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DATES: Interested parties are invited to
provide comments regarding the Draft
EA, on or before April 9, 2012, to ensure
full consideration during the decision
making process.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by mail to: David Delwiche,
Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office,
P.O. Box 1069, Schenectady, NY 12301.
Comments provided by email should
be submitted to Kesselring
_radbuilding2012@unnpp.gov.
Comments provided by phone should
use 518–395–6366.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information about this project,
contact Mr. David Delwiche, as
described above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NNPP
is responsible for all aspects of U.S.
Navy nuclear power and propulsion,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 2406, 2511. These
responsibilities include design,
maintenance, and safe operation of
nuclear propulsion systems throughout
their operational life cycles. A crucial
component of this mission is to provide
prospective Naval nuclear propulsion
plant operators and officers with
training and certification in the actual
hands-on operation of a nuclear
propulsion plant. Two land-based
training platforms are located at the
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory
Kesselring Site near West Milton,
Saratoga County, New York.
The developed portion of the
Kesselring Site consists of
approximately 65 acres of land on an
approximately 3900-acre reservation.
Facilities on the site include three
pressurized water naval nuclear
propulsion plants, one of which has
been permanently shut down, defueled,
and is in the process of being
dismantled. The site also contains
administrative offices, machine shops,
waste storage facilities, oil storage
facilities, training facilities, chemistry
laboratories, cooling towers and a boiler
house.
The EA evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of constructing
and operating a new radiological work
and storage building at the Knolls
Atomic Power Laboratory Kesselring
Site. A modernized radiological work
and storage building would streamline
radioactive material handling and
storage operations, permit demolition of
aging facilities, and accommodate
efficient maintenance of existing
operating nuclear reactors. No spent
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nuclear fuel would be handled or stored
in any of the alternatives being
considered. The potential
environmental impacts associated with
operations in the new facility or the
alternatives is consistent with those
already addressed in a previous
Environmental Impact Statement
associated with operations at the
Kesselring Site, which concluded that
impacts upon the environment would
be small. Public comments to this draft
EA must be received by April 9, 2012,
to ensure their consideration in the
preparation of the final EA and
determination of whether a Finding of
No Significant Impact or Environmental
Impact Statement is appropriate.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2,
2012.
Alan R. Denko,
Deputy Director, Regulatory Affairs, Naval
Nuclear Propulsion Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC)
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC)
and Solicitation of Nominations for
Membership.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), and in accordance with Title
41, Code of Federal Regulations, Section
102–3.65, and following consultation
with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services
Administration, and in accordance with
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996
(NRA), and the Administrative
Procedure Act, notice is hereby given
that the ASRAC will be established for
a two-year period.
The Committee will provide advice
and recommendations to the Secretary
of Energy on matters concerning the
DOE’s Appliances and Commercial
Equipment Standards Program’s
(Program) test procedures and
rulemaking process. Formation of this
committee allows the Program to further
improve the rulemaking process. The
Committee provides advice and makes
recommendations on the:
(1) Development of minimum efficiency
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standards for residential appliances and
commercial equipment, (2) development
of product test procedures,
(3) certification and enforcement of
standards, (4) labeling for various
residential products and commercial
equipment, and (5) specific issues of
concern to DOE, as requested by the
Secretary of Energy, the Assistant
Secretary for Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE), and the
Buildings Technologies Program
Manager.
Additionally, the establishment of the
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal 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, the Negotiated Rulemaking Act
of 1996 (NRA), and the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA).
This notice also requests nominations
for members on the Committee, to
ensure a wide range of member
candidates and a balanced committee.
DATES: The deadline for nominations for
members must be received on or before
April 2, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume, biography, and any letters of
support must be submitted in electronic
format via email to asrac@ee.doe.gov.
