### 76035 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2012 / Notices

EPA has revised three of its rules to comply with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, including the Total Coliform Rule, the Public Notification Rule, and the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule. EPA has determined that these revisions are consistent with and no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to the State of Ohio’s public water system supervision program, thereby giving Ohio EPA primary enforcement responsibility for these regulations. Ohio EPA’s revised coliform and public notification requirements became effective on December 20, 2007, and Ohio EPA has been administering the filter backwash recycling requirements since August 3,
2004.

Any interested party may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by January 23, 2013, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 5 address shown below. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by January 23, 2013, EPA Region 5 will hold a public hearing, and a notice of such hearing will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general circulation. If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and appropriate request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this determination shall become final and effective on January 23, 2013. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of the requesting person’s interest in the Regional Administrator’s determination and a brief statement of the information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity.

**ADDRESSES :**  All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection at the following offices: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG–15J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Wendy Drake, EPA Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by telephone at (312) 886–6705, or at drake.wendy@epa.gov

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Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and the federal regulations implementing Section 1413 of the Act set forth at 40 CFR Part 142.

Dated: December 10, 2012. Susan Hedman, Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2012–30953 Filed 12–21–12; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OEI–2012–0774; FRL–9764–3]**

**Office of Environmental Information; Announcement of Availability and**  **Comment Period for the Draft Quality Standard for Environmental Data**  **Collection, Production, and Use by Non-EPA (External) Organizations and**  **two associated QA Handbooks**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability & request for comment.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice of availability for a 30 day review and comment period is hereby given for the draft Quality Standard for Environmental DataCollection, Production, and Use by NonEPA (External) Organizations and two associated draft QA Handbooks; 1) draft Handbook for Preparing Quality Management Plans (QMPs) and 2) draft Handbook for Preparing Quality Assurance (QA) Project Plans (QAPPs).

The draft Quality Standard for Environmental Data Collection, Production, and Use by Non-EPA (External) Organizations contains no new requirements.

**DATES :**  Comments must be submitted on or before January 25, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OEI–2012–0774 by one of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov

• Fax: 202–566–9744

• Mail: Announcement of Availability and Comment Period for Draft Quality Standard For Environmental Data Collection, Production, and Use By Non-EPA (External) Organizations Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,Washington, DC 20460.

• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., EPA West Building, Room 3334, Washington, DC 20460.

Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2012– 0774. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov. The www.regulations.gov website 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  John Warren; Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, MC 2811R; Washington, DC 20460; Phone: 202 564–6876; Fax: 202 565 2441; Email: quality@epa.gov

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The draft Standard provides greater clarity about QA requirements for environmental data projects; addresses modeling activities, which were not specifically addressed in the previous EPA Order (CIO


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1 http://intranet.epa.gov/quality/documents/ 21050.pdf

2 http://intranet.epa.gov/quality/documents/ 21060.pdf

3 http://www.epa.gov/quality/qs-docs/r2-final.pdf

4 http://www.epa.gov/quality/qs-docs/r5-final.pdf 2105.0) 1 and provides greater alignment with the EPA Quality Policy (CIO 2106.0) 2 . The draft Quality Standard defines how EPA quality requirements shall be applied to non-EPA organizations under authorized agreements governed by Federal regulations; and defines the general requirements an organization shall use to establish and maintain an effective quality management system for environmental programs. Non-EPA organizations will still be required to develop and submit a Quality Management Plan to EPA for approval for environmental data operations conducted on behalf of EPA and to use QAPPs or equivalent documents to establish quality specifications in individual project activities that collect, produce, and use environmental data.

The draft Quality Standard contains appendices which provide the requirements for QMPs and the requirements for QA Project Plans. When the standards are issued, EPA QA/R–2, EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans, March 2001 (Reissued May 2006) 3 and EPA QA/R– 5, EPA Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans, March 2001 (Reissued May 2006) 4 will be rescinded. Section 2.3.1 of the draft Quality Standard describes how this will impact non-EPA organizations with existing external agreements. Design of the draft Handbooks provides assistance to users creating QMPs and QAPPs that address the specifications listed in the draft Quality Standard.

EPA also plans to issue a Quality Standard for Environmental Collection, Production and Use by EPA organizations. The content of this standard is similar to the draft Quality Standard for External Organizations. This draft Quality Standard is currently being reviewed by EPA organizations. It is anticipated that both Quality Standards will be issued simultaneously.

Dated: December 18, 2012. Monica D. Jones, Director, Quality Staff. [FR Doc. 2012–31096 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S.** 

**[Public Notice 2012–0555]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Final Collection; Comment**  **Request**

**AGENCY :**  Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

**ACTION :**  Submission for OMB Review and Comments Request.

Form Title: EIB 03–02 Application for Medium Term Insurance or Guarantee.

**SUMMARY :**  The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The purpose of this collection is to gather information necessary to make a determination of eligibility of a transaction for Ex-Im Bank assistance under its medium-term guarantee and insurance program.

The form can be viewed at www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib03– 02.pdf

**DATES :**  Comments should be received on or before (insert 30 days after publication) to be assured of consideration.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments maybe submitted electronically on WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail to Patricia Brewer, Export Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20571.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Titles and Form Number: EIB 03–02 Application for Medium Term Insurance or Guarantee.

OMB Number: 3048–0014. Type of Review: Regular. Need and Use: The purpose of this collection is to gather information necessary to make a determination of eligibility of a transaction for Ex-Im Bank assistance under its medium-term guarantee and insurance program.

Affected Public: This form affects entities involved in the export of U.S goods and services.

Annual Number of Respondents: 400. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Number of forms reviewed by Ex-Im Bank: 400.

Government Annual Burden Hours: 700 hours.

Government Cost: $38,115. Frequency of Reporting or Use: As needed—each time a company seeks medium term guarantee or insurance support for an export sale.

Sharon A. Whitt, Agency Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–31038 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]

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**FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION** 

**FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (ComE–IN); Notice**  **of Charter Renewal**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

**ACTION :**  Notice of renewal of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (‘‘FACA’’), 5 U.S.C. App., and after consultation with the General Services Administration, the Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has determined that renewal of the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion (‘‘the Committee’’) is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the FDIC by law. The Committee has been a successful undertaking by the FDIC and has provided valuable feedback to the agency on important initiatives focused on expanding access to banking services for underserved populations. The Committee will continue to provide advice and recommendations on initiatives to expand access to banking services for underserved populations. The Committee will continue to review various issues that may include, but not be limited to, basic retail financial services such as check cashing, money orders, remittances, stored value cards, short-term loans, savings accounts, and other services to promote asset accumulation and financial stability. The structure and responsibilities of the Committee are unchanged from when it was originally established in November 2006. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Committee Management Officer of the FDIC, at (202) 898–7043.

Dated: December 20, 2012. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–31003 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]

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