80 FR 11665 - Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 42 (March 4, 2015)

Page Range		11665-11666
FR Document		2015-04501

This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the 
Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

DATES: Tuesday, March 31, 2015--11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 8E-
089, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202) 586-3787; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Board was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on the Department's basic and applied 
research, economic and national security policy, educational issues, 
operational issues, and other activities as directed by the Secretary.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is the quarterly meeting of 
the Board.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting will start at 11:30 a.m. on March 
31st. The tentative meeting agenda includes consideration of the 
reports of the SEAB task forces on nuclear nonproliferation and the 
national laboratories, a briefing on Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), 
and an opportunity for comments from the public. The meeting will 
conclude at 2:30 p.m. Agenda updates and the draft task force reports 
will be posted on the SEAB Web site prior to the meeting: 
www.energy.gov/seab.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 
Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP to Karen Gibson no later 
than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at [email protected]. Please 
provide your name, organization, citizenship, and contact information. 
Anyone attending the meeting will be required to present government-
issued identification. Please note that the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) has determined that regular driver's licenses (and ID 
cards) from the following jurisdictions are not acceptable: Alaska, 
American Samoa, Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 
New York, Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable alternate forms of 
Photo-ID include:

U. S. Passport or Passport Card
An Enhanced Driver's License or Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states 
of Minnesota, New York or Washington
(Enhanced licenses issued by these states are clearly marked Enhanced 
or Enhanced Driver's License)
A military ID or other government issued Photo-ID card

