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to or considered by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee until its next 

open meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

U.S. Army War College Subcommittee 

Chairperson, and ensure they are 

provided to members of the U.S. Army 

War College Subcommittee before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

After reviewing the written comments, 

the Chairperson and the Designated 

Federal Officer may choose to invite the 

submitter of the comments to orally 

present their issue during an open 

portion of this meeting or at a future 

meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee Chairperson, 

may, if desired, allot a specific amount 

of time for members of the public to 

present their issues for review and 

discussion by the U.S. Army War 

College Subcommittee. 

Scott T. Horton, 

Colonel, U.S. Army, Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4874 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Meeting of the Ocean Research and 

Resources Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ocean Research and 

Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) will 

hold a meeting. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, from 10 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. Members of the public should 

submit their comments in advance of 

the meeting to the meeting Point of 

Contact. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 

1201 New York Avenue, NW., 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Charles L. Vincent, Office of Naval 

Research, 875 North Randolph Street 

Suite 1425, Arlington, VA 22203–1995, 

telephone 703–696–4118. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of open meeting is provided in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The 

meeting will include discussions on 

ocean research, resource management, 

and other current issues in the ocean 

science and management communities; 

including, the review and development 

of Strategic Action Plans for the 

National Ocean Council. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

D.J. Werner, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4833 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Proposed Federal Loan Guarantee To 

Support Construction of Phase II of the 

Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway 

Transmission Line Project, in Maryland 

and Delaware 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Loan 

Programs Office. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings; 

Notice of Proposed Floodplain Action. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces its intent to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) (DOE/EIS–0465), 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 

the Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) NEPA regulations, and the DOE 

NEPA implementing procedures, to 

assess the potential environmental 

impacts of its proposed action of issuing 

a Federal loan guarantee to Pepco 

Holdings, Inc. (PHI). Potomac Electric 

Power Company (Pepco) and Delmarva 

Power & Light Company (Delmarva), 

both subsidiaries of PHI, submitted an 

application to DOE under the Federal 

loan guarantee program pursuant to the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) 

to support construction of Phase II of 

the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway 

(MAPP) transmission line project. PHI 

proposes to develop Phase II of the 

MAPP project, an approximately 100- 

mile electric transmission line from the 

Chalk Point Substation in Prince 

George’s County, Maryland, to the 

Indian River Substation in Sussex 

County, Delaware, using a High Voltage 

Direct Current (HVDC) transmission 

system. 

The EIS will evaluate the potential 

environmental impacts of the issuance 

of a DOE Loan Guarantee for PHI’s 

proposed MAPP project and the range of 

reasonable alternatives. 

The purposes of this Notice of Intent 

are to inform the public about DOE’s 

proposed action, invite public 

participation in the EIS process, 

announce plans for public scoping 

meetings, and solicit public comments 

for consideration in establishing the 

scope and content of the EIS. DOE 

hereby provides notice of a proposed 

action located in part in a floodplain 

and that DOE will include a floodplain 

assessment in the EIS. 

DOE invites those agencies with 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

to be cooperating agencies. 

DATES: The public scoping period will 

begin with publication of this Notice of 

Intent and end on April 4, 2011. To 

ensure that all of the issues related to 

this proposal are addressed, DOE invites 

comments on the proposed scope and 

content of the EIS from all interested 

parties. Comments must be postmarked 

or e-mailed by April 4, 2011 to ensure 

consideration. Late comments will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments can be 

submitted electronically or by U.S. Mail. 

Written comments on the proposed EIS 

scope should be signed and addressed 

to the NEPA Document Manager for this 

project: Mr. Doug Boren, Loan Programs 

Office (LP–10), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Electronic 

submission of comments is encouraged 

due to processing time required for 

regular mail. Comments can be 

submitted electronically by sending an 

e-mail to: MAPP–EIS@hq.doe.gov. All 

electronic and written comments should 

reference DOE/EIS–0465. 

DOE will conduct three public 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

proposed MAPP project at which 

government agencies, private-sector 

organizations, and the general public are 

invited to provide comments or 

suggestions with regard to the 

alternatives and potential impacts to be 

considered in the EIS. The date, time, 

and location of the public scoping 

meetings will be announced in local 

news media and on the DOE Loan 

Programs Office ‘‘NEPA Public 

Involvement’’ Web site (http:// 

www.lgprogram.energy.gov/ 

NEPA_PI.html) and the DOE NEPA 

Website ‘‘Public Participation’’ Calendar 

(http://nepa.energy.gov/calendar.htm) 

at least 15 days prior to the date of the 

meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional information about this 

EIS, the public scoping meetings, or to 

receive a copy of the draft EIS when it 

is issued, contact Doug Boren by 

telephone: 202–287–5346; or electronic 

mail: Douglas.Boren@hq.doe.gov. For 

general information on the DOE NEPA 

process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 


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