81 FR 7531 - Electricity Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02793 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7531-7532] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02793] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Electricity Advisory Committee AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee. 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, March 17, 2016 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. EST. Friday, March 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-1060 or Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) was re-established in July 2010, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2, to provide advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and modernizing the nation's electricity delivery infrastructure. The EAC is composed of individuals of diverse background selected for their technical expertise and experience, established records of distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of issues that pertain to electricity. Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC is expected to include an update on the programs and initiatives of the DOE's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and the Quadrennial Energy Reviews. The meeting is also expected to include a presentation from FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and panel discussions on valuation and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and on interactions between public policy and wholesale market design. Additionally, the meeting is expected to include a discussion of the plans and activities of the Grid Modernization Initiative Working Group, the Clean Power Plan Working Group, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, the Power Delivery Subcommittee, and the Energy Storage Subcommittee. Tentative Agenda: March 17, 2016 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. EAC Leadership Committee Meeting 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, Developments since the September 2015 Meeting 1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Update on the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's Programs and Initiatives 1:30 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Update on the Quadrennial Energy Reviews 1:55 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Update on the DOE Grid Modernization Initiative 2:20 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of the Grid Modernization Initiative Working Group Plans 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Panel: Valuation and Integration of DERs 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Break 4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Presentation from FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur 5:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Activities and Plans 5:55 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day One of March 2016 Meeting of the EAC Tentative Agenda: March 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.-EAC Storage Subcommittee Activities and Plans 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.-EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Activities and Plans 9:50 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-Break 10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.-Panel: Interactions Between Public Policy and Wholesale Market Design 11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Clean Power Plan Working Group Activities and Plans 12:00 p.m.-12:10 p.m. Public Comments 12:10 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn March 2016 Meeting of the EAC The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC agenda updates, see the EAC Web site at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public at its meetings. Individuals who wish to offer public comments at the EAC meeting may do so on Friday, March 18, 2016, but must register at the registration table in advance. Approximately 10 minutes will be reserved for public comments. Time [[Page 7532]] allotted per speaker will depend on the number who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes. Anyone who is not able to attend the meeting, or for whom the allotted public comments time is insufficient to address pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited to send a written statement to Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum. You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity Advisory Committee Open Meeting,'' by any of the following methods:Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Email: [email protected]. Include ``Electricity Advisory Committee Open Meeting'' in the subject line of the message. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and identifier. All comments received will be posted without change to http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket, to read background documents or comments received, go to http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you submit information that you believe to be exempt by law from public disclosure, you must submit one complete copy, as well as one copy from which the information claimed to be exempt by law from public disclosure has been deleted. You must also explain the reasons why you believe the deleted information is exempt from disclosure. DOE is responsible for the final determination concerning disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for treating it in accordance with the DOE's Freedom of Information regulations (10 CFR 1004.11). Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE may be delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE, therefore, encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments electronically by email. If comments are submitted by regular mail, the Department requests that they be accompanied by a CD or diskette containing electronic files of the submission. Minutes: The minutes of the EAC meeting will be posted on the EAC Web page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. They can also be obtained by contacting Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address above. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2016. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-02793 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the Grid Modernization Initiative
Michael Li, Policy Advisor, Office of Working Group, the Clean Power Plan
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Electricity Advisory Committee Working Group, the Smart Grid
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Subcommittee, the Power Delivery
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Subcommittee, and the Energy Storage
and Energy Reliability, Department of
Washington, DC 20585. Phone number Subcommittee.
Energy.
