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negotiated rulemaking process. Based on the amount of funding appropriated for the IHBG program, HUD calculates the annual grant for each Indian tribe and provides this information to the Indian tribes. An Indian Housing Plan for the Indian tribe is then submitted to HUD. If the Indian Housing Plan is found to be in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, the grant is made.

On July 3, 2012 (77 FR 39452), HUD published a document in the Federal Register announcing its intent to initiate negotiated rulemaking required by Section 106 of NAHASDA and program regulations found at 24 CFR 1000.306. The July 3, 2012, Federal Register document provides additional information on the negotiated rulemaking process.

II. This Document

This document is the next step in the process of establishing the negotiated rulemaking committee to review the IHBG funding formula. Specifically, the document solicits nominations for membership on the negotiated rulemaking committee and explains how persons may be nominated for committee membership. The committee will consist of representatives of the various interests that are potentially affected by the rulemaking. Members may include tribally designated housing entities, elected officials of tribal governments, and HUD representatives. Members will serve at HUD’s discretion.

The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561–570) provides, at 5 U.S.C. 565(b), that the membership of a negotiated rulemaking committee should generally be limited to 25 members. It is not required that each potentially affected organization or entity have its own representative. HUD must be satisfied, however, that the group as a whole reflects a geographically diverse cross-section of small, medium, and large Indian tribes. III. Requests for Representation

If you are interested in serving as a member of the committee or in nominating another person to serve as a member of the committee, you may submit a nomination to HUD in accordance with the **ADDRESSES** section of this notice. Your nomination for membership on the Committee must include:

1. The name of your nominee and a description of the interests the nominee would represent;

2. Evidence that your nominee is authorized to represent a tribal government, which may include a tribally designed housing entity of a tribe with the interests the nominee would represent, so long as the tribe provides evidence that it authorizes such representation; and

3. A written commitment that the nominee will actively participate in good faith in the development of the rule.

HUD will determine whether a proposed member will serve on the committee. HUD will make its decision based on whether a proposed member would be significantly affected by the proposed rule, whether the interest of the proposed member could be represented adequately by other members, and whether space permits.

IV. Additional Notice

In accordance with section 564 of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, prior to the establishment of the negotiated rulemaking committee, HUD will publish a document in the Federal Register that will announce the proposed membership of the committee, solicit additional nominations for membership, and provide additional information required by the Negotiated Rulemaking Act.

Dated: September 10, 2012. Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 2012–22986 Filed 9–17–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4210–67–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Parts 141 and 142**

**[FRL–9727–9]**

**Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: Public Meeting on**  **Monitoring Data Analysis, Occurrence Forecasts, Binning, and the Microbial**  **Toolbox**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public meeting on November 15, 2012, concerning monitoring, binning and microbial toolbox information as part of the regulatory review of the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2 rule). At this meeting, EPA plans to discuss and solicit public input on data and information related to several topics. The first topic is the results of the first round of LT2 Cryptosporidium monitoring that are used to determine which one of the four categories (i.e., bins) a public drinking water system (PWS) should be placed. The second topic is the implications of predicted occurrence and bin category placement that may result from a second round of Cryptosporidium monitoring using the existing or enhanced analytical methods. The third topic is the effectiveness of Escherichia coli as a screen to identify small filtered PWSs that need to perform Cryptosporidium monitoring for bin placement. The fourth topic is the determination of the potential credits assigned to different risk mitigation tools. EPA will also provide background information on the LT2 rule’s monitoring and binning requirements, microbial toolbox options for risk management, and the agency’s Six Year Review process. EPA will consider the data and/or information discussed at this meeting during the agency’s review of the LT2 rule, which the agency has announced as part of both the Retrospective Review Plan under Executive Order (E.O.) 13563 and the third Six-Year Review under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
**Date and Location:** The public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time). The public meeting will be held at the EPA East Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For technical inquiries, contact Ce  ́ sar Cordero, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564–3716 or cordero.cesar@epa.gov. For more information about the LT2 rule or the Six-Year Review process, visit: http:// water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/ lt2/ or http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/ rulesregs/regulatingcontaminants/ sixyearreview/index.cfm, respectively.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Registration: Individuals planning to participate in the public meeting must register at this Web site https://www. surveymonkey.com/s/LT2November Registration no later than November 9, 2012. Teleconferencing will be available for individuals unable to attend the meeting in person. EPA will do its best to include all those interested, but may have to limit attendance due to room and/or teleconference size limitations and therefore urges people to register early. Teleconference information will be emailed to registered participants in advance of the meeting. If you have any difficulty registering or have questions, please send an email to Morgan Hoenig


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of Ross Strategic at mhoenig@rossstrategic.com.

