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mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: February 22, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Conversion Magnet 

Schools Evaluation Revision 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0832. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 280. 

Abstract: The Conversion Magnet 

Schools Evaluation is being conducted 

to determine if efforts to turn around 

low-performing schools through 

converting to a Magnet Schools 

Assistance Program supported magnet 

school are associated with improved 

student achievement and the reduction 

in minority group isolation. The 

Institute of Education Sciences, in 

collaboration with the Office of 

Innovation and Improvement, initiated 

the study due to the popularity and 

persistence of magnet programs and the 

inconclusive research on the 

relationship of these programs to 

important student outcomes. The study 

will use quasi-experimental designs to 

explore the relationship between 

magnet programs and student 

achievement both for ‘‘resident’’ 

students who attend magnet schools as 

their neighborhood schools and, if 

possible, for non-resident students. Data 

collection includes student records data, 

principal surveys, and project director 

interviews. The U.S. Department of 

Education has commissioned American 

Institutes for Research to conduct this 

study. 

An Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) clearance request that (1) 

described the study design and full data 

collection activities and (2) requested 

approval for the burden associated with 

the first three years of data collection 

was approved in 2007 (OMB Number 

1850–0832 approval 7/13/07; expiration 

7/31/10). In 2010, we requested 

clearance for the burden associated with 

the fourth and fifth year of data 

collection necessary for the rigorous 

comparative interrupted time series 

design including student records data 

collection for the 2009–2010 school year 

(OMB Number 1850–0832 approval 6/ 

14/10; expiration 6/30/13). We are now 

requesting clearance for the burden 

associated with one additional round of 

student records data collection (student 

records data from the 2010–2011 school 

year) from participating districts due to 

the later than expected implementation 

of the magnet programs in the 2007 

grantee cohort. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4516. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Disposal of Greater-Than-Class C 

(GTCC) Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

and GTCC–Like Waste, and Notice of 

Public Hearings 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of its Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Disposal of GreaterThan-Class C (GTCC) Low-Level 

Radioactive Waste and GTCC–Like 

Waste (EIS–0375D, Draft EIS) for public 

review and comment. The Low-Level 

Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments 

Act (LLRWPAA) of 1985 makes the 

Federal Government responsible for the 

disposal of GTCC low-level radioactive 

waste (LLRW) that results from Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) and 

Agreement State licensed activities. 

DOE is the Federal agency responsible 

for the disposal of GTCC LLRW. In 

addition to GTCC LLRW, this Draft EIS 

also addresses DOE generated or -owned 

LLRW and potential non-defensegenerated transuranic radioactive waste 

having characteristics similar to GTCC 

LLRW (referred to herein as ‘‘GTCC-like’’ 

waste) and for which there may be no 

path to disposal. 

DOE prepared this Draft EIS in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) for implementing 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), and DOE’s NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021). The 

Draft EIS evaluates the potential human 

health and environmental impacts of 

alternatives for disposing of an 

estimated 12,000 cubic meters (m3) of 

waste, containing approximately 160 

million curies of radioactivity. This 

includes GTCC LLRW as defined by the 

NRC in 10 CFR 72.3, i.e., ‘‘low-level 

radioactive waste that exceeds the 

concentration limits of radionuclides 

established for Class C waste in 10 CFR 

61.55,’’ as well as GTCC-like waste. 

DOE proposes to construct and 

operate a new facility or facilities, or use 

an existing facility or facilities, for the 

disposal of GTCC LLRW and GTCC-like 

waste. The Draft EIS evaluates 

alternative methods for disposal of these 

wastes at the following alternative 

locations: the Hanford Site in 

Washington; the Idaho National 

Laboratory in Idaho; at and near the 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New 

Mexico; the Los Alamos National 

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National Security Site (formerly known 

as the Nevada Test Site) in Nevada; and 

the Savannah River Site in South 

Carolina. The Draft EIS also evaluates 

generic commercial disposal sites in 

four regions of the U.S., and a ‘‘No 

Action Alternative’’ as required under 

NEPA. The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is a cooperating 

agency in the preparation of this EIS. 

