Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 / Notices 44105 

for release in the first quarter of fiscal 

year (FY) 2014. 

This Notice of Intent is issued solely 

to advise interested Federal agencies 

that DOE intends to issue a FOA and is 

for information and FOA planning 

purposes only; it does not constitute a 

formal solicitation for proposals or 

abstracts. No response to this Notice of 

Intent is expected, and any responses 

will be treated as informational only. In 

accordance with the Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (48 CFR 15.201(e)), 

responses to this Notice of Intent are not 

offers and cannot be accepted by the 

Government to form a binding contract. 

DOE will not provide reimbursement for 

costs incurred in responding to this 

Notice of Intent. 

DOE reserves the right to change the 

requirements of any proposed FOA, 

issue a FOA as described herein, issue 

a FOA involving only a portion of the 

elements listed, or not issue a FOA at 

all. Any information contained in this 

Notice of Intent also may be subject to 

change. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 

2013. 

Timothy Unruh, 

Director, Federal Energy Management 

Program. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17672 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. 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: August 14, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 

p.m. August 15, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical 

Union, 2000 Florida Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20009. 

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 

or Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; 

email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Committee advises the points of contact 

(Departments of Energy and Agriculture) 

with respect to the Biomass R&D 

Initiative (Initiative) and also 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. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Overview of DOE Office of Science 

R&D Programs 

• Overview of Other Agency Biomass 

R&D Programs 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you must contact Elliott 

Levine at 202–586–1476; Email: 

Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov or Roy Tiley at 

(410) 997–7778 ext. 220; Email: 

rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 business 

days prior to 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. If you would 

like to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Co-chairs 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://biomassboard.gov/ 

committee/meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 17, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17667 Filed 7–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14430–000] 

Monroe Hydro, LLC; Notice of Intent to 

File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving 

Use of the Traditional Licensing 

Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 14430–000 

c. Date Filed: April 2, 2013 

d. Submitted By: Monroe Hydro, LLC 

e. Name of Project: Monroe Drop 

Hydroelectric Project 

f. Location: On the western side of the 

Bureau of Reclamation’s North Unit 

Irrigation District Main Canal, in 

Jefferson County, Oregon. The project 

occupies 2.1 acres of United States 

lands administered by USDA Forest 

Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Gia 

Schneider, Natel Energy, 2175 Monarch 

Street, Alameda, CA 94501; (510) 342– 

5269; email –gia@natelenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Adam Beeco at (202) 

502–8655; or email at 

adam.beeco@ferc.gov. 

j. Monroe Hydro filed its request to 

use the Traditional Licensing Process on 

April 2, 2013. Monroe Hydro provided 

public notice of its request on June 5, 

2013. In a letter dated July 16, 2013, the 

Director of the Division of Hydropower 

Licensing approved Monroe Hydro’s 

request to use the Traditional Licensing 

Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 

CFR, Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries 

under section 305(b) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and implementing 

regulations at 50 CFR 600.920; and (c) 

the Oregon State Historic Preservation 

Officer, as required by section 106, 

National Historical Preservation Act, 

and the implementing regulations of the 


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