Draft Research Report: Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, WY, 3770-3771 [2012-1517]

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James Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–1235 Filed 1–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9623–3; EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0895] Draft Research Report: Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, WY Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period. AGENCY: EPA is announcing a 45-day extension to the public comment period for the external review of the draft research report titled, ‘‘Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, Wyoming’’ (FRL–9506–7; 76 FR 77829). The draft research report was prepared by the National Risk Management Research Laboratory, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 within the EPA Office of Research and Development, and EPA Region 8. This draft research report is not final as described in EPA’s Information Quality Guidelines, and does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA contractor for external peer review, will convene an independent panel of experts for peer review of this draft research report. Public comments submitted during the public comment period will be made available to the peer review panel for consideration in their review. An external peer review meeting will take place following the public comment period. An additional Federal Register notice will be published about one month prior to the meeting to provide the meeting date, location, and registration information. Additional details about the peer review process can be found at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/ si_public_pra_view.cfm?dirEntryID= 240345. The public comment period began December 14, 2011, and ends March 12, 2012. Comments should be submitted to the docket or received in writing by EPA by March 12, 2012. DATES: The draft ‘‘Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, Wyoming.’’ is available via the Internet on the EPA Region 8 site at: https://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/ wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_ Dec-8–2011.pdf. Comments may be submitted electronically via https:// www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. Additional Information: For information on the docket, www.regulations.gov, or the public comment period, please contact the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 566–1752; facsimile: (202) 566–1753; or email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For information on the draft report, please contact Rebecca Foster, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 1198, Ada, OK 74821; telephone: (580) 436–8750; facsimile: (580) 436– 8529; or email: foster.rebecca@epa.gov. ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 / Notices srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Information about Pavillion Ground Water Investigation Pavillion, Wyoming is located in Fremont County, about 20 miles northwest of Riverton. The concern at the site is potential ground water contamination, based on resident complaints about smells, tastes, and adverse changes in water quality of their domestic wells. In collaboration with ORD, Region 8 has been conducting a ground water investigation. The purpose of this ground water investigation is to better understand the basic ground water hydrology and how the constituents of concern may be occurring in the aquifer. More information is available at https:// www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/ pavillion/. II. How to Submit Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2011– 0895, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. • Facsimile: (202) 566–1753. • Mail: Office of Environmental Information Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is (202) 566–1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the comments. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9623-3; EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-0895]


Draft Research Report: Investigation of Ground Water 
Contamination near Pavillion, WY

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day extension to the public comment 
period for the external review of the draft research report titled, 
``Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near Pavillion, Wyoming'' 
(FRL-9506-7; 76 FR 77829). The draft research report was prepared by 
the National Risk Management Research Laboratory, within the EPA Office 
of Research and Development, and EPA Region 8. This draft research 
report is not final as described in EPA's Information Quality 
Guidelines, and does not represent and should not be construed to 
represent Agency policy or views. Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA 
contractor for external peer review, will convene an independent panel 
of experts for peer review of this draft research report. Public 
comments submitted during the public comment period will be made 
available to the peer review panel for consideration in their review. 
An external peer review meeting will take place following the public 
comment period. An additional Federal Register notice will be published 
about one month prior to the meeting to provide the meeting date, 
location, and registration information. Additional details about the 
peer review process can be found at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_pra_view.cfm?dirEntryID=240345.

DATES: The public comment period began December 14, 2011, and ends 
March 12, 2012. Comments should be submitted to the docket or received 
in writing by EPA by March 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The draft ``Investigation of Ground Water Contamination near 
Pavillion, Wyoming.'' is available via the Internet on the EPA Region 8 
site at: https://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/EPA_ReportOnPavillion_Dec-8-2011.pdf.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via https://www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand 
delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
    Additional Information: For information on the docket, 
www.regulations.gov, or the public comment period, please contact the 
Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 566-1752; facsimile: (202) 566-
1753; or email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
    For information on the draft report, please contact Rebecca Foster, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 1198, Ada, OK 74821; 
telephone: (580) 436-8750; facsimile: (580) 436-8529; or email: 
foster.rebecca@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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I. Information about Pavillion Ground Water Investigation

    Pavillion, Wyoming is located in Fremont County, about 20 miles 
northwest of Riverton. The concern at the site is potential ground 
water contamination, based on resident complaints about smells, tastes, 
and adverse changes in water quality of their domestic wells. In 
collaboration with ORD, Region 8 has been conducting a ground water 
investigation. The purpose of this ground water investigation is to 
better understand the basic ground water hydrology and how the 
constituents of concern may be occurring in the aquifer. More 
information is available at https://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/wy/pavillion/.

II. How to Submit Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2011-
0895, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
     Facsimile: (202) 566-1753.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information Docket (Mail 
Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is (202) 566-
1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one unbound 
original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the 
comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively 
with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the 
docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be 
made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by 
hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered 
consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, 
provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and 
submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2011-0895. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it 
receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments 
available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless comments include 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 https://www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means that EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comments. If you send email comments directly to EPA without 
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comments that are 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit electronic comments, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comments and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comments due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comments. Electronic files should 
avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption and be 
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's 
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the 
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: January 18, 2012.
Cynthia Sonich-Mullin,
Director, National Risk Management Research Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2012-1517 Filed 1-24-12; 8:45 am]
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