### 40032 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 130 / Friday, July 6, 2012 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Thursday, July 26, 2012, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (CDT)— Registration, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CDT)—Meeting.

**ADDRESSES :**  Marriott Houston Airport, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Lou Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5098.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee is to provide advice on potential applications of methane hydrate to the Secretary of Energy, and assist in developing recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy’s Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program.

Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include: Welcome and Introduction by the Designated Federal Officer; Welcome by the Chair of the Committee; Committee Business; Update on Prudhoe Bay Testing; FY 2012 Methane Hydrate Program Activities; Update on International Activity; Methane Hydrate Program Budget Requests; Methane Hydrate Program Strategic Direction Discussion; Advisory Committee Discussion; and Public Comments, if
any.

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chair of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Lou Capitanio at the phone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least five business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include the presentation on the agenda.Public comment will follow the threeminute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at the following Web site: http://www.fe.doe.gov/ programs/oilgas/hydrates/Methane

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. Issued at Washington, DC, on June 29,
2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–16550 Filed 7–5–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. EL12–79–000]**

**Alison Haverty v. Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline,**  **LLC; Notice of Complaint and Expedited Answer Period** 

Take notice that on June 27, 2012, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission); 18 CFR 385.206, Alison Haverty (Complainant) filed a formal complaint against Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, LLC (Respondent), alleging that the Respondent has informed the Complainant that she may not participate in a meeting on the Respondent’s Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement, despite having an interest in the outcome of the proceedings. In order to expedite the proceedings, answers and protests are due July 5, 2012.

The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for the Respondent as listed on the Commission’s list of Corporate Officials.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent’s answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent’s answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 5, 2012.

Dated: June 29, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–16561 Filed 7–5–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. EL12–76–000]**

**Maine Public Service Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund**  **Effective Date**

On June 28, 2012, the Commission issued an order that initiated a proceeding in Docket No. EL12–76–000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2006), to determine the justness and reasonableness of the proposed formula rate by Maine Public Service Company. Maine Public Service Company, 139 FERC ¶ 61,262 (2012).

The refund effective date in Docket No. EL12–76–000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register

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Dated: June 29, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–16562 Filed 7–5–12; 8:45 am]

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