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there will be presentations by three 

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee 

subcommittees and a presentation on 

Accident Tolerant Fuels. Finally, a 

presentation will be given on the status 

of NE’s University Program. The agenda 

may change to accommodate committee 

business. For updates, one is directed to 

the NEAC Web site: http:// 

www.ne.doe.gov/neac/ 

neNeacMeetings.html. 

Public Participation: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions may do so on the day of the 

meeting, Tuesday June 12, 2012. 

Approximately thirty 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 5 minutes. Anyone 

who is not able to make the meeting or 

has had insufficient time to address the 

committee is invited to send a written 

statement to Kenneth Chuck Wade at 

the address or email listed above. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Mr. 

Wade at the address above or on the 

Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear 

Energy Web site at: http:// 

www.ne.doe.gov/neac/ 

neNeacMeetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 27, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10724 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board (EMAB). 

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, May 31, 2012; 9 a.m.– 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hotel on The Falls, 475 

River Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 

83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal 

Officer, EMAB (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 

586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or email: 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of EMAB is to 

provide the Assistant Secretary for 

Environmental Management (EM) with 

advice and recommendations on 

corporate issues confronting the EM 

program. EMAB contributes to the 

effective operation of the program by 

providing individual citizens and 

representatives of interested groups an 

opportunity to present their views on 

issues facing EM and by helping to 

secure consensus recommendations on 

those issues. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

• EM Update 

• Updates on EMAB Fiscal Year 2012 

Work Plan Assignments 

• Tank Waste Strategy Update 

• Citizens’ Advisory Board Update 

• Subcommittee Updates 

Public Participation: EMAB 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 Kristen G. Ellis at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number or email address 

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 should contact Kristen G. 

Ellis 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 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 Kristen G. Ellis at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site http:// 

www.em.doe.gov/stakepages/ 

emabmeetings.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC on April 27, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10681 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration; 

Montana-to-Washington Transmission 

System Upgrade Project EIS 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and notice of floodplain and wetlands 

involvement. 

SUMMARY: BPA intends to prepare an EIS 

in accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on 

several proposed upgrades to its existing 

transmission system. The proposed 

upgrades would consist of a 

combination of reinforcements of five 

existing BPA substations, placement of 

new conductor on sections of an 

existing BPA transmission line, and the 

addition of a new series compensation 

substation along an existing BPA 

transmission line corridor. The 

substation reinforcements would occur 

at Garrison and Hot Springs substations 

in Montana, Dworshak and Hatwai 

substations in Idaho, and Bell 

Substation in Washington. The line 

reconductoring would occur on four 

sections, totaling 12 miles, of the 

Dworshak-Taft No. 1 500-kilovolt (kV) 

line in Montana and Idaho. The series 

compensation substation would be 

added along the Garrison-Taft 500-kV 

line corridor in Montana. 

The proposed upgrades are needed to 

respond to requests for long-term firm 

transmission service that BPA has 

received for the West of Garrison and 

West of Hatwai transmission paths. 

These upgrades would increase the firm 

east-to-west transfer capability from 

BPA’s Garrison Substation in Western 

Montana to load centers west of the 

Cascades and to market hubs serving the 

entire Northwest power market. 

With this Notice of Intent, BPA is 

initiating the public scoping process for 

the EIS. BPA is requesting comments 

about potential environmental impacts 

that it should consider as it prepares the 

EIS for the proposed project. 

In accordance with DOE regulations 

for compliance with floodplain and 

wetlands environmental review 

requirements, BPA will prepare a 

floodplain and wetlands assessment to 

avoid or minimize potential harm to or 

within any affected floodplains and 

wetlands. The assessment will be 

included in the EIS. 

DATES: Written scoping comments are 

due no later than June 18, 2012, and can 

be submitted at the addresses below. 

Verbal and written comments may also 


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