81_FR_40391 81 FR 40272 - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee: Reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

81 FR 40272 - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee: Reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)

Page Range40272-40273
FR Document2016-14573

Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., the Department of Commerce announces the reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (the Committee). The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services. The Committee's work on energy efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms that provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. For the purposes of this Committee, covered goods and services will not include vehicles, feedstock for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to consumer goods. Non-fossil fuels that are considered renewable fuels (e.g., liquid biofuels and pellets) are included. This notice also requests nominations for membership.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee: 
Reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory 
Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy 
Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for 
Membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
5 U.S.C. App., the Department of Commerce announces the reestablishment 
of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (the 
Committee). The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce 
regarding the development and administration of programs and policies 
to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and 
energy efficiency goods and services. The Committee's work on energy 
efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms that 
provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation, 
transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies 
and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the 
resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. For the 
purposes of this Committee, covered goods and services will not include 
vehicles, feedstock for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to 
consumer goods. Non-fossil fuels that are considered renewable fuels 
(e.g., liquid biofuels and pellets) are included. This notice also 
requests nominations for membership.

DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed [email protected]; 
faxed to the attention of Victoria Gunderson at 202-482-7890; or mailed 
to Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, 
Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-7890; fax 
202-482-5665; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Committee shall consist of approximately 35 members appointed 
by the Secretary in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce 
guidance and based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the 
Committee. The Secretary of Commerce invites nominations to the 
Committee of

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U.S. citizens who will represent U.S. companies, U.S. trade 
associations, and U.S. private sector organizations with activities 
focused on the export competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and 
energy efficiency goods and services. Members shall reflect the 
diversity of this sector, including in terms of entity or organization 
size, geographic location, and subsector represented. The Committee 
shall also represent the diversity of company or organizational roles 
in the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, 
including, for example, project developers, technology integrators, 
financial institutions, and manufacturers.
    Prospective applicants and nominees are strongly encouraged to 
review materials and information on the Committee Web site, including 
the Committee's charter, to gain an understanding of the Committee's 
responsibilities, matters on which the Committee will provide 
recommendations, and expectations for members based on the work of 
previous Committees: http://export.gov/reee/reeeac.
    Members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date of 
appointment to the Committee to the date on which the Committee's 
charter terminates. Members serve in a representative capacity 
presenting the views and interests of a U.S. entity or U.S. 
organization, as well as their particular subsector; they are, 
therefore, not Special Government Employees.
    Members of the Committee must not be registered as foreign agents 
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No member may represent a 
company that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government 
entity (or foreign government entities).
    Members of the Committee will not be compensated for their services 
or reimbursed for their travel expenses.
    If you are interested in applying or nominating someone else to 
become a member of the Committee, please provide the following 
information:
    (1) Sponsor letter on the company's, trade association's or 
organization's letterhead containing the name, title, and relevant 
contact information (including phone, fax, and email address) of the 
individual who is applying or being nominated;
    (2) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet 
the expected time commitments of Committee work. Committee work 
includes (1) attending in-person committee meetings roughly four times 
per year (lasting one day each), (2) undertaking additional work 
outside of full committee meetings including subcommittee conference 
calls or meetings as needed, and (3) frequently drafting, preparing, or 
commenting on proposed recommendations to be evaluated at Committee 
meetings;
    (3) Short biography of nominee, including credentials;
    (4) Brief description of the company, trade association, or 
organization to be represented and its business activities; company 
size (number of employees and annual sales); and export markets served;
    (5) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee 
eligibility requirements.
    Please do not send company, trade association, or organization 
brochures or any other information.
    See the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above for how and the deadline 
for submitting nominations.
    Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified 
by mail.

