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Aaron Siegel, 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of the Injury 

Assessment Plan for the Hanford Site, 

Richland, WA 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), on behalf of the Hanford 

Natural Resource Trustee Council, 

announces the release of the Injury 

Assessment Plan for the Hanford Site. 

The Injury Assessment Plan describes 

the activities that constitute the 

currently proposed approach of the 

natural resource trustees (DOE, 

Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 

of Commerce National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, State of 

Washington, State of Oregon, 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes 

and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and 

Nez Perce Tribe) for conducting the 

assessment of natural resources exposed 

to hazardous substances. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

Injury Assessment Plan on or before 

January 4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Larry Goldstein/Hanford Natural 

Resource Trustee Council Chair/ 

Washington State Department of 

Ecology, Nuclear Waste Program, P.O. 

Box 47600, Olympia, Washington 

98504–7600; via email to 

Larry.Goldstein@ecy.wa.gov. You may 

download the Injury Assessment Plan at 

www.hanfordnrda.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Injury 

Assessment Plan (Plan) is being released 

to the public in accordance with the 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment 

Regulations found at 43 CFR Part 11. In 

accordance with those regulations, since 

one or more natural resources located 

on the Hanford site have been 

contaminated with hazardous 

substances, including metals, organics 

and radionuclides, the Trustees will be 

conducting a Type B assessment. The 

Plan is one of the first steps in the 

damage assessment process, the goal of 

which is to restore, replace, or acquire 

the equivalent of natural resources 

injured by the release of hazardous 

substances. 

Copies of the Injury Assessment Plan 

are available for public review at the 

following locations: 

Administrative Record and Public 

Information Repository, 

2440 Stevens Center Place, 

Room 1101, 

Richland, Washington 99352; 

Portland State University, 

Branford P. Millar Library, 

1875 SW Park Avenue, 

Portland, Oregon 97201; 

University of Washington, 

Suzallo Library, 

Government Publications Department, 

P.O. Box 352900, 

Seattle, Washington 98195; 

Washington State University, 

Tri-Cities Consolidated Information 

Center, 

Room 101–L, 

2770 University Drive, 

Richland, Washington 99354; 

Gonzaga University Foley Center 

Library, 

502 East Boone Avenue, 

Spokane, Washington 99258. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request further information about the 

Injury Assessment Plan for the Hanford 

Site, contact Larry Goldstein at 360– 

407–6573, Larry.Goldstein@ecy.wa.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 30, 

2012. 

Mark A. Gilbertson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Site 

Restoration. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Apps for Vehicles Challenge 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of a Competition. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announced the 

administration of a prize competition 

(Challenge) titled ‘‘Apps for Vehicles: 

improving safety and fuel efficiency 

through technology innovation’’. 

DATES: See, 1. Key Challenge Dates & 

Deadlines in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Apps for Vehicles 

Challenge is available for review, 

participation and submissions at 

appsforvehicles.challenge.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ian Kalin, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE–20, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585; email: Ian.Kalin@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Matthew Loveless, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Public 

Affairs, 7A–145, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585; 

email: Matthew.Loveless@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Key Challenge Dates & Deadlines 

October 1, 2012 = Vehicle Data 

Challenge announced at the Energy 

Datapalooza. 

December 5, 2012 = Challenge officially 

opens. 

January 15, 2013 = Deadline for first 

phase submittals. 

February 1, 2013 = Phase I Finalist 

Teams announced. 

Early February 2013 = Finalist Teams 

engage industry leaders to refine 

ideations and products. 

March 15, 2013 = Deadline for second 

phase; final product submittals. 

April 1, 2013 = Winners announced. 

May 2013 = Final cash prizes disbursed. 

II. Introduction 

The Administration launched the 

Energy Data Initiative in 2012 to liberate 

data as a fuel for innovation while 

rigorously protecting privacy. The 

primary fuel for the Energy Data 

Initiative is open data. Open data can 

take many forms but generally includes 

information that is machine-readable, 

freely accessible and in an industrystandard format. In particular, open data 

from the private sector made available 

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to consumers may spur a uniquely 

scalable degree of innovation. For 

example, enabling energy customers to 

securely access their own household or 

building energy data—via a ‘‘Green 

Button’’ on their utility Web site—has 

fueled the next generation of energy 

efficiency products and services. Within 

this context, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is launching the Apps for 

Vehicles Challenge: Improving Safety 

and Fuel Efficiency through Technology 

Innovation (the Challenge). It is worth 

reiterating that safety—such as 

preventing distracted driving—is an 

essential goal of the Challenge. 

