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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New
Mexico
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Northern New
Mexico. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that public notice of
this meeting be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 2
p.m.–8:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Jemez Complex, Santa Fe
Community College, 6401 Richards
Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Menice Santistevan, Northern New
Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 1660
Old Pecos Trail, Suite B, Santa Fe, NM
87505. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505)
989–1752 or e-mail:
msantistevan@doeal.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE in the areas of environmental
restoration, waste management, and
related activities.
Tentative Agenda:
2 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy
Designated Federal Officer (DDFO),
Christina Houston.
Establishment of a Quorum.
Welcome and Introductions by Chair,
J.D. Campbell.
Approval of Agenda.
Approval of Minutes of September 27,
2006, Board Meeting.
Approval of Minutes of November 29,
2006, Board Meeting.
2:15 p.m. Board Business/Reports.
Old Business, Chair, J.D. Campbell.
Report from Chair, J.D. Campbell.
Report from Department of Energy
(DOE), Christina Houston.
Report from Executive Director,
Menice Santistevan.
Other Matters, Board Members.
New Business.
3 p.m. Break.
3:15 p.m. Committee Business/
Reports.
A. Environmental Monitoring,
Surveillance and Remediation
Committee—Introduction of
Recommendations, Pam Henline.
B. Waste Management Committee—
Introduction of Recommendations,
Committee Chair.
C. Introduction of Other
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Recommendations to DOE, J.D.
Campbell.
D. Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws,
Presentation of Proposed
Amendments for First Reading,
Donald Jordan.
4:15 p.m. Reports from Liaison
Members.
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Rich Mayer.
DOE, George Rael.
Los Alamos National Security
(LANS), Andy Phelps.
New Mexico Environment
Department (NMED), James Bearzi.
5 p.m. Dinner Break.
6 p.m. Public Comment.
6:15 p.m. Consideration and Action on
Recommendations to DOE.
7 p.m. Presentation on Environmental
Management at Los Alamos
National Laboratory.
8 p.m. Round Robin on Board Meeting
and Presentations, Board Members.
8:15 p.m. Recap of Meeting: Issuance
of Press Releases, Editorials, etc.,
J.D. Campbell.
8:30 p.m. Adjourn, Christina Houston.
This agenda is subject to change at
least one day in advance of the meeting.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either
before or after the meeting. Individuals
who wish to make oral statements
pertaining to agenda items should
contact Menice Santistevan at the
address or telephone number listed
above. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comment will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available at
the Public Reading Room located at the
Board’s office at 1660 Old Pecos Trail,
Suite B, Santa Fe, NM. Hours of
operation for the Public Reading Room
are 9 a.m.–4 p.m. on Monday through
Friday. Minutes will also be made
available by writing or calling Menice
Santistevan at the Board’s office address
or telephone number listed above.
Minutes and other Board documents are
on the Internet at: https://
www.nnmcab.org.
Issued at Washington, DC on December 14,
2006.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
Advisory Committee (HTAC)
Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC),
established under the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPACT), Pub. L. 109–190, will
hold its next meeting on January 9–10,
2007. The Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770)
requires that agencies publish these
notices in the Federal Register to allow
for public participation. To attend the
meeting and/or to make oral statements
regarding any of the items on the
agenda, e-mail HTAC.Committee@
ee.doe.gov at least 5 business days
before the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will begin on
January 9, 2007, at 9 a.m. and will
conclude at 11:45 a.m. on January 10,
2007.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Room 1E–245, 1000 Independence Ave.,
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary on
the program authorized by Title VIII,
Hydrogen, of EPACT.
Tentative Agenda (Subject to change;
agenda updates will be posted on
hydrogen.energy.gov). The following
items will be covered on the agenda:
• Review and approval of minutes
from conference call on November 17,
2006.
• Review of HTAC’s Deliverables and
Milestones.
• Transportation White Paper
prepared by an ad-hoc group of multiple
companies.
• Portable and Stationary
Applications White Paper prepared by
HTAC members.
• Presentation on DOE Infrastructure
Activities.
• Transitioning to a hydrogen
economy.
• DOE Hydrogen Posture Plan.
• HTAC Subcommittees.
• Public Comment Period (10:15–
11:15 on Wednesday January 10, 2007).
Public Participation: In keeping with
procedures, members of the public are
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welcome to observe the business of
HTAC and to make oral statements
during the specified period for public
comment. To attend the meeting and/or
to make oral statements regarding any of
the items on the agenda, e-mail
HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov at least 5
business days before the meeting.
(Please indicate if you will be attending
the meeting both days or just one day.)
Members of the public will be heard in
the order in which they sign up for the
Public Comment Period. Oral comments
should be limited to two minutes in
length. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The Chair of
the Committee will make every effort to
hear the views of all interested parties
and to facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
you may do so either before or after the
meeting (electronic and hard copy).
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review and
copying at the Freedom of Information
Public Reading Room; Room 1E–190,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC on December 15,
2006.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Hydrolysis of Sodium Borohydride for
On-Board Hydrogen Storage Go/No-Go
Decision
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of request for technical
input to go/no-go decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(the Department or DOE) Hydrogen,
Fuel Cells and Infrastructure
Technologies Program, is requesting
position papers or other technical
documentation regarding hydrolysis of
sodium borohydride for on-board
vehicular hydrogen storage applications
by April 30, 2007. Information regarding
regeneration of the spent fuel resulting
from hydrolysis of sodium borohydride
may also be submitted. This information
will be used as part of DOE’s go/no-go
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process in determining the future of
DOE’s program for applied research and
development of hydrolysis of sodium
borohydride for on-board hydrogen
storage, including regeneration of the
spent fuel.