DATES: DOE invites the public to submit 

oral and/or written comments on this 

Draft EIS during the public comment 

period, which extends through June 27, 

2011. DOE will consider all comments 

received or postmarked by that date in 

preparing the Final EIS, and will 

consider late comments to the extent 

practicable. DOE will hold public 

hearings on the dates, times, and 

locations listed under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

Draft EIS may be submitted by U.S. mail 

to the following address: Mr. Arnold M. 

Edelman, EIS Document Manager, U.S. 

Department of Energy, GTCC EIS, 

Cloverleaf Building, EM–43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically via the 

GTCC EIS Web site at http:// 

www.gtcceis.anl.gov, where the Draft 

EIS can be found, or by electronic mail 

to gtcceis@anl.gov. The Draft EIS is also 

available on DOE’s NEPA Web site at 

http://nepa.energy.gov/draft_

environmental_impact_statements.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about this Draft EIS, 

please contact Mr. Edelman at the 

mailing address or via the GTCC EIS 

Web site listed above. For information 

regarding the DOE NEPA process, please 

contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

(202) 586–4600, or leave a message at 

(800) 472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 3(b)(1)(D) of the LLRWPAA 

assigned the Federal government 

responsibility for the disposal of GTCC 

LLRW that results from activities 

conducted under NRC and Agreement 

State licenses. The LLRWPAA also 

specified in Section 3(b)(2) that such 

waste be disposed of in a facility 

licensed by NRC. DOE is the Federal 

agency responsible for the disposal of 

GTCC LLRW. NRC, in 10 CFR 72.3, 

defines GTCC waste as LLRW that 

exceeds the concentration limits of 

radionuclides established for Class C 

waste in 10 CFR 61.55. 

This Draft EIS evaluates the range of 

reasonable alternatives for disposal of 

GTCC LLRW. It also evaluates 

alternatives for the disposal of LLRW 

and potential non-defense-generated 

transuranic radioactive waste generated 

or owned by DOE, which has 

characteristics similar to GTCC LLRW, 

and for which there may be no path to 

disposal. For the purposes of this Draft 

EIS, DOE is referring to this waste as 

GTCC-like waste. The NRC LLRW waste 

classification system in 10 CFR 61.55 

does not apply to radioactive waste 

generated or owned by DOE and 

disposed of in DOE facilities. DOE 

evaluates GTCC-like waste in the Draft 

EIS because common approaches may 

be used to dispose of both GTCC LLRW 

and GTCC-like waste. 

DOE’s proposed action is to construct 

and operate a new facility or facilities, 

or use an existing facility or facilities, 

for the disposal of GTCC LLRW and 

GTCC-like waste. Accordingly, the Draft 

EIS evaluates the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed construction, operation, 

and performance of a facility or facilities 

for the disposal of GTCC LLRW and 

GTCC-like waste. 

Types and Estimated Quantities of 

GTCC LLRW and GTCC-Like Wastes 

The total inventory volume of GTCC 

LLRW and GTCC-like waste evaluated 

in the Draft EIS is about 12,000 m3, and 

is estimated to contain approximately 

160 million curies of radioactivity. Of 

this total, approximately 3,000 m3 and 

less than one million curies are 

estimated to be GTCC-like waste. 

Approximately ten percent of the total 

estimated inventory volume of GTCC 

LLRW and GTCC-like waste is currently 

in storage, while approximately 90 

percent is expected to be generated in 

the future. 

GTCC LLRW and GTCC-like waste, for 

purposes of the Draft EIS, are 

categorized into three waste types: 

activated metal, sealed sources, or Other 

Waste. Activated metal wastes are 

largely generated from the 

decommissioning of nuclear reactors. 

They include portions of the nuclear 

reactor vessel, such as the core shroud 

and core support plate. Activated Metal 

wastes represent approximately 17 

percent of the total inventory volume 

and approximately 98 percent of the 

radioactivity from GTCC LLRW and 

GTCC-like waste. There are 104 

operating commercial reactors in the 

U.S., an additional 18 that have been 

closed or decommissioned, and an 

estimated 33 new commercial reactors 

that may be constructed in the future. 

Most of the Activated Metal waste will 

not be generated for several decades, 

when the majority of the currently 

operating reactors are scheduled to 

undergo decommissioning. 

