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NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
made; (2) for six years from the date of
DFC’s response in cases where an
adverse determination is made or the
response to an appeal in cases where an
appeal is filed; or (3) for six years from
the date of the court’s final order in
cases involving litigation.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The categories of individuals covered
by this system are identified as past and
current Chief Executive Officers and
Executive Vice Presidents, to include
any officials in an acting capacity.
Requests by individuals concerning
the existence of a record may be
submitted in writing, addressed to the
system manager above. The request
must comply with the requirements of
22 CFR 707.21.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
The Agency’s network complies with
Federal security requirements and the
FOIA files are locked to anyone not on
the FOIA Office staff.
The system contains (1) portrait shots
and (2) candid shots of the relevant
individuals taken while performing
official functions or while involved in
DFC-sponsored activities.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Requests by individuals concerning
the existence of a record may be
submitted in writing, addressed to the
system manager above. The request
must comply with the requirements of
22 CFR 707.21.
Photographs are taken by employees
or agents of the Agency, or by third
parties and submitted to the Agency for
review by Agency staff before inclusion
in the system.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Same as above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Requests by individuals to amend
their record must be submitted in
writing, addressed to the system
manager above. Requests for
amendments to records and requests for
review of a refusal to amend a record
must comply with the requirements of
22 CFR 707.23.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
Not Applicable.
Photographs are used (1) in releases to
local, national, and international
communications media, (2) as
communication material at conferences
and speaking engagements where
Agency staff participate in their official
capacity, (3) to provide background
information on the individuals,
including public biographies, via the
Agency’s website, (4) in social media
and other online postings regarding the
activities of the individuals in their
official capacity, and (5) in the Agency’s
publications.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Photographs are kept in electronic
format on the network drive of the
Agency’s Office of External Affairs.
Executive Photographs, DFC/08.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
SYSTEM LOCATION:
U.S. International Development
Finance Corporation, 1100 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20527.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Vice President, Office of External
Affairs, U.S. International Development
Finance Corporation, 1100 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20527;
Phone: (202) 336–8400.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental
Regulations; and 44 U.S.C. 3101,
Records Management by Agency Heads.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
Photographs of Agency top leadership
are retrieved by name to use in internal
and external communications to
publicize the Agency’s mission and
activities.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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Photographs are stored in an
electronic file organized by the name of
the individual. When a photograph is
required, a staff member will access the
electronic file for the relevant
individual and retrieve an appropriate
photograph from those available.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
Records are updated as needed and
retained until no longer needed for
business use.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Access to records is limited to DFC
employees who have an official need for
the records. Electronic records are
protected from unauthorized access
through password identification
procedures and other system-based
protection methods.
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Same as above.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Requests by individuals to amend
their record must be submitted in
writing, addressed to the system
manager above. Requests for
amendments to records and requests for
review of a refusal to amend a record
must comply with the requirements of
22 CFR 707.23.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
Not Applicable.
Dated: July 13, 2020.
Mark Rein,
Chief Information Officer.
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFETY BOARD
Sunshine Act Meetings
1:00 p.m., July 23, 2020.
This meeting will be held via
teleconference.
STATUS: Closed. During the closed
meeting, the Board Members will
discuss issues dealing with potential
Recommendations to the Secretary of
Energy. The Board is invoking the
exemptions to close a meeting described
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3) and (9)(B) and 10
CFR 1704.4(c) and (h). The Board has
determined that it is necessary to close
the meeting since conducting an open
meeting is likely to disclose matters that
are specifically exempted from
disclosure by statute, and/or be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action. In this case,
the deliberations will pertain to
potential Board Recommendations
which, under 42 U.S.C. 2286d(b) and
(h)(3), may not be made publicly
available until after they have been
received by the Secretary of Energy or
the President, respectively.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting
will proceed in accordance with the
closed meeting agenda which is posted
on the Board’s public website at
www.dnfsb.gov. Technical staff may
TIME AND DATE:
PLACE:
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present information to the Board. The
Board Members are expected to conduct
deliberations regarding potential
Recommendations to the Secretary of
Energy.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tara Tadlock, Director of Board
Operations, Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW,
Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901,
(800) 788–4016. This is a toll-free
number.
Dated: July 14, 2020.
Joyce L. Connery,
Acting Chairman.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Request for Information: Energy
Storage Grand Challenge
Department of Energy (DOE).
Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Energy’s (DOE or the Department), is
issuing this Request for Information
(RFI) solely for information and
planning purposes and does not
constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP).
Information received may be used to
assist the DOE in planning the scope of
future technology studies, deployment,
or technology commercialization efforts
and may be shared with other federal
agencies. The DOE may also use this RFI
to gain public input on its efforts,
expand and facilitate public access to
the DOE’s resources, and to mobilize
investment in U.S. energy storage
technologies as well as ancillary
technologies and efforts that will enable
commercialization and widespread
adoption. The information collected
may be used for internal DOE planning
and decision-making to ensure that
future activities maximize public benefit
while advancing the Administration’s
goals for leading the world in building
a competitive, clean energy economy;
securing America’s energy future;
reducing carbon pollution; and creating
domestic jobs.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
August 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted electronically to rticstorage@
hq.doe.gov. Responses must be provided
as a Microsoft Word (.doc) or (.docx)
attachment to the email with no more
than 10 pages in length for each section
listed in the RFI. Only electronic
responses will be accepted.
