83 FR 40026 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 156 (August 13, 2018)

Page Range		40026-40027
FR Document		2018-17267

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 requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40026-40027]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17267]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern 
New Mexico

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

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 requires 
that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Office, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 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 18, 2018
 Old Business
 New Business
 Update from NNMCAB Chair
 Update from Deputy Designated Federal Officer
 Report on DOE Office of Legacy Management's Long-Term 
Stewardship Conference
 Public Comment Period
 Chromium Update
 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

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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/meeting-materials.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17267 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 7. Public Comment Period and Closing Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM
Joseph Giove, U.S. Department of Remarks 87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505)
Energy, E–136/Germantown Building, 8. Adjourn 989–1752 or email: menice.santistevan@
19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, Attendees are requested to register in em.doe.gov.
MD 20874–1290; Telephone: 301–903– advance for the meeting at: http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
4130. www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/page- Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NCC-Events.html. the Board is to make recommendations
Purpose of the Council: The National Public Participation: The meeting is to DOE–EM and site management in the
Coal Council provides advice and open to the public. If you would like to areas of environmental restoration,
recommendations to the Secretary of file a written statement with the waste management, and related
Energy on general policy matters Council, you may do so either before or activities.
relating to coal and the coal industry. after the meeting. If you would like to Purpose of the Environmental
Purpose of Meeting: The National make oral statements regarding any item Monitoring and Remediation Committee
Coal Council (the Council) will hold its on the agenda, you should contact (EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides
Fall 2018 Meeting from 8:20 a.m. to Joseph Giove, 301–903–4130 or a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on
11:45 a.m. Eastern on September 13, joseph.giove@hq.doe.gov (email). You current and future environmental
2018. A portion of the meeting will be must make your request for an oral remediation activities resulting from
dedicated to a discussion and vote to statement at least 5 business days before historical Los Alamos National
finalize two draft reports: ‘‘Advancing the meeting. Reasonable provision will Laboratory (LANL) operations and, in
U.S. Coal Exports: An Assessment of be made to include oral statements on particular, issues pertaining to
Opportunities to Enhance Exports of the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson groundwater, surface water and work
U.S. Coal’’ and ‘‘Power Reset: of the Council will lead the meeting in required under the New Mexico
Optimizing the Existing U.S. Coal Fleet a manner that facilitates the orderly Environment Department Order on
to Ensure a Reliable and Resilient Power conduct of business. Oral statements are Consent. The EM&R Committee will
Grid.’’ The Council membership will be limited to 5-minutes per organization keep abreast of DOE–EM and site
asked to finalize the reports and forward and per person. programs and plans. The committee will
them to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Minutes: A link to the transcript of the work with the NNMCAB to provide
The draft reports will be available on meeting will be posted on the FACA assistance in determining priorities and
the National Coal Council website on Database website: https:// the best use of limited funds and time.
August 31, 2018 at the following URLs: facadatabase.gov/committee/history Formal recommendations will be
• U.S. Coal Exports—http:// meetings.aspx?cid=408&fy=2017. proposed when needed and, after
www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/studies/ Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, consideration and approval by the full
2018/NCC-US-Coal-Exports-2018.pdf 2018. NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for
• Power Reset—Existing Coal Fleet— Latanya Butler, action.
http://www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/ Purpose of the Waste Management
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
studies/2018/NCC-Power-Reset- (WM) Committee: The WM Committee
[FR Doc. 2018–17268 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
2018.pdf reviews policies, practices and
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Tentative Agenda procedures, existing and proposed, so as
to provide recommendations, advice,
1. Call to order and opening remarks by
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY suggestions and opinions to the
Steven Winberg, NCC Designated
NNMCAB regarding waste management
Federal Officer, Assistant Secretary
Environmental Management Site- operations at the Los Alamos site.
for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department Tentative Agenda:
of Energy Specific Advisory Board, Northern New
2. Presentation by Steven Winberg, NCC Mexico • Call to Order and Introductions
Designated Federal Officer, • Approval of Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). • Approval of Minutes from April 18,
Assistant Secretary for Fossil ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy 2018
3. Presentation by Matthew Greek, SUMMARY: This notice announces a • Old Business
Senior Vice President—Research, combined meeting of the Environmental • New Business
Development and Technology, Monitoring and Remediation Committee • Update from NNMCAB Chair
Basin Electric Power Cooperative • Update from Deputy Designated
and Waste Management Committee of
on Power Reset: Optimizing the Federal Officer
the Environmental Management Site-
Existing Coal Fleet to Ensure a • Report on DOE Office of Legacy
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Reliable & Resilient Power Grid Management’s Long-Term
Northern New Mexico (known locally as
4. Presentation by David Lawson, Vice Stewardship Conference
the Northern New Mexico Citizens’
President Coal, Norfolk Southern • Public Comment Period
Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). The
Corporation on Advancing U.S Coal • Chromium Update
Federal Advisory Committee Act
Exports: An Assessment of • Adjourn
requires that public notice of this
Opportunities to Enhance Export of meeting be announced in the Federal Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s
U.S. Coal Register. Committees welcome the attendance of
the public at their combined committee
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6. Presentation by Seth Schwartz, of Gold Road, Pojoaque, NM 87506. require special accommodations due to
President, Energy Ventures FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a disability, please contact Menice
