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The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

and service can be found at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866) 

208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: June 25, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC12–90–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 

Cinergy Corp., Duke Energy Retail Sales, 

LLC, Duke Energy Commercial 

Enterprises, Inc., Duke Energy Hanging 

Rock II, LLC, Duke Energy Lee II, LLC, 

Duke Energy Fayette II, LLC, Duke 

Energy Washington II, LLC, Duke 

Energy Commercial Asset Management, 

CinCap V LLC, Duke Energy Piketon, 

LLC, NEWCO, LLC, Duke Energy Miami 

Fort, LLC, Duke Energy Beckjord, LLC, 

Duke Energy Stuart, LLC, Duke Energy 

Killen, LLC, Duke Energy Conesville, 

LLC, Duke Energy Zimmer, LLC, Duke 

Energy Dick’s Creek, LLC. 

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Application for Authorization for 

Disposition of Jurisdictional Facilities 

under Section 203 of the Federal Power 

Act of Cinergy Corp., et al. 

Filed Date: 6/22/12. 

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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

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Docket Numbers: ER12–2092–000. 

Applicants: Arizona Public Service 

Company. 

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Filed Date: 6/22/12. 

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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/12. 

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2012. 

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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/12. 

The filings are accessible in the 

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Any person desiring to intervene or 

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time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

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party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: June 25, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL- 6560–50–P 9659–9; Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0512] 

Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings 

Applied to Upholstery Textiles 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment 

Period and Public Information Exchange 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 60-day 

public comment period for the external 

review draft document titled, 

‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles’’ (EPA/600/R–12/ 

043A). The draft document is being 

issued by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD). It does not draw 

conclusions regarding potential 

environmental risks or hazards of 

multiwalled carbon nanotubes 

(MWCNT); rather, it aims to identify 

what is known and unknown about 

MWCNT to support future assessment 

efforts. EPA is releasing this draft 

document for the purposes of public 

comment and peer review. This draft 

document 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 will consider public 

comments it receives in accordance 

with this notice when finalizing the 

draft document. EPA is also announcing 

a Public Information Exchange Meeting 

to: (1) Receive comments and questions 

on the draft ‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: 

A Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles;’’ and (2) to 

provide information on the draft EPA 

nanomaterial case study and the 

workshop process that the draft 

document will be used in for identifying 

and prioritizing research gaps that could 

support future assessment and risk 

management efforts for MWCNT. This 

workshop process will be conducted 

independently by RTI International, a 

contractor to EPA. 

DATES: The public comment period 

begins, July 2, 2012, and ends August 

31, 2012. Comments must be received 

on or before August 31, 2012. 

The Public Information Exchange 

Meeting on the draft EPA document 

‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles’’ will be held on 

October 29, 2012, beginning at 8:30 a.m. 

and ending at 10:30 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The draft EPA document 

‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles’’ is available 

primarily via the Internet on the NCEA 

home page under Recent Additions and 

the Data and Publications menus at 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited 

number of paper copies are available. 

For copies, contact Marieka Boyd by 

phone (919–541–0031), fax (919–541– 

5078), or email (boyd.marieka@epa.gov). 

If you are requesting a paper copy, 

please provide your name, your mailing 

address, and the document title, 

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‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles.’’ 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

facsimile, or by hand courier. Please 

follow the detailed instructions 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

The Public Information Exchange 

Meeting on the draft EPA document 

‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles’’ will be held at 

the EPA facility in Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina. The RTI 

Workshop will be held in the same 

location, following the Public 

Information Exchange Meeting. To 

attend the Public Information Exchange 

Meeting or observe the RTI workshop, 

register no later than October 15, 2012, 

by calling Ms. Kristin Smith at 919– 

541–6081, or by sending an email to 

ceananocarbon@rti.org. Space is 

limited, and reservations will be 

accepted on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Please indicate whether you are 

interested in attending the EPA Public 

Information Exchange Meeting or 

observing the RTI International 

Workshop or both. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: EPA 

welcomes public attendance at the 

Public Information Exchange Meeting 

and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with disabilities. 