The Challenge seeks to provide 

drivers access to their own vehicle’s 

data, safely and securely, in a readable, 

useful common syntax and format. A 

full description of the open data from 

vehicles is in Section V, but generally 

includes text-based information on 

things like vehicle speed, brake 

position, headlights on/off, and distance 

covered since restart. This vehicle data 

has long been available to mechanics 

and technicians using specialized 

equipment. But by applying open data 

principles, individuals will be able to 

readily access this on-board data 

directly through Bluetooth, USB, and 

other standard hardware. Associated 

platforms will enable vehicle owners to 

provide this data to authorized thirdparty developers to create and then 

deliver new apps, products, and 

services. As a result, these third-party 

developers will help Americans while 

also creating jobs. 

Under Federal initiatives like the ‘‘EV 

Everywhere’’ Grand Challenge and new 

fuel economy standards, the DOE’s 

Vehicles Technology program has a 

long-term role to play in the 

acceleration of automotive technology. 

Looking to a near-term project that can 

support this vision, a prize-based 

Challenge is an effective method to spur 

innovation with step-jump additions in 

the availability of new open data. 

III. The Prize 

This Challenge prize is a three-part 

combination of: (1) A cash award; (2) an 

opportunity to work directly with 

industry leaders; and (3) an opportunity 

to be recognized at a public 

announcement of the final winners. The 

Challenge prize will be awarded in 

phases and component pieces in two 

phases of competition. Phase I of the 

Challenge will cast a wide net to gather 

compelling ideas, business plans, 

product development plans, and veryearly-stage products (‘‘Ideations’’) that 

address the Challenge’s goals. Phase I 

concludes with a selection of Finalists 

that will be permitted to continue into 

Phase II and each Finalist will be 

awarded a small portion of the total 

cash pool, ranging from $1000 to $5000. 

During Phase II, Finalists will have an 

opportunity to refine their Ideations 

with industry leaders supporting the 

Challenge. These industry leaders will 

provide some combination of: technical 

guidance, customer analysis, market 

assessments, IT roadmap 

recommendations, and general 

consulting. Following consultation with 

industry leaders, Finalists will have a 

period of time to complete and submit 

their final software applications, web 

technology, or products (‘‘Products’’) for 

Phase II. Phase II winner(s) will be 

invited to a public announcement event 

hosted by DOE and its supporters and 

will also be highlighted on DOE’s web 

site. For the purposes of this Challenge, 

the term Submissions (‘‘Submissions’’) 

refers to the total portfolio of Phase I 

Ideations and Phase II Products. The 

total cash prize pool, inclusive of all 

cash awards available to be made in 

Phases I and II, is $50,000. 

IV. Authority and Prize Amount 

This Challenge is being conducted 

under the authority of the America 

COMPETES Act of 2010, 15 U.S.C. 

§ 3719. The total dollar amount of the 

prize pool is $50,000.00, subject to the 

availability of funds. DOE reserves the 

right to suspend, cancel, extend, or 

curtail the Challenge as required or 

determined by appropriate DOE 

officials. Nothing within this document 

or in any documents supporting the 

Challenge shall be construed as 

obligating DOE or any other Federal 

agency or instrumentality to any 

expenditure of appropriated funds, or 

any obligation or expenditure of funds 

in excess of or in advance of available 

appropriations. DOE will award a single 

dollar amount to winning Team(s) and 

each Team is solely responsible for 

allocating any prize amount among its 

member Contestants as they deem 

appropriate. DOE will not arbitrate, 

intervene, advise on, or resolve any 

matters between entrant members. It 

will be up to the winning Team to 

reallocate the prize money among its 

member Contestants, if they deem it 

appropriate. 

