

external peer review meeting was 

announced July 6, 2012 (77 FR 40037, 

July 6, 2012). The external peer review 

meeting was held in Anchorage, Alaska, 

August 7–9, 2012. This revised draft 

was completed by the agency to address 

public and peer review comments 

provided on the May 2012 draft. 

EPA released this revised draft 

assessment for the purposes of public 

comment. This draft assessment is not 

final as described in EPA’s information 

quality guidelines, and it does not 

represent and should not be construed 

to represent Agency policy or views. 

EPA is seeking comments from the 

public on all aspects of the report, 

including the scientific and technical 

information presented in the report, the 

realistic mining scenario used, the data 

and information used to inform 

assumptions about mining activities and 

the evaluations of risk to the fishery, 

and the potential mitigation measures 

considered (and effectiveness of those 

measures). EPA is also specifically 

seeking any additional data or scientific 

or technical information about Bristol 

Bay resources or large-scale mining that 

should be considered in our evaluation. 

EPA will consider any public comments 

submitted in accordance with this 

notice when revising the document. 

II. Extension of Comment Period 

EPA is extending the deadline for 

submitting comments on the revised 

draft document titled, ‘‘An Assessment 

of Potential Mining Impacts on Salmon 

Ecosystems of Bristol Bay, Alaska’’ to 

June 30, 2013. An additional 30 days 

allows the public an opportunity to 

provide feedback on changes made to 

the assessment as a result of extensive 

input received in 2012. This extension 

is reasonable given the complexity and 

length of the revised draft assessment. 

III. How to Submit Technical 

Comments to the Docket at 

www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– 

0189, by one of the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

Include the docket number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 

28221T), Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2013–0189, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

The phone number is 202–566–1752. If 

you provide comments by mail, please 

submit one unbound original with pages 

numbered consecutively, and three 

copies of the comments. For 

attachments, provide an index, number 

pages consecutively with the comments, 

and submit an unbound original and 

three copies. 

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is 

located in the EPA Headquarters Docket 

Center, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 

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 

Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. 

Deliveries are only accepted during the 

docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. If 

you provide comments by hand 

delivery, please submit one unbound 

original with pages numbered 

consecutively, and three copies of the 

comments. For attachments, provide an 

index, number pages consecutively with 

the comments, and submit an unbound 

original and three copies. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– 

0189. Please ensure that your comments 

are submitted within the specified 

comment period. Comments received 

after the closing date will be marked 

‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if 

time permits. It is EPA’s policy to 

include all comments it receives in the 

public docket without change and to 

make the comments available on-line at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless a 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

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Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comments due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comments. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters and any 

form of encryption and be free of any 

defects or viruses. For additional 

information about EPA’s public docket, 

visit the EPA Docket Center homepage 

at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: Documents in the docket are 

listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., CBI or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. 

Publicly available docket materials 

are available either electronically at 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: June 3, 2013. 

Abdel Kadry, 

Acting Deputy Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2013–0386; FRL–9820–6] 

Adequacy Status of the Idaho, 

Northern Ada County PM10 State 

Implementation Plan for 

Transportation Conformity Purposes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of adequacy 

determination. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the EPA is 

notifying the public of its finding that 

the motor vehicle emissions budgets 

(MVEBs) for particulate matter with an 

aerodynamic diameter of a nominal 10 

microns or less (PM10), nitrogen oxides 

(NOx), and volatile organic compounds 

(VOC) for the years 2008, 2015 and 2023 

in the Northern Ada County PM10 State 

Implementation Plan, Maintenance 

Plan: Ten-Year Update (Maintenance 

Plan Update) are adequate for 

transportation conformity purposes. The 

Maintenance Plan Update was 

submitted to the EPA by the State of 

Idaho Department of Environmental 

Quality (IDEQ or the State) on March 11, 

2013, with a clarification to the MVEB 

submitted on April 16, 2013. As a result 

of this finding, the Community Planning 

Association of Southwest Idaho, the 

Idaho Transportation Department and 

the U.S. Department of Transportation 

will be required to use these MVEBs for 

future transportation conformity 

determinations. 

DATES: This finding is effective June 21, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

finding will be available at the EPA’s 

conformity Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ 

transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also 

contact Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, U.S. 

EPA, Region 10 (OAWT–107), 1200 

Sixth Ave., Suite 900, Seattle WA 

98101; (206) 553–6121 or 

vaupel.claudia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action provides notice of the EPA’s 

adequacy finding regarding the MVEBs 

in the Maintenance Plan Update in 

Northern Ada County. The EPA’s 

finding was made pursuant to the 

adequacy review process for 

implementation plan submissions 

delineated at 40 CFR 93.118(f)(1) under 

which the EPA reviews the adequacy of 

an implementation plan submission 

prior to the EPA’s final action on the 

implementation plan. 

The IDEQ submitted the Maintenance 

Plan Update to the EPA on March 11, 

2013, with a clarification to the MVEBs 

submitted on April 16, 2013. Pursuant 

to 40 CFR 93.118 (f)(1), the EPA notified 

the public of its receipt of this plan that 

would be reviewed for an adequacy 

determination on the EPA’s Web site 

and requested public comment by no 

later than May 15, 2013. The EPA 

received no comments on the plan 

during that comment period. As part of 

our review, we also reviewed comments 

submitted to the IDEQ during the State’s 

public hearing process and the State’s 

response to those comments. One 

comment related to the MVEBs was 

submitted during the State’s public 

hearing process. The commenter 

requested an explanation of the 

differences in the State’s current and 

previous PM10 emission budgets, and a 

justification for the State’s reliance on 

an emission factor that differed from the 

factor previously relied-upon in the 

State’s emission budget. The EPA finds 

that the State addressed the discrepancy 

identified by the commenter and 

adequately explained the derivation of 

the State’s current PM10 emission 

budget. 

The EPA Region 10 sent a letter to the 

IDEQ on May 17, 2013 (adequacy letter), 

subsequent to the close of the EPA 

comment period, stating that the EPA 

found the new MVEBs in the submitted 

Maintenance Plan Update to be 

adequate for use in transportation 

conformity. A copy of the adequacy 

letter and its enclosure is available at 

the EPA’s conformity Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ 

transconf/adequacy.htm. The new 

MVEBs that the EPA determined to be 

adequate for purposes of transportation 

conformity are listed in the following 

table. 

MVEBS FOR NORTHERN ADA COUNTY

PM10 MAINTENANCE AREA

[tons per day] 

Budget 

year PM10 NOX VOC 

2008 ...... 31.0 29.5 12.6 

2015 ...... 42.9 29.5 12.6 

2023 ...... 60.1 34.2 17.2 

Transportation conformity is required 

by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. 

The EPA’s conformity rule requires 

transportation plans, programs, and 

projects to conform to state 

implementation plans (SIPs) and 

establishes the criteria and procedures 

for determining whether or not they do. 

Conformity to a SIP means that 

transportation activities will not 

produce new air quality violations, 

worsen existing violations, or delay 

timely attainment of the national 

ambient air quality standards. 

The minimum criteria by which we 

determine whether a SIP’s MVEBs are 

adequate for conformity purposes are 

specified at 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). The 

EPA’s analysis of how the State’s 

submission satisfies these criteria is 

found in the adequacy letter. The EPA’s 

MVEB adequacy review is separate from 

the EPA’s SIP completeness review and 

it also should not be used to prejudge 

the EPA’s ultimate approval of the SIP. 

Even if we find the budget adequate, the 

SIP could later be disapproved. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. 

Dated: May 23, 2013. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

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