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the Schenectady County Public Library 

(Niskayuna Branch) in Niskayuna, NY, 

or online at http://www.NNPP-NEPA.us/ 

environmental_assessments/kesselring_

site/rwsb_ea. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

provide comments regarding the Draft 

EA, on or before April 9, 2012, to ensure 

full consideration during the decision 

making process. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by mail to: David Delwiche, 

Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office, 

P.O. Box 1069, Schenectady, NY 12301. 

Comments provided by email should 

be submitted to Kesselring

_radbuilding2012@unnpp.gov. 

Comments provided by phone should 

use 518–395–6366. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about this project, 

contact Mr. David Delwiche, as 

described above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NNPP 

is responsible for all aspects of U.S. 

Navy nuclear power and propulsion, 

pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 2406, 2511. These 

responsibilities include design, 

maintenance, and safe operation of 

nuclear propulsion systems throughout 

their operational life cycles. A crucial 

component of this mission is to provide 

prospective Naval nuclear propulsion 

plant operators and officers with 

training and certification in the actual 

hands-on operation of a nuclear 

propulsion plant. Two land-based 

training platforms are located at the 

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory 

Kesselring Site near West Milton, 

Saratoga County, New York. 

The developed portion of the 

Kesselring Site consists of 

approximately 65 acres of land on an 

approximately 3900-acre reservation. 

Facilities on the site include three 

pressurized water naval nuclear 

propulsion plants, one of which has 

been permanently shut down, defueled, 

and is in the process of being 

dismantled. The site also contains 

administrative offices, machine shops, 

waste storage facilities, oil storage 

facilities, training facilities, chemistry 

laboratories, cooling towers and a boiler 

house. 

The EA evaluates the potential 

environmental impacts of constructing 

and operating a new radiological work 

and storage building at the Knolls 

Atomic Power Laboratory Kesselring 

Site. A modernized radiological work 

and storage building would streamline 

radioactive material handling and 

storage operations, permit demolition of 

aging facilities, and accommodate 

efficient maintenance of existing 

operating nuclear reactors. No spent 

nuclear fuel would be handled or stored 

in any of the alternatives being 

considered. The potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

operations in the new facility or the 

alternatives is consistent with those 

already addressed in a previous 

Environmental Impact Statement 

associated with operations at the 

Kesselring Site, which concluded that 

impacts upon the environment would 

be small. Public comments to this draft 

EA must be received by April 9, 2012, 

to ensure their consideration in the 

preparation of the final EA and 

determination of whether a Finding of 

No Significant Impact or Environmental 

Impact Statement is appropriate. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 

2012. 

Alan R. Denko, 

Deputy Director, Regulatory Affairs, Naval 

Nuclear Propulsion Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5659 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of the 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) 

and Solicitation of Nominations for 

Membership. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 9(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), and in accordance with Title 

41, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 

102–3.65, and following consultation 

with the Committee Management 

Secretariat, General Services 

Administration, and in accordance with 

the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 

(NRA), and the Administrative 

Procedure Act, notice is hereby given 

that the ASRAC will be established for 

a two-year period. 

The Committee will provide advice 

and recommendations to the Secretary 

of Energy on matters concerning the 

DOE’s Appliances and Commercial 

Equipment Standards Program’s 

(Program) test procedures and 

rulemaking process. Formation of this 

committee allows the Program to further 

improve the rulemaking process. The 

Committee provides advice and makes 

recommendations on the: 

(1) Development of minimum efficiency 

standards for residential appliances and 

commercial equipment, (2) development 

of product test procedures, 

(3) certification and enforcement of 

standards, (4) labeling for various 

residential products and commercial 

equipment, and (5) specific issues of 

concern to DOE, as requested by the 

Secretary of Energy, the Assistant 

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE), and the 

Buildings Technologies Program 

Manager. 

Additionally, the establishment of the 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee has been 

determined to be essential to the 

conduct of the Department’s mission 

and to be in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Department of 

Energy by law and agreement. The 

Committee will operate in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, and rules and 

regulations issued in implementation of 

that Act, the Negotiated Rulemaking Act 

of 1996 (NRA), and the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA). 

