Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford, 48148-48149 [2011-20020]

Download as PDF 48148 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2011 / Notices General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee will be renewed for a two-year period beginning July 29, 2011. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Science concerning the Basic Energy Sciences program. Additionally, the renewal of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee has been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department’s mission and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Harriet Kung, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone at (301) 903–3081. Issued at Washington, DC, on July 29, 2011. Carol A. Matthews, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–20013 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah Department of Energy (DOE). Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, August 25, 2011; 6 p.m. SUMMARY: • Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda. • Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments. • Federal Coordinator’s Comments. • Liaisons’ Comments. • Administrative Issues: Æ Review Work Plan. • Subcommittee Chairs’ Comments. • Public Comments. • Final Comments. • Adjourn. Breaks Taken as Appropriate Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Paducah, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Reinhard Knerr as soon as possible in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. 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 Reinhard Knerr at the telephone number listed above. Requests must be received as soon as possible 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 comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Reinhard Knerr at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: https:// www.pgdpcab.energy.gov/ 2011Meetings.html. Barkley Centre, 111 Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: Issued at Washington, DC, on August 2, 2011. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–20011 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, (270) 441–6825. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities. Tentative Agenda: BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:57 Aug 05, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford Department of Energy (DoE). Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, September 8, 2011; 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011; 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA, 99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula.Call@rl.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda: • Annual Tri-Party Agency Year-End Review from the U.S. Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office and Office of River Protection and, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act work progress. • Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts Committee. • Life-Cycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report. • Potential Board Advice: Æ Third Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability. Act Five-Year Review. Æ Waste Management Area-C. Æ Proposed Plan for Clean Up of Plutonium Sites on the Central Plateau. Æ EM SSAB draft letters/advice. • Board Business: Æ Finalize Hanford Advisory Board/ Tri-Party Agreement Agencies Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 priorities. Æ Finalize FY 2012 work plan and calendar. Æ Process Manual Revisions Discussion. • Issue Manager. • Advice Development. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2011 / Notices accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Paula Call at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. 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 Paula Call 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 comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Paula Call’s office at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: https://www. hanford.gov/?page=451. Issued at Washington, DC, on August 2, 2011. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–20020 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [Case No. CW–020] Notice of Petition for Waiver of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. From the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim Waiver Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, notice of grant of interim waiver, and request for comments. AGENCY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) petition for waiver and application for interim waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’) from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes washers. Today’s notice also grants an interim waiver of the clothes washer test procedure. Through this notice, DOE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:57 Aug 05, 2011 Jkt 223001 also solicits comments with respect to the Samsung petition. DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to the Samsung petition until September 7, 2011. You may submit comments, identified by case number CW–020, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: AS_Waiver_Requests@ee. doe.gov Include ‘‘Case No. CW–020’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J/ 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Instructions: All submissions received should include the agency name and case number for this proceeding. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or text (American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)) file format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption. Wherever possible, include the electronic signature of the author. DOE does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes). Any person submitting written comments must also send a copy to the petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d). The contact information for the petitioner is: Michael Moss, Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 18600 Broadwick Street, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220. According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two copies to DOE: One copy of the document including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48149 treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from public disclosure; (6) a date upon which such information might lose its confidential nature due to the passage of time; and (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. Docket: For access to the docket to review the background documents relevant to this matter, you may visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., (Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program), Washington, DC 20024; (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Available documents include the following items: (1) This notice; (2) public comments received; (3) the petition for waiver and application for interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE waivers and rulemakings regarding similar clothes washer products. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE– 2J, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–9611. E-mail: Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov. Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7796. E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Authority Title III, part B of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 6309, as codified), established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles, a program covering most major household appliances, which includes the clothes washers that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B includes definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy conservation 1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, part B was re-designated part A. E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 152 (Monday, August 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48148-48149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20020]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DoE).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: 
Thursday, September 8, 2011; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, September 9, 2011; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 
P.O. Box 550, A7-75, Richland, WA, 99352; Phone: (509) 376-2048; or E-
mail: Paula.Call@rl.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the 
Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the 
areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related 
activities.
    Tentative Agenda:
     Annual Tri-Party Agency Year-End Review from the U.S. 
Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office and Office of River 
Protection and, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, including American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act work progress.
     Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River 
and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection 
Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts 
Committee.
     Life-Cycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report.
     Potential Board Advice:
    [cir] Third Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability. Act Five-Year Review.
    [cir] Waste Management Area-C.
    [cir] Proposed Plan for Clean Up of Plutonium Sites on the Central 
Plateau.
    [cir] EM SSAB draft letters/advice.
     Board Business:
    [cir] Finalize Hanford Advisory Board/Tri-Party Agreement Agencies 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 priorities.
    [cir] Finalize FY 2012 work plan and calendar.
    [cir] Process Manual Revisions Discussion.
     Issue Manager.
     Advice Development.

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM 
SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings and will make every effort to

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accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you 
require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact 
Paula Call at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone 
number listed above. 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 Paula Call 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 comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present 
their comments.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Paula 
Call's office at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes will 
also be available at the following Web site: https://www.hanford.gov/?page=451.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 2, 2011.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20020 Filed 8-5-11; 8:45 am]
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