V. Prize Eligibility 

To be eligible to compete within this 

Challenge all of the requirements stated 

below must be met: 

A. All Challenge entrants must be 

identified in their Challenge Submission 

under a named Team (‘‘Team’’). 

B. Each Team member(s) 

(‘‘Contestant’’) must be: citizens or 

permanent residents of the United 

States who are at least eighteen years 

old at the time of entry. 

C. Each Team that registers for the 

Challenge as an entity (or other than an 

individual), must be a lawfully 

organized entity established in 

accordance with applicable State laws 

and in good standing in their respective 

jurisdiction, with operations in the U.S. 

or its Territories or a foreign legal entity 

having an officially recognized place of 

business in the U.S. or its Territories. 

The Team must be able to receive 

payments that are legally made from the 

U.S. in U.S. dollars. 

D. The Team must have a bank 

account into which funds can be legally 

deposited from the U.S. in U.S. dollars. 

E. Based on the subject matter of the 

Competition, the type of work that it 

possibly will require, and the likelihood 

of any claims for death, bodily injury, or 

property damage, or loss potentially 

resulting from challenge participation, 

Participant is not required to obtain 

liability insurance or demonstrate fiscal 

responsibility in order to participate in 

this Competition. 

F. The Team and all its Contestant 

members must agree to assume any and 

all risks related to the Challenge and 

waive all claims against the Federal 

Government and related entities, except 

in cases of willful misconduct, for any 

injury, death, damage, or loss of 

personal property, revenue or profits, 

whether direct, indirect, or 

consequential, arising from their 

participation in the competition, 

whether the injury, death, damage, or 

loss arises through negligence or 

otherwise. 

G. The Team shall submit all required 

documentation in English and any 

monetary figures shall be stated or 

referenced in U.S. dollars. 

H. DOE employees, employees of 

sponsoring organizations (including 

participating industry leaders and 

employees of their associated or 

affiliated organizations), and members 

of their immediate family (spouses, 

children, siblings, parents), and persons 

living in the same household as such 

persons, whether or not related, are not 

eligible to participate in the Challenge. 

VI. Open Data Specifications 

There are many electrical and digital 

systems operating within vehicles. For 

this Challenge, the data resources that 

are to be used by entrants are the 

datasets that can be directly and legally 

accessed by vehicle owners on their 

own cars. The principal example of this 

data stream is available through the 

onboard diagnostics port, also known as 

OBD–II, which has been mandatory for 

U.S. cars since 1996. The OBD–II port 

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contains hundreds of data messages 

regarding engine and transmission 

operation as communicated through the 

vehicle’s controller area network, which 

is referred to as the CAN. The OBD–II 

port also frequently contains 

information on operator-adjustable 

items such as headlight or windshield 

wiper status. Additional hardware is 

commercially available for individuals 

to directly access their own vehicles’ 

OBD–II data. However, to remove the 

need to acquire special hardware for 

this Challenge and to level the playing 

field, sample data will be provided by 

DOE and supporters of the Challenge 

(‘‘Sample Vehicle Data’’). The Sample 

Vehicle Data will contain the following 

representative types of data fields: 

1. Ignition status (on/off). 

2. Engine speed (average engine speed 

can be calculated). 

3. Vehicle speed (average vehicle 

speed can be calculated). 

4. Fuel level. 

5. Fuel consumed since restart. 

6. Odometer. 

7. Distance covered since restart. 

8. Longitude and latitude. 

9. Fuel efficiency. 

10. Condition based maintenance. 

11. Brake pedal status (on/off). 

12. Headlamp status (on/off). 

13. High beam status (on/off). 

14. Windshield wiper status (on/off). 

15. ABS status (on/off). 

16. Accelerator pedal position. 

17. Torque at transmission. 

18. Parking brake status (on/off). 

19. Door open status (open/closed). 

20. Steering wheel angle. 

21. Transmission gear. 

The above list of example data 

streams is not comprehensive and is 

subject to change. Multiple sets of data 

detailing different driving cycles may be 

made available. 

There are additional manufacturer 

proprietary data fields that also stream 

through the OBD–II port. Such 

proprietary and confidential data—such 

as those that deal with air bags—shall 

not be provided or considered at any 

point in the Challenge. 

