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p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 15, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: A link to the online public 

comment tool can be found at: http:// 

nrel.pnnl.gov/forumdisplay.php/5-SWSfor-Single-Family-Homes 

You may also submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• By email: 

retrofit.guidelines@nrel.gov. 

• By mail: National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory, Attn: Chuck Kurnik, 

RSF402, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, 

CO 80401. 

For further information on how to 

submit comments, please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Olsen, Weatherization and 

Intergovernmental Program, 

Mailstop EE–2K, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Phone 

number: (202) 287–1813, Email: 

joshua.olsen@ee.doe.gov. 

Christopher Calamita, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General 

Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC–71, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Phone 

number: (202) 586–1777, Email: 

christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EERE 

through the National Renewable Energy 

Laboratory is developing voluntary 

work specifications for the work 

involved in home energy upgrades. This 

document builds upon the considerable 

body of material already in circulation 

and the cumulative knowledge gathered 

throughout the 30-year history of the 

Weatherization Assistance Program and 

broader home performance industry. 

The development of The Guidelines 

for Home Energy Professionals: 

Standard Work Specifications for Single 

Family Energy Upgrades (SWS) is 

supported by the Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) Training and 

Technical Assistance Plan (T&TA). The 

process of developing the SWS has 

involved a historic collaboration 

between WAP practitioners and trainers, 

home performance contractors, building 

scientists, organized labor, healthy 

homes and worker safety experts, and 

other professionals in the building 

trades and throughout the retrofit 

industry. On November 9, 2010, EERE 

issued a notice requesting public 

comment on a draft version of the SWS. 

On March 29, 2012, EERE made 

available a version of the SWS that was 

revised in response to comments 

received, and provided an opportunity 

for public review and comment until 

April 11, 2012. 77 FR 19008. For 

background on the revised version of 

the SWS, see the March 29, 2012 notice. 

Comments provided to date can be 

viewed at: http://nrel.pnnl.gov/ 

forumdisplay.php/9-SWS-for-SingleFamily-Homes. 

The comment docket now identifies 

the commenter along with the comment 

provided. 

A number of commenters indicated 

that because of the extent of changes to 

the revised SWS as compared to the 

version previously made publically 

available, additional time should be 

provided for review and comment. This 

notice reopens the comment period on 

the revised guidelines to provide 

additional opportunity for public review 

and comment. 

Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information regarding the proposed 

guidelines no later than the date 

specified under the DATES heading. 

Comments received during the period 

following April 11, 2012, and the date 

of this notice will be treated as having 

been timely submitted. 

If submitting comments via the DOE 

Web page, please follow all instructions 

on the Web page: http:// 

www.weatherization.energy.gov/ 

retrofit_guidelines. This Web site is 

specifically designed for ease of use to 

facilitate the public comment process. 

Comments, data, and information 

uploaded to regulations.gov, or 

submitted via DOE’s email address or 

regular mail should be provided in 

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or 

text (ASCII) file format. Interested 

parties should avoid the use of special 

characters or any form of encryption, 

and wherever possible, comments 

should include the electronic signature 

of the author. Comments, data, and 

information submitted to DOE via 

regular mail may include one signed 

paper original. 

According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 

person submitting information that he 

or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit two copies: One copy of 

the document including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document that does 

not include the information believed to 

be confidential. DOE will make its own 

determination as to the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: 

(1) A description of the items; 

(2) Whether and why such items are 

customarily treated as confidential 

within the industry; 

(3) Whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; 

(4) Whether the information has 

previously been made available to 

others without obligation concerning its 

confidentiality; 

(5) An explanation of the competitive 

injury to the submitting person which 

would result from public disclosure; 

(6) A date upon which such 

information might lose its confidential 

nature due to the passage of time; and 

(7) Why disclosure of the information 

would be contrary to the public interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 

2012. 

AnnaMaria Garcia, 

Acting Program Manager, Weatherization and 

Intergovernmental Program, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9311 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13680–001] 

Bryant Mountain, LLC; Notice of 

Additional Scoping Meetings, 

Extension of Time To File Comments 

on the PAD and Scoping Document, 

and Identification of Issues and 

Associated Study Requests 

a. Due to a clerical error, our notice 

for scoping meetings on the proposed 

Bryant Mountain Pumped Storage 

Hydroelectric Project held March 13 and 

14, 2012, in Malin and Klamath Falls, 

Oregon was not published in the local 

newspaper. Therefore, Commission staff 

will hold two additional scoping 

meetings in Malin, Oregon. 

