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ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. 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, August 21, 2013 

5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Bob Ruud Community 

Center, 150 N. Highway 160, Pahrump, 

Nevada 89060. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator, 

232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630– 

0522; Fax (702) 295–5300 or Email: 

NSSAB@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. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. Overview of the Independent Peer 

Review for Rainier Mesa—Work 

Plan Item #3 

2. Discussion and recommendation 

development for Community 

Environmental Monitoring 

Program—Work Plan Item #6 

3. Discussion and recommendation 

development for Waste Acceptance 

Review Panel—Work Plan Item #7 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings 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 Barbara 

Ulmer at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Barbara Ulmer at 

the telephone number listed above. The 

request 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 to Barbara Ulmer at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/Meeting

Minutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 26, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18374 Filed 7–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

member nominations. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nominations for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

DATES: The deadline for Committee 

member nominations will be accepted 

on or before August 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations for 

members must include: nominee’s 

name, resume, biography, and any 

letters of support and are to be 

submitted via one of the following 

methods: 

(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

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. 

Committee Web site: http:// 

biomassboard.gov/committee/ 

committee.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008 

by section 9008 of the Food, 

Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 

(FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 

enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. 

FCEA section 9008(d) established the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee and lays 

forth its meetings, coordination, duties, 

terms, and membership types. 

Committee members are paid travel and 

per diem for each meeting. The 

Committee must meet quarterly and 

should not duplicate the efforts of other 

Federal advisory committees. Meetings 

are typically two days in duration. 

Three meetings are held in the 

Washington DC area and the fourth is 

held at a site to be determined each 

year. The Committee advises DOE and 

USDA points of contact with respect to 

the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) 

and priority technical biomass R&D 

needs as well as 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. 

The committee members may serve 

up to two three-year terms and must 

include: (A) An individual affiliated 

with the biofuels industry; (B) an 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (C) an individual affiliated 

with an institution of higher education 

that has expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (D) 2 prominent 

engineers or scientist from government 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (E) an 

individual affiliated with a commodity 

trade association; (F) 2 individuals 

affiliated with environmental or 

conservation organizations; (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; (I) an 

individual with expertise in the 

economics of biofuels and biobased 

products; (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics; (K) 

an individual with expertise in plant 

biology and biomass feedstock 

development; (L) an individual with 

expertise in agronomy, crop science, or 

soil science; and (M) at the option of the 

points of contact, other members (REF: 

FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All 

nominees will be carefully reviewed for 

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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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