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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] 

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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] 

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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. 


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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] 

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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] 

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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 

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