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Air quality; soils, geology, and
mineral resources; ground water; surface
water; biological resources; cultural
resources; land use; socioeconomics;
environmental justice; community
services; utility systems; transportation;
materials and waste management;
human health, safety, and accidents;
and noise. Because the proposed project
may affect wetlands, the draft EIS
includes an assessment of impacts to
wetlands in accordance with DOE
regulations for Compliance with
Floodplains and Wetlands
Environmental Review Requirements
(10 CFR Part 1022). In accordance with
40 CFR 93.156, DOE is also publishing
a draft conformity analysis for the Lake
Charles area, which is contained in the
draft EIS.
Availability of the Draft EIS
Copies of the draft EIS have been
distributed to members of Congress;
Native American tribal governments;
federal, state, and local officials; and
agencies, organizations, and individuals
who have expressed interest. The draft
EIS will be available on the internet at
https://energy.gov/nepa/ and https://
www.netl.doe.gov/publications/others/
nepa/. Copies of the draft EIS
are available for public review at the
following locations: Sulphur Regional
Library, 1160 Cypress Street in Sulphur,
Louisiana; Westlake Library, 937
Mulberry Street in Westlake, Louisiana;
Maplewood Library, 91 Center Circle in
Sulphur, Louisiana; and Pearland
Library, 3522 Liberty Drive in Pearland,
Texas. Additional copies also can be
requested (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: May 8, 2013.
Mark J. Matarrese,
Director, Office of Environment, Security,
Safety & Health, Office of Fossil Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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, June 6, 2013; 8:30
a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2013;
8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
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Red Lion Hanford House,
802 George Washington Way, Richland,
WA 99352.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Ballinger, Federal
Coordinator, Department of Energy
Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin
Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland,
WA, 99352; Phone: (509) 376–6332; or
Email: kimberly.ballinger@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.
ADDRESSES:
Tentative Agenda
• Draft Advice
Æ Advice on 2014–2015 Budget
Priorities
Æ Advice on 2014 Lifecycle Report
Æ Advice on 100–F Area Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study and
Proposed Plan (Draft A), and
Transition to Long Term
Stewardship
Æ Advice on 300 Area Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study and
Proposed Plan (Rev. 0)
• Discussion Topics
Æ Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’
Program Updates
D DOE, Richland Operations Office
D DOE, Office of River Protection
D State of Washington Department of
Ecology
D U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Æ Committee reports
Æ Draft Recommendations for Board
Diversity and other Board
Effectiveness Issues
Æ Draft 2014 Hanford Advisory Board
Work Plan/Priorities and Calendar
Æ Board Business
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
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Kimberly
Ballinger 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 Kimberly
Ballinger at the address or telephone
number listed above. Requests must be
received five days prior to the meeting
and reasonable provision will be made
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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 Kimberly Ballinger’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.cfm/hab.
Issued at Washington, DC, on May 8, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Electricity Advisory Committee
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the 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: Wednesday, June 5, 2013; 12:15
p.m.–5:45 p.m. (EDT); Thursday, June 6,
2013; 8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone:
(202) 586–1060 or Email:
matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The
Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC)
was re-established in July 2010, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2,
to provide advice to the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) in
implementing the Energy Policy Act of
2005, executing the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007,
and modernizing the nation’s electricity
delivery infrastructure. The EAC is
composed of individuals of diverse
SUMMARY:
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background selected for their technical
expertise and experience, established
records of distinguished professional
service, and their knowledge of issues
that pertain to electricity.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the
EAC is expected to include discussion
of the activities of the Energy Storage
Technologies Subcommittee, the Smart
Grid Subcommittee, and the
Transmission Subcommittee, as well as
discussions of cyber security issues in
the power sector, energy storage
valuation, and customer acceptance
issues of Smart Grid technology.
