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balance is not static, however, and may 

change depending on the work of the 

committee. 

EMAB provides advice to the 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Environmental Management on a broad 

range of programmatic issues, including 

project management and oversight, cost/ 

benefit analyses, program performance, 

human capital development, and 

contracts and acquisition strategies. The 

Board is comprised of up to 15 members 

who are appointed by the Secretary of 

Energy as special Government 

employees or as representatives of 

entities including, among others, 

research facilities, academic 

institutions, regulatory entities, and 

stakeholder organizations, should the 

Board’s tasks require such 

representation. 

EMAB meets the criteria for, and is 

subject to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Title 5, 

Appendix of the United States Code. 

Members are selected in accordance 

with FACA requirements and serve on 

an uncompensated, volunteer basis. 

Members, however, may be reimbursed 

in accordance with the Federal Travel 

Regulations for per diem and travel 

expenses incurred while attending 

Board meetings. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Self-nominations are also 

welcome. Nominations must include a 

resume and short biography describing 

the educational and professional 

qualifications of the nominee and the 

nominee’s current occupation, position, 

address and daytime telephone number. 

Nominations can be sent by U.S. Mail or 

electronically to Ms. Kristen G. Ellis, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

address above. For further information 

on EMAB, please visit http:// 

www.em.doe.gov/emab or contact Ms. 

Ellis directly. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 13, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9470 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

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. 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 11, 2011, 

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. Recommendation Development— 

Industrial Sites Corrective Action 

Unit 566 (rail cars). 

2. Greater-Than-Class-C Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) Committee Update. 

3. Site-Wide EIS Update. 

4. Groundwater Update. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada, 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, please contact Denise Rupp 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Denise Rupp at the 

telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Denise Rupp at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/ 

MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 14, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9468 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. 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, May 5, 2011, 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.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: 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Approval of March Minutes. 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments. 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments. 

• Liaisons’ Comments. 

• Introduction of FLOUR Presentation. 

• Administrative Issues: 

Æ Subcommittee Updates. 

• Public Comments. 

• Final Comments. 

• Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, 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, please contact Joel 

Bradburne at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the phone 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Joel Bradburne at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 13, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9472 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CW–018] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Decision and 

Order Granting a Waiver to LG From 

the Department of Energy Residential 

Clothes Washer Test Procedure 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and order. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of the 

decision and order (Case No. CW–018) 

that grants to LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. 

(LG) a waiver from the DOE clothes 

washer test procedure for determining 

the energy consumption of clothes 

washers for the basic models set forth in 

its petition for waiver. Under today’s 

decision and order, LG shall be required 

to test and rate these clothes washers 

with larger clothes containers using an 

alternate test procedure that takes the 

larger capacities into account when 

measuring energy consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective April 19, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9611, E-mail: 

mailto:Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov. 

Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7796, Email: mailto:mailto:Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.

doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), 

DOE gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. 

The decision and order grants LG a 

waiver from the applicable clothes 

washer test procedure in 10 CFR part 

430, subpart B, appendix J1 for certain 

basic models of clothes washers with 

capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet, 

provided that LG tests and rates such 

products using the alternate test 

procedure described in this notice. 

Today’s decision prohibits LG from 

making representations concerning the 

energy efficiency of these products 

unless the product has been tested 

consistent with the provisions and 

restrictions in the alternate test 

procedure set forth in the decision and 

order below, and the representations 

fairly disclose the test results. 

Distributors, retailers, and private 

labelers are held to the same standard 

when making representations regarding 

the energy efficiency of these products. 

42 U.S.C. 6293(c). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 

2011. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: LG Electronics 

U.S.A., Inc. (Case No. CW–018) 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified) established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances, which 

includes the residential clothes washers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

which measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated operating costs, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test 

procedure for automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers is set forth in 

10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1. 

DOE’s regulations for covered 

products contain provisions allowing a 

person to seek a waiver for a particular 

basic model from the test procedure 

requirements for covered consumer 

products when (1) the petitioner’s basic 

model for which the petition for waiver 

was submitted contains one or more 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or (2) when prescribed test 

procedures may evaluate the basic 

model in a manner so unrepresentative 

of its true energy consumption 

characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 

430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in 

their petition any alternate test 

procedures known to the petitioner to 

evaluate the basic model in a manner 

representative of its energy 

consumption characteristics. 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(1)(iii). 

The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the 

Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver 

subject to conditions, including 

adherence to alternate test procedures. 

10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in 

effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(m). 

Any interested person who has 

submitted a petition for waiver may also 

file an application for interim waiver of 

the applicable test procedure 

requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The 

Assistant Secretary will grant an interim 

waiver request if it is determined that 

the applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the interim waiver is denied, 

if it appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or the 

Assistant Secretary determines that it 

would be desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant immediate relief 

pending a determination on the petition 

for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

On December 23, 2010, DOE issued 

enforcement guidance for large-capacity 

clothes washers. This guidance can be 

found on DOE’s Web site at http:// 

www.gc.energy.gov/documents/

LargeCapacityRCW_guidance

_122210.pdf. 

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