Electricity Advisory Committee Meeting, 10577-10578 [2011-4242]

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DATES: Thursday, March 10, 2011; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G–024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586–8118 or E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) was re-established in August 2010 to PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10577 provide advice to the U.S. Department of Energy in implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and related statutes, as well as modernizing the nation’s electricity delivery infrastructure. Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee is expected to include discussion of the activities of the Energy Storage Technologies Subcommittee, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, the Environmental Regulations and Reliability Working Group, and a discussion of potential study topics for consideration by the EAC, as requested by the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. A draft agenda of the EAC meeting is available on the Committee Web site at: https://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. The meeting agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. For EAC agenda updates, see the Committee Web site. Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings. Individuals who wish to offer public comments at the EAC meeting may do so on the day of the meeting, Thursday, March 10, 2011. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes. Anyone who is not able to attend the meeting, or for whom the allotted public comments time is insufficient to address pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited to send a written statement to Mr. David Meyer. You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’, by any of the following methods: • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: David Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G– 024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. • E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’ in the subject line of the message. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and identifier. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket, to read background documents or E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1 10578 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 38 / Friday, February 25, 2011 / Notices comments received, go to https:// www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you submit information that you believe to be exempt by law from public disclosure, you must submit one complete copy, as well as one copy from which the information claimed to be exempt by law from public disclosure has been deleted. You must also explain the reasons why you believe the deleted information is exempt from disclosure. 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[FR Doc. 2011–4242 Filed 2–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6405–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 13880–000] srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Cuffs Run Pumped Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On November 18, 2010, Cuffs Run Pumped Storage, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Cuffs Run Pumped Storage Project, located on Cuffs Run and the Susquehanna River, near Craley Township, in York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania. The sole VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:39 Feb 24, 2011 Jkt 223001 purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission. The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A new 9,800-foot-long, 225-foot-high earthen dam across Cuffs Run and an unnamed stream forming an upper reservoir that would have an estimated total usable storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet and a normal maximum surface elevation of 680 feet mean sea level (msl); (2) a new 700-footlong, 95-foot-high dike across the eastern side of Cuffs Run and a new 1,300-foot-long, 35-foot-high dike across the western end of the upper reservoir; (3) a new 300-foot-long, 110-foot-wide channel in the upper reservoir leading to a submerged intake; (4) a new 1,500foot-long, 45-foot-diameter concretelined penstock splitting into three 20foot-diameter steel-lined penstocks at the powerhouse; (5) a new underground powerhouse with approximate dimensions of 200 feet long by 150 feet wide, with an 18-foot-diameter vent and cable shaft through the top, and containing three Francis reversible pump turbines rated at approximately 330 megawatts (MW) each; (6) a new tailrace composed of three concretelined tunnels; (7) an existing lower reservoir (Lake Clarke) having a usable storage capacity of 68,870 acre-feet and a normal pool elevation of 228 feet msl; (8) a new porous dike that separates the outlet structures from Lake Clarke; (9) a new 3-mile-long, 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that would interconnect to a 250-kV transmission line owned by PJM; and (10) appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Cuffs Run Pumped Storage Project would be 1,750 gigawatt-hours. Applicant Contact: Ramya Swaminathan, 33 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930; phone: (978) 226–1531. FERC Contact: Timothy Konnert, (202) 502–6359. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–13880–000) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. Dated: February 18, 2011. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–4258 Filed 2–24–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings # 1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER97–3834–029; ER05–1469–007. Applicants: DTE Energy Trading, Inc., DTE East China, LLC. Description: Notice of Change in Status of DTE Energy Trading, Inc., et. al. Filed Date: 02/16/2011. Accession Number: 20110216–5126. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER10–2497–002. Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. Description: Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. Notice of Change in Status. Filed Date: 02/16/2011. Accession Number: 20110216–5087. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–2224–002. Applicants: New York Independent System Operator, Inc. E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10577-10578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4242]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electricity Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the reestablished 
Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC). The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these 
meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, March 10, 2011; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room 8G-024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585; Telephone: (202) 586-8118 or E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) 
was re-established in August 2010 to provide advice to the U.S. 
Department of Energy in implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and related statutes, as 
well as modernizing the nation's electricity delivery infrastructure.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee 
is expected to include discussion of the activities of the Energy 
Storage Technologies Subcommittee, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, the 
Environmental Regulations and Reliability Working Group, and a 
discussion of potential study topics for consideration by the EAC, as 
requested by the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
    A draft agenda of the EAC meeting is available on the Committee Web 
site at: https://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. The meeting agenda may 
change to accommodate Committee business. For EAC agenda updates, see 
the Committee Web site.
    Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public 
at its advisory committee meetings. Individuals who wish to offer 
public comments at the EAC meeting may do so on the day of the meeting, 
Thursday, March 10, 2011. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved 
for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the 
number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes. 
Anyone who is not able to attend the meeting, or for whom the allotted 
public comments time is insufficient to address pertinent issues with 
the EAC, is invited to send a written statement to Mr. David Meyer.
    You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity Advisory 
Committee Open Meeting'', by any of the following methods:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: David Meyer, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585.
     E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. Include ``Electricity 
Advisory Committee Open Meeting'' in the subject line of the message.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and identifier. All comments received will be posted without change to 
https://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket, to read background documents or

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comments received, go to https://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm.
    The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft 
Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text 
Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft 
PowerPoint (.ppt). If you submit information that you believe to be 
exempt by law from public disclosure, you must submit one complete 
copy, as well as one copy from which the information claimed to be 
exempt by law from public disclosure has been deleted. You must also 
explain the reasons why you believe the deleted information is exempt 
from disclosure. DOE is responsible for the final determination 
concerning disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for 
treating it in accordance with the DOE's Freedom of Information 
regulations (10 CFR 1004.11).

    Note:  Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE continues 
to be delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE 
therefore encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments 
electronically by e-mail. If comments are submitted by regular mail, 
the Department requests that they be accompanied by a CD or diskette 
containing electronic files of the submission.

    Minutes: The minutes of the EAC meeting will be posted on the 
Committee Web site at https://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm or by contacting 
Mr. David Meyer at the address above.

    Issued at Washington, DC on February 18, 2011.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4242 Filed 2-24-11; 8:45 am]
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