81 FR 47159 - DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-17128 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 47159-47160] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17128] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). 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: Friday, August 12, 2016; 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Teleconference. Instructions for access can be found on the HEPAP Web site: http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/meetings/ or by contacting Dr. John Kogut by email at: [email protected] or by phone: (301) 903-1298. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP); U.S. Department of Energy; SC- 25/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-1298. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Panel: To provide advice and guidance on a continuing basis to the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation on scientific priorities within the field of high energy physics research. Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include discussions of the following:Discussion of Department of Energy High Energy Physics Program Discussion of National Science Foundation Elementary Particle Physics Program Reports on and Discussions of Topics of General Interest in High Energy Physics Public Comment (10-minute rule) Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. A webcast of this meeting will be available. Please check the Web site below for updates and information on how to view the meeting. If you would like to file a written statement with the Panel, you may do so either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make oral statements regarding any of these items on the agenda, you should contact John Kogut at 301-903-1298 or by email at: [email protected]. You must make your request for an oral statement at least 5 business days before the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Chairperson of the Panel will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Public comment will follow the 10-minute rule. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of High Energy Physics Advisory Panel Web site, at: (http://science.energy.gov/hep/hepap/meetings/). [[Page 47160]] Issued at Washington, DC, on July 14, 2016. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-17128 Filed 7-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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Mailbox #24, Alexandria, VA 22350– Military Spouses = On occasion Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
1700. MSEP Partners = On occasion L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
Instructions: All submissions received Companies = Once public notice of these meetings be
must include the agency name, docket The Military Spouse Employment announced in the Federal Register.
number and title for this Federal Partnership (MSEP) Career Portal is the DATES: Friday, August 12, 2016; 12:00
Register document. The general policy sole web platform utilized to connect Noon to 3:00 p.m.
for comments and other submissions military spouses with companies ADDRESSES: Teleconference. Instructions
from members of the public is to make seeking to hire military spouse for access can be found on the HEPAP
these submissions available for public employees. Participating companies, Web site: http://science.energy.gov/hep/
viewing on the Internet at http:// called MSEP Partners, are vetted and hepap/meetings/ or by contacting Dr.
www.regulations.gov as they are approved participants in the MSEP John Kogut by email at: john.kogut@
received without change, including any Program and have pledged to recruit, science.doe.gov or by phone: (301) 903–
personal identifiers or contact hire, promote and retain military 1298.
information. spouses in portable careers. MSEP is a
Any associated form(s) for this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
targeted recruitment and employment Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy
collection may be located within this partnership that connects American
same electronic docket and downloaded Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP); U.S.
businesses with military spouses who Department of Energy; SC–25/
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(SECO) program which falls under the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To auspices of the office of the Deputy Purpose of Panel: To provide advice
request more information on this Assistant Secretary of Defense for and guidance on a continuing basis to
proposed information collection or to Military Community & Family Policy. the Department of Energy and the
obtain a copy of the proposal and This program was developed in National Science Foundation on
associated collection instruments, compliance with 10 U.S. Code 1784 scientific priorities within the field of
please write to the Office of Family Employment Opportunities for Military high energy physics research.
Readiness Policy, ATTN: Program Spouses which states: Tentative Agenda: Agenda will
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Needs and Uses: The information of the armed forces accompanying the • Public Comment (10-minute rule)
collection requirement is necessary to member to a new geographical area Public Participation: The meeting is
allow MSEP Partners to search for because of a change of permanent duty open to the public. A webcast of this
military spouse candidates and for station of the member; and meeting will be available. Please check
military spouses to directly search for (2) shall work with the United States the Web site below for updates and
employment opportunities with MSEP Chamber of Commerce and other information on how to view the
Partners. appropriate private-sector entities to meeting. If you would like to file a
Affected Public: Military spouse users facilitate the formation of such written statement with the Panel, you
of the MSEP Career Portal, MSEP partnerships. may do so either before or after the
Partners, Companies Dated: July 15, 2016. meeting. If you would like to make oral
Annual Burden Hours: Aaron Siegel, statements regarding any of these items
Military Spouses = 16,500 on the agenda, you should contact John
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
MSEP Partners = 125 Officer, Department of Defense. Kogut at 301–903–1298 or by email at:
Companies = 38 John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. You must
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Total = 16,663 make your request for an oral statement
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Number of Respondents: at least 5 business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be
Military Spouses = 22,000 military
made to include the scheduled oral
spouses DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY statements on the agenda. The
MSEP Partners = 300 partners
Chairperson of the Panel will conduct
Companies = 150 companies DOE/NSF High Energy Physics
the meeting to facilitate the orderly
Total = 22,450 respondents Advisory Panel
conduct of business. Public comment
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Issued at Washington, DC, on July 14, submit comments electronically by Comments are sought on the proposed
2016. email. overarching outline that will frame the
LaTanya R. Butler, Instructions: Response to this Request joint strategy. Additional suggestions
Deputy Committee Management Officer. for Comment is voluntary. Respondents will be reviewed as they relate to the
[FR Doc. 2016–17128 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am] need not reply to all questions or topics; proposed structure of the document.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P however, they should clearly indicate Following is a proposed high-level
the question or topic to which they are and draft outline intended to guide the
responding. Responses may be used by scope and content of the Joint U.S.-
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the U.S. Government for program Canadian Electric Grid Strategy. DOE
planning on a non-attribution basis. seeks public comments on all aspects of
Draft Outline for the Proposed Joint DOE therefore requests that no business this draft outline. The proposed outline
U.S.-Canadian Electric Grid Strategy proprietary information or copyrighted is presented here in five parts: (1)
information be submitted in response to Introduction and Context for the Joint
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery U.S.-Canadian Electric Grid Strategy; (2)
and Energy Reliability, Department of this Request for Comment. Please note
that the U.S. Government will not pay Goal 1: Protect Today’s Grid and
Energy. Enhance Preparedness; (3) Goal 2:
for response preparation, or for the use
ACTION: Notice of request for public of any information contained in the Manage Contingencies and Enhance
comment. response. Response and Recovery; (4) Goal 3:
Build a More Secure and Resilient
SUMMARY: With this notice, the U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Future Grid; and (5) Conclusion.