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number listed above. Written statements link. Enter the docket number excluding Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
may be filed with the Committees either the last three digits in the docket possible, an original and two copies of
before or after the meeting. Individuals number field to access the document. comments in support of or in opposition
who wish to make oral statements For assistance, please contact FERC to this project. The Commission will
pertaining to agenda items should Online Support at consider these comments in
contact Menice Santistevan at the FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll determining the appropriate action to be
address or telephone number listed free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact taken, but the filing of a comment alone
above. Requests must be received five (202) 502–8659. will not serve to make the filer a party
days prior to the meeting and reasonable Any questions regarding this to the proceeding. The Commission’s
provision will be made to include the application should be directed to rules require that persons filing
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Pamela J. Anderson, Perkins Coie LLP, comments in opposition to the project
Designated Federal Officer is 10885 NE 4th Street, Suite 700, provide copies of their protests only to
empowered to conduct the meeting in a Bellevue, Washington 98033, by phone the party or parties directly involved in
fashion that will facilitate the orderly at (425) 635–1417 or by email at the protest.
conduct of business. Individuals PJAnderson@perkinscoie.com. Persons who wish to comment only
wishing to make public comments will Pursuant to section 157.9 of the on the environmental review of this
be provided a maximum of five minutes Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, project should submit an original and
to present their comments. within 90 days of this Notice the two copies of their comments to the
Minutes: Minutes will be available by Commission staff will either: Complete Secretary of the Commission.
writing or calling Menice Santistevan at its environmental assessment (EA) and Environmental commentors will be
the address or phone number listed place it into the Commission’s public placed on the Commission’s
above. Minutes and other Board record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or environmental mailing list, will receive
documents are on the internet at: http:// issue a Notice of Schedule for copies of the environmental documents,
energy.gov/em/nnmcab/meeting- Environmental Review. If a Notice of and will be notified of meetings
materials. Schedule for Environmental Review is associated with the Commission’s
issued, it will indicate, among other environmental review process.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, milestones, the anticipated date for the
2018. Environmental commentors will not be
Commission staff’s issuance of the EA
Latanya Butler, required to serve copies of filed
for this proposal. The filing of the EA
Deputy Committee Management Officer. documents on all other parties.
in the Commission’s public record for
However, the non-party commentors
[FR Doc. 2018–17267 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] this proceeding or the issuance of a
will not receive copies of all documents
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filed by other parties or issued by the
Review will serve to notify federal and
Commission (except for the mailing of
state agencies of the timing for the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY environmental documents issued by the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
Commission) and will not have the right
the subsequent need to complete all
Federal Energy Regulatory federal authorizations within 90 days of to seek court review of the
Commission the date of issuance of the Commission Commission’s final order.
staff’s EA. The Commission strongly encourages
[Docket No. CP18–532–000] electronic filings of comments, protests
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of and interventions in lieu of paper using
Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; SOCCO,
this project. First, any person wishing to the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov.
Inc.; Sumas Pipeline Company; Sumas
obtain legal status by becoming a party Persons unable to file electronically
Dry Kilns, Inc.; Notice of Application
to the proceedings for this project should submit original and five copies
Take notice that on July 20, 2018 should, on or before the below listed of the protest or intervention to the
Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (Puget), comment date, file with the Federal Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
SOCCO, Inc. (SOCCO), Sumas Pipeline Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
Company (Sumas) and Sumas Dry Kilns, First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 20426.
Inc. (Dry Kilns), filed in Docket No. a motion to intervene in accordance Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
CP18–532–000, a joint application with the requirements of the on August 23, 2018.
pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Commission’s Rules of Practice and Dated: August 2, 2018.
Act (NGA), to amend authorization Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Kimberly D. Bose,
under NGA section 3 and Presidential and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Secretary.
Permit to reflect that Sumas has CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
[FR Doc. 2018–17292 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am]
transferred a portion of its ownership status will be placed on the service list
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interest in the border crossing facility maintained by the Secretary of the
and natural gas pipeline located in Commission and will receive copies of
Whatcom County, Washington to Puget all documents filed by the applicant and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
and SOCCO and the subsequent, by all other parties. A party must submit
pending transfer of SOCCO’s resulting five copies of filings made with the Federal Energy Regulatory
ownership interest to Sumas Dry Kilns, Commission and must mail a copy to Commission
Inc. Puget, SOCCO, and Dry Kilns
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the applicant and to every other party in
propose no construction or modification the proceeding. Only parties to the
[Docket No. RM98–1–000]
to the previously-approved facilities, all proceeding can ask for court review of
as more fully set forth in the application Commission orders in the proceeding. Records Governing Off-the-Record
which is on file with the Commission However, a person does not have to Communications; Public Notice
and open to public inspection. The intervene in order to have comments
filing may also be viewed on the web at considered. The second way to This constitutes notice, in accordance
http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary participate is by filing with the with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt

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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, August 29, 2018 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		83 FR 40026