82_FR_22749 82 FR 22655 - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

82 FR 22655 - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 94 (May 17, 2017)

Page Range22655-22656
FR Document2017-09981

This notice announces a teleconference of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference of the Biological and 
Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be 
announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, June 12, 2017; 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via webcast using Zoom. 
Instructions for Zoom can be found on the BERAC meeting Web site at: 
https://science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tristram West, Designated Federal 
Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of 
Biological and Environmental Research, SC-23/Germantown Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. Phone (301) 903-
5155; fax (301) 903-5051 or email: tristram.west@science.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Committee: To provide advice on a continuing basis 
to the Director, Office of Science of the Department of Energy, on the 
many complex scientific and technical issues that arise in the 
development and implementation of the Biological and Environmental 
Research Program.
    Purpose of the Meeting: Teleconference call is open to the public 
and is being held to discuss progress towards the BERAC charge for 
developing a long term research visioning report.

Tentative Agenda Topics

     Review and discuss the draft Grand Challenges report based 
on the charge letter dated March 3, 2016 (https://science.energy.gov/~/
media/ber/berac/pdf/Reports/BERAC_Strategic_charge_letter.pdf). BERAC 
will discuss the Executive Summary, draft report, and potentially 
approve the summary findings.
    Public Participation: The teleconference meeting is open to the 
public. If you would like to file a written statement with the 
Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you 
would like to make oral statements regarding the item on the agenda, 
you should contact Tristram West at the address or telephone number 
listed above. You must make your request for an oral statement at least 
five business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be 
made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The 
Chairperson of the Committee will

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conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. 
Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 45 days at the BERAC Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/berac-minutes/.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-09981 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 17, 2017 / Notices 22655 submit information that you believe to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. be exempt by law from public Purpose of the Board: The purpose of disclosure, you must submit one the Board is to make recommendations SUMMARY: This notice announces a complete copy, as well as one copy from to DOE–EM and site management in the teleconference of the Biological and which the information claimed to be areas of environmental restoration, Environmental Research Advisory exempt by law from public disclosure waste management, and related Committee (BERAC). The Federal has been deleted. You must also explain activities. Advisory Committee Act requires that the reasons why you believe the deleted public notice of these meetings be Tentative Agenda announced in the Federal Register. information is exempt from disclosure. DOE is responsible for the final • Discussion Topics DATES: Monday, June 12, 2017; 3:00 determination concerning disclosure or D Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT). nondisclosure of the information and for Updates ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held treating it in accordance with the DOE’s D Hanford Advisory Board Committee via webcast using Zoom. Instructions for Freedom of Information regulations (10 Reports Zoom can be found on the BERAC CFR 1004.11). D Budget Priorities D Five-Year Review of Tri-Party meeting Web site at: https:// Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service Agreement and Changes science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. mail to DOE may be delayed by several D CERCLA Five-Year Review Update FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. weeks due to security screening. DOE, D Board Business Tristram West, Designated Federal therefore, encourages those wishing to Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of comment to submit comments electronically Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Energy, Office of Science, Office of by email. If comments are submitted by Hanford, welcomes the attendance of Biological and Environmental Research, regular mail, the Department requests that they be accompanied by a CD or diskette the public at its advisory committee SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 containing electronic files of the submission. meetings and will make every effort to Independence Avenue SW., accommodate persons with physical Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone Minutes: The minutes of the EAC (301) 903–5155; fax (301) 903–5051 or meeting will be posted on the EAC Web disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to email: tristram.west@science.doe.gov. page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/ a disability, please contact Kristen SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: electricity-advisory-committee-eac. Holmes at least seven days in advance Purpose of the Committee: To provide They can also be obtained by contacting of the meeting at the phone number advice on a continuing basis to the Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address listed above. Written statements may be Director, Office of Science of the above. filed with the Board either before or Department of Energy, on the many Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, after the meeting. Individuals who wish complex scientific and technical issues 2017. that arise in the development and to make oral statements pertaining to LaTanya R. Butler, agenda items should contact Kristen implementation of the Biological and Deputy Committee Management Officer. Holmes at the address or telephone Environmental Research Program. [FR Doc. 2017–09980 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] number listed above. Requests must be Purpose of the Meeting: BILLING CODE 6450–01–P received five days prior to the meeting Teleconference call is open to the public and reasonable provision will be made and is being held to discuss progress to include the presentation in the towards the BERAC charge for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal developing a long term research Officer is empowered to conduct the visioning report. Environmental Management Site- meeting in a fashion that will facilitate Specific Advisory Board, Hanford Tentative Agenda Topics the orderly conduct of business. AGENCY: Department of Energy. Individuals wishing to make public • Review and discuss the draft Grand comments will be provided a maximum Challenges report based on the charge ACTION: Notice of open meeting. of five minutes to present their letter dated March 3, 2016 (https:// SUMMARY: This notice announces a comments. science.energy.gov/∼/media/ber/berac/ meeting of the Environmental Minutes: Minutes will be available by pdf/Reports/BERAC_Strategic_charge_ Management Site-Specific Advisory writing or calling Kristen Holmes’s letter.pdf). BERAC will discuss the Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal office at the address or phone number Executive Summary, draft report, and Advisory Committee Act requires that listed above. Minutes will also be potentially approve the summary public notice of this meeting be available at the following Web site: findings. announced in the Federal Register. http://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. Public Participation: The teleconference meeting is open to the DATES: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 8:30 Issued at Washington, DC, on May 10, public. If you would like to file a a.m.–5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2017, 2017. written statement with the Committee, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. LaTanya R. Butler, you may do so either before or after the ADDRESSES: Red Lion Columbia Center, Deputy Committee Management Officer. meeting. If you would like to make oral Ballroom V, 1101 North Columbia [FR Doc. 2017–09979 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] statements regarding the item on the Center Boulevard, Kennewick, WA BILLING CODE 6450–01–P agenda, you should contact Tristram 99336. West at the address or telephone nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: number listed above. You must make Kristen Holmes, Federal Coordinator, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY your request for an oral statement at Department of Energy Richland least five business days before the Biological and Environmental Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, H5–20, meeting. Reasonable provision will be Research Advisory Committee Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376– made to include the scheduled oral 5803; or Email: kristen.l.holmes@ AGENCY: Office of Science, Department statements on the agenda. The rl.doe.gov. of Energy. Chairperson of the Committee will VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:18 May 16, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1

