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their expertise, leadership, and 

relevance to an expertise. Appointments 

will be made for three-year terms as 

dictated by the legislation. 

Nominations this year are needed for 

the following categories in order to 

address the Committee’s needs: (G) an 

individual associated with State 

government who has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (H) an 

individual with expertise in energy and 

environmental analysis; and (M) at the 

option of the points of contact, other 

members. Nominations for other 

categories will also be accepted. 

Nomination categories H and M are 

considered special Government 

employees and require submittal of an 

annual financial disclosure form. 

Nominations are solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, 

universities, and companies that 

represent a wide variety of biomass 

research and development interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual that fits several of the 

categories listed above or for more than 

one person that fits one category will be 

accepted. In your nomination letter, 

please indicate the specific membership 

category for each nominee. Each 

nominee must submit their resume and 

biography along with any letters of 

support by the deadline above. If you 

were nominated in previous years but 

were not appointed to the committee 

and would still like to be considered, 

please resubmit your nomination 

package in response to this notice, with 

all required materials. All nominees will 

be vetted before selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations of the Committee 

take into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by DOE, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons living 

with disabilities. Please note that 

registered Federal lobbyists, individuals 

already serving another Federal 

Advisory Committee, and Federal 

employees are ineligible for nomination. 

Appointments to the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee will be made by 

the Secretary of Energy and the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

Issued in Washington, DC on July 25, 2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18400 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL13–78–000] 

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, 

Inc. v. Southwestern Public Service 

Company; Notice of Complaint 

Take notice that on July 19, 2013, 

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc. 

(Golden Spread or Complainant) filed a 

formal complaint against Southwestern 

Public Service Company (SPS or 

Respondent), pursuant to sections 201, 

206 and 309 of the Federal Power Act, 

16 U.S.C. 824, 824e, and 825e (2013) 

and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or 

Commission) Rules of Practice and 

Procedures, 18 CFR 385.206 (2013), 

alleging that the formula rate 

Replacement Power Sales Agreement 

(RPSA) by and between Golden Spread 

and SPS and the formula rate of the Xcel 

Joint Energy Open Access Tariff 

applicable to pricing of transmission 

service over the facilities of SPS 

(transmission formula rate) contain an 

unjust and unreasonable return on 

equity (ROE), contrary to section 205 of 

the Federal Power Act. Golden Spread 

requests a determination that the 

appropriate base ROE for both the RPSA 

and the transmission formula rate 

should be set at 9.15 percent. Golden 

Spread also seeks consolidation of this 

complaint with Docket No. EL12–59– 

000. 

The Complainant certifies that copies 

of the complaint were served on the 

contacts for the Respondents 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, 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 5 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 August 8, 2013. 

Dated: July 24, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18340 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0369; FRL–9840–2] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; National 

Estuary Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘National Estuary Program’’ (EPA ICR 

No. 1500.08, OMB Control No. 2040– 

0138 to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through January 31, 2014. An 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

a person is not required to respond to 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2006–0369, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to: OWDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

McShane, Oceans and Coastal 

Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, 

Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail Code 

4504T, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 566–1381; fax number: 

(202) 566–1336; email address: 

mcshane.john@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The National Estuary 

Program (NEP) involves collecting 

information from the state or local 

agency or nongovernmental 

organizations that receive funds under 

Sec. 320 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 

The regulation requiring this 

information is found at 40 CFR Part 35. 

Prospective grant recipients seek 

funding to develop or oversee and 

coordinate implementation of 

Comprehensive Conservation 

Management Plans (CCMPs) for 

estuaries of national significance. In 

order to receive funds, grantees must 

submit an annual workplan to EPA 

which are used to track performance of 

each of the 28 estuary programs 

currently in the NEP. 

EPA provides funding to NEPs to 

support long-term implementation of 

CCMPs if such programs pass a program 

evaluation process. The primary 

purpose of the program evaluation 

process is to help EPA determine 

whether the 28 programs included in 

the National Estuary Program (NEP) are 

making adequate progress implementing 

their CCMPs and therefore merit 

continued funding under Sec. 320 of the 

Clean Water Act. EPA also requests that 

each of the 28 NEPs receiving Sec. 320 

funds report information that can be 

used in the GPRA reporting process. 

This reporting is done on an annual 

basis and is used to show environmental 

results that are being achieved within 

the overall NEP Program. This 

information is ultimately submitted to 

Congress along with GPRA information 

from other EPA programs. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are those state or local agencies 

or nongovernmental organizations in the 

National Estuary Program (NEP) who 

receive grants under Section 320 of the 

Clean Water Act. 

Respondent’s Obligation to Respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit 

(Section 320 of the Clean Water Act). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Total Estimated Burden: 6,113 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total Estimated Cost: $409,349 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation and & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There will 

likely be a decrease in the total 

estimated respondent burden hours 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This decrease is due 

to changing the program evaluations 

from every three years to every five 

years. Note that these numbers will be 

updated in the final FR Notice. 

Dated: July 22, 2013. 

Paul Cough, 

Director, Oceans and Coastal Protection 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18159 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–9393–7] 

Product Cancellation Order for Certain 

Pesticide Registrations; Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register issue of June 26, 2013, 

concerning EPA’s order for the 

cancellation of certain pesticide 

registrations. This document is being 

issued to correct the effective date of the 

cancellations of only the resmethrin 

products identified in that June 26, 2013 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine St. Clair, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 347–8778; 

email address: 

stclair.katherine@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

The Agency included in the June 26, 

2013 notice a list of those who may be 

potentially affected by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

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