Sealed Sources are widely used for 

medical purposes, such as in equipment 

to diagnose and treat illnesses 

(particularly cancer), sterilize medical 

devices, and irradiate blood for 

transplant patients; and for industrial 

purposes, such as nondestructive testing 

of structures and industrial equipment 

and exploration of geologic formations 

for oil and gas. They are located in 

hospitals, universities, and industries 

throughout the U.S. Sealed sources 

represent approximately 25 percent of 

the total inventory volume and 

approximately one percent of the total 

radioactivity from GTCC LLRW and 

GTCC-like waste. 

Other Waste primarily includes 

contaminated equipment, debris, scrap 

metal, and decommissioning waste such 

as waste from the production of 

molybdenum-99, which is used in about 

16 million medical procedures (e.g., to 

detect cancer) each year; the production 

of radioisotope power systems in 

support of space exploration and 

national security; and the 

environmental cleanup of the West 

Valley Site in New York (a former 

commercial facility for reprocessing of 

spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power 

reactors). Other Waste represents 

approximately 58 percent of the total 

inventory volume and approximately 

one percent of the radioactivity from 

GTCC and GTCC-like wastes. 

Disposal Alternatives Evaluated 

The Draft EIS evaluates the range of 

reasonable alternatives for the disposal 

of GTCC LLRW and GTCC-like waste 

including: 

1. Disposal in the WIPP geologic 

repository in New Mexico; 

2. Disposal in a new borehole disposal 

facility at the Hanford Site in 

Washington, the Idaho National 

Laboratory in Idaho, the Los Alamos 

National Laboratory and WIPP Vicinity 

in New Mexico, and the Nevada 

National Security Site (formerly known 

as the Nevada Test Site) in Nevada; and 

3. Disposal in a new trench or vault 

disposal facility at the same sites 

identified in item 2 above and at the 

Savannah River Site in South Carolina. 

The Draft EIS also evaluates the 

potential environmental impacts of 

using a facility or facilities at generic 

commercial disposal sites in four 

regions of the U.S., should one or more 

commercial facilities be proposed in the 

future. In addition, the Draft EIS 


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analyzes the No Action Alternative, as 

required by NEPA. 

Alternatives Considered but Not 

Evaluated 

DOE’s Notice of Intent (NOI) for this 

EIS (72 FR 40135, July 23, 2007) 

identified Yucca Mountain in Nevada 

and the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) in 

Tennessee as locations to be evaluated 

for the potential disposal of GTCC 

wastes. DOE did not evaluate a 

repository at Yucca Mountain as an 

alternative in this Draft EIS because, 

since publication of the NOI, the 

Department determined that developing 

a permanent repository for high-level 

waste and spent nuclear fuel at Yucca 

Mountain is not a workable option and 

that the project should be terminated. 

Creating a disposal site at Yucca 

Mountain only for GTCC waste is not a 

reasonable alternative. Therefore, 

disposal of GTCC LLRW and GTCC-like 

waste at Yucca Mountain is no longer a 

reasonable alternative. The Draft EIS 

also does not evaluate disposal of this 

waste at ORR. Reviews conducted by 

DOE’s Low-Level Waste Disposal 

Facility Federal Review Group 

determined that the site is not 

appropriate for disposal of LLRW 

containing high concentrations of longlived radionuclides such as those found 

in GTCC wastes. 

Preferred Alternative 

DOE does not have a preferred 

alternative for the disposal of GTCC and 

GTCC-like waste, but does identify 

factors that DOE plans to consider in 

developing a preferred alternative or 

alternatives for inclusion in the Final 

EIS. These factors are discussed in the 

Summary and Chapter 2 of the Draft EIS 

and include waste type characteristics 

(e.g., radionuclide inventory and waste 

form stability), disposal method 

considerations (e.g., protection of an 

inadvertent intruder and operational 

experience), and disposal location 

considerations (e.g., potential human 

health impacts, tribal concerns, laws 

and other requirements). The preferred 

alternative could be a combination of 

two or more alternatives, which could 

include the No Action Alternative for a 

portion of the waste. DOE invites public 

comments on these factors and any 

additional factors that should be 

considered in the selection of a 

preferred alternative and why. 