For information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, contact: 

Kristin Smith at 919–541–6081. 

Additional Information: For 

information on the docket or 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 on the draft document, 

contact Dr. Christy Powers, National 

Center for Environmental Assessment; 

(MD B243–01), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919–541– 

5504; facsimile: 919–541–5078; or 

email: powers.christina@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project/ 

Document 

The draft document will be used in a 

workshop process that engages experts 

with diverse technical backgrounds 

(e.g., toxicology, polymer science, 

environmental fate, and transport) and 

sector perspectives (e.g., academia, 

industry, government, and 

nongovernment organizations). Experts 

will use the draft case study document 

to identify and prioritize research gaps 

that could support future assessment 

and risk management efforts for 

MWCNT using a structured decision 

process. This workshop process will be 

conducted by RTI International, an EPA 

contractor, and will utilize web-based 

tools to gather expert input prior to 

culminating in a face-to-face workshop 

convened by RTI International. 

The Public Information Exchange 

Meeting announced above will precede 

the workshop convened by RTI 

International. Following the conclusion 

of the Information Exchange Meeting, 

RTI International, a contractor to EPA, 

will conduct a separate meeting, the 

‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study Workshop 

Process: Identifying and Prioritizing 

Research for Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes,’’ in the same location. This 

workshop will be conducted with a set 

of invited expert participants selected 

by RTI International and utilize a 

structured decision science process 

similar to the process used in previous 

workshops (e.g., http://www.epa.gov/ 

osp/bosc/pdf/nano1005summ.pdf). The 

RTI workshop will use the draft EPA 

document ‘‘Nanomaterial Case Study: A 

Comparison of Multiwalled Carbon 

Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl 

Ether Flame-Retardant Coatings Applied 

to Upholstery Textiles’’ [External 

Review Draft] (U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 

EPA/600/R–12/043A, 2012, (http:// 

cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=244011) as a 

starting point for identifying and 

prioritizing possible research directions 

related to multiwalled carbon 

nanotubes. Although funded by EPA, 

the RTI workshop process is being 

conducted independently of EPA to 

comply with provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2 [http://www.archives.gov/federalregister/laws/fed-advisory-committee]). 

The RTI workshop will be open to 

public observers. 

This draft document and structured 

workshop process is funded by EPA but 

is independently conducted by RTI 

International and follows previous 

efforts on engineered nanoscale 

materials (nanomaterials). 

Nanomaterials have often been 

described as having at least one 

dimension between 1 and 100 

nanometers and frequently possessing 

unusual, if not unique, properties that 

arise from their small size. Like all 

technological developments, 

nanomaterials offer the potential for 

both benefits and risks. The assessment 

of such risks and benefits requires 

information, but given the emergent 

state of nanotechnology, much remains 

to be learned about the characteristics 

and effects of nanomaterials before such 

assessments can be accomplished. 

In its 2007 Nanotechnology White 

Paper (2007, p. 89), EPA included the 

following recommendations regarding 

the risk assessment of nanomaterials: (1) 

Develop case studies based on publicly 

available information on one or several 

intentionally produced nanomaterials, 

and from such case studies identify 

information gaps to help map areas of 

research that would support the risk 

assessment process; and (2) hold a series 

of workshops involving a substantial 

number of experts from several 

disciplines to assist in this process. In 

keeping with these recommendations, 

the National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (NCEA) in EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development (ORD) 

prepared the Nanomaterial Case 

Studies: Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide in 

Water Treatment and in Topical 

Sunscreen [Final] (U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 

EPA/600/R–09/057F, 2010, http:// 

cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=230972), 

released in November 2010, and the 

Nanomaterial Case Study: Nanoscale 

Silver in Disinfectant Spray [External 

Review Draft] (U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 

EPA/600/R–10/081, 2012). 