    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer

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comments and suggestions may do so during the meeting. Approximately 30 
minutes will be reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker 
will depend on the number who wish to speak but will not exceed 5 
minutes. The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. Those wishing to speak should register to do so beginning at 
11:30 a.m. on March 31st.
    Those not able to attend the meeting or who have insufficient time 
to address the committee are invited to send a written statement to 
Karen Gibson, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington DC 20585, email to [email protected].
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the SEAB 
Web site or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be reached at the postal 
address or email address above, or by visiting SEAB's Web site at 
www.energy.gov/seab.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 25, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 Compliance with this procedural 463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice
Independence Avenue SW., change shall be accomplished in the is provided in accordance with the Act.
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478; following manner: Within 30 days of the DATES: Tuesday, March 31, 2015—11:30
(202) 586–9387. date of publication of this Notice in the a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Edward B. Myers, Cassandra S. Federal Register, all applicants and ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000
Bernstein, U.S. Department of Energy, authorization holders that do not reside Independence Avenue SW., Room 8E–
Office of the Assistant General Counsel in the United States and do not have a 089, Washington, DC 20585.
for Electricity and Fossil Energy, place of business or other corporate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence presence in the United States must Karen Gibson, Designated Federal
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) provide DOE/FE with the name, Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
586–3397, (202) 586–9793. address, and telephone number of an 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is agent in the United States designated to Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202)
authorized under the Natural Gas Act, receive service of legal process in 586–3787; email: seab@hq.doe.gov.
15 U.S.C. 717b(a), (c), to regulate the connection with their pending
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
import and export of natural gas to or application(s) and/or existing Background: The Board was
from the United States.1 As the number authorization(s). This requirement does established to provide advice and
of applicants and authorization holders not apply to any such applicant and/or recommendations to the Secretary on
regulated under these statutory authorization holder that has already the Department’s basic and applied
provisions continues to increase, DOE/ identified a U.S. agent in its existing research, economic and national
FE is aware that many such applicants proceeding in a filing or other security policy, educational issues,
and authorization holders neither reside correspondence with DOE/FE. operational issues, and other activities
in nor have a place of business or other For purposes of complying with this
as directed by the Secretary.
corporate presence in the United States. procedural requirement, the U.S. agent Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting
Applications to import or export natural may be a natural person residing in the is the quarterly meeting of the Board.
gas are informal adjudications United States, a U.S. corporation, or a Tentative Agenda: The meeting will
conducted in accordance with DOE foreign corporation registered to start at 11:30 a.m. on March 31st. The
regulations, 10 CFR part 590, and the conduct business in the United States tentative meeting agenda includes
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. (including the applicant or consideration of the reports of the SEAB
551, et seq. Applicants therefore must authorization holder itself), provided task forces on nuclear nonproliferation
be available to receive and respond to that the domestic or foreign corporation and the national laboratories, a briefing
timely service of process of DOE/FE has a business address in the United on Quadrennial Energy Review (QER),
orders and other filings, including States and is authorized by its articles and an opportunity for comments from
pleadings submitted by parties in of incorporation to act as agent. the public. The meeting will conclude at
application proceedings. Additionally, Submissions shall include the docket 2:30 p.m. Agenda updates and the draft
authorization holders are subject to number and the order number(s) (if task force reports will be posted on the
continuing agency jurisdiction and to appropriate), the agent’s name and SEAB Web site prior to the meeting:
terms, conditions, and reporting and complete U.S. address, and the consent www.energy.gov/seab.
recordkeeping requirements set forth in of the applicant or authorization holder Public Participation: The meeting is
each authorization. To monitor and to service of process on the designated open to the public. Individuals who
enforce compliance with its agent as long as the authority of the would like to attend must RSVP to
authorizations, DOE/FE must have the agent continues. This requirement shall Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on
means to serve legal process on be a continuing obligation of applicants Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at seab@
authorization holders within the United and authorization holders. Accordingly, hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name,
States. it shall be incumbent upon applicants organization, citizenship, and contact
Accordingly, DOE/FE has determined and authorization holders to designate a information. Anyone attending the
that applicants and authorization new agent in the event an agent meeting will be required to present
holders that neither reside in nor have discontinues its service as agent. government-issued identification. Please
a place of business or other corporate Issued in Washington, DC, on February 26, note that the Department of Homeland
presence in the United States must 2015. Security (DHS) has determined that
identify an agent within the jurisdiction John A. Anderson, regular driver’s licenses (and ID cards)
of the United States to receive service of Director, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security from the following jurisdictions are not
process regarding their pending and Supply, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. acceptable: Alaska, American Samoa,
application or existing authorization, [FR Doc. 2015–04461 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am] Arizona, Louisiana, Maine,
respectively. As noted above, this action BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York,
will help to ensure that all applicants Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable
and authorization holders are notified alternate forms of Photo-ID include:
promptly of any agency or party filing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U. S. Passport or Passport Card
in their proceeding, and that DOE/FE An Enhanced Driver’s License or
has the means to monitor and enforce Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states
compliance with the terms, conditions, Notice of Open Meeting of Minnesota, New York or
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and other requirements of its AGENCY: Department of Energy. Washington
authorizations. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. (Enhanced licenses issued by these
states are clearly marked Enhanced or
1 The authority to regulate the imports and SUMMARY: This notice announces an Enhanced Driver’s License)
exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural open meeting of the Secretary of Energy A military ID or other government
gas, under section 3 of the NGA (15 U.S.C. 717b) issued Photo-ID card
has been delegated to the Assistant Secretary for FE
Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was
in Redelegation Order No. 00–006.02 issued on reestablished pursuant to the Federal Individuals and representatives of
November 17, 2014. Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– organizations who would like to offer