22656 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 17, 2017 / Notices conduct the meeting to facilitate the other information, call (866) 208–3676 time on the specified comment date. orderly conduct of business. Public (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Protests may be considered, but comment will follow the 10-minute Dated: May 11, 2017. intervention is necessary to become a rule. Kimberly D. Bose, party to the proceeding. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Secretary. will be available for public review and information relating to filing [FR Doc. 2017–09945 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] copying within 45 days at the BERAC requirements, interventions, protests, Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/ BILLING CODE 6717–01–P service, and qualifying facilities filings berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2017. other information, call (866) 208–3676 LaTanya R. Butler, Federal Energy Regulatory (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Deputy Committee Management Officer. Commission Dated: May 9, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–09981 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] Kimberly D. Bose, Combined Notice of Filings Secretary. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Take notice that the Commission has [FR Doc. 2017–09959 Filed 5–16–17; 8:45 am] received the following Natural Gas BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Federal Energy Regulatory Filings Instituting Proceedings DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission Docket Number: PR17–42–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio, Federal Energy Regulatory Combined Notice of Filings #1 Commission Inc. Take notice that the Commission Description: Tariff filing per [Project No. 1494–437] received the following electric rate 284.123(b),(e)/: COH SOC Rate effective filings: 5–1–2017; Filing Type: 980. Grand River Dam Authority; Notice of Docket Numbers: ER11–3376–003; Filed Date: 5/8/17. Availability of Final Environmental ER11–3377–003; ER11–3378–003. Accession Number: 201705085139. Assessment Applicants: North Hurlburt Wind, Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/ In accordance with the National LLC, Horseshoe Bend Wind, LLC, South 30/17. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Hurlburt Wind, LLC. Docket Numbers: RP17–739–000. the Federal Energy Regulatory Description: Amendment to December Applicants: Iroquois Gas Commission’s (Commission or FERC’s) 22, 2016 Triennial Report for Northwest Transmission System, L.P. regulations, 18 Code of Federal Region of North Hurlburt Wind, LLC, et. Description: Iroquois Gas Regulations (CFR) part 380, the Office of al. Transmission System, L.P. submits tariff Energy Projects has reviewed an Filed Date: 5/11/17. filing per 154.204: 05/08/17 Negotiated application filed by the Grand River Accession Number: 20170511–5108. Rates—Consolidated Edison Energy Inc. Dam Authority (GRDA) to permanently Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/1/17. (HUB) 2275–89 to be effective 5/10/ amend the reservoir elevation rule curve Docket Numbers: ER17–1582–000. 2017. contained in Article 401 of the license Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, Filed Date: 05/08/2017. for the Pensacola Hydroelectric Project LLC. Accession Number: 20170508–5084. No. 1494. The amendment would allow Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: DEC- Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern GRDA to keep water surface elevations Highlands RS No. 337 Revised PPA to Time on Monday, May 22, 2017. in the project’s reservoir, Grand Lake O’ be effective 7/1/2017. Docket Numbers: RP17–740–000. the Cherokees (Grand Lake), up to two Filed Date: 5/10/17. Applicants: ARM Energy feet higher August 16 through October Accession Number: 20170510–5105. Management,Salt Creek Midstream, 31 each year. The project is located on Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/31/17. LLC. the Neosho (Grand) River in Craig, The filings are accessible in the Description: Joint Petition of ARM Delaware, Mayes, and Ottawa Counties, Commission’s eLibrary system by Energy Management, LLC, et al. for Oklahoma. clicking on the links or querying the Temporary Waiver of Commission Staff prepared a Final Environmental docket number. Capacity Release Regulations and Assessment (Final EA) for the Any person desiring to intervene or Related Tariff Provisions, and Request application which analyzes the protest in any of the above proceedings for Expedited Action. potential environmental effects of must file in accordance with Rules 211 Filed Date: 05/08/2017. approving the requested permanent and 214 of the Commission’s Accession Number: 20170508–5206. change to the Article 401 rule curve and Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern concludes that such an approval, with 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, May 15, 2017. specified environmental protection time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the measures, would not constitute a major Protests may be considered, but Commission’s eLibrary system by federal action that would significantly intervention is necessary to become a clicking on the links or querying the affect the quality of the human nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES party to the proceeding. docket number. environment. A copy of the Final EA is eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Any person desiring to intervene or available for review at the Commission’s information relating to filing protest in any of the above proceedings Public Reference Room or may it be requirements, interventions, protests, must file in accordance with Rules 211 viewed on the Commission’s Web site at service, and qualifying facilities filings and 214 of the Commission’s www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Enter the docket number P–1494 in the docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open teleconference.
DatesMonday, June 12, 2017; 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).
ContactDr. Tristram West, Designated Federal Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, SC-23/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290. Phone (301) 903- 5155; fax (301) 903-5051 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 22655 
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