Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee, 47047-47048 [2012-19253]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and the assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: 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. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. SUMMARY: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Wednesday, August 29, 2012; 1 p.m.–5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Cities of Gold Conference Center, 10–A Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, NM 87506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board (NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995– 0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.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. Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Tentative Agenda Dated: August 1, 2012. Chris Willey, Chief Information Officer, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. [FR Doc. 2012–19305 Filed 8–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P Thursday, August 9, 2012, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to the Public. TIME AND DATE: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Matters To Be Considered Briefing Matter: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Hazardous Magnet Sets. A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast. For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7923. Dated: August 3, 2012. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–19475 Filed 8–3–12; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 DATES: 1 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy Designated Federal Officer (DDFO), Ed Worth • Establishment of a Quorum: Roll Call and Excused Absences, Staff • Welcome and Introductions, Ralph Phelps, Chair • Approval of Agenda and July 25, 2012, Meeting Minutes 1:15 p.m. Public Comment Period 1:30 p.m. Old Business • Written Reports • Report on Rocky Flats Tour • Consideration and Action on ‘‘Top Issues’’ for Chairs’ Fall Meeting • Other Items 1:45 p.m. New Business • Report from Nominating Committee (Section V, F. of NNMCAB Bylaws), Nicole Castellano • Election of Chair and Vice Chair for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 • Other Items 2 p.m. Items from the DDFO, Ed Worth • Update from DOE • Other Items 2:15 p.m. Presentation on FY 2013 EM Budget, Terry Tyborowski, DOE– HQ PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47047 2:45 p.m. Break 3 p.m. Update from Los Alamos Site Manager, Kevin Smith 4 p.m. Presentation on Intellus • What and Why? • Database Guided Tour • Data Input and Validation and Verification Process 4:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Comments from Board Members, Ralph Phelps 5 p.m. Adjourn, Ed Worth, DDFO. Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Northern New Mexico, 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 Menice Santistevan at least seven days 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 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 comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Menice Santistevan at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes and other Board documents are on the Internet at: https://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. Issued at Washington, DC, on July 30, 2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–19247 Filed 8–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6405–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 47048 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 7, 2012 / Notices and Development Technical Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register. DATES: August 22, 2012; 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. August 23, 2012; 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Renaissance DuPont Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliott Levine, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and guidance that promotes research and development leading to the production of biobased fuels and biobased products. Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include the following: • Update on USDA Biomass R&D Activities • Update on DOE Biomass R&D Activities • Review of the recently awarded Biomass Research and Development Projects • Review of Congressional Research Service Report—Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you must contact Elliott Levine at (202) 586–1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs of the Committee will make efforts to hear the views of all interested parties. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. The Co-chairs will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review and copying at the following Web site: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Aug 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 www.usbiomassboard.gov/committee/ meetings. Issued at Washington, DC, on July 31, 2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–19253 Filed 8–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment. AGENCY: EIA has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Petroleum Marketing Program, OMB Control Number 1905–0174. The proposed collection will collect basic data necessary to meet EIA’s legislative mandates as well as the needs of EIA’s public and private customers. Data collected include costs, sales, prices, and distribution of crude oil and petroleum products. The data are used for analyses, publications, and multifuel reports. Respondents are refiners, first purchasers, gas plant operators, resellers/retailers, motor gasoline wholesalers, suppliers, distributors and importers. EIA intends to extend for three years the petroleum marketing survey forms listed below: EIA–14, ‘‘Refiners’ Monthly Cost Report’’ EIA–182, ‘‘Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report’’ EIA–782A, ‘‘Refiners’/Gas Plant Operators’ Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report’’ EIA–782C, ‘‘Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum Products Sold for Local Consumption’’ EIA–821, ‘‘Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report’’ EIA–856, ‘‘Monthly Foreign Crude Oil Acquisition Report’’ EIA–863, ‘‘Petroleum Product Sales Identification Survey’’ EIA–877, ‘‘Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey’’ EIA–878, ‘‘Motor Gasoline Price Survey’’ EIA–888, ‘‘On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey’’ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before September 6, 2012. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–395–4718. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503; and to Jason Worrall, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585–0670, (202) 586–6075 (phone). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Jason Worrall at the contact information above. Alternatively Mr. Worrall may be emailed at, Jason.Worrall@eia.gov. Copies of the information collection instruments and instructions can also be viewed at https://www.eia.gov/survey. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1905–0174; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Marketing Program; (3) Type of Request: Renewal with Change; (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical information. This information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic demands. EIA’s petroleum marketing survey forms collect volumetric and price information needed for determining the supply of and demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products. These surveys provide a basic set of data pertaining to the structure, efficiency, and behavior of petroleum markets. These data are published by EIA on its Web site, https://www.eia.gov, as well as in publications such as the Monthly Energy Review (https://www.eia.gov/ DATES: E:\FR\FM\07AUN1.SGM 07AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47047-47048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19253]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research

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and Development Technical Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register.

DATES: 
August 22, 2012; 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
August 23, 2012; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance DuPont Hotel, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585; (202) 586-1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at 
(410) 997-7778 ext. 220; Email: hq.com">rtiley@bcs-hq.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and guidance that promotes 
research and development leading to the production of biobased fuels 
and biobased products.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include the following:
     Update on USDA Biomass R&D Activities
     Update on DOE Biomass R&D Activities
     Review of the recently awarded Biomass Research and 
Development Projects
     Review of Congressional Research Service Report--Biofuels 
Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
    Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the 
public are welcome to observe the business of the Biomass Research and 
Development Technical Advisory Committee. To attend the meeting and/or 
to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you 
must contact Elliott Levine at (202) 586-1476; Email: 
Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at (410) 997-7778 ext. 220; 
Email: hq.com">rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up 
at the beginning of the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to 
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs of 
the Committee will make efforts to hear the views of all interested 
parties. If you would like to file a written statement with the 
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. The Co-
chairs will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the following Web site: www.usbiomassboard.gov/committee/meetings.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on July 31, 2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19253 Filed 8-6-12; 8:45 am]
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