### 5246 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 22 / Thursday, February 2, 2012 / Notices

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Dated: January 27, 2012. James H. Shelton, III., Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2012–2309 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Thursday, March 1, 2012, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (CST).

**ADDRESSES :**  Houston Airport Marriott, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586–5600.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to ultra-deepwater architecture and technology to the Secretary of Energy and to provide recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999D. Tentative Agenda
March 1, 2012 7:30 a.m.—Registration. 8 a.m.—Welcome & Introductions, Opening Remarks, Discussion of Subcommittee Reports, and Findings regarding the Draft 2012 Annual Plan. Noon—Working Lunch. 1 p.m.—Discussion of Recommendations regarding the Draft 2012 Annual Plan. 4:45 p.m.—Public Comments, if any. 5 p.m.—Adjourn.

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert at the telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least three business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include all who wish to speak. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chairman of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the three-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at the following Web site: http://www.fossil.energy.gov/ programs/oilgas/advisorycommittees/ UltraDeepwater.html.

Issued at Washington, DC on January 27,
2012. LaTanya Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–2314 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (CST) and Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. (CST).

**ADDRESSES :**  Houston Airport Marriott, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5600.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to onshore unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources to the Secretary of Energy; and provide comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999D. Tentative Agenda February 28, 2012 7:30 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Welcome & Introductions, Opening Remarks, Discussion of Subcommittee Reports Noon Working Lunch 1 p.m. Findings regarding the Draft 2012 Annual Plan 4:45 p.m. Public Comments, if any 5 p.m. Adjourn February 29, 2012 7:30 a.m. Registration 8 a.m. Discussion of Recommendations regarding the Draft 2012 Annual Plan 12 p.m. Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert at the telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least three business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include all who wish to speak. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chairman of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the three-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at the following Web site: http://www.fossil.energy.gov/ programs/oilgas/advisorycommittees/ UnconventionalResources.html.

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 27,
2012. LaTanya Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–2316 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Science, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.


### 5247 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 22 / Thursday, February 2, 2012 / Notices

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

**DATES :**  Thursday, February 23, 2012, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday, February 24, 2012, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20852.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–6529.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of this meeting is to provide advice and guidance with respect to the basic energy sciences research program.

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:

• News from Office of Science/DOE.

• News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

• Basic Research Directions for User Science at the National Ignition Facility.

• Materials Sciences and Engineering Division Committee of Visitors.

• Mesoscale Discussion. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Katie Perine by telephone at (301) 903–6594 (fax) or by email at: katie.perine@science.doe.gov. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available by contacting Ms. Katie Perine at the address or by email listed above.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 27,
2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–2315 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. EF12–1–000]**

**Southwestern Power Administration; Notice of Filing** 

Take notice that on January 9, 2012, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy, pursuant to the authority vested by sections 301(b), 302(a), 402(e), 641, 642, 643, and 644, and by Delegation Order Nos. 00–037.00 (December 6, 2001) and 00–001.00C (January 31, 2007), confirmed, approved, and placed in effect on an interim basis in Rate Order SWPA–63, Southwestern Power Administration Integrated System Rates, Rate Schedule P–11, Wholesale Rates for Hydro Peaking Power, Rate Schedule NFTS– 11, Wholesale Rates for Non-Federal Transmission/Interconnection Facilities Service, and Rate Schedule EE–11, Wholesale Rate for Excess Energy, for period January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2015.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of 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 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.

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 8, 2012.

Dated: January 27, 2012. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012–2355 Filed 2–1–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9626–1; EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0051]**

**Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Lead** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

**SUMMARY :**  EPA is announcing the availability of a document titled,

‘‘ Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Lead’’ (EPA/600/R–10/075B). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for lead (Pb).

EPA is releasing this draft document to seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate Federal Register Notice). The draft document does not represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising the document.

**DATES :**  The public comment period begins February 2, 2012, and ends April 2, 2012. Comments must be received on or before April 2, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  The ‘‘ Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Lead’’ will be available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment’s home page under the Recent Additions and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD–ROM or paper copies will be available. Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone (919–541– 0031), fax (919–541–5078), or email (boyd.marieka@epa.gov ) to request either of these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title, ‘‘ Second External