The two draft documents each 

supported a workshop: ‘‘Nanomaterial 

Case Studies Workshop: Developing a 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Assessment Research Strategy for 

Nanoscale Titanium Dioxide’’ on 

September 29–30, 2009, in Durham, 

North Carolina, and ‘‘Nanomaterial Case 

Studies Workshop: Developing a 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Assessment Research Strategy for 

Nanoscale Silver’’ on January 4–7, 2011, 

in Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina. A summary of the workshops 

may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

osp/bosc/pdf/nano1005summ.pdf and 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ 

recordisplay.cfm?deid=226723 for 

nanoscale titanium dioxide and 

nanoscale silver, respectively. The 

summary documents provide 

information on the design and conduct 

of the workshops, noting that the 

Nanomaterial Case Studies Workshop 

for nanoscale titanium dioxide was held 

under the auspices of the EPA Board of 

Scientific Counselors (BOSC), an 

advisory committee of independent 

scientists and engineers established by 

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EPA to provide advice, information, and 

recommendations concerning practices 

and programs of ORD, including ORD’s 

research planning process, in 

accordance with provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and 

related regulations. In August 2010, the 

BOSC provided comments on the case 

studies workshop (http://www.epa.gov/ 

osp/bosc/pdf/nano1008rpt.pdf). 

The case study documents are 

structured by the comprehensive 

environmental assessment (CEA) 

framework, to systematically organize 

information on the product life cycle, 

environmental fate, exposure-dose, and 

impacts in humans, ecological 

receptors, and the environment. As 

noted above, CEA also includes a 

process component involving decision 

science methods, and this aspect of CEA 

was used in prior workshops to identify 

and prioritize research or information 

needed to assess nanoscale titanium 

dioxide and nanoscale silver, 

respectively. 

The nanomaterial case studies are 

intended to be used in the development 

and refinement of long-term research 

planning efforts for potential human 

health, ecological, and environmental 

risks. Such a comprehensive strategy is 

expected to develop in an evolutionary 

process reflecting adjustments and 

modifications as additional 

nanomaterials are considered and new 

information becomes available. To that 

end, the current case study on 

multiwalled carbon nanotubes 

(MWCNT) builds on previous efforts by 

incorporating a comparative perspective 

with conventional flame-retardant, 

decabromodiphenyl ether. This 

comparison is included to provide a 

relatively more robust data base that 

may help identify key data gaps for 

MWCNT related to future assessment 

and risk management efforts. It further 

provides a foundation for future efforts 

to identify risk-related tradeoffs between 

a traditional material, such as decaBDE 

and a nano-enabled product. 

II. How To Submit Technical Comments 

to the Docket at www.regulations.gov 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2012– 

0512 by one of the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 

28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone 

number is 202–566–1752. 

• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is 

located in the EPA Headquarters Docket 

Center, EPA West Building, 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 

Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. 

Such 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 mail or hand delivery, please submit 

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–2012– 

0512. 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 online 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 through 

www.regulations.gov or email that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected. 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 

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 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, 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 home page 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 materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: June 25, 2012. 

Darrell A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Existing Collection; 

Emergency Extension 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection—Emergency Request— 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Collection: Elementary-Secondary Staff 

Information Report (EEO–5). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC or Commission) announces that 

it submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for an emergency extension of 

the Elementary-Secondary Staff 

Information Report (EEO–5) to be 

effective after the current June 30, 2012 

expiration date. EEOC is requesting 

approval to revise the race and ethnicity 

categories on the EEO–5 report to 

conform to OMB’s Standards for 

Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting 

Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Edwards, Director, Program 

Research and Surveys Division, 131 M 

Street NE., Room 4SW30F, Washington, 

DC 20507; (202) 663–4958 (voice) or 

(202) 663–7063 (TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Elementary and secondary public school 

systems and districts have been required 

to submit EEO–5 reports to EEOC since 

1974 (biennially in even-numbered 

years since 1982). Since 1996, each 

public school district or system has 

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