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10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Interoperability 

Panel: Getting All the Devices to 

Talk to Each Other 

Presentation by Gridwise Architecture 

Council, Erich Gunther, Chairman 

10:45 to 11:00 a.m. EAC Discussion of 

Interoperability Issues and Next 

Steps for the EAC 

11:00 to 11:30 a.m. EAC Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Work Plan Status 

Wanda Reder, EAC Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Chair 

—Leveraging findings from ARRA 

SGIG/SGDP projects 

—Developing recommendations to 

advance the smart grid industry 

11:30 to 11:50 a.m. EAC Discussion 

and Approval of Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Work Plan 

11:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Prior to 

Lunch—EAC Members Only 

Annual Ethics Briefing for EAC 

Members, Brian Plesser, Attorney 

Advisor, DOE Office of General 

Counsel 

12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch on Your 

Own—Local Restaurants 

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EAC Storage 

Subcommittee Work Plan Status 

Ralph Masiello, EAC Storage 

Subcommittee Chair 

—Status of Report to Congress/ 

Coordination with DOE 

Æ Detailed discussion of report 

outline/status 

—Large Scale Storage Integration 

2:30 to 2:50 p.m. EAC Discussion of 

Storage Subcommittee Plan for 2012 

2:50 to 3:10 p.m. Break 

3:10 to 3:30 p.m. Public Comments 

Must register at time of check-in 

3:30 to 3:45 p.m. Wrap-up of EAC 

Meeting 

Richard Cowart, EAC Chair 

3:45 p.m. Adjourn 

The meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate EAC business. For EAC 

agenda updates, see the EAC Web site 

at: http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. 

Public Participation: The EAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the EAC 

meeting may do so on Tuesday, June 12, 

2012, but must register at the 

registration table in advance. 

Approximately 15 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed three minutes. 

Anyone who is not able to attend the 

meeting, or for whom the allotted public 

comments time is insufficient to address 

pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited 

to send a written statement to Mr. 

Matthew Rosenbaum. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting,’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

• Email: 

matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘Electricity Advisory 

Committee Open Meeting’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

identifier. All comments received will 

be posted without change to http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm, including 

any personal information provided. 

• Docket: For access to the docket, to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm. 

The following electronic file formats 

are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), 

Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe 

Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), 

plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), 

and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you 

submit information that you believe to 

be exempt by law from public 

disclosure, you must submit one 

complete copy, as well as one copy from 

which the information claimed to be 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

has been deleted. You must also explain 

the reasons why you believe the deleted 

information is exempt from disclosure. 

DOE is responsible for the final 

determination concerning disclosure or 

nondisclosure of the information and for 

treating it in accordance with the DOE’s 

Freedom of Information regulations (10 

CFR 1004.11). 

The EAC will also hold meetings in 

Washington, DC on October 15–16, 

2012. The venue and agenda will be 

provided in future notices. 

Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service 

mail to DOE may be delayed by several 

weeks due to security screening. The 

Department, therefore, encourages those 

wishing to comment to submit comments 

electronically by email. If comments are 

submitted by regular mail, the Department 

requests that they be accompanied by a CD 

or diskette containing electronic files of the 

submission. 

Minutes: The minutes of the EAC 

meeting will be posted on the EAC Web 

page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/ 

electricity-advisory-committee-eac. 

They can also be obtained by contacting 

Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address 

above. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on May 

15, 2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12217 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. 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: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 6:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy 

Information Center, 1 Science.gov Way, 

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: The scheduled 

topic is an update on the cleanup at Y– 

12 National Security Complex. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 


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1 133 FERC ¶ 61,228 at P 1 (2010). 

2Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the 

final figure in mid-May of each year. This figure is 

publicly available from the Division of Industrial 

Prices and Price Indexes of the BLS, at (202) 691– 

7705, and in print in August in Table 1 of the 

annual data supplement to the BLS publication 

Producer Price Indexes via the Internet at http:// 

www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm. To obtain the BLS 

data, scroll down to ‘‘PPI Databases’’ and click on 

‘‘Top Picks’’ of the Commodity Data including 

stage-of-processing indexes (Producer Price Index— 

PPI). At the next screen, under the heading 

‘‘Producer Price Index/Commodity Data,’’ select the 

first box, ‘‘Finished goods—WPUSOP3000,’’ then 

scroll all the way to the bottom of this screen and 

click on Retrieve data. 

3 [190.5¥179.8]/179.8 = 0.059511 + .0265 = 

0.086011. 

4 1 + 0.086011 = 1.086011. 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ 

minutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12219 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. 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, June 7, 2012, 

6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda 

• Approval of May Minutes 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments 

• Liaisons’ Comments 

• Presentations: 

Æ Advanced Technologies and 

Planning Perspectives, Nate Ames, 

Director of Nuclear Fabrication 

Consortium, Edison Welding 

Institute 

Æ Process Gas Equipment Breakdown, 

Greg Simonton, DOE Federal 

Coordinator 

• Administrative Issues 

• Subcommittee Updates 

• Public Comments 

• Final Comments from the Board 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Joel 

Bradburne at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the phone 

number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Joel Bradburne at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Dated: Issued at Washington, DC, on May 

15, 2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12253 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. RM93–11–000] 

Revisions to Oil Pipeline Regulations 

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 

1992; Notice of Annual Change in the 

Producer Price Index for Finished 

Goods 

The Commission’s regulations include 

a methodology for oil pipelines to 

change their rates through use of an 

index system that establishes ceiling 

levels for such rates. The Commission 

bases the index system, found at 18 CFR 

342.3, on the annual change in the 

Producer Price Index for Finished 

Goods (PPI–FG), plus two point six five 

percent (PPI–FG+2.65). The 

Commission determined in an ‘‘Order 

Establishing Index For Oil Price Change 

Ceiling Levels’’ issued December 16, 

2010, that PPI–FG+2.65 is the 

appropriate oil pricing index factor for 

pipelines to use for the five-year period 

commencing July 1, 2011.1

The regulations provide that the 

Commission will publish annually, an 

index figure reflecting the final change 

in the PPI–FG, after the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics publishes the final PPI–FG in 

May of each calendar year. The annual 

average PPI–FG index figures were 

179.8 for 2010 and 190.5 for 2011.2

Thus, the percent change (expressed as 

a decimal) in the annual average PPI–FG 

from 2010 to 2011, plus 2.65 percent, is 

positive 0.086011.3 Oil pipelines must 

multiply their July 1, 2011, through June 

30, 2012, index ceiling levels by 

positive 1.086011 4 to compute their 

index ceiling levels for July 1, 2012, 

through June 30, 2013, in accordance 

with 18 CFR 342.3(d). For guidance in 

calculating the ceiling levels for each 12 

month period beginning January 1, 


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