Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Environmental Site Review and Technical Meetings To Discuss Information and Monitoring Needs for a License Application for a Pilot Project, 26743-26744 [2010-11234]

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[FR Doc. 2010–11451 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF 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. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during the public comment period, please e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement on June 3, 2010, and what organization you represent. DATES: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2010; 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, NW., Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC@nrel.gov. ADDRESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the program authorized by title VIII of EPACT. Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; updates will be posted on https:// hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the final agenda will available the date of the meeting). • DOE Program Update and Budget Process Overview; • Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance Update; • University of California (UC) Hydrogen Vehicle Deployment Strategy Study; • Overview of IPHE/CAFCP/DOE Infrastructure Workshop; • Overview of international infrastructure partnerships; • Open Discussion. Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the meeting of HTAC and to make oral statements during the specified period for public comment. The public comment period will take place between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on June 3, 2010. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, e-mail HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting. Please indicate if you will be attending the meeting, whether you want to make an oral statement, and what organization you represent (if appropriate). 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 by submitting a hard copy at the meeting or by submitting an electronic copy to HTAC@nrel.gov. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review at https://hydrogen.energy.gov. Issued at Washington, DC, on May 6, 2010. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2010–11288 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary on VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 May 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26743 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12779–005] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Environmental Site Review and Technical Meetings To Discuss Information and Monitoring Needs for a License Application for a Pilot Project May 5, 2010. a. Type of Application: Draft Pilot License Application. b. Project No.: 12779–005. c. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company. d. Name of Project: Humboldt WaveConnect Project. e. Location: The project would be located in the Pacific Ocean, 2.5 to 3.0 nautical miles west of Manila on Samoa Peninsula of Humboldt Bay, near Eureka, California and within California State waters. f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian McDonald, Director—Renewable Resource Development, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale Street, MC B5Q–542, San Francisco, CA 94105– 1814, telephone: (415) 973–2005. h. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, phone: (202) 502–8434, e-mail: Kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov. i. Project Description: The proposed Humboldt WaveConnect Project would consist of: (1) Wave Energy Conversion devises (WEC), including multi-point catenary moorings and anchors; (2) marker buoys, navigation lights, and environmental monitoring instruments; (3) submarine electrical cables extending underground onshore to (4) land-based power conditioning equipment; (5) an aboveground transmission line and interconnection to the electrical grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities. WEC types that may be installed may include point absorber buoys, attenuator buoys, and floating oscillating water column platforms. j. Licensing Process: On March 1, 2010, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed a Notice of Intent and request for waivers of certain regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Integrated Licensing Process to expedite processing of a license application for the Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project. PG&E expects to file a final license application for a pilot project with the Commission by February 28, 2011. E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1 26744 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 12, 2010 / Notices k. Notice Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to inform you of the opportunity to participate in two upcoming technical meetings and a land-based environmental site review (site review) that Commission staff in coordination with the California State Lands Commission, and PG&E will hold. The site review will allow all interested entities an opportunity to tour the specific locations of the proposed land-based facilities. The meetings are being held to discuss the proposed project, and information and monitoring needs for the final license application. The evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from the public and the daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns. However, we invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to attend one or both of the meetings. The times and locations of the meetings are as follows: WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Daytime Meeting Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 12 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. (local time), Warfinger Building, Great Room, Eureka Public Marina, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 95501. Evening Meeting Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.– 11 p.m. (local time), Warfinger Building, Great Room, Eureka Public Marina, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 95501. For the Environmental Site Review, participants will gather at the far end of the Woodley Island Marina parking lot, 601 Startare Drive, Eureka, CA 95501, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Participants are responsible for their own transportation. Anyone in need of directions may contact Ms. Briana Moseley at: (415) 391–7900, or via e-mail at: bmoseley@kearnswest.com. To help focus discussions, Commission staff encourages participants to review PG&E’s draft pilot license application and monitoring plans filed with the Commission on March 1, 2010. These materials are available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number p–12779– 005 to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:00 May 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. k. Meeting Objectives: At the technical meetings, Commission staff will focus the discussion on the information gaps that need to be addressed to ensure that sufficient information exists for the Commission to make a determination on whether the proposed project meets the criteria for a pilot project and for processing a license application for a pilot project upon its filing with the Commission. l. California Environmental Quality Act Scoping: The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) will be the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15083, Title 14, California Code of Regulations, the CSLC will utilize the two technical meetings as its public scoping meetings for the proposed Project and to receive oral or written testimony at the times and places identified above. Copies of the CSLC’s Notice of Preparation (NOP) will be available on the CSLC Web page: https://www.slc.ca.gov (under ‘‘Project Updates’’). Due to the time limits mandated by California State law, written comments on the CSLC’s NOP must be sent to the CSLC by Monday, June 14, 2010. Please send your comments at the earliest possible date to: Steven Mindt, Staff Environmental Scientist, California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South, Sacramento, CA 95825. FAX: (916) 574–1885. E-mail: mindts@slc.ca.gov. Additionally, please file a copy of your comments on CSLC’s NOP with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Your comments on the NOP may be filed electronically via the Internet (instructions are on the Commission’s Web site at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling.asp). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlinesupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Although FERC strongly encourages electronic filing, your comments may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please put the docket number, P– 12779–005 on the first page of your response. m. Procedures: The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and will PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on the project. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–11234 Filed 5–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP10–165–000] Cameron LNG, LLC; Notice of Application May 5, 2010. On April 22, 2010, Cameron LNG, LLC filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application under Section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act to install spare natural gas pipeline compression facilities at the site of its existing liquefied natural gas terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Questions concerning this application may be directed to William D. Rapp, Senior Regulatory Counsel at Cameron LNG, LLC, 101 Ash Street, HQ–12, San Diego, CA 92101 or by calling 619–699– 5050. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: Complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and State agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all Federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12779-005]


Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Notice of Environmental Site 
Review and Technical Meetings To Discuss Information and Monitoring 
Needs for a License Application for a Pilot Project

May 5, 2010.
    a. Type of Application: Draft Pilot License Application.
    b. Project No.: 12779-005.
    c. Applicant: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    d. Name of Project: Humboldt WaveConnect Project.
    e. Location: The project would be located in the Pacific Ocean, 2.5 
to 3.0 nautical miles west of Manila on Samoa Peninsula of Humboldt 
Bay, near Eureka, California and within California State waters.
    f. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    g. Applicant Contact: Mr. Brian McDonald, Director--Renewable 
Resource Development, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale 
Street, MC B5Q-542, San Francisco, CA 94105-1814, telephone: (415) 973-
2005.
    h. FERC Contact: Kenneth Hogan, phone: (202) 502-8434, e-mail: 
Kenneth.hogan@ferc.gov.
    i. Project Description: The proposed Humboldt WaveConnect Project 
would consist of: (1) Wave Energy Conversion devises (WEC), including 
multi-point catenary moorings and anchors; (2) marker buoys, navigation 
lights, and environmental monitoring instruments; (3) submarine 
electrical cables extending underground onshore to (4) land-based power 
conditioning equipment; (5) an aboveground transmission line and 
interconnection to the electrical grid; and (6) appurtenant facilities. 
WEC types that may be installed may include point absorber buoys, 
attenuator buoys, and floating oscillating water column platforms.
    j. Licensing Process: On March 1, 2010, Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E) filed a Notice of Intent and request for waivers of 
certain regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 
(Commission) Integrated Licensing Process to expedite processing of a 
license application for the Humboldt WaveConnect Pilot Project. PG&E 
expects to file a final license application for a pilot project with 
the Commission by February 28, 2011.

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    k. Notice Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to inform you of 
the opportunity to participate in two upcoming technical meetings and a 
land-based environmental site review (site review) that Commission 
staff in coordination with the California State Lands Commission, and 
PG&E will hold. The site review will allow all interested entities an 
opportunity to tour the specific locations of the proposed land-based 
facilities. The meetings are being held to discuss the proposed 
project, and information and monitoring needs for the final license 
application. The evening meeting is primarily for receiving input from 
the public and the daytime meeting will focus on resource agency, 
Indian tribes, and non-governmental organization concerns. However, we 
invite all interested individuals, organizations, and agencies to 
attend one or both of the meetings.
    The times and locations of the meetings are as follows:

Daytime Meeting

    Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (local time), Warfinger 
Building, Great Room, Eureka Public Marina, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 
95501.

Evening Meeting

    Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. (local time), Warfinger 
Building, Great Room, Eureka Public Marina, 1 Marina Way, Eureka, CA 
95501.
    For the Environmental Site Review, participants will gather at the 
far end of the Woodley Island Marina parking lot, 601 Startare Drive, 
Eureka, CA 95501, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Participants are 
responsible for their own transportation.
    Anyone in need of directions may contact Ms. Briana Moseley at: 
(415) 391-7900, or via e-mail at: bmoseley@kearnswest.com.
    To help focus discussions, Commission staff encourages participants 
to review PG&E's draft pilot license application and monitoring plans 
filed with the Commission on March 1, 2010. These materials are 
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or 
may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using 
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number p-12779-005 to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll-free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    You may also register online at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via e-mail of new filings and 
issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, 
please contact FERC Online Support.
    k. Meeting Objectives: At the technical meetings, Commission staff 
will focus the discussion on the information gaps that need to be 
addressed to ensure that sufficient information exists for the 
Commission to make a determination on whether the proposed project 
meets the criteria for a pilot project and for processing a license 
application for a pilot project upon its filing with the Commission.
    l. California Environmental Quality Act Scoping: The California 
State Lands Commission (CSLC) will be the Lead Agency under the 
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15083, 
Title 14, California Code of Regulations, the CSLC will utilize the two 
technical meetings as its public scoping meetings for the proposed 
Project and to receive oral or written testimony at the times and 
places identified above. Copies of the CSLC's Notice of Preparation 
(NOP) will be available on the CSLC Web page: https://www.slc.ca.gov 
(under ``Project Updates''). Due to the time limits mandated by 
California State law, written comments on the CSLC's NOP must be sent 
to the CSLC by Monday, June 14, 2010. Please send your comments at the 
earliest possible date to: Steven Mindt, Staff Environmental Scientist, 
California State Lands Commission, 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South, 
Sacramento, CA 95825. FAX: (916) 574-1885. E-mail: mindts@slc.ca.gov.
    Additionally, please file a copy of your comments on CSLC's NOP 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Your comments on the NOP 
may be filed electronically via the Internet (instructions are on the 
Commission's Web site at: https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp). For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
FERCOnlinesupport@ferc.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208-3676; or, for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Although FERC strongly encourages 
electronic filing, your comments may also be paper-filed. To paper-
file, mail an original and eight copies to: Kimberly Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. Please put the docket number, P-12779-005 on the 
first page of your response.
    m. Procedures: The meetings will be recorded by a stenographer and 
will become part of the formal record of the Commission proceeding on 
the project.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-11234 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
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