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based on the appropriate level of subject 

matter knowledge for grade levels to be 

assessed, or the age of the students, as 

the case may be. 

In preparation for reporting the results 

of the new assessment of reading at 

grades 4, 8, and 12, the Governing Board 

convened panels of reading content 

experts to participate in a study for 

producing draft achievement levels 

descriptions. The Governing Board 

seeks comment on the draft 

achievement levels descriptions and 

recommendations for improvements. All 

responses will be taken into 

consideration before finalizing the 

definitions for Board adoption. Once 

adopted, these descriptions will be used 

in reporting performance on NAEP 

relative to the achievement levels in 

2009 and for all subsequent assessments 

until a new framework is developed for 

the reading NAEP. 

Review Materials for Comment and 

Review 

Materials for this review are located at 

http://www.nagb.org/newsroom/release/ 

release-012710.htm. 

(1) Policy Definitions: The Governing 

Board adopted policy definitions of 

student performance that identify in 

very general terms what is meant by 

Basic, Proficient, and Advanced 

achievement levels. These policy 

definitions apply for any subject and 

grade assessed in NAEP, and they are 

used for developing the achievement 

levels descriptions to be used in 

reporting NAEP results in a specific 

subject and grade—such as for the 2009 

reading NAEP at grades 4, 8, and 12. 

The policy definitions are posted on the 

web site for this review. 

(2) Draft Achievement Level 

Descriptions for Reading: The draft 

achievement levels descriptions for 

reading at the Basic, Proficient, and 

Advanced levels for grades 4, 8, and 12. 

The achievement levels descriptions 

(ALDs) were written to describe how 

students should be able to perform on 

the reading NAEP assessment in order 

to demonstrate achievement that the 

Governing Board has defined as Basic, 

Proficient, and Advanced for NAEP. 

(3) Reading Framework: In addition to 

the policy definitions of Basic, 

Proficient, and Advanced achievement, 

the achievement levels descriptions 

must represent the framework used for 

developing the reading NAEP. Please 

see chapter 2 of the Reading Framework 

for the 2009 National Assessment of 

Educational Progress for more 

information about the NAEP reading 

assessment and details regarding the 

cognitive targets assessed. 

(4) Focus Questions: Finally, some of 

the aspects of the achievement levels 

descriptions that the Governing Board 

must address are included. All 

comments will be appreciated, and your 

comments on and recommendations 

regarding these aspects will be 

especially appreciated. 

The Board is seeking comment from 

policymakers, teachers, researchers, 

state and local reading specialists, 

members of professional reading and 

teacher organizations, and members of 

the public. 

It is anticipated that the finalized 

achievement levels descriptions will be 

presented for approval at the Governing 

Board meeting on March 4–6, 2010. 

Timelines 

Comments must be received by 

February 10, 2010 and sent to: 

National Assessment Governing Board, 

800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC 20002, 

Attention: Susan Loomis: Public 

Comment, FAX: (202) 357–6945, Email: Susan.Loomis@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Loomis, National Assessment 

Governing Board, 800 North Capitol 

Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 

20002–4233, Telephone: (202) 357– 

6940. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Specific questions that the Board 

seeks responses to include the 

following: 

1. How well do the reading 

achievement levels descriptions (ALDs) 

for each grade and level represent the 

policy definitions overall? You may 

want to address each grade level 

separately. 

2. Does the progression within each 

grade from Basic to Proficient to 

Advanced in the reading skills that 

students should demonstrate seem 

reasonable? 

3. Does the progression across the 

three grade levels of reading skills 

required for performance within each 

achievement level (Basic/Proficient/ 

Advanced) seem reasonable? 

4. Is the relative emphasis of the 

cognitive targets in the achievement 

levels descriptions appropriate for each 

achievement level and grade? 

5. Finally, are the achievement 

definitions useful, i.e., do they convey 

an understanding of what students 

should be able to do in reading at the 

different grade levels? 

