### 6370 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 26 / Tuesday, February 9, 2010 / Notices

Washington, DC 20585, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 4,

2010. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2010–2831 Filed 2–8–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Environmental Management Site Specific Advisory Board, Nevada** 

**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), Nevada Test Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 5

p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  Centennial Hills Library, 6711 North Buffalo Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89131.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657–9088; Fax (702) 295–5300 or E-mail: ntscab@nv.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 1. Presentation—History of the Nevada Test Site. 2. Sub-Committee Updates.

• Industrial Sites Committee

• Membership Committee

• Outreach Committee

• Soils Committee

• Transportation/Waste Committee

• Underground Test Area Committee Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Nevada Test Site, 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 Denise Rupp 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 presentations pertaining to agenda items should contact Denise Rupp at the telephone number listed above. The request 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 to Denise Rupp at the address listed above or at the following Web site: http://www.ntscab.com/ MeetingMinutes.htm.

Issued at Washington, DC on February 4,

2010. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2010–2833 Filed 2–8–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. RM05–1–000]**

**Regulations Governing the Conduct of Open Seasons for Alaska Natural Gas**  **Transportation Projects; Notice of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation**  **Projects Open Season Pre-Filing Workshop** 

February 2, 2010.

On February 11, 2010, the Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold a workshop on the procedures and process for holding and commenting on an open season for an Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project. The Workshop is being held at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington.

In 2005, in the above-referenced docket, FERC enacted regulations under the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act which established the procedures for conducting open seasons for the purpose of making binding commitments for the acquisition of capacity on Alaska natural gas transportation projects. TransCanada Alaska Company LLC (TC Alaska) has recently filed its request for approval of its Open Season plan for its Alaska Pipeline Project in Docket No. PF09–11– 001. Denali—The Alaska Gas Pipeline LLC has publicly stated that it intends to hold an open season for its project in

2010.

Under FERC’s open season regulations, prior to conducting an open season for an Alaskan natural gas transportation project, each project sponsor is required to submit a detailed open season plan to FERC. After receiving the project sponsor’s open season plan, FERC will issue a notice requesting public comments on the open season plan and explain the procedure for submitting such comments. Absent unusual circumstances, FERC will act on the open season plan within 60 days its submission by the project sponsor.

Both of these project sponsors have initiated FERC’s pre-filing process, which is typically focused on FERC’s environmental review of a project. However in this instance, the pre-filing process also includes FERC’s review, approval, and oversight of the project sponsors’ open season. FERC Staff is holding this Open Season Pre-Filing Workshop to provide interested parties an opportunity to learn about and discuss the procedures and process for commenting upon and holding an open

season.

The workshop will be held on February 11, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST) at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 1st Street, NE., Room 3M3, Washington, DC 20426.

All interested parties may attend. The agenda for the Open Season Pre-Filing Workshop is attached. There will be no discussion of TC Alaska’s filing in Docket No. PF09–11–001, or any other aspect of the proposed Alaska pipeline projects. Rather, the Workshop will focus on the requirements of the Commission’s regulations and procedures and process for commenting upon and holding an open season. In order to ensure that questions can be appropriately answered, it is requested that interested parties provide any questions in advance (by February 8, 2010) to Richard Foley at richard.foley@ferc.gov, and they will be added to the Agenda without attribution.

The workshop will not be transcribed by the FERC Staff. Telephone participation will be available; by calling:

Conference number: (888) 673–9807. Participant passcode: 25121. For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. Restrictions may exist when accessing freephone/toll free numbers using a mobile telephone.

For additional information concerning this event, please contact Richard Foley