Wireless Metering Challenge, 20628-20629 [2013-07972]

Download as PDF 20628 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2013 / Notices impacts to workers when implementing the actions described herein. For example, DOE will continue to evaluate and implement, as appropriate, physical modifications to the H-Canyon facility and process chemistry changes that would reduce personnel exposure, facility effluents, and waste generation. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Basis for Decision This amended decision reduces the overall cost of managing the currently stored fuel by eliminating the need for additional SNF storage racks in the LBasin SNF storage facility and allows for future receipt of foreign and domestic SNF, including continued receipt of HFIR cores from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in support of DOE’s research and development mission. In addition, this amended decision will maximize near-term utilization of H-Canyon and expeditiously complete the mission This amended decision supports DOE’s ongoing approach for reducing the proliferation risks inherent in stocks of HEU by down-blending surplus HEU to LEU. The LEU would be available for use in commercial reactors such as those operated by TVA. In addition, operation of H-Canyon to process the SNF is consistent with section 3137 of the Floyd D. Spence Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year (FY) 2001 (Pub. L. 106–398), as amended by section 3115 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2004 (Pub. L. 108–136), regarding the continued operation and maintenance of a high state of readiness of the H-Canyon facility at SRS. Given the expense involved in designing and constructing a new melt and dilute capability, and because an alternative processing technology (conventional processing) is readily available, DOE determined that melt and dilute is an unnecessarily costly duplication of treatment capability for aluminum-clad SNF. Conventional processing and down-blending the HEU to LEU, with vitrification rather than the recovery of plutonium, furthers the Nation’s non-proliferation goals. Although the Secretary of Energy has determined that Yucca Mountain is not a workable option for a geologic repository, DOE remains committed to meeting its obligations to safely dispose of SNF and HLW.6 While this Amended ROD will increase the number of 6 The Secretary’s Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-level Radioactive Waste, January 2013, endorses the key principles of the 2012 Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future report and represents an initial basis for discussions among the Administration, the Congress, and other stakeholders toward a sustainable path forward for disposition of nuclear waste. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Apr 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 canisters of vitrified HLW, this is not expected to significantly affect the quantity of vitrified HLW requiring management. Separately, the receipt of target residue materials from Canada in liquid form under the U.S. Foreign Research Reactor Acceptance Policy does not present significant new health or environmental concerns or impacts as described in the SA. The repatriation of U.S.-origin HEU from Canada will help ensure national and international safety and security by downblending this material to LEU that would be available for beneficial use in power reactors. This action is consistent with U.S. agreements regarding receipt of FRR materials in which involved countries with the economic ability to do so contribute to the costs of transportation and U.S. receipt, processing and disposition of the materials. In summary, the proposed use of conventional processing for a limited quantity of SNF as described in this amendment to DOE’s 2000 SNF ROD takes advantage of existing processes in existing facilities. It will allow nearterm progress in processing a portion of the inventory analyzed in the SRS SNF EIS currently stored on the site, thus freeing storage space for expected material receipts and avoiding the cost of creating additional space. The activities encompassed by this amended decision will not incur potential health or environmental impacts significantly different from those analyzed in existing NEPA reviews. These activities will strongly contribute to DOE’s commitment to the United States’ nuclear non-proliferation goals and are consistent with the U.S. and Canadian agreement reached at the Nuclear Security Summit in March 2012 to expand efforts to return U.S.-origin HEU currently stored in Canada to the U.S. Further, the actions resulting from this Amended ROD will contribute to the production of material that can be put to beneficial energy production for public use, thereby dispositioning some HEU out of South Carolina; and will contribute to an overall safe, secure, and cost-effective strategy for ongoing management of SNF and target residue materials at SRS. Issued in Washington, DC on March 29, 2013. David Huizenga, Senior Advisor for Environmental Management. [FR Doc. 2013–07994 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wireless Metering Challenge Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) requests comments on the draft version of the Wireless Power Meter Challenge Specification. This draft is a set of performance specifications applicable to energy efficiency metering devices for use at the electrical panel level within commercial buildings. The specifications are intended to spur the development of new technologies in the wireless electric metering space. DATES: Comments on the Wireless Meter Challenge Specification must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time April 26, 2013. DOE will be holding a webinar on April 30, 2013. Information regarding the webinar is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by electronic mail to wireless.meter@ee.doe.gov. For further information on how to submit comments, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the submission of comments, technical questions, and questions regarding the Challenge, contact Jason Koman, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–2J, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone number: (202) 287–1578. Email: Jason.Koman@ee.doe.gov. For legal questions contact Christopher Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone number: (202) 586–1777. Email: christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov. SUMMARY: EERE is developing a challenge specification to spur the development of new, low cost wireless electric metering devices. In order to take action to reduce energy usage, owners and operators need to know how energy is being used in their buildings. Metering data provides SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 66 / Friday, April 5, 2013 / Notices visibility to a building’s energy use. Energy costs can be reduced by taking action to resolve problems identified by examining metered data. While metering systems do not directly improve energy efficiency, metering systems enable focused energy efficiency actions. It is estimated that the use of metering systems result in energy efficiency actions that deliver electricity energy savings of at least 2% or more annually. Today, the cost of building and panel level metering systems is typically a key hurdle to implementing these technologies. Through the Wireless Power Meter Challenge, EERE is developing an aspirational but achievable performance specification for wireless metering devices at a low price point. The intent is to identify performance specifications that would meet the demand from the commercial building sector and leverage this demand to spur manufacturers to create new technologies. This model has been successfully deployed in the past through EERE’s Roof Top Unit Challenge (RTU) in which DOE provided a similar performance specification that had not yet been offered on the market and manufacturers responded with compliant technologies, resulting in the most efficient products available on the market. The Wireless Power Meter Challenge Specification is supported by the Building Technologies Office (BTO) Commercial Building Integration (CBI) team. In developing the draft Specification, EERE has considered input from Federal Agencies and individual comments from commercial building owners. This will be the first time EERE has issued a notice requesting general public comment on the Specification. EERE is providing an opportunity for public comment on the technical provisions laid out in the Specification. EERE may give further consideration to certain technical elements and subsequently make changes to the Specification as a result of issues identified by commenters. The draft Specification is available at https:// www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ commercial/bba_wireless metering.html. DOE intends to host a webinar on April 30, 2013, to provide information on the development of the Specification. Interested parties should check the above Web page regularly for information regarding the webinar and Challenge, as it becomes available. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Apr 04, 2013 Jkt 229001 Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment DOE is seeking comments and views of interested parties on the following issues: Æ The performance requirements laid out in the specification. Æ The price targets laid out in the specification. Æ The applicability of the performance requirements to various types of commercial buildings. Æ The feasibility of developing a technology that meets the performance and price targets laid out in the specification. Submission of Comments Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2013. Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2013–07972 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9530–3] Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the draft Specification no later than the date specified under the DATES heading. Comments, data, and information submitted via DOE’s email address should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format. Interested parties should avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption, and wherever possible, comments should include the electronic signature of the author. Comments, data, and information submitted to DOE via regular mail may include one signed paper original. According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two copies: one copy of the document including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document that does not include the information believed to be confidential. DOE will make its own determination as to the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07972]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Wireless Metering Challenge

