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Dated: June 4, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory Committee
Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice for solicitation of
members.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting
nomination for candidates to fill
vacancies on the Biomass Research and
Development Technical Advisory
Committee (Committee).
DATES: Deadline for Technical Advisory
Committee member nominations is June
30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume, biography, and any letters of
support must be submitted via one of
the following methods:
(1) Email to Ian.Rowe@ee.doe.gov.
(2) Overnight delivery service to the
Designated Federal Official for the
Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department
of Energy, Mail Stop EE–3B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Rowe, Designated Federal Official for
the Committee, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585; (202) 586–7720; Email:
Ian.Rowe@ee.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Committee Website: https://
biomassboard.gov/committee/
committee.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Biomass Research and Development Act
of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224]
requires cooperation and coordination
in biomass research and development
(R&D) between the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE). The
Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008
by section 9008 of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
(FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651,
enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. The
Biomass Act was re-authorized in the
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.
FCEA section 9008(d) established the
Biomass Research and Development
Technical Advisory Committee and lays
forth its meetings, coordination, duties,
terms, and membership types.
Committee members are paid travel and
per diem for each meeting. The
Committee must meet quarterly and
should not duplicate the efforts of other
Federal advisory committees. Meetings
are typically two days in duration.
Three meetings are held in the
Washington DC area and the fourth is
held at a site to be determined each
year. The Committee advises DOE and
USDA points of contact with respect to
the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative)
and priority technical biomass R&D
needs and makes written
recommendations to the Biomass R&D
Board (Board). Those recommendations
regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are
distributed and used consistent with
Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are
open and competitive with awards
made annually; (C) objectives and
evaluation criteria of the solicitations
are clear; and (D) the points of contact
are funding proposals selected on the
basis of merit, and determined by an
independent panel of qualified peers.
The committee members may serve
two, three-year terms and committee
membership must include: (A) An
individual affiliated with the biofuels
industry; (B) an individual affiliated
with the biobased industrial and
commercial products industry; (C) an
individual affiliated with an institution
of higher education that has expertise in
biofuels and biobased products; (D) 2
prominent engineers or scientists from
government (non-federal) or academia
that have expertise in biofuels and
biobased products; (E) an individual
affiliated with a commodity trade
association; (F) 2 individuals affiliated
with environmental or conservation
organizations; (G) an individual
associated with state government who
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has expertise in biofuels and biobased
products; (H) an individual with
expertise in energy and environmental
analysis; (I) an individual with expertise
in the economics of biofuels and
biobased products; (J) an individual
with expertise in agricultural
economics; (K) an individual with
expertise in plant biology and biomass
feedstock development; (L) an
individual with expertise in agronomy,
crop science, or soil science; and (M) an
individual with expertise in carbon
dioxide capture, utilization, and
sequestration; (N) at the option of the
points of contact, other members (REF:
FCEA 2008 section 9008(d)(2)(A)). All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for
their expertise, leadership, and
relevance to an expertise. Appointments
will be made for three-year terms as
dictated by the legislation.
Nominations this year are needed for
the following categories in order to
address the Committee’s needs: (D) 2
prominent engineers or scientists from
government (non-federal) or academia
that have expertise in biofuels and
biobased products; (L) an individual
with expertise in agronomy, crop
science, or soil science; and (M) an
individual with expertise in carbon
dioxide capture, utilization, and
sequestration. Nominations for other
categories will also be accepted.
Nomination categories C, D, H, I, J, K,
L, N, and M are considered Special
Government Employees and require
submittal of an annual financial
disclosure form. In addition to the
required categories, other areas of
expertise of interest to the Committee
are individuals with expertise in
process engineering related to
biorefineries, or biobased coproducts
that enable fuel production.
Nominations are solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups,
universities, and companies that
represent a wide variety of biomass
research and development interests
throughout the country. In your
nomination letter, please indicate the
specific membership category of
interest. Each nominee must submit
their resume and biography along with
any letters of support by the deadline
above. If you were nominated in
previous years but were not appointed
to the committee and would still like to
be considered, please submit your
nomination package again in response
to this notice with all required
materials. All nominees will be vetted
before selection.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
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mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
that recommendations of the Technical
Advisory Committee take into account
the needs of the diverse groups served
by DOE, membership shall include (to
the extent practicable), all racial and
ethnic groups, women and men, and
persons with disabilities. Please note
that registered lobbyists serving in an
‘‘individual capacity,’’ individuals
already serving another Federal
Advisory Committee, and federal
employees are ineligible for nomination.
Appointments to the Biomass
Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee will be made by
the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 4,
2019.
Antionette M. Watkins,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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Take notice that on May 30, 2019,
pursuant to sections 206, 306, and 309
of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e, 825e, and 825h, and Rule
206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Complainant) filed a formal complaint
against PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation and PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C., (Respondents) alleging that, the
rates that Complainant is being charged
for transmission service by the
Respondents’ is unjust, unreasonable,
and unduly discriminatory, in violation
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in the complaint.
