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CRA requirements. These requirements 

currently include transfer of data on 

lender interest benefits and special 

allowance payments, defaulted loan 

balances, and supplemental pre-claims 

assistance payments information. 

(13) Disclosure in the Course of 

Responding to Breach of Data. The 

Department may disclose records from 

this system to appropriate agencies, 

entities, and persons when: (a) The 

Department suspects or has confirmed 

that the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (b) the Department 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, identity theft or 

fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the compromised 

information; and (c) the disclosure made 

to such agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(12): The Department may 

disclose the following information to a 

consumer reporting agency regarding a 

valid overdue claim of the Department: 

(1) The name, address, taxpayer 

identification number, and other 

information necessary to establish the 

identity of the individual responsible 

for the claim; (2) the amount, status, and 

history of the claim; and (3) the program 

under which the claim arose. The 

Department may disclose the 

information specified in this paragraph 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) and the 

procedures contained in subsection 

31 U.S.C. 3711(e). A consumer reporting 

agency to which these disclosures may 

be made is defined in 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) 

and 31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The records are maintained 

electronically. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

In order for users to retrieve student/ 

borrower information they must supply 

the student/borrower SSN, name, and 

date of birth. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Physical access to this system housed 

within the Virtual Data Center is 

controlled by a computerized badge 

reading system, and the entire complex 

is patrolled by security personnel 

during non-business hours. The 

computer system employed by the 

Department offers a high degree of 

resistance to tampering and 

circumvention. Multiple levels of 

security are maintained within the 

computer system control program. This 

security system limits data access to 

Department and contract staff on a 

‘‘need-to-know’’ basis, and controls 

individual users’ ability to access and 

alter records within the system. All 

users of this system of records are given 

a unique user ID with personal 

identifiers. All interactions by 

individual users with the system are 

recorded. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are retained for 15 years after 

an account is paid in full, and then 

destroyed in accordance with the 

Department’s records retention and 

disposition schedule 051. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, National Student Loan Data 

System, FSA, U.S. Department of 

Education, UCP, 830 First Street, NE., 

4th Floor, Washington, DC 20202–5454. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in this 

system of records, contact the system 

manager and provide your name, date of 

birth, SSN, and the name of the school 

or lender from which the loan or grant 

was obtained. Requests for notification 

about whether the system of records 

contains information about an 

individual must meet the requirements 

of the regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to gain access to a record 

in this system, contact the system 

manager and provide information as 

described in the notification procedure. 

Requests by an individual for access to 

a record must meet the requirements of 

the regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, 

including proof of identity. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record in the system of records, you 

must contact the system manager with 

the information described in the 

notification procedures, identify the 

specific item(s) to be changed, and 

provide a justification for the change, 

including any supporting 

documentation. Requests to amend a 

record must meet the requirements of 

the Department’s Privacy Act 

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information is obtained from guaranty 

agencies, educational institutions, and 

financial institutions and servicers, and 

the Free Application for Federal Student 

Aid completed by students and parents. 

Information is also obtained from other 

Department systems such as the Direct 

Loan Servicing System (covered by the 

system of records entitled ‘‘Common 

Services for Borrowers’’); Debt 

Management Collection System 

(covered by the system of records 

entitled ‘‘Common Servicers for 

Borrowers’’); Common Origination and 

Disbursement System; Financial 

Management System; Student Aid 

Internet Gateway, Participant 

Management System (covered by the 

system of records entitled ‘‘Student Aid 

Internet Gateway Enrollment’’); 

Postsecondary Education Participants 

System (covered by the system of 

records entitled ‘‘Postsecondary 

Education Participants System’’); and 

Central Processing System (covered by 

the system of records entitled ‘‘Federal 

Student Aid Application File’’). 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15747 Filed 6–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–U 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Intent To Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement; Continued 

