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Dated: April 16, 2010. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9276 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada Test 

Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. 

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: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 

755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 

Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657–9088; 

Fax (702) 295–5300 or E-mail: 

ntscab@nv.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. Presentation—Current Non-EM 

Activities at the Nevada Test Site 

2. Presentation—Mixed Waste Storage 

Unit 

3. Sub-Committee Updates 

• Industrial Sites Committee 

• Membership Committee 

• Outreach Committee 

• Soils Committee 

• Transportation/Waste Committee 

• Underground Test Area Committee 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada Test Site, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

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seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. Written 

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either before or after the meeting. 

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will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

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MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9153 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). 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: Friday, May 21, 2010 9 a.m. to 

Noon. 

ADDRESSES: The Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Ducker, U.S. Department of 

Energy; 4G–036/Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: 202–586–7810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To conduct an 

open meeting of the NCC and to approve 

of a new NCC study topic. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Welcome and Call to Order by NCC 

Chair Michael Mueller 

• Remarks by Secretary Steven Chu, 

Department of Energy 

• Presentation by Walter Crickmer on 

Biomass/Coal Blending to Generate 

Electricity 

• Council Business: 

Æ Finance Report by Committee 

Chairman Joe Hopf 

Æ Secretary’s Report by NCC 

Secretary Larry Grimes 

Æ Election of Officers for the 2010/ 

2011 Term of the Council 

• Presentation by Roger Bezdek on 

Green Transmission: An Opportunity 

for Clean Coal Technologies 

• Other Business 

• 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 

potential items on the agenda, you 

should contact Michael J. Ducker, 202– 

586–7810 or 

Michael.Ducker@HQ.DOE.GOV (e-mail). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. 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 NCC will prepare 

meeting minutes within 45 days of the 

meeting. The minutes will be posted on 

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Issued at Washington, DC on April 16, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9154 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–BC–0012] 

Building Energy Codes 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for Information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is soliciting information 

on how it can better assist the states to 

adopt, implement, enforce, and assess 

compliance with the current model 

building energy codes or their 

equivalent. DOE is interested in better 

understanding the barriers and issues 

involved and the needs, resources, 

materials and other technical assistance 

required to accomplish the goal of 

increased adoption and compliance 

with the latest model building energy 

codes, Standard 90.1–2007, Energy 

Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise 

Residential Buildings (or equivalent), for 

commercial buildings and the 2009 

International Energy Conservation Code 

(or equivalent) for low-rise residential 

buildings. 

DOE is publishing this request for 

information to allow interested parties 

to provide suggestions, comments, and 

other information. This notice identifies 

several areas in which DOE is 

particularly interested in receiving 

information; however, any input and 

suggestions considered relevant to the 

topic are welcome. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested by May 21, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments in writing, identified 

by docket number EERE–2010–BT–BC– 

0012, by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

HelpUpdateStateCodes@ee.doe.gov. 

Include EERE–2010–BT–BC–0012 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Building Energy Codes, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

• Internet: http:// 

www.energycodes.gov/ 

HelpUpdateStateCodes. Please use the 

input form and complete all required 

fields. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, or 

comments received, visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

above telephone number for additional 

information regarding visiting the 

Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margo Appel or Jean Boulin, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 

Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Ms. Appel (202) 586–9495, e-mail: 

margo.appel@ee.doe.gov or Mr. Boulin 

(202) 586–9870, e-mail: 

jean.boulin@ee.doe.gov. 

Christopher Calamita, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, Forrestal Building, 

Mailstop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

Telephone: (202) 586–1777, e-mail: 

christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority and Background 

Any strategy to realize the goal of the 

President and the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary)—to achieve 83-percent 

reductions in energy use by the year 

2050—must address the energy 

performance of the buildings sector. 

Increases in stringency to building 

energy codes, along with increased 

adoption by states and localities and 

paired with rigorous compliance 

verification, can provide significant 

reductions in building energy use. This 

is consistent with section 304(d) and (e) 

of the Energy Conservation and 

Production Act which requires DOE to 

provide technical and financial 

assistance to states. (42 U.S.C. 6833(d) 

and (e)) 

A number of states are in the process 

of, or planning to, update, implement, 

and enforce their building energy codes. 

Further, many states will implement 

plans to assess and improve compliance 

with their updated codes, in response to 

assurances received by their governors 

in response to the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 

111–5), of which the Secretary was 

notified. This presents a unique 

opportunity to increase current efforts to 

ensure that states, municipalities, and 

local governments, are able to adopt the 

latest energy codes and increase 

compliance rates. 

In view of the above, DOE believes it 

is important to provide interested 

parties with an opportunity to submit 

information they feel will assist DOE in 

compiling information. 

Public Participation 

A. Submission of Information 

DOE will accept information in 

response to this notice under the 

timeline provided in the DATES section 

above. Information submitted to the 

Department by e-mail should be 

provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text file format. Those 

responding 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 

submitted to the Department by mail or 

hand delivery/courier should include 

one signed original paper copy. No 

telefacsimiles will be accepted. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will become a matter of public 

record and will be made publicly 

available. 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Information 

DOE is particularly interested in 

receiving information on the following 

issues/topics: 

(1) Problems, issues, and barriers to 

the adoption, implementation, 

enforcement, and improved compliance 

with improved building energy codes. 

(2) Training needed for designers, 

builders, code officials, owners, and 

others to support upgraded codes to 

meet Standard 90.1–2007 (or code that 

achieves equivalent or greater energy 

savings) for commercial buildings and 

the 2009 IECC (or code that achieves 

equivalent or greater energy savings) for 

residential buildings. Training and 

assistance needed to develop and 

implement a plan to achieve compliance 

with upgraded codes by 2017. 

(3) Processes, information, materials 

and tools necessary to upgrade building 


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