Use of open vehicle data is mandatory 

to be considered for a prize in this 

Challenge. However, combining the 

value of this data with other non-open 

data—such as mashing up/combining 

the OBD–II with GPS technologies on a 

smart phone—is highly encouraged. 

VII. Evaluation Criteria 

The protection of safety and privacy 

are paramount to both DOE’s Energy 

Data Initiative and this Challenge. Any 

business plan or product that presents a 

clear or potential violation of this 

principle will be rejected by the judges. 

Each of the four criteria categories 

below has equal importance in the 

evaluation (i.e. 25% weighting for each). 

Common Criteria for Both Phases 

Potential Impact: Each Submission 

will be rated on the strength of its 

potential to help individuals, 

organizations, and communities make 

informed decisions to improve their fuel 

efficiency. 

Creativity and Innovation: Each 

Submission will be rated for the degree 

of new thinking it brings to applications 

for the transportation sector, and the 

creativity shown in designing for 

impact. 

Use of Open Vehicle Data: Each 

Submission must make use of open 

vehicle data. Judges will be looking at 

both the depth of usage for each data 

stream and the breadth of different data 

streams that are integrated. The 

combination of the Sample Vehicle Data 

with other data sets—such as those that 

are universally generated by smart 

phones—is highly encouraged. You can 

find other sample datasets at http:// 

www.energy.gov/developer. 

Special Criteria for Phase I Ideations 

Plan Viability: Each Submission will 

be rated on the completeness of the 

Ideation and the evidence—such as can 

be demonstrated by documented/ 

demonstrated experience—that the 

Team’s proposal can actually be created 

in the remaining time period of the 

Challenge. 

Special Criteria for Phase II Products 

Implementation: Each Submission 

will be rated on its ability to be 

immediately used by consumers, such 

as a vehicle owner being able to 

download an app onto their smartphone 

from a Web site or mobile app platform. 

User experience and interactive 

capabilities will also be assessed. 

Preference will be given to applications/ 

products that are accessible to a range 

of consumers, including those with 

disabilities. Phase II needs to result in 

real products that can be used; not just 

illustrations or demonstrations. 

Submissions will be judged by an 

expert panel as well as the public. The 

expert judging panel will be appointed 

by DOE, may include both Federal and 

non-Federal personnel, and will 

determine Phase I and Phase II winners. 

The Popular Choice Product will be 

determined by public vote on 

Challenge.gov. Public votes may be 

displayed on the Challenge Web site, on 

a real-time basis, before being verified 

for integrity. These unverified votes will 

not necessarily reflect accurately the 

voting for the Popular Choice Awards. 

The winners of the Popular Choice 

Awards will be determined on the basis 

of the verified vote counts, as 

determined by DOE, and DOE reserves 

the right to suspend, cancel or extend 

the Popular Choice Product voting 

period at any time for any reason. 

VIII. Submission Requirements 

The Administrator’s computer, within 

the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, is the official 

time-keeping device for this Challenge. 

The rules for Submissions—defined 

above as referring to both the Phase I 

Ideations and Phase II Products—by 

Teams are as follows: 

(a) Visit http://AppsforVehicles.

challenge.gov and click ‘‘Sign Up’’ to 

create a ChallengePost account, or click 

‘‘Log In’’ and log in with an existing 

ChallengePost account. 

(b) Register your interest in 

participating by clicking ‘‘Accept this 

Challenge’’ on the Challenge Web site in 

order to receive important Challenge 

updates. Registration is free; no 

purchase necessary. 

(c) After you sign up on 

Challenge.gov, a confirmation email will 

be sent to the email address you 

provided. Use the confirmation email to 

verify your email address. As a 

registered Contestant, you will then be 

able to enter the Challenge by 

submitting an application that conforms 

to the requirements set forth herein. 

(d) Explore the Sample Vehicle Data 

and other resources available at 

energy.gov/developer. 

(e) For Phase I, create an Ideation. For 

Phase II, create a Product. Both 

Submissions must use the Sample 

Vehicle Data. 

