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accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Gerri Flemming 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 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gerri Flemming’s office 

at the address or telephone 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 Gerri Flemming at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://cab.srs.gov/ 

srs-cab.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 27, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15513 Filed 7–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, 

Task Force on Technology 

Development for Environmental 

Management 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy 

Advisory Board (SEAB), Task Force on 

Technology Development for 

Environmental Management (EM). 

SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This 

notice is provided in accordance with 

the Act. 

DATES: Tuesday, July 15, 2014; 9:45 

a.m.–3:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Corey Williams-Allen, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–1916; seab@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Board was 

established to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the Department’s basic and applied 

research, economic and national 

security policy, educational issues, 

operational issues and other activities as 

directed by the Secretary. The Task 

Force on Technology Development for 

EM is charged with assessing the value 

of a renewed EM science and 

technology development effort and how 

such a program would be structured. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting 

will be an opportunity to hear an 

overview of environmental management 

at the Department. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 9:45 a.m. on July 15, 2014. The 

tentative meeting agenda includes 

presentations from DOE program offices 

and national laboratories. From 

approximately 9:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

and 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., the Task 

Force will hear presentations from DOE 

program offices/national laboratories on 

environmental management. The 

meeting will conclude at 3:00 p.m. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Corey Williams-Allen no later than 5:00 

p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 

<seab@hq.doe.gov>. Please provide your 

name, organization, citizenship and 

contact information. Anyone attending 

the meeting will be required to present 

government issued identification. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting on Tuesday, July 

15, 2014. Approximately 15 minutes 

will be reserved for public comments. 

Time allotted per speaker will depend 

on the number who wish to speak but 

will not exceed 5 minutes. The 

Designated Federal Officer (or designee) 

is empowered to conduct the meeting in 

a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak should register to do so beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 2014. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to Corey Williams-Allen, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585, or by email to: seab@

hq.doe.gov. 

This notice is being published less 

than 15 days prior to the meeting date 

due to programmatic issues and 

members’ availability. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Mr. 

Williams-Allen. He may be reached at 

the postal address or email address 

above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 27, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15512 Filed 7–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Wind and Water Power Program: 

Guidance for Hydroelectric Incentive 

Payments 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

guidance 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) invites public comment 

on its draft Guidance for EPAct 2005 

Section 242 Program. The guidance 

describes how DOE intends to provide 

incentive payments to the owners or 

operators of qualified hydroelectric 

facilities for electric energy generated 

and sold for a specified 10-year period 

as authorized under section 242 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

DATES: Comments regarding this draft 

guidance must be received on or before 

July 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to the Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy (EE–4), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by 

email at hydroincentive@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Steven 

Lindenberg, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy (EE–4), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

2783, hydroincentive@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005; 

Pub. L. 109–58) Congress established a 

new program to support the expansion 

of hydropower energy development at 

existing dams and impoundments 

through an incentive payment 

procedure. Under section 242 of EPAct 

2005, the Secretary of Energy is directed 

to provide incentive payments to the 

owner or operator of qualified 

hydroelectric facilities for electric 

energy generated and sold by a qualified 

hydroelectric facility for a specified 10- 

year period. (See 42 U.S.C. 15881) DOE 

has not made these incentive payments 

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