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individuals identified in the Complaint.
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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
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Commission in determining the
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appropriate. The Respondent’s answer
and all interventions, or protests must
be filed on or before the comment date.
The Respondent’s answer, motions to
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on the Complainants.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 5 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
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Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on June 19, 2019.
Dated: May 31, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Notice for solicitation of members.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Department of Energy is soliciting nomination for candidates to
fill vacancies on the Biomass Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee (Committee).
DATES: Deadline for Technical Advisory Committee member nominations is
June 30, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The nominee's name, resume, biography, and any letters of
support must be submitted via one of the following methods:
(1) Email to [email protected].
(2) Overnight delivery service to the Designated Federal Official
for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy, Mail Stop EE-3B, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Rowe, Designated Federal Official
for the Committee, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585; (202) 586-7720; Email: [email protected].
Committee Website: https://biomassboard.gov/committee/committee.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Biomass Research and Development Act of
2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106-224] requires cooperation and
coordination in biomass research and development (R&D) between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008 by section 9008 of the Food,
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) [Pub. L. 110-246, 122 Stat.
1651, enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. The Biomass Act was re-
authorized in the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018.
FCEA section 9008(d) established the Biomass Research and
Development Technical Advisory Committee and lays forth its meetings,
coordination, duties, terms, and membership types. Committee members
are paid travel and per diem for each meeting. The Committee must meet
quarterly and should not duplicate the efforts of other Federal
advisory committees. Meetings are typically two days in duration. Three
meetings are held in the Washington DC area and the fourth is held at a
site to be determined each year. The Committee advises DOE and USDA
points of contact with respect to the Biomass R&D Initiative
(Initiative) and priority technical biomass R&D needs and makes written
recommendations to the Biomass R&D Board (Board). Those recommendations
regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are distributed and used
consistent with Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are open and
competitive with awards made annually; (C) objectives and evaluation
criteria of the solicitations are clear; and (D) the points of contact
are funding proposals selected on the basis of merit, and determined by
an independent panel of qualified peers.
The committee members may serve two, three-year terms and committee
membership must include: (A) An individual affiliated with the biofuels
industry; (B) an individual affiliated with the biobased industrial and
commercial products industry; (C) an individual affiliated with an
institution of higher education that has expertise in biofuels and
biobased products; (D) 2 prominent engineers or scientists from
government (non-federal) or academia that have expertise in biofuels
and biobased products; (E) an individual affiliated with a commodity
trade association; (F) 2 individuals affiliated with environmental or
conservation organizations; (G) an individual associated with state
government who
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has expertise in biofuels and biobased products; (H) an individual with
expertise in energy and environmental analysis; (I) an individual with
expertise in the economics of biofuels and biobased products; (J) an
individual with expertise in agricultural economics; (K) an individual
with expertise in plant biology and biomass feedstock development; (L)
an individual with expertise in agronomy, crop science, or soil
science; and (M) an individual with expertise in carbon dioxide
capture, utilization, and sequestration; (N) at the option of the
points of contact, other members (REF: FCEA 2008 section
9008(d)(2)(A)). All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their
expertise, leadership, and relevance to an expertise. Appointments will
be made for three-year terms as dictated by the legislation.
Nominations this year are needed for the following categories in
order to address the Committee's needs: (D) 2 prominent engineers or
scientists from government (non-federal) or academia that have
expertise in biofuels and biobased products; (L) an individual with
expertise in agronomy, crop science, or soil science; and (M) an
individual with expertise in carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and
sequestration. Nominations for other categories will also be accepted.
Nomination categories C, D, H, I, J, K, L, N, and M are considered
Special Government Employees and require submittal of an annual
financial disclosure form. In addition to the required categories,
other areas of expertise of interest to the Committee are individuals
with expertise in process engineering related to biorefineries, or
biobased coproducts that enable fuel production.
Nominations are solicited from organizations, associations,
societies, councils, federations, groups, universities, and companies
that represent a wide variety of biomass research and development
interests throughout the country. In your nomination letter, please
indicate the specific membership category of interest. Each nominee
must submit their resume and biography along with any letters of
support by the deadline above. If you were nominated in previous years
but were not appointed to the committee and would still like to be
considered, please submit your nomination package again in response to
this notice with all required materials. All nominees will be vetted
before selection.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure that
recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee take into account
the needs of the diverse groups served by DOE, membership shall include
(to the extent practicable), all racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities. Please note that registered
lobbyists serving in an ``individual capacity,'' individuals already
serving another Federal Advisory Committee, and federal employees are
ineligible for nomination.
Appointments to the Biomass Research and Development Technical
Advisory Committee will be made by the Secretary of Energy and the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2019.
Antionette M. Watkins,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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