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will hold at least one public hearing. 

DOE will consider public comments on 

the Draft PEIS and respond as 

appropriate in the Final PEIS. No sooner 

than 30 days following publication in 

the Federal Register of the EPA’s notice 

of availability of the Final PEIS, DOE 

will issue a Record of Decision 

regarding the proposed action. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 14th day of 

June, 2013. 

Cheryl Martin, 

Deputy Director for Commercialization, 

Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14724 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

combined meeting of the Environmental 

Monitoring and Remediation 

Committee, Waste Management 

Committee, and Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant Ad Hoc Committee of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Northern New Mexico (known locally as 

the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ 

Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). 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: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:00 

p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Conference 

Room, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 

NM 87506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94 

Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 

87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505) 

989–1752 or Email: 

menice.santistevan@nnsa.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. 

Purpose of the Environmental 

Monitoring and Remediation Committee 

(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides 

a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on 

current and future environmental 

remediation activities resulting from 

historical Los Alamos National 

Laboratory operations and, in particular, 

issues pertaining to groundwater, 

surface water and work required under 

the New Mexico Environment 

Department Order on Consent. The 

EM&R Committee will keep abreast of 

DOE–EM and site programs and plans. 

The committee will work with the 

NNMCAB to provide assistance in 

determining priorities and the best use 

of limited funds and time. Formal 

recommendations will be proposed 

when needed and, after consideration 

and approval by the full NNMCAB, may 

be sent to DOE–EM for action. 

Purpose of the Waste Management 

(WM) Committee: The WM Committee 

reviews policies, practices and 

procedures, existing and proposed, so as 

to provide recommendations, advice, 

suggestions and opinions to the 

NNMCAB regarding waste management 

operations at the Los Alamos site. 

Purpose of the Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant (WIPP) Ad Hoc Committee: The 

WIPP Ad Hoc Committee is preparing a 

recommendation on priorities at WIPP. 

The committee will be disbanded upon 

completion of the draft 

recommendation. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. 2:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda 

2. 2:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes of 

June 12, 2013 

3. 2:10 p.m. Old Business 

• Consideration and Action on Draft 

Recommendation 2013–06 for Los 

Alamos National Laboratory 

Cleanup 

4. 2:15 p.m. New Business 

• Update on Draft Recommendation 

2013–08 for Space Concerns at the 

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant—Ad Hoc 

Committee Members: Gerard 

Martinez, Carlos Valdez, Stephen 

Schmelling 

• Discussion of Committee Work 

Plans for Fiscal Year 2014 

5. 2:40 p.m. Update from Executive 

Committee—Carlos Valdez, Chair 

6. 2:50 p.m. Update from DOE—Lee 

Bishop, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer 

7. 3:00 p.m. Presentation by Menice 

Santistevan, NNMCAB Executive 

Director 

• NNMCAB Processes and Procedures 

8. 3:45 p.m. Public Comment Period 

9. 4:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s 

Committees welcome the attendance of 

the public at their combined committee 

meeting 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 Menice 

Santistevan at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the telephone 

number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Committees either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Menice Santistevan at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

http://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 17, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–14860 Filed 6–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6405–01–P 

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: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 12:45 

p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)—Registration, 

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT)—Meeting. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3G–043, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

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 


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