202–287–5189, and email Michael.li@ ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Tentative Agenda: March 17, 2016
ee.doe.gov.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. EAC Leadership
SUMMARY: This notice announces an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committee Meeting
open meeting of the Electricity Advisory 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration
Purpose of the Board: To make Committee. The Federal Advisory 1:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Welcome,
recommendations to the Assistant Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. Introductions, Developments since
Secretary for the Office of Energy 770) requires that public notice of these the September 2015 Meeting
Efficiency and Renewable Energy meetings be announced in the Federal 1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Update on the
regarding goals and objectives, Register. DOE Office of Electricity Delivery
programmatic and administrative DATES: Thursday, March 17, 2016 and Energy Reliability’s Programs
policies, and to otherwise carry out the 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. EST. and Initiatives
Board’s responsibilities as designated in Friday, March 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.– 1:30 p.m.–1:55 p.m. Update on the
the State Energy Efficiency Programs 12:30 p.m. EST. Quadrennial Energy Reviews
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1:55 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Update on the
440). the National Rural Electric Cooperative DOE Grid Modernization Initiative
Tentative Agenda: Meet with and hear Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd., 2:20 p.m.–2:30 p.m. EAC Member
Arlington, VA 22203. Discussion of the Grid
from the Assistant Secretary of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Modernization Initiative Working
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of Group Plans
Renewable Energy, the two Deputy 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Panel: Valuation
Assistant Secretary’s for Energy Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, and Integration of DERs
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, meet 4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Break
with the QER Team within the Office of Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Presentation from
Energy Policy and Systems Analysis Independence Avenue SW.,
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur
(EPSA), engage with the Office of Washington, DC 20585; Telephone:
5:00 p.m.–5:55 p.m. EAC Smart Grid
Technology Transitions, discuss (202) 586–1060 or Email:
Subcommittee Activities and Plans
updates and provide recommendations matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. 5:55 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Wrap-up and
on the Weatherization Assistance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Adjourn Day One of March 2016
Program, and update members of the Purpose of the Committee: The Meeting of the EAC
Board on routine business matters. Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC)
was re-established in July 2010, in Tentative Agenda: March 18, 2016
Public Participation: The meeting is accordance with the provisions of the 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.–EAC Storage
open to the public. Written statements Federal Advisory Committee Act Subcommittee Activities and Plans
may be filed with the Board either (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2, 9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.–EAC Power
before or after the meeting. Members of to provide advice to the U.S. Delivery Subcommittee Activities
the public who wish to make oral Department of Energy (DOE) in and Plans
statements pertaining to agenda items implementing the Energy Policy Act of 9:50 a.m.–10:00 a.m.–Break
should contact Monica Neukomm at the 2005, executing the Energy 10:00 a.m.–11:40 a.m.–Panel:
address or telephone number listed Independence and Security Act of 2007, Interactions Between Public Policy
above. Requests to make oral comments and modernizing the nation’s electricity and Wholesale Market Design
must be received five days prior to the delivery infrastructure. The EAC is 11:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m. EAC Member
meeting; reasonable provision will be composed of individuals of diverse Discussion of Clean Power Plan
made to include requested topic(s) on background selected for their technical Working Group Activities and Plans
the agenda. The Chair of the Board is expertise and experience, established 12:00 p.m.–12:10 p.m. Public
empowered to conduct the meeting in a records of distinguished professional Comments
fashion that will facilitate the orderly service, and their knowledge of issues 12:10 p.m.–12:30 p.m. Wrap-up and
conduct of business. that pertain to electricity. Adjourn March 2016 Meeting of the
Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting EAC is expected to include an update The meeting agenda may change to
will be available for public review and on the programs and initiatives of the accommodate EAC business. For EAC
copying within 90 days on the STEAB DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and agenda updates, see the EAC Web site
Web site, http://www.energy.gov/eere/ Energy Reliability and the Quadrennial at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/
steab/state-energy-advisory-board. Energy Reviews. The meeting is also electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
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Issued at Washington, DC, on February 5, expected to include a presentation from Public Participation: The EAC
2016. FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and welcomes the attendance of the public
LaTanya Butler, panel discussions on valuation and at its meetings. Individuals who wish to
integration of distributed energy offer public comments at the EAC
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
resources (DERs) and on interactions meeting may do so on Friday, March 18,
[FR Doc. 2016–02796 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
between public policy and wholesale 2016, but must register at the
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P market design. Additionally, the registration table in advance.
meeting is expected to include a Approximately 10 minutes will be
discussion of the plans and activities of reserved for public comments. Time
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allotted per speaker will depend on the containing electronic files of the phone: 202–586–5562, email:
number who wish to speak but is not submission. jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
expected to exceed three minutes. Minutes: The minutes of the EAC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Anyone who is not able to attend the meeting will be posted on the EAC Web Title: Generic Clearance for the
meeting, or for whom the allotted public page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/ Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
comments time is insufficient to address electricity-advisory-committee-eac. Agency Service Delivery.
