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the OW Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The 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, and the telephone
number for the OW Docket is (202) 566–
2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherri Comerford, Underground
Injection Control (UIC) Program,
Drinking Water Protection Division,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water (MC–4606M), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–4639;
email address:
Comerford.Sherri@epa.gov. For general
information, visit the Underground
Injection Control Program’s Hydraulic
Fracturing and the Safe Drinking Water
Act Web site, https://water.epa.gov/type/
groundwater/uic/class2/
hydraulicfracturing/hydraulicfracturing.cfm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Underground injection of fluids through
wells is subject to the requirements of
the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
except where specifically excluded by
the statute. In the 2005 Energy Policy
Act (EP Act), Congress revised the
SDWA definition of ‘‘underground
injection’’ to specifically exclude from
UIC regulation the ‘‘underground
injection of fluids or propping agents
(other than diesel fuels) pursuant to
hydraulic fracturing operations related
to oil, gas, or geothermal production
activities’’ (SDWA Section
1421(d)(1)(B)). UIC regulations further
provide that ‘‘[a]ny underground
injection, except into a well authorized
by rule or except as authorized by
permit issued under the UIC program, is
prohibited’’ (40 CFR 144.11). Thus,
owners or operators who inject diesel
fuels during hydraulic fracturing related
to oil, gas, or geothermal operations
must obtain a UIC permit before
injection begins. While the EP Act
references hydraulic fracturing related
to geothermal activities, the draft
guidance only covers hydraulic
fracturing using diesel fuels related to
oil and gas activities. Permits for oil and
gas hydraulic fracturing using diesel
fuels are available through the UIC Class
II Program, the well class for oil and gas
activities. Geothermal activities are not
considered Class II.
The draft guidance provides
information on SDWA UIC Class II
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requirements and recommendations for
permitting hydraulic fracturing injection
wells where diesel fuels are used in
fluids or propping agents. The draft
guidance is intended for EPA permit
writers and, as a result, is relevant
where EPA directly implements the UIC
Class II program. Others may find the
information in this document useful
also. Recommendations in the draft
guidance may change based on the
comments we receive on the draft
publication and this will be reflected in
the final guidance. The deadline for
submitting comments is August 23,
2012.
Dated: July 3, 2012.
Pamela S. Barr,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Federal Election Commission.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington,
DC (Ninth Floor).
STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open to
the Public.
AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
Items To Be Discussed
Correction and Approval of the Minutes
for the Meeting of June 21, 2012;
Proposed Final Audit Report on
National Right to Life PAC (A09–19);
Management and Administrative
Matters.
Individuals who plan to attend and
require special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040,
at least 72 hours prior to the meeting
date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Shelley E. Garr,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012–16841 Filed 7–5–12; 4:15 pm]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Workshop on Pet Medications Issues
Federal Trade Commission.
Notice of workshop and request
for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Federal Trade
Commission seeks public comments in
connection with a workshop to examine
competition and consumer protection
issues in the pet medications industry.
The workshop will consider how
current industry distribution and other
business practices affect consumer
choice and price competition for pet
medications; the ability of consumers to
obtain written, portable prescriptions
that they can fill wherever they choose;
and the ability of consumers to verify
the safety and efficacy of pet
medications that they purchase. The
workshop will also examine the extent
to which recent changes to restricted
distribution and prescription portability
practices in the contact lens industry
might yield lessons applicable to the pet
medications industry. The Commission
seeks the views of consumers,
veterinarians, business representatives,
economists, lawyers, academics, and
other interested parties on these issues.
This notice poses a series of questions
relevant to those issues about which the
Commission seeks comment. After
conducting the workshop and reviewing
comments, the Commission may
prepare a report discussing these issues.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
October 2, 2012, in the Conference
Center of the FTC office building at 601
New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington,
DC. Prior to the workshop, the
Commission will publish an agenda and
further information on its Web site.
Comments in response to this notice
must be received on or before
September 14, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
electronically or in paper form by
following the instructions in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Comments in electronic form
should be submitted by using the
following Web link: https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
petmedsworkshop (and following the
instructions on the Web-based form).
Comments filed in paper form should be
mailed or delivered to the following
address: Federal Trade Commission,
Office of the Secretary, Room H–113
(Annex X), 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20580, in the
manner detailed in the supplementary
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie A. Wilkinson, Attorney,
Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade
Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20580, 202–326–
2084, petmedsworkshop@ftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
quality and cost of pet medications is an
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor).
STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Open to the Public.
Items To Be Discussed
Correction and Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting of June 21,
2012;
Proposed Final Audit Report on National Right to Life PAC (A09-19);
Management and Administrative Matters.
Individuals who plan to attend and require special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations,
should contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694-
1040, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer,
Telephone: (202) 694-1220.
Shelley E. Garr,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-16841 Filed 7-5-12; 4:15 pm]
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