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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Electricity Advisory Committee
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Electricity Advisory
Committee. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 1:00
p.m.–6:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, June 8,
2017, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone:
(202) 586–1060 or email:
matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The
Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC)
was re-established in July 2010, in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.2, to
provide advice to the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) in implementing the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing the
Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007, and modernizing the nation’s
electricity delivery infrastructure. The
EAC is composed of individuals of
diverse background selected for their
technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished
professional service, and their
knowledge of issues that pertain to
electricity.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the
EAC is expected to include an update
on the programs and initiatives of the
DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability and the Grid
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Modernization Laboratory Consortium.
The meeting is also expected to include
a presentation from the new
Administration, as well as panels or
presentations with associated
discussions on gas-electric integration,
power sector vulnerabilities, advances
in energy storage for system reliability
and resiliency, new applications for
storage and microgrids, and regional
resiliency and security with bulk
storage. Additionally, the meeting is
expected to include a discussion of the
plans and activities of the Smart Grid
Subcommittee, Power Delivery
Subcommittee, Energy Storage
Subcommittee, and the Grid
Modernization Working Group.
Tentative Agenda: June 7, 2017
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Welcome,
Introductions, Developments since
the March 2017 Meeting
1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Update on the
DOE Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability’s Programs
and Initiatives
1:30 p.m.–2:10 p.m. Presentation from
New Administration and EAC
Discussion
2:10 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Update on the
Grid Modernization Laboratory
Consortium Program and Initiatives
2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Panel Session:
Gas-Electric Integration
4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Break
4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EAC Power
Delivery Subcommittee Activities
and Plans
5:00 p.m.–5:20 p.m. EAC Smart Grid
Subcommittee Activities and Plans
5:20 p.m.–5:40 p.m. EAC Energy
Storage Subcommittee Activities
and Plans
5:40 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Grid
Modernization Working Group
Activities and Plans
Tentative Agenda: June 8, 2017
8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Welcome:
Overview of Energy Storage Session
during the EAC June 2017 Meeting
8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Session Scope
and Objectives: Overview of Energy
Storage and Key Trends
8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Power Sector
Vulnerabilities: Panel and
Discussion
9:45 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Advances in
Energy Storage for System
Reliability: Panel and Discussion
11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Break for Lunch
(not provided)
11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Storage and
Microgrids—New Applications:
Panel and Discussion
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Regional
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Resiliency and Security with Bulk
Storage: Presentation and
Discussion
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Takeaways and
Key Themes: Facilitated Discussion
2:45 p.m.–2:55 p.m. Public Comments
2:55 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Wrap-up and
Adjourn June 2017 Meeting of the
EAC
The meeting agenda may change to
accommodate EAC business. For EAC
agenda updates, see the EAC Web site
at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/
electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
Public Participation: The EAC
welcomes the attendance of the public
at its meetings. Individuals who wish to
offer public comments at the EAC
meeting may do so on Thursday, June 8,
2017, but must register at the
registration table in advance.
Approximately 10 minutes will be
reserved for public comments. Time
allotted per speaker will depend on the
number who wish to speak but is not
expected to exceed three minutes.
Anyone who is not able to attend the
meeting, or for whom the allotted public
comments time is insufficient to address
pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited
to send a written statement to Mr.
Matthew Rosenbaum.
You may submit comments, identified
by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee
Open Meeting,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
• Email: matthew.rosenbaum@
hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Electricity
Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’ in
the subject line of the message.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
identifier. All comments received will
be posted without change to https://
energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac, including any
personal information provided.
• Docket: For access to the docket, to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
energy.gov/oe/services/electricityadvisory-committee-eac.
The following electronic file formats
are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc),
Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf),
plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls),
and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you
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submit information that you believe to
be exempt by law from public
disclosure, you must submit one
complete copy, as well as one copy from
which the information claimed to be
exempt by law from public disclosure
has been deleted. You must also explain
the reasons why you believe the deleted
information is exempt from disclosure.
DOE is responsible for the final
determination concerning disclosure or
nondisclosure of the information and for
treating it in accordance with the DOE’s
Freedom of Information regulations (10
CFR 1004.11).
Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service
mail to DOE may be delayed by several
weeks due to security screening. DOE,
therefore, encourages those wishing to
comment to submit comments electronically
by email. If comments are submitted by
regular mail, the Department requests that
they be accompanied by a CD or diskette
containing electronic files of the submission.
