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Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone:
(301) 903–6529
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
this Board is to make recommendation
to DOE–SC with respect to the basic
energy sciences research program.
Tentative Agenda
• Call to Order, Introductions, Review
of the Agenda
• News from the Office of Science
• News from the Office of Basic Energy
Sciences
• Report by the BESAC Subcommittee
on Facility Upgrade Prioritization
• Scientific User Facilities Division
Committee of Visitors Report
• Energy Frontier Research Centers/
Hubs Committee of Visitors Update
• Public Comments
• Adjourn
Breaks Taken As Appropriate
Public Participation: The 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 any of
the items on the agenda, you should
contact Katie Runkles at 301–903–6594
(fax) or [email protected]
(email). Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The
Chairperson of the Committee will
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 30 days at the Freedom
of Information Public Reading Room;
1E–190, Forrestal Building; 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; between 9:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a
meeting of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

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463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of
these meetings be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, June 8, 2016.
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (EDT)—
Registration
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT)—Meeting
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 3E–069, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou
Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
586–5098.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The
purpose of the Methane Hydrate
Advisory Committee is to provide
advice on potential applications of
methane hydrate to the Secretary of
Energy, and assist in developing
recommendations and priorities for the
Department of Energy’s Methane
Hydrate Research and Development
Program.
Tentative Agenda: The agenda will
include: Welcome and Introduction by
the Designated Federal Officer;
Committee Business including election
of Committee Chair; Review of
Secretary’s Energy Advisory Board
Report on the Methane Hydrate
Program; Update on International
Activity; FY 2016 Methane Hydrate
Program Activities and Plans; Methane
Hydrate Program Budget; Methane
Hydrate Program Strategic Direction;
Advisory Committee Discussion; and
Public Comments, if any.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The Designated
Federal Officer and the Chair of the
Committee will conduct the meeting to
facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. 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 any of the items on
the agenda, you should contact Lou
Capitanio at the phone number listed
above. You must make your request for
an oral statement at least five business
days prior to the meeting, and
reasonable provisions will be made to
include the presentation on the agenda.
Public comment will follow the threeminute rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 60 days at the following
Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/
advisory-committees/methane-hydrateadvisory-committee.

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Issued at Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB
Review and Comment.
AGENCY:

The EIA has submitted an
information collection request to the
OMB for extension under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The information collection requests a
three-year extension of its Petroleum
Supply Reporting System, OMB Control
Number 1905–0165. The proposed
collection will produce data used in
statistical analytical reports as well as
forecasts produced by the U.S. Energy
Information Administration. Reports
and forecasts are essential to accomplish
the agency’s mission to promote sound
policy making, efficient markets, and
public understanding of energy and its
interactions with the economy and the
environment. Users of the data include
government officials, industry and
financial analysts, and the public. EIA
proposes one change to Form EIA–812,
Form EIA–813, and Form EIA–803 and
no other changes to:
• Form EIA–22M, ‘‘Monthly Biodiesel
Production Survey’’
• Form EIA–800, ‘‘Weekly Refinery and
Fractionator Report’’
• Form EIA–802, ‘‘Weekly Product
Pipeline Report’’
• Form EIA–803, ‘‘Weekly Crude Oil
Stocks Report’’
• Form EIA–804, ‘‘Weekly Imports
Report’’
• Form EIA–805, ‘‘Weekly Bulk
Terminal and Blender Report’’
• Form EIA–809, ‘‘Weekly Oxygenate
Report’’
• Form EIA–810, ‘‘Monthly Refinery
Report’’
• Form EIA–812, ‘‘Monthly Product
Pipeline Report’’ (proposed change)
• Form EIA–813, ‘‘Monthly Crude Oil
Report’’
• Form EIA–814, ‘‘Monthly Imports
Report’’
• Form EIA–815, ‘‘Monthly Bulk
Terminal and Blender Report’’
• Form EIA–816, ‘‘Monthly Natural Gas
Plant Liquids Report’’

SUMMARY:

