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ACTION:
Notice of Open Meeting.
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. 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: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Bob Ruud Community
Center, 150 N. Highway 160, Pahrump,
Nevada 89060.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator,
232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las
Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630–
0522; Fax (702) 295–5300 or Email:
NSSAB@nnsa.doe.gov.
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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
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Tentative Agenda
1. Overview of the Independent Peer
Review for Rainier Mesa—Work
Plan Item #3
2. Discussion and recommendation
development for Community
Environmental Monitoring
Program—Work Plan Item #6
3. Discussion and recommendation
development for Waste Acceptance
Review Panel—Work Plan Item #7
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Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
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require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Barbara
Ulmer at least seven days in advance of
the meeting at the phone number listed
above. Written statements may be filed
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maximum of five minutes to present
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Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing to Barbara Ulmer at the address
listed above or at the following Web
site: https://nv.energy.gov/nssab/Meeting
Minutes.aspx.
Issued at Washington, DC, on July 26,
2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–18374 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory Committee
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
member nominations.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of
Energy is soliciting nominations for
candidates to fill vacancies on the
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory Committee
(Committee).
DATES: The deadline for Committee
member nominations will be accepted
on or before August 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The nominations for
members must include: nominee’s
name, resume, biography, and any
letters of support and are to be
submitted via one of the following
methods:
(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov.
(2) Overnight delivery service to:
Elliott Levine, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
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.
Committee Web site: https://
biomassboard.gov/committee/
committee.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Biomass Research and Development Act
of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224]
requires cooperation and coordination
in biomass research and development
(R&D) between the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE). The
Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008
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by section 9008 of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
(FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651,
enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124].
FCEA section 9008(d) established the
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory Committee and lays
forth its meetings, coordination, duties,
terms, and membership types.
Committee members are paid travel and
per diem for each meeting. The
Committee must meet quarterly and
should not duplicate the efforts of other
Federal advisory committees. Meetings
are typically two days in duration.
Three meetings are held in the
Washington DC area and the fourth is
held at a site to be determined each
year. The Committee advises DOE and
USDA points of contact with respect to
the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative)
and priority technical biomass R&D
needs as well as makes written
recommendations to the Biomass R&D
Board (Board). Those recommendations
regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are
distributed and used consistent with
Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are
open and competitive with awards
made annually; (C) objectives and
evaluation criteria of the solicitations
are clear; and (D) the points of contact
are funding proposals selected on the
basis of merit, and determined by an
independent panel of qualified peers.
The committee members may serve
up to two three-year terms and must
include: (A) An individual affiliated
with the biofuels industry; (B) an
individual affiliated with the biobased
industrial and commercial products
industry; (C) an individual affiliated
with an institution of higher education
that has expertise in biofuels and
biobased products; (D) 2 prominent
engineers or scientist from government
or academia that have expertise in
biofuels and biobased products; (E) an
individual affiliated with a commodity
trade association; (F) 2 individuals
affiliated with environmental or
conservation organizations; (G) an
individual associated with state
government who has expertise in
biofuels and biobased products; (H) an
individual with expertise in energy and
environmental analysis; (I) an
individual with expertise in the
economics of biofuels and biobased
products; (J) an individual with
expertise in agricultural economics; (K)
an individual with expertise in plant
biology and biomass feedstock
development; (L) an individual with
expertise in agronomy, crop science, or
soil science; and (M) at the option of the
points of contact, other members (REF:
FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for
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their expertise, leadership, and
relevance to an expertise. Appointments
will be made for three-year terms as
dictated by the legislation.
Nominations this year are needed for
the following categories in order to
address the Committee’s needs: (G) an
individual associated with State
government who has expertise in
biofuels and biobased products; (H) an
individual with expertise in energy and
environmental analysis; and (M) at the
option of the points of contact, other
members. Nominations for other
categories will also be accepted.
Nomination categories H and M are
considered special Government
employees and require submittal of an
annual financial disclosure form.
Nominations are solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups,
universities, and companies that
represent a wide variety of biomass
research and development interests
throughout the country. Nominations
for one individual that fits several of the
categories listed above or for more than
one person that fits one category will be
accepted. In your nomination letter,
please indicate the specific membership
category for each nominee. Each
nominee must submit their resume and
biography along with any letters of
support by the deadline above. If you
were nominated in previous years but
were not appointed to the committee
and would still like to be considered,
please resubmit your nomination
package in response to this notice, with
all required materials. All nominees will
be vetted before selection.
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 of 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 living
with disabilities. Please note that
registered Federal lobbyists, individuals
already serving another Federal
Advisory Committee, and Federal
employees are ineligible for nomination.
Appointments to the Biomass
Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee will be made by
the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of Agriculture.