(f) Phase I Submission Requirements: 

Between noon EST on December 5, 2012 

and noon EST on January 15, 2013, visit 

Appsfor Vehicles.challenge.gov confirm 

that you have read and agree to the 

Official Rules, and submit your 

application by including: 

1. A web link to your Submission. 

2. A text description of your 

Submission. 

3. At least one photograph, image, 

graphic, or design that visually captures 

key attributes of your Submission. 

4. Optionally, Submissions may 

include other data in addition to the 

Sample Vehicle Data to be used when 

judging the Submission. 

(g) Phase II Submission Requirements: 

Between noon EST on January 15, 2013 

and noon EST on March 15, 2013, visit 

AppsforVehicles.challenge.gov, confirm 

that you have read and agree to the 

Official Rules, and submit your 

application by including: 

1. A Web link to your Submission. 

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2. A text description of your 

Submission. 

3. At least one photograph, image, 

graphic, or design that visually captures 

key attributes of your Submission. 

4. Optionally, Submissions may 

include other data in addition to the 

Sample Vehicle Data to be used when 

judging the Submission. 

5. The Product must also include a 

demonstration video with contained 

audio to present the Product’s purpose, 

value, navigation, and functionality. 

(h) Submission Rights: 

1. You must permit use of your 

Submission by both the public and DOE 

free of charge throughout the Challenge 

and for 12 consecutive months 

following the announcement of the 

Challenge winners. 

2. By sending in the Submission to 

this Challenge, you grant to DOE, and 

the other supporters a royalty-free 

license to: (i) post on Challenge.gov 

your Submission(s) and a link to the 

downloadable Product in the online 

store of the applicable software platform 

(e.g., Google Play) or, if not distributed 

through such platform, to your Web site; 

and (ii) publicize the names of 

Challenge participants (including the 

individual members of a team) and 

winners and their Submissions through 

media and events of DOE’s choosing. 

Such license shall remain in force for 

the duration of the Challenge and for a 

period of no less than 12 consecutive 

months following the announcement of 

the Challenge winners. 

(h) Submission Requirements: In 

order for Submissions to be eligible to 

win this Challenge, they must meet the 

following requirements: 

1. Acceptable platforms—The 

Submission must be designed for the 

Web, a personal computer, a mobile 

handheld device, console, or any 

platform broadly accessible on the open 

Internet. 

2. Data used—The Submission must 

utilize some portion of the Sample 

Vehicle Data. The use of data from other 

sources in conjunction with Sample 

Vehicle Data is strongly encouraged. 

3. No DOE logo—The Submission 

must not use DOE’s logo or official seal 

in the Submission, and must not claim 

DOE endorsement. 

4. Functionality/Accuracy—A 

Submission may be disqualified if the 

software application fails to function as 

expressed in the description and video 

provided by the user, or if the software 

application provides inaccurate 

information. 

5. Third Party Approval— 

Submissions requiring approval from a 

third party, such as an app store, in 

order to be accessible to the public, 

must be submitted to such third party or 

app store for review before the end of 

the Challenge period. For any software 

platform that is not easily shared on the 

web before store approval, such as 

Apple iPhone, you may submit your 

working software Product using a web 

framework designed for those platforms 

(such as PhoneGap), and provide the 

required link to a video of your working 

application. DOE may request access to 

the Product in person or via device 

provisioning to verify any criteria or 

functionality of your Product. 

6. Security—Submissions must be free 

of malware. Contestant agrees that DOE 

may conduct testing on the Product to 

determine whether malware or other 

security threats may be present. DOE 

may disqualify the Product if, in DOE’s 

judgment, the Product may damage 

Government or others’ equipment or 

operating environment. 

7. No Previous Winners—Contestant 

may not submit a Submission that is 

substantially similar to a Submission 

that has previously been submitted by 

the Team to another contest and won a 

prize. 

8. The DOE will also screen 

Submissions for Team eligibility, IT 

security, and compliance with 

Challenge.gov’s Terms of Participation. 

Once a Submission has been submitted, 

the Team cannot make any changes or 

alterations to any part of the 

Submission. Ideations and Products 

failing to meet Submission requirements 

or other Submission screenings will be 

deemed ineligible to win a prize. 

