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physical properties for the high-level waste 

stored in the Hanford Tank Farms.’’ 

DOE intends to conduct large-scale testing 

with simulants selected to represent the vast 

majority of the waste in the tank farms, 

consistent with the approach used in WTP’s 

pulse jet mixing test program conducted to 

date. The WTP design and planned 

operations approach is intended to address 

residual uncertainty with other actions and 

design features. These include (1) waste feed 

pre-qualification activities; and (2) specific 

design features, including the ability to 

inspect vessels and equipment for vessel heel 

dilution and cleanout, that would enable 

waste particles that may not be mixing with 

the bulk of the waste to be moved forward 

to the melters. 

• Sub-recommendation 3: This subrecommendation calls for ‘‘* * * verification 

and validation of any computational models 

used by the WTP project team (e.g., Low 

Order Accumulation Model and FLUENT) 

based on the results from the ‘large-scale 

testing.’ ’’ 

The verification and validation effort is 

expected to be completed prior to the ‘‘large 

scale testing.’’ The WTP project intends to 

compare the results from the ‘‘large scale 

testing’’ with the computational models. 

• Sub-recommendation 4: This subrecommendation calls for ‘‘* * * including 

demonstrating that representative samples 

can be obtained even if the assumed WTP 

design particle size or density is exceeded. 

This will ensure that the sampling system 

does not exclude large, dense particles and 

artificially bias the measured particle size 

and density distribution.’’ 

The vessel testing activities will include 

determining the acceptability of vessel 

sampling in conditions where sampling may 

be challenged by mixing performance, i.e., 

solids-containing vessels. There may be cases 

where the sample system operation during 

normal vessel operations does not retrieve 

some large dense particles for analysis. As 

noted above, this is planned to be 

accommodated by the feed-prequalification 

process and by the ability to pull a sample 

during the heel dilution and cleanout 

process, when larger, denser particles would 

be retrieved into the sample system. 

Consequently, the large-scale testing program 

is not intending to demonstrate that normal 

sampling activities can retrieve all waste 

particles. 

DOE is committed to the safe design and 

operation of its nuclear facilities, consistent 

with the principles of Integrated Safety 

Management, and values input on how DOE 

can improve its activities. We look forward 

to working further with the Board and its 

staff on preparation of the DOE’s 

Implementation Plan for Recommendation 

2010–2 so that the WTP project can complete 

its design and construction activities while 

promoting nuclear safety for the life of WTP 

operations. 

If you have any further questions, please 

contact me or Ine ́s R. Triay, Assistant 

Secretary for Environmental Management, at 

(202) 586–7709. 

Sincerely, 

Steven Chu. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5608 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed collection of information to 

support the Weatherization Assistance 

Program ARRA–Period Evaluation that 

DOE is developing for submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection; they also will 

become a matter of public record. 

Information about the operation of the 

program, energy used before and after 

weatherization, energy used by control 

group low-income homes, the 

effectiveness of specific energy 

efficiency measures, customer 

satisfaction with the program, and nonenergy benefits is needed for a 

comprehensive and rigorous evaluation 

of the program operated during the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA), which includes 

Program Years 2009, 2010, and 2011. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before May 10, 2011. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Bruce Tonn, Environmental 

Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, 

P.O. Box 2008, MS–6038, Oak Ridge, TN 

37831–6038, Fax #: (865) 576–8646, 

tonnbe@ornl.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Bruce Tonn, Environmental 

Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, 

P.O. Box 2008, MS–6038, Oak Ridge, TN 

37831–6038, Fax #: (865) 576–8646, 

tonnbe@ornl.gov. 

The plan for this evaluation can be 

found at http://weatherization.ornl.gov. 

The surveys and data forms that 

comprise this information request can 

also be found at http:// 

weatherization.ornl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910– 

NEW; (2) Package Title: The 

Weatherization Assistance Program 

ARRA–Period Evaluation; (3) Type of 

Review: Regular; (4) Purpose: This 

collection of information is necessary 

for a complete evaluation of the program 

that will weatherize approximately 

600,000 low-income homes in Program 

Years 2009, 2010 and 2011; (5) 

Estimated Number of Total 

Respondents: 6,996. Information will be 

collected from seventy-four grantees 

(fifty states, five U.S. territories, 

Washington DC, two Native American 

tribes, and sixteen Weatherization 

Innovation grantees); one-thousand and 

nine local weatherization agencies; 

approximately one thousand utilities; 

approximately two thousand residents; 

and approximately 2,913 individuals 

working in the weatherization field; (6) 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

8,196; (7) Estimated Number of Total 

Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 

67,000 hours; (8) Estimated Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There 

is no reporting or recordkeeping cost 

burden associated with this request. 

Authority: Section 6861 of title 42 of the 

United States Code and 10 CFR 440.25 

authorize the collection of this information. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 3, 

2011. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5614 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER07–1195–000. 

Applicants: Mittal Steel USA, Inc. 

Description: Motion of ArcelorMittal 

USA LLC For Determination of Category 

1 Seller Status. 

Filed Date: 02/09/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110209–5165. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, March 25, 2011. 


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