SUMMARY:
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Response Guidance: Please identify
your answers by responding to a
specific question or topic if possible.
Respondents may answer as many or as
few questions as they wish.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information may
be submitted electronically to Rima
Oueid at rticstorage@hq.doe.gov at (202)
586–5000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In September 2018, Congress passed
the Department of Energy Research and
Innovation Act (Pub. L. 115–242) No.
114–246, codifying the efforts of the
DOE’s Research and Technology and
Investment Committee (RTIC). The
Energy Storage Subcommittee of the
RTIC is co-chaired by the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy and Office of Electricity and
includes the Office of Science, Office of
Fossil Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Office of Technology Transitions (OTT),
ARPA–E, Office of Strategic Planning
and Policy, the Loan Programs Office,
and the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer.
In January of 2020, the DOE
announced the Energy Storage Grand
Challenge (ESGC), a comprehensive
program to accelerate the development,
commercialization, and utilization of
next-generation energy storage
technologies and sustain American
global leadership in energy storage. The
ESGC builds on the $158 million
Advanced Energy Storage Initiative
announced in President Trump’s Fiscal
Year 2020 budget request.
The vision for the ESGC is to create
and sustain global leadership in energy
storage utilization and exports with a
secure domestic manufacturing supply
chain that is independent of foreign
sources of critical materials by 2030.
While research and development (R&D)
is the foundation of advancing energy
storage technologies, the DOE
recognizes that global leadership also
requires addressing associated
challenges that lead to
commercialization and widespread
adoption of energy storage technologies.
The ESGC is a cross-cutting effort
managed by RTIC. The DOE established
the RTIC in 2019 to convene the key
elements of the DOE that support R&D
activities, coordinate their strategic
research priorities, identify potential
cross-cutting opportunities in both basic
and applied science and technology,
and accelerate commercialization.
Using a coordinated suite of R&D
funding opportunities, prizes,
partnerships, and other programs, the
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ESGC established the following five
cross-cutting tracks: (i) Technology
R&D, (ii) Manufacturing and Supply
Chain, (iii) Technology Transitions, (iv)
Policy and Valuation, and (v)
Workforce. These five cross-cutting
tracks have developed a draft Roadmap
that will be updated based on feedback
from this RFI as well as other ongoing
DOE efforts, such as workshops,
webinars, and other engagements with
stakeholders. The roadmap identifies six
use cases as neutral guideposts to
provide a framework for the ESGC.
These use cases include (i) facilitating
an evolving grid, (ii) serving remote
communities, (iii) electrified mobility,
(iv) interdependent network
infrastructure, (v) critical services, and
(vi) facility flexibility, efficiency and
value enhancement. More information
on the use cases and the draft Roadmap
can be found here https://
www.energy.gov/energy-storage-grandchallenge/downloads/energy-storagegrand-challenge-roadmap.
Each track has developed a set of RFI
questions related to their respective
areas and target audience. This RFI is
divided into five sections that represent
each track as follows:
The purpose of the Technology
Development Track covered in Section
1 is to develop and implement an R&D
ecosystem that strengthens and
maintains U.S. leadership in energy
storage innovation. To help realize the
vision of U.S. energy storage leadership,
the Technology Development Track will
establish user-centric use cases and
technology pathways to guide near-term
acceleration and long-term leadership in
energy storage technologies. A set of
future energy storage use cases, enabled
by aggressive cost reductions and
performance improvements, will help
guide R&D objectives across a diversity
of storage and enabling technologies. A
full description of the use case
framework is discussed in the draft
Roadmap. After identifying a portfolio
of technologies that have the potential
to achieve major functional
improvements, ensuring long-term
leadership includes augmenting the
R&D ecosystem to enable constant
innovation. The ecosystem includes
partnerships, consortia, infrastructure,
and other long-term resources that
accelerate the journey from concept to
commercialization.
The purpose of the Manufacturing
and Supply Chain Track covered in
Section 2 is to strengthen U.S.
leadership in energy storage through
strengthening the manufacturing supply
chains that produce state-of-the-art and
emerging energy storage technologies,
including supporting technologies that
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: 1:00 p.m., July 23, 2020.
PLACE: This meeting will be held via teleconference.
STATUS: Closed. During the closed meeting, the Board Members will
discuss issues dealing with potential Recommendations to the Secretary
of Energy. The Board is invoking the exemptions to close a meeting
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3) and (9)(B) and 10 CFR 1704.4(c) and
(h). The Board has determined that it is necessary to close the meeting
since conducting an open meeting is likely to disclose matters that are
specifically exempted from disclosure by statute, and/or be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. In
this case, the deliberations will pertain to potential Board
Recommendations which, under 42 U.S.C. 2286d(b) and (h)(3), may not be
made publicly available until after they have been received by the
Secretary of Energy or the President, respectively.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting will proceed in accordance with
the closed meeting agenda which is posted on the Board's public website
at www.dnfsb.gov. Technical staff may
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present information to the Board. The Board Members are expected to
conduct deliberations regarding potential Recommendations to the
Secretary of Energy.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Tara Tadlock, Director of Board
Operations, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a
toll-free number.
Dated: July 14, 2020.
Joyce L. Connery,
Acting Chairman.
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