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the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). Oregon LNG and Oregon 

Pipeline Company requested 

authorization to commence FERC’s 

mandatory NEPA pre-filing process for 

the Project on July 3, 2012, in FERC 

Docket No. PF12–18–000. Oregon LNG 

and Oregon Pipeline Company 

anticipate filing a formal application 

with FERC pursuant to Section 3 of the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) no later than the 

First Quarter of 2013. Accordingly, 

Oregon LNG requests that, pursuant to 

Section 590.402 of the DOE Regulations, 

DOE/FE issue a conditional order 

authorizing the export of LNG as 

requested in the Application, 

conditioned on completion of the 

environmental review of the Export 

Project by FERC. 

DOE/FE Evaluation 

The Application will be reviewed 

pursuant to section 3 of the NGA, as 

amended, and the authority contained 

in DOE Delegation Order No. 00– 

002.00L (April 29, 2011) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04E 

(April 29, 2011). In reviewing this LNG 

export Application, DOE will consider 

any issues required by law or policy. To 

the extent determined to be relevant or 

appropriate, these issues will include 

the impact of LNG exports associated 

with this Application, and the 

cumulative impact of any other 

application(s) previously approved, on 

domestic need for the gas proposed for 

export, adequacy of domestic natural 

gas supply, U.S. energy security, and 

any other issues, including the impact 

on the U.S. economy (GDP), consumers, 

and industry, job creation, U.S. balance 

of trade, international considerations, 

and whether the arrangement is 

consistent with DOE’s policy of 

promoting competition in the 

marketplace by allowing commercial 

parties to freely negotiate their own 

trade arrangements. Parties that may 

oppose this Application should 

comment in their responses on these 

issues, as well as any other issues 

deemed relevant to the Application. 

NEPA requires DOE to give 

appropriate consideration to the 

environmental effects of its proposed 

decisions. No final decision will be 

issued in this proceeding until DOE has 

met its environmental responsibilities. 

Due to the complexity of the issues 

raised by the Applicants, interested 

persons will be provided 60 days from 

the date of publication of this Notice in 

which to submit comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, or motions for additional 

procedures. 

Public Comment Procedures 

In response to this notice, any person 

may file a protest, comments, or a 

motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. Any person 

wishing to become a party to the 

proceeding must file a motion to 

intervene or notice of intervention, as 

applicable. The filing of comments or a 

protest with respect to the Application 

will not serve to make the commenter or 

protestant a party to the proceeding, 

although protests and comments 

received from persons who are not 

parties will be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the Application. All protests, 

comments, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention must meet the 

requirements specified by the 

regulations in 10 CFR part 590. 

Filings may be submitted using one of 

the following methods: (1) emailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE 

Docket No. 12–77–LNG in the title line; 

(2) mailing an original and three paper 

copies of the filing to the Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. The filing 

must include a reference to FE Docket 

No. 12–77–LNG; or (3) hand delivering 

an original and three paper copies of the 

filing to the Office of Natural Gas 

Regulatory Activities at the address 

listed in ADDRESSES. The filing must 

include a reference to FE Docket No. 

12–77–LNG. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

written comments should explain why 

they are necessary. Any request for an 

oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

oral presentation is needed. Any request 

for a conference should demonstrate 

why the conference would materially 

advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 

The Application filed by Oregon LNG 

is available for inspection and copying 

in the Office of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities docket room, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2012. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc. 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive patent license. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given to an 

intent to grant to Radiation Detection 

Technologies, Inc., of Manhattan, 

Kansas, an exclusive license to practice 

the inventions described in U.S. Patent 

No. 6,545,281, entitled ‘‘Pocked Surface 

Neutron Detector’’. The invention is 

owned by the United States of America, 

as represented by the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE). 

DATES: Written comments or 

nonexclusive license applications are to 

be received at the address listed below 

no later than October 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Technology 

Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

T. Lucas, Office of the Assistant General 

Counsel for Technology Transfer and 

Intellectual Property, U.S. Department 

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067, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202) 

586–2939. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 

209 provides federal agencies with 

authority to grant exclusive licenses in 

federally-owned inventions, if, among 

other things, the agency finds that the 

public will be served by the granting of 

the license. The statute requires that no 

exclusive license may be granted unless 

public notice of the intent to grant the 

license has been provided, and the 

agency has considered all comments 

received in response to that public 

notice, before the end of the comment 

period. 

Radiation Detection Technologies, 

Inc., of Manhattan, Kansas has applied 

for an exclusive license to practice the 

inventions embodied in U.S. Patent No. 

6,545,281 and has plans for 

commercialization of the inventions. 

The exclusive license will be subject 

to a license and other rights retained by 

the U.S. Government, and other terms 

and conditions to be negotiated. DOE 

intends to negotiate to grant the license, 

unless, within 30 days of this notice, the 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Technology Transfer and Intellectual 

Property, Department of Energy, 

Washington, DC 20585, receives in 

writing any of the following, together 

with supporting documents: 

(i) A statement from any person 

setting forth reason why it would not be 

in the best interests of the United States 

to grant the proposed license; or 

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive 

license to the invention in which 

applicant states that it already has 

brought the invention to practical 

application or is likely to bring the 

invention to practical application 

expeditiously. 

The Department will review all timely 

written responses to this notice, and 

will proceed with negotiating the 

license if, after consideration of written 

responses to this notice, a finding is 

made that the license is in the public 

interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 31, 

2012. 

John T. Lucas, 

Assistant General Counsel for Technology 

Transfer and Intellectual Property. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

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

Committee Act, (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Secretary of 

Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) will be 

renewed for a two-year period beginning 

on August 30, 2012. 

The Committee will provide advice 

and recommendations to the Secretary 

of Energy on a range of energy-related 

issues. 

Additionally, the renewal of the SEAB 

has been determined to be essential to 

conduct business of the Department of 

Energy and to be in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Department of 

Energy, by law and agreement. The 

Committee will continue to operate in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

adhering to the rules and regulations in 

implementation of that Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Bodette, Designated Federal 

Officer at (202) 586–0383. 

Issued at Washington, DC on August 30, 

2012. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). 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: Monday, October 15, 2012, 9:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 

16, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 

Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20878. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

(301) 903–9817; fax (301) 903–5051 or 

email: 

david.thomassen@science.doe.gov. The 

most current information concerning 

this meeting can be found on the 

Committee’s Web site: http:// 

science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Meeting: To provide advice on a 

continuing basis to the Director, Office 

of Science of the Department of Energy, 

on the many complex scientific and 

technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions 

• Discussion of charge on the 

development and use of new tools 

mentioned in the BERAC ‘‘Long Term 

Vision’’ report 

• Updates on the Bioenergy Research 

Centers and the Program for Climate 

Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison 

• Workshop updates 

• New Business 

• Public Comment 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact David Thomassen at the address 

or telephone number listed above. You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least five business days 

before the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/ 

berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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