Your comments and 

recommendations for improving the 

achievement levels descriptions will be 

appreciated. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

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index.html. 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

Mary Crovo, 

Deputy Executive Director, National 

Assessment Governing Board, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Case No. CAC–022] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Decision and 

Order Granting a Waiver to Hallowell 

International (Hallowell) From the 

Department of Energy Residential 

Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump 

Test Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and order. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision 

and order in Case No. CAC–022. DOE 

grants a waiver to Hallowell from the 

existing DOE test procedure applicable 

to residential central air conditioners 

and heat pumps. The waiver pertains to 

Hallowell’s boosted compression heat 

pumps, a product line that uses threestage technology to enable efficient 

heating at very low outdoor 

temperatures. The existing test 

procedure accounts for two-capacity 

operation, but not three-capacity 

operation. Therefore, Hallowell has 

suggested an alternate test procedure to 

calculate the heating performance of its 

three-stage boosted compression 

products. As a condition of this waiver, 

Hallowell must test and rate its boosted 

compression heat pump products 

according to the alternate test procedure 

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DATES: This decision and order is 

effective February 5, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9611. E-mail: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. 

Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7432. Email: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.27(l), 

DOE gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. In 

this decision and order, DOE grants 

Hallowell a waiver from the applicable 

residential central air conditioner and 

heat pump test procedures at 10 CFR 

part 430 subpart B, appendix M, for 

certain basic models of its three-stage 

boosted compression heat pumps, 

provided that Hallowell tests and rates 

such products using the alternate test 

procedure described in this notice. 

Further, today’s decision requires that 

Hallowell may not make any 

representations concerning the energy 

efficiency of these products unless such 

product has been tested consistent with 

the provisions and restrictions in the 

alternate test procedure set forth in the 

decision and order below, and such 

representations fairly disclose the 

results of such testing. (42 U.S.C. 

6314(d)) Distributors, retailers, and 

private labelers are held to the same 

standard when making representations 

regarding the energy efficiency of these 

products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: Hallowell 

International (Hallowell) (Case No. 

CAC–022). 

Background 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act sets forth a variety of 

provisions concerning energy efficiency. 

Part A of Title III provides for the 

‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles.’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) 

Part A includes definitions, test 

procedures, labeling provisions, energy 

conservation standards, and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers. Further, 

Part A authorizes the Secretary of 

Energy to prescribe test procedures that 

are reasonably designed to produce 

results that measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated annual 

operating costs, and that are not unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(3)). 

Today’s notice involves residential 

products under Part A. Relevant to the 

current petition for waiver, the test 

procedure for residential central air 

conditioners and heat pumps is 

contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix M. 

DOE’s regulations allow a person to 

seek a waiver from the test procedure 

requirements for covered consumer 

products, when the petitioner’s basic 

model contains one or more design 

characteristics that prevent testing 

according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or when they may evaluate 

the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy 

consumption characteristics as to 

provide materially inaccurate 

comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(1). 

Petitioners must include in their 

petition any alternate test procedures 

known to the petitioner to evaluate the 

basic model in a manner representative 

of its energy consumption 

characteristics. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii). 

The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the 

Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver 

subject to conditions, including 

adherence to alternate test procedures. 

10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in 

effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(m). 

The waiver process also allows any 

interested person who has submitted a 

petition for waiver to file an application 

for interim waiver of the applicable test 

procedure requirements. 10 CFR 

430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary 

will grant an interim waiver request if 

it is determined that the applicant will 

experience economic hardship if the 

interim waiver is denied, if it appears 

likely that the petition for waiver will be 

granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary 

determines that it would be desirable for 

public policy reasons to grant 

immediate relief pending a 

determination on the petition for 

waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

On July 29, 2008, Hallowell filed a 

petition for waiver and an application 

for interim waiver from the test 

procedures applicable to residential 

central air conditioners and heat pumps, 

found at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix M. Hallowell requested the 

waiver for its residential boosted 

compression products that use threespeed compressor technology, stating 

that the existing test procedure is 

applicable only to products with oneand two-speed compressors. Hallowell 

included an alternate test procedure in 

its July 29, 2008, submittal, but DOE 

advised Hallowell that the alternate 

procedure was incomplete. On April 25, 

2009, Hallowell submitted a revised 

petition and alternate test procedure. On 

May 29, 2009, Hallowell submitted a 

revised petition with additional 

evidence of financial hardship. On 

December 2, 2009, DOE granted 

Hallowell an interim waiver and 

published Hallowell’s petition for 

waiver. 74 FR 63131. DOE received no 

comments on the Hallowell petition. 

