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1. C: DOE must consider the 

Environmental Justice requirements of 

Executive Order 12898 in its decision 

making. 

R: Low income and minority 

populations exist within the census 

tracts in a 50-mile radius of the Project 

site. In reviewing the NRC EISs, DOE 

considered the environmental impacts 

of the action and whether these 

populations would suffer 

disproportionately high and adverse 

environmental impacts. The NRC EISs 

analyzed the potential effects of the 

plant during construction and operation 

and the mitigations to be enacted by the 

Project operators. NRC determined and 

DOE concurs that the potential adverse 

effects would be generally small and 

would not disproportionately affect the 

census tracts with higher low-income 

and minority populations. 

2. C: The design chosen for the new 

units fails to avoid, reduce or sequester 

air pollutants and anthropogenic 

emissions of greenhouse gases, and the 

uranium fuel cycle uses fossil fuels that 

contribute to global warming. 

R: The NRC SEIS included a 

comparison of emissions from a nuclear 

power plant (including the fuel cycle 

processes) to those from similarly sized 

fossil fuel plants and demonstrated that 

the nuclear plant has approximately 1/ 

10th the annual CO2 emission rate of a 

natural-gas-fired power plant and 1/20th 

the emissions of a coal-fired power 

plant (See Table 7–1, Comparison of 

Annual CO2 Emission Rates). 

3. C: The Vogtle Electric Generating 

Plant will not meet Clean Air Act 

standards. Without maximum 

achievable control technology, routine 

emissions from the plant would be 

excessive especially when considered in 

addition to the existing site-wide 

radioactive emission levels. 

R: The Project is required to meet 

Clean Air Act standards and obtain a 

permit for operations that generate nonradioactive pollutants, such as 

emergency generators. EPA has 

determined that the radionuclide 

emissions of the plant are best regulated 

by the authority given to NRC. On 

September 5, 1995 (60 FR 46206), EPA 

amended the Clean Air Act’s National 

Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants (NESHAPS) for radionuclide 

emissions to exempt nuclear power 

reactors which are licensed by the NRC. 

On December 30, 1996 (61 FR 68972), 

EPA amended the 40 CFR 61 Subpart I 

Radionuclide NESHAP so that it no 

longer applies to operations licensed by 

the NRC or NRC Agreement States. EPA 

has concluded that the NRC regulatory 

program controlling air emissions of 

radionuclides from nuclear power 

reactors will ensure that resultant doses 

will consistently and predictably be 

below the levels which EPA has 

determined are necessary to provide an 

ample margin of safety to protect public 

health. 

4. C: Southern Nuclear does not 

properly account for the higher levels of 

morbidity and mortality in females and 

infants caused by low levels of 

radiation. 

R: While children and fetuses are 

more sensitive to the effects of radiation, 

the radiation protection standards 

applicable at the site for members of the 

general public take into account the 

differences in sensitivity due to age and 

gender, including females and infants. 

Decision 

DOE has decided to select the 

Proposed Action to issue loan 

guarantees to one or more of the 

following applicants for the 

construction and start-up of the 

proposed VEGP Units 3 and 4 in Burke 

County, Georgia, as identified in DOE/ 

EIS–0476 and authorized under the NRC 

COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92: Georgia 

Power Company; Oglethorpe Power 

Corporation; and Municipal Electric 

Authority of Georgia and its 

subsidiaries. Approval of loan 

guarantees for the Project responds to 

the DOE purpose and need pursuant to 

Title XVII, Section 1703 of EPAct 2005 

(42 U.S.C. 16511–16514), which 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

make loan guarantees for projects that 

(1) avoid, reduce, or sequester air 

pollutants or anthropogenic emissions 

of greenhouse gases, and (2) employ 

new or significantly improved 

technologies as compared to commercial 

technologies in service in the United 

States at the time the guarantee is 

issued. The Section 1703 DOE loan 

guarantee program aims to accelerate 

the commercialization of innovative, 

environmentally-friendly technologies 

that will support clean, affordable, and 

reliable supplies of energy. The purpose 

and need for DOE’s loan guarantee 

action is to comply with DOE’s mandate 

under Title XVII of EPAct 2005 by 

selecting projects that meet the goals of 

the Act. 

Mitigation 

The Project for which DOE has 

decided to issue loan guarantees 

includes all mitigation measures, terms, 

and conditions applied by the NRC in 

its COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92, as well 

as mitigation and avoidance measures 

imposed by the USACE in its 

Nationwide Permit No. 12 for the 

proposed transmission line. The 

mitigation measures, terms, and 

conditions represent practicable means 

by which to avoid or minimize 

environmental impacts from the 

selected alternative. NRC is responsible 

for ensuring compliance with all 

adopted mitigation measures, terms, and 

conditions for the Project set forth in the 

NRC COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92. 

Sections 4.10 (Measures and Controls to 

Limit Adverse Impacts During SitePreparation Activities and Construction) 

and 5.11 (Measures and Controls to 

Limit Adverse Impacts During 

Operation) of the adopted NRC EISs 

(DOE/EIS–0476) contain the mitigation 

measures, terms, and conditions 

developed in accordance with NEPA. 

