82 FR 43531 - Notice of Request for Information on Solar Energy Technology Analysis & Data Needs
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 179 (September 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-19775 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 43531-43532] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-19775] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of Request for Information on Solar Energy Technology Analysis & Data Needs AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) number DE-FOA-0001818 regarding the Solar Energy Technology Analysis & Data Needs. DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) is requesting input on integrated data and analysis needs across the solar value chain to inform near to mid-term plans for the development of resources such as information based network planning, real time optimization, and bankability tools in the context of DOE's SunShot 2030 goals. SETO aims to better understand the information-related problems and questions that exist for key stakeholders, including manufacturers, project developers, financiers, engineering procurement and construction businesses, state and local jurisdictions, researchers, analysts, and others supporting the technological advancement and wide scale adoption of solar technology. DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received by October 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to [email protected] no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on October 6, 2017. Include Solar Energy Technology Analysis & Data Needs in the subject of the title. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email and only electronic responses will be accepted. Please identify your answers by responding to a specific question or topic if applicable. Respondents may answer as many or as few questions as they wish. Respondents are requested to provide the following information at the start of their response to this RFI:Company/institution name; Company/institution contact; Contact's address, phone number, and email address. The complete RFI document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be addressed to Dr. Casey Canfield, ORISE Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Office, EE-4S, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 202-287-1783. Email: [email protected]. Further instruction can be found in the RFI document posted on EERE Exchange. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SETO is requesting information about (1) how the U.S. solar industry and application [[Page 43532]] space use and value existing resources, (2) needs that can be addressed with data access, research, and analysis, and (3) opportunities to better engage stakeholders on the use and development of these resources. Over the past three years, a variety of high-quality informational resources on solar energy technology have been created by a diverse group of organizations, including universities, consultants, companies, technology developers, and the national laboratories. By cataloguing the specific information resources that the industry relies on, SETO hopes to better understand the vision driving innovation and identify gaps in knowledge creation or exchange. SETO is also interested in understanding the channels through which stakeholders access information so that future SETO-funded analysis can be disseminated as widely and effectively as possible. In addition, SETO is interested in understanding to what degree stakeholders are interested in being engaged in the development process of new tools and resources. The RFI is available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. Confidential Business Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email two well marked copies: One copy of the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non- confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its determination. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2017. Ebony Vauss, Acting Director, Solar Energy Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2017-19775 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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column, first paragraph, first line, 20503 and to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy information.
correct address to, ‘‘800 Sixteenth Street Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
NW.,’’ 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Rm. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
8H–085, Washington, DC 20585 or by Energy (DOE) invites public comment
Issued in Washington, DC, on September on its Request for Information (RFI)
12, 2017. facsimile at 202–586–8151 or by email
at privacy@hq.doe.gov. number DE–FOA–0001818 regarding the
LaTanya R. Butler, Solar Energy Technology Analysis &
Deputy Committee Management Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Data Needs. DOE’s Solar Energy
[FR Doc. 2017–19747 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Technologies Office (SETO) is
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Department of Energy, 1000 requesting input on integrated data and
Independence Avenue SW., Rm. 8H– analysis needs across the solar value
085, Washington, DC 20585 or by chain to inform near to mid-term plans
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY facsimile at 202–586–8151 or by email for the development of resources such
at privacy@hq.doe.gov. as information based network planning,
Agency Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This real time optimization, and bankability
Extension information collection request contains: tools in the context of DOE’s SunShot
AGENCY:U.S. Department of Energy. (1) OMB No. 1910–1700; (2) Information 2030 goals. SETO aims to better
Submission for Office of
ACTION: Collection Request Title: Privacy Act understand the information-related
Management and Budget (OMB) review; Administration (formerly titled problems and questions that exist for
comment request. ‘‘Records and Administration’’); (3) key stakeholders, including
Type of Request: Regular; (4) Purpose: manufacturers, project developers,
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy The Privacy Act Information Request financiers, engineering procurement and
(DOE) has submitted an information form aids DOE’s processing of Privacy construction businesses, state and local
collection request to the OMB for an Act requests submitted by an individual jurisdictions, researchers, analysts, and
extension under the provisions of the or an authorized representative, wherein others supporting the technological
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The he or she requests records that the advancement and wide scale adoption
DOE requests a three-year extension of government may maintain pertaining to of solar technology.
its ‘‘Privacy Act Administration’’ that individual. The DOE’s use of this DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
information collection (formerly titled form continues to contribute to DOE’s received by October 6, 2017.
‘‘Records and Administration’’), OMB Privacy Act processes, including, but ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
Control Number 1910–1700. The not limited to, providing for faster submit comments electronically to
information collection and collection processing of Privacy Act information solaranalysis@ee.doe.gov no later than
instrument aids DOE’s processing of requests by asking individuals or their 5:00 p.m. (ET) on October 6, 2017.
Privacy Act requests submitted by an authorized representatives for pertinent Include Solar Energy Technology
individual or an authorized information needed for records retrieval; Analysis & Data Needs in the subject of
representative, wherein he or she (5) Annual Estimated Number of the title. Responses must be provided as
requests records that the government Respondents: 135; (6) Annual Estimated attachments to an email and only
may maintain pertaining to that Number of Total Responses: 135; (7) electronic responses will be accepted.
individual. The DOE’s use of this form Annual Estimated Number of Burden Please identify your answers by
continues to contribute to DOE’s Privacy Hours: 45; (8) Annual Estimated responding to a specific question or
Act processes, including, but not Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost topic if applicable. Respondents may
limited to, providing for faster Burden: $0. answer as many or as few questions as
processing of Privacy Act information Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act they wish. Respondents are requested to
requests by asking individuals or their of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 10 CFR 1008.7; provide the following information at the
authorized representatives for pertinent and DOE Order 206.1. start of their response to this RFI:
information needed for records retrieval. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 19, • Company/institution name;
DOE published a 60-day Notice and 2017. • Company/institution contact;
Request for Comments concerning this Allan K. Manuel, • Contact’s address, phone number,
collection in the Federal Register on and email address.
Deputy Chief Information Officer for
April 10, 2017. No comments were Enterprise Policy, Portfolio Management, and The complete RFI document is
received in response to the 60-day Governance, Office of the Chief Information located at https://eere-
notice. Officer. exchange.energy.gov/.
DATES: Comments regarding this [FR Doc. 2017–19768 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection must be received on or before BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Questions may be addressed to Dr.
October 18, 2017. If you anticipate that Casey Canfield, ORISE Fellow, U.S.
you will be submitting comments, but Department of Energy, Office of Energy
find it difficult to do so within the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar
period of time allowed by this notice, Energy Technologies Office, EE–4S,
please advise the OMB Desk Officer of Office of Energy Efficiency and 1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
your intention to make a submission as Renewable Energy Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 202–287–1783. Email: solaranalysis@
Notice of Request for Information on
be telephoned at 202–395–4718. ee.doe.gov. Further instruction can be
Solar Energy Technology Analysis &
ADDRESSES: Written comments should found in the RFI document posted on
Data Needs
be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office EERE Exchange.
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SETO is
Office of Management and Budget, New Renewable Energy, Department of requesting information about (1) how
Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Energy. the U.S. solar industry and application
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space use and value existing resources, Issued in Washington, DC, on September Filed Date: 9/8/17.
(2) needs that can be addressed with 12, 2017. Accession Number: 20170908–5002.
data access, research, and analysis, and Ebony Vauss, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17.
(3) opportunities to better engage Acting Director, Solar Energy Technologies Docket Numbers: ER17–2449–000.
stakeholders on the use and Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Applicants: Public Service Company
development of these resources. Over Energy. of New Hampshire.
the past three years, a variety of high- [FR Doc. 2017–19775 Filed 9–15–17; 8:45 am] Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Rate
quality informational resources on solar BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Schedule No. IA–ES–37 Interconnection
energy technology have been created by Agreement Between PSNH and Pontook
a diverse group of organizations, to be effective 12/16/2016.
including universities, consultants, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Filed Date: 9/7/17.
companies, technology developers, and Accession Number: 20170907–5186.
Federal Energy Regulatory
the national laboratories. By cataloguing Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/17.