This notice also requests nominations 

for members on the Committee, to 

ensure a wide range of member 

candidates and a balanced committee. 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

members must be received on or before 

April 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, biography, and any letters of 

support must be submitted in electronic 

format via email to asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

Any requests for further information 

should also be sent via email to 

asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy is hereby 

soliciting nominations for members of 

the Committee. The Secretary of Energy 

will appoint approximately 25 

Committee members. Members will be 

selected with a view toward achieving 

a balanced committee of experts in 

fields relevant to energy efficiency, 

appliance and commercial equipment 

standards, to include DOE, as well as 

representatives of industry (including 

manufacturers and trade associations 

representing manufacturers, component 

manufacturers and related suppliers, 

and retailers), utilities, energy 

efficiency/environmental advocacy 

groups and consumers. Committee 

members will serve for a term of three 

years or less and may be reappointed for 

successive terms, with no more than 

two successive terms. Appointments 

may be made in a manner that allows 

the terms of the members serving at any 

time to expire at spaced intervals, so as 


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to ensure continuity in the functioning 

of the Committee. The Chair and Vice 

Chair of the Committee will be 

appointed by the Assistant Secretary for 

EERE, from among the selected 

members, and the Committee is 

expected to meet approximately twice 

per year, or as necessary. 

Subcommittees may be formed to 

address appliance standards. Some 

Committee members may be appointed 

as special Government employees, 

experts in fields relevant to energy 

efficiency and appliance and 

commercial equipment standards; or as 

representatives of industry (including 

manufacturers and trade associations 

representing manufacturers, component 

manufacturers and related suppliers, 

and retailers), utilities, energy 

efficiency/environmental advocacy 

groups and consumers. Special 

Government employees will be subject 

to certain ethical restrictions and such 

members will be required to submit 

certain information in connection with 

the appointment process. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Qualified individuals can 

self-nominate or be nominated by any 

individual or organization. Nominators 

should submit (via email to 

asrac@ee.doe.gov) on or before April 2, 

2012, a description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, including matters 

enabling the Department to make an 

informed decision, not limited to, the 

nominee’s education and professional 

experience. Should more information be 

needed, DOE staff will contact the 

nominee, obtain information from the 

nominee’s past affiliations or obtain 

information from publicly available 

sources, such as the internet. A 

selection team will review the 

nomination packages. This team will be 

comprised of representatives from 

several DOE Offices. The selection team 

will seek balanced viewpoints and 

consider many criteria, including: 

(a) Scientific or technical expertise, 

knowledge, and experience; 

(b) stakeholder representation; 

(c) availability and willingness to serve; 

and (d) skills working in committees, 

subcommittees and advisory panels. 

The selection team will make 

recommendations regarding 

membership to the Assistant Secretary 

for EERE. The Assistant Secretary for 

EERE will submit a list of recommended 

candidates to the Secretary of Energy for 

review and selection of Committee 

members. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations to the Committee 

take into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by DOE, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. Please note, however, that 

Federally-registered lobbyists and 

individuals already serving on another 

Federal advisory committee are 

ineligible for nomination. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, Designated Federal Officer, 

by telephone at (202) 287–1692. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 1, 

2012. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5661 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14308–001] 

Carbon Zero, LLC.; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission, Intent To Waive 

Solicitation of Additional Study 

Requests, and Intent To Approve of the 

Use of the Traditonal Licensing 

Process 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original 

Minor License. 

b. Project No.: 14308–001. 

c. Date filed: February 17, 2012. 

d. Applicant: Carbon Zero, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Vermont Tissue 

Mill Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Walloomsac River, 

in the Town of Bennington, Bennington 

County, Vermont. The project would not 

occupy lands of the United States. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: William F. 

Scully, Carbon Zero, LLC., P.O. Box 338, 

North Bennington, VT 05257; (802) 442– 

0311; wfscully@gmail.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Amy K. Chang, (202) 

502–2850, or email at 

amy.chang@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating Agencies: Federal, 

state, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. The Commission previously 

solicited additional study requests on 

November 7, 2011. No studies were 

requested; therefore, the Commission is 

providing notice that it intends to waive 

solicitation of additional study requests 

on the application filed on February 17, 

2012. 

l. Deadline for filing comments on the 

use of the Traditional Licensing Process 

and requests for cooperating agency 

status: 30 days from the issuance of this 

notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

m. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. Project Description: Vermont 

Tissue Mill Hydroelectric Project would 

consist of two existing dams separated 

by a 400-foot-wide island and include: 

(1) An existing 15-foot-high, 85-footlong primary dam with a spillway crest 

elevation of 555.0 feet above mean sea 

level (msl) topped with reinstalled 4- 

inch-high flashboards; (2) an existing 6- 

foot-high, 80-foot-long emergency 

spillway dam with a crest elevation of 

555.5 feet above msl and a proposed 2.5- 

foot-high, 2.5-foot-wide minimum flow 

weir equipped with stop logs; (3) an 

existing 6-foot-high, 8-foot-wide flood 

gate located on the south abutment of 

the primary dam; (4) an existing 2,400- 

foot-long, 6.4-acre impoundment with a 

normal water surface elevation of 550 

feet above msl; (5) an existing intake 

structure equipped with two 12-foothigh, 16-foot-wide flume openings 

equipped with stop log slots and new 


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