DOE’s loan guarantee agreements 

require the loan guarantee recipients to 

comply with all applicable laws, 

authorizations, and approvals, including 

the terms of the NRC COLs NPF–91 and 

NPF–92 and the USACE permit for the 

proposed transmission line, including 

mitigation measures contained therein. 

Any additional future requirements 

imposed by the NRC would also be 

required by the loan guarantee 

agreements for the Project. A recipient’s 

failure to comply with applicable laws, 

authorizations, and approvals would 

constitute a default, upon which DOE 

would have the right under the loan 

guarantee agreement to exercise usual 

and customary remedies. To ensure a 

recipient complies with the 

requirements of the loan guarantee 

agreement, the Loan Programs Office 

proactively monitors all operative loan 

guarantee transactions. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2014. 

Peter W. Davidson, 

Executive Director, Loan Programs Office. 

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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 these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 12, 2014: 

12:00 p.m.–5:45 p.m. (EST), Thursday, 

March 13, 2014; 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 

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ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric 

Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(202) 586–1060 or Email: 

matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: 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 (DOE) 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 EAC 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. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the 

EAC is expected to include discussion 

of the activities of the Energy Storage 

Technologies Subcommittee, the Smart 

Grid Subcommittee, and the 

Transmission Subcommittee, as well as 

discussions of distributed resource 

integration and lessons for grid 

resilience. 

Tentative Agenda: March 12, 2014 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. EAC Leadership 

Committee Meeting 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration and 

Public Sign-up for comments on 

Day 2 

1:00 p.m.–1:10 p.m. Welcome and 

Developments since the June 2013 

Meeting 

1:10 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Update on DOE’s 

Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability (OE) 2014 

Programs and Initiatives 

1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Keynote: Melanie 

Kenderdine, Energy Counselor to 

the Secretary of Energy 

2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Break 

2:30 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Panel—Distributed 

Resource Integration 

3:50 p.m.–4:10 p.m. EAC Member 

Discussion—Distributed Resource 

Integration Issues 

4:10 p.m.–4:20 p.m. Break 

4:20 p.m.–5:10 p.m. EAC Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Paper and Plans 

5:10 p.m.–5:30 p.m. EAC Member 

Discussion of Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Plans 

5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Wrap-up and 

Adjourn Day One of EAC Meeting 

Tentative Agenda: March 13, 2014 

8:00 a.m.–9:20 a.m. Panel—Post-Sandy: 

Lessons for Grid Resilience 

9:20 a.m.–9:40 a.m. EAC Discussion of 

Storm Panel Topics 

9:40 a.m.–10:30 a.m. EAC Transmission 

Subcommittee Activities and Plan 

10:30 a.m.–10:50 a.m. EAC Member 

Discussion of Transmission 

Subcommittee Plans 

10:50 a.m.–11:10 a.m. Break 

11:10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. DOE Energy 

Storage Program Update 

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. EAC Storage 

Subcommittee Activities and Plan 

12:20 p.m.–1:40 p.m. Lunch on your 

own (Local Restaurants) 

1:40 p.m.–2:00 p.m. EAC Discussion 

and Decision on Storage 

Subcommittee Plans and 

Recommendations 

2:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Public Comments 

(Must register to comment at time of 

check-in) 

2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Wrap Up and 

Adjourn EAC Meeting 

The meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate EAC business. For EAC 

agenda updates, see the EAC Web site 

at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/

electricity-advisory-committee-eac. 

Public Participation: The EAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the EAC 

meeting may do so on Thursday, March 

13, 2014, but must register at the 

registration table in advance. 

Approximately 15 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. 

Matthew Rosenbaum. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting’’, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8G– 017, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

• Email: matthew.rosenbaum@

hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Electricity 

Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

identifier. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http://

energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac, including any 

personal information provided. 

• Docket: For access to the docket, to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac. 

The following electronic file formats 

are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), 

Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe 

Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), 

plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), 

and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you 

submit information that you believe to 

be exempt by law from public 

disclosure, you must submit one 

complete copy, as well as one copy from 

which the information claimed to be 

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has been deleted. You must also explain 

the reasons why you believe the deleted 

information is exempt from disclosure. 

DOE is responsible for the final 

determination concerning disclosure or 

nondisclosure of the information and for 

treating it in accordance with the DOE’s 

Freedom of Information regulations (10 

CFR 1004.11). 

Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service 

mail to DOE may be delayed by several 

weeks due to security screening. DOE, 

therefore, encourages those wishing to 

comment to submit comments electronically 

by email. If comments are submitted by 

regular mail, the Department requests that 

they be accompanied by a CD or diskette 

containing electronic files of the submission. 

Minutes: The minutes of the EAC 

meeting will be posted on the EAC Web 

page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/

electricity-advisory-committee-eac. 

They can also be obtained by contacting 

Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address 

above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

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