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engage in constructive dialogue with 

other interested parties. 

In developing its report entitled, 

‘‘Data Access and Privacy Issues Related 

to Smart Grid Technologies,’’ DOE 

considered all of the comments and 

information received during the public 

comment process, as well as other 

information pertaining to issues of 

access to and privacy protections for 

consumer energy usage data. In this 

report, DOE discusses the results of 

DOE’s efforts to collect and analyze 

diverse perspectives on the current state 

of data security and consumer privacy 

issues associated with the ongoing 

development and deployment of Smart 

Grid technologies. DOE also reviews 

and summarizes the public comments 

received in response to the RFI and 

during the public meeting that provide 

support for the recommendations and 

observations offered in the report. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 5, 

2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25544 Filed 10–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of Report on the 

Communications Requirements of 

Smart Grid Technologies 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) announces 

the availability of its report entitled, 

‘‘Communications Requirements of 

Smart Grid Technologies.’’ In this report, 

DOE sets forth recommendations and 

observations on current and potential 

communications requirements of the 

Smart Grid, as well as the types of 

networks and communications services 

that may be used. DOE also provides a 

comprehensive summary of the 

comments received in response to a 

Request for Information and during a 

public meeting conducted during the 

preparation of the report. This report 

responds to recommendations for DOE 

set forth in the National Broadband Plan 

authored by the Federal 

Communications Commission at the 

direction of Congress. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the report, 

comments received and the transcript of 

the public meeting are available for 

public inspection at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Room 1G–051, Washington, DC 

20585–0121. Public inspection can be 

conducted between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. These documents can also be 

accessed online at http:// 

www.gc.energy.gov/1592.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen C. McLaughlin, Senior Legal 

Advisor to the General Counsel, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Tel.: (202) 

586–5281. E-mail: 

broadband@hq.doe.gov. 

For Media Inquiries, you may contact 

Jen Stutsman at (202) 586–4940. E-mail: 

Jen.Stutsman@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

11, 2010, DOE published a Request for 

Information (RFI) seeking comments 

and information from interested parties 

to assist DOE in understanding current 

and future communications needs of the 

Smart Grid and how they may be met. 

75 FR 26206. The RFI sought to collect 

information and open a dialogue about 

the communications technologies 

required to realize the many potential 

benefits of the Smart Grid, as well as the 

types of networks and communications 

services that may be used to meet these 

requirements. To gather additional data, 

DOE also published a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing a public 

meeting to discuss the issues presented 

in the RFI. 75 FR 33611 (June 14, 2010). 

The public meeting, held on June 17, 

2010, provided another forum in which 

interested parties could provide 

comments and information, as well as 

engage in constructive dialogue with 

other interested parties. 

In developing its report entitled, 

‘‘Communications Requirements of 

Smart Grid Technologies,’’ DOE 

considered all of the comments and 

information received during the public 

comment process, as well as other 

information pertaining to 

communications requirements of the 

Smart Grid. In this report, DOE 

discusses the results of DOE’s efforts to 

collect and analyze diverse perspectives 

on the current and future 

communications requirements of the 

Smart Grid. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 5, 

2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25541 Filed 10–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–510–000] 

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application 

October 4, 2010. 

Take notice that on September 28, 

2010, El Paso Natural Gas Company 

(EPNG), P.O. Box 1087, Colorado 

Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in the 

above referenced docket an application 

pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 of the 

Commission’s regulations, requesting 

the abandonment in place of EPNG’s 

Deming Compressor Station located in 

Luna County, New Mexico and Tucson 

Compressor Station located in Gila 

County, Arizona, all as more fully set 

forth in the application which is on file 

with the Commission and open to 

public inspection. The filing is available 

for review at the Commission in the 

Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions concerning this 

application may be directed to Susan C. 

Stires, Director, Regulatory Affairs, El 

Paso Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 

1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944 

at (719) 667–7514 or by fax at (719) 667– 

7534. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 


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There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made in the 

proceeding with the Commission and 

must mail a copy to the applicant and 

to every other party. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but the filing of a comment alone 

will not serve to make the filer a party 

to the proceeding. The Commission’s 

rules require that persons filing 

comments in opposition to the project 

provide copies of their protests only to 

the party or parties directly involved in 

the protest. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commentors will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commentors will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentors 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible on-line at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: October 25, 2010. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25513 Filed 10–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12626–002] 

Northern Illinois Hydropower, LLC; 

Notice of Application Ready for 

Environmental Analysis and Soliciting 

Comments, Recommendations, Terms 

and Conditions, and Prescriptions 

October 4, 2010. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original major 

license. 

b. Project No.: 12626–002. 

c. Date filed: March 31, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Northern Illinois 

Hydropower, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Dresden Island 

Project. 

f. Location: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers’ Dresden Island Lock and 

Dam on the Illinois River, in the Town 

of Morris, Grundy County, Illinois. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Damon 

Zdunich, Northern Illinois Hydropower, 

LLC, 801 Oakland Avenue, Joliet, IL 

60435, (312) 320–1610. 

i. FERC Contact: Janet Hutzel, (202) 

502–8675 or janet.hutzel@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, terms and 

conditions, and prescriptions is 60 days 

from the issuance of this notice: Reply 

comments are due 105 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

mail an original and seven copies to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted 

and is now ready for environmental 

analysis. 

l. Project Description: The Dresden 

Island Project would utilize the Corps of 

Engineers’ existing Dresden Island Lock 

and Dam and would consist of: (1) A 

new 75-foot by 125-foot concrete 

powerhouse, located between headgate 

sections 10 through 16, containing three 

generating units with a total installed 

capacity of 10.2 MW; (2) a new 50-foot 

by 50-foot switchyard adjacent to 

powerhouse building; (3) a new 0.8- 

mile-long transmission line; and (4) 

appurtenant facilities. The project 

would have an average annual 

generation of about 60,000 megawatthours. 

m. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. A copy is also available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 


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