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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection package with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before March 19, 2012. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Melissa Scholz and Kasia 

Mendelsohn, Office of Nonproliferation 

and International Security (NA–24), 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by 

fax at (202) 586–1348 or by email at 

Melissa.Scholz@nnsa.doe.gov or 

Kasia.Mendelsohn@nnsa.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to the person in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

package contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5139; 

(2) Package Title: U.S. Declaration 

under the Protocol Additional to the 

U.S.–IAEA Safeguards Agreement 

(‘‘Additional Protocol’’) and Collection 

of Information by the Department of 

Energy; 

(3) Type of Review: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: Obtain information for 

inclusion by the Department of Energy 

in the United States Declaration to the 

International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) under Articles 2 and 3 of the 

Protocol Additional to the Agreement 

Between the United States of America 

and the International Atomic Energy 

Agency for the Application of 

Safeguards in the United States, Nov. 

18, 1977; 

The Department of Energy (DOE) is 

the Lead Agency for implementing the 

Additional Protocol at locations owned, 

operated, or leased by or for DOE, 

including Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) licensed or certified 

activities on DOE installations, and, in 

coordination with the Department of 

Defense, non-military locations on 

installations that store or process naval 

reactor fuel (collectively known as 

‘‘DOE Locations’’). Only those persons 

performing activities at DOE Locations 

that would be declarable to the IAEA 

under the U.S. AP are affected by this 

collection of information by DOE. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10–15 respondents. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 10–15 responses per 

annum. 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 6000. The burden in 

person hours of responding to the 

collection of information will depend 

on the number of declarable activities 

that take place at the respondent’s 

location. This effort might range from as 

low as 40 hours for a location with one 

or two declarable activities, to as many 

as 400 hours for a location with many 

(30–40) activities. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: None. 

Statutory Authority: Section 211 of the 

Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful 

Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, 

Public Law 109–401 (Dec. 18, 2006), codified 

at 22 U.S.C. 8111. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

19, 2011. 

Kasia Mendelsohn, 

Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office 

of Nonproliferation and International 

Security (NIS). 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

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), Hanford. 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, February 9, 2012; 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

Friday, February 10, 2012; 8:30 a.m.– 

3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 

802 George Washington Way, Richland, 

WA 99356. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: 

Paula.Call@rl.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 

• Potential Board Advice 

Æ Waste Treatment Plant Safety 

Culture 

Æ 200–PW 1/3/6 and 200–CW–5 

Operable Units Record of Decision 

Æ 100 K Area Draft Proposed Plan 

• Discussion Topics 

Æ Cleanup Budget Priorities 

Æ Tri-Party Agreement Agency 

Updates 

Æ Committee Reports 

Æ Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, 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 Paula Call 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 agenda 

items should contact Paula Call 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 Paula Call’s office at 

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the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 13, 

2012. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–946 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting, 

Webinar. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel 

Cell Technical Advisory Committee 

(HTAC). The HTAC was established 

under section 807 of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law 109– 

58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that agencies publish 

notice of an advisory committee meeting 

in the Federal Register. To attend the 

meeting and/or to make oral statements 

during the public comment period, 

please email HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 

business days before the meeting. Please 

indicate if you will attend the webinar 

meeting, whether you want to make an 

oral statement, and what organization 

you represent. 

DATES: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10 

a.m.–1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

convened on-line via Webinar 

conference. Preregistration is required. 

The public may register through email 

at HTAC@nrel.gov, webinar registration 

information will be provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

HTAC@nrel.gov via email. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

the program authorized by title VIII of 

EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on http://

hydrogen.energy.gov). 

• Public Comment (10 minutes) 

• Discussion of HTAC’s draft annual 

report 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

meeting of HTAC and to make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. The public 

comment period will take place between 

10 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. on February 9, 

2012. To attend the meeting and/or to 

make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, email HTAC@

nrel.gov at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. Please indicate if you will 

be attending the meeting, whether you 

want to make an oral statement, and 

what organization you represent (if 

appropriate). Members of the public will 

be heard in the order in which they sign 

up for the public comment period. Oral 

comments should be limited to two 

minutes in length. Reasonable provision 

will be made to include the scheduled 

oral statements on the agenda. The chair 

of the committee will make every effort 

to hear the views of all interested parties 

and to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the committee, 

you may do so either by submitting a 

hard copy at the meeting or by 

submitting an electronic copy to 

HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

http://hydrogen.energy.gov. or by 

contacting Jason Marcinkoski at (202) 

586–7466 for a copy. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 13, 

2012. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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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. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, February 8, 2012; 6 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 

475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, 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@oro.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: The main meeting 

presentation will focus on the Fiscal 

Year 2014 budget request for the DOE 

Oak Ridge Environmental Management 

Program. 

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/minutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 13, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Petroleum Council 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and (Pub. L. 92–463), 

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