81 FR 29256 - Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-11074 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 29256-29257] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-11074] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Runkles; Office of Basic Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 [[Page 29257]] Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903- 6529 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of this Board is to make recommendation to DOE-SC with respect to the basic energy sciences research program. Tentative AgendaCall to Order, Introductions, Review of the Agenda News from the Office of Science News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences Report by the BESAC Subcommittee on Facility Upgrade Prioritization Scientific User Facilities Division Committee of Visitors Report Energy Frontier Research Centers/Hubs Committee of Visitors Update Public Comments Adjourn Breaks Taken As Appropriate Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a written statement with the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you should contact Katie Runkles at 301-903-6594 (fax) or [email protected] (email). Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Committee will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying within 30 days at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room; 1E-190, Forrestal Building; 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-11074 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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2005, executing the Energy 9:50 a.m.–10:05 a.m. Break Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf),
Independence and Security Act of 2007, 10:05 a.m.–11:40 a.m. Panel: Storage plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls),
and modernizing the nation’s electricity Market Environment: Reports from and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you
delivery infrastructure. The EAC is Experts in the Field submit information that you believe to
composed of individuals of diverse 11:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EAC Member be exempt by law from public
background selected for their technical Discussion of Clean Power Plan disclosure, you must submit one
expertise and experience, established Working Group Activities and Plans complete copy, as well as one copy from
records of distinguished professional 12:00 p.m.–12:10 p.m. Public which the information claimed to be
service, and their knowledge of issues Comments exempt by law from public disclosure
that pertain to electricity. 12:10 p.m.–12:40 p.m. Wrap-up and has been deleted. You must also explain
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the Adjourn June 2016 Meeting of the the reasons why you believe the deleted
EAC is expected to include an update EAC information is exempt from disclosure.
on the programs and initiatives of the The meeting agenda may change to DOE is responsible for the final
DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and accommodate EAC business. For EAC determination concerning disclosure or
Energy Reliability and an overview of agenda updates, see the EAC Web site nondisclosure of the information and for
DOE grid modeling efforts. The meeting at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/ treating it in accordance with the DOE’s
is also expected to include a DOE electricity-advisory-committee-eac. Freedom of Information regulations (10
presentation on the EV Everywhere Public Participation: The EAC CFR 1004.11).
Challenge, a presentation on the welcomes the attendance of the public Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service
National Academies of Sciences, at its meetings. Individuals who wish to mail to DOE may be delayed by several
Engineering, and Medicine’s report, offer public comments at the EAC weeks due to security screening. DOE,
‘‘Analytic Research Foundations for the meeting may do so on Thursday, June 1, therefore, encourages those wishing to
Next-Generation Electric Grid,’’ and 2016, but must register at the comment to submit comments electronically
panel discussions on transactive energy by email. If comments are submitted by
registration table in advance.
and the storage market environment. regular mail, the Department requests that
Approximately 10 minutes will be they be accompanied by a CD or diskette
Additionally, the meeting is expected to reserved for public comments. Time containing electronic files of the submission.
include a discussion of the plans and allotted per speaker will depend on the
activities of the Smart Grid number who wish to speak but is not Minutes: The minutes of the EAC
Subcommittee, Power Delivery expected to exceed three minutes. meeting will be posted on the EAC Web
Subcommittee, Energy Storage Anyone who is not able to attend the page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/
Subcommittee, and the Clean Power meeting, or for whom the allotted public electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
Plan Working Group. comments time is insufficient to address They can also be obtained by contacting
pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address
Tentative Agenda: June 1, 2016 above.
to send a written statement to Mr.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. EAC Leadership Matthew Rosenbaum. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.
Committee Meeting You may submit comments, identified LaTanya R. Butler,
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee
1:00 p.m.–1:20 p.m. Welcome, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
Open Meeting,’’ by any of the following [FR Doc. 2016–11072 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
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Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
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Energy Reliability’s Programs and
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
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Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000 Basic Energy Sciences Advisory
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Grid Modeling Efforts and • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences
Memorandum of Understanding www.regulations.gov. Follow the Advisory Committee (BESAC). The
3:25 p.m.–3:40 p.m. Break instructions for submitting comments. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
3:40 p.m.–5:25 p.m. Panel: Transactive Instructions: All submissions received L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
Energy must include the agency name and public notice of these meetings be
5:25 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Wrap-up and identifier. All comments received will announced in the Federal Register.
