80 FR 72715 - Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI)
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Bonneville Power Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)
Bonneville Power Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-29715 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 72715-72716] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-29715] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Bonneville Power Administration Availability of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI) AGENCY: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), DOE. [[Page 72716]] ACTION: Notice of document availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of its purchases of goods and services, including construction, are available in printed form or at the following Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bpi. Copies of the Bonneville Financial Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which contain the policy and establish the procedures that BPA uses in the solicitation, award, and administration of financial assistance instruments (principally grants and cooperative agreements), are available in printed form or available at the following Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/business/bfai. ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI or BFAI may be obtained by sending a request to the Head of the Contracting Activity, Routing CGP-7, Bonneville Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, Oregon 97208- 3621. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Head of Contracting Activity, (503) 230-5498. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was established in 1937 as a Federal Power Marketing Agency in the Pacific Northwest. BPA operations are financed from power revenues rather than annual appropriations. BPA's purchasing operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes. Pursuant to these special authorities, the BPI is promulgated as a statement of purchasing policy and as a body of interpretative regulations governing the conduct of BPA purchasing activities, and reflects BPA's private sector approach to purchasing the goods and services that it requires. BPA's financial assistance operations are conducted under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and 16 U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express BPA's financial assistance policy. The BFAI also comprise BPA's rules governing implementation of the principles provided in 2 CFR 200. BPA's solicitations and contracts include notice of applicability and availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as appropriate, for the information for offerors on particular purchases or financial assistance transactions. Issued in Portland, Oregon, on November 13, 2015. Nicholas M. Jenkins, Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. [FR Doc. 2015-29715 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Availability of Materials for the meeting so that they may be made
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9 Meeting. A copy of the agenda or any
a.m. to 12 p.m. on December 2, 2015. available to the EAB for its
updates to the agenda for the December consideration prior to the meeting.
Public registration will begin at 8:30 2, 2015 meeting will be available at the
a.m. Written comments or statements
meeting. The final version will be received after this date may not be
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conducted at the South Florida Water will be posted to the Web site after the meeting. Please note that because the
Management District; 3301 Gun Club meeting. EAB operates under the provisions of
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, amended, all written comments will be
Mindy M. Simmons, the Designated and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102– treated as public documents and will be
Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, 3.165, and subject to the availability of made available for public inspection.
in writing at U.S. Army Corps of space, this meeting is open to the Verbal Comments: Members of the
Engineers, ATTN: CECW–P, 441 G St public. Registration of members of the public will be permitted to make verbal
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telephone at 202–761–4127; and by will begin at 8:15 a.m. on the day of the the time and in the manner allowed
email at Mindy.M.Simmons@ meeting. Seating is limited and is on a herein. If a member of the public is
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41 CFR 102–3.150. Due to difficulties information about public access end of meeting will be available for
beyond the control of the DFO, the DFO procedures, should contact Ms. verbal public comments. Members of
was unable to approve the Chief of Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms. the public who have requested to make
Engineers Environmental Advisory Cann, the ADFO, at the email addresses a verbal comment and whose comments
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scheduled meeting of December 2, 2015, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, process described above, will be allotted
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requirements of 41 CFR 102–3.150(a). the meeting so that appropriate this period, and will be invited to speak
Accordingly, the Advisory Committee arrangements can be made. in the order in which their requests
Management Officer for the Department Written Comments or Statements: were received by the DFO and ADFO.
of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and Brenda S. Bowen,
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notification requirement. Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
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Purpose of the Meeting: The EAB will public or interested organizations may
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advise the Chief of Engineers on submit written comments or statements
environmental policy, identification and to the EAB about its mission and/or the
resolution of environmental issues and topics to be addressed in this public
missions, and addressing challenges, meeting. Written comments or DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
problems, and opportunities in an statements should be submitted to Ms.
environmentally responsible manner. Simmons, the committee DFO, or Ms. Bonneville Power Administration
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The EAB is interested in written and Cann, the committee ADFO, via Availability of the Bonneville
verbal comments from the public electronic mail, the preferred mode of Purchasing Instructions (BPI) and
relevant to these purposes. submission, at the addresses listed in Bonneville Financial Assistance
Proposed Agenda: At this meeting the the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Instructions (BFAI)
agenda will include discussions and section in the following formats: Adobe
presentations on ongoing work plan Acrobat or Microsoft Word. The AGENCY:Bonneville Power
efforts including: Dam removal, project comment or statement must include the Administration (BPA), DOE.
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ACTION: Notice of document availability. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY draftEIScomments@northernpasseis.us;
by facsimile to (202) 586–8008; or
SUMMARY: Copies of the Bonneville [OE Docket No. PP–371]
through the project Web site at http://
Purchasing Instructions (BPI), which www.northernpasseis.us/.
contain the policy and establish the Notice of Public Hearings for the Draft
Northern Pass Transmission Line FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
procedures that BPA uses in the Brian Mills at the addresses above, or at
solicitation, award, and administration Project Environmental Impact
Statement and the Supplement to the 202–586–8267.
of its purchases of goods and services,
including construction, are available in Draft EIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
printed form or at the following Internet AGENCY: Department of Energy. Public Participation
address: http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/ ACTION: Notice of public hearings. Comments: DOE invites interested
business/bpi.
