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for the first year, $138,000 each 

subsequent year. 

Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act (EISA), Pub. 

L. 110–140. 

Issued in Washington, DC on July 19, 2010. 

Terri T. Lee, 

Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2010–17893 Filed 7–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Implementing the National Broadband 

Plan; Comment Period Extension 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period for reply comments. 

SUMMARY: On May 11, 2010, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

in the Federal Register two requests for 

information (RFI) regarding the 

implementation of the National 

Broadband Policy. The comment period 

on the RFIs closed on July 12, 2010, and 

reply comments are due on July 26, 

2010. This notice announces that the 

period for submitting reply comments is 

extended to August 9, 2010. 

DATES: DOE will accept reply 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the National Broadband Plan 

RFI: Data Access and the National 

Broadband Plan RFI: Communications 

Requirement received no later than 

August 9, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the National Broadband 

Plan RFI: Data Access or the National 

Broadband Plan RFI: Communications 

Requirement, as appropriate. Comments 

may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: broadband@hq.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘NBP RFI: Data Access’’ or ‘‘NBP 

RFI: Communications Requirement’’ in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Postal Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

6A245, Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Please submit one signed original paper 

copy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Maureen C. McLaughlin, Senior Legal 

Advisor to the General Counsel (202) 

586–5281; broadband@hq.doe.gov. For 

media inquiries, you may contact Jen 

Stutsman at (202) 586–4940. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

11, 2010, the DOE released two RFIs in 

the Federal Register regarding the 

implementation of the National 

Broadband Policy. (75 FR 26203, 75 FR 

26206). The first RFI requested 

information from electric utilities, 

consumer groups, and other interested 

parties regarding the protection of and 

access to consumer energy usage data as 

federal, state, and private entities seek 

to develop Smart Grid technologies. The 

second RFI requested information on 

the evolving needs of electric utilities as 

Smart Grid technologies are more 

broadly deployed. These RFIs, intended 

to solicit opinions from a diversity of 

stakeholders, provided for the 

submission of comments by July 12, 

2010, and the submission of reply 

comments by July 26, 2010. To date, 

DOE has received more than 80 

comments from electric utilities, private 

corporations, and consumer groups. 

Given the high volume of comment 

submission and the apparent public 

interest, the DOE has determined that an 

extension of the public reply comment 

period is appropriate and is hereby 

extending the reply comment period. 

DOE will consider any comments 

received by August 9, 2010 and deems 

any comments received between July 

12, 2010 and July 22, 2010 to be timely 

submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 16, 

2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18005 Filed 7–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–470–000] 

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application 

July 15, 2010. 

Take notice that on July 13, 2010, El 

Paso Natural Gas Company (El Paso), 

P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, 

Colorado 80944, filed in Docket No. 

CP10–470–000, an application pursuant 

to section 7 of the Natural Gas Act 

(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission’s 

regulations, requesting authorization to 

construct and operate replacement 

pipeline segments across the San 

Francisco River in Greenlee County, 

Arizona, all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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, call (866) 

208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Susan 

C. Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs, El 

Paso Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 

1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 

80944, or by calling (719) 667–7514 

(telephone) or (719) 667–7534 (fax), 

EPNGRegulatoryAffairs@elpaso.com, or 

to Craig V. Richardson, Vice President 

and General Counsel, El Paso Natural 

Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado 

Springs, Colorado 80944, or by calling 

(719) 520–4712 (telephone) or (719) 

520–4898 (fax), 

EPNGLegalFERC@elpaso.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 final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or 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 FEIS or 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 comment date 

stated below, 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 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 


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