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waters; wetlands and floodplains; 

biological resources; cultural resources; 

land use and aesthetic resources; noise; 

material use and waste generation; 

human health and safety; community 

services; and environmental justice. 

Construction and operation of a 

natural gas-fired turbine at the W.A. 

Parish Plant under the no-action 

alternative would be a new source with 

emissions of criteria pollutants and 

GHG. The criteria pollutant emissions 

associated with the facility are 

estimated to be: 102.1 tpy of CO, 37.6 

tpy of NOX, 75.1 tpy of PM10, 71.7 tpy 

of PM2.5, 6.9 tpy of SO2, and 12.88 tpy 

of VOC. These potential emission 

increases were evaluated by TCEQ, and 

are authorized in the permit that it 

issued on December 21, 2012. The GHG 

emissions associated with the turbine 

are estimated to be: 582,328 tpy of CO2, 

2.44 tpy of H2SO4, and 34.2 tpy of NH3. 

Since there will be no emission 

reductions to offset the emission 

increases from the turbine; there would 

be an overall increase in GHG 

emissions. These GHG emission 

increases would have to be authorized 

under a PSD permit from the EPA. 

There would also be no commercialscale demonstration of advanced coalbased power generation technologies to 

capture CO2 for EOR and ultimate 

sequestration. 

Construction of the natural gas-fired 

turbine at the W.A. Parish Plant would 

temporarily increase traffic during 

construction (up to 100 workers), but 

would be easily accommodated by the 

existing road systems with only minor 

temporary disruptions. The personnel 

employed during construction of the 

turbine would result in minor shortterm beneficial impacts by consumption 

of goods and services. Construction of 

the natural gas-fired turbine would 

likely result in a moderate, beneficial 

impact to taxes and revenue within the 

ROI. 

The construction and operations 

phases of the natural gas-fired turbine 

would increase demand for potable and 

industrial water; and wastewater 

treatment services. Construction-related 

impacts to water supplies would be 

short term and negligible to minor. 

Construction-related impacts to 

wastewater treatment would be 

negligible. Operations impacts to water 

supplies would be negligible. 

Operations of the turbine would result 

in negligible impacts to the natural gas 

supply as compared to existing use (i.e., 

much less than 1 percent of the current 

maximum usage). The turbine would 

supply electricity that would be 

available for commercial sale through 

the power grid, and would be a 

beneficial impact until the electricity 

and steam are needed for the capture 

facility. 

Environmentally Preferred Alternative 

From a local perspective, the noaction alternative is the environmentally 

preferable alternative because it would 

result in no changes to the existing 

environmental conditions, with the 

exception of the natural gas-fired 

turbine, which NRG has begun 

constructing and plans to operate with 

or without DOE funding. However, from 

a national perspective, DOE’s proposed 

action is the environmentally preferred 

alternative. Successful demonstration of 

the proposed project could facilitate the 

deployment of carbon capture, 

utilization and storage (sequestration) 

practices at power plants and other 

industrial facilities in an effort to reduce 

greenhouse gas emissions that would 

otherwise occur with the continued 

combustion of fossil fuels, especially 

coal, from large stationary sources. 

Issued in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on this 

8th of May 2013. 

Anthony V. Cugini, 

Director, National Energy Technology 

Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12280 Filed 5–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

National Laboratory 

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), Idaho National 

Laboratory. 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, June 12, 2013 8:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

The opportunities for public comment 

will be at 9:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. 

These times are subject to change; 

please contact the Federal Coordinator 

(below) for confirmation of times prior 

to the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Garden Inn, 700 

Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho 

83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, MS– 

1203, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415. Phone 

(208) 526–6518; Fax (208) 526–8789 or 

email: pencerl@id.doe.gov or visit the 

Board’s Internet home page at: http:// 

inlcab.energy.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 Topics (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Robert L. Pence for the 

most current agenda): 

• Recent Public Involvement 

• Idaho Cleanup Project Progress to 

Date 

• Sodium Bearing Waste Treatment 

Plant Update 

• Results of Remote-Handled 

Transuranic Waste Negotiations with 

the State 

• Discuss Hanford Cleanup Issues— 

Hanford 101 

• National Transportation Stakeholders’ 

Forum—Overview 

• Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 101 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Idaho National Laboratory, 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 Robert L. Pence 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 Robert L. Pence at the 

address or 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 or calling Robert L. Pence, 

Federal Coordinator, at the address and 

phone number listed above. Minutes 

will also be available at the following 

Web site: http://inlcab.energy.gov/ 

pages/meetings.php. 


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Issued at Washington, DC, on May 20, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12283 Filed 5–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

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), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of 

this meeting be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy 

Information Center, Office of Science 

and Technical Information, 1 

Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 

37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@emor.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

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: 

• Welcome and Announcements 

• Comments from the Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer 

• Comments from the DOE, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, and Environmental 

Protection Agency Liaisons 

• Public Comment Period 

• Presentation on the National 

Environmental Management Program 

• Additions/Approval of Agenda 

• Motions/Approval of May 8, 2013 

meeting minutes 

• Status of Recommendations with DOE 

• Committee Reports 

• Federal Coordinator Report 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, 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 Melyssa P. 

Noe 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 statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe 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 Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/boardminutes.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 20, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12284 Filed 5–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP13–474–000] 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Prior 

Notice Activity Under Blanket 

Certificate 

On May 8, 2013, Texas Eastern 

Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern), filed 

a prior notice request pursuant to 

Sections 157.205, 157.213, and 157.216 

of the Commission’s regulations under 

the Natural Gas Act, and Texas Eastern’s 

blanket certificate issued in Docket No. 

CP82–535–000. Texas Eastern seeks 

authorization to convert an existing 

injection/withdrawal well to an 

observation well, and to abandon an 

associated storage lateral line and 

ancillary facilities at the Accident 

Storage Field in Garrett County, 

Maryland. 

Questions regarding this application 

may be directed to Lisa A. Connolly, 

General Manager, Rates & Certificates, 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, P.O. 

Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251–1642, 

or by calling 713 627–4102, by faxing 

713 627–5947, or by emailing 

laconnolly@spectraenergy.com. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review (NSER). If a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review is issued, it will indicate, among 

other milestones, the anticipated date 

for the Commission staff’s issuance of 

the final environmental impact 

statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. 

The filing of the EA in the 

Commission’s public record for this 

proceeding or the issuance of a NSER 

will serve to notify federal and state 

agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

Any person or the Commission’s staff 

may, within 60 days after issuance of 

the instant notice by the Commission, 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and pursuant to Section 

157.205 of the regulations under the 

NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 

request. If no protest is filed within the 

time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for filing a protest. If a 

protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the allowed time 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of 

the NGA. 

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 motions or protests 

must be filed on or before the comment 

date. Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 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 


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