Tentative Agenda: June 5, 2013
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. EAC Leadership
Committee Meeting
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Registration
1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Welcome and
Developments since the October 2012
Meeting
1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Update on DOE
Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE) 2013 Current
Programs and Initiatives
2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m. Race to the Top
Initiative Working Group Discussion
2:50 p.m.–3:10 p.m. FERC Update
3:10 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Key Federal Roles
to Enhance Cyber Security in the
Power Sector Panel and EAC Member
Discussion
5:00 p.m.–5:40 p.m. EAC Transmission
Subcommittee 2013 Papers and Work
Plan for 2013, EAC Member
Discussion
5:40 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Wrap up Day One
5:45 p.m. Adjourn Day One of June
2013 Meeting of the EAC
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Tentative Agenda: June 6, 2013
8:00 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Energy Storage
Valuation Panel and EAC Member
Discussion
9:40 a.m.–10:50 a.m. EAC Storage
Subcommittee Activities and Plans for
2013, EAC Member Discussion
10:50 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.–12:40 p.m. Customer
Acceptance Issues for the Smart Grid
Panel and EAC Member Discussion
12:40 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Lunch (Local
Restaurants)
2:00 p.m.–3:10 p.m. EAC Smart Grid
Subcommittee Papers and Work Plans
for 2013, EAC Member Discussion
and Decision
3:10 p.m.–3:25 p.m. Public Comments
(Must register to comment at time of
check-in)
3:25 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Wrap Up of June
2013 EAC Meeting.
3:30 p.m. Adjourn June 2013 Meeting
of the EAC
The meeting agenda may change to
accommodate EAC business. For EAC
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agenda updates, see the EAC Web site
at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/
electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
Public Participation: The EAC
welcomes the attendance of the public
at its meetings. Individuals who wish to
offer public comments at the EAC
meeting may do so on Thursday, June 6,
2013, but must register at the
registration table in advance.
Approximately 15 minutes 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.
Matthew Rosenbaum. You may submit
comments, identified by ‘‘Electricity
Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’, by
any of the following methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
• Email:
matthew.rosenbaum@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://
energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac, including any
personal information provided.
• Docket: For access to the docket, to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac.
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
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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 may be delayed by several
weeks due to security screening. DOE,
therefore, encourages those wishing to
comment to submit comments electronically
by email. 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 EAC Web
page at https://energy.gov/oe/services/
electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
They can also be obtained by contacting
Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address
above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Electricity Advisory Committee
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 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: Wednesday, June 5, 2013; 12:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m. (EDT); Thursday,
June 6, 2013; 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-1060 or Email:
matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC)
was re-established in July 2010, in accordance with the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
2, to provide advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in
implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007, and modernizing the nation's
electricity delivery infrastructure. The EAC is composed of individuals
of diverse
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background selected for their technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished professional service, and their
knowledge of issues that pertain to electricity.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC is expected to include
discussion of the activities of the Energy Storage Technologies
Subcommittee, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, and the Transmission
Subcommittee, as well as discussions of cyber security issues in the
power sector, energy storage valuation, and customer acceptance issues
of Smart Grid technology.
Tentative Agenda: June 5, 2013
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. EAC Leadership Committee Meeting
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Registration
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Welcome and Developments since the October 2012
Meeting
1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Update on DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE) 2013 Current Programs and Initiatives
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. Race to the Top Initiative Working Group Discussion
2:50 p.m.-3:10 p.m. FERC Update
3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Key Federal Roles to Enhance Cyber Security in the
Power Sector Panel and EAC Member Discussion
5:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m. EAC Transmission Subcommittee 2013 Papers and Work
Plan for 2013, EAC Member Discussion
5:40 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Wrap up Day One
5:45 p.m. Adjourn Day One of June 2013 Meeting of the EAC
Tentative Agenda: June 6, 2013
8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m. Energy Storage Valuation Panel and EAC Member
Discussion
9:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. EAC Storage Subcommittee Activities and Plans for
2013, EAC Member Discussion
10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Customer Acceptance Issues for the Smart Grid
Panel and EAC Member Discussion
12:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Lunch (Local Restaurants)
2:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Papers and Work Plans
for 2013, EAC Member Discussion and Decision
3:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m. Public Comments (Must register to comment at time
of check-in)
3:25 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Wrap Up of June 2013 EAC Meeting.
3:30 p.m. Adjourn June 2013 Meeting of the EAC
The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC
agenda updates, see the EAC Web site at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public
at its meetings. Individuals who wish to offer public comments at the
EAC meeting may do so on Thursday, June 6, 2013, but must register at
the registration table in advance. Approximately 15 minutes 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.
Matthew Rosenbaum. You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity
Advisory Committee Open Meeting'', by any of the following methods:
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
Email: matthew.rosenbaum@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://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac, including any personal
information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, to read background
documents or comments received, go to https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
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 may be
delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE, therefore,
encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments
electronically by email. 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 EAC
Web page at https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. They can also be obtained by contacting Mr. Matthew
Rosenbaum at the address above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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