Department of Energy November 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Energy, pursuant to section 229 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as implemented by 10 CFR part 860 published in the Federal Register on August 26, 1963 (28 FR 8400), prohibits the unauthorized entry, as provided in 10 CFR 860.3 and the unauthorized introduction of weapons or dangerous materials, as provided in 10 CFR 860.4, into or upon the following described facilities of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory of the United States Department of Energy. The following amendments are made: The U.S. Department of Energy installation known as the Oak Ridge National Laboratory 7900 Area, occupied by the High Flux Isotope Reactor and associated facilities, is located in the Second Civil District of Roane County, Tennessee, within the corporate limits of the city of Oak Ridge. The facility contains approximately 40 acres and is located on the south side of Melton Valley Drive, approximately 0.7 miles west of the intersection of Melton Valley Drive and Melton Valley Access Road. This intersection is approximately 0.6 miles south of the intersection of Bethel Valley Road and Melton Valley Access Road. The 229 Boundary of this facility is indicated by a chain link fence which surrounds the facility. The U.S. Department of Energy installation known as the National U- 233 Repository (Building 3019) is located in the Second Civil District of Roane County, Tennessee, within the corporate limits of the city of Oak Ridge. The physical facility contains approximately 2.5 acres including approximately 40,000 square feet of floor space within the security area boundary. This complex is located south of Bethel Valley Road, approximately 0.25 miles east of the intersection of Bethel Valley Road and First Street. The 229 Boundary for this facility is indicated by a chain link fence which surrounds the facility.

This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee. Dates and Times: Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Mesaba Energy Project (DOE/EIS-0382D) for public comment, as well as the dates, locations and times for public hearings. The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) analyzes the potential environmental consequences of DOE's proposed action to provide a total of $36 million in co-funding, through a financial assistance cooperative agreement, for the design and one-year operational demonstration of a coal-based, Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) electric generating facility on the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. DOE may also provide a loan guarantee pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to guarantee a portion of private sector financing for the project; however, this loan guarantee is not part of DOE's proposed action. The facility would be demonstrated through a cooperative agreement between DOE and Excelsior Energy Inc. (Excelsior) under the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) program.