pertinent issues with the EAC, is invited They can also be obtained by contacting Abstract: The proposed information
to send a written statement to Mr. Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum at the address collection activity provides a means to
Matthew Rosenbaum. above. collect qualitative customer and
You may submit comments, identified Issued in Washington, DC, on February 5, stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
by ‘‘Electricity Advisory Committee 2016. timely manner, in accordance with the
Open Meeting,’’ by any of the following LaTanya R. Butler, Administration’s commitment to
methods: improving service delivery.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–02793 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Qualitative feedback means data that
Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of
provide useful insights on perceptions
Electricity Delivery and Energy BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
and opinions, but are not statistical
Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy,
surveys that yield quantitative results
Forrestal Building, Room 8G–017, 1000
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY that can be generalized to the
Independence Avenue SW.,
population of study. This feedback will
Washington, DC 20585.
• Email: matthew.rosenbaum@ Energy Information Administration provide insights into customer or
hq.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Electricity stakeholder perceptions, experiences
Agency Information Collection and expectations. This feedback also
Advisory Committee Open Meeting’’ in Activities: Proposed Collection;
the subject line of the message. provides an early warning of issues with
Comment Request; Generic Clearance service, or focuses attention on areas
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
for the Collection of Qualitative where communication, training or
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery changes in operations might improve
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information the accuracy of data reported on survey
must include the agency name and Administration (EIA), Department of instruments or the delivery of products
identifier. All comments received will Energy. or services. These collections will allow
be posted without change to http:// for ongoing, collaborative and
ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Submission of
energy.gov/oe/services/electricity- actionable communications between the
Information Collection Approval from
advisory-committee-eac, including any agency and its customers and
the Office of Management and Budget
personal information provided. stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
and Request for Comments.
• Docket: For access to the docket, to to contribute directly to the
read background documents or SUMMARY: As part of a Federal improvement of program management.
comments received, go to http:// Government-wide effort to streamline Feedback collected under this generic
energy.gov/oe/services/electricity- the process to seek feedback from the clearance provides useful information,
advisory-committee-eac. public on service delivery, EIA has but it does not yield data that can be
The following electronic file formats submitted a Generic Information generalized to the overall population.
are acceptable: Microsoft Word (.doc), Collection Request (Generic ICR): This type of generic clearance for
Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of qualitative information will not be used
Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text Format (.rtf), Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service for quantitative information collections
plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), Delivery’’’ to OMB for approval under that are designed to yield reliably
and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt). If you the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 actionable results, such as monitoring
submit information that you believe to U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). trends over time or documenting
be exempt by law from public DATES: Comments must be submitted by program performance. Such data uses
disclosure, you must submit one March 14, 2016. require more rigorous designs that
complete copy, as well as one copy from ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
address: The target population to which
which the information claimed to be submitted to: generalizations will be made, the
exempt by law from public disclosure sampling frame, the sample design
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information (including stratification and clustering),
has been deleted. You must also explain and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
the reasons why you believe the deleted the precision requirements or power
Management and Budget, New calculations that justify the proposed
information is exempt from disclosure. Executive Office Building, Room
DOE is responsible for the final sample size, the expected response rate,
10102, 735 17th Street, NW., methods for assessing potential non-
determination concerning disclosure or
Washington, DC 20503. response bias, the protocols for data
nondisclosure of the information and for
treating it in accordance with the DOE’s and to collection, and any testing procedures
Freedom of Information regulations (10 Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information that were or will be undertaken prior to
CFR 1004.11). Administration, 1000 Independence fielding the study. Depending on the
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
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Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal degree of influence the results are likely
Service mail to DOE may be delayed by or by fax at 202–586–0552, or by to have, such collections may still be
several weeks due to security screening. email at jacob.bournazian@eia.gov. eligible for submission for other generic
DOE, therefore, encourages those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: mechanisms that are designed to yield
wishing to comment to submit Requests for additional information quantitative results.
comments electronically by email. If should be directed to Jacob Bournazian, The 60-day notice was published in
comments are submitted by regular U.S. Energy Information the Federal Register of December 4,
mail, the Department requests that they Administration, 1000 Independence 2015; it can be reviewed at https://
be accompanied by a CD or diskette Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR–2015–12–
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| Contact | Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-1060 or Email: [email protected] | |
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