75876 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 233 / Monday, December 5, 2011 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 29, 

2011. 

Patricia A. Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31118 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference call of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). 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, January 19, 2012. 3:30 

p.m.–4 p.m. EST. 

To receive the call-in number and 

passcode, please contact the Board’s 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the 

address or phone number listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Senior Management Technical 

Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

Phone (202) 287–1644. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Welcome new 

members to the Board, review and 

update accomplishment of STEAB’s 

Task Forces since the November 

meeting in Knoxville, TN, review the 

revised priorities of the STEAB, and 

provide an update to the Board on 

routine business matters and other 

topics of interest. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gil Sperling at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests to make oral comments 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting; reasonable provision will be 

made to include requested topic(s) on 

the agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days on the STEAB 

Web site: http://www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

28, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31120 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a live 

Board meeting of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). 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:

March 13–14, 2012 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

March 15, 2012 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 

Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, STEAB Designated Federal 

Officer, Senior Management Technical 

Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington DC, 20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE) regarding goals and 

objectives, programmatic and 

administrative policies, and to 

otherwise carry out the Board’s 

responsibilities as designated in the 

State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Receive updates 

and reviews of the accomplishments of 

STEAB’s Sub-committee and Task 

Forces, meet with key members of DOE 

and the Office of EERE to discuss new 

initiatives and technologies, and explore 

possible technology transfer programs, 

meet with EERE Program Managers to 

gain a better understanding of 

deployment efforts and ongoing 

initiatives, discuss ways to make sure 

States are successful with implementing 

ARRA funding before the March 2012 

deadline, and update the Board on 

routine business matters and other 

topics of interest. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gil Sperling at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests to make oral comments 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting; reasonable provision will be 

made to include requested topic(s) on 

the agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days on the STEAB 

Web site: http://www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

29, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31122 Filed 12–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Record of Decision for the Modification 

of the Groton Generation Station 

Interconnection Agreement (DOE/EIS– 

0435) 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: In 2009, Western Area Power 

Administration (Western) received a 

request from Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative (Basin Electric) to modify 

its Large Generator Interconnection 

Agreement (LGIA) with Basin Electric 

for the Groton Generation Station to 

eliminate current operating limits on the 

generating station. The LGIA currently 

limits the output of the Groton 

Generating Station to 50 average 

megawatts (MW). The Groton 

Generation Station is located about 5 


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