81_FR_83457 81 FR 83233 - Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

81 FR 83233 - Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)

Page Range83233-83234
FR Document2016-27937

This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83233-83234]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27937]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This notice is provided in accordance 
with the Act.

DATES: December 12, 2016, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 1E-
245, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Board was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on the Department's basic and applied 
research, economic and national security policy, educational issues, 
operational issues, and other activities as directed by the Secretary.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is the quarterly meeting of 
the Board.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting will start at 4:00 p.m. on December 
12th. The tentative meeting agenda will be a SEAB discussion of its 
advice to the Department and an opportunity for comments from the 
public. The meeting will conclude at 5:00 p.m. Agenda updates will be 
posted on the SEAB Web site prior to the meeting: www.energy.gov/seab.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 
Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP to Karen Gibson no later 
than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2016, by email at: 
[email protected]. Please provide your name, organization, citizenship, 
and contact information. Anyone attending the meeting will be required 
to present government issued identification. Please note that the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that regular 
driver's licenses (and ID cards) from the following jurisdictions are 
not acceptable: American Samoa, Missouri, Washington and Wisconsin. 
Acceptable alternate forms of Photo-ID include:

 U.S. Passport or Passport Card
 An Enhanced Driver's License or Enhanced ID-Card issued by the 
state of Washington (Enhanced licenses issued by these states are 
clearly marked Enhanced or Enhanced Driver's License)
 A military ID or other government issued Photo-ID card

    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions may do so during the meeting. 
Approximately 15 minutes will be reserved for public comments. Time 
allotted per speaker will depend on the number who wish to speak but 
will not exceed 5 minutes.