Operation of the Department of 

Energy/National Nuclear Security 

Administration Sandia National 

Laboratories, NM 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy’s 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement and 

conduct public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

(NEPA), and the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 

regulations implementing NEPA (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508 and 10 CFR Part 

1021, respectively), the National 

Nuclear Security Administration 

(NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency 

within DOE, announces its intention to 

prepare a site-wide environmental 


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impact statement (SWEIS) (DOE/EIS– 

0466) for the continued operation of 

DOE/NNSA activities at Sandia National 

Laboratories, New Mexico (SNL/NM) on 

Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) and 

within the Albuquerque area, as well as 

other DOE activities at both on-site and 

off-site locations (the NNSA Service 

Center, the NNSA Office of Secure 

Transportation, NNSA Kirtland 

Operations, the NNSA Aviation Facility, 

and the DOE National Training Center). 

The purpose of this notice is to invite 

individuals, organizations, and 

government agencies and entities to 

participate in developing the scope of 

the SWEIS. The new SWEIS will 

consider a No Action Alternative, which 

is to continue current operations 

through implementation of the 1999 

Record of Decision (ROD) (64 FR 69996; 

12/15/99) and subsequent NEPA 

decisions. Three action alternatives 

proposed for consideration in the 

SWEIS would be compared to the No 

Action Alternative. The three action 

alternatives would differ by either their 

type or level of operations and may 

include proposals for new operations or 

the reduction or elimination of certain 

operations. 

DATES: NNSA invites comments on the 

scope of this SWEIS. The public scoping 

period starts with the publication of this 

notice and will continue until 45 days 

after publication in the Federal 

Register. NNSA will consider all 

comments defining the scope of the 

SWEIS received or postmarked by this 

date. Comments received or postmarked 

after this date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. NNSA will conduct 

public scoping meetings in 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, scheduled 

as follows: 

• Tuesday, July 12, 2011—1–4 p.m., 

Hilton Albuquerque Hotel, 1901 

University Boulevard Northeast, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

• Tuesday, July 12, 2011—6–9 p.m., 

Hilton Albuquerque Hotel, 1901 

University Boulevard Northeast, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

• Wednesday, July 13, 2011—1–4 

p.m., Hilton Albuquerque Hotel, 1901 

University Boulevard Northeast, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

• Wednesday, July 13, 2011—6–9 

p.m., Hilton Albuquerque Hotel, 1901 

University Boulevard Northeast, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

These scoping meetings will provide 

the public with an opportunity to 

present comments, ask questions, and 

discuss issues with NNSA officials 

regarding the SWEIS. Preparation of the 

SWEIS will require participation of 

other Federal agencies. As land 

managers on and around KAFB, the U.S. 

Department of the Air Force and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service (USFS) have an inherent interest 

in activities conducted onsite by NNSA; 

therefore DOE intends to request the 

participation of both the Air Force and 

the USFS as cooperating agencies. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments on the 

scope of the SWEIS, questions about the 

document or scoping meetings, or to be 

included on the document distribution 

list, please contact Jeanette Norte, 

NNSA Sandia Site Office, SWEIS 

Document Manager, P.O. Box 5400, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–5400; 

local telephone (505) 845–4808 or out of 

area toll free telephone number 1–855– 

766–4651; fax (505) 284–7197; or e-mail 

address: sandia.sweis@doeal.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information about the DOE 

NEPA process, please contact Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; e-mail: 

askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; telephone: 202– 

586–4600, or leave a message at 1–800– 

472–2756; or fax: 202–586–7031. 

