Notice of Stakeholder Meetings To Receive Input on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) Initiative, 9464-9465 [2020-03231]
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transmitted by overnight mail, by
electronic mail to Electricity.Exports@
hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to (202) 586–
8008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Energy (DOE) regulates
exports of electricity from the United
States to a foreign country, pursuant to
sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 7172(f)). Such
exports require authorization under
section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act
(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
On May 22, 2015, DOE issued Order
EA–408, which authorized NEMC to
transmit electric energy from the United
States to Canada as a power marketer for
a five-year term using existing
international transmission facilities
appropriate for open access. The
authorization expires on May 22, 2020.
On February 3, 2020, NEMC filed an
application (Application or App.) with
DOE for renewal of the export
authorization contained in Order No.
EA–408–A for an additional five-year
term. App. at 4. NEMC states that it ‘‘is
a wholly owned subsidiary of NEMC,
which is a Crown corporation wholly
owned by the Province of
Newfoundland and Labrador, and
responsible for the management of the
Province’s energy resources’’ and that
‘‘NEMC will purchase electric energy
from wholesale energy markets operated
by NYISO, ISO–NE, MISO or other
organized electric markets in which
NEMC holds status as a market
participant, as well as through bilateral,
voluntary agreements with electric or
municipal utilities, cooperatives and
federal power marketing agencies (as
applicable).’’ Id. At 2. The Applicant
further states that ‘‘the electric energy
that NEMC will export on either a firm
or interruptible basis will not impair the
sufficiency of the electric power supple
in the United States.’’ Id. at 4. The
existing international transmission
facilities to be utilized by the Applicant
have previously been authorized by
Presidential permits issued pursuant to
Executive Order 10485, as amended,
and are appropriate for open access
transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to be heard in this proceeding
should file a comment or protest to the
application at the address provided
above. Protests should be filed in
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR
385.211). Any person desiring to
become a party to this proceeding
should file a motion to intervene at the
above address in accordance with FERC
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Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Two (2)
copies of such comments, protests, or
motions to intervene should be sent to
the address provided above on or before
the date listed above.
Comments and other filings
concerning NEMC application to export
electric energy to Canada should be
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA–
408–A. Additional copies are to be
provided directly to Greg Jones, Nalcor
Energy Marketing Corporation, 500
Columbus Drive—Hydro Place, P.O. Box
15200, St. John’s NL, A1B0P5, Canada
and to Joseph B. Nelson, Van Ness
Feldman, LLP, 1050 Thomas Jefferson
St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.
A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR
part 1021) and after DOE determines
that the proposed action will not have
an adverse impact on the sufficiency of
supply or reliability of the U.S. electric
power supply system.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
inspection and copying at the address
provided above, by accessing the
program website at https://energy.gov/
node/11845, or by emailing Matthew
Aronoff at matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 10,
2020.
Christopher Lawrence,
Management and Program Analyst,
Transmission Permitting and Technical
Assistance, Office of Electricity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Stakeholder Meetings To
Receive Input on the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) Energy Storage Grand
Challenge (ESGC) Initiative
Office of Electricity, DOE.
Notice of stakeholder meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The ESGC is a cross-cutting
initiative to utilize resources from
across DOE to accelerate research &
development (R&D), commercialization,
and implementation of cutting-edge
energy storage technologies to promote
United States global leadership in the
energy storage technologies of the
future. The U.S. DOE Research and
Technology Investment Committee
(RTIC) Energy Storage Subcommittee
intends to hold Stakeholder Meetings to
receive input on the approaches and
activities for the ESGC initiative.
SUMMARY:
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The locations and dates of these
meetings are as follows:
• Seattle, WA on March 6, 2020.
Please express your interest to attend by
February 27.
• Austin, TX on March 10, 2020.
Please express your interest to attend by
March 2.
• Chicago, IL on March 17, 2020.
Please express your interest to attend by
March 2.
• Washington, DC on March 26, 2020.
