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accordance with HAVA Sections 254(a)(11), 255, and 256.

Upon the expiration of thirty days from April 18, 2012, the State is eligible to implement the changes addressed in the plan that is published herein, in accordance with HAVA Section 254(a)(11)(C). EAC wishes to acknowledge the effort that went into revising this State plan and encourages further public comment, in writing, to the State election official listed below.

Chief State Election Official

Mr. Donald Palmer, Secretary, State Board of Elections, Washington Building, First Floor, 1100 Bank Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, Phone: (804) 864–8901 or 1(800) 552–9745, Fax: (804)
371–0194.

Thank you for your interest in improving the voting process in America.

Dated: April 3, 2012. Mark A. Robbins, General Counsel & Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012–9280 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**[OE Docket No. EA–326–A]**

**Application To Export Electric Energy; Citigroup Energy Canada ULC** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of application.

**SUMMARY :**  Citigroup Energy Canada ULC (CECU) has applied to renew its authority to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA).

**DATES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before May 18, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because of delays in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that documents be transmitted by overnight mail, by electronic mail to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–8008.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) at 202–586–5260, or by email to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Exports of electricity from the United States to a foreign country are regulated by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require authorization under section 202(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On May 17, 2007, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–326 authorizing CECU to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer for a five-year term. The current export authority in Order No. EA–326 will expire on May 17, 2012. On April 3, 2012, CECU filed an application with DOE for renewal of that authority for an additional ten-year
term.

In its application, CECU states that it ‘‘does not currently own or control electric generation or transmission facilities in any wholesale market in interstate commerce or have a power supply system of its own on which its exports of electricity could have a reliability, fuel use, or system stability impact.’’ CECU states that the electric power proposed to be exported to Canada will be purchased from electric utilities and federal power marketing agencies pursuant to voluntary agreements and will be surplus to the system needs of the entities selling the power to CECU. The application also indicates that CECU is a power marketer authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to sell energy, capacity, and specified ancillary services at market-based rates.

The existing international transmission facilities to be utilized by CECU have previously been authorized by Presidential permits issued pursuant to Executive Order 10485, as amended, and are appropriate for open access transmission by third parties.

Procedural Matters: Any person desiring to be heard in this proceeding should file a comment or protest to the application at the address provided above. Protests should be filed in accordance with Rule 211 of the FERC Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to become a party to these proceedings should file a motion to intervene at the above address in accordance with FERC Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such comments, protests, or motions to intervene should be sent to the address provided above on or before the date listed above.

Comments on the CECU application to export electric energy to Canada should be clearly marked with OE Docket No. 326–A. An additional copy is to be filed directly with Victoria Sharp, Citigroup Energy Inc., 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 500, Houston, TX 77056 and with Vincenzo Franco, Esq., Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20007. A final decision will be made on this application after the environmental impacts have been evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after a determination is made by DOE that the proposed action will not have an adverse impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above, by accessing the program Web site at http://energy.gov/ node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov

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Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12,
2012. Brian Mills, Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2012–9319 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy** 

**Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: Standard Work**  **Specifications for Single Family Energy Upgrades** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

**ACTION :**  Notice of reopening of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  A notice of availability and request for comments on a revised version of The Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: Standard Work Specifications for Single Family Energy Upgrades was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2012. 77 FR 19008. A number of commenters indicated that because of the extent of changes to the revised version from the version previously made publically available, additional time should be provided for review and comment. This notice reopens the comment period on the revised guidelines to provide additional opportunity for public review and comment.

**DATES :**  Comments on the Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: Standard Work Specifications for Single Family Energy Upgrades must be received by 5


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p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 15,
2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  A link to the online public comment tool can be found at: http://nrel.pnnl.gov/forumdisplay.php/5-SWSfor-Single-Family-Homes

You may also submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov.

• By email: retrofit.guidelines@nrel.gov.

• By mail: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Attn: Chuck Kurnik, RSF402, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. For further information on how to submit comments, please see the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Joshua Olsen, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Mailstop EE–2K, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone number: (202) 287–1813, Email: joshua.olsen@ee.doe.gov

. Christopher Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone number: (202) 586–1777, Email: christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  EERE through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is developing voluntary work specifications for the work involved in home energy upgrades. This document builds upon the considerable body of material already in circulation and the cumulative knowledge gathered throughout the 30-year history of the Weatherization Assistance Program and broader home performance industry.

The development of The Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: Standard Work Specifications for Single Family Energy Upgrades (SWS) is supported by the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Training and Technical Assistance Plan (T&TA). The process of developing the SWS has involved a historic collaboration between WAP practitioners and trainers, home performance contractors, building scientists, organized labor, healthy homes and worker safety experts, and other professionals in the building trades and throughout the retrofit industry. On November 9, 2010, EERE issued a notice requesting public comment on a draft version of the SWS. On March 29, 2012, EERE made available a version of the SWS that was revised in response to comments received, and provided an opportunity for public review and comment until April 11, 2012. 77 FR 19008. For background on the revised version of the SWS, see the March 29, 2012 notice.

Comments provided to date can be viewed at: http://nrel.pnnl.gov/forumdisplay.php/9-SWS-for-SingleFamily-Homes.

The comment docket now identifies the commenter along with the comment provided.

A number of commenters indicated that because of the extent of changes to the revised SWS as compared to the version previously made publically available, additional time should be provided for review and comment. This notice reopens the comment period on the revised guidelines to provide additional opportunity for public review and comment.

Submission of Comments

DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the proposed guidelines no later than the date specified under the **DATES** heading. Comments received during the period following April 11, 2012, and the date of this notice will be treated as having been timely submitted.

If submitting comments via the DOE Web page, please follow all instructions on the Web page: http:// www.weatherization.energy.gov/ retrofit

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guidelines. This Web site is specifically designed for ease of use to facilitate the public comment process.

Comments, data, and information uploaded to regulations.gov, or submitted via DOE’s email address or regular mail should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format. Interested parties should avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption, and wherever possible, comments should include the electronic signature of the author. Comments, data, and information submitted to DOE via regular mail may include one signed paper original.

According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two copies: One copy of the document including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document that does not include the information believed to be confidential. DOE will make its own determination as to the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination.

Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) Whether and why such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry;

(3) Whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources;

(4) Whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality;

(5) An explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from public disclosure;

(6) A date upon which such information might lose its confidential nature due to the passage of time; and

(7) Why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2012. AnnaMaria Garcia, Acting Program Manager, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012–9311 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Project No. 13680–001]**

**Bryant Mountain, LLC; Notice of Additional Scoping Meetings,**  **Extension of Time To File Comments on the PAD and Scoping Document,**  **and Identification of Issues and Associated Study Requests** 

a. Due to a clerical error, our notice for scoping meetings on the proposed Bryant Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project held March 13 and 14, 2012, in Malin and Klamath Falls, Oregon was not published in the local newspaper. Therefore, Commission staff will hold two additional scoping meetings in Malin, Oregon. Additionally, this notice extends the deadline for the filing of comments on the Pre-Application Document (PAD) and Scoping Document 1 (SD1).

b. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application for an Original License and Commencing Pre-filing Process.

c. Project No.: 13680–001. d. Dated Filed: December 21, 2011.

e. Submitted By: Bryant Mountain, LLC.

f. Name of Project: Bryant Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project.

g. Location: Near Malin in Klamath County, Oregon, on lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and private lands.