Additional information regarding DOE 

NEPA activities is available on the 

Internet through the NEPA Web site at 

http://nepa.energy.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: SNL/NM is one of three 

national laboratories in NNSA’s nuclear 

security enterprise. SNL/NM is a multidisciplinary, multi-purpose national 

laboratory primarily engaged in work 

that supports national security, 

homeland security initiatives, 

environmental stewardship, and defense 

research and development programs 

(R&D) for DOE/NNSA and other 

government entities. Responsibilities in 

support of nuclear weapons activities 

include design, certification, and 

assessment of non-nuclear subsystems 

of nuclear weapons; system integration; 

safety, security, reliability, and use 

control of nuclear weapons; direction 

and support to production plants 

regarding issues associated with 

production and dismantlement of 

nuclear weapons; production and/or 

acquisition of weapons components; 

surveillance and support of weapons in 

the stockpile; and work in nuclear 

intelligence, nonproliferation, and treaty 

verification technologies. Nonweapons 

research and science services are 

provided in areas including waste 

management, environmental restoration, 

hazardous and radioactive material 

transportation, energy efficiency and 

renewable energy, nuclear energy, fossil 

energy, magnetic fusion, basic energy 

sciences, supercomputing, and 

biological and environmental research. 

Additional activities include research 

on energy and environmental 

technologies, other engineering 

research, and work for other government 

agencies. 

SNL/NM occupies about 8,658 acres 

on and around KAFB in central New 

Mexico, and is bordered on the north 

and west by the city of Albuquerque. 

The eastern boundary is USFS land and 

the southern boundary is the Isleta 

Pueblo. SNL/NM operations are 

managed and operated for DOE/NNSA 

under contract by the Sandia 

Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary 

of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. 

The 1999 SNL/NM SWEIS examined 

existing and potential impacts to the 

environment from ongoing and 

anticipated future DOE/NNSA 

operations conducted over 

approximately a 10-year period of time 

at SNL/NM and other DOE operations 

on and around KAFB. The three 

alternatives analyzed in the 1999 SNL/ 

NM SWEIS were: (1) The No Action 

Alternative, to continue to operate at the 

planned levels as reflected in DOE 

Management Plans for 1998 through 

2008; (2) The Expanded Operations 

Alternative, DOE’s preferred alternative, 

to operate at the highest levels 

supported by then-current and new 

facilities, and (3) A Reduced 

Alternative, to operate at the minimum 

level of activity while still maintaining 

core mission capabilities. DOE’s ROD, 

dated December 15, 1999, implemented 

the Expanded Operations Alternative. 

In August 2006, DOE/NNSA 

completed a 5-year review of the 1999 

SNL/NM SWEIS with the preparation of 

a Supplement Analysis (SA), Final 

Supplement Analysis for the Site-Wide 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Sandia National Laboratories, New 

Mexico (DOE/EIS–0281–SA–04). This 

was done in accordance with DOE’s 

regulatory requirement to evaluate sitewide NEPA documents at least every 

5 years (10 CFR 1021.330) to determine 

the adequacy of an existing EIS. Based 

on the 2006 SA, DOE/NNSA determined 

that there were no substantial changes 

to the actions or impacts evaluated in 

the SNL/NM SWEIS, and there were no 

significant new circumstances or 

information relevant to environmental 

concerns; thus, the existing SNL/NM 

SWEIS was deemed adequate and 

neither a supplemental EIS nor a new 

EIS was required. 

Purpose and Need: The purpose and 

need for agency action is to continue the 

operation of SNL/NM to provide 

support for DOE’s core missions as 


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directed by the Congress and the 

President. SNL/NM supports NNSA 

national security objectives through the 

engineering of nuclear weapon 

components and other nuclear and nonnuclear activities. In addition, SNL/NM 

oversees DOE/NNSA national security 

related research, development, and 

testing programs and conducts extensive 

work for other federal agencies. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives for 

the SWEIS: In accordance with 

applicable DOE and CEQ NEPA 

regulations, the No Action Alternative 

will be analyzed in the SWEIS and will 

form the baseline for the other action 

alternatives analyzed in the document. 

