66284 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 207 / Wednesday, October 26, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Wind and Water Power Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: All programs with the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EERE) are required to undertake 

rigorous, objective peer review of their 

funded projects in order to ensure and 

enhance the management, relevance, 

effectiveness, and productivity of those 

projects. The 2011 Wind and Water 

Power Program, Water Power Peer 

Review Meeting will review the 

Program’s portfolio of conventional 

hydropower and marine and 

hydrokinetic research and development 

and projects. The 2011 Water Power 

Peer Review Meeting will be held 

November 1 through November 3, 2011 

in Alexandria, VA. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 from 

12:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 

November 2, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:35 

p.m.; and Thursday, November 3, 2011, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in 

Alexandria, VA. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark 

Center, 500 Seminary Road, Alexandria, 

VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Hoyt Battey, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–0143. E-mail: 

Hoyt.Battey@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to: 

• Review the strategy and goals of the 

Water Power Program; and 

• Review the progress and 

accomplishments of the Program’s 

conventional hydropower, and marine 

and hydrokinetics research and projects 

funded in FY2009 through FY2011 

The purpose of this meeting is for the 

review of the Program’s conventional 

hydropower, and marine and 

hydrokinetics research and projects 

funded in FY2009 through FY2011. 

Participants should limit information 

and comments to those based on 

personal experience, individual advice, 

information, or facts regarding this 

topic. It is not the object of this session 

to obtain any group position or 

consensus. Rather, this meeting is an 

opportunity for the peer reviewers to 

gain an individual understanding of the 

research and projects. To most 

effectively use the limited time, please 

refrain from passing judgment on 

another participant’s recommendations 

or advice, and instead, concentrate on 

your individual experiences. Based 

upon the review of individual projects 

and the overall Water Power Program 

research portfolio, a report will be 

compiled by DOE, which will be 

publically posted on the DOE Wind and 

Water Power Program website. 

Public Participation: Principal 

Investigators, expert reviewers, Water 

Power Program staff, and contract 

support staff will be in attendance. The 

event is open to the public based on 

space availability. Limited time for 

questions and answers are included for 

each project, however, oral questions 

from expert reviewers will be given 

priority. Additionally, questions may be 

submitted in writing during the 

meeting. 

Pre-Registration: To pre-register, 

please contact Ms. Stacey Young via email at Stacey_Young@sra.com or by 

telephone at 240–223–5578. Participants 

interested in attending should indicate 

the category or categories you would 

like to observe, your name, company 

name or organization (if applicable), 

telephone number, and email no later 

than the close of business on Monday, 

October 28 2011. All Principal 

Investigators required to present at the 

meeting must pre-register. Additionally, 

all expert reviewers, Water Power 

Program staff, and support contract staff 

must pre-register. 

Agenda: Presentations from industry, 

academia, and National Laboratories 

will be time limited. Depending on the 

type of project, Principal Investigators 

will have anywhere from 5 to 60 

minutes to present. Time is also allotted 

for question and answer sessions 

between the Principal Investigators and 

the expert reviewers. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations at the meeting, please 

contact Ms. Young no later than the 

close of business on October 28, 2011. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the DOE EERE Online 

Publication and Product Library at: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/library/ 

default.aspx. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 

2011. 

Jose Zayas, 

Wind and Water Power Program Manager, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27682 Filed 10–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC11–60–001. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Corporation. 

Description: Compliance Filing of 

Duke Energy Corporation and Progress 

Energy, Inc. 

Filed Date: 10/17/2011. 

Accession Number: 20111017–5129. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. 

Take notice that the Commission 

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Docket Numbers: EG12–3–000. 

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Description: Self-Certification of EWG 

Status of South Chestnut LLC. 

Filed Date: 10/17/2011. 

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, November 07, 2011. 

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Docket Numbers: ER11–4151–002. 

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Filed Date: 10/17/2011. 

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

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Cooperative, Inc. submits tariff filing per 

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2011. 

Filed Date: 10/17/2011. 

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