Commission
the specific information resources that Docket Numbers: ER17–2450–000.
the industry relies on, SETO hopes to Combined Notice of Filings #1 Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
better understand the vision driving L.L.C.
innovation and identify gaps in Take notice that the Commission Description: Tariff Cancellation:
knowledge creation or exchange. SETO received the following electric rate Notice of Cancellation of Service
is also interested in understanding the filings: Agreement No. 3153, Queue No. W1–
channels through which stakeholders Docket Numbers: ER11–1850–007; 029 to be effective 8/22/2017.
access information so that future SETO- ER11–1846–007; ER11–1847–007; Filed Date: 9/8/17.
funded analysis can be disseminated as ER11–1848–007; ER11–2598–010; Accession Number: 20170908–5093.
widely and effectively as possible. In ER13–1192–004. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17.
addition, SETO is interested in Applicants: Direct Energy Business, Docket Numbers: ER17–2451–000.
understanding to what degree LLC, Direct Energy Business Marketing, Applicants: Alabama Power
stakeholders are interested in being LLC, Direct Energy Marketing Inc., Company.
engaged in the development process of Direct Energy Services, LLC, Gateway Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
new tools and resources. Energy Services Corporation, Energy Camilla Solar Energy LGIA Filing to be
America, LLC. effective 8/29/2017.
The RFI is available at: https://eere- Description: Second Supplement to
exchange.energy.gov/. Filed Date: 9/8/17.
June 28, 2017 Northeast Region Accession Number: 20170908–5130.
Confidential Business Information Triennial Report of the Direct Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17.
Sellers.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any Filed Date: 9/8/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–2452–000.
person submitting information that he Accession Number: 20170908–5132. Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
or she believes to be confidential and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17. Company.
exempt by law from public disclosure Docket Numbers: ER17–1191–003. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
should submit via email two well Applicants: Otter Tail Power Amendment to Wholesale Distribution
marked copies: One copy of the Company. Tariff GIP, SGIA, and LGIA to be
document marked ‘‘confidential’’ Description: Tariff Amendment: effective 9/9/2017.
including all the information believed to Amendment to Submit Restated Filed Date: 9/8/17.
be confidential, and one copy of the Conforming Agreement—Rate Schedule Accession Number: 20170908–5140.
document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ No. 151 to be effective 7/30/2010. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17.
with the information believed to be Filed Date: 9/8/17. Take notice that the Commission
confidential deleted. DOE will make its Accession Number: 20170908–5054. received the following electric securities
own determination about the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/17. filings:
confidential status of the information Docket Numbers: ER17–2152–000. Docket Numbers: ES17–55–000.
and treat it according to its Applicants: Cottonwood Wind Applicants: Kentucky Utilities
determination. Project, LLC. Company.
Description: Amendment to July 26, Description: Application under
Factors of interest to DOE when 2017 Cottonwood Wind Project, LLC
evaluating requests to treat submitted Section 204 of the Federal Power Act of
tariff filing. Kentucky Utilities Company.
information as confidential include: (1) Filed Date: 9/7/17.
A description of the items; (2) whether Filed Date: 9/7/17.
Accession Number: 20170907–5205.
and why such items are customarily Accession Number: 20170907–5195.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/17.
treated as confidential within the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/17.
Docket Numbers: ER17–2203–001.
industry; (3) whether the information is Applicants: Arizona Public Service Take notice that the Commission
generally known by or available from Company. received the following electric
other sources; (4) whether the Description: Tariff Amendment: reliability filings:
information has previously been made Service Agreement Nos. 218 and 335— Docket Numbers: RD17–8–000.
available to others without obligation Revision to be effective 7/1/2017. Applicants: North American Electric
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an Reliability Corporation, Reliability First
sradovich on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with NOTICES
Filed Date: 9/7/17.
explanation of the competitive injury to Accession Number: 20170907–5184. Corporation.
the submitting person that would result Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/17. Description: Joint Petition of the
from public disclosure; (6) when such Docket Numbers: ER17–2322–001. North American Electric Reliability
information might lose its confidential Applicants: Nexus Energy Inc. Corporation and ReliabilityFirst
character due to the passage of time; and Description: Tariff Amendment: Corporation for Approval of Proposed
(7) why disclosure of the information Nexus Energy Market-based Rate Tariff Regional Reliability Standard BAL–502–
would be contrary to the public interest. v2 to be effective 11/1/2017. RF–03.
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