74026 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 30, 2010 / Notices 

DATES: Submit written or electronic 

comments on this draft procedural 

manual on or before 5 p.m. EDT on 

January 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments via 

e-mail to 

VotingSystemGuidelines@eac.gov; via 

mail to Brian Hancock, Director of 

Voting System Certification, U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to 

202–566–1392. An electronic copy of 

the proposed manual may be found on 

the EAC’s Web site, http://www.eac.gov/ 

open/comment.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Hancock, Director, Voting System 

Certification, Washington, DC (202) 

566–3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background. HAVA requires that the 

EAC certify and decertify voting 

systems. Section 231(a)(1) of HAVA (42 

U.S.C. 15371) specifically requires the 

EAC to ‘‘* * * provide for the testing, 

certification, decertification and 

recertification of voting system 

hardware and software by accredited 

laboratories.’’ To meet this obligation, 

the EAC has created a voluntary 

program to test voting systems to 

Federal voting system standards. The 

Voting System Testing and Certification 

Manual, published below, will set the 

procedures for this program. 

In creating the Certification Manual in 

2006 the EAC sought input from experts 

and stakeholders. Specifically, the EAC 

conducted meetings with 

representatives from the voting system 

test laboratory and voting system 

manufacturing community. The 

Commission also held a public hearing 

in which it received testimony from 

State election officials, the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

academics, electronic voting system 

experts and public interest groups. 

Finally, the EAC sought input from the 

public. 

EAC is required to resubmit the 

Testing and Certification Manual for 

renewal in accordance with Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 requirements. 

The Testing and Certification Division 

has updated sections of the manual to 

reflect proposed changes in certification 

procedures. These sections are 

highlighted for ease of review. 

Comments. Please submit comments 

consistent with the information below. 

Comments should identify and cite the 

section of the manual at issue. Where a 

substantive issue is raised, please 

propose a recommended change or 

alternative policy. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, to request 

comments regarding the burden of 

responding to the information collection 

activities of the proposed manual; 

please refer to the EAC’s Web site, 

http://www.eac.gov, for further 

information about the submission of 

comments regarding burden. 

Alice Miller, 

Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30101 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee under Section 9008(d) of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008. The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register to allow 

for public participation. This notice 

announces the meeting of the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee. 

DATES: December 15, 2010 at 8 a.m.-5:15 

p.m. EDT 

ADDRESSES: Williamsburg Room (104– 

A), USDA Whitten Building, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7766, 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov; or Chrissy 

Fagerholm, (202) 586–2933, 

Christina.Fagerholm@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities. 

• Presentation from the National 

Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and 

Bioproducts. (NAABB) Algae 

Consortium. 

• Presentation on the Knowledge 

Discovery Framework. 

• Presentation on USDA 

sustainability findings. 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee. To 

attend the meeting and/or to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you must contact Laura 

McCann at 202–586–7766; E-mail: 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov or Chrissy 

Fagerholm at (202) 586–2933; E-mail: 

Christina.Fagerholm@ee.doe.gov at least 

5 business days prior to the meeting. 

Please note that this meeting will be 

held in a Federal building, and therefore 

a photo ID and advance notice will be 

required to enter. Members of the public 

will be heard in the order in which they 

sign up at the beginning of the meeting. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The Chair of the 

Committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties. 

If you would like to file a written 

statement with the Committee, you may 

do so either before or after the meeting. 

The Chair will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http:// 

www.brdisolutions.com/publications/ 

default.aspx#meetings. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

24, 2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30070 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–29–000] 

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Application 

November 22, 2010. 

Take notice that on November 12, 

2010, CenterPoint Energy Gas 

Transmission Company (CenterPoint), 

1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 

77002, filed in Docket No. CP11–29– 

000, a request for abandonment 

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and section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act, 

to abandon, in place, the Enid 

Compressor Station (Enid Station) 

located on Line 2 in Garfield County, 

Oklahoma. Specifically, CenterPoint 

proposes to abandon two 1,200 

horsepower compressor units and one 

1,350 horsepower compressor unit, fuel 

meter, compressor building and 

associated yard and station piping 

located at the Enid Station. CenterPoint 

states that the Enid Station has been 

inactive for several years, is no longer 

needed and no service will be 

abandoned or adversely affected, all as 

more fully set forth in the application, 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing may also be viewed on the Web 

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 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to B. 

Michelle Willis, Manager, Regulatory & 

Compliance CenterPoint Energy Gas 

Transmission Company, P.O. Box 

21734, Shreveport, LA 71151, telephone 

no. (318) 429–3708, facsimile no. (318) 

429–3133, and e-mail: 

michelle.willis@centerpointenergy.com; 

Lawrence O. Thomas, Senior Director, 

P.O. Box 21734, Shreveport, LA 71151, 

telephone no. (318) 429–2804, and email: 

larry.thomas@centerpointenergy.com; 

and Mark C. Schroeder, Sr. VP and 

General Counsel, P.O Box 1700, 

Houston, TX 77210, telephone no. (713) 

207–3395, facsimile no. (713) 207–0711, 

and e-mail: 

mark.schroeder@centerpointenrgy.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

Federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

7 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, 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 e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: December 13, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30028 Filed 11–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–36–000] 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; 

Notice of Application 

November 23, 2010. 

Take notice that on November 17, 

2010, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 

(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the 

above referenced docket an application 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) for authorization to 

construct a new 2,000 horsepower 

compressor station along its 200 Line 

system in western Massachusetts in 

order to provide 6,100 dekatherms per 

day (Dth/d) of incremental 

transportation capacity to Bay State Gas 

Company and 4,300 Dth/d of 

incremental transportation capacity to 

the Berkshire Gas Company, all as more 

fully set forth in the application which 

is on file with the Commission and open 

to public inspection. The filing is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 


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