### 21098 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 68 / Monday, April 9, 2012 / Notices

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

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**Notice of Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB), and**  **Transit-Oriented Development Workshop** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold a meeting on May 22–23, 2012 and a Transit-Oriented Development Workshop on May 24, 2012. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, and activities. The purpose of the meeting is to hear from informed speakers on environmental finance issues, proposed legislation, Agency priorities and to discuss progress with work projects under EFAB’s current Strategic Action Agenda.

Environmental Finance topics expected to be discussed include: clean air technology; tribal environmental programs; transit-oriented development; energy efficiency; green infrastructure; and drinking water pricing.

The meeting is open to the public, however, seating is limited. All members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should register in advance, no later than Monday, May 14,

2012.

**DATES :**  Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 1 p.m.–5

p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2012 from 8:30

a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 9 a.m.–5

p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA

22314.

Registration and Information Contact: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodations for a disability, please contact Sandra Williams, U.S. EPA, at (202) 564–4999 or williams.sandra@epa.gov, at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to allow as much time as possible to process your request.

Members of the public who would like to attend the meeting please register on or before May 14, 2012 at: www.epa.gov/envirofinance/ efabmtg.html.

Dated: March 30, 2012. Joseph L. Dillon, Director, Center for Environmental Finance.

[FR Doc. 2012–8503 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

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**Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding**  **Operations (CAFOs) Located in Idaho**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability of final NPDES general permit.

**SUMMARY :**  The Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10, is publishing notice of availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit (IDG010000), authorizing discharges from CAFOs in Idaho including CAFOs in Indian Country. Unless excluded from coverage in the general permit, owners/operators of animal feeding operations that are defined as CAFOs, or designated as CAFOs by the permitting authority, are eligible for coverage under the general permit.

**DATES :**  The NPDES general permit shall become effective May 9, 2012. Facilities must submit a new updated Notice of Intent (NOI) to discharge within 90 days of the effective date of this permit. Facilities that have administratively extended coverage under the previous general permit will continue to have coverage under the previous permit for 90 days after the effective date of this general permit or until obtaining coverage under the new general permit for those discharges. The CAFO’s authorization is only for discharges that occur after permit coverage is granted.

**ADDRESSES :**  The general permit, Fact Sheet and Response to Comments may be found on the Region 10 Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/region10/water/ npdes/generalpermits.html. Copies of the general permit and Response to Comments are available upon request. Written requests for copies of the documents may be submitted to EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW–130, Seattle, WA 98101. Electronic requests may be sent to: washington.audrey@epa.gov or peak.nicholas@epa.gov. Requests by telephone may be made to Audrey Washington at (206) 553–0523. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nicholas Peak at (208) 378–5765.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Additional Background

On May 27, 2002, the previous NPDES general permit expired and was administratively extended. Pursuant to section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, the EPA proposed to reissue the general permit and solicited comments on the draft general permit in the Federal Register on November 16, 2009. The comment period ended on January 19, 2010. Public meetings were held in Pocatello, Jerome, and Nampa, Idaho on December 8th, 9th and 10th, 2009, respectively. Changes have been made from the draft permit to the final permit in response to comments received from: Canyon County Alliance for Responsible Growth, Idaho Concerned Area Residents for the Environment, Idaho Cattle Association, Idaho Conservation League, Idaho Dairyman’s Association, Jean Public, Jerome County Planning and Zoning, J.R. Simplot Company, Natural
Resources Conservation Service—Boise Idaho State of Idaho—Department of Agriculture, and Whatcom Conservation
District.

State Certification

Pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341, on February 1, 2012, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) certified that the conditions of the general permit comply with the Idaho State Water Quality Standards, including the State’s antidegradation policy.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)

EPA completed a Biological Evaluation for the general permit and engaged in informal Section 7 consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). EPA received concurrence in October 2011 from both agencies on EPA’s determination that the permit is not likely to adversely affect threatened or endangered species and the associated critical habitat. The permit provides coverage only if the CAFO’s discharge will not adversely affect species that are federally listed as endangered or threatened under ESA and will not result in the adverse modification or destruction of habitat that is designated as critical habitat under ESA.

Executive Order 12866

EPA has determined that this general permit is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under the terms of Executive