DATES: Written position papers, articles
or other technical documentation for
consideration by the Department
regarding this decision are welcome.
Documents may be submitted via e-mail
and must be received by April 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Please submit all
documents to h2storage@go.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grace Ordaz, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE–2H,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, Phone:
(202) 586–8350, e-mail:
grace.ordaz@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
mission of the DOE’s Hydrogen Program
is to research, develop and validate fuel
cell and hydrogen production, delivery,
and storage technologies so that
hydrogen from diverse domestic
resources can be used in a clean, safe,
reliable and affordable manner in fuel
cell vehicles, electric power generation
and combined heat and power
applications. A critical requirement for
enabling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to
achieve mass market penetration is the
development of on-board hydrogen
storage systems with enough capacity to
meet driving range expectations (more
than 300 miles in the United States),
while meeting a number of requirements
such as weight, volume and cost.
Detailed technical targets developed by
DOE, with input through the
FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, are
available at: https://
www1.eere.energy.gov/
hydrogenandfuelcells/mypp/pdfs/
storage.pdf.
To address the critical requirement of
on-board hydrogen storage, the Program
has established a ‘‘National Hydrogen
Storage Project’’ including three Centers
of Excellence and independent projects
covering a diverse portfolio of hydrogen
storage R&D. Each Center of Excellence
is focusing on a class of storage
materials—metal (reversible) hydrides,
chemical hydrides (non-reversible), and
carbon (and other hydrogen adsorbent)
materials. Each center has university,
industry and national lab partners
pursuing and leveraging their specific
expertise in different areas. The Program
has also expanded basic science efforts
and coordination between DOE’s Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy and Office of Science (see
https://www.hydrogen.energy.gov).
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On-board hydrogen storage systems
must be developed that are safe, low
cost and have high volumetric and
gravimetric energy capacities in
addition to meeting durability and
operability requirements such as
hydrogen charging and discharging
rates. Periodic assessments and decision
points on specific material technologies
are included within the Hydrogen
Storage sub-Program to meet the
required targets within the Program
timeframe.
Within the current storage portfolio, a
number of promising storage materials
are being studied which have the
potential for hydrogen storage capacities
comparable to or greater than initially
envisioned. In the material class of
chemical hydrides, sodium borohydride
has been shown to provide an adequate
source of hydrogen upon hydrolysis of
the material. However, since the
hydrolysis reaction is not reversible on
board the vehicle, processes for efficient
off-board regeneration of the spent fuel,
sodium borate, must be developed for
the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride to
be a viable on-board storage option. The
DOE Hydrogen Program initiated
research to develop efficient
regeneration processes for sodium
borohydride in 2003. Researchers
supported by the DOE Program and
other entities have made progress in
improving the efficiency of the
regeneration process over that of the
current industrial process through
which sodium borohydride is produced.
However, the overall efficiency of the
regeneration process remains low when
compared to the DOE goal of 60%. In
2005, DOE increased the level of effort
for the efficient regeneration of spent
fuel from hydrolysis of sodium
borohydride by including this activity
within the scope of DOE’s Chemical
Hydrogen Storage Center of Excellence.
Results from these DOE R&D activities
will also be used in DOE’s go/no-go
process in determining the future of
applied research and development of
hydrolysis of sodium borohydride for
on-board vehicular hydrogen storage
and of regeneration processes for the
spent fuel.
Scope Of Decision Process: The DOE
will make a decision regarding the
future of its program for applied
research and development of hydrolysis
of sodium borohydride for on-board
hydrogen storage by the end of
September 2007. DOE will review the
current state of activities related to
hydrolysis of sodium borohydride,
including the regeneration of spent fuel,
and base its go/no-go decision on
whether the following 2007 technical
targets have been met:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
(HTAC), established under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Pub.
L. 109-190, will hold its next meeting on January 9-10, 2007. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770)
requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to
allow for public participation. To attend the meeting and/or to make
oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, e-mail
HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will begin on January 9, 2007, at 9 a.m. and will
conclude at 11:45 a.m. on January 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary on the program authorized by Title
VIII, Hydrogen, of EPACT.
Tentative Agenda (Subject to change; agenda updates will be posted
on hydrogen.energy.gov). The following items will be covered on the
agenda:
Review and approval of minutes from conference call on
November 17, 2006.
Review of HTAC's Deliverables and Milestones.
Transportation White Paper prepared by an ad-hoc group of
multiple companies.
Portable and Stationary Applications White Paper prepared
by HTAC members.
Presentation on DOE Infrastructure Activities.
Transitioning to a hydrogen economy.
DOE Hydrogen Posture Plan.
HTAC Subcommittees.
Public Comment Period (10:15-11:15 on Wednesday January
10, 2007).
Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the
public are
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welcome to observe the business of HTAC and to make oral statements
during the specified period for public comment. To attend the meeting
and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the
agenda, e-mail HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov at least 5 business days
before the meeting. (Please indicate if you will be attending the
meeting both days or just one day.) Members of the public will be heard
in the order in which they sign up for the Public Comment Period. Oral
comments should be limited to two minutes in length. Reasonable
provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the
agenda. The Chair of the Committee will make every effort to hear the
views of all interested parties and to facilitate the orderly conduct
of business. If you would like to file a written statement with the
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting (electronic
and hard copy).
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room;
Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC on December 15, 2006.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-21753 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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