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must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. Members of the public will 

be heard in the order in which they sign 

up at the beginning of the meeting. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The Chair of the 

Committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties. 

If you would like to file a written 

statement with the Committee, you may 

do so either before or after the meeting. 

The Chair will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

10, 2010. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23116 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

Energy Parks Initiative Workshop of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Portsmouth. 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, September 23, 2010, 6 

p.m.–8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.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. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Portsmouth SSAB Involvement 

with Energy Parks—Val Francis, CoChair. 

• Energy Parks Initiative 

Presentation—Mark Gilbertson, DOE– 

Headquarters. 

• Break. 

• Questions and Answers from 

Comment Cards. 

• Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, 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 Joel 

Bradburne in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. The 

Deputy Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. This notice is being 

published less than 15 days prior to the 

meeting date due to programmatic 

issues that had to be resolved prior to 

the meeting date. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

10, 2010. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23117 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Commission on the BP 

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and 

Offshore Drilling 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Fossil Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the National 

Commission on the BP Deepwater 

Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling 

(the Commission). The Commission was 

organized pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). The Act 

requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register. The 

Charter of the Commission can be found 

at: http://www.OilSpillCommission.gov. 

DATES: Monday, September 27, 2010, 9 

a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Tuesday, September 

28, 2010, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott 

Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Park 

Road, NW., Washington, DC 20008; 

telephone number: 1–202–328–2000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher A. Smith, Designated 

Federal Officer, Mail Stop: FE–30, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–0716 or facsimile (202) 586–6221; 

e-mail: BPDeepwater

HorizonCommission@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President directed 

that the Commission be established to 

examine the relevant facts and 

circumstances concerning the root cause 

of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, 

fire, and oil spill and to develop options 

to guard against, and mitigate the 

impact of, any oil spills associated with 

offshore drilling in the future. 

The Commission is composed of 

seven members appointed by the 

President to serve as special 

Government employees. The members 

were selected because of their extensive 

scientific, legal, engineering, and 

environmental expertise, and their 

knowledge of issues pertaining to the oil 

and gas industry. Information on the 

Commission can be found at its Web 

site: http://www.OilSpill

Commission.gov. 

Purpose of the Meeting: Inform the 

Commission members about the 

relevant facts and circumstances 

concerning (1) spill response following 

the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, 

and (2) impacts of the spill on the Gulf 

of Mexico and approaches to long-term 

restoration. The meeting will provide 

the Commission with the opportunity to 

hear presentations and statements from 

various experts and provide additional 

information for the Commission’s 

consideration. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting is 

expected to start on September 27 at 9 

a.m. Presentations to the Commission 

are expected to begin shortly thereafter 

and will conclude at approximately 4 

p.m. The meeting will continue on 

September 28 at 9 a.m. with 

presentations to the Commission. Public 

comments can be made on Monday, 

September 27 and Tuesday, September 

28 from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

respectively. The final agenda will be 

available at the Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.OilSpillCommission.gov. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public, with capacity and 

seats available on a first-come, firstserve basis. The Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Approximately one-half hour will be 

reserved for public comments each day 

for a total of one hour. Time allotted per 

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