82_FR_16882 82 FR 16817 - Executive Summit on Hydropower Research and Development

82 FR 16817 - Executive Summit on Hydropower Research and Development

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)

Page Range16817-16818
FR Document2017-06859

This notice serves to announce that the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to hold an Executive Summit on Hydropower Research and Development (``Summit'') in Washington, DC on May 4, 2017. Through this initiative, the WPTO intends to engage industry and researchers to articulate hydropower industry research and development (R&D) needs, discuss capabilities of the national laboratories, and provide guidance to industry on how to engage with the national laboratories to accelerate innovation and achieve bottom-line results.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017) 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Executive Summit on Hydropower Research and Development

AGENCY: Water Power Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the Executive Summit for Hydropower Research and 
Development.

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SUMMARY: This notice serves to announce that the Water Power 
Technologies Office (WPTO) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
intends to hold an Executive Summit on Hydropower Research and 
Development (``Summit'') in Washington, DC on May 4, 2017. Through this 
initiative, the WPTO intends to engage industry and researchers to 
articulate hydropower

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industry research and development (R&D) needs, discuss capabilities of 
the national laboratories, and provide guidance to industry on how to 
engage with the national laboratories to accelerate innovation and 
achieve bottom-line results.

DATES: DOE will host the Summit from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 4, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at The National Press Club, 529 14th 
St NW., Washington, DC 20045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexsandra Lemke, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (720)-648-4381. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Executive Summit provides a premier opportunity to learn how 
DOE-funded research at the national laboratories and beyond is 
addressing the hydropower industry's R&D needs--and how companies can 
directly partner with the labs to accelerate innovation and achieve 
bottom-line results. The Summit will bring together hydropower industry 
executives, government leaders, and technology researchers to showcase 
how private-sector and national lab partnerships are successfully 
addressing critical technology challenges to improve the 
competitiveness of American hydropower businesses across the country. 
Invited participants from industry will include design, consulting, 
assessment, and operations professionals with experience in addressing 
the short- and long-term challenges of hydropower development and 
operations.
    The information provided and discussed throughout this summit will 
be compiled in a summary report, which will provide clarity on how the 
capabilities of DOE's National Laboratories and other DOE Hydropower 
Program resources align with the perceived and prioritized R&D needs of 
the industry as outlined in the recently-published DOE Hydropower 
Vision. The Vision includes a roadmap outlining potential actions, in a 
non-prescriptive manner, for consideration by all hydropower 
stakeholder sectors. The workshop sessions will address four primary 
categories of R&D activities included in the roadmap: (1) Enhanced 
Revenue and Market Structures, (2) Optimization of Hydropower Security, 
Reliability, and Value Sustainable Development and Operation, (3) 
Addressing Hydropower Sustainability Optimization of Hydropower, and 
(4) Technology Advancement for Hydropower. The remaining categories of 
the Roadmap, Regulatory Process Optimization and Enhanced 
Collaboration, Education, and Outreach, will be addressed in the 
workshop as cross-cut issues to connect activities in the first three 
categories.

Public Participation

    The event is open to the public based upon space availability. DOE 
will also accept public comments as described above for purposes of 
better understanding the hydropower industry and challenges associated 
with increased deployment. These comments may be submitted at 
[email protected].
    Participants should limit information and comments to those based 
on personal experience, individual advice, information, or facts 
regarding this topic. It is not the object of this session to obtain 
any group position or consensus from the meeting participants.
    Following the meeting, a summary will be compiled by DOE and posted 
for public comment. For those interested in providing additional public 
comment, the summary will be posted at water.energy.gov.