In this case, the No Action Alternative 

will be the continued implementation of 

the 1999 SNL/NM SWEIS ROD at SNL/ 

NM over the next 5–10 years. The No 

Action Alternative will also include the 

implementation of other decisions 

supported by separate NEPA analyses 

completed since the issuance of the 

Final 1999 SNL/NM SWEIS. This 

includes four Supplement Analyses 

resulting in the determination that 

further NEPA documentation was not 

required, and one Environmental Impact 

Statement: (1) Supplement Analysis for 

the Final Site-Wide Environmental 

Impact Statement for Sandia National 

Laboratories, New Mexico to 

Reestablishing Long-Term Pulse Mode 

Testing Capability at the Annular Core 

Research Reactor (ACRR), Sandia 

National Laboratories, New Mexico 

(ACRR Pulse Mode SA) (DOE/EIS–0281– 

SA–01); (2) Supplement Analysis for the 

Final Site-Wide Environmental Impact 

Statement for Sandia National 

Laboratories, New Mexico for Isentropic 

Compression and Flyer Plate 

Experiments Involving Plutonium at the 

Z and Saturn Accelerators (Pu-ICE SA) 

(DOE/EIS–0281–SA–02); (3) 

Supplement Analysis for the Final SiteWide Environmental Impact Statement 

for Sandia National Laboratories, New 

Mexico for the Installation of a Petawatt 

Laser System in TA–IV Petawatt Laser 

System SA) (DOE/EIS–0281–SA–03); (4) 

Sandia National Laboratories, New 

Mexico Final Supplement Analysis for 

the Site-Wide Environmental Impact 

Statement (2006 SNL/NM SWEIS SA) 

(DOE/EIS–0281–SA–04); and (5) Final 

Complex Transformation Supplemental 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (DOE/EIS–0235–S4) and its 

RODs (73 FR 77644 and 73 FR 77656). 

In addition, the following seven 

environmental assessments and their 

associated Findings of No Significant 

Impacts will also be included in the No 

Action Alternative, as well as actions 

categorically excluded from the need for 

preparation of either an EA or an EIS: 

(1) Environmental Assessment for the 

Microsystems and Engineering Sciences 

Applications Complex, DOE/EA–1335, 

September 2000; (2) Final 

Environmental Assessment for the Test 

Capabilities Revitalization at Sandia 

National Laboratories, New Mexico, 

DOE/EA–1446, January 2003; (3) Final 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies 

at Sandia National Laboratories, New 

Mexico, DOE/EA–1457, March 2003; 

(4) Final Environmental Assessment for 

the Proposed Consolidation of Neutron 

Generator Tritium Target Loading 

Production, DOE/EA–1532, June 2005; 

(5) Final Environmental Assessment for 

the Expansion of Permitted Land and 

Operations at the 9940 Complex and 

Thunder Range at Sandia National 

Laboratories, New Mexico, DOE/EA– 

1603, April 2008; (6) Final 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Removal Actions at the Technical Area 

III Classified Waste Landfill, Sandia 

National Laboratories, New Mexico, 

DOE/EA–1729, August 2010; (7) Final 

Environmental Assessment for Proposed 

Construction and Lease of New 

Facilities for the Department of Energy, 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration, Office of Secure 

Transportation (Albuquerque 

Transportation and Technology Center) 

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U. S. 

General Services Administration, July 

2006. These various documents can be 

reviewed at the DOE/NNSA Public 

Reading Room at Government 

Information/Zimmerman Library, 

MSC05 3020, 1 University of New 

Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131–0001, 

Tel: 505–277–5441, Fax: 505–277–6019; 

E-mail: govref@unm.edu; Reading Room 

Web site: http://elibrary.unm.edu/doe; 

and on the Internet at: http:// 

nepa.energy.gov. 