Any requests for further information
should also be sent via email to
asrac@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Energy is hereby
soliciting nominations for members of
the Committee. The Secretary of Energy
will appoint approximately 25
Committee members. Members will be
selected with a view toward achieving
a balanced committee of experts in
fields relevant to energy efficiency,
appliance and commercial equipment
standards, to include DOE, as well as
representatives of industry (including
manufacturers and trade associations
representing manufacturers, component
manufacturers and related suppliers,
and retailers), utilities, energy
efficiency/environmental advocacy
groups and consumers. Committee
members will serve for a term of three
years or less and may be reappointed for
successive terms, with no more than
two successive terms. Appointments
may be made in a manner that allows
the terms of the members serving at any
time to expire at spaced intervals, so as
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to ensure continuity in the functioning
of the Committee. The Chair and Vice
Chair of the Committee will be
appointed by the Assistant Secretary for
EERE, from among the selected
members, and the Committee is
expected to meet approximately twice
per year, or as necessary.
Subcommittees may be formed to
address appliance standards. Some
Committee members may be appointed
as special Government employees,
experts in fields relevant to energy
efficiency and appliance and
commercial equipment standards; or as
representatives of industry (including
manufacturers and trade associations
representing manufacturers, component
manufacturers and related suppliers,
and retailers), utilities, energy
efficiency/environmental advocacy
groups and consumers. Special
Government employees will be subject
to certain ethical restrictions and such
members will be required to submit
certain information in connection with
the appointment process.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Qualified individuals can
self-nominate or be nominated by any
individual or organization. Nominators
should submit (via email to
asrac@ee.doe.gov) on or before April 2,
2012, a description of the nominee’s
qualifications, including matters
enabling the Department to make an
informed decision, not limited to, the
nominee’s education and professional
experience. Should more information be
needed, DOE staff will contact the
nominee, obtain information from the
nominee’s past affiliations or obtain
information from publicly available
sources, such as the internet. A
selection team will review the
nomination packages. This team will be
comprised of representatives from
several DOE Offices. The selection team
will seek balanced viewpoints and
consider many criteria, including:
(a) Scientific or technical expertise,
knowledge, and experience;
(b) stakeholder representation;
(c) availability and willingness to serve;
and (d) skills working in committees,
subcommittees and advisory panels.
The selection team will make
recommendations regarding
membership to the Assistant Secretary
for EERE. The Assistant Secretary for
EERE will submit a list of recommended
candidates to the Secretary of Energy for
review and selection of Committee
members.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
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that recommendations to the Committee
take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by DOE,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities. Please note, however, that
Federally-registered lobbyists and
individuals already serving on another
Federal advisory committee are
ineligible for nomination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Cymbalsky, Designated Federal Officer,
by telephone at (202) 287–1692.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1,
2012.
Carol A. Matthews,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–5661 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14308–001]
Carbon Zero, LLC.; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission, Intent To Waive
Solicitation of Additional Study
Requests, and Intent To Approve of the
Use of the Traditonal Licensing
Process
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Original
Minor License.
b. Project No.: 14308–001.
c. Date filed: February 17, 2012.
d. Applicant: Carbon Zero, LLC.
e. Name of Project: Vermont Tissue
Mill Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: On the Walloomsac River,
in the Town of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vermont. The project would not
occupy lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: William F.
Scully, Carbon Zero, LLC., P.O. Box 338,
North Bennington, VT 05257; (802) 442–
0311; wfscully@gmail.com.
i. FERC Contact: Amy K. Chang, (202)
502–2850, or email at
amy.chang@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal,
state, local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
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instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. The Commission previously
solicited additional study requests on
November 7, 2011. No studies were
requested; therefore, the Commission is
providing notice that it intends to waive
solicitation of additional study requests
on the application filed on February 17,
2012.
l. Deadline for filing comments on the
use of the Traditional Licensing Process
and requests for cooperating agency
status: 30 days from the issuance of this
notice.
All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
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 at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. 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.
m. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. Project Description: Vermont
Tissue Mill Hydroelectric Project would
consist of two existing dams separated
by a 400-foot-wide island and include:
(1) An existing 15-foot-high, 85-footlong primary dam with a spillway crest
elevation of 555.0 feet above mean sea
level (msl) topped with reinstalled 4inch-high flashboards; (2) an existing 6foot-high, 80-foot-long emergency
spillway dam with a crest elevation of
555.5 feet above msl and a proposed 2.5foot-high, 2.5-foot-wide minimum flow
weir equipped with stop logs; (3) an
existing 6-foot-high, 8-foot-wide flood
gate located on the south abutment of
the primary dam; (4) an existing 2,400foot-long, 6.4-acre impoundment with a
normal water surface elevation of 550
feet above msl; (5) an existing intake
structure equipped with two 12-foothigh, 16-foot-wide flume openings
equipped with stop log slots and new
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee
(ASRAC)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the Appliance Standards and
Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) and Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), and in accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 102-3.65, and following consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, and
in accordance with the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA), and the
Administrative Procedure Act, notice is hereby given that the ASRAC
will be established for a two-year period.
