Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2012 / Notices 36273 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9688–6] 

Public Meeting on Draft Permitting 

Guidance for Oil and Gas Hydraulic 

Fracturing Activities Using Diesel 

Fuels 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or agency) is announcing 

a public meeting to discuss draft 

permitting guidance the agency has 

developed on the use of diesel fuels in 

oil and gas hydraulic fracturing and to 

solicit input during the public comment 

period. The meeting is open to all 

interested parties. The agency requests 

input on the following technical aspects 

of the draft permitting guidance: Diesel 

fuels description; diesel fuels usage 

information; permit duration and well 

closure; area of review; information 

submitted with the permit application; 

and monitoring. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Monday, June 29, 2012, in Room 1153 

EPA East, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Participants may 

choose from two sessions, from 

8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 1:30 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. Seating is limited. 

Registration will be filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. To allow for 

maximum public participation, 

registrants are asked to select one 

session only. Pre-registration will open 

on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, and close 

on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at noon. 

Registration may also be available at the 

door as space permits. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

registration details. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherri Comerford, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Mailcode 

4606M, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–564–4639; 

email address: 

comerford.sherri@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

hosting a public informational meeting 

to discuss ‘‘Permitting Guidance for Oil 

and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Activities 

Using Diesel Fuels—Draft: Underground 

Injection Control Program Guidance 

#84.’’ The draft guidance, available at 

this Web site, http://water.epa.gov/type/ 

groundwater/uic/class2/hydraulic

fracturing/hydraulic-fracturing.cfm, is 

intended to provide information for EPA 

permit writers issuing permits under the 

Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure 

protection of underground sources of 

drinking water. The draft guidance is 

open for public comment from May 10, 

2012, to July 9, 2012, to allow 

stakeholders to provide input and 

feedback before it is finalized. The 

meeting is open to the public, and all 

interested stakeholders are invited to 

attend. 

Registration details: Registration is 

scheduled to open on Wednesday, June 

20, 2012, and close on Thursday, June 

28, 2012, at noon. Participants are 

requested to pre-register for either the 

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. session or the 

1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. session, using an 

online form that will be accessible from 

the following Web site: http://water.epa.

gov/type/groundwater/uic/class2/

hydraulicfracturing/wells_hydroout.cfm. 

Registration may also be available at the 

door as space permits. Please check the 

Web site for availability. 

Meeting information: Both morning 

and afternoon sessions will begin with 

a brief presentation by the EPA Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water on 

the basics of the guidance. Copies of 

EPA’s presentation will be available at 

the meeting and posted on the Web at 

http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/

uic/class2/hydraulicfracturing/wells_

hydroout.cfm the day of the meeting. An 

oral comment session will follow the 

presentation. Oral comments will be 

limited to two (2) minutes each, and it 

is preferred that only one person present 

the statement on behalf of a group or 

organization to accommodate as many 

participants as possible. Registered 

attendees requesting to make an oral 

presentation will be placed on the 

commenting schedule. Time slots are 

limited and will be filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. EPA may ask 

clarifying questions during the oral 

presentations, but will not respond to 

the presentations. 

You may present oral comments 

during the meeting; and/or submit 

written comments and supporting 

information directly to EPA. 

Instructions for submitting comments, 

the draft guidance, and a Federal 

Register notice providing detail on 

topics on which the agency invites 

comment, are available on the Web site, 

http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/

uic/class2/hydraulicfracturing/

hydraulic-fracturing.cfm. Written 

statements and supporting information 

submitted during the comment period 

will be considered in the same manner 

as any oral comments and supporting 

information presented at the public 

meeting. The agency requests input on 

the following technical aspects of the 

draft permitting guidance: diesel fuels 

description; diesel fuels usage 

information; permit duration and well 

closure; area of review; information 

submitted with the permit application; 

and monitoring. 

All attendees must go through a metal 

detector, sign in with the security desk, 

and show government-issued photo 

identification to enter the building. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities and to 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact Sherri Comerford at (202) 

564–4639 or Comerford.Sherri@epa.gov, 

preferably at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: June 11, 2012. 

Pamela S. Barr, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9688–5] 

Notification of a Joint Public Meeting 

of the Chartered Science Advisory 

Board and Chartered Board of 

Scientific Counselors 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a joint 

public meeting of the Chartered SAB 

and the EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) Chartered Board of 

Scientific Counselors (BOSC) to provide 

advice on ORD’s plans to implement its 

research program. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 

July 11, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

(Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the The Renaissance Raleigh North Hills 

Hotel, 4100 Main at North Hills Street, 

Raleigh, NC 27609. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wishes 

further information concerning the 

meeting may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 

Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail 

(202) 564–2218, fax (202) 565–2098; or 

email at nugent.angela@epa.gov. 

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