    Issued on March 30, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Alejandro Moreno,
Director, Water Power Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-06859 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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16818 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices industry research and development Optimization of Hydropower, and (4) the stewardship and maintenance of the (R&D) needs, discuss capabilities of the Technology Advancement for Nation’s nuclear deterrent. national laboratories, and provide Hydropower. The remaining categories Additionally, the renewal of the guidance to industry on how to engage of the Roadmap, Regulatory Process Committee has been determined to be with the national laboratories to Optimization and Enhanced essential to the conduct of the accelerate innovation and achieve Collaboration, Education, and Outreach, Department’s business and to be in the bottom-line results. will be addressed in the workshop as public interest in connection with the DATES: DOE will host the Summit from cross-cut issues to connect activities in performance of duties imposed upon the 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 4, 2017. the first three categories. Department of Energy by law and ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at agreement. The Committee will Public Participation continue to operate in accordance with The National Press Club, 529 14th St NW., Washington, DC 20045. The event is open to the public based the provisions of the Federal Advisory upon space availability. DOE will also Committee Act and the rules and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: accept public comments as described regulations in implementation of that Alexsandra Lemke, Office of Energy above for purposes of better Act. Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. understanding the hydropower industry FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Energy, 1000 and challenges associated with Robert Hanrahan, Office of Defense Independence Ave. SW., Washington, increased deployment. These comments Programs, at (202) 586–4606. DC 20585. Telephone: (720)-648–4381. may be submitted at Email: Alexsandra.Lemke@EE.DOE.Gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 10, Alexsandra.Lemke@EE.DOE.Gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2017. Participants should limit information and comments to those based on LaTanya R. Butler, Background personal experience, individual advice, Acting Committee Management Officer. The Executive Summit provides a premier opportunity to learn how DOE- information, or facts regarding this [FR Doc. 2017–06892 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] funded research at the national topic. It is not the object of this session BILLING CODE 6450–01–P laboratories and beyond is addressing to obtain any group position or the hydropower industry’s R&D needs— consensus from the meeting participants. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY and how companies can directly partner with the labs to accelerate innovation Following the meeting, a summary will be compiled by DOE and posted for Federal Energy Regulatory and achieve bottom-line results. The Commission Summit will bring together hydropower public comment. For those interested in industry executives, government providing additional public comment, Combined Notice of Filings #2 leaders, and technology researchers to the summary will be posted at water.energy.gov. Take notice that the Commission showcase how private-sector and Issued on March 30, 2017 in Washington, received the following electric rate national lab partnerships are DC. filings: successfully addressing critical technology challenges to improve the Alejandro Moreno, Docket Numbers: ER17–1345–000. competitiveness of American Director, Water Power Technologies Office, Applicants: Southern California hydropower businesses across the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Edison Company. Energy. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2017 country. Invited participants from TACBAA Update to be effective 6/1/ industry will include design, [FR Doc. 2017–06859 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] 2017. consulting, assessment, and operations BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Filed Date: 3/30/17. professionals with experience in Accession Number: 20170330–5140. addressing the short- and long-term Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/17. challenges of hydropower development DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Docket Numbers: ER17–1346–000. and operations. Applicants: Mid-Atlantic Interstate The information provided and National Nuclear Security Administration Transmission, LLC, Pennsylvania discussed throughout this summit will Electric Company, PJM Interconnection, be compiled in a summary report, L.L.C. Defense Programs Advisory which will provide clarity on how the Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Committee capabilities of DOE’s National MAIT submits Service Agreement No. Laboratories and other DOE AGENCY: Office of Defense Programs, 4665 btwn Penelec, MAIT and Borough Hydropower Program resources align National Nuclear Security of Berlin to be effective 2/24/2017. with the perceived and prioritized R&D Administration, Department of Energy. Filed Date: 3/30/17. needs of the industry as outlined in the ACTION: Notice of renewal. Accession Number: 20170330–5236. recently-published DOE Hydropower Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/17. Vision. The Vision includes a roadmap SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Docket Numbers: ER17–1347–000. outlining potential actions, in a non- Advisory Committee Act, and following Applicants: PacifiCorp. prescriptive manner, for consideration consultation with the Committee Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: by all hydropower stakeholder sectors. Management Secretariat, General OATT Revised Attachment H–1 (Rev The workshop sessions will address Services Administration, notice is mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Depreciation Rates 2017) to be effective four primary categories of R&D activities hereby given that the Defense Programs 6/1/2017. included in the roadmap: (1) Enhanced Advisory Committee (DPAC) will be Filed Date: 3/30/17. Revenue and Market Structures, (2) renewed for a two-year period beginning Accession Number: 20170330–5262. Optimization of Hydropower Security, on February 10, 2017. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/20/17. Reliability, and Value Sustainable The DPAC will provide advice and Docket Numbers: ER17–1348–000. Development and Operation, (3) recommendations to the Deputy Applicants: J.P. Morgan Ventures Addressing Hydropower Sustainability Administrator for Defense Programs on Energy Corporation. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of the Executive Summit for Hydropower Research and Development.
DatesDOE will host the Summit from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 4, 2017.
ContactAlexsandra Lemke, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (720)-648-4381. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 16817 
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