The Committee will provide advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Energy on matters concerning the DOE's Appliances and
Commercial Equipment Standards Program's (Program) test procedures and
rulemaking process. Formation of this committee allows the Program to
further improve the rulemaking process. The Committee provides advice
and makes recommendations on the: (1) Development of minimum efficiency
standards for residential appliances and commercial equipment, (2)
development of product test procedures, (3) certification and
enforcement of standards, (4) labeling for various residential products
and commercial equipment, and (5) specific issues of concern to DOE, as
requested by the Secretary of Energy, the Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), and the Buildings
Technologies Program Manager.
Additionally, the establishment of the Appliance Standards and
Rulemaking Federal 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, the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (NRA), and the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
This notice also requests nominations for members on the Committee,
to ensure a wide range of member candidates and a balanced committee.
DATES: The deadline for nominations for members must be received on or
before April 2, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The nominee's name, resume, biography, and any letters of
support must be submitted in electronic format via email to
asrac@ee.doe.gov. Any requests for further information should also be
sent via email to asrac@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy is hereby
soliciting nominations for members of the Committee. The Secretary of
Energy will appoint approximately 25 Committee members. Members will be
selected with a view toward achieving a balanced committee of experts
in fields relevant to energy efficiency, appliance and commercial
equipment standards, to include DOE, as well as representatives of
industry (including manufacturers and trade associations representing
manufacturers, component manufacturers and related suppliers, and
retailers), utilities, energy efficiency/environmental advocacy groups
and consumers. Committee members will serve for a term of three years
or less and may be reappointed for successive terms, with no more than
two successive terms. Appointments may be made in a manner that allows
the terms of the members serving at any time to expire at spaced
intervals, so as
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to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Committee. The Chair and
Vice Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the Assistant
Secretary for EERE, from among the selected members, and the Committee
is expected to meet approximately twice per year, or as necessary.
Subcommittees may be formed to address appliance standards. Some
Committee members may be appointed as special Government employees,
experts in fields relevant to energy efficiency and appliance and
commercial equipment standards; or as representatives of industry
(including manufacturers and trade associations representing
manufacturers, component manufacturers and related suppliers, and
retailers), utilities, energy efficiency/environmental advocacy groups
and consumers. Special Government employees will be subject to certain
ethical restrictions and such members will be required to submit
certain information in connection with the appointment process.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Qualified
individuals can self-nominate or be nominated by any individual or
organization. Nominators should submit (via email to asrac@ee.doe.gov)
on or before April 2, 2012, a description of the nominee's
qualifications, including matters enabling the Department to make an
informed decision, not limited to, the nominee's education and
professional experience. Should more information be needed, DOE staff
will contact the nominee, obtain information from the nominee's past
affiliations or obtain information from publicly available sources,
such as the internet. A selection team will review the nomination
packages. This team will be comprised of representatives from several
DOE Offices. The selection team will seek balanced viewpoints and
consider many criteria, including: (a) Scientific or technical
expertise, knowledge, and experience; (b) stakeholder representation;
(c) availability and willingness to serve; and (d) skills working in
committees, subcommittees and advisory panels. The selection team will
make recommendations regarding membership to the Assistant Secretary
for EERE. The Assistant Secretary for EERE will submit a list of
recommended candidates to the Secretary of Energy for review and
selection of Committee members.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure that
recommendations to the Committee take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by DOE, membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Please note, however,
that Federally-registered lobbyists and individuals already serving on
another Federal advisory committee are ineligible for nomination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cymbalsky, Designated Federal
Officer, by telephone at (202) 287-1692.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2012.
Carol A. Matthews,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-5661 Filed 3-7-12; 8:45 am]
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