82_FR_59833 82 FR 59593 - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal

82 FR 59593 - Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Renewal

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)

Page Range59593-59594
FR Document2017-27074

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Code of Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee's (BERAC) charter has been renewed for a two-year period. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Science on the biological and environmental research programs. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the BERAC has been determined to be essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy's mission and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91), and rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59593-59594]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27074]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Renewal

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and Code of 
Federal Regulations, and following consultation with the Committee 
Management Secretariat, General Services Administration, notice is 
hereby given that the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory 
Committee's (BERAC) charter has been renewed for a two-year period.
    The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Director, 
Office of Science on the biological and environmental research 
programs.
    Additionally, the Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal 
of the BERAC has been determined to be essential to conduct business of 
the Department of Energy's mission and to be in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department 
of Energy by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
the Department of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91), and rules 
and regulations issued in implementation of that Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tristram West at (301) 903-5155.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2017.
Shena Kennerly,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27074 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 240 / Friday, December 15, 2017 / Notices 59593 received without change, including any enroll in TRICARE Select can do so by (OIE), other federal policy, budget and personal identifiers or contact submitting the DD Form 3043, using the program staff, and grantees about the information. BWE portal, or calling their Regional implementation of current practices. To Any associated form(s) for this gather consistent information that addresses Contractor. If they choose to use the DD how Title VI grantees are identifying eligible collection may be located within this Form 3043, they must complete the children and planning and implementing same electronic docket and downloaded appropriate page(s) of the form and mail services for them, it is necessary to collect for review/testing. Follow the the form to their Regional Contractor. additional information beyond current instructions at http:// No other form is required to enroll, dis- federal data collections (e.g., Annual www.regulations.gov for submitting enroll, or change an enrollment. Performance Reports and EASIE Budget comments. Please submit comments on Respondents can download the form Reports provided by the OIE). any given form identified by docket from the DoD Forms Management The Acting Director, Information number, form number, and title. Program website, or click on the link to Collection Clearance Division, Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To the form on the TRICARE.mil website or the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of request more information on this their Regional Contractor’s website, or Management, hereby issues a correction proposed information collection or to obtain a copy from their local military notice as required by the Paperwork obtain a copy of the proposal and hospital or clinic. The mailing address Reduction Act of 1995. associated collection instruments, and toll-free customer service number for their Regional Contractor are Dated: December 12, 2017. please contact Defense Health Agency, TRICARE Health Plan (J–10), ATTN: included on the DD Form 3043. If using Kate Mullan, Mark Ellis, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, either website option, the respondent Acting Director, Information Collection Falls Church, VA 22042, or call the can type in the information on the form Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy prior to printing it or handwrite the Officer, Office of Management. TRICARE Health Plan, 703–681–0039. information after printing the blank [FR Doc. 2017–27032 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB form. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Number: TRICARE Select Enrollment, Dated: December 12, 2017. Disenrollment, and Change Form, DD Aaron Siegel, Form 3043, OMB Control Number 0720– Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY XXXX. Officer, Department of Defense. Needs and Uses: The information [FR Doc. 2017–27113 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] Biological and Environmental collection requirement is necessary to BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Research Advisory Committee; Notice obtain each non-active duty TRICARE of Renewal beneficiary’s personal information needed to: (1) Complete his/her DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AGENCY: Office of Science, Department enrollment into the TRICARE Select of Energy. health plan option, (2) dis-enroll a Study of the ESEA Title VI Indian ACTION: Notice of renewal. beneficiary, or (3) change a beneficiary’s Education LEA Grants Program; ED– enrollment information (e.g., address, 2017–ICCD–0083; Correction SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal add a dependent, report other health Advisory Committee Act and Code of insurance). This information is required AGENCY: Department of Education. Federal Regulations, and following to ensure the beneficiary’s TRICARE ACTION: Correction Notice. consultation with the Committee benefits and claims are administered SUMMARY: This is to request correction Management Secretariat, General based on their TRICARE plan of choice. on the Federal Register Notice (Docket Services Administration, notice is Without this new enrollment form, each ID Number ED–2017–ICCD–0083; FR hereby given that the Biological and non-active duty TRICARE beneficiary is DOC# 2017–26723), published on Environmental Research Advisory automatically defaulted into direct care, December 12, 2017, and entitled Committee’s (BERAC) charter has been limiting their health care options to ‘‘Evaluation of the ESEA Title VI Indian renewed for a two-year period. military hospitals and clinics. These Education LEA Grants Program’’. The The Committee provides advice and beneficiaries would have no TRICARE title and abstract were incorrect. The recommendations to the Director, Office coverage when using the TRICARE correct title is ‘‘Study of the ESEA Title of Science on the biological and network of providers for services not VI Indian Education LEA Grants environmental research programs. available at their local military hospital Program’’. The abstract is corrected as or clinic. Additionally, the Secretary of Energy follows: has determined that renewal of the Affected Public: Individuals or Households. This data collection supports a national BERAC has been determined to be Annual Burden Hours: 24,825. study of the implementation of the Title VI essential to conduct business of the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Department of Energy’s mission and to Number of Respondents: 99,300. Agencies program. It will provide descriptive Responses per Respondent: 1. be in the public interest in connection information on the nature of program-funded with the performance of duties imposed Annual Responses: 99,300. services. It will also examine how grantees Average Burden per Response: 15 align and leverage Title VI-funded services upon the Department of Energy by law minutes. with those funded by other federal, state, and and agreement. The Committee will Frequency: On occasion. local sources; how they identify American operate in accordance with the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Respondents could be any non-active Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students provisions of the Federal Advisory duty TRICARE beneficiary who is not who are eligible for these services; how they Committee Act, the Department of establish and implement program priorities Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95– eligible for Medicare. These with parent, community, and tribal beneficiaries have the option of 91), and rules and regulations issued in involvement; and how they measure progress implementation of that Act. enrolling into either the TRICARE Prime toward their Title VI project objectives. This or TRICARE Select plan option starting information will inform the U.S. Department FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. January 1, 2018. Those choosing to of Education’s Office of Indian Education Tristram West at (301) 903–5155. VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Dec 14, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1