Members of Congress, state and local
Copies of the Bonneville Financial SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
governments, other Federal agencies,
Assistance Instructions (BFAI), which Energy (DOE) announces public
American Indian tribal governments,
contain the policy and establish the hearings to receive comments on the
organizations, and members of the
procedures that BPA uses in the Draft EIS (DOE/EIS–0463) and the
public to provide comments on the Draft
solicitation, award, and administration Supplement to the Draft EIS (DOE/EIS–
EIS and the Supplement to the Draft
of financial assistance instruments 0463 S1). The Draft EIS and the
EIS.
(principally grants and cooperative Supplement to the Draft EIS evaluate The public comment period on the
agreements), are available in printed the potential environmental impacts of Draft EIS started on July 31, 2015, with
form or available at the following DOE’s proposed Federal action of the publication in the Federal Register
Internet address: http://www.bpa.gov/ issuing a Presidential permit to by the U.S. Environmental Protection
corporate/business/bfai. Northern Pass LLC (the Applicant) to Agency of its Notice of Availability of
ADDRESSES: Unbound copies of the BPI construct, operate, maintain, and the Draft EIS, and the public comment
or BFAI may be obtained by sending a connect a new electric transmission line period on the Supplement began on
request to the Head of the Contracting across the U.S./Canada border in November 20, 2015 with publication in
Activity, Routing CGP–7, Bonneville northern New Hampshire. the Federal Register by the U.S.
Power Administration, P.O. Box 3621, DATES: The public review period to Environmental Protection Agency of its
Portland, Oregon 97208–3621. receive comments on the Draft EIS and Notice of Availability of the Supplement
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Supplement to the Draft EIS closes to the Draft EIS.
Head of Contracting Activity, (503) 230– on January 4, 2016. See the Public The public review period to receive
5498. Participation section for more comments on the Draft EIS and the
information about submitting Supplement to the Draft EIS closes on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA was
comments. January 4, 2016. Please mark envelopes
established in 1937 as a Federal Power DOE will conduct public hearings to
Marketing Agency in the Pacific and electronic mail subject lines as ‘‘NP
receive oral and written comments on Draft EIS Comments.’’ Written
Northwest. BPA operations are financed the draft EIS and the Supplement to the
from power revenues rather than annual comments should be submitted by
Draft EIS at the following locations January 4, 2016. Written and oral
appropriations. BPA’s purchasing commencing at the times identified:
operations are conducted under 16 comments will be given equal weight
Whitefield: Tuesday December 15, and all comments received or
U.S.C. 832 et seq. and related statutes. 2015, 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., Mountain
Pursuant to these special authorities, the postmarked by that date will be
View Grand Resort and Spa, considered by DOE in preparing the
BPI is promulgated as a statement of Presidential Room, 101 Mountain View
purchasing policy and as a body of Final EIS. Comments submitted (e.g.,
Road, Whitefield, NH 03598. postmarked) after that date will be
interpretative regulations governing the Concord: Wednesday December 16,
conduct of BPA purchasing activities, considered to the extent practicable.
2015, 6:00 p.m., Grappone Conference Public Hearings: When requesting to
and reflects BPA’s private sector Center, Granite Ballroom, 70
approach to purchasing the goods and pre-register to provide oral comments at
Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH a public hearing (see the DATES section
services that it requires. BPA’s financial 03301.
assistance operations are conducted for times and locations), please include
Plymouth: Thursday December 17, your full name and email address, and
under 16 U.S.C. 832 et seq. and 16 2015, 6:00 p.m., Plymouth State
U.S.C. 839 et seq. The BFAI express specify the location you request to speak
University, Ice Arena Welcome Center, at. For the Whitefield, NH meeting,
BPA’s financial assistance policy. The 129 NH Route 175A, Holderness, NH
BFAI also comprise BPA’s rules please indicate which meeting time you
03245. wish to speak at. Please state in the
governing implementation of the
principles provided in 2 CFR 200. ADDRESSES: Requests to pre-register to subject line, ‘‘NP Draft EIS Public
BPA’s solicitations and contracts provide oral comments at a public Hearing Speaker Request.’’ Please
include notice of applicability and hearing should be addressed to the submit your request by December 7,
availability of the BPI and the BFAI, as Northern Pass EIS Team at this email 2015; requests received by that date will
appropriate, for the information for address: info@northernpasseis.us. be given priority in the speaking order.
offerors on particular purchases or Comments on the draft EIS and the However, requests to speak may also be
financial assistance transactions. Supplement to the Draft EIS can be made at the hearing. The speaking order
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submitted verbally during public will be as follows: (1) Elected Officials;
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on November hearings or in writing to Mr. Brian Mills (2) Pre-registered speakers (order
13, 2015. at: Office of Electricity Delivery and determined on a first-come, first-served
Nicholas M. Jenkins, Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. basis); (3) Speakers registering at the
Manager, Purchasing/Property Governance. Department of Energy, 1000 meeting. Pre-registered speakers who
[FR Doc. 2015–29715 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] Independence Avenue SW., have requested to speak at a specific
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Washington, DC 20585; via email to time will be accommodated as possible.
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