81 FR 30531 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 95 (May 17, 2016)

Page Range		30531-30532
FR Document		2016-11607

This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30531-30532]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11607]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a combined meeting of the Environmental 
Monitoring and Remediation Committee and Waste Management Committee of 
the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 
Northern New Mexico (known locally as the Northern New Mexico Citizens' 
Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). 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, June 15, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Office, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menice Santistevan, Northern New 
Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 
87506. Phone (505) 995-0393; Fax (505) 989-1752 or Email: 
[email protected].

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.
    Purpose of the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Committee 
(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides a citizens' perspective to NNMCAB 
on current and future environmental remediation activities resulting 
from historical Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) operations and, 
in particular, issues pertaining to groundwater, surface water and work 
required under the New Mexico Environment Department Order on Consent. 
The EM&R Committee will keep abreast of DOE-EM and site programs and 
plans. The committee will work with the NNMCAB to provide assistance in 
determining priorities and the best use of limited funds and time. 
Formal recommendations will be proposed when needed and, after 
consideration and approval by the full NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE-EM 
for action.
    Purpose of the Waste Management (WM) Committee: The WM Committee 
reviews policies, practices and procedures, existing and proposed, so 
as to provide recommendations, advice, suggestions and opinions to the 
NNMCAB regarding waste management operations at the Los Alamos site.
    Tentative Agenda:

 Call to Order and Introductions
 Approval of Agenda
 Approval of Minutes from April 27, 2016
 Old Business
 New Business
[cir] Discuss Topics for Future Recommendations
[cir] Mid-Year Review of Committee Work Plans
[cir] Future Topics for Meeting Presentations
 Update from DOE
 Presentation: Update on Supplemental Environmental Projects
 Public Comment Period
 Adjourn

    Public Participation: The NNMCAB's Committees welcome the 
attendance of the public at their combined committee meeting 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 Menice Santistevan at least seven days in 
advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written 
statements may be filed with the Committees either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Menice Santistevan 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 Menice 
Santistevan at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes and 
other Board documents are on the Internet at: http://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/northern-new-mexico-citizens-advisory-board.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on May 11, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-11607 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a • New Business States to Mexico pursuant to section
combined meeting of the Environmental Æ Discuss Topics for Future 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.
Monitoring and Remediation Committee Recommendations DATES: Comments, protests, or motions
and Waste Management Committee of Æ Mid-Year Review of Committee Work to intervene must be submitted on or
the Environmental Management Site- Plans before June 16, 2016.
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Æ Future Topics for Meeting ADDRESSES: Comments, protests,
Northern New Mexico (known locally as Presentations motions to intervene, or requests for
the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ • Update from DOE more information should be addressed
Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). The • Presentation: Update on to: Office of Electricity Delivery and
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. Supplemental Environmental Projects Energy Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20,
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that • Public Comment Period U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
public notice of this meeting be • Adjourn Independence Avenue SW.,
announced in the Federal Register. Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because
DATES: Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 1:00 Committees welcome the attendance of of delays in handling conventional mail,
p.m.–4:00 p.m. the public at their combined committee it is recommended that documents be
ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Office, 94 Cities meeting and will make every effort to transmitted by overnight mail, by
of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506. accommodate persons with physical electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disabilities or special needs. If you hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586–
Menice Santistevan, Northern New require special accommodations due to 8008.
Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94 a disability, please contact Menice SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM Santistevan at least seven days in electricity from the United States to a
87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505) advance of the meeting at the telephone foreign country are regulated by the
989–1752 or Email: number listed above. Written statements Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
menice.santistevan@em.doe.gov. may be filed with the Committees either sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
before or after the meeting. Individuals Department of Energy Organization Act
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of who wish to make oral statements (42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require
the Board is to make recommendations pertaining to agenda items should authorization under section 202(e) of
to DOE–EM and site management in the contact Menice Santistevan at the the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
areas of environmental restoration, address or telephone number listed 824a(e)).
waste management, and related above. Requests must be received five On March 21, 2016, DOE received an
activities. days prior to the meeting and reasonable application from the Applicant for
Purpose of the Environmental provision will be made to include the authority to transmit electric energy
Monitoring and Remediation Committee presentation in the agenda. The Deputy from the United States to Mexico as a
(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides Designated Federal Officer is power marketer solely over the TDM
a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on empowered to conduct the meeting in a Gen-Tie, an authorized international
current and future environmental fashion that will facilitate the orderly electric transmission facility issued in
remediation activities resulting from conduct of business. Individuals Presidential Permit PP–235–2 and for a
historical Los Alamos National wishing to make public comments will period not to extend beyond the date of
Laboratory (LANL) operations and, in be provided a maximum of five minutes termination of the associated
particular, issues pertaining to to present their comments. Presidential Permit PP–235–2.
groundwater, surface water and work Minutes: Minutes will be available by In its application, the Applicant states
required under the New Mexico writing or calling Menice Santistevan at that it does own or control an electric
Environment Department Order on the address or phone number listed generation or transmission facility at the
Consent. The EM&R Committee will above. Minutes and other Board point where the 230kV generation tie-
keep abreast of DOE–EM and site documents are on the Internet at: http:// line crosses the U.S. Mexico border, and
programs and plans. The committee will energy.gov/em/nnmcab/northern-new- does not have a franchised service area.
work with the NNMCAB to provide mexico-citizens-advisory-board. The Applicant’s request is limited to the
assistance in determining priorities and Issued at Washington, DC, on May 11, delivery of intermittent and de minimis
the best use of limited funds and time. 2016. start-up and station power to the TDM
Formal recommendations will be LaTanya R. Butler, Facility over the TDM-Gen-Tie. The
proposed when needed and, after Deputy Committee Management Officer. electric energy that the Applicant
consideration and approval by the full [FR Doc. 2016–11607 Filed 5–16–16; 8:45 am] proposes to export to Mexico would be
NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for BILLING CODE 6405–01–P
surplus energy purchased from third
action. parties such as electric utilities and
Purpose of the Waste Management Federal power marketing agencies
(WM) Committee: The WM Committee DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY pursuant to voluntary agreements. The
reviews policies, practices and existing international transmission
[OE Docket No. EA–418] facility to be utilized by the Applicant
procedures, existing and proposed, so as
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suggestions and opinions to the Termoelectrica U.S., LLC Presidential permits issued pursuant to
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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		Wednesday, June 15, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Contact		Menice Santistevan, Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995-0393; Fax (505) 989-1752 or Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 30531