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Issued in Washington, DC on July 25, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–18400 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. EL13–78–000]
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative,
Inc. v. Southwestern Public Service
Company; Notice of Complaint
Take notice that on July 19, 2013,
Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(Golden Spread or Complainant) filed a
formal complaint against Southwestern
Public Service Company (SPS or
Respondent), pursuant to sections 201,
206 and 309 of the Federal Power Act,
16 U.S.C. 824, 824e, and 825e (2013)
and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or
Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206 (2013),
alleging that the formula rate
Replacement Power Sales Agreement
(RPSA) by and between Golden Spread
and SPS and the formula rate of the Xcel
Joint Energy Open Access Tariff
applicable to pricing of transmission
service over the facilities of SPS
(transmission formula rate) contain an
unjust and unreasonable return on
equity (ROE), contrary to section 205 of
the Federal Power Act. Golden Spread
requests a determination that the
appropriate base ROE for both the RPSA
and the transmission formula rate
should be set at 9.15 percent. Golden
Spread also seeks consolidation of this
complaint with Docket No. EL12–59–
000.
The Complainant certifies that copies
of the complaint were served on the
contacts for the Respondents as listed
on the Commission’s list of Corporate
Officials.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
Protests will be considered by the
Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will
not serve to make protestants parties to
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
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intervene, and protests must be served
on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
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docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on August 8, 2013.
Dated: July 24, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–18340 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am]
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[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0369; FRL–9840–2]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; National
Estuary Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘National Estuary Program’’ (EPA ICR
No. 1500.08, OMB Control No. 2040–
0138 to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through January 31, 2014. 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 OMB control
number.
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-18400]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for member nominations.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting nominations
for candidates to fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and
Development Technical Advisory Committee (Committee).
DATES: The deadline for Committee member nominations will be accepted
on or before August 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The nominations for members must include: nominee's name,
resume, biography, and any letters of support and are to be submitted
via one of the following methods:
(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov.
(2) Overnight delivery service to: Elliott Levine, Designated
Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy, Mail Stop EE-2E, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
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. Committee Web
site: https://biomassboard.gov/committee/committee.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Biomass Research and Development Act of
2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106-224] requires cooperation and
coordination in biomass research and development (R&D) between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008 by section 9008 of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) [Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat.
1651, enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124].
FCEA section 9008(d) established the Biomass Research and
Development Technical Advisory Committee and lays forth its meetings,
coordination, duties, terms, and membership types. Committee members
are paid travel and per diem for each meeting. The Committee must meet
quarterly and should not duplicate the efforts of other Federal
advisory committees. Meetings are typically two days in duration. Three
meetings are held in the Washington DC area and the fourth is held at a
site to be determined each year. The Committee advises DOE and USDA
points of contact with respect to the Biomass R&D Initiative
(Initiative) and priority technical biomass R&D needs as well as makes
written recommendations to the Biomass R&D Board (Board). Those
recommendations regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are distributed
and used consistent with Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are
open and competitive with awards made annually; (C) objectives and
evaluation criteria of the solicitations are clear; and (D) the points
of contact are funding proposals selected on the basis of merit, and
determined by an independent panel of qualified peers.
The committee members may serve up to two three-year terms and must
include: (A) An individual affiliated with the biofuels industry; (B)
an individual affiliated with the biobased industrial and commercial
products industry; (C) an individual affiliated with an institution of
higher education that has expertise in biofuels and biobased products;
(D) 2 prominent engineers or scientist from government or academia that
have expertise in biofuels and biobased products; (E) an individual
affiliated with a commodity trade association; (F) 2 individuals
affiliated with environmental or conservation organizations; (G) an
individual associated with state government who has expertise in
biofuels and biobased products; (H) an individual with expertise in
energy and environmental analysis; (I) an individual with expertise in
the economics of biofuels and biobased products; (J) an individual with
expertise in agricultural economics; (K) an individual with expertise
in plant biology and biomass feedstock development; (L) an individual
with expertise in agronomy, crop science, or soil science; and (M) at
the option of the points of contact, other members (REF: FCEA 2008
section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All nominees will be carefully reviewed for
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their expertise, leadership, and relevance to an expertise.
Appointments will be made for three-year terms as dictated by the
legislation.
Nominations this year are needed for the following categories in
order to address the Committee's needs: (G) an individual associated
with State government who has expertise in biofuels and biobased
products; (H) an individual with expertise in energy and environmental
analysis; and (M) at the option of the points of contact, other
members. Nominations for other categories will also be accepted.
Nomination categories H and M are considered special Government
employees and require submittal of an annual financial disclosure form.
Nominations are solicited from organizations, associations,
societies, councils, federations, groups, universities, and companies
that represent a wide variety of biomass research and development
interests throughout the country. Nominations for one individual that
fits several of the categories listed above or for more than one person
that fits one category will be accepted. In your nomination letter,
please indicate the specific membership category for each nominee. Each
nominee must submit their resume and biography along with any letters
of support by the deadline above. If you were nominated in previous
years but were not appointed to the committee and would still like to
be considered, please resubmit your nomination package in response to
this notice, with all required materials. All nominees will be vetted
before selection.
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 of 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 living with disabilities. Please note
that registered Federal lobbyists, individuals already serving another
Federal Advisory Committee, and Federal employees are ineligible for
nomination.
Appointments to the Biomass Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee will be made by the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 25, 2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18400 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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