Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices 55201 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). 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, September 27, 2012; 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (EDT) 

ADDRESSES: Participants may contact 

Ms. Joanne Corcoran by September 25, 

2012 at email: 

joanne.corcoran@science.doe.gov or by 

phone at (301) 903–6488, to receive a 

call-in number. Public participation is 

welcomed; however, the number of 

teleconference lines is limited and 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

(301) 903–9817; fax (301) 903–5051 or 

email: 

david.thomassen@science.doe.gov. The 

most current information concerning 

this meeting can be found on the Web 

site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/ 

berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Meeting: To provide advice on a 

continuing basis to the Director, Office 

of Science of the Department of Energy, 

on the many complex scientific and 

technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• Discussion of the final edits to the 

BERAC report based on the charge letter 

dated, September 14, 2011, (http:// 

science.energy.gov/∼/media/ber/berac/ 

pdf/Tech-charge.pdf). 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference meeting is open to the 

public. 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 the item on the 

agenda, you should contact David 

Thomassen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least five business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/ 

berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22073 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB); 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a live 

open meeting of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). 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: October 9, 2012; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

October 10, 2012; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

October 11, 2012; 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Place Long Island/ 

East End, 451 East Main Street, 

Riverhead, NY 11901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Ave SW., Washington DC 20585. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1644. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: To provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Receive in person 

updates and reviews of accomplishment 

of STEAB’s Subcommittee and Task 

Forces, meet with members of 

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) 

and staff from the New York State 

Energy Research and Development 

Authority to discuss Laboratory and 

State collaborations and energy 

partnerships, new initiatives and 

technologies being created at the 

Laboratory, explore possible technology 

transfer programs, and meet with 

Laboratory employees to gain a better 

understanding of deployment efforts 

and ongoing initiatives, as well as 

update to the Board on routine business 

matters and other topics of interest. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gil Sperling at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests to make oral comments 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting; reasonable provision will be 

made to include requested topic(s) on 

the agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 90 days on the STEAB 

Web site, www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC on August 30, 

2012. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22071 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[ FE Docket Nos.12–64–NG; 12–71–NG] 

Notice of Orders Granting Applications 

to Import and Export Natural Gas and 

Vacating Prior Authority During July 

2012; J. Aron & Company; Iberdrola 

Renewables, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of orders. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives 

notice that during July 2012, it issued 

Orders granting applications to import 

and export natural gas and vacating 

prior authority. These Orders are 

summarized in the attached appendix 

and may be found on the FE web site 

at http://www.fossil.energy.gov/ 

programs/gasregulation/authorizations/ 


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55202 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices 

Orders-2012.html. They are also 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office of Fossil Energy, Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Docket Room 3E–033, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478. The Docket Room is open between 

the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 

2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

Appendix—DOE/FE Orders Granting 

Import/Export Authorizations 

Order No. Date issued FE Docket No. Authorization holder Description of action 

3126 ......... 07/19/12 12–64–NG J. Aron & Company ............. Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada/Mexico and vacating prior authority, Order 2797. 

3127 ......... 07/24/12 12–71–NG Iberdrola Renewables, LLC Order granting blanket authority to import/export natural 

gas from/to Canada/Mexico and vacating prior authority, Order 2792. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22081 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13005–003] 

Oliver Hydro LLC; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Motions To Intervene and 

Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 13005–003. 

c. Date filed: December 14, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Oliver Hydro LLC. 

e. Name of Project: William Bacon 

Oliver Lock and Dam Hydroelectric 

Project. 

f. Location: At the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ (Corps) William Bacon Oliver 

Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior 

River, in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. 

The project would occupy 8.7 acres of 

United States lands administered by the 

Corps’ Mobile District. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)—825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Brent Smith, 

Symbiotics LLC, 371 Upper Terrace, 

Suite 2, Bend, OR 97702; (541) 330– 

8779; or email at 

brent.smith@symbioticsenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Allan Creamer at 

(202) 502–8365, or via email at 

allan.creamer@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing motions to 

intervene and protests: 60 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted, 

but is not ready for environmental 

analysis at this time. 

l. The proposed project would utilize 

the Corps’ existing William Bacon 

Oliver Lock and Dam, and would 

consist of the following new facilities: 

(1) A forebay; (2) an intake structure; (3) 

a powerhouse containing two generating 

units with a total capacity of 11.72 

megawatts (MW); (4) a 150-foot-long, 68- 

foot-wide tailrace; (5) a proposed 1.7- 

mile-long, 25 kilovolt (kV) transmission 

line; (6) a switchyard; and (7) 

appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would have an average annual 

generation of 42.6 GWh, and operate in 

a run-of-river mode utilizing surplus 

water from the William Bacon Oliver 

Lock and Dam, as directed by the Corps. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, excluding the last three digits 

in the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Anyone may submit a protest or a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, 

385.211, and 385.214. In determining 

the appropriate action to take, the 

Commission will consider all protests 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any protests or 

motions to intervene must be received 

on, or before, the specified deadline 

date for the particular application. 

All filings must: (1) Bear in all capital 

letters the title ‘‘PROTEST’’ or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE;’’ (2) set 

forth in the heading the name of the 

applicant and the project number of the 

application to which the filing 

responds; (3) furnish the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

protesting or intervening; and (4) 

otherwise comply with the requirements 

of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. 

Agencies may obtain copies of the 

application directly from the applicant. 

A copy of any protest or motion to 


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