Posting an app to 

AppsforVehicles.challenge.gov does not 

constitute DOE’s final determination of 

Team eligibility. 

9. Each Submission must be original, 

the work of the Team, and must not 

infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise 

violate the lawful rights of any 

individual or organization including 

intellectual property rights and 

proprietary rights, privacy rights, or any 

other rights of any person or entity. 

Each Team further represents and 

warrants to DOE and the other sponsors 

that the Submission, and any use 

thereof by DOE or the other sponsors (or 

any of their respective partners, 

subsidiaries and affiliates), shall not: (i) 

Be defamatory or libelous in any 

manner toward any person, (ii) 

constitute or result in any 

misappropriation or other violation of 

any person’s publicity rights or right of 

privacy, or (iii) infringe, misappropriate, 

or otherwise violate any intellectual 

property rights, proprietary rights, 

privacy rights, moral rights, or any other 

rights of any person or entity. 

10. It is an express condition of 

Submission and eligibility that each 

Team warrants and represents that the 

Team’s Submission is solely owned by 

the Team, that the Submission is wholly 

original with the Team, and that no 

other party has any ownership rights or 

ownership interest in the Submission. 

11. A Team may contract with a third 

party for technical assistance to create 

the Submission, provided the Ideation 

or Product is solely the Team’s work 

product and the result of the Team’s 

ideas and creativity and the Team owns 

all rights to it. 

12. Each Submission must be in 

English or, if in a language other than 

English, the Submission must be 

accompanied by an English translation 

of the text. 

13. Submissions will not be accepted 

if they contain any matter that, in the 

sole discretion of DOE or its judges, is 

indecent, obscene, defamatory, libelous, 

in bad taste, or demonstrates a lack of 

respect for public morals or conduct. If 

DOE, or the judges, in their discretion, 

find any Submission to be unacceptable, 

then such Submission shall be deemed 

disqualified. 

14. Winners are responsible for both 

reporting and paying all applicable 

Federal, state, and local taxes payable 

from any prize amounts awarded under 

this Challenge. 

IX. Additional Terms and Conditions 

Challenge Subject to Applicable Law: 

the Challenge is subject to all applicable 

Federal laws and regulations. 

Registering for this Challenge 

constitutes each Team and/or 

Contestant’s agreement to these Official 

Rules (‘‘Official Rules’’) and 

administrative decisions, which are 

final and binding in all matters related 

to the Challenge. Eligibility for a prize 

award is contingent upon fulfilling all 

requirements set forth herein. 

Judges: The finalist Submissions will 

be judged by the judges listed at 

AppsforVehicles.challenge.gov or by 

another qualified judging panel selected 

by DOE at its sole discretion. The 

judging panel will judge the 

Submissions on the judging criteria 

identified in these Challenge rules in 

order to select winners in each category. 

Publicity: Except where prohibited, 

participation in the Challenge 

constitutes each winner’s consent to 

DOE’s and its agents’ use of each 

winner’s name, likeness, photograph, 

voice, biographical information, 

opinions, and/or hometown and state 

information for promotional purposes 

through any form of media, worldwide, 

without further permission, payment, or 

consideration. 

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Liability and Insurance: Any and all 

information provided by or obtained 

from the Federal Government is without 

any warranty or representation 

whatsoever, including but not limited to 

its suitability for any particular purpose. 

Upon registration, all participants agree 

to assume and, thereby, have assumed 

any and all risks of injury or loss in 

connection with or in any way arising 

from participation in this competition, 

development of any application or the 

use of any application by the 

participants or any third-party. Upon 

registration all participants agree to and, 

thereby, do waive and release any and 

all claims or causes of action against the 

Federal Government and its officers, 

employees and agents for any and all 

injury and damage of any nature 

whatsoever (whether existing or 

thereafter arising, whether direct, 

indirect, or consequential and whether 

foreseeable or not), arising from their 

participation in the contest, whether the 

claim or cause of action arises under 

contract or tort. Upon registration, all 

participants agree to and, thereby, shall 

indemnify and hold harmless the 

Federal Government and its officers, 

employees and agents for any and all 

injury and damage of any nature 

whatsoever (whether existing or 

thereafter arising, whether direct, 

indirect, or consequential and whether 

foreseeable or not), including but not 

limited to any damage that may result 

from a virus, malware, etc., to 

Government computer systems or data, 

or to the systems or data of end-users of 

the software and/or application(s) 

which results, in whole or in part, from 

the fault, negligence, or wrongful act or 

omission of the participants or 

participants’ officers, employees or 

agents. 