Department of Energy (DOE) seeks Requests for additional information
public comment on the proposed should be directed to Stewart Cedres, 1. Introduction and Context for the
content and scope of the Joint U.S.- Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Joint U.S.-Canadian Electric Grid
Canadian Electric Grid Strategy as Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Strategy
indicated by the draft outline presented 1000 Independence Avenue SW., The introductory and context-setting
here. Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–2066, sections of the joint strategy will
DOE seeks public comment including jointgridstrategy@hq.doe.gov. describe the context for the joint
the following: (1) Suggestions for how strategy.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the
best to describe the cyber and physical March 2016 visit by Canadian Prime 2. Goal 1: Protect Today’s Grid and
risks to electric grid systems, as well as Minister Justin Trudeau, in the ‘‘U.S.- Enhance Preparedness
ways to address and mitigate those Canada Joint Statement on Climate,
risks; (2) suggestions for ensuring that This section will outline
Energy, and Arctic Leadership,’’ the opportunities to avoid, deter, and
the outlined strategic goals and U.S. and Canada agreed to ‘‘[d]evelop a
objectives are at the appropriate level mitigate risks before they impact the
joint U.S.-Canadian strategy for grid. This includes information sharing
for a joint U.S.-Canadian strategy; (3) strengthening the security and resilience
suggestions for actions under the between and among owners, operators,
of the North American electricity grid public, private and third-party
proposed joint strategy that Federal [and] work together to strengthen the
departments and agencies should take to participants whose protection of critical
security and resilience of the electric assets would benefit from actionable
make the grid more secure and resilient; grid, including against the growing
(4) suggestions for new ways to secure threat and hazard information and
threat from cyber-attacks and climate would provide information utilization
the future grid across North America, as change impacts.’’ The Departments of
outlined in the final section; and (5) for prudent and efficient security
Energy and Homeland Security are co- investments. This section will also
suggestions for timelines to use when leading an interagency effort, including
considering future planning and highlight the importance of coordinating
our Canadian colleagues, to develop this ongoing law enforcement, emergency
investment opportunities. proposed joint strategy.
Supplementary background management, reliability coordination,
As a first step, Federal interagency and monitoring and detection activities,
information, additional details, and writing teams have developed an
instructions for submitting comments the practice of which will improve
outline for the proposed joint strategy protection capabilities.
can be found below. that consists of three overarching This section will also address the
DATES: Comments must be received on strategic goals and objectives in support method of preparedness that identifies
or before August 10, 2016. of achieving those goals. The purpose of can’t-lose aspects of the system to
ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted the draft outline is to give the public an mitigate the outer limit of tolerable
by either of the following methods and initial view of potential goals, impacts to the grid. This section will
must be identified as ‘‘Joint Strategy.’’ objectives, and actions that could be address major isolated as well as
By email: jointgridstrategy@hq.doe.gov. taken to strengthen the security and potentially cascading events that create
Include ‘‘Joint Strategy’’ in subject line resilience of the electric grid. In out-and-out system failure or balloon
of the message. Submitters may enter developing the outline, the writing into major regional or multi-system
text or upload files in response to this teams used a ‘‘baseline’’ document impacts. This section will examine how
notice. By mail: Stewart Cedres, Office consisting of analytical work that to create necessary incentives and
of Electricity Delivery & Energy supports both the development of this investments to engage the protective
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, proposed strategy and the next iteration measures for outlier events. The section
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Forrestal Building, Room 6E–092, 1000 of the Quadrennial Energy Review. will close by examining the electric
Independence Avenue SW., DOE will collate public comments grid’s interdependencies with other
Washington, DC 20585. Note: Delivery received on the outline. The comments critical systems and functions of the
of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE will inform the preparation of the full nations’ economies and societies. Given
may be delayed by several weeks due to draft joint strategy and accompanying our economic and social reliance on
security screening. DOE, therefore, action plan, which is scheduled to be electricity, the strategy will identify the
encourages those wishing to comment to released in December 2016. importance of securing the grid in the
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| Dates | Friday, August 12, 2016; 12:00 Noon to 3:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | John Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP); U.S. Department of Energy; SC- 25/Germantown Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290; Telephone: 301-903-1298. | |
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