62050 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 194 / Thursday, October 6, 2011 / Notices 

11–109–LNG. DOE/FE suggests that 

electronic filers carefully review 

information provided in their 

submissions and include only 

information that is intended to be 

publicly disclosed; (2) e-mailing the 

filing to fergas@hq.doe.gov with FE 

Docket No. 11–109–LNG in the title 

line; (3) mailing an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES; or (4) hand 

delivering an original and three paper 

copies of the filing to the Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities at the 

address listed in ADDRESSES. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

written comments should explain why 

they are necessary. Any request for an 

oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

oral presentation is needed. Any request 

for a conference should demonstrate 

why the conference would materially 

advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 

The Application filed by 

ConocoPhillips is available for 

inspection and copying in the Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities docket 

room, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. In addition, 

any electronic comments filed will also 

be available at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2011. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25887 Filed 10–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the DOE/NSF 

Nuclear Science Advisory Committee 

(NSAC) will be renewed for a two-year 

period beginning on September 30, 

2011. 

The Committee will provide advice to 

the Director, Office of Science 

(Department of Energy), and the 

Assistant Director, Directorate for 

Mathematical and Physical Sciences 

(National Science Foundation), on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

basic nuclear science research. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

NSAC has been determined to be 

essential to conduct business of the 

Department of Energy and the National 

Science Foundation and to be in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Department of Energy, by law and 

agreement. The Committee will 

continue to operate in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and the rules and 

regulations in implementation of that 

Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Timothy Hallman, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (301) 903–3613. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 

30, 2011. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25888 Filed 10–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Issuance of a Loan Guarantee to 

Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of 

Kansas, LLC for the Abengoa 

Biorefinery Project Near Hugoton, 

Stevens County, KS 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Loan Programs Office. 

ACTION: Record of decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces its decision to 

issue a $134 million loan guarantee 

under Title XVII of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) to Abengoa 

Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas, LLC 

(Abengoa) for construction and start-up 

of a cellulosic ethanol plant near 

Hugoton, Kansas (Project). The 

integrated biorefinery will use a 

combination of biomass feedstocks, 

such as corn stover and wheat straw, to 

produce cellulosic ethanol and to 

generate sufficient electricity to power 

the facility. The Project site comprises 

approximately 810 acres of row-cropped 

agricultural land. The biorefinery 

facilities will be developed on 385 acres 

and the remaining 425 acres will 

continue in agricultural use and act as 

a buffer area between the biorefinery 

and the Hugoton city limits. The 

environmental impacts of the 

construction and operation of this 

project were analyzed pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) in the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Proposed 

Abengoa Biorefinery Project near 

Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas (DOE/ 

EIS–0407F) (Final EIS) (August 2010) 

and in an associated Supplement 

Analysis (DOE/EIS–0407/SA–1; July 

2011), prepared by the DOE Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE) Golden Field Office. DOE 

published a Record of Decision (ROD) 

on January 12, 2011 (76 FR 2096) to 

provide Federal funding under Section 

932 of EPAct 2005 to Abengoa for the 

Project. The project for which DOE 

earlier provided funding under Section 

932, with some modifications, is the 

same project for which DOE is now 

making a decision to issue a loan 

guarantee under Title XVII of EPAct 

2005. DOE Loan Programs Office 

determined that the project analyzed in 

the Final EIS and Supplement Analysis 

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