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research aspect of the organization. We 

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Dated: December 23, 2010. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32886 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2010–0091] 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Call for 2011 Nominations 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(United States Patent and Trademark 

Office) is accepting nominations for the 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation (NMTI). Since establishment 

by Congress in the Stevenson-Wydler 

Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the 

President of the United States has 

awarded the National Medal of 

Technology and Innovation (initially 

known as the National Medal of 

Technology) annually to our nation’s 

leading innovators. If you know of a 

candidate who has made an 

outstanding, lasting contribution to the 

economy through the promotion of 

technology or technological manpower, 

you may obtain a nomination form from: 

http://go.usa.gov/1dU. 

DATES: The deadline for submission of 

a nomination is March 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The NMTI nomination form 

for the year 2011 may be obtained by 

visiting the USPTO Web site at http:// 

go.usa.gov/1dU. Nomination 

applications should be submitted to 

Richard Maulsby, Program Manager, 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Program, by electronic mail 

to: NMTI@uspto.gov; or by mail to 

Richard Maulsby, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22313–1450. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Maulsby, Program Manager, 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation Program, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, 600 

Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; 

telephone (571) 272–8333, or by 

electronic mail to: nmti@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: Enacted by Congress in 

the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 

Innovation Act of 1980, the National 

Medal of Technology was first awarded 

in 1985. On August 9, 2007, the 

President signed the America 

COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to 

Meaningfully Promote Excellence in 

Technology, Education, and Science) 

Act of 2007. The Act amended Section 

16 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 

Innovation Act of 1980, changing the 

name of the Medal to the ‘‘National 

Medal of Technology and Innovation.’’ 

The Medal is the highest honor awarded 

by the President of the United States to 

America’s leading innovators in the 

field of technology and is given 

annually to individuals, teams, or 

companies who have made outstanding 

contributions to the promotion of 

technology and technological manpower 

for the improvement of the economic, 

environmental or social well-being of 

the United States. 

The primary purpose of the National 

Medal of Technology and Innovation is 

to recognize American innovators 

whose vision, creativity, and brilliance 

in moving ideas to market has had a 

profound and lasting impact on our 

economy and way of life. The Medal 

highlights the national importance of 

fostering technological innovation based 

upon solid science, resulting in 

commercially successful products and 

services. 

Eligibility and Nomination Criteria: 

Information on eligibility and 

nomination criteria is provided on the 

Nominations Guidelines at http:// 

go.usa.gov/1dU. 

Dated: December 21, 2010. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32906 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP11–52–000] 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; 

Notice of Application 

December 22, 2010. 

Take notice that on December 15, 

2010, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company 

(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street, 

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket 

No. CP11–52–000 an application 

pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) and the Commission 

Regulations, for authorization to 

abandon by sale to Tauber Pipeline 

L.L.C. (Tauber) three supply laterals and 

related facilities located in South Texas, 

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, please contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to James D. 

Johnston, Associate General Counsel, 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 

Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002 

at (713) 420–4998 or by e-mail at 

james.johnston@elpaso.com. 

Specifically, Tennessee filed an 

application requesting approval for 

abandonment by sale to Tauber of three 

supply laterals: Tennessee’s Line 5A– 

100, approximately 5.8 miles of 10-inch 

pipeline, Line No. 5A–200, 

approximately 32.2 miles of 12-inch 

pipeline, and Line No. 5A–300, 

approximately 6.2 miles of 6-inch 

pipeline. 

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 


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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 

an original and 7 copies of filings made 

with the Commission and must mail a 

copy to the applicant and to every other 

party in the proceeding. 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: January 12, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32836 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13871–000—Colorado] 

Wagon Wheel Associates; Notice of 

Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

December 22, 2010. 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR part 

380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the 

Office of Energy Projects has reviewed 

the application for exemption from 

licensing for the Humphreys 

Hydroelectric Project, to be located on 

Goose Creek (in the Rio Grande River 

basin), near the town of South Fork, in 

Mineral County, Colorado, and has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA). In the EA, Commission staff 

analyze the potential environmental 

effects of the proposed project and 

conclude that issuing an exemption for 

the proposed project, with appropriate 

environmental measures, would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

A copy of the EA is on file with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection. The EA may also 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 at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm 

to be notified via e-mail of new filings 

and issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

Please contact Carolyn Templeton by 

telephone at (202) 502–8785 or by 

e-mail at carolyn.templeton@ferc.gov if 

you have any questions. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32842 Filed 12–29–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER11–2424–000] 

Pinetree Power—Tamworth, Inc.; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

December 22, 2010. 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Pinetree 

Power-Tamworth, Inc.’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 


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