Public Hearings 

DOE invites the public to present oral 

and/or written comments during public 

hearings on the Draft EIS. Participants 

may register to speak at the hearing or 

via the GTCC Web site. Speakers will be 

recognized in order as registered. 

Speakers may be asked to limit their 

oral comments to a certain time limit to 

be decided at the beginning of each of 

the public hearings based on the 

number of registered speakers. Speakers 

may be given an opportunity to take the 

floor a second time after all those who 

wish to speak have been given an 

opportunity to do so. During the first 

hour, the public may review 

informational materials provided by 

DOE and speak informally with DOE 

representatives. This will be followed 

by the formal hearing, which will be 

opened with a brief DOE presentation 

about the Draft EIS and a review of the 

hearing procedures. A court reporter 

will record all oral comments, which 

later will be publicly available. In 

addition to the dates, times, and 

locations of all the hearings listed 

below, further information about the 

hearings will also be available on the 

GTCC Web site and provided in local 

print media seven days in advance of 

the hearing. 

Public hearings will be held at the 

following locations: 

South Carolina 

North Augusta Community Center, 495 

Brookside Avenue, North Augusta, SC 

29841, April 19, 2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 

p.m. 

New Mexico 

Pecos River Village Conference Center, 

Carousel House, 711 Muscatel 

Avenue, Carlsbad, NM 88220, April 

26, 2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. 

Marriott Pyramid North, 5151 San 

Francisco Road NE., Albuquerque, 

NM, April 27, 2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 

p.m. 

Cities of Gold Hotel Conference Center, 

10–B Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, 

NM 87506, April 28, 2011, 5:30 p.m.– 

9:30 p.m. 

Nevada 

Desert Research Institute—Frank 

Rodgers Building, 755 C. East 

Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, 

May 9, 2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. 

Idaho 

Shiloh Inn Suites Hotel, 780 Lindsay 

Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, May 

11, 2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. 

Washington 

Red Lion Hotel, 2525 N. 20th Avenue, 

Pasco, WA 99301, May 17, 2011, 5:30 

p.m.–9:30 p.m. 

Oregon 

Doubletree Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah 

Street, Portland, OR 97232, May 19, 

2011, 5:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. 

Washington, DC 

Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005, May 25, 2011, 

1 p.m.–5 p.m. 

Public Reading Rooms and Libraries 

Copies of the Draft EIS are available 

for public review at the locations listed 

below: 

District of Columbia 

U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of 

Information Act Public Reading 

Room, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 1G–033, Washington, DC 

20585, (202) 586–5955. 

Idaho 

University Place, TAB Building, U.S. 

Department of Energy Public Reading 

Room, 1776 Science Center Drive, 

Idaho Falls, ID 83401, (208) 526–0833. 

Nevada 

Nevada Site Office, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Public Reading Room, 755 

East Flamingo Road, Room 103, Las 

Vegas, NV 89119, (702) 794–5106. 

Amargosa Valley Library, 829 E. Farm 

Road, HCR 69 Box 401–T, Amargosa, 

NV 89020, (775) 372–5340. 

Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo 

Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119, (702) 

507–3400. 

Indian Springs Library, 715 Gretta Lane, 

P.O. Box 629, Indian Springs, NV 

89018, (702) 879–3845. 

Las Vegas Library, 833 N. Las Vegas 

Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89101, 

(702) 507–3500. 

Pahrump Community Library, 701 S. 

East Street, Pahrump, NV 89048, (775) 

727–5930. 

Tonopah Public Library, 167 S. Central 

Street, Tonopah, NV 89049, (775) 

482–3374. 

New Mexico 

DOE FOIA Reading Room, Government 

Information/Zimmerman Library, 

University of New Mexico, MSC05 

3020, 1 University of New Mexico, 

Albuquerque, NM 87131–0001, (505) 

277–7180. 

Carlsbad Field Office, U.S. Department 

of Energy, WIPP Information Center, 

4021 National Parks Highway, 

Carlsbad, NM 88220, (575) 234–7348 

or (800) 336–9477. 

Carlsbad Public Library, 101 South 

Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, NM 

88220, (575) 885–6776. 


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Eunice Public Library, 1039 10th Street, 

Eunice, NM 88231, (575) 394–2336. 