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The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a 
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Those 
wishing to speak should register to do so beginning at 3:45 p.m. on 
December 12th.
    Those not able to attend the meeting or who have insufficient time 
to address the committee are invited to send a written statement to 
Karen Gibson, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, email to [email protected].
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the SEAB 
Web site or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be reached at the postal 
address or email address above, or by visiting SEAB's Web site at 
www.energy.gov/seab.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-27937 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2016 / Notices 83233 parties pursuant to this notice, in established records of distinguished DATES: December 12, 2016, 4:00 p.m.– accordance with 10 CFR 590.316. professional service, and their 5:00 p.m. The Application is available for knowledge of issues that pertain to ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 inspection and copying in the Division nuclear energy. Independence Avenue SW., Room 1E– of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities Purpose of the Meeting: To inform the 245, Washington, DC 20585. docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 committee of recent developments and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Independence Avenue SW., current status of research programs and Karen Gibson, Designated Federal Washington, DC 20585. The docket projects pursued by the Department of Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, room is open between the hours of 8:00 Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and 1000 Independence Avenue SW., a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through receive advice and comments in return Washington, DC 20585; seab@ Friday, except Federal holidays. The from the committee. hq.doe.gov. Application and any filed protests, Tentative Agenda: The meeting is motions to intervene or notice of expected to include presentations that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interventions, and comments will also provide the committee updates on Background: The Board was be available electronically by going to activities for the Office of Nuclear established to provide advice and the following DOE/FE Web address: Energy. In addition, there will be recommendations to the Secretary on http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ presentations by Nuclear Energy the Department’s basic and applied gasregulation/index.html. Advisory Committee subcommittees. research, economic and national The agenda may change to security policy, educational issues, Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2016. accommodate committee business. For operational issues, and other activities updates, one is directed the NEAC Web as directed by the Secretary. John A. Anderson, site: http://energy.gov/ne/services/ Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting Director, Office of Regulation and nuclear-energy-advisory-committee. is the quarterly meeting of the Board. International Engagement, Office of Oil and Natural Gas. Public Participation: Individuals and Tentative Agenda: The meeting will representatives of organizations who start at 4:00 p.m. on December 12th. The [FR Doc. 2016–27935 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] would like to offer comments and tentative meeting agenda will be a SEAB BILLING CODE 6450–01–P suggestions may do so on the day of the discussion of its advice to the meeting December 9, 2016. Department and an opportunity for DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Approximately thirty minutes will be comments from the public. The meeting reserved for public comments. Time will conclude at 5:00 p.m. Agenda Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee allotted per speaker will depend on the updates will be posted on the SEAB number who wish to speak but is not Web site prior to the meeting: AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, www.energy.gov/seab. Department of Energy. expected to exceed 5 minutes. Anyone who is not able to make the meeting or Public Participation: The meeting is ACTION: Notice of open meeting. open to the public. Individuals who has had insufficient time to address the committee is invited to send a written would like to attend must RSVP to SUMMARY: This notice announces a Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory statement to Bob Rova, U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue Thursday, December 8, 2016, by email Committee (NEAC). Federal Advisory at: seab@hq.doe.gov. Please provide Committee Act (Pub. L. 94–463, 86 Stat. SW., Washington DC 20585, or email robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. your name, organization, citizenship, 770) requires that public notice of these and contact information. Anyone meetings be announced in the Federal Minutes: The minutes of the meeting attending the meeting will be required Register. will be available by contacting Mr. Rova to present government issued DATES: Friday, December 9, 2016, 9:00 at the address above or on the identification. Please note that the a.m.–4:30 p.m. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Department of Homeland Security Energy Web site at http://energy.gov/ne/ ADDRESSES: Westin Crystal City, 1800 (DHS) has determined that regular services/nuclear-energy-advisory- Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA driver’s licenses (and ID cards) from the committee. 22202. following jurisdictions are not Issued in Washington, DC on November 15, acceptable: American Samoa, Missouri, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 2016. Washington and Wisconsin. Acceptable Rova, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. LaTayna R. Butler, alternate forms of Photo-ID include: Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD Deputy Committee Management Officer. • U.S. Passport or Passport Card 20874; telephone (301) 903–9096; email [FR Doc. 2016–27936 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] • An Enhanced Driver’s License or robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Enhanced ID-Card issued by the state SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of Washington (Enhanced licenses Background: The Nuclear Energy issued by these states are clearly DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY marked Enhanced or Enhanced Advisory Committee (NEAC), formerly the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Driver’s License) Secretary of Energy Advisory Board Committee (NERAC), was established in • A military ID or other government 1998 by the U.S. Department of Energy AGENCY: Department of Energy. issued Photo-ID card asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (DOE) to provide advice on complex ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Individuals and representatives of scientific, technical, and policy issues organizations who would like to offer that arise in the planning, managing, SUMMARY: This notice announces an comments and suggestions may do so and implementation of DOE’s civilian open meeting of the Secretary of Energy during the meeting. Approximately 15 nuclear energy research programs. The Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was minutes will be reserved for public committee is composed of individuals reestablished pursuant to the Federal comments. Time allotted per speaker of diverse backgrounds selected for their Advisory Committee Act. This notice is will depend on the number who wish to technical expertise and experience, provided in accordance with the Act. speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 18, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

