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SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Petroleum 

Council. 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, August 1, 2012, 

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (EST) 

ADDRESSES: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th 

and K Streets NW., Washington, DC 

20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Johnson, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas 

(FE–30), Washington, DC 20585; 

telephone (202) 586–5600 or facsimile 

(202) 586–6221. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on matters relating to oil and 

natural gas, or the oil and natural gas 

industries. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order and Introductory 

Remarks 

• Consideration of the Proposed Final 

Report of the NPC Committee on Future 

Transportation Fuels 

• Introductory Remarks by the 

Honorable Daniel B. Poneman, Deputy 

Secretary of Energy 

• Remarks by the Honorable Steven 

Chu, Secretary of Energy 

• Administrative Matters 

• Discussion of Any Other Business 

Properly Brought Before the National 

Petroleum Council 

• Adjournment 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Chair of the 

Council will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Members of the public who 

wish to make oral statements pertaining 

to agenda items should contact Ms. 

Nancy Johnson at the address or 

telephone number listed above. Request 

for oral statements must be received at 

least three days prior to the meeting. 

Those not able to attend the meeting or 

having insufficient time to address the 

Council are invited to send a written 

statement to info@npc.org. Any member 

of the public who wishes to file a 

written statement to the Council will be 

permitted to do so, either before or after 

the meeting. 

Additionally, the meeting will also be 

available via live video webcast. The 

link will be available at http://www.npc.

org. 

Minutes: Transcripts of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Ms. 

Johnson at the address above, or 

info@npc.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2012. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17396 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Nominations for Appointment as a 

Member of the Biomass Research and 

Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nominations for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Technical Advisory Committee). 

DATES: The deadline for nominations for 

members will be accepted on or before 

August 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The nominations must 

include name, a resume, biography, and 

any letters of support and are to be 

submitted via one of the following 

methods: 

(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E,1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–1476; 

Email: elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

Committee’s Web site: http://

biomassboard.gov/committee/

committee.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed and replaced 

in June 2008 by Section 9008 of the 

Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 

2008 (FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 

1651, enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. 

FCEA section 9008(d) established the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee and lays 

forth its meetings, coordination, duties, 

terms, and membership types. The 

Committee must meet quarterly and 

should not duplicate the efforts of other 

Federal advisory committees. Meetings 

are typically two days in duration. 

Three meetings are held in the 

Washington, DC area and the fourth is 

held at a site to be determined each 

year. Members of the Committee serve 

without compensation; however, each 

appointed member may be reimbursed 

for authorized travel and per diem 

expenses incurred while attending 

committee meetings, in accordance with 

Federal Travel Regulations. 

The Committee advises the DOE and 

USDA points of contact with respect to 

the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) 

and also makes written 

recommendations to the Biomass R&D 

Board (Board). Those recommendations 

regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are 

distributed and used consistent with 

Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are 

open and competitive with awards 

made annually; (C) objectives and 

evaluation criteria of the solicitations 

are clear; and (D) the points of contact 

are funding proposals selected on the 

basis of merit, and determined by an 

independent panel of qualified peers. 

The Committee members may serve 

up to two, three-year terms and must 

include: (A) An individual affiliated 

with the biofuels industry; (B) an 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (C) an individual affiliated 

with an institution of higher education 

that has expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (D) two prominent 

engineers or scientists from government 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (E) an 

individual affiliated with a commodity 

trade association; (F) two individuals 

affiliated with environmental or 

conservation organizations; (G) an 

individual associated with State 

government who has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (H) an 

individual with expertise in energy and 

environmental analysis; (I) an 

individual with expertise in the 

economics of biofuels and biobased 

products; (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics; (K) 

an individual with expertise in plant 

biology and biomass feedstock 

development; (L) an individual with 


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expertise in agronomy, crop science, or 

soil science; and (M) at the option of the 

points of contact, other members (REF: 

FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All 

nominees will be carefully reviewed for 

their expertise, leadership, and 

relevance to an expertise. Appointments 

will be made for three-year terms, as 

dictated by the legislation. 

Nominations this year are being 

accepted for the following categories in 

order to address the Committee’s needs: 

(D) Prominent engineers or scientist 

from government or academia that have 

expertise in biofuels and biobased 

products; (I) an individual with 

expertise in the economics of biofuels 

and biobased products; and (M) at the 

option of the points of contact, other 

members. Nominations for other 

categories will also be accepted. 

Nomination categories D, I, and M are 

considered special Government 

employees (SGEs) and require submittal 

of an annual financial disclosure form. 

Nominations are solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, 

universities, and companies that 

represent a wide variety of biomass 

research and development interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual that fits several of the 

categories listed above or for more than 

one person that fits one category will be 

accepted. In your nomination letter, 

please indicate the specific membership 

category for each nominee. Each 

nominee must submit their resume and 

biography along with any letters of 

support by the deadline above. If you 

were nominated in previous years, but 

were not appointed to the committee 

and would still like to be considered, 

please submit your nomination package 

again in response to this notice with all 

required materials. All nominees will be 

vetted before selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. The DOE 

and USDA are committed to bringing 

greater diversity of thought, perspective 

and experience to its advisory 

committees. Nominees from all races, 

gender[s], age[s] and persons living with 

disabilities are encouraged to apply. 

Please note that registered lobbyists and 

individuals already serving another 

Federal Advisory Committee are 

ineligible for nomination. 

Appointments to the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee will be made by 

the Secretary of Energy and the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17397 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP12–860–000. 

Applicants: WBI Energy 

Transmission, Inc. 

Description: Non-Conforming 

Negotiated Rate Agreements—Stateline 

to be effective 8/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5068. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: RP12–861–000. 

Applicants: Dominion Transmission, 

Inc. 

Description: Dominion Transmission, 

Inc. submits tariff filing per 154.203: 

DTI—2012 Overrun and Penalty 

Revenue Distribution. 

Filed Date: 7/11/12. 

Accession Number: 20120711–5022. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/23/12. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP11–1957–005. 

Applicants: Stingray Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. 

Description: Stingray Pipeline 

Company, L.L.C. submits tariff filing per 

154.203: Settlement Compliance to be 

effective 1/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5147. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: RP12–776–001. 

Applicants: Midwestern Gas 

Transmission Company. 

Description: Firm Park and Loan 

Service (FPAL) Compliance to be 

effective 7/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5047. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/23/12. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

and service can be found at: http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filingreq.pdf. For other information, call (866) 

208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: July 11, 2012. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary 

[FR Doc. 2012–17425 Filed 7–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG12–85–000. 

Applicants: Shiloh IV Wind Project, 

LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status of Shiloh IV Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5150. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER12–1911–001. 

Applicants: RE McKenzie 1 LLC. 

Description: RE McKenzie 1 LLC 

submits tariff filing per 35.17(b): 

Amended Application for Market-Based 

Rate Authority to be effective 7/31/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5116. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–1912–001. 

Applicants: RE McKenzie 2 LLC. 

Description: Amended Application 

for Market-Based Rate Authority to be 

effective 7/31/2012. 

Filed Date: 7/10/12. 

Accession Number: 20120710–5126. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–1913–001. 


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