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public comment on the issues addressed
in the two documents and on the
guidance’s implementation through this
Federal Register notice. This public
comment opportunity will be available
until December 1, 2010.
EPA has committed to determining
whether any changes are required to the
interim guidance by April 1, 2011 and
issuing revised final guidance if
necessary. EPA’s evaluation of
comments on this guidance will also be
informed by the result of the SAB
reviews of EPA’s draft science reports,
as discussed further below.
EPA is committed to ensuring that its
decisions are based on the best available
science. To further this commitment,
the guidance incorporates
independently reviewed scientific
information on the impacts of
Appalachian surface coal mining on the
aquatic environment. In addition to the
existing peer-reviewed science outlined
in the memoranda, EPA also references
two draft reports produced by EPA’s
Office of Research and Development.
The first draft report, The Effects of
Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on
Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central
Appalachian Coalfields, assesses the
state of the science on the
environmental impacts of mountaintop
mines and valley fills on streams in the
Central Appalachian Coalfields. The
second draft report, A Field-based
Aquatic Life Benchmark for
Conductivity in Central Appalachian
Streams, adapts the standard U.S. EPA
methodology for deriving ambient water
quality criteria to field data, and derives
benchmarks for dissolved salts as
measured by conductivity in Central
Appalachian streams using data from
West Virginia and Kentucky. These
scientific reports, publicly released on
April 1 and described in a separate
Federal Register notice also published
today, are available for public comment
for 60 days. The drafts can be accessed
at https://www.epa.gov/ncea and are
available for public comment through
EPA Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–
2009–0934. As outlined in that notice,
comments provided on the two draft
scientific reports will be forwarded to
an expert panel convened by EPA’s
Science Advisory Board (SAB) in
advance of the SAB’s independent peer
review of these reports during the
summer of 2010.
For purposes of this Federal Register
notice, EPA in particular seeks comment
on the following elements of its
guidance memoranda, as well as on the
implementation of this guidance
between now and December 1, 2010:
• Whether the guidance achieves its
objective of providing further clarity
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and improved protection for the
environment and human health through
EPA’s review of draft or proposed
permits under Section 402 of the Clean
Water Act and permit applications
under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act for Appalachian surface coal mining
operations.
• Whether additional scientific
information is available to inform EPA’s
authorities under the Clean Water Act,
National Environmental Policy Act, and
Environmental Justice Executive Order
(E.O. 12898).
• Whether EPA’s implementation of
its guidance in reviewing state Section
402 permits and permit applications
under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act has been effective in achieving the
goals of providing additional clarity and
enhanced environmental and human
health protection.
• Whether there are additional
examples of best practices in terms of
mine design, site and materials
management, or water treatment
systems, consistent with the objectives
of improved environmental protection,
greater clarity, and the best-available
science, that should be considered.
• Whether additional relevant and
appropriate data, studies, knowledge of
studies, or informal observations should
be considered as part of EPA’s
application of best-available science and
its authorities under the Clean Water
Act, National Environmental Policy Act,
and the Environmental Justice Executive
Order (E.O. 12898), to Appalachian
surface coal mining.
The record will remain open for
comment on the guidance until
December 1, 2010. All public comments
will be fully considered along with the
results of the SAB review in reaching a
decision on whether changes are
required to the current guidance by
April 1, 2011.
Dated: April 6, 2010.
Peter S. Silva,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
Dated: April 6, 2010.
Cynthia Giles,
Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notices
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 13, 2010,
at 10 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,
DC.
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STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
the public.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance
matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g.
Audits conducted pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C.
Matters concerning participation in civil
actions or proceedings or arbitration.
Internal personnel rules and procedures
or matters affecting a particular
employee.
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DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, April 14,
2010, at 11 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,
DC (Ninth Floor)
STATUS: This hearing will be open to the
public.
AUDIT HEARING: Biden for President, Inc.
Individuals who plan to attend and
require special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact Darlene Harris, Acting
Commission Secretary, at (202) 694–
1040, at least 72 hours prior to the
hearing date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Darlene Harris,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notices
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 10 a.m.
Place: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC.
Status: This meeting will be closed to the public.
Items to be Discussed: Compliance matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g.
Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g, 438(b), and Title 26,
U.S.C. Matters concerning participation in civil actions or proceedings
or arbitration. Internal personnel rules and procedures or matters
affecting a particular employee.
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Date and Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at 11 a.m.
Place: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor)
Status: This hearing will be open to the public.
Audit Hearing: Biden for President, Inc.
Individuals who plan to attend and require special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations,
should contact Darlene Harris, Acting Commission Secretary, at (202)
694-1040, at least 72 hours prior to the hearing date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer,
Telephone: (202) 694-1220.
Darlene Harris,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-8185 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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