### 17648 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 56 / Friday, March 22, 2013 / Notices

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Dated: March 19, 2013. James W. Runcie, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. [FR Doc. 2013–06653 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**
**Environmental Management Site Specific 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, April 10, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
**ADDRESSES :**  Department of Energy Information Center, Office of Science and Technical Information, 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

• Welcome and Announcements.

• Comments from the Deputy Designated Federal Officer.

• Comments from the DOE, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and Environmental Protection Agency Liaisons.

• Public Comment Period.

• Presentation on EM Portfolio Plans.

• Additions/Approval of Agenda.

• Motions/Approval of March 13, 2013 Meeting Minutes.

• Status of Recommendations with DOE.

• Committee Reports.

• Federal Coordinator Report.

• Adjourn. 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 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 March 15, 2013. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–06611 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 
**Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy** 
**Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Representative**  **Average Unit Costs of Energy**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  In this notice, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is forecasting the representative average unit costs of five residential energy sources for the year 2013 pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The five sources are electricity, natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, and kerosene.

**DATES :**  The representative average unit costs of energy contained in this notice will become effective April 22, 2013 and will remain in effect until further notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE–2J 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 287–1692, Rep

_ Average

_ Unit

_Costs@ee.doe.gov. Francine Pinto, Esq. U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of General Counsel Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC– 72, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–7432, Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 323 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Act) requires that DOE prescribe test procedures for the measurement of the estimated annual operating costs or other measures of energy consumption for certain consumer products specified in the Act. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) These test procedures are found in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 430, subpart B.

Section 323(b)(3) of the Act requires that the estimated annual operating costs of a covered product be calculated from measurements of energy use in a representative average use cycle or period of use and from representative average unit costs of the energy needed to operate such product during such cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The section further requires that DOE provide information to manufacturers regarding the representative average unit costs of energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost