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siting, permitting, and investment in the
grid and related clean energy
infrastructure. The following is a nonexhaustive list of topics that may be
addressed in comments on this topic:
• Opportunities for siting and
permitting authorities to utilize AI (e.g.,
Large Language Models, multi-modal
generative, etc.) to improve and
expedite their reviews;
• Actions Federal agencies can take to
support the effective deployment of
generative AI tools to improve project
planning, community engagement, and
siting and permitting reviews (e.g.,
processing of existing government
documents into AI- and ML-compatible
data formats, clarification of standards
around use of generative AI in
preparation of submittals to government
agencies, etc.);
• Steps Federal agencies could take to
improve compatibility of existing
structured datasets (e.g., geospatial data
on environmental resources, endangered
species, environmental justice, historic
and cultural resources, etc.) with
emerging AI models and/or to utilize AI
to revise and improve those existing
datasets;
• Opportunities to use AI to validate
and improve monitoring of existing
projects (e.g., environmental mitigation
monitoring, supply chain risks, and
socio-economic impacts, etc.);
• Opportunities to use AI to
illuminate and address artificial,
arbitrary, and unnecessary
disproportionate impacts on
disadvantaged communities from
planning, permitting, or operation of
energy infrastructure and to improve
energy equity;
• Steps that should be taken to ensure
transparency about any use of
generative AI in government reviews
and decision-making processes to avoid
unlawful biases or discrimination in AI
algorithms and datasets used.
3. AI to help mitigate climate change
risks.
DOE is seeking information regarding
how AI can be used to strengthen the
Nation’s resilience against climate
change, including opportunities to help
predict, prepare for, and mitigate
climate-driven risk. The following is a
non-exhaustive list of topics that may be
addressed in comments on this topic:
• Opportunities to use AI to forecast
climate-driven extreme events (e.g.,
wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, etc.) and
their impact on reliability and resilience
requirements, as well as potential to use
AI to mitigate climate-driven extreme
event risks or otherwise bolster
reliability and resilience;
• Opportunities to use AI to
understand and forecast climate impacts
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on long-term future resource levels
(compared to historical levels) and its
effect on resource adequacy and
availability;
• Opportunities to use AI to improve
or accelerate numerical weather
prediction models, particularly on time
scales relevant to infrastructure
planning and operations.
Across all of these topics, DOE is
seeking information about costs and
ease of implementation for tools,
systems, practices, and the extent to
which they will benefit the public if
they can be efficiently adopted and
utilized. DOE is interested to learn
about how to handle liability for
consequences of decisions made by AI
algorithms as well as protocols to
quantify the benefits of AI. In addition,
DOE is interested in information about
potential negative effects of broader use
of AI on these systems, including
concerns about data security and
privacy, whether AI may cause unlawful
biases or discrimination, and the
possibility that AI could have artificial,
arbitrary and unnecessary disparate
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Executive Order 13985 ‘‘underserved
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well as geographic communities, that
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exemplified by the list in the preceding
definition of ‘‘equity.’’
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Signed in Washington, DC, on February 27,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Advisory Committee for Nuclear
Security
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 Advisory
Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS).
The Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of meetings
be announced in the Federal Register.
Due to national security considerations,
the meeting will be closed to the public
and matters to be discussed are exempt
from public disclosure.
DATES: March 26, 2024; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: In-person meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allyson Koncke-Fernandez, Office of
Policy and Strategic Planning (NA–1.1)
National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287–
5327, allyson.koncke-fernandez@
nnsa.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The ACNS provides
advice and recommendations to the
Under Secretary Nuclear Security &
Administrator, NNSA areas and those of
the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Quarterly
meeting of the Advisory Committee for
Nuclear Security (ACNS) will cover the
current status of Committee activities as
well as additional charges and is
expected to contain discussions of a
sensitive nature.
Type of Meeting: In the interest of
national security, the meeting will be
closed to the public under Executive
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Order 13526 and the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954. 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.
Tentative Agenda: Welcome;
Headquarters and ACNS Updates;
discussion of reports and current
actions; discussion of next charges;
conclusion.
Public Participation: There will be no
public participation in this closed
meeting. Those wishing to provide
written comments or statements to the
Committee are invited to send them to
Allyson Koncke-Fernandez at the
address listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will not be available.
Signing Authority: This document of
the Department of Energy was signed on
February 26, 2024, by David Borak,
Deputy Committee Management Officer,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 27,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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ADOPTION—GENERIC—License
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Regarding Palisade Nuclear Plant
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Township Van Buren County MI,
Review Period Ends: 04/01/2024,
Contact: Alicia Williamson 202–526–
7272.
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filed 10/13/2006 with the
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New York Bight, Comment Period
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Revision to FR Notice Published 01/
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Julie Smith,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
Office of Federal Activities.
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
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availability of data on emission
allowance allocations to certain units
under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
(CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has
completed preliminary calculations for
the allocations of allowances from the
new unit set-asides (NUSAs) for the
2023 control periods and has posted
spreadsheets containing the calculations
on EPA’s website. EPA will consider
timely objections to the preliminary
calculations (including objections
concerning the identification of units
eligible for allocations) before
determining the final amounts of the
allocations. Additionally, EPA is
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and calculations to be used in the
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the 2024 control period under the
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riedel.morgan@epa.gov.
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Under each CSAPR trading program
where EPA is responsible for
determining emission allowance
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security Administration
Advisory Committee for Nuclear Security
AGENCY: Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a closed meeting of the Advisory
Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS). The Federal Advisory Committee
Act requires that public notice of meetings be announced in the Federal
Register. Due to national security considerations, the meeting will be
closed to the public and matters to be discussed are exempt from public
disclosure.
DATES: March 26, 2024; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: In-person meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allyson Koncke-Fernandez, Office of
Policy and Strategic Planning (NA-1.1) National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 287-5327, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The ACNS provides advice and recommendations to the
Under Secretary Nuclear Security & Administrator, NNSA areas and those
of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Quarterly meeting of the Advisory
Committee for Nuclear Security (ACNS) will cover the current status of
Committee activities as well as additional charges and is expected to
contain discussions of a sensitive nature.
Type of Meeting: In the interest of national security, the meeting
will be closed to the public under Executive
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Order 13526 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 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.
Tentative Agenda: Welcome; Headquarters and ACNS Updates;
discussion of reports and current actions; discussion of next charges;
conclusion.
Public Participation: There will be no public participation in this
closed meeting. Those wishing to provide written comments or statements
to the Committee are invited to send them to Allyson Koncke-Fernandez
at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will not be available.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on February 26, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee
Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04368 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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