Please express your interest to attend by
March 11.
ADDRESSES:
The Stakeholder Meetings will take
place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local
time. The meeting times may change to
accommodate Workshop business.
For the Seattle, WA Meeting:
The Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave.,
Seattle, WA 98101.
For the Austin, TX Meeting:
The University of Texas at Austin,
Thompson Conference Center, 2405
Robert Dedman Dr., Austin, Texas
78712.
For the Chicago, IL Meeting:
Argonne in the City, 5235 S. Harper
Court, Chicago, Ill 60651.
For the Washington, DC Meeting:
DoubleTree Crystal City, 300 Army
Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Due to space constraints, there will be
limited seating available; therefore, the
public meeting will be open to a limited
number of parties. If you are interested
in attending any of these meetings,
please express interest at
www.energy.gov/energy-storage-grandchallenge/events. Additionally, if you
are a foreign national and wish to
participate, please inform DOE of this
fact as soon as possible by contacting
Ms. Stacy Byrd at Stacy.Byrd@
hq.doe.gov so that the necessary
procedures can be completed.
You will be notified via email at least
4 days before the date of the meeting if
you were confirmed as an attendee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vinod Siberry, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Electricity, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–1207, or
rticstorage@hq.doe.gov. Please include
‘‘Further Information’’ in the email’s
subject line. In the body of the email,
please include your name, organization,
and contact information, in addition to
your question or inquiry.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The ESGC intends to create a crosscutting strategy for U.S. leadership in
energy storage by focusing efforts across
five tracks:
(1.) Technology Development:
Establish ambitious, achievable
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performance goals, and a
comprehensive R&D portfolio to achieve
them;
(2.) Technology Transition: Accelerate
the technology pipeline from research to
system design to private sector adoption
through rigorous system evaluation,
performance validation, siting tools, and
targeted collaborations;
(3.) Policy and Valuation: Develop
best-in-class models, data, and analysis
to inform the most effective value
proposition and use cases for storage
technologies;
(4.) Manufacturing and Supply Chain:
Design new technologies to strengthen
U.S. manufacturing and recyclability,
and to reduce dependence on foreign
sources of critical minerals; and
(5.) Workforce: Train the next
generation of American workers to meet
the needs of the 21st century electric
grid and energy storage value chain.
All of these meetings will address the
Technology Development Track, with a
potential sub-focus in one or more of the
other tracks.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 13,
2020.
Bruce J. Walker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020–03231 Filed 2–18–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Defense Programs Advisory
Committee
Office of Defense Programs,
National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
closed meeting of the Defense Programs
Advisory Committee (DPAC). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of meetings
be announced in the Federal Register.
Due to national security considerations
SUMMARY:
the meeting will be closed to the public
and matters to be discussed are exempt
from public disclosure under Executive
Order 13526 and the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954.
DATES: April 23, 2020; 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: 1000 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Barnhill, Office of RDT&E (NA–
11), National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7183.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The DPAC provides
advice and recommendations to the
Deputy Administrator for Defense
Programs on the stewardship and
maintenance of the Nation’s nuclear
deterrent.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of this meeting is to finalize DPAC
recommendations to the Stockpile
Responsiveness Program and discuss
the path ahead on new topics.
Type of Meeting: In the interest of
national security, the meeting will be
closed to the public. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, section 10(d), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Management
Regulation, 41 CFR 102–3.155,
incorporate by reference the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b, which, at 552b(c)(1) and
(c)(3) permits closure of meetings where
restricted data or other classified
matters will be discussed. Such data
and matters will be discussed at this
meeting.
Tentative Agenda: Welcome; reading
of final draft of report; discussion of
report, as necessary; (tentative)
acceptance of report; discussion of next
charges; conclusion.
