Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee, 50488-50489 [2012-20494]
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2012.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
Department of Energy (DOE).
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. 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: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 6
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Ohio State University,
Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road,
Piketon, Ohio 45661.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel
Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal
Officer, Department of Energy
Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post
Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661,
(740) 897–3822,
Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
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.
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Tentative Agenda
• Call to Order, Introductions, Review
of Agenda
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• Approval of July Minutes
• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s
Comments
• Federal Coordinator’s Comments
• Liaisons’ Comments
• Presentations
• Administrative Issues
• Subcommittee Updates
• Public Comments
• Final Comments from the Board
• Adjourn
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings 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 Joel
Bradburne at least seven days in
advance of the meeting at the phone
number listed above. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either
before or after the meeting. Individuals
who wish to make oral statements
pertaining to agenda items should
contact Joel Bradburne 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 Joel Bradburne at the
address and phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following Web site: https://www.portsssab.energy.gov/.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15,
2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
Advisory Committee
Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting
(Webinar).
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
open meeting (Webinar) of the
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
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Advisory Committee (HTAC). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770 requires that
agencies publish notice of meetings in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, September 5, 2012;
12 p.m.–2 p.m. To be provided the
Webinar’s registration information,
please email: HTAC@nrel.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
email to: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the
mailing address: Jason Marcinkoski,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, Washington, DC
20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Committee: The Hydrogen and Fuel
Cell Technical Advisory Committee
(HTAC) was established under Section
807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT), Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat.
849, to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of
Energy on the program and activities
authorized by Title VIII of EPACT.
Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change;
updates will be posted on the
Committee’s Web site at: https://
hydrogen.energy.gov).
• Public Comment (10 minutes)
• Discussion of Hydrogen Production
Expert Panel report
• Consultation in establishing the
criteria for the H-Prize competition, as
required by the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007, in Sec. 654.
Public Participation: In keeping with
procedures, members of the public are
welcome to observe the business of the
meeting of HTAC and to make oral
statements during the specified period
for public comment. The public
comment period will take place between
12 p.m. and 12:10 p.m. on September 5,
2012. To attend the meeting and/or to
make oral statements regarding any of
the items on the agenda, please email
HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days
before the meeting. Please indicate if
you will be attending the meeting,
whether you want to make an oral
statement, and what organization you
represent (if appropriate). Members of
the public will be heard in the order in
which they sign up for the public
comment period. Oral comments should
be limited to two minutes in length.
Reasonable provision will be made to
include the scheduled oral statements
on the agenda. The chair of the
committee will make every effort to hear
the views of all interested parties and to
facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. If you would like to file a
written statement with the committee,
you may do so either by submitting a
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hard copy at the meeting or by
submitting an electronic copy to via
email to: HTAC@nrel.gov.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review at the
Committee’s Web site at: https://
hydrogen.energy.gov.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15,
2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Wind and Water Power Program
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) Wind and Water Power Program
(WWPP) is planning a workshop to
exchange information on hydropower’s
ability to integrate variable renewables
into our nation’s grid. Some renewable
energy resources, such as wind and
solar, can stress power systems as their
electricity generation varies with
fluctuations in their renewable ‘‘fuel’’
(i.e. wind speed and sunlight
availability). Development of these
resources is essential for meeting the
President’s goal of producing 80% of
U.S. electricity from clean energy
sources by 2035, but will require grid
integration solutions. DOE is seeking
individual technical advice with regard
to the use of existing hydropower
resources and advanced pumped storage
technologies for integrating variable
renewables.
SUMMARY:
DOE will hold a workshop on
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday,
September 19, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12
p.m. in Portland, OR. RSVP is required
by Tuesday, September 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the Mark Spencer Hotel located at 409
SW. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97205.
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DATES:
Mr.
Hoyt Battey, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
(202) 586–0143. Email:
hoyt.battey@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Hydropower provides a substantial
portion of the existing power grid’s
flexibility and does so without emitting
greenhouse emissions. However, the
demands on the hydropower fleet’s
flexibility are growing due to increasing
installation of renewables like wind and
solar that produce variable power.
Simultaneously, the capability to
provide this flexibility is diminishing as
the hydropower fleet loses efficiency as
it ages, and competing water uses such
as irrigation and domestic supply take
priority over generation capabilities.