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) requests comments on the draft 
version of the Wireless Power Meter Challenge Specification. This draft 
is a set of performance specifications applicable to energy efficiency 
metering devices for use at the electrical panel level within 
commercial buildings. The specifications are intended to spur the 
development of new technologies in the wireless electric metering 
space.

DATES: Comments on the Wireless Meter Challenge Specification must be 
received by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time April 26, 2013.
    DOE will be holding a webinar on April 30, 2013. Information 
regarding the webinar is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by electronic mail to 
wireless.meter@ee.doe.gov.
    For further information on how to submit comments, please see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the submission 
of comments, technical questions, and questions regarding the 
Challenge, contact Jason Koman, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop 
EE-2J, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585. Phone number: (202) 287-1578. Email: Jason.Koman@ee.doe.gov.
    For legal questions contact Christopher Calamita, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-71, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone number: (202) 
586-1777. Email: christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EERE is developing a challenge specification 
to spur the development of new, low cost wireless electric metering 
devices. In order to take action to reduce energy usage, owners and 
operators need to know how energy is being used in their buildings. 
Metering data provides

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visibility to a building's energy use. Energy costs can be reduced by 
taking action to resolve problems identified by examining metered data. 
While metering systems do not directly improve energy efficiency, 
metering systems enable focused energy efficiency actions. It is 
estimated that the use of metering systems result in energy efficiency 
actions that deliver electricity energy savings of at least 2% or more 
annually. Today, the cost of building and panel level metering systems 
is typically a key hurdle to implementing these technologies.
    Through the Wireless Power Meter Challenge, EERE is developing an 
aspirational but achievable performance specification for wireless 
metering devices at a low price point. The intent is to identify 
performance specifications that would meet the demand from the 
commercial building sector and leverage this demand to spur 
manufacturers to create new technologies. This model has been 
successfully deployed in the past through EERE's Roof Top Unit 
Challenge (RTU) in which DOE provided a similar performance 
specification that had not yet been offered on the market and 
manufacturers responded with compliant technologies, resulting in the 
most efficient products available on the market.
    The Wireless Power Meter Challenge Specification is supported by 
the Building Technologies Office (BTO) Commercial Building Integration 
(CBI) team. In developing the draft Specification, EERE has considered 
input from Federal Agencies and individual comments from commercial 
building owners. This will be the first time EERE has issued a notice 
requesting general public comment on the Specification.
    EERE is providing an opportunity for public comment on the 
technical provisions laid out in the Specification. EERE may give 
further consideration to certain technical elements and subsequently 
make changes to the Specification as a result of issues identified by 
commenters. The draft Specification is available at https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial/bba_wireless metering.html.
    DOE intends to host a webinar on April 30, 2013, to provide 
information on the development of the Specification. Interested parties 
should check the above Web page regularly for information regarding the 
webinar and Challenge, as it becomes available.

Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment

    DOE is seeking comments and views of interested parties on the 
following issues:
    [cir] The performance requirements laid out in the specification.
    [cir] The price targets laid out in the specification.
    [cir] The applicability of the performance requirements to various 
types of commercial buildings.
    [cir] The feasibility of developing a technology that meets the 
performance and price targets laid out in the specification.

Submission of Comments

    DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the draft 
Specification no later than the date specified under the DATES heading.
    Comments, data, and information submitted via DOE's email address 
should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) 
file format. Interested parties should avoid the use of special 
characters or any form of encryption, and wherever possible, comments 
should include the electronic signature of the author. Comments, data, 
and information submitted to DOE via regular mail may include one 
signed paper original.
    According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that 
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public 
disclosure should submit two copies: one copy of the document including 
all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the 
document that does not include the information believed to be 
confidential. DOE will make its own determination as to the 
confidential status of the information and treat it according to its 
determination.
    Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat 
submitted information as confidential include:
    (1) A description of the items;
    (2) Whether and why such items are customarily treated as 
confidential within the industry;
    (3) Whether the information is generally known by or available from 
other sources;
    (4) Whether the information has previously been made available to 
others without obligation concerning its confidentiality;
    (5) An explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting 
person which would result from public disclosure;
    (6) A date upon which such information might lose its confidential 
nature due to the passage of time; and
    (7) Why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the 
public interest.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-07972 Filed 4-4-13; 8:45 am]
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