Minutes: The minutes of the EAC
meeting will be posted on the EAC Web
page at https://energy.gov/oe/services/
electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
They can also be obtained by contacting
Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address
above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11,
2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that
public notice of this meeting be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 8:30
a.m.–5:00 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2017,
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Red Lion Columbia Center,
Ballroom V, 1101 North Columbia
Center Boulevard, Kennewick, WA
99336.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Holmes, Federal Coordinator,
Department of Energy Richland
Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, H5–20,
Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376–
5803; or Email: kristen.l.holmes@
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION:
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.
Tentative Agenda
• Discussion Topics
D Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’
Updates
D Hanford Advisory Board Committee
Reports
D Budget Priorities
D Five-Year Review of Tri-Party
Agreement and Changes
D CERCLA Five-Year Review Update
D Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Hanford, 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 Kristen
Holmes 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 Kristen
Holmes 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 Kristen Holmes’s
office at the address or phone number
listed above. Minutes will also be
available at the following Web site:
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab.
Issued at Washington, DC, on May 10,
2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biological and Environmental
Research Advisory Committee
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
AGENCY:
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Notice of open teleconference.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Electricity Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory
Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. EST, Thursday, June
8, 2017, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-1060 or email:
matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC)
was re-established in July 2010, in accordance with the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.2,
to provide advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in
implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007, and modernizing the nation's
electricity delivery infrastructure. The EAC is composed of individuals
of diverse background selected for their technical expertise and
experience, established records of distinguished professional service,
and their knowledge of issues that pertain to electricity.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC is expected to include an
update on the programs and initiatives of the DOE's Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and the Grid Modernization
Laboratory Consortium. The meeting is also expected to include a
presentation from the new Administration, as well as panels or
presentations with associated discussions on gas-electric integration,
power sector vulnerabilities, advances in energy storage for system
reliability and resiliency, new applications for storage and
microgrids, and regional resiliency and security with bulk storage.
Additionally, the meeting is expected to include a discussion of the
plans and activities of the Smart Grid Subcommittee, Power Delivery
Subcommittee, Energy Storage Subcommittee, and the Grid Modernization
Working Group.
Tentative Agenda: June 7, 2017
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, Developments since the
March 2017 Meeting
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Update on the DOE Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability's Programs and Initiatives
1:30 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Presentation from New Administration and EAC
Discussion
2:10 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Update on the Grid Modernization Laboratory
Consortium Program and Initiatives
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Panel Session: Gas-Electric Integration
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Break
4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Activities and
Plans
5:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Activities and
Plans
5:20 p.m.-5:40 p.m. EAC Energy Storage Subcommittee Activities and
Plans
5:40 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Grid Modernization Working Group Activities and
Plans
Tentative Agenda: June 8, 2017
8:00 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Welcome: Overview of Energy Storage Session
during the EAC June 2017 Meeting
8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Session Scope and Objectives: Overview of
Energy Storage and Key Trends
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Power Sector Vulnerabilities: Panel and
Discussion
9:45 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Advances in Energy Storage for System
Reliability: Panel and Discussion
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Break for Lunch (not provided)
11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Storage and Microgrids--New Applications:
Panel and Discussion
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Regional Resiliency and Security with Bulk
Storage: Presentation and Discussion
1:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Takeaways and Key Themes: Facilitated
Discussion
2:45 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Public Comments
2:55 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn June 2017 Meeting of the
EAC
The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC
agenda updates, see the EAC Web site at: https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public
at its meetings. Individuals who wish to offer public comments at the
EAC meeting may do so on Thursday, June 8, 2017, but must register at
the registration table in advance. Approximately 10 minutes will be
reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on
the number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three
minutes. Anyone who is not able to attend the meeting, or for whom the
allotted public comments time is insufficient to address pertinent
issues with the EAC, is invited to send a written statement to Mr.
Matthew Rosenbaum.
You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity Advisory
Committee Open Meeting,'' by any of the following methods:
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
Email: matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. Include ``Electricity
Advisory Committee Open Meeting'' in the subject line of the message.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and identifier. All comments received will be posted without change to
https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac,
including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket, to read background
documents or comments received, go to https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft
Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text
Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft
PowerPoint (.ppt). If you
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submit information that you believe to be exempt by law from public
disclosure, you must submit one complete copy, as well as one copy from
which the information claimed to be exempt by law from public
disclosure has been deleted. You must also explain the reasons why you
believe the deleted information is exempt from disclosure.
DOE is responsible for the final determination concerning
disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for treating it in
accordance with the DOE's Freedom of Information regulations (10 CFR
1004.11).
Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE may be
delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE, therefore,
encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments
electronically by email. If comments are submitted by regular mail,
the Department requests that they be accompanied by a CD or diskette
containing electronic files of the submission.
Minutes: The minutes of the EAC meeting will be posted on the EAC
Web page at https://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. They can also be obtained by contacting Mr. Matthew
Rosenbaum at the address above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2017.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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