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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 commenters 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 commenters will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commenters 

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 via the Internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 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. 

Dated: June 27, 2016. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15793 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER16–1948–000] 

Atlantic Energy MA LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of Atlantic 

Energy MA LLC‘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 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is July 18, 

2016. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

electronic 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. 

Dated: June 27, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15782 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9948–69–OA] 

Notification of a Partially Closed 

Meeting of the Science Advisory 

Board’s 2016–2018 Scientific and 

Technological Achievement Awards 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency’s (EPA), Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing 

a meeting of the SAB’s 2016–2018 

Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards (STAA) 

Committee to discuss draft 

recommendations for the chartered SAB 

regarding the Agency’s 2016 STAA 

recipients. A portion of the meeting will 

be closed to the public. 

DATES: The meeting dates are Monday, 

August 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 

p.m. (Eastern Time), and Tuesday, 

August 16, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 

p.m. (Eastern Time). The public portion 

of the meeting will be held on Monday, 

August 15, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m. (Eastern Time). The remainder of 

the meeting will be closed to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Melrose Georgetown Hotel, 2430 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information regarding the 

meeting of the 2016–2018 Staff 

Committee may contact Edward Hanlon, 

Designated Federal Officer, by 

telephone: (202) 564–2134 or email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. The SAB 

Mailing address is EPA Science 

Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information about the SAB as well as 

updates concerning the SAB meeting 

announced in this notice may be found 

on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Pursuant to section 10(d) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and section 

(c)(6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), the 

EPA has determined that a portion of 

the 2016–2018 STAA Committee 

meeting will be closed to the public. 

The purpose of the closed portion of the 

meeting is for the Committee to discuss 

draft recommendations regarding 

recipients of the Agency’s 2016 

Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards. The purpose of 

the open portion of the meeting, which 

will occur on Monday, August 15, 2016, 

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Time), is to discuss administrative 

changes to the STAA nomination 

procedures, and the criteria for deciding 

which STAA nominations merit award. 

The STAA awards are established to 

honor and recognize EPA employees 

who have made outstanding 

contributions in the advancement of 


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science and technology through their 

research and development activities, as 

exhibited in publication of their results 

in peer reviewed journals. I have 

determined that a portion of the 2016– 

2018 STAA Committee meeting will be 

closed to the public because it is 

concerned with recommending 

employees deserving of awards. In 

making these draft recommendations, 

the SAB requires full and frank advice 

from the Committee. This advice will 

involve professional judgments on the 

relative merits of various employees and 

their respective work. Such personnel 

matters involve the discussion of 

information that is of a personal nature 

and the disclosure of which would be a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of 

personal privacy and, therefore, are 

protected from disclosure by section 

(c)(6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). 

Minutes of the 2016–2018 STAA 

Committee meeting will be kept and 

certified by the chair. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

Prior to the public portion of the 

meeting, the agenda and other materials 

will be accessible through the meeting 

link on the SAB home page at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab/. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees and panels, including 

scientific advisory committees, provide 

independent advice to the EPA. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant information on the topic 

of the public portion of this advisory 

activity, and/or the group conducting 

the activity, for the SAB to consider 

during the advisory process. Input from 

the public to the SAB will have the most 

impact if it provides specific scientific 

or technical information or analysis for 

SAB committees and panels to consider 

or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy 

of the technical information. Members 

of the public wishing to provide 

comment should contact the DFO 

directly. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at an SAB public meeting 

will be limited to five minutes. 

Interested parties wishing to provide 

comments at the public portion of the 

August 15, 2016 meeting should contact 

Mr. Hanlon, DFO, in writing (preferably 

via email) at the contact information 

noted above by August 8, 2016, to be 

placed on the list of public speakers for 

the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written 

statements will be accepted throughout 

the advisory process; however, for 

timely consideration by Committee 

members, statements should be 

supplied to Mr. Hanlon, DFO 

(preferably via email) at the contact 

information noted above by August 8, 

2016. It is the SAB Staff Office general 

policy to post written comments on the 

Web page for advisory meetings. 

Submitters are requested to provide an 

unsigned version of each document 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its Web sites. Members of the public 

should be aware that their personal 

contact information, if included in any 

written comments, may be posted to the 

SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will 

not be posted without explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. Hanlon 

at the contact information provided 

above. To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact Mr. Hanlon 

preferably at least ten days prior to the 

meeting to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: June 27, 2016. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2016–15856 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9948–70–OA] 

Meetings of the Local Government 

Advisory Committee and the Small 

Communities Advisory Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will 

meet in Washington, DC, on Thursday, 

July 28, 2016, 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. (EDT). 

The Subcommittee will discuss drinking 

water; rural strategy; and other issues 

and recommendations to the 

Administrator regarding environmental 

issues affecting small communities. The 

Local Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) will meet Washington, DC, on 

Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 1:00 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. (EDT); Thursday, July 28, 

2016, 9:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; and Friday, 

July 29, 2016, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

(EDT). The focus of the Committee 

meeting will be on issues pertaining to 

protecting America’s waters; hydraulic 

fracturing; drinking water; Plan EJ 2020; 

cleaning up our communities; air, 

climate and energy; and climate change 

resiliency and sustainability. 

These are open meetings, and all 

interested persons are invited to 

participate. The SCAS will hear 

comments from the public between 9:00 

a.m. and 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 

2016, and the LGAC will hear comments 

from the public between 2:30 p.m. and 

2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. 

Individuals or organizations wishing to 

address the Committee will be allowed 

a maximum of five minutes to present 

their point of view. Also, written 

comments should be submitted 

electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

Please contact the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at the number listed 

below to schedule a time on the agenda. 

To address the subcommittee, please 

contact matthews.demond@epa.gov. 

Time will be allotted on a first-come 

first-serve basis, and the total period for 

comments may be extended if the 

number of requests for appearances 

requires it. 

ADDRESSES: The Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee meetings will 

be held at the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, East Building, 

Conference Room 1153, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460. The Local Government Advisory 

Committee meetings will be held at the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Conference Room 1153, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460. Meeting summaries will be 

available after the meeting online at 

www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_

index.htm and can be obtained by 

written request to the DFO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Local Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) contact Frances Eargle, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

564–3115 or email at eargle.frances@

epa.gov. For the Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), contact 

Demond Matthews, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 564–3781 or email at 

matthews.demond@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information on services for those with 

disabilities: For information on access or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Frances 

Eargle at (202) 564–3115 or email at 

eargle.frances@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

request it 10 days prior to the meeting, 

to give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 


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