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made to include requested topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review and copying within 90 days on the STEAB Web site, www.steab.org.

Issued at Washington, DC on August 26,
2013. LaTanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–21217 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee. 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 :**  Thursday, September 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT).

**ADDRESSES :**  U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 3G–043, Washington, DC 20585.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5600.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Unconventional Resources Technology Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to onshore unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resources to the Secretary of Energy; and provide comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999D. Tentative Agenda September 19, 2013

12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Call to Order, Welcome, Introductions, Opening Remarks, Overview of the Oil and Gas Unconventional Research Portfolio (Unconventional Resources, Small Producers, and NETL Complementary Research), Overview of Draft 2014 Annual Plan, Discussion, Establishment of Subcommittees

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Public Comments, if any

5:00 p.m. Adjourn Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chairman of the Committee will lead the meeting for the orderly conduct of business. Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP by email to: UnconventionalResources@ hq.doe.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013. Please provide your name, organization, citizenship and contact information. Space is limited. Everyone attending the meeting will be required to present government-issued identification. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert at the telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least three business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include all who wish to speak. Public comment will follow the three-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at http://energy.gov/fe/services/advisorycommittees/unconventional-resourcestechnology-advisory-committee.

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26,
2013. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–21218 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT).

**ADDRESSES :**  U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 3G–043, Washington, DC 20585. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elena Melchert, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5600.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the Ultra-Deepwater Advisory Committee is to provide advice on development and implementation of programs related to ultra-deepwater architecture and technology to the Secretary of Energy and provide comments and recommendations and priorities for the Department of Energy Annual Plan per requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Title IX, Subtitle J, Section 999D.
Tentative Agenda
September 17, 2013

12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Call to Order, Welcome, Introductions, Opening Remarks, Overview of the Oil and Gas Ultra-Deepwater Research Portfolio, Overview of Draft 2014 Annual Plan, Discussion, Establishment of Subcommittees

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Public Comments, if any

5:00 p.m. Adjourn Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The Designated Federal Officer and the Chairman of the Committee will lead the meeting for the orderly conduct of business. Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP by email to: UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2013. Please provide your name, organization, citizenship and contact information. Space is limited. Everyone attending the meeting will be required to present government issued identification. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Elena Melchert at the telephone number listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least three business days prior to the meeting, and reasonable provisions will be made to include all who wish to speak. Public comment will follow the three-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 60 days at http://energy.gov/fe/services/advisorycommittees/ultra-deepwater-advisorycommittee.


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1 78 FR 30912, 5/23/2013; and 78 FR 47310, 8/ 5/2013. Issued at Washington, DC, on August 26,
2013. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–21223 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. CP13–533–000]**

**Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Prior Notice of Activity Under Blanket**  **Certificate**

On August 14, 2013, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia) filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) an application under section 7 of the Natural Gas Act and Sections 157.205 and 157.210 of the Commission’s regulations and Columbia’s authorization in Docket No. CP83–76– 000, 22 FERC ¶62,029 (1983), to convert some existing compressor units from base load to standby operational mode at three compressor stations. As explained in the application, the affected stations are located in Braxton County, Hardy Elk County, and Pendleton County, West Virginia.

Questions regarding this application may be directed to Fredric J. George, Senior Counsel, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, P.O. Box 1273, Charleston, West Virginia 25325–1273, by calling 304–357–2359 or fax 304–
357–3206.

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 (NSER). 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 NSER 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.

Any person or the Commission’s staff may, within 60 days after issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.

Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such motions or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant, on or before the comment date. It is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// www.fere.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and five copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.

Dated: August 22, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–21204 Filed 8–29–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. IC13–15–000]**

**Commission Information Collection Activities (Ferc-582); Comment**  **Request**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting the information collection FERC–582 (Electric Fees, Annual Charges, Waivers, and Exemptions) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission issued a Notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 47310, 8/5/2013) requesting public comments. FERC received no comments on the FERC–582 and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB.

Note: Commission staff is issuing this notice to highlight a change in the estimated total annual burden from what was shown in two recent notices. In each prior notice, 1 FERC estimated the total annual burden at 114 hours. FERC has revised the estimation of the total annual burden to 300 hours, which better reflects past burden estimates for this collection. More specifically, portions of the total annual burden were increased from 1 hour per response to 3 hours per response (Annual Charges) and 2 hours per response (Declaratory Order), consistent with estimates for this collection since the last time it was approved by OMB. The total number of respondents remained static. Further detail regarding the total annual burden is provided below in the ‘‘Estimate of Annual Burden’’ section of this notice.

**DATES :**  Comments on the collection of information are due by September 20,
2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902–0132, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: oira

_submission@omb.gov. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202–395–4718.