    Dated: June 15, 2016.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2016-14573 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am]
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40272 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices of accounting prescribed by RUS institutions participating in or ACTION: Notice of Reestablishment of the Bulletin 1767. The Administrator may administering USDA programs are Renewable Energy and Energy modify the accounting requirements if, prohibited from discriminating based on Efficiency Advisory Committee and in his judgement, it is necessary to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, Solicitation of Nominations for satisfy the purpose of Section 6407. gender identity (including gender Membership. ii. RESP borrowers must comply with expression), sexual orientation, all reasonable RUS requests to support disability, age, marital status, family/ SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the ongoing monitoring efforts. The RESP parental status, income derived from a Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 borrowers must afford RUS, through public assistance program, political U.S.C. App., the Department of their representatives’ reasonable beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior Commerce announces the opportunity, at all times during business civil rights activity, in any program or reestablishment of the Renewable hours and upon prior notice, to have activity conducted or funded by USDA Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory access to and the right to inspect any or (not all bases apply to all programs). Committee (the Committee). The all books, records, accounts, invoices, Remedies and complaint filing Committee shall advise the Secretary of contracts, leases, payrolls, timesheets, deadlines vary by program or incident. Commerce regarding the development cancelled checks, statements, and other Persons with disabilities who require and administration of programs and documents, electronic or paper of every alternative means of communication for policies to expand the competitiveness kind belonging to or in possession of the program information (e.g., Braille, large of U.S. exports of renewable energy and RESP borrowers or in any way print, audiotape, American Sign energy efficiency goods and services. pertaining to its property or business, Language, etc.) should contact the The Committee’s work on energy including its parents, affiliates, and responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET efficiency will focus on technologies, subsidiaries, if any, and to make copies Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and services, and platforms that provide or extracts therefrom. TTY) or contact USDA through the system-level energy efficiency to c. Audit Requirements. RESP Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. electricity generation, transmission, and borrowers will be required to prepare Additionally, program information may distribution. These include smart grid and furnish to RUS, at least once during be made available in languages other technologies and services, as well as each 12-month period, a full and than English. equipment and systems that increase the complete report of its financial To file a program discrimination resiliency of power infrastructure such condition, operations, and cash flows, complaint, complete the USDA Program as energy storage. For the purposes of in form and substance satisfactory to Discrimination Complaint Form, AD– this Committee, covered goods and RUS, audited and certified by an 3027, found online at http:// services will not include vehicles, independent certified public www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_ feedstock for biofuels, or energy accountant, satisfactory to RUS, and cust.html and at any USDA office or efficiency as it relates to consumer accompanied by a report of such audit, write a letter addressed to USDA and goods. Non-fossil fuels that are in form and substance satisfactory to provide in the letter all of the considered renewable fuels (e.g., liquid RUS. RESP borrowers must follow the 7 information requested in the form. biofuels and pellets) are included. This CRF 1773, Policy on Audits for RUS To request a copy of the complaint notice also requests nominations for borrowers or 2 CFR part 200, subpart F form, call (866) 632–9992. Submit your membership. audit requirements. The Administrator completed form or letter to USDA by: DATES: Nominations for members must may modify the audit requirements if, in a. Mail: U.S. Department of be received on or before 4:00 p.m. his judgement, it is necessary to satisfy Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August the purpose of Section 6407. Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 15, 2016. Independence Avenue SW., ADDRESSES: Nominations may be G. FEDERAL AWARDING AGENCY Washington, DC 20250–9410; emailed Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov; CONTACT b. Facsimile: (202) 690–7442; or faxed to the attention of Victoria Titilayo Ogunyale, Senior Advisor, c. Email: program.intake@usda.gov. d. USDA is an equal opportunity Gunderson at 202–482–7890; or mailed Office of the Administrator, Rural to Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy provider, employer, and lender. Utilities Service, Rural Development, & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, United States Department of Dated: June 15, 2016. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue Brandon McBride, Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, SW., STOP 1510, Room 5136–S, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. DC 20230. Washington, DC 20250–1510; [FR Doc. 2016–14617 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Telephone: (202) 720–0736; Email: BILLING CODE P Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & Titilayo.Ogunyale@wdc.usda.gov. Environmental Industries, Room 4053, H. OTHER INFORMATION U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 1. Other Funding Opportunities DC 20230; phone 202–482–7890; fax Applicants may also consider the International Trade Administration 202–482–5665; email funding opportunities under the Energy Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov. Renewable Energy and Energy asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Efficiency and Conservation Loan Efficiency Advisory Committee: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program, 7 CFR 1710, Subpart H. The Committee shall consist of Reestablishment of the Renewable approximately 35 members appointed 2. USDA Non-Discrimination Statement Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory by the Secretary in accordance with Committee and Solicitation of In accordance with Federal civil applicable Department of Commerce Nominations for Membership rights law and U.S. Department of guidance and based on their ability to Agriculture (USDA) civil rights AGENCY:International Trade carry out the objectives of the regulations and policies, the USDA, its Administration, U.S. Department of Committee. The Secretary of Commerce Agencies, offices, and employees, and Commerce. invites nominations to the Committee of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 21, 2016 / Notices 40273 U.S. citizens who will represent U.S. full committee meetings including a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and companies, U.S. trade associations, and subcommittee conference calls or Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. U.S. private sector organizations with meetings as