81 FR 87025 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 232 (December 2, 2016)

Page Range		87025-87025
FR Document		2016-29061

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 87025]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29061]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

PLACE:  Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, Maryland.

STATUS:  Closed to the Public.
    Matter To Be Considered: Compliance Matters: The Commission staff 
will brief the Commission on the status of various compliance matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504-7923.

    Dated: November 29, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29061 Filed 11-30-16; 11:15 am]
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clause might more generally state that CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
‘‘nothing herein shall be construed to Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Please contact the U.S. Army
prohibit any party from disclosing Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Environmental Command Public Affairs
relevant safety information to a Safety Commission, 4330 East West Office, (210) 466–1590 or toll-free 855–
regulatory agency or government entity Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 846–3940, or email at
that has an interest in the subject matter 504–7923. usarmy.jbsa.aec.nepa@mail.mil.
of the underlying suit.’’ The CPSC, Dated: November 29, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
however, is not endorsing any particular proposed action is to construct, operate,
Todd A. Stevenson,
language since the parties themselves and maintain solar PV arrays and/or
Secretary.
are in the best position to determine ancillary power systems on Army
how that may be accomplished. [FR Doc. 2016–29061 Filed 11–30–16; 11:15 am]
installations, to include U.S. Army
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IV. Conclusion Reserve facilities, Army National Guard
sites, and joint bases managed by the
The CPSC is publishing this Litigation
Department of the Army (with all
Guidance to provide recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE henceforth referred to only as ‘‘Army
for best practices when drafting
installations’’ or ‘‘installations’’). The
protective orders, confidentiality
Department of the Army proposed action includes, for those solar
agreements, and settlement agreements.
PV projects where the existing
The Litigation Guidance should be Programmatic Environmental
reviewed by judges, plaintiffs, and infrastructure is insufficient,
Assessment for Construction and constructing (or upgrading) and
defendants, as well as those parties Operation of Solar Photovoltaic
wishing to submit amicus briefs relating maintaining the associated
Renewable Energy Projects on Army infrastructure required for the
to protective orders and confidentiality Installations
agreements in ongoing litigation. transmission and management of the
The Commission believes this generated electricity to the electric grid.
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
Litigation Guidance is simple. Associated infrastructure includes but is
ACTION: Notice of availability. not limited to electricity transformers,
Protective orders, confidentiality
agreements and settlements (as well as SUMMARY: The Department of the Army
transmission and distribution lines, and
other similar documents), should has completed a Programmatic sub or switching stations; as well as
include language that allows any party Environmental Assessment (PEA) for ancillary power control systems such as
to report consumer product safety construction, operation, and energy storage systems, micro-grid
information, incidents, injuries and maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) components, and back-up power
deaths to the CPSC.4 renewable energy projects on Army generators. The proposed action may
The Commission notes that this installations and is making the PEA and include real estate actions on Army
Litigation Guidance is not a binding or a draft Finding of No Significant Impact lands where the projects could be
enforceable rule and would not change (FNSI) available for public comment. funded and constructed by the Army,
any person’s rights, duties or obligations The draft FNSI incorporates the PEA, funded through a third party Power
under the CPSIA or any other Act which does not identify any significant Purchase Agreement utilizing a lease of
administered by the Commission. environmental impacts from the Army or Joint Base land to an
proposed action or any of the independent power producer or the
Dated: November 29, 2016.
alternatives. The draft FNSI concludes local regulated utility company, or
Todd A. Stevenson, funded via some other relationship with
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety that preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) is not required, a private or public entity.
Commission. The projects being evaluated and
[FR Doc. 2016–29004 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am] and therefore will not be prepared.
The PEA is programmatic and analyzed would generally range from
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nationwide in scope. For years, the approximately 10 megawatt (MW) to
Army has analyzed and implemented 100 MW per site; however, the projects
solar PV projects at Army installations outside of this MW range (e.g., less than
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 10 MW) are inclusive in this proposed
COMMISSION across the country. In the PEA, the
Army leveraged this experience with the action. On average, seven acres of land
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice goal of streamlining the National are currently required to produce one
Environmental Policy Act process for MW of power. As this technology has
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, December 7, future solar PV proposals, as evolved, the acreage requirement for one
2016; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. appropriate, in a manner consistent MW generating capacity has decreased;
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda with Council on Environmental Quality therefore, it is possible that future solar
Towers, 4330 East West Highway, and Department of the Army PV technologies may require even less
Bethesda, Maryland. regulations. acreage per MW; currently,
STATUS: Closed to the Public. approximately 70 acres of land would
DATES: The public comment period will be required for a 10 MW site and 700
Matter To Be Considered: Compliance
end 30 days after publication of the acres of land for a 100 MW site. PV
Matters: The Commission staff will brief
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the Commission on the status of various
Register by the Department of the Army. expect to have capacity measured in
compliance matters.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should watts or kilowatts (kW), not MW, and be
4 The public is always encouraged to report be sent to: U.S. Army Environmental of a much smaller size and scope.
relevant consumer product safety information to the Command, Attn: Solar PV PEA Public After construction, equipment
CPSC via the CPSC’s hotline [(800) 638–CPSC Comments, 2450 Connell Road monitoring, routine maintenance
(2772)]; the CPSC’s online reporting tool:
www.saferproducts.gov; and by contacting the
(Building 2264), JBSA—Fort Sam (including vegetation control, snow
CPSC’s Office of Compliance and Field Operations Houston, TX 78234–7664; email: removal, solar module washing, and
directly [(301) 504-7547]. usarmy.jbsa.aec.nepa@mail.mil. periodic module/other equipment

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Section		Notices
Dates		Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
FR Citation		81 FR 87025