Assertions and Determinations 

Hallowell’s Petition for Waiver 

Hallowell seeks a waiver from the 

DOE test procedures because its boosted 

compression heat pump systems contain 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing according to the current DOE test 

procedure. The DOE test procedure 

covers systems with a single speed, with 

two steps or stages of modulation, and 

with continuous modulation over a 

finite range through the incorporation of 

a variable-speed or digital compressor. 

Hallowell’s product deviates from the 

anticipated form—a system whose 

performance falls between that of a twocapacity system and a conventional 

variable-capacity system—because the 

three-capacity capability is limited to 

heating mode operation. Moreover, the 

additional stage of heating capacity is 

used specifically at the lowest outdoor 

temperatures to maximize the total 

heating contributed by the heat pump, 

relative to the total heating supplied by 

the auxiliary heat source (usually 

electric resistance). Another unique 

feature of Hallowell’s low-temperature 

heat pump system is that for any given 

outdoor temperature, only two stages of 

heating are permitted; one stage is 

always locked out. Hallowell’s threespeed boosted compression heat pumps 

are also capable of efficient operation at 

much lower temperatures than twospeed heat pumps (Hallowell measured 

a coefficient of performance of 2.1 at 

¥15 °F), making them potentially very 

desirable for heating in cold climates. 

Rating Hallowell’s boosted 

compression products requires modified 

calculation algorithms and testing at an 

additional, lower temperature to capture 

the effect on both capacity and power of 

the additional stage/level of heating 

operation. The building load assigned 

within the heating seasonal performance 

factor (HSPF) calculation requires 


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evaluation based on the case where the 

high-stage compressor capacity for 

heating exceeds the high-stage 

compressor capacity for cooling. 

Finally, the test procedure must account 

for the control feature that limits the 

number of heating mode capacity levels 

to two for any given outdoor 

temperature. The Hallowell alternate 

test procedure is a logical extension of 

DOE’s two-capacity test method to cover 

Hallowell’s three-capacity compressor. 

The two (of three potential) active stages 

of heating capacity available for each 

bin temperature calculation are based 

on Hallowell’s control logic. The HSPF 

algorithm follows the algorithm in the 

DOE test procedure used for twocapacity heat pumps. 

In the DOE test procedure, heating 

mode tests are conducted at 62°F, 47°F, 

35°F, and 17°F. This method does not 

collect enough operating characteristics 

to create an accurate trend, and does not 

consider the performance of 3-speed 

equipment at cold temperatures, so an 

additional test point at 0°F is added. 

The DOE test procedure also linearly 

interpolates to capture the effect of 

varying outdoor temperature. The 

Hallowell product uses a different 

system configuration for the high 

compressor capacity tests at 47°F and 

17°F; therefore the algorithm used to 

calculate HSPF was modified to create 

a more accurate performance map. 

DOE notes that the existing DOE test 

procedure accurately covers the 2 speed 

air conditioning performance of the 

Hallowell product because the Booster 

Compressor is not allowed to operate in 

cooling mode, effectively making the 

system a standard two speed air 

conditioner. Therefore, the waiver is 

applicable only to heating mode. 

Consultations With Other Agencies 

DOE consulted with the Federal Trade 

Commission (FTC) staff concerning the 

Hallowell Petition for Waiver. The FTC 

staff did not have any objections to the 

issuance of a waiver to Hallowell. 

Conclusion 

After careful consideration of all the 

materials submitted by Hallowell, the 

absence of any comments, and 

consultation with the FTC staff, it is 

ordered that: 

(1) The ‘‘Petition for Waiver’’ filed by 

Hallowell International (Hallowell) 

(Case No. CAC–022) is hereby granted as 

set forth in the paragraphs below. 

(2) Hallowell shall not be required to 

test or rate the following boosted 

compression models on the basis of the 

current test procedures contained in 10 

CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix M, 

but shall be required to test and rate 

such products according to the alternate 

test procedure as set forth in paragraph 

(3) below: 

ACADIA024, ACADIA036, ACADIA048, 

36C35H, 42C46H, ACHP03642, 

ACHP02431 

(3) Alternate Test Procedure 

Add section 3.6.6 to address the 

heating mode tests conducted on units 

having a triple-capacity compressor. 