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comments and suggestions may do so Commission and open to public However, a person does not have to
during the meeting. Approximately 30 inspection. The filing may also be intervene in order to have comments
minutes will be reserved for public viewed on the web at http:// considered. The second way to
comments. Time allotted per speaker www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. participate is by filing with the
will depend on the number who wish to Enter the docket number excluding the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. last three digits in the docket number possible, an original and two copies of
The Designated Federal Officer is field to access the document. For comments in support of or in opposition
empowered to conduct the meeting in a assistance, contact FERC at to this project. The Commission will
fashion that will facilitate the orderly FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call consider these comments in
conduct of business. Those wishing to toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) determining the appropriate action to be
speak should register to do so beginning 502–8659. taken, but the filing of a comment alone
at 11:30 a.m. on March 31st. Any questions regarding this will not serve to make the filer a party
Those not able to attend the meeting application should be directed to S. to the proceeding. The Commission’s
or who have insufficient time to address Diane Neal, Assistant General Counsel, rules require that persons filing
the committee are invited to send a Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 5151 comments in opposition to the project
written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. San Felipe, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas provide copies of their protests only to
Department of Energy, 1000 77056 or phone: (713) 386–3745. the party or parties directly involved in
Independence Avenue SW., Washington Pursuant to section 157.9 of the the protest.
DC 20585, email to seab@hq.doe.gov. Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, Persons who wish to comment only
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting within 90 days of this Notice the on the environmental review of this
will be available on the SEAB Web site Commission staff will either: Complete project should submit an original and
or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be its environmental assessment (EA) and two copies of their comments to the
reached at the postal address or email place it into the Commission’s public Secretary of the Commission.
address above, or by visiting SEAB’s record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or Environmental commentors will be
Web site at www.energy.gov/seab. issue a Notice of Schedule for placed on the Commission’s
Issued in Washington, DC on February 25, Environmental Review. If a Notice of environmental mailing list, will receive
2015. Schedule for Environmental Review is copies of the environmental documents,
LaTanya R. Butler, issued, it will indicate, among other and will be notified of meetings
Deputy Committee Management Officer. milestones, the anticipated date for the associated with the Commission’s
[FR Doc. 2015–04501 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental review process.
environmental impact statement (FEIS) Environmental commentors will not be
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or EA for this proposal. The filing of the required to serve copies of filed
EA in the Commission’s public record documents on all other parties.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY for this proceeding or the issuance of a However, the non-party commentors
Notice of Schedule for Environmental will not receive copies of all documents
Federal Energy Regulatory Review will serve to notify federal and filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission state agencies of the timing for the Commission (except for the mailing of
completion of all necessary reviews, and environmental documents issued by the
[Docket No. CP15–87–000] the subsequent need to complete all Commission) and will not have the right
federal authorizations within 90 days of to seek court review of the
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
the date of issuance of the Commission Commission’s final order.
Notice of Application
staff’s FEIS or EA. The Commission strongly encourages
Take notice that on February 12, 2015, There are two ways to become electronic filings of comments, protests
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC involved in the Commission’s review of and interventions in lieu of paper using
(Columbia), 5151 San Felipe, Suite this project. First, any person wishing to the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
2500, Houston, Texas 77056, filed in obtain legal status by becoming a party www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
Docket No. CP15–87–000, an to the proceedings for this project electronically should submit an original
application pursuant to section 7(c) of should, on or before the comment date and 5 copies of the protest or
the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the stated below, file with the Federal intervention to the Federal Energy
Commission’s regulations, for a Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
certificate of public convenience and First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
necessity to construct and operate its a motion to intervene in accordance There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on
Utica Access Project. Specifically, with the requirements of the the Web site that enables subscribers to
Columbia request to construct a 5-mile Commission’s Rules of Practice and receive email notification when a
24-inch diameter pipeline from Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) document is added to a subscribed
Dominion Transmission, Inc’s (DTI) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Cornwell Compressor station to an CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party Online service, please email
intersection with Columbia’s existing status will be placed on the service list FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
line X–52–M1 in Kanawha and Clay maintained by the Secretary of the (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
Counties, West Virginia. The proposal Commission and will receive copies of (202) 502–8659.
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will provide 205 million cubic feet all documents filed by the applicant and Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
(MMcf) per day of firm transportation by all other parties. A party must submit Time on March 19, 2015.
capacity to deliver natural gas to the 7 copies of filings made with the
proposed facilities to be constructed by Commission and must mail a copy to Dated: February 26, 2015.
DTI in Docket No. CP15–7–000. The the applicant and to every other party in Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
estimated cost of the project is $45.3 the proceeding. Only parties to the Deputy Secretary.
million, all as more fully set forth in the proceeding can ask for court review of [FR Doc. 2015–04448 Filed 3–3–15; 8:45 am]
application, which is on file with the Commission orders in the proceeding. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Open Meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, March 31, 2015--11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Contact		Karen Gibson, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202) 586-3787; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 11665