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• Form EIA–817, ‘‘Monthly Tanker and
Barge Movement Report’’
• Form EIA–819, ‘‘Monthly Oxygenate
Report’’
• Form EIA–820, ‘‘Annual Refinery
Report.’’
EIA proposes to discontinue
biannually collecting information on
Form EIA–812 on petroleum product
tank storage capacity and related
biannual separate reporting of stocks
held in those tanks and to discontinue
collection of crude oil lease stocks on
Form EIA–813 and Form EIA–803. EIA
currently uses Parts 5, 6, and 7 of Form
EIA–812 to collect petroleum product
storage capacity and related stock data
in those tanks from pipeline companies
twice a year (as of March 31 and
September 30). Collecting biannual tank
storage capacity and related stocks in
those tanks by product pipelines did not
provide useful information for assessing
available petroleum supplies. Product
pipeline inventories held in tanks are
used for operational purposes, not
commercial purposes. EIA will still
collect pipeline linefill stocks along
with stocks and biannual storage
capacity data for petroleum products
held at terminals and refineries.
Discontinuing the biannual collection of
storage capacity and related tank stocks
on Form EIA–812 will eliminate
confusion in analyzing storage capacity
utilization, stock levels, improve the
quality of petroleum storage data and
reduce reporting burden on this form.
EIA will discontinue collecting lease
inventories on Form EIA–813, ‘‘Monthly
Crude Oil Report’’ and Form EIA–803,
‘‘Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report.’’
Lease inventories are inventories stored
at crude oil production sites. The
purpose of stocks held on oil and gas
producing leases (lease stocks) is to
facilitate oil and gas production
operations. Lease stocks are typically
held only long enough for oil to be
picked up by trucks or otherwise
removed from production sites. While
the total number of barrels held as lease
stocks is significant, the barrels are
widely dispersed at producing sites
with only small quantities at any given
location. For these reasons, we have
determined that continued tracking of
lease stocks on Form EIA–803 and Form
EIA–813 has limited value for
assessment of crude oil supplies
available to markets. In addition, our
research has shown that some or all of
the barrels reported by respondents as
lease stocks are actually outside of the
U.S. and regional crude oil balances
developed by EIA. This affects estimates
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crude oil production, which is the first
supply component of our balance, only
after the barrels are withdrawn from
lease stocks. EIA will create and publish
historical data series of crude oil stocks
excluding lease stocks in order to meet
analyst requirements for crude oil
inventory data that are consistent over
time.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before June 10, 2016.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
be telephoned at 202–395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, and to Robert Meriam,
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Robert Merriam, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585. The forms and instructions
are available on EIA’s Web site at:
http://www.eia.gov/survey/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0165; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Petroleum
Supply Reporting System; (3) Type of
Request: Three year extension; (4)
Purpose: The Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the
EIA to carry out a centralized,
comprehensive, and unified energy
information program. This program
collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,
and disseminates information on energy
resource reserves, production, demand,
technology, and related economic and
statistical information. This information
is used to assess the adequacy of energy
resources to meet near and longer term
domestic demands and to promote
sound policymaking, efficient markets,
and public understanding of energy and
its interaction with the economy and the
environment.
The EIA, as part of its effort to comply
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides
the general public and other Federal
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conducted by or in conjunction with the
EIA.
The weekly petroleum supply surveys
(Forms EIA–800, EIA–802, EIA–803,
EIA–804, EIA–805 and EIA–809) are
designed to provide an early, initial
estimate of weekly petroleum refinery
and fractionator operations, inventory
levels, and imports of selected
petroleum products in a timely manner.
The information appears in the
publications listed below and is also
available electronically on EIA’s Web
site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.
Publications: Internet only
publications are the Weekly Petroleum
Status Report (http://www.eia.gov/
petroleum/supply/weekly/), Short-Term
Energy Outlook (http://www.eia.gov/
forecasts/steo/), and This Week in
Petroleum (http://www.eia.gov/
petroleum/weekly/).
The monthly petroleum supply
surveys (Forms EIA–22M, EIA–810,
EIA–812, EIA–813, EIA–814, EIA–815,
EIA–816, EIA–817, and EIA–819) are
designed to provide statistically reliable
and comprehensive monthly
information to EIA, other Federal
agencies, and the private sector for use
in forecasting, policy making, planning,
and analysis activities. The information
appears in the publications listed below
and is also available electronically on
EIA’s Web site at http://
www.eia.doe.gov/.
Publications: Internet only
publications are the Petroleum Supply
Monthly (http://www.eia.gov/
petroleum/supply/monthly/), CompanyLevel Imports (http://www.eia.gov/
petroleum/imports/companylevel/), the
Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1
(http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/
annual/volume1/), the Annual Energy
Outlook (http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/
aeo/index.cfm); and the Monthly
Biodiesel Production Report (http://
www.eia.gov/biofuels/biodiesel/
production/).
The annual refinery survey (Form
EIA–820) provides data on refinery
capacities, fuels consumed, natural gas
consumed as hydrogen feedstock, and
crude oil receipts by method of
transportation, for operating and idle
petroleum refineries (including new
refineries under construction), and
refineries shutdown during the previous
year. The information appears in the
Refinery Capacity Report (http://
www.eia.gov/petroleum/
refinerycapacity/) and the Refinery
Outage Report (http://www.eia.gov/
petroleum/refinery/outage/).
Please refer to the proposed forms and
instructions for more information about
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be reported, detailed instructions,
provisions for confidentiality, and uses
(including possible nonstatistical uses)
of the information. For instructions on
obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. (5)
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 4,472; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
101,833; (7) Annual Estimated Number
of Burden Hours: 211,257; (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $6,100,000. The cost of the
burden hours is estimated to be
$15,214,729 (211,257 burden hours
times $72.02 per hour). Other than the
cost of burden hours, EIA estimates that
there are no additional costs for
generating, maintaining and providing
the information.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C.
772(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U. S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission

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Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER16–1021–001.
Applicants: Arizona Public Service
Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Service Agreement Nos. 338 and 339 to
be effective 2/10/2016.
Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5190.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1397–001.
Applicants: Southern California
Edison Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Resubmit Two Amended DSA’s w/
SunEdison Utility Solutions, LLC to be
effective 1/1/2016.
Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5158.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1454–001.
Applicants: Southern California
Edison Company.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Resubmit Amended DSA w/SCE’s
Power Production Department to be
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Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5162.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1625–000.
Applicants: AEP Texas Central
Company.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: TCC-Rio Grande EC IA First
Amended and Restated to be effective 4/
13/2016.
Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5141.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1626–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: Service Agreement Nos. 4451,
Queue Position AA1–063A to be
effective 4/5/2016.
Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5171.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1627–000.
Applicants: New York Independent
System Operator, Inc.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
Filing: 205—Rules to Allocate
Responsibility for the Cost of New
Interconnection to be effective 7/5/2016.
Filed Date: 5/5/16.
Accession Number: 20160505–5189.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/26/16.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: May 5, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2768–010]

The City of Holyoke Gas & Electric
Department; Notice of Intent To File
License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document, and Approving
Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process
a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent To
File License Application and Request
To Use the Traditional Licensing
Process.
b. Project No.: 2768–010.
c. Date Filed: February 29, 2016.
d. Submitted By: City of Holyoke Gas
& Electric Department.
e. Name of Project: Albion Mill (A
Wheel) Hydroelectric Project.
f. Location: Between the first and
second level canals on the Holyoke
Canal System adjacent to the
Connecticut River, in the city of
Holyoke in Hampden County,
Massachusetts. The project does not
occupy federal land.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Commission’s regulations.
h. Potential Applicant Contact: Paul
Ducheney, Superintendent, Holyoke Gas
& Electric, 99 Suffolk Street, Holyoke,
MA 01040; (413) 536–9340; email—
[email protected].
i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff at (202)
502–6824; or email at
[email protected].
j. Holyoke Gas and Electric filed its
request to use the Traditional Licensing
Process on February 29, 2016. Holyoke
Gas and Electric provided public notice
of its request on February 26, 2016. In
a letter dated April 29, 2016, the
Director of the Division of Hydropower
Licensing approved Holyoke Gas and
Electric’s request to use the Traditional
Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA
Fisheries under section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act and the joint
agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR
part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under
section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and implementing regulations at 50
CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Massachusetts
State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National
Historical Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.

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