Three action alternatives will be 

considered in the SWEIS: Expanded 

Operations, Reduced Operations, and 

Renewable Energy Operations. All three 

of these alternatives will be compared to 

the No Action Alternative level of 

operations. The Expanded Operations 

Alternative will consider the highest 

level of operations that can be 

supported in existing facilities and 

potential new facilities. The Reduced 

Operations Alternative will consider an 

overall reduction in the level of 

operations while maintaining core 

mission capabilities. The Renewable 

Energy Operations Alternative will 

consider renewable energy R&D and the 

potential deployment of those 

technologies on the SNL/NM; this 

alternative or portions of it may be 

combined with either the Expanded 

Operations Alternative or the Reduced 

Operations Alternative. Any new 

renewable facilities/activities will be 

included in the analysis for the 

Expanded Operations Alternative if they 

are reasonably foreseeable (i.e., 

proposed within the next 5–10 years). 

This SWEIS will analyze potential 

impacts resulting from reasonably 

foreseeable operations and compare 

these impacts to those projected in the 

No-Action Alternative. The SWEIS will 

analyze projected impacts anticipated 

from operating SNL/NM and from other 

DOE activities at both on-site and offsite locations. Direct and indirect, as 

well as unavoidable and irreversible and 

irretrievable, impacts to the 

environment of SNL/NM operations and 

other DOE activities at both on-site and 

off-site locations will be identified and 

analyzed in the SWEIS. Where 

appropriate, mitigation strategies will 

also be analyzed in the SWEIS. Further, 

an updated evaluation of SNL/NM 

operational and transportation accident 

analyses and a new assessment of 

cumulative impacts associated with 

DOE/NNSA operations in Albuquerque 

will also be included. DOE/NNSA 

intends to re-evaluate the range of 

reasonable alternatives following public 

scoping. 

Preliminary Identification of 

Environmental Issues: DOE/NNSA 

proposes to address the issues listed 

below when considering the potential 

impacts of each alternative. This list is 

presented to facilitate public comment 

during the scoping period and will be 

revisited as DOE/NNSA considers all 

scoping comments. It is not intended to 

be comprehensive, or to imply any 

predetermination of impacts. 

• Potential effects on the public; 

• Human health impacts resulting 

from exposure to hazardous materials 

under routine and reasonably 

foreseeable accident scenarios; 

• Impacts on surface and 

groundwater, and on water use and 

quality; 

• Impacts on air quality (including 

greenhouse gas emissions) and noise; 

• Impacts on plants and animals, and 

their habitats, including species that are 

Federal- or state-listed as threatened or 

endangered, or of special concern; 

• Impacts on geology and soil; 

• Impacts on cultural resources such 

as Native American sites and Cold War 

structures and archaeological resources; 

• Potential impacts from 

transportation and traffic; 

• Socioeconomic impacts on 

potentially affected communities 

including environmental justice issues, 

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adverse impacts to minority and lowincome populations; 

• Potential impacts on land use; 

• Pollution prevention and waste 

management practices and activities; 

• Energy efficiency activities; 

• Unavoidable adverse impacts and 

irreversible and irretrievable 

commitments of resources; 

• Potential cumulative environmental 

effects of past, present, and reasonably 

foreseeable future actions; 

• The potential impacts of intentional 

destructive acts, including sabotage and 

terrorism, which will be addressed in a 

classified appendix to the SWEIS. 

SWEIS Process and Invitation To 

Comment: The SWEIS scoping process 

provides an opportunity for the public 

to assist the DOE/NNSA in determining 

issues to be analyzed in the document. 

Four public scoping meetings will be 

held as noted under DATES in this 

Notice. The purpose of scoping 

meetings is to provide attendees an 

opportunity to present comments, ask 

questions, and discuss concerns 

regarding the SWEIS with DOE/NNSA 

officials. Comments and 

recommendations can also be submitted 

to Jeanette Norte as noted in this Notice 

under ADDRESSES. The SWEIS scoping 

meetings will use a format to facilitate 

dialogue between DOE/NNSA and the 

public and will provide individuals the 

opportunity to give written or oral 

statements. DOE/NNSA welcomes 

specific comments or suggestions on the 

SWEIS process. Copies of written 

comments and transcripts of oral 

comments provided to DOE/NNSA 

during the scoping period will be 

available at the DOE Public Reading 

Room at Government Information/ 

Zimmerman Library MSC05 3020, 1 

University of New Mexico, 

Albuquerque, NM 87131–0001, Tel: 