59594 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 240 / Friday, December 15, 2017 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on December ACTION: Notice of the Wind Industry agenda around particular technology 11, 2017. Partnership Summit. areas as well as provide a setting for Shena Kennerly, development of plans for wind power Acting Committee Management Officer. SUMMARY: This notice announces that industry partnerships with DOE. [FR Doc. 2017–27074 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] the Wind Energy Technologies Office This Summit will focus on the (WETO) within the U.S. Department of intersection of wind power industry BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Energy (DOE) intends to hold a Wind R&D and technology development needs Industry Partnership Summit with the capabilities of DOE National DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (‘‘Summit’’) in Washington, DC, on Laboratories and other participants in January 24–25, 2018. WETO invests in R&D initiated by the DOE Wind Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee; energy science research and Program. The Wind Vision 1 includes a Notice of Renewal development (R&D) activities that roadmap outlining potential actions, in enable innovation, advance U.S. wind a non-prescriptive manner, for AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, systems, reduce the cost of electricity, Department of Energy. consideration by all wind power and accelerate the deployment of wind stakeholders. In the spring of 2017, a ACTION: Notice of renewal. power. In an effort to ensure that DOE’s survey was developed around the Wind SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal research and development priorities Vision to solicit input from industry, Advisory Committee Act, and in continue to benefit the wind energy including developers, manufacturers, accordance with Title 41 of the Code of industry, WETO is hosting this summit utilities, owner/operators, service Federal Regulations, Section 102– to share innovative technologies that providers, and consultants, among 3.65(a), and following consultation with may be beneficial to your firm and others, on the technology development the Committee Management Secretariat, engage industry leaders in a dialogue needs of greatest importance to industry General Services Administration, notice about the future of public research and and where DOE support was deemed is hereby given that the Nuclear Energy development laboratory R&D valuable. Informed by the Wind Vision Advisory Committee (NEAC) will be investments. roadmap and subsequent survey, renewed for a two-year period beginning DATES: DOE will host the Summit from summit sessions will address three on December 11, 2017. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, categories of R&D activities: (1) Turbine The Committee will provide advice to January 24, 2018, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 Technology Innovation and Extreme- the Department of Energy’s Office of p.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Scale Turbines, (2) The SMART Wind Nuclear Energy on complex science and ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at Plant, and (3) Grid-enhancing Wind technical issues that arise in the Kimpton Hotel Palomar, 2121 P St. NW, Power Plants. planning, managing, and Washington, DC 20045. implementation of DOE’s nuclear energy Public Participation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: program. Although this meeting is primarily Additionally, the renewal of the Alexsandra Lemke, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. intended to be an information sharing NEAC has been determined to be event with design, consulting, essential to conduct business of the Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, assessment and operations professionals Department of Energy and to be the in with experience in addressing the short the public interest in connection with DC 20585. Telephone: (720)–648–4381. Email: Alexsandra.lemke@EE.DOE.Gov. and long-term challenges of wind the performance of duties imposed upon energy development and operations, the the Department of Energy, by law and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: event is open to the public based upon agreement. The Committee will Background space availability. DOE anticipates that continue to operate in accordance with wind power professionals will share the provisions of the Federal Advisory The Wind Industry Partnership Summit will engage wind energy insights on the technological and Committee Act, adhering to the rules science gaps that limit the growth of and regulations in implementation of experts and industries to articulate wind power industry R&D needs, discuss wind power capacity and generation that Act. and impede the enhancement of wind capabilities of DOE National FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: power technology and operations for Laboratories, and provide guidance on Robert Rova, Designated Federal Officer how to engage DOE National greater value to the nation. As seating is at (301) 903–9096. Laboratories. This information will be limited, please RSVP to Alexsandra Issued at Washington, DC, on December 11, summarized in a summary report Lemke by January 3rd, 2018. DOE will 2017. capable of providing the wind energy also accept public comments as Shena Kennerly, industry and DOE with clarity on how described above for purposes of better Acting Committee Management Officer. the capabilities of its National understanding the wind power industry [FR Doc. 2017–27076 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] Laboratories and other DOE Wind and challenges associated with BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Program resources align with the increased deployment. These comments perceived and prioritized R&D needs of may be submitted at Alexsandra.lemke@ the industry. EE.DOE.Gov. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY In November of 2015, the Executive Participants should limit information Summit on Wind Research and and comments to those based on Office of Energy Efficiency and Development was held in conjunction personal experience, individual advice, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Renewable Energy with the American Wind Energy information, or facts regarding this Association (AWEA) Fall Symposium to topic. It is not the object of this session Wind Industry Partnership Summit to obtain any group position or identify and discuss priorities for AGENCY: Wind Energy Technologies industry-DOE Wind Program consensus from the meeting Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and collaboration. This event will build on participants. Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of the successful 2015 Wind Industry Energy. Summit but provide a more focused 1 https://energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-vision. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of renewal.
ContactDr. Tristram West at (301) 903-5155.
FR Citation82 FR 59593 
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