needed, and (3) frequently to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. activities focused on the export drafting, preparing, or commenting on ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in competitiveness of U.S. renewable proposed recommendations to be the Executive Conference Room, energy and energy efficiency goods and evaluated at Committee meetings; Building 101 (Administration), National services. Members shall reflect the (3) Short biography of nominee, Institute of Standards and Technology diversity of this sector, including in including credentials; (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, terms of entity or organization size, (4) Brief description of the company, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance geographic location, and subsector trade association, or organization to be instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY represented. The Committee shall also represented and its business activities; INFORMATION section of this notice. represent the diversity of company or company size (number of employees FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. organizational roles in the development and annual sales); and export markets Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber- of renewable energy and energy served; Physical Systems Program Office, efficiency projects, including, for (5) An affirmative statement that the National Institute of Standards and example, project developers, technology nominee meets all Committee eligibility Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail integrators, financial institutions, and requirements. Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– manufacturers. Please do not send company, trade 8200; telephone 301–975–2254, fax Prospective applicants and nominees association, or organization brochures or 301–948–5668; or via email at are strongly encouraged to review any other information. See the ADDRESSES and DATES cuong.nguyen@nist.gov. materials and information on the captions above for how and the deadline SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee Web site, including the Committee’s charter, to gain an for submitting nominations. Committee was established in understanding of the Committee’s Nominees selected for appointment to accordance with the Federal Advisory responsibilities, matters on which the the Committee will be notified by mail. Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Committee will provide App. The Committee is composed of Dated: June 15, 2016. recommendations, and expectations for nine to fifteen members, appointed by Edward A. O’Malley, the Director of NIST, who were selected members based on the work of previous Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Committees: http://export.gov/reee/ on the basis of established records of Industries. distinguished service in their reeeac. [FR Doc. 2016–14573 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] Members serve at the pleasure of the professional community and their Secretary from the date of appointment BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P knowledge of issues affecting Smart to the Committee to the date on which Grid deployment and operations. The the Committee’s charter terminates. Committee advises the Director of NIST DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE in carrying out duties authorized by Members serve in a representative capacity presenting the views and section 1305 of the Energy National Institute of Standards and interests of a U.S. entity or U.S. Independence and Security Act of 2007 Technology organization, as well as their particular (Pub. L. 110–140). The Committee subsector; they are, therefore, not National Institute of Standards and provides input to NIST on Smart Grid Special Government Employees. Technology (NIST); Smart Grid standards, priorities, and gaps, on the Members of the Committee must not Advisory Committee Meeting overall direction, status, and health of be registered as foreign agents under the the Smart Grid implementation by the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No AGENCY: National Institute of Standards Smart Grid industry, and on Smart Grid member may represent a company that and Technology, Department of Interoperability Panel activities, is majority owned or controlled by a Commerce. including the direction of research and foreign government entity (or foreign ACTION: Notice of open meeting. standards activities. Background government entities). information on the Committee is SUMMARY: The National Institute of available at http://www.nist.gov/ Members of the Committee will not be Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart compensated for their services or smartgrid/committee.cfm. Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or Pursuant to the Federal Advisory reimbursed for their travel expenses. Committee), will meet in open session If you are interested in applying or Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 8:30 App., notice is hereby given that the nominating someone else to become a a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee member of the Committee, please Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open provide the following information: (1) Sponsor letter on the company’s, to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. This meeting session on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 trade association’s or organization’s was originally scheduled for January from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time letterhead containing the name, title, 26–27, 2016 and was rescheduled due to and Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 8:30 and relevant contact information inclement weather. The primary a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. This (including phone, fax, and email purposes of this meeting are to provide meeting was originally scheduled for address) of the individual who is updates on NIST Smart Grid and Cyber- January 26–27, 2016 and was applying or being nominated; Physical Systems Program activities and rescheduled due to inclement weather. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (2) An affirmative statement that the to discuss resiliency and reliability The meeting will be open to the public nominee will be able to meet the topics. The agenda may change to and held in the Executive Conference expected time commitments of accommodate Committee business. The Room, Building 101 (Administration) at Committee work. Committee work final agenda will be posted on the Smart NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The includes (1) attending in-person Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ primary purposes of this meeting are to committee meetings roughly four times smartgrid. provide updates on NIST Smart Grid per year (lasting one day each), (2) DATES: The SGAC will meet on activities and the intersections with undertaking additional work outside of Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 8:30 Cyber-Physical System program VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Jun 20, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Reestablishment of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.
DatesNominations for members must be received on or before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 15, 2016.
ContactVictoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-7890; fax 202-482-5665; email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 40272 
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