505–277–5441 Fax: 505–277–6019 Email: govref@unm.edu; Reading Room 

Web site: http://elibrary.unm.edu/doe; 

and on the Internet at http:// 

www.doeal.gov/sso/eshqa.aspx. After 

the close of the public scoping period, 

DOE/NNSA will begin developing the 

draft SWEIS. DOE/NNSA expects to 

issue the draft SWEIS for public review 

and comment in 2012 for at least 60 

days following publication of the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Notice of Availability in the Federal 

Register. The Notice of Availability, 

along with notices placed in local 

newspapers, will provide dates and 

locations for public hearings on the 

draft SWEIS and the deadline for 

comments on the draft document. 

Persons who submit comments with a 

mailing address during the scoping 

process will receive a copy of the draft 

SWEIS. Other persons who would like 

to receive a copy of the document for 

review when it is issued should notify 

Jeanette Norte at one of the addresses 

provided previously. DOE/NNSA will 

include comments received on the draft 

SWEIS in the final SWEIS. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

June 2011. 

Thomas P. D’Agostino, 

Administrator, National Nuclear Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15951 Filed 6–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Electricity Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Electricity Advisory 

Committee (EAC). 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: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric 

Cooperative Association, 4301Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Meyer, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Rm. 8G–024, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202) 

586–3118; E-mail: 

David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Electricity Advisory 

Committee (EAC) was re-established in 

July 2010 in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 

5 U.S.C, App. 2, to provide advice to the 

U.S. Department of Energy in 

implementing the Energy Policy Act of 

2005, executing the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

and modernizing the nation’s electricity 

delivery infrastructure. The Committee 

is composed of individuals of diverse 

backgrounds selected for their technical 

expertise and experience, established 

records of distinguished professional 

service, and their knowledge of issues 

that pertain to electricity. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting 

of the EAC is expected to include 

presentations and discussions of reports 

on a prosperous, low-carbon Europe and 

the Smart Grid, as well as activities of 

the Smart Grid, Energy Storage 

Technologies, and Transmission 

Subcommittees. 

Tentative Agenda: 

8:30–8:45 a.m. Welcome and 

Introductions 

8:45–9:15 a.m. U.S. Department of 

Energy Priorities To Facilitate 

Development of the Nation’s Electric 

Infrastructure 

9:15–10:45 a.m. Roadmap 2050: A 

Practical Guide to a Prosperous, LowCarbon Europe: Presentation and 

Discussion of Report by the European 

Climate Foundation 

10:45–11 a.m. Break 

11–11:45 a.m. White House Grid 

Modernization Report: Presentation 

and Discussion of Report on Smart 

Grid 

11:45–12 p.m. Smart Grid 

Subcommittee: Discussion of 

Subcommittee Deliverables 

12–1:15 p.m. Lunch 

1:15.–2:30 p.m. Presentation and 

Discussion on Energy Storage 

Technology Policy and Financial 

Development 

2:30–2:45 p.m. Energy Storage 

Technologies Subcommittee: 

Discussion of Subcommittee 

Deliverables 

2:45–3 p.m. Break 

3–4:15 p.m. Transmission 

Subcommittee; Discussion of 

Subcommittee Deliverables 

4:15–4:30 p.m. Public Comments 

(Must register at time of check-in) 

4:30 p.m. Adjourn 

The meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate committee business. For 

EAC agenda updates, see the Committee 

Web site at: http://www.oe.energy.gov/ 

eac.htm. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Members of the 

public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should register to do so on the day of 

the meeting, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed three minutes. 

Anyone who is not able to attend the 

meeting, or for whom the allotted public 

comments time is insufficient to address 

pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited 

to send a written statement to Mr. David 

Meyer, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 or e-mail to 

david.meyer@hq.doe.gov. The following 


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