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Dated: March 6, 2012. 

James W. Runcie, 

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[FR Doc. 2012–6363 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Efficiency and Renewables Advisory 

Committee (ERAC) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Efficiency and 

Renewables Advisory Committee 

(ERAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires public notice of the 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 

8 a.m.–3 p.m. (EST) 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

JoAnn Milliken, ERAC Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC, 20585. Email: erac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Energy on the research, 

development, demonstration, and 

deployment priorities within the field of 

energy efficiency and renewable energy. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on the web at: 

www.erac.energy.gov): 

• EERE Strategic Plan 

• EERE Impacts 

• ERAC Planning 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are welcome to observe the 

business of the meeting and make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. The public 

comment period will take place between 

2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. the day of the 

meeting (Thursday, April 19, 2012). An 

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possible by emailing erac@ee.doe.gov to 

initiate the necessary procedures, but no 

later than Wednesday, April 4, 2012. 

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include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The Chair of the 

committee will make every effort to hear 

the views of all interested parties and is 

empowered to facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

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prerequisite for submission of written 

comments. ERAC invites written 

comments from all interested parties. If 

you would like to file a written 

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do so either by submitting a hard or 

electronic copy before or after the 

meeting. Electronic copy of written 

statements should be emailed to 

erac@ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

www.erac.energy.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6270 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U. S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency information collection 

activities: Proposed information 

collection; notice and request for 

comments. 

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

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Report’’ and Form EIA–861, ‘‘Annual 

Electric Power Industry Report,’’ and (2) 

creation of the Form EIA–861S, Annual 

Electric Power Industry Report (Short 

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