Adjourn Day One of June 2016 be posted without change to http://
energy.gov/oe/services/electricity- DATES: Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:00
Meeting of the EAC
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Delivery Subcommittee Activities and energy.gov/oe/services/electricity- Bethesda, MD 20852.
Plans advisory-committee-eac. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Storage Subcommittee Activities and are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy;
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Independence Avenue SW., 463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of Issued at Washington, DC, on May 5, 2016.
Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: these meetings be announced in the LaTanya R. Butler,
(301) 903–6529 Federal Register. Deputy Committee Management Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Wednesday, June 8, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–11071 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am]
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (EDT)— BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
this Board is to make recommendation Registration
to DOE–SC with respect to the basic 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EDT)—Meeting
energy sciences research program. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy,
Tentative Agenda Forrestal Building, Room 3E–069, 1000 Energy Information Administration
• Call to Order, Introductions, Review Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
of the Agenda DC 20585. Agency Information Collection
• News from the Office of Science FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Extension
• News from the Office of Basic Energy Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information
Sciences Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000
• Report by the BESAC Subcommittee Administration (EIA), Department of
Independence Avenue SW., Energy.
on Facility Upgrade Prioritization Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202)
• Scientific User Facilities Division 586–5098. ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB
Committee of Visitors Report Review and Comment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Energy Frontier Research Centers/
Purpose of the Committee: The SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted an
Hubs Committee of Visitors Update
• Public Comments purpose of the Methane Hydrate information collection request to the
• Adjourn Advisory Committee is to provide OMB for extension under the provisions
Breaks Taken As Appropriate advice on potential applications of of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Public Participation: The meeting is methane hydrate to the Secretary of The information collection requests a
open to the public. If you would like to Energy, and assist in developing three-year extension of its Petroleum
file a written statement with the recommendations and priorities for the Supply Reporting System, OMB Control
Committee, you may do so either before Department of Energy’s Methane Number 1905–0165. The proposed
or after the meeting. If you would like Hydrate Research and Development collection will produce data used in
to make oral statements regarding any of Program. statistical analytical reports as well as
the items on the agenda, you should Tentative Agenda: The agenda will forecasts produced by the U.S. Energy
contact Katie Runkles at 301–903–6594 include: Welcome and Introduction by Information Administration. Reports
(fax) or katie.runkles@science.doe.gov the Designated Federal Officer; and forecasts are essential to accomplish
(email). Reasonable provision will be Committee Business including election the agency’s mission to promote sound
made to include the scheduled oral of Committee Chair; Review of policy making, efficient markets, and
statements on the agenda. The Secretary’s Energy Advisory Board public understanding of energy and its
Chairperson of the Committee will Report on the Methane Hydrate interactions with the economy and the
conduct the meeting to facilitate the Program; Update on International environment. Users of the data include
orderly conduct of business. Public Activity; FY 2016 Methane Hydrate government officials, industry and
comment will follow the 10-minute Program Activities and Plans; Methane financial analysts, and the public. EIA
rule. Hydrate Program Budget; Methane proposes one change to Form EIA–812,
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting Hydrate Program Strategic Direction; Form EIA–813, and Form EIA–803 and
will be available for public review and Advisory Committee Discussion; and no other changes to:
copying within 30 days at the Freedom Public Comments, if any. • Form EIA–22M, ‘‘Monthly Biodiesel
of Information Public Reading Room; Public Participation: The meeting is Production Survey’’
1E–190, Forrestal Building; 1000 open to the public. The Designated • Form EIA–800, ‘‘Weekly Refinery and
Independence Avenue SW., Federal Officer and the Chair of the Fractionator Report’’
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written statement with the Committee, Stocks Report’’
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LaTanya R. Butler, meeting. If you would like to make oral Report’’
Deputy Committee Management Officer. statements regarding any of the items on • Form EIA–805, ‘‘Weekly Bulk
[FR Doc. 2016–11074 Filed 5–10–16; 8:45 am] the agenda, you should contact Lou Terminal and Blender Report’’
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Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee include the presentation on the agenda. Pipeline Report’’ (proposed change)
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will be available for public review and Report’’
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| Dates | Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | Katie Runkles; Office of Basic Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903- 6529 | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 29256 |
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