3.6.6 Tests for a heat pump having a 

triple-capacity compressor. Test triplecapacity, northern heat pumps for the 

heating mode as follows: 

a. Conduct one Maximum 

Temperature Test (H01), two High 

Temperature Tests (H12 and H11), two 

Frost Accumulation Tests (H22 and 

H21), three Low Temperature Tests (H31,

H32, and H33), and one Minimum 

Temperature Test (H43). An alternative 

to conducting the H21 Frost 

Accumulation Test to determine Q ̇ h

k=1

(35) and E ̇ h

k=3 (35) is to use the 

following equations to approximate this 

capacity and electrical power: 

In evaluating the above equations, 

determine the quantities Q ̇ h

k=1 (47) and 

E ̇ h

k=1 (47) from the H11 Test and 

evaluate them according to Section 3.7. 

Determine the quantities Q ̇ h

k=1 (17) and 

E ̇ h

k=1 (17) from the H31 Test and 

evaluate them according to Section 3.10. 

If the manufacturer conducts the H21

Test, the option of using the above 

default equations is not forfeited. Use 

the paired values of Q ̇ h

k=1 (35) and E ̇ hk=1

(35) derived from conducting the H21

Frost Accumulation Test and evaluated 

as specified in section 3.9.1 or use the 

paired values calculated using the above 

default equations, whichever paired 

values contribute to a higher Region IV 

HSPF based on the DHRmin. 

Conducting a Frost Accumulation 

Test (H23) with the heat pump operating 

at its booster capacity is optional. If this 

optional test is not conducted, 

determine Q ̇ h

k=3 (35) and E ̇ hk=3 (35) using 

the following equations to approximate 

this capacity and electrical power: 

Where, 


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Determine the quantities Q ̇ h

k=2 (47) and 

E ̇ h

k=2 (47)from the H12 Test and evaluate 

them according to Section 3.7. Determine the 

quantities Q ̇ h

k=2 (35) and E ̇ hk=2 (35) from the 

H22 Test and evaluate them according to 

Section 3.9.1. Determine the quantities Q ̇ h

k=2

(17) and E ̇ h

k=2 (17) from the H32 Test, 

determine the quantities Q ̇ h

k=3 (17) and E ̇ hk=3

(17) from the H33 Test, and determine the 

quantities Q ̇ h

k=3 (2) and E ̇ hk=3 (2) from the H43

Test. Evaluate all six quantities according to 

Section 3.10. If the manufacturer conducts 

the H23 Test, the option of using the above 

default equations is not forfeited. Use the 

paired values of Q ̇ h

k=3 (35) and E ̇ hk=3 (35) 

derived from conducting the H23 Frost 

Accumulation Test and calculated as 

specified in section 3.9.1 or use the paired 

values calculated using the above default 

equations, whichever paired values 

contribute to a higher Region IV HSPF based 

on the DHRmin. 

Table A specifies test conditions for 

all thirteen tests. 

TABLE A—HEATING MODE TEST CONDITIONS FOR UNITS HAVING A TRIPLE-CAPACITY COMPRESSOR

Test description 

Air entering indoor 

unit temperature (°F) 

Air entering outdoor 

unit temperature (°F) Compressor 

capacity Booster Heating air volume rate 

Dry bulb Wet bulb Dry bulb Wet bulb 

H01 Test (required, steady) ....... 70 60(max) 62 56 .5 Low .................. Off .................... Heating Minimum.1

H12 Test (required, steady) ....... 70 60(max) 47 43 High ................. Off .................... Heating Full-Load.2

H1C2 Test (optional, cyclic) ....... 70 60(max) 47 43 High ................. Off .................... (3). 

H11 Test (required) .................... 70 60(max) 47 43 Low .................. Off .................... Heating Minimum.1

H1C1 Test (optional, cyclic) ....... 70 60(max) 47 43 Low .................. Off .................... (4). 

H23 Test (optional, steady) ........ 70 60(max) 35 33 High ................. On .................... Heating Full-Load.2

H22 Test (required) .................... 70 60(max) 35 33 High ................. Off .................... Heating Full-Load.2

H21 Test(5 6) (required) ............... 70 60(max) 35 33 Low .................. Off .................... Heating Minimum.1

H32 Test (required, steady) ....... 70 60(max) 17 15 High ................. On .................... Heating Full-Load.2

H3C3 Test (optional, cyclic) ....... 70 60(max) 17 15 High ................. On .................... (7). 