New advanced pumped storage
technologies could add the needed
flexibility to integrate variable
renewables, but U.S. development of
pumped storage has been stalled for the
last two decades.
Exchanging information concerning
individual experience by industry
experts through the DOE sponsored
2010 Pumped Storage Summit was
informational and helped DOE to
identify a set of key issues preventing
the deployment of advanced pumped
storage hydropower technologies. DOE
was able to utilize the key information
obtained at that meeting to carefully
target research and development
funding towards high-impact projects,
such as benefits demonstration and preconstruction support.
DOE is planning a workshop for the
exchange of information on
hydropower’s ability to integrate
variable renewables into our nation’s
grid. Participants at the September
workshop should limit information and
comments to those based on personal
experience, individual advice,
information, or facts regarding this
topic. It is not the object of this session
to obtain any group position or
consensus. Rather, this meeting is an
opportunity for participants to gain an
individual understanding of the cited
knowledge, research, and technology
needs. To most effectively use the
limited time, please refrain from passing
judgment on another participant’s
recommendations or advice, and
instead, concentrate on your individual
experiences.
Public Participation: This workshop is
designed to bring together a multidisciplinary set of stakeholders—from
policymakers to equipment
manufacturers, from hydro owneroperators to solar and wind industry
experts, to individually identify and
address all aspects of highest-leverage
barriers to utilizing hydropower and
pumped storage to integrate variable
renewables. The event is open to the
public based on space availability.
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Participants are required to pre-register
and space is limited.
Pre-Registration: To pre-register,
please visit www.yesevents.com/
DOE_Hydropower_Integration or contact
Stacey Young via email at
Hydropower_Integration@sra.com or by
telephone at (202) 554–8480 x2924.
Participants interested in attending
should provide their name, company
name or organization (if applicable),
telephone number, and email no later
than the close of business on Tuesday
September 4, 2012. All attendees are
required to pre-register.
Agenda: The first day the DOE WWPP
will open the workshop with its view of
the current landscape of hydropower
and pumped storage development and
will then provide the opportunity for a
variety of experts to describe their
perspective on the state of the industry
and associated technologies. For the
remainder of the day, hydropower
technological capabilities, operational
constraints, and market barriers will be
discussed sequentially. At the end of
each workshop session, DOE will seek
input from individual participants
regarding what they believe are the most
significant barriers and issues. The halfday session on the second day will be
scheduled in its entirety to allow for
comments from participants on how to
tackle the high-impact issues identified
by DOE from the previous workshop
sessions.
Information on Services for
Individuals with Disabilities:
Individuals requiring special
accommodations at the meeting, please
contact Ms. Young no later than the
close of business on Tuesday,
September 4, 2012.
Minutes: A summary report of the
meeting will be available for printing at
the DOE Water Program Online
Publication and Product Library at:
water.energy.gov/publications.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15,
2012.
Jose Zayas,
Wind and Water Power Program Manager,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting (Webinar).
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting (Webinar) of the
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 requires that
agencies publish notice of meetings in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, September 5, 2012; 12 p.m.-2 p.m. To be provided the
Webinar's registration information, please email: HTAC@nrel.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: email to: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the
mailing address: Jason Marcinkoski, Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) was established under
Section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law 109-
58; 119 Stat. 849, to provide advice and recommendations to the
Secretary of Energy on the program and activities authorized by Title
VIII of EPACT.
Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; updates will be posted on the
Committee's Web site at: https://hydrogen.energy.gov).
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Discussion of Hydrogen Production Expert Panel report
Consultation in establishing the criteria for the H-Prize
competition, as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007, in Sec. 654.
Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the
public are welcome to observe the business of the meeting of HTAC and
to make oral statements during the specified period for public comment.
The public comment period will take place between 12 p.m. and 12:10
p.m. on September 5, 2012. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, please email
HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting. Please
indicate if you will be attending the meeting, whether you want to make
an oral statement, and what organization you represent (if
appropriate). Members of the public will be heard in the order in which
they sign up for the public comment period. Oral comments should be
limited to two minutes in length. Reasonable provision will be made to
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The chair of the
committee will make every effort to hear the views of all interested
parties and to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. If you would
like to file a written statement with the committee, you may do so
either by submitting a
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hard copy at the meeting or by submitting an electronic copy to via
email to: HTAC@nrel.gov.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public
review at the Committee's Web site at: https://hydrogen.energy.gov.
Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15, 2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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