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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 Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 16, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15411 Filed 6–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico; Meeting 

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), Northern New 

Mexico. 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: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 from 

1 p.m.–7 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn and Suites, 60 

Entrada Drive, Los Alamos, New 

Mexico. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board 

(NNMCAB), 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite 

B, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone (505) 

995–0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.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 

1:00 p.m. Call to Order by Co-Deputy 

Designated Federal Officers, Ed 

Worth and Lee Bishop 

Establishment of a Quorum: Roll Call 

and Excused Absences, Lorelei 

Novak 

Welcome and Introductions, Ralph 

Phelps 

Approval of Agenda and May 12, 

2011 Meeting Minutes 

1:30 p.m. Public Comment Period 

1:45 p.m. Old Business 

• Written Reports 

• Other Items 

2:00 p.m. New Business 

• Report on Semi-Annual EM SSAB 

Chairs’ Meeting 

• Report from Nominating Committee 

• Discussion of NNMCAB Meeting 

Locations for 2012 

• Other items 

2:45 p.m. Items from DOE, Ed Worth 

and Lee Bishop 

• Update on NNMCAB Office Move 

• Other items 

3:15 p.m. Break 

3:30 p.m. Presentation on Long-Term 

Stewardship 

4:30 p.m. Discussion of Draft 

Recommendations to DOE 

5:00 p.m. Dinner Break 

6:00 p.m. Public Comment Period 

6:15 p.m. Consideration and Action on 

Draft Recommendation(s), Ralph 

Phelps 

6:45 p.m. Open Forum for Board 

Members 

7:00 p.m. Adjourn, Ed Worth and Lee 

Bishop 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Northern New Mexico, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee 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 Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone 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 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://

www.nnmcab.org/. 

Issued at Washington, DC on June 14, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15412 Filed 6–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

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), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. 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: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 6 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 

475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee 37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia J. Halsey, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

576–4025; Fax (865) 576–2347 or e-mail: 

halseypj@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

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: The main meeting 

presentation will be a training overview 

of the EM SSAB in Oak Ridge, and its 

role in the DOE–EM program. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

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 Patricia J. 

Halsey 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 the agenda 

item should contact Patricia J. Halsey 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 


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be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Patricia J. Halsey at 

the address and phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ 

minutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC on June 14, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15413 Filed 6–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C., App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nominations for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Technical Advisory Committee). 

DATES: The deadline for Technical 

Advisory Committee member 

nominations is July 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, biography, and any letters of 

support must be submitted via one of 

the following methods: 

(1) E-mail to 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Facsimile to 202–586–1640, Attn: 

Laura McCann. 

(3) Overnight delivery service to 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–2E, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

7766; E-mail: laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed and replaced 

in June 2008 by Section 9008 of the 

Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 

2008 (FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 

1651, enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. 

FCEA section 9008(d) establishes the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Committee) and lays forth its meetings, 

coordination, duties, terms, and 

membership types. The Committee must 

meet quarterly and should not duplicate 

the efforts of other Federal advisory 

committees. The Committee advises the 

DOE and USDA points of contact with 

respect to the Biomass R&D Initiative 

(Initiative) and also makes written 

recommendations to the Biomass R&D 

Initiative (Initiative) and also makes 

written recommendations to the 

Biomass R&D Board (Board). Those 

recommendations regard whether: (A) 

Initiative funds are distributed and used 

consistent with Initiative objectives; (B) 

solicitations are open and competitive 

with awards made annually; (C) 

objectives and evaluation criteria of the 

solicitations are clear; and (D) the points 

of contact are funding proposals 

selected on the basis of merit, as 

determined by an independent panel of 

qualified peers. 

The Committee members may serve 

up to two, three-year terms and must 

include: (A) An individual affiliated 

with the biofuels industry; (B) an 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (C) an individual affiliated 

with an institution of higher education 

who has expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (D) 2 prominent 

engineers or scientists from government 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (E) an 

individual affiliated with a commodity 

trade association; (F) 2 individuals 

affiliated with environmental or 

conservation organizations; (G) an 

individual associated with State 

government who has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (H) an 

individual with expertise in energy and 

environmental analysis; (I) an 

individual with expertise in the 

economics of biofuels and biobased 

products; (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics; (K) 

an individual with expertise in plant 

biology and biomass feedstock 

development; (L) an individual with 

expertise in agronomy, crop science, or 

soil science; and (M) at the option of the 

points of contact, other members (REF: 

FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All 

nominees will be carefully reviewed for 

their expertise, leadership, and 

relevance to an expertise. Appointments 

will be made for three-year terms as 

dictated by the legislation. 

Nominations this year are being 

accepted only for the following 

categories in order to address the 

Committee’s needs: (E) An individual 

affiliated with a commodity trade 

association; (F) 2 individuals affiliated 

with environmental or conservation 

organizations; and (J) an individual with 

expertise in agricultural economics. 

Nominations are solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, 

universities, and companies that 

represent a wide variety of biomass 

research and development interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual who fits several of 

the categories listed above or for more 

than one person that fits one category 

will be accepted. In your nomination 

letter, please indicate the specific 

membership category for each nominee. 

Each nominee must submit their resume 

and biography along with any letters of 

support by the deadline above. If you 

were nominated in previous years, but 

were not appointed to the committee 

and would still like to be considered, all 

individuals must submit their 

nominations again during this notice 

and with all required materials. All 

nominees will be vetted before 

selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations of the Technical 

Advisory Committee take into account 

the needs of the diverse groups served 

by DOE, membership shall include, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. Please note, however, that 

Federally-registered lobbyists and 

individuals already serving on another 

Federal advisory committee are 

ineligible for nomination. 

Appointments to the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee will be made by 

the Secretary of Energy and the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on June 15, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–15410 Filed 6–20–11; 8:45 am] 

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