H32 Test (required, steady) ....... 70 60(max) 17 15 High ................. Off .................... Heating Full-Load.2

H31 Test(5) (required, steady) .... 70 60(max) 17 15 Low .................. Off .................... Heating Minimum.1

H43 Test (required, steady) ....... 70 60(max) 0 ¥2 High ................. On .................... Heating Full-Load.2

1 Defined in section 3.1.4.5. 

2 Defined in section 3.1.4.4. 

3 Maintain the airflow nozzle(s) static pressure difference or velocity pressure during the ON period at the same pressure or velocity as measured during the H12 Test. 4 Maintain the airflow nozzle(s) static pressure difference or velocity pressure during the ON period at the same pressure or velocity as measured during the H11 Test. 5 Required only if the heat pump’s performance when operating at low compressor capacity and outdoor temperatures less than 37 °F is needed to complete the section 4.2.6 HSPF calculations. 6 If table note #5 applies, the section 3.6.3 equations for Q ̇ h

k=1 (35) and E ̇ hk=1 (17) may be used in lieu of conducting the H21 Test. 7 Maintain the airflow nozzle(s) static pressure difference or velocity pressure during the ON period at the same pressure or velocity measured 

during the H33 Test. 

Section 4.2.3 of appendix M shall be 

revised to read as follows: 

4.2.3. Additional steps for calculating 

the HSPF of a heat pump having a 

triple-capacity compressor. * * * 

a. Evaluate the space heating capacity 

and electrical power consumption of the 

heat pump at outdoor temperature Tj

and with a first stage call from the 

thermostat (k=1), and with a second 

stage call from the thermostat (k=2) 

using: 

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(4) Representations. Hallowell may 

make representations about the energy 

use of its boosted compression threestage central air conditioners and heat 

pump products, for compliance, 

marketing, or other purposes, only to 

the extent that such products have been 

tested in accordance with the provisions 

outlined above, and such 

representations fairly disclose the 

results of such testing. 

(5) This waiver shall remain in effect 

from the date of issuance of this order 

consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 

430.27(m). 

(6) This waiver is conditioned upon 

the presumed validity of statements, 

representations, and documentary 

materials provided by the petitioner. 

This waiver may be revoked or modified 

at any time upon a determination that 

the factual basis underlying the petition 

for waiver is incorrect, or DOE 

determines that the results from the 

alternate test procedure are 

unrepresentative of the basic models’ 

true energy consumption characteristics. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2515 Filed 2–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford (known 

locally as the Hanford Advisory Board 

[HAB]), River and Plateau, Tank Waste, 

Public Involvement, Health Safety and 

Environmental Protection and Budgets 

and Contracts Subcommittees. 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, February 16, 2010–1 

p.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 

2010—8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hampton Inn, Columbia 

Pointe Ballroom, 486 Bradley, Richland, 

WA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA, 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula_K_Call@rl.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. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Review by technical expert on his 

analysis of remediation alternatives 

examined in the Draft Tank Closure 

(TC) and Waste Management (WM) 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

• Overview of the Draft TC and WM EIS 

findings by other stakeholder groups 

• Discussion of HAB member comments 

on the TC and WM EIS 

• Development of HAB advice 

principles 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory subcommittee 

meetings 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 Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call 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. This notice 

is being published less than 15 days 

prior to the meeting date due to 

programmatic issues that had to be 

resolved prior to the meeting date. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/ 

?page=413&parent=397. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 1, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 10808–043] 

Boyce Hydro Power, LLC; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

January 29, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Temporary 

Amendment of License. 

b. Project No.: 10808–043. 

c. Date Filed: September 2, 2009, and 

supplemented on November 4, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Boyce Hydro Power, 

LLC (BHP). 

e. Name of Project: Edenville 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Tittabawassee River in Gladwin and 

Midland Counties, Michigan. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Frank Christie, 

General Manager, Boyce Hydro Power, 

LLC, 6000 South M–30, P.O. Box 15, 

Edenville, Michigan 48624; telephone 

(989) 689–3161. 

i. FERC Contact: Anthony DeLuca, 

telephone: (202) 502–6632, and e-mail: 

anthony.deluca@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

March 1, 2010. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) filed by paper should be sent to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Please include 

the project number (P–10808–043) on 

any comments or motions filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. A copy of any 


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