80_FR_48066 80 FR 47913 - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

80 FR 47913 - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47913-47913
FR Document2015-19574

This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-19574]


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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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research 
and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 amended by the 
Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public 
Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish these notices 
in the Federal Register to allow for public participation. This notice 
announces the meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical 
Advisory Committee.

DATES: August 27, 2015 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
    August 28, 2015 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW., Washington, DC 
20008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliott Levine, 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) 586-1476; Email: [email protected] 
and Roy Tiley at (410) 997-7778 ext. 220; Email: hq.com">[email protected]hq.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: To develop advice and guidance that promotes 
research and development leading to the production of biobased fuels 
and biobased products.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include the following:

 Update on USDA Biomass R&D Activities
 Update on DOE Biomass R&D Activities
 Update the Biomass Research and Development Initiative
 Panel on Measuring Environmental Indicators and Assessment
 Panel on Economic and Bioeconomy Market Development
 Panel on Biomass Resource Development

    Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the 
public are welcome to observe the business of the Biomass Research and 
Development Technical Advisory Committee. To attend the meeting and/or 
to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you 
must contact Elliott Levine at 202-586-1476; Email: 
[email protected] and Roy Tiley at (410) 997-7778 ext. 220; 
Email: hq.com">[email protected]hq.com at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up 
at the beginning of the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to 
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs of 
the Committee will make every effort to hear the views of all 
interested parties. If you would like to file a written statement with 
the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. The 
Co-chairs will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at http://biomassboard.gov/committee/meetings.html.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 4, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-19574 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              should file a motion to intervene at the                allow for public participation. This                  copying at http://biomassboard.gov/
                                              above address in accordance with FERC                   notice announces the meeting of the                   committee/meetings.html.
                                              Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies                  Biomass Research and Development                        Issued at Washington, DC, on August 4,
                                              of such comments, protests, or motions                  Technical Advisory Committee.                         2015.
                                              to intervene should be sent to the                      DATES: August 27, 2015 8:30 a.m.–5:30                 LaTanya R. Butler,
                                              address provided above on or before the                 p.m.                                                  Deputy Committee Management Officer.
                                              date listed above.                                         August 28, 2015 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.                [FR Doc. 2015–19574 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                 Comments and other filings                           ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel,                       BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                              concerning the Applicant’s application                  2500 Calvert Street NW., Washington,
                                              to export electric energy to Canada                     DC 20008.
                                              should be clearly marked with OE                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                              Docket No. EA–367–A. An additional                      Elliott Levine, Designated Federal
                                              copy is to be provided directly to both                 Official for the Committee, Office of                 Federal Energy Regulatory
                                              Eric Dennison, EDF Trading North                        Energy Efficiency and Renewable                       Commission
                                              America, LLC, 4700 West Sam Houston                     Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,                    [Docket No. ER15–2267–000]
                                              Parkway North, Suite 250, Houston, TX                   1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
                                              77041 and Kenneth W. Irvin, Sidley                      Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–1476;                 Chevron Power Holdings Inc.;
                                              Austin LLP, 1501 K. Street NW.,                         Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov and                  Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                              Washington, DC 20005.                                   Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220;                 Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                                 A final decision will be made on this                Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com.                             Request for Blanket Section 204
                                              application after the environmental                                                                           Authorization
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              impacts have been evaluated pursuant                       Purpose of Meeting: To develop
                                              to DOE’s National Environmental Policy                                                                           This is a supplemental notice in the
                                                                                                      advice and guidance that promotes                     above-referenced proceeding of Chevron
                                              Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR                     research and development leading to the
                                              part 1021, et seq.) and after a                                                                               Power Holdings Inc.’s application for
                                                                                                      production of biobased fuels and                      market-based rate authority, with an
                                              determination is made by DOE that the                   biobased products.
                                              proposed action will not have an                                                                              accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                                                                         Tentative Agenda: Agenda will
                                              adverse impact on the sufficiency of                                                                          such application includes a request for
                                                                                                      include the following:
                                              supply or reliability of the U.S. electric                                                                    blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                                                                      • Update on USDA Biomass R&D                          part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                              power supply system.
                                                                                                         Activities                                         and assumptions of liability.
                                                 Copies of this application will be                   • Update on DOE Biomass R&D
                                              made available, upon request, for public                                                                         Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                                                                         Activities                                         protest should file with the Federal
                                              inspection and copying at the address                   • Update the Biomass Research and
                                              provided above, by accessing the                                                                              Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
                                                                                                         Development Initiative                             First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
                                              program Web site at http://energy.gov/                  • Panel on Measuring Environmental
                                              node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy                                                                        in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
                                                                                                         Indicators and Assessment                          of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
                                              at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.                              • Panel on Economic and Bioeconomy
                                                                                                                                                            and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
                                                Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4,                   Market Development
                                                                                                      • Panel on Biomass Resource                           385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
                                              2015.
                                                                                                         Development                                        intervene or protest must serve a copy
                                              Christopher Lawrence,                                                                                         of that document on the Applicant.
                                              Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity          Public Participation: In keeping with                 Notice is hereby given that the
                                              Delivery and Energy Reliability.                        procedures, members of the public are                 deadline for filing protests with regard
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19642 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]              welcome to observe the business of the                to the applicant’s request for blanket
                                              BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  Biomass Research and Development                      authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
                                                                                                      Technical Advisory Committee. To                      future issuances of securities and
                                                                                                      attend the meeting and/or to make oral                assumptions of liability, is August 24,
                                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    statements regarding any of the items on              2015.
                                                                                                      the agenda, you must contact Elliott                     The Commission encourages
                                              Energy Efficiency and Renewable                         Levine at 202–586–1476; Email:                        electronic submission of protests and
                                              Energy                                                  Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov and Roy Tiley               interventions in lieu of paper, using the
                                                                                                      at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; Email:                    FERC Online links at http://
                                              Biomass Research and Development
                                                                                                      rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 business                 www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
                                              Technical Advisory Committee
                                                                                                      days prior to the meeting. Members of                 service, persons with Internet access
                                              AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and                           the public will be heard in the order in              who will eFile a document and/or be
                                              Renewable Energy, Department of                         which they sign up at the beginning of                listed as a contact for an intervenor
                                              Energy                                                  the meeting. Reasonable provision will                must create and validate an
                                              ACTION: Notice of open meeting.                         be made to include the scheduled oral                 eRegistration account using the
                                                                                                      statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs               eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
                                              SUMMARY:   This notice announces an                     of the Committee will make every effort               link to log on and submit the
                                              open meeting of the Biomass Research                    to hear the views of all interested                   intervention or protests.
                                              and Development Technical Advisory                      parties. If you would like to file a                     Persons unable to file electronically
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                                              Committee under Section 9008(d) of the                  written statement with the Committee,                 should submit an original and 5 copies
                                              Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of                   you may do so either before or after the              of the intervention or protest to the
                                              2008 amended by the Agricultural Act                    meeting. The Co-chairs will conduct the               Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
                                              of 2014. The Federal Advisory                           meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct             888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
                                              Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86                    of business.                                          20426.
                                              Stat. 770) requires that agencies publish                  Minutes: The minutes of the meeting                   The filings in the above-referenced
                                              these notices in the Federal Register to                will be available for public review and               proceeding are accessible in the


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesAugust 27, 2015 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
ContactElliott Levine, 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) 586-1476; Email: [email protected] and Roy Tiley at (410) 997-7778 ext. 220; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 47913 

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