Additionally, this notice extends the 

deadline for the filing of comments on 

the Pre-Application Document (PAD) 

and Scoping Document 1 (SD1). 

b. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for an Original 

License and Commencing Pre-filing 

Process. 

c. Project No.: 13680–001. 

d. Dated Filed: December 21, 2011. 

e. Submitted By: Bryant Mountain, 

LLC. 

f. Name of Project: Bryant Mountain 

Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. 

g. Location: Near Malin in Klamath 

County, Oregon, on lands administered 

by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management 

and private lands. 

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h. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations. 

i. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. 

Bart O’Keeffe, Bryant Mountain, LLC, 

P.O. Box 1916, Discovery Bay, 

California 94505, (925) 634–1550 or 

email at bmokeeffe@sbcglobal.net. 

j. FERC Contact: Ryan Hansen at (202) 

502–8074 or email at 

ryan.hansen@ferc.gov. 

k. Cooperating agencies: Federal, 

state, local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item m below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

l. Bryant Mountain, LLC, filed with 

the Commission a PAD (including a 

proposed process plan and schedule), 

pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

m. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filing and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. With this notice, we are extending 

the period in which we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and 

Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 

(SD1), as well as study requests to 

ensure that all stakeholders have been 

notified. All comments on the PAD and 

SD1, and study requests should be sent 

to the address above in paragraph i. In 

addition, all comments on the PAD and 

SD1, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application must be filed 

with the Commission. Documents may 

be filed electronically via the Internet. 

See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings with the Commission must 

include on the first page, the project 

name (Bryant Mountain Pumped 

Storage Hydroelectric Project) and the 

project number (P–13680–001), and bear 

the appropriate heading: ‘‘Comments on 

Pre-Application Document,’’ ‘‘Study 

Requests,’’ ‘‘Comments on Scoping 

Document 1,’’ ‘‘Request for Cooperating 

Agency Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to 

and from Commission Staff.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting study requests, commenting 

on the PAD or SD1, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by June 11, 2012. 

o. We intend to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for this project. The scoping meetings 

identified below satisfy the NEPA 

scoping requirements. 

Scoping Meetings 

Commission staff will hold two 

scoping meetings in the vicinity of the 

project at the time and place noted 

below. We invite all interested 

individuals, organizations, and agencies 

to attend one or both of the meetings, 

and to assist staff in identifying 

particular study needs, as well as the 

scope of environmental issues to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document. The times and locations of 

these meetings are as follows: 

Daytime Scoping Meeting 

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 8, 

2012, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Location: Malin City Park Hall, 2432 

Fourth Street, Malin, OR 97632. 

Phone Number: (541) 723–2021. 

Evening Scoping Meeting 

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 8, 

2012, 6 p.m.–9 p.m. 

Location: Malin City Park Hall, 2432 

Fourth Street, Malin, OR 97632. 

Phone Number: (541) 723–2021. 

Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which 

outlines the subject areas to be 

addressed in the environmental 

document, was mailed to the 

individuals and entities on the 

Commission’s and the applicant’s 

mailing list. Copies of SD1 will be 

available at the scoping meetings, or 

may be viewed on the web at http:// 

www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Follow the directions for accessing 

information in paragraph n. Based on all 

oral and written comments, a Scoping 

Document 2 (SD2) may be issued. SD2 

will include a revised process plan and 

schedule, as well as a list of issues, 

identified through the scoping process. 

Meeting Objectives 

At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) 

Discuss a preliminary list of issues; (2) 

review and discuss existing conditions 

and resource management objectives; (3) 

review and discuss existing information 

and identify preliminary information 

and study needs; (4) review and discuss 

the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time 

frames provided for in Part 5 of the 

Commission’s regulations and, to the 

extent possible, maximizes coordination 

of federal, state, and tribal permitting 

and certification processes; and (5) 

discuss the appropriateness of any 

federal or state agency or Indian tribe 

acting as a cooperating agency for 

development of an environmental 

document. 

Meeting participants should come 

prepared to discuss their issues and/or 

concerns. Please review the PAD in 

preparation for the scoping meetings. 

Directions on how to obtain a copy of 

the PAD and SD1 are included in item 

m. of this document. 

Meeting Procedures 

The meetings will be recorded by a 

stenographer and will be placed in the 

public records of the project. 

Dated: April 11, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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