Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 20, 2011 / Notices 22091 

1Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 134 FERC ¶ 

61,211 at P2 (2011). 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 14, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9563 Filed 4–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. The Federal Advisory 

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

770) requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register. 

DATES: May 19, 2011, 9 a.m.–2:15 p.m.; 

May 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Crystal City Marriott, 1999 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, 

Virginia 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura McCann, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(202) 586–7766; E-mail: 

laura.mccann@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Committee: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Presentation from EPA on 

Renewable Fuel Standards 

• Panel on Catalyst-based 

Conversation Technologies 

• Presentation on DOE and USDA 

Loan Guarantee Programs 

Public Participation: The Committee 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its advisory committee meetings. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda should contact Laura 

McCann at the telephone number or 

email listed above. Requests must be 

received at least five business days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

on the agenda. If you would like to file 

a written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. Members of the public will be 

heard in the order in which they sign up 

at the beginning of the meeting. The 

Chair 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 at the following Web site: 

http://biomassboard.gov/committee/ 

meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 14, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9564 Filed 4–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER11–2256–000] 

California Independent System, 

Operator Corporation; Supplemental 

Notice of Agenda and Discussion 

Topics for Staff Technical Conference 

This notice establishes the agenda and 

topics for discussion at the technical 

conference to be held on April 28, 2011 

to discuss issues related to California 

Independent System Operator 

Corporation’s (CAISO) Capacity 

Procurement Mechanism (CPM) 

compensation methodology and 

exceptional dispatch mitigation 

provisions.1 The technical conference 

will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EDT) 

in the Commission Meeting Room at the 

Commission’s headquarters, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC. The 

technical conference will be led by 

Commission staff. All interested parties 

are invited to attend, and registration is 

not required. 

The topics and related questions to be 

discussed during this conference are 

attached. The purpose of the technical 

conference is to provide Commission 

staff and interested parties an 

opportunity to discuss the CPM 

compensation methodology and 

exceptional dispatch mitigation in detail 

with CAISO. No formal presentations 

will be made other than an opening 

presentation by CAISO; however, 

parties will be encouraged to participate 

in the discussion along with 

Commission staff. Parties may also file 

questions or potential discussion topics 

in the docket prior to the technical 

conference. Any such filings will be for 

discussion purposes only. All parties 

are invited to file written comments 

following the technical conference. 

A free webcast of this event is 

available through http://www.ferc.gov. 

Anyone with Internet access who 

desires to view this event can do so by 

navigating to www.ferc.gov’s Calendar 

of Events and locating this event in the 

calendar. The event will contain a link 

to its webcast. The Capitol Connection 

provides technical support for the free 

webcasts. It also offers access to this 

event via television in the DC area and 

via phone bridge for a fee. If you have 

any questions, visit http:// 

www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 

993–3100. Parties attending the 

conference via webcast will have the 

opportunity to submit questions during 

the conference via e-mail at 

Kathryn.ohare@ferc.gov. 

FERC conferences are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations please send an e-mail 

to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free 

1–866–208–3372 (voice) or 202–208– 

8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 202–208– 

2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information on this 

conference, please contact Katheryn 

Hoke at Katheryn.hoke@ferc.gov or (202) 

502–8404, or Colleen Farrell at 

Colleen.farrell@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

6751. 

Dated: April 13, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

Agenda for the CAISO CPM 

Compensation Methodology and 

Exceptional Dispatch Mitigation 

Technical Conference 

April 28, 2011 

Opening Remarks 

9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Greeting and Opening 

Remarks 

9:15 a.m.–10 a.m. Opening 

presentation presented by CAISO 

Discussion 

Each of the following discussions will 

be led by Commission Staff, with 

questions on each topic to be raised by 

staff and interested parties in 

attendance. No party should expect to 

make any formal presentation during 

these discussions; however, parties 

should plan to participate in topics of 

specific interest. Staff’s objective is to 


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