Espan ̃ola Public Library, 313 N Paseo de 

On ̃ ate, Espan ̃ ola, NM 87532, (505) 

747–6087. 

Mesa Public Library, 2400 Central 

Avenue, Los Alamos, NM 87544, 

(505) 662–8250. 

Santa Fe Public Library, 145 

Washington Street, Santa Fe, NM 

87501, (505) 955–6780. 

Santa Fe Public Library, Oliver La Farge 

Branch, 1730 Llano Street, Santa Fe, 

NM 87501, (505) 955–4860. 

New Mexico State Library, 1209 Camino 

Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507, (505) 

476–9717. 

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Public 

Reading Room, P.O. Box 1663, Mail 

Stop M9991, Los Alamos, NM 87545, 

Phone: (505) 667–0216. 

Oregon 

Portland State University, Government 

Information, Branford Price Millar 

Library, 1875 SW Park Avenue, 

Portland, OR 97201, (503) 725–5874. 

South Carolina 

University of South Carolina–Aiken, 

Gregg-Graniteville Library, 471 

University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801, 

(803) 641–3320. 

South Carolina State Library, 1500 

Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29211, 

(803) 734–8026. 

Washington 

U.S. Department of Energy, Public 

Reading Room, Consolidated 

Information Center, 2770 University 

Drive, Room 101L, Richland, WA 

99352, (509) 372–7443. 

University of Washington, SuzzalloAllen Library, Government 

Publications Division, Seattle, WA 

98195, (206) 543–1937. 

Gonzaga University, Foley Center 

Library, 101–L 502 East Boone 

Avenue, Spokane, WA 99258, (509) 

313–5931. 

Individual commentors’ names and 

addresses (including e-mail addresses) 

received as part of oral presentations at 

the public hearings or comment 

documents on this Draft EIS normally 

are part of the public record. DOE plans 

to reproduce comment documents in 

their entirety in the Final EIS, as 

appropriate, and to post all comment 

documents received in their entirety on 

the website for this EIS at the close of 

the public comment period. Any person 

wishing to have his/her name, address, 

or other identifying information 

withheld from the public record of 

comment documents must state this 

request prominently at the beginning of 

any comment document. DOE will 

honor the request to the extent 

allowable by law. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses will be 

included in the public record and open 

to public inspection in their entirety. 

Next Steps 

Following the end of the public 

comment period, DOE will consider 

public comments on the Draft EIS in 

preparing the Final EIS. After issuing 

the Final EIS, DOE will consider the 

environmental impact(s) presented in 

the Final EIS, along with other 

appropriate information in proposing its 

decision(s) related to the disposal of 

GTCC and GTCC-like wastes. DOE will 

not issue a Record of Decision until its 

required Report to Congress has been 

provided and appropriate action has 

been taken by Congress in accordance 

with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2011. 

Christine Gelles, 

Director, Office of Disposal Operations, Office 

of Environmental Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Electricity Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the reestablished 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: Thursday, March 10, 2011; 8:30 

a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric 

Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Meyer, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8G–024, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(202) 586–8118 or E-mail: 

David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) 

was re-established in August 2010 to 

provide advice to the U.S. Department 

of Energy in implementing the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005, the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

and related statutes, as well as 

modernizing the nation’s electricity 

delivery infrastructure. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the 

Electricity Advisory Committee is 

expected to include discussion of the 

activities of the Energy Storage 

Technologies Subcommittee, the Smart 

Grid Subcommittee, the Environmental 

Regulations and Reliability Working 

Group, and a discussion of potential 

study topics for consideration by the 

EAC, as requested by the DOE Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability. 

A draft agenda of the EAC meeting is 

available on the Committee Web site at: 

http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. The 

meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate Committee business. For 

EAC agenda updates, see the Committee 

Web site. 

Public Participation: The EAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its advisory committee meetings. 

Individuals who wish to offer public 

comments at the EAC meeting may do 

so on the day of the meeting, Thursday, 

March 10, 2011. Approximately one-half 

hour 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. David Meyer. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting’’, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: David 

Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G– 

024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

• E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘Electricity Advisory 

Committee Open Meeting’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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 http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm, including 

any personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket, to 

read background documents or 


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