Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 156 / Monday, August 13, 2012 / Notices 48131 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: August 3, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19795 Filed 8–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC158 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, 

Boston, MA 02210; telephone: (617) 

385–4000; fax: (617) 385–4001. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will meet to review the stock 

assessment for Atlantic sea herring 

completed by the 54th Northeast 

Regional Stock Assessment Workshop 

and to develop ABC recommendations 

for fishing years 2013 through 2015. The 

Committee may not develop all the 

recommendations for this stock at this 

meeting. Other business may be 

discussed. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: August 8, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19797 Filed 8–10–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Draft Finding of No Significant Impact 

and Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment for the Implementation of 

the Net Zero Program at Army 

Installations 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

announces the availability of the Draft 

Finding of No Significant Impact and 

the Final Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment (PEA) for Implementation of 

the Net Zero program at Army 

Installations. This PEA evaluates 

potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative effects of the Net Zero 

Installation program at a programmatic 

(Army-wide) level; installation- or 

project-specific analysis will be 

performed and documented for 

proposed installation-level action. 

The Net Zero program is comprised of 

changes in management practices and 

behavior as well as multiple possible 

projects and technologies to enhance 

resource efficiency with a broad focus 

on increased sustainability. It is based 

on the following concepts: (1) Producing 

at least as much energy on the 

installation from renewable sources as it 

uses annually; (2) Limiting the 

consumption of freshwater resources 

and returning water back to the same 

watershed so as not to deplete the 

groundwater and surface water 

resources of that region in quantity or 

quality; and (3) Reducing, reusing, and 

recovering waste streams, converting 

them to resource value with zero solid 

waste disposed in landfills. The Army 

does not consider Net Zero as a standalone program and intends to leverage 

existing resources and collaborate with 

the private sector to strive toward the 

Net Zero program’s energy, water, and 

waste reduction goals. 

The PEA assesses the potential 

environmental impacts from the range 

of energy, water, and waste projects that 

could be implemented in support of Net 

Zero. The Army evaluated three 

alternatives: (1) No action; (2) 

Implement Net Zero Army-wide; and (3) 

Strategically Implement Net Zero based 

on mission needs, consumption, and 

resource constraints (the preferred 

alternative). The Army identified no 

significant environmental effects 

associated with implementation of Net 

Zero that cannot be mitigated to a level 

of insignificance with site-specific best 

management practices or other 

mitigation measures. 

Native Americans, federal, state, and 

local agencies, organizations, and the 

public are invited to submit written 

comments. The document can be 

accessed at: http://www.army.mil/ 

asaiee. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be forwarded to: Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy 

and Sustainability), OASA(IE&E), 110 

Army Pentagon, Room 3D453, 

Washington, DC 20310–0110. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please call (703) 697–5433. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19727 Filed 8–10–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

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Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, September 

7, 2012, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1101 North 

Columbia Center Boulevard, 

Kennewick, WA 99336. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tifany Nguyen, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA, 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–3361; or Email: 

tifany.nguyen@rl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Tri-Party Agreement Agencies— 

Annual Updates 

Æ U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 

Richland Operations Office 

Æ U.S. DOE, Office of River Protection 

Æ State of Washington Department of 

Ecology 

Æ U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency 

• Draft Advice 

Æ State of the Site Meetings 

Æ Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA) Site-Wide 

Permit 

Æ Integrated Safety Management 

System 

• Draft Letter 

Æ 200–UP–1 Operable Unit Proposed 

Plan 

Æ Comments on DOE’s Response to 

Preservation of Historical Properties 

and Artifacts Advice 

• Update on Draft Hanford Advisory 

Board (HAB) Values White Paper 

• Fiscal Year 2012 Board 

Accomplishments 

• 2013 Tri-Party Agreement Priorities 

and HAB Work Plan Priorities 

• 2013 HAB Meeting Calendar 

• Board Business 

Æ HAB Budget 

Æ Potential November Board Meeting 

Topics 

Æ Update on the Board Chair 

Nominating Process 

• Committee Reports 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Tifany 

Nguyen at least seven days in advance 

of the meeting at the phone number 

listed above. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

agenda items should contact Tifany 

Nguyen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Tifany Nguyen’s office 

at the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http://www.

hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 7, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19767 Filed 8–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP12–494–000; PF11–5–000] 

Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC; 

Notice of Application 

Take notice that on July 31, 2012, Gas 

Transmission Northwest, LLC (GTN), 

filed in Docket No. CP12–494–000, an 

application pursuant to section 7(c) of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 

of the Commission’s regulations, 

requesting authorization to construct, 

own, and operate a new lateral pipeline 

consisting of approximately 24.3 miles 

of 20-inch diameter pipeline, along with 

measurement and other associated 

facilities, located between GTN’s Ione 

Compressor Station and Portland 

General Electric Company’s (PGE) 

proposed Carty Generating Station in 

Morrow County, Oregon (Carty Lateral 

Project), all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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, call (866) 

208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Mr. 

Richard Parke, Manager, Certificates, 

Gas Transmission Northwest, LLC, 717 

Texas Street, Suite 2400, Houston, 

Texas 77002–2761, or by calling (832) 

320–5516 (telephone), email: 

richard_parke@transcanada.com. 

On March 31, 2011, the Commission 

staff granted GTN’s request to use the 

pre-filing process and assigned Docket 

No. PF11–5–000 to staff activities 

involving the Carty Lateral Project. 

Now, as of the filing of this application 

on July 31, 2012, the NEPA Pre-Filing 

Process for this project has ended. From 

this time forward, this proceeding will 

be conducted in Docket No. CP12–494– 

000, as noted in the caption of this 

Notice. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

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