40026 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 156 / Monday, August 13, 2018 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of 

Energy, E–136/Germantown Building, 

19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, 

MD 20874–1290; Telephone: 301–903– 

4130. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Council: The National 

Coal Council provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on general policy matters 

relating to coal and the coal industry. 

Purpose of Meeting: The National 

Coal Council (the Council) will hold its 

Fall 2018 Meeting from 8:20 a.m. to 

11:45 a.m. Eastern on September 13, 

2018. A portion of the meeting will be 

dedicated to a discussion and vote to 

finalize two draft reports: ‘‘Advancing 

U.S. Coal Exports: An Assessment of 

Opportunities to Enhance Exports of 

U.S. Coal’’ and ‘‘Power Reset: 

Optimizing the Existing U.S. Coal Fleet 

to Ensure a Reliable and Resilient Power 

Grid.’’ The Council membership will be 

asked to finalize the reports and forward 

them to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. 

The draft reports will be available on 

the National Coal Council website on 

August 31, 2018 at the following URLs: 

• U.S. Coal Exports—http://

www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/studies/ 

2018/NCC-US-Coal-Exports-2018.pdf 

• Power Reset—Existing Coal Fleet— 

http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/ 

studies/2018/NCC-Power-Reset2018.pdf 

Tentative Agenda 

1. Call to order and opening remarks by 

Steven Winberg, NCC Designated 

Federal Officer, Assistant Secretary 

for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department 

of Energy 

2. Presentation by Steven Winberg, NCC 

Designated Federal Officer, 

Assistant Secretary for Fossil 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy 

3. Presentation by Matthew Greek, 

Senior Vice President—Research, 

Development and Technology, 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative 

on Power Reset: Optimizing the 

Existing Coal Fleet to Ensure a 

Reliable & Resilient Power Grid 

4. Presentation by David Lawson, Vice 

President Coal, Norfolk Southern 

Corporation on Advancing U.S Coal 

Exports: An Assessment of 

Opportunities to Enhance Export of 

U.S. Coal 

5. Presentation by TBD from Arq Ltd. on 

Microfine Hydrocarbon: A Novel 

Approach to Upgrading Coal into 

Higher-Value Oil Products 

6. Presentation by Seth Schwartz, 

President, Energy Ventures 

Analysis on Outlook on Future 

Markets for Coal 

7. Public Comment Period and Closing 

Remarks 

8. Adjourn 

Attendees are requested to register in 

advance for the meeting at: http://

www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/pageNCC-Events.html. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Council, you may do so either before or 

after the meeting. If you would like to 

make oral statements regarding any item 

on the agenda, you should contact 

Joseph Giove, 301–903–4130 or 

joseph.giove@hq.doe.gov (email). You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. Reasonable provision will 

be made to include oral statements on 

the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson 

of the Council will lead the meeting in 

a manner that facilitates the orderly 

conduct of business. Oral statements are 

limited to 5-minutes per organization 

and per person. 

Minutes: A link to the transcript of the 

meeting will be posted on the FACA 

Database website: https://

facadatabase.gov/committee/history

meetings.aspx?cid=408&fy=2017. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 

2018. 

Latanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17268 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

combined meeting of the Environmental 

Monitoring and Remediation Committee 

and Waste Management Committee of 

the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Northern New Mexico (known locally as 

the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ 

Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Office, 94 Cities 

of Gold Road, Pojoaque, NM 87506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94 

Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 

87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505) 

989–1752 or email: menice.santistevan@

em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Purpose of the Environmental 

Monitoring and Remediation Committee 

(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides 

a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on 

current and future environmental 

remediation activities resulting from 

historical Los Alamos National 

Laboratory (LANL) operations and, in 

particular, issues pertaining to 

groundwater, surface water and work 

required under the New Mexico 

Environment Department Order on 

Consent. The EM&R Committee will 

keep abreast of DOE–EM and site 

programs and plans. The committee will 

work with the NNMCAB to provide 

assistance in determining priorities and 

the best use of limited funds and time. 

Formal recommendations will be 

proposed when needed and, after 

consideration and approval by the full 

NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for 

action. 

Purpose of the Waste Management 

(WM) Committee: The WM Committee 

reviews policies, practices and 

procedures, existing and proposed, so as 

to provide recommendations, advice, 

suggestions and opinions to the 

NNMCAB regarding waste management 

operations at the Los Alamos site. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order and Introductions 

• Approval of Agenda 

• Approval of Minutes from April 18, 

2018 

• Old Business 

• New Business 

• Update from NNMCAB Chair 

• Update from Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer 

• Report on DOE Office of Legacy 

Management’s Long-Term 

Stewardship Conference 

• Public Comment Period 

• Chromium Update 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s 

Committees welcome the attendance of 

the public at their combined committee 

meeting and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Menice 

Santistevan at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the telephone 


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number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Committees either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Menice Santistevan at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the internet at: http:// 

energy.gov/em/nnmcab/meetingmaterials. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 

2018. 

Latanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17267 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–532–000] 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; SOCCO, 

Inc.; Sumas Pipeline Company; Sumas 

Dry Kilns, Inc.; Notice of Application 

Take notice that on July 20, 2018 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), 

SOCCO, Inc. (SOCCO), Sumas Pipeline 

Company (Sumas) and Sumas Dry Kilns, 

Inc. (Dry Kilns), filed in Docket No. 

CP18–532–000, a joint application 

pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA), to amend authorization 

under NGA section 3 and Presidential 

Permit to reflect that Sumas has 

transferred a portion of its ownership 

interest in the border crossing facility 

and natural gas pipeline located in 

Whatcom County, Washington to Puget 

and SOCCO and the subsequent, 

pending transfer of SOCCO’s resulting 

ownership interest to Sumas Dry Kilns, 

Inc. Puget, SOCCO, and Dry Kilns 

propose no construction or modification 

to the previously-approved facilities, all 

as more fully set forth in the application 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing may also be viewed on the web at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to 

Pamela J. Anderson, Perkins Coie LLP, 

10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, 

Bellevue, Washington 98033, by phone 

at (425) 635–1417 or by email at 

PJAnderson@perkinscoie.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the EA 

for this proposal. The filing of the EA 

in the Commission’s public record for 

this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the below listed 

comment date, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

five copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit original and five copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on August 23, 2018. 

Dated: August 2, 2018. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17292 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM98–1–000] 

Records Governing Off-the-Record 

Communications; Public Notice 

This constitutes notice, in accordance 

with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt 


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