Public Participation: There will be no
public participation in this closed
meeting. Due to national security
considerations, under section 10(d) of
the Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), the
meeting will be closed to the public and
matters to be discussed are exempt from
public disclosure under Executive Order
13526 and the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, 42 U.S.C. 2161 and 2162, as
amended. Those wishing to provide
written comments or statements to the
Committee are invited to send them to
Rachel Barnhill at the address listed
above.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will not be available.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 12,
2020.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–03228 Filed 2–18–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
The following notice of meeting is
published pursuant to section 3(a) of the
government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.
L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
DATE AND TIME: February 20, 2020, 10:00
a.m.
PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda.
*Note—Items listed on the agenda may
be deleted without further notice.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
(202) 502–8400.
For a recorded message listing items
struck from or added to the meeting, call
(202) 502–8627.
This is a list of matters to be
considered by the Commission. It does
not include a listing of all documents
relevant to the items on the agenda. All
public documents, however, may be
viewed on line at the Commission’s
website at https://ferc.capitol
connection.org/ using the eLibrary link,
or may be examined in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Stakeholder Meetings To Receive Input on the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC)
Initiative
AGENCY: Office of Electricity, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of stakeholder meetings.
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SUMMARY: The ESGC is a cross-cutting initiative to utilize resources
from across DOE to accelerate research & development (R&D),
commercialization, and implementation of cutting-edge energy storage
technologies to promote United States global leadership in the energy
storage technologies of the future. The U.S. DOE Research and
Technology Investment Committee (RTIC) Energy Storage Subcommittee
intends to hold Stakeholder Meetings to receive input on the approaches
and activities for the ESGC initiative.
DATES: The locations and dates of these meetings are as follows:
Seattle, WA on March 6, 2020. Please express your interest
to attend by February 27.
Austin, TX on March 10, 2020. Please express your interest
to attend by March 2.
Chicago, IL on March 17, 2020. Please express your
interest to attend by March 2.
Washington, DC on March 26, 2020. Please express your
interest to attend by March 11.
ADDRESSES:
The Stakeholder Meetings will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. local time. The meeting times may change to accommodate Workshop
business.
For the Seattle, WA Meeting:
The Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101.
For the Austin, TX Meeting:
The University of Texas at Austin, Thompson Conference Center, 2405
Robert Dedman Dr., Austin, Texas 78712.
For the Chicago, IL Meeting:
Argonne in the City, 5235 S. Harper Court, Chicago, Ill 60651.
For the Washington, DC Meeting:
DoubleTree Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Due to space constraints, there will be limited seating available;
therefore, the public meeting will be open to a limited number of
parties. If you are interested in attending any of these meetings,
please express interest at www.energy.gov/energy-storage-grand-challenge/events. Additionally, if you are a foreign national and wish
to participate, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by
contacting Ms. Stacy Byrd at [email protected] so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
You will be notified via email at least 4 days before the date of
the meeting if you were confirmed as an attendee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vinod Siberry, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Electricity,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-1207,
or [email protected]. Please include ``Further Information'' in
the email's subject line. In the body of the email, please include your
name, organization, and contact information, in addition to your
question or inquiry.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The ESGC intends to create a cross-cutting strategy for U.S.
leadership in energy storage by focusing efforts across five tracks:
(1.) Technology Development: Establish ambitious, achievable
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performance goals, and a comprehensive R&D portfolio to achieve them;
(2.) Technology Transition: Accelerate the technology pipeline from
research to system design to private sector adoption through rigorous
system evaluation, performance validation, siting tools, and targeted
collaborations;
(3.) Policy and Valuation: Develop best-in-class models, data, and
analysis to inform the most effective value proposition and use cases
for storage technologies;
(4.) Manufacturing and Supply Chain: Design new technologies to
strengthen U.S. manufacturing and recyclability, and to reduce
dependence on foreign sources of critical minerals; and
(5.) Workforce: Train the next generation of American workers to
meet the needs of the 21st century electric grid and energy storage
value chain.
All of these meetings will address the Technology Development
Track, with a potential sub-focus in one or more of the other tracks.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2020.
Bruce J. Walker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-03231 Filed 2-18-20; 8:45 am]
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