Special Accommodations: For information on access or accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact Jini Mohanty at (202) 564–5269 or by email at mohanty.jini@epa.gov. Please allow at least five business days prior to the meeting to give EPA time to process your request.

This meeting will be open to the public. EPA encourages public input and will allocate time on the agenda to receive verbal statements. EPA requests that participants limit statements to the topics described in the agenda and in the **SUMMARY** section of this notice. Participants will be provided with a set time frame for their statements. EPA also requests that only one person present a statement on behalf of a group or organization. Individuals or organizations interested in presenting a statement should notify Cesar Cordero by email at cordero.cesar@epa.gov no later than November 9, 2012. Individuals that have scientific data that they would like EPA to consider during the regulatory review of the LT2 rule are encouraged to email their data to Cesar Cordero at the email address listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section by December 31, 2012.

The LT2 Rule: The purpose of the LT2 rule, promulgated in 2006 (71 FR 654; January 5, 2006), is to reduce disease incidence associated with Cryptosporidium and other diseasecausing microorganisms in drinking water. The rule includes requirements for PWSs that provide filtration to be classified in one of four categories (bins) for additional Cryptosporidium treatment that may be needed based on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium or E. coli in their source waters. Systems that are placed into the first bin require no additional treatment, while systems that are placed into bins 2, 3 or 4 will need to conduct additional treatment but will be able to select from a range of treatment and management strategies (i.e. microbial toolbox options) to meet their treatment requirements. EPA Reviews: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to review each existing national primary drinking water regulation (NPDWR) every six years and revise the regulation if appropriate (see SDWA Section 1412(b)(9)). Section 1412(b)(9) of SDWA specifies that any revision to a NPDWR ‘‘shall maintain, or provide for greater, protection of the health of persons.’’ In addition to reviewing the LT2 rule under the third Six-Year Review, EPA announced in the August 2011 document, Improving Our Regulations: Final Plan for Periodic Review Retrospective Reviews of Existing Regulations, that the agency would review the LT2 rule in response to E.O. 13563, which requires agencies to review regulations to determine where the agencies could streamline or eliminate ineffective, overly burdensome, and outdated rules. As part of these reviews, EPA plans to assess and analyze information and data regarding occurrence, analytical methods, and treatment to evaluate whether there are new or additional ways to manage risk.

The public meeting announced in this notice will be the third meeting hosted by the agency for the purpose of reviewing the LT2 rule in response to SDWA Section 1412(b)(9) and E.O. 13563. The first meeting occurred on December 7, 2011, and focused on the analytical methods for Cryptosporidium and the preliminary drinking water source monitoring results from samples collected under the LT2 rule. The second meeting occurred on April 24, 2012, and focused on the uncovered finished water reservoirs requirement of the LT2 rule.

Dated: September 6, 2012. Pamela Barr, Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 2012–23014 Filed 9–17–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**40 CFR Part 300**

**[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1998–0010, EPA–HQ– SFUND–2012–0598, 0599, 0600, 0601, 0602,**  **0603, 0604, 0606, 0607 and 0647; FRL–9722– 7]** 

**National Priorities List, Proposed Rule No. 57** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), as amended, requires that the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (‘‘NCP’’) include a list of national priorities among the known releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants throughout the United States. The National Priorities List (‘‘NPL’’) constitutes this list. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the agency’’) in determining which sites warrant further investigation. These further investigations will allow the EPA to assess the nature and extent of public health and environmental risks associated with the site and to determine what CERCLA-financed remedial action(s), if any, may be appropriate. This rule proposes to: (1) Add seven sites to the General Superfund section of the NPL; (2) add one site to the Federal Facilities section of the NPL; (3) correct an error in the Appendix B footnote description; and (4) correct an error in the state location for Five Points PCE Plume site. This rule also withdraws one site from proposal to the NPL.

**DATES :**  Comments regarding any of these proposed listings must be submitted (postmarked) on or before November 19,

2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Identify the appropriate Docket Number from the table below.



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Site name City/county, state Docket ID No.

Pike and Mulberry Streets PCE Plume ........................ Martinsville, IN .................................................... ........ EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0598. Former United Zinc & Associated Smelters ................. Iola, KS .............................................................. ......... EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0599. Creese & Cook Tannery (Former) ............................... Danvers, MA ....................................................... ........ EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0600. Walton & Lonsbury Inc ................................................. Attleboro, MA ............................................ .................. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0601. Matlack, Inc .................................................................. Woolwich Township, NJ ............................ ................. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0602. Riverside Industrial Park .............................................. Newark, NJ .............................................. ................... EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0603. Clinch River Corporation .............................................. Harriman, TN ............................................. ................. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0604. 700 South 1600 East PCE Plume ............................... Salt Lake City, UT ................................................. ..... EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0647.