Records Retention and FOIA: All 

materials submitted to DOE as part of a 

Submission become DOE records and 

cannot be returned. No confidential 

information will be accepted with any 

Submission. Submitters will be notified 

of any Freedom of Information Act 

requests for their Submissions in 

accordance with 29 CFR § 70.26. 

508 Compliance: Participants should 

keep in mind that the Department of 

Energy considers universal accessibility 

to information a priority for all 

individuals, including individuals with 

disabilities. In this regard, the 

Department is strongly committed to 

meeting its compliance obligations 

under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, as amended, to ensure the 

accessibility of its programs and 

activities to individuals with 

disabilities. This obligation includes 

acquiring accessible electronic and 

information technology. When 

evaluating Submissions for this contest, 

the extent to which a Submission 

complies with the requirements for 

accessible technology required by 

Section 508 will be considered. 

Public Voting: DOE is not responsible 

for, nor is it required to count, 

incomplete, late, misdirected, damaged, 

unlawful, or illicit votes, including 

those secured through payment or 

achieved through automated means. 

IX. Contact Information 

Department of Energy, Office of Public 

Affairs, 7A–145, Attn: Vehicle Data 

Challenge, 1000 Independence Ave. 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

For questions about these official 

rules, contact 

DataInnovation@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on November 29, 

2012. 

Ian J. Kalin, 

Presidential Innovation Fellow, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29416 Filed 12–4–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC06–129–005. 

Applicants: Capital Research and 

Management Company. 

Description: Request for Amended 

Order Under Section 203 of the Federal 

Power Act of Capital Research and 

Management Company, et. al. 

Filed Date: 11/28/12. 

Accession Number: 20121128–5025. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/12. 

Docket Numbers: EC13–48–000. 

Applicants: NewPage Corporation, GS 

Funds. 

Description: Joint Application of New 

Page Corporation, et. al. for 

Authorization Under Section 203 of the 

Federal Power Act and Request for 

Expedited Consideration. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5264. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER12–2480–002. 

Applicants: Alcoa Power Generating 

Inc. 

Description: Refiling of Yadkin 

OATT—ER12–2480 to be effective 11/ 

15/2012. 

Filed Date: 11/19/12. 

Accession Number: 20121119–5200. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/10/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–242–001. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: SA 2013 G586 2nd 

Amended GIA to be effective 11/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5237. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–413–002. 

Applicants: USG Oregon LLC. 

Description: Amended USGO Tariff 

Filing to be effective 1/17/2013. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5120. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–464–000. 

Applicants: Arizona Public Service 

Company. 

Description: APS Service Agreement 

No. 324 Foothills Solar Project LGIA, 

Amendment 1 to be effective 11/30/ 

2012. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5135. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–465–000. 

Applicants: New England Power Pool 

Participants Committee, ISO New 

England Inc. 

Description: MR1 Rev. Rel. to 

Procurement of 10-Min. Non-Spinning 

Res in FRM to be effective 3/1/2013. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5163. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–466–000. 

Applicants: Shipley Choice, LLC. 

Description: Initial Application for 

Market-Based Rate Authority to be 

effective 1/26/2013. 

Filed Date: 11/27/12. 

Accession Number: 20121127–5243. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/18/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–467–000. 

Applicants: Southern California 

Edison Company. 

Description: Amended SGIA and DSA 

to Sunshine Canyon Landfill Project to 

be effective 11/29/2012. 

Filed Date: 11/28/12. 

Accession Number: 20121128–5000. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER13–468–000. 

Applicants: Footprint Power LLC. 

Description: Request for Waiver of 

Footprint Power LLC. 

Filed Date: 11/28/12. 

Accession Number: 20121128–5056. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/19/12. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with