83234 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2016 / Notices The Designated Federal Officer is PEVs, and to help DOE’s Clean Cities to help DOE’s Clean Cities coalitions empowered to conduct the meeting in a coalitions prepare for the successful prepare for the successful deployment fashion that will facilitate the orderly deployment of these vehicles. DOE of these vehicles. conduct of business. Those wishing to intends the surveys to be completed by For the Ride and Drive Surveys for speak should register to do so beginning individuals who are participating in one PEV Showcases collection, the effort at 3:45 p.m. on December 12th. of many ride-and-drive events. will target public citizens who are Those not able to attend the meeting DATES: Comments regarding this participating in one of many Ride-and- or who have insufficient time to address proposed information collection must Drive events. There are three phases to the committee are invited to send a be received on or before December 21, the Survey: (1) Pre Ride-and-Drive; (2) written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in post Ride-and-Drive; and (3) a few Department of Energy, 1000 submitting comments within that months/some time later to discern if the Independence Avenue SW., period, contact the person listed below respondent followed through with Washington, DC 20585, email to seab@ as soon as possible. acquisition of a PEV or another AFV. hq.doe.gov. ADDRESSES: Written comments should Minutes: The minutes of the meeting Respondents would provide answers in be sent to: the first two phases through a user- will be available on the SEAB Web site or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be Desk Officer for the Department of friendly paper survey and on-line reached at the postal address or email Energy, Office of Information and survey, and in the third phase they address above, or by visiting SEAB’s Regulatory Affairs, Office of would answer questions via an Web site at www.energy.gov/seab. Management and Budget, New electronic interface, although a paper Executive Office Building, Room survey may be used for those lacking Issued in Washington, DC, on November 10102, 735 17th Street NW., access to an electronic device or 15, 2016. Washington, DC 20503. computer. LaTanya R. Butler, And to The Surveys’ effort will rely on Deputy Committee Management Officer. Mr. Dennis Smith, Office of Energy responses to questions the respondent [FR Doc. 2016–27937 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am] Efficiency and Renewable Energy chooses to answer. The multiple-choice BILLING CODE 6450–01–P (EE–3V), U.S. Department of Energy, questions will address the following 1000 Independence Avenue SW., topic areas: (1) Demographics; (2) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by Current vehicle background; (3) How fax at 202–586–1600, or by email at they learned about ride and drive event; Office of Energy Efficiency and cleancitiesinfo@ee.doe.gov. (3) Perceptions of PEVs before and after Renewable Energy FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. driving; (4) Post-drive vehicle Dennis Smith at the address listed above experience; (5) Purchase expectations; Proposed Agency Information in ADDRESSES. (6) Follow-up survey on purchases; (7) Collection Extension SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Purchase information; (8) Barriers; and amended information collection request (9) Future intentions. AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of contains (1) OMB No. 1910–5171; (2) DOE expects a total respondent Energy (DOE). Information Collection Request Title: population for the amended collection ACTION: Submission for Office of Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type (which would include the three Management and Budget (OMB) review; of Review: Amended collection; (4) collections) of approximately 16,250 comment request. Purpose: As part of DOE’s Office of respondents (an increase of 15,000 over Vehicle Technologies 2016 Funding the number of respondents for the two SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has Opportunity Announcement (FOA) currently approved collections). submitted to the OMB for clearance, a awards, DOE is awarding entities Selecting the multiple choice answers in proposal to amend an information funding to run PEV showcases where completing the three components of the collection request by adding an drivers can experience driving a variety Survey is expected to take 30 minutes, additional collection to an ICR that of PEVs and learn about charging leading to a total burden of already includes two previously electric vehicles. These awards are 50 approximately 28,250 hours (an increase approved collections. The two percent cost share awards, meaning that 2,500 hours above the total burden in previously approved collections address recipients of an award under this FOA hours for the two currently approved DOE’s Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) must supply 50 percent of the funds to collections). Scorecard, and the National Clean Fleets complete each awarded project. Projects (5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Partnership. DOE is not proposing to undertaken pursuant to this FOA are Annual Estimated Number of expand the scope of these information expected to include a survey component Respondents for all three information collection efforts. The proposed new related to potential vehicle driver collection is entitled ‘‘Ride and Drive behavior. Thus, the DOE Clean Cities collections: 16,250; (7) Annual Surveys for PEV Showcases’’. DOE’s program has developed an initiative, the Estimated Number of Total Responses: Clean Cities initiative has developed a Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV 16,300; (7) Annual Estimated Number of three-part voluntary ride-and-drive Showcases, that includes a three-part Burden Hours: 28,250 (25,625 for PEV survey to assist its coalitions and voluntary ride-and-drive survey to assist Scorecard, 125 for Clean Fleets asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES stakeholders in assessing the level of its coalitions and stakeholders in Partnership, and 2,500 for the Ride and interest, understanding, and acceptance assessing the level of interest, Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases); and of PEVs and alternative fuel vehicles understanding, and acceptance of AFVs (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and (AFV) by the purchasing public. The by the purchasing public. The principal Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no principal objective of the Survey is to objective of the Surveys is to provide cost associated with reporting and provide DOE and stakeholders with an DOE and stakeholders with an objective recordkeeping. objective assessment and estimate of assessment and estimate of how ready Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 how ready the purchasing public is for the purchasing public is for PEVs, and U.S.C. 13252 (a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Nov 18, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesDecember 12, 2016, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
ContactKaren Gibson, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 83233 
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