83 FR 24463 - Electricity Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 103 (May 29, 2018)

This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24463-24464]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electricity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory 
Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public 
notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, June 25, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. EST. To 
receive the call-in number and passcode, please contact the Committee's 
Designated Federal Officer, Matthew Rosenbaum, at the address or phone 
number listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 
Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-
017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 
(202) 586-1060 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) 
was re-established in July 2010, in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 
2,

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to provide advice to the Department of Energy (DOE) in implementing the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005, executing the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007, and modernizing the nation's electricity delivery 
infrastructure. The EAC is composed of individuals of diverse 
background selected for their technical expertise and experience, 
established records of distinguished professional service, and their 
knowledge of issues that pertain to electricity.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC is expected to include 
discussion of four work products created by EAC subcommittees, as well 
as recommendations developed from the special project on regulatory 
reform. During the meeting, the full EAC membership will vote on 
whether to approve the recommendations in the five work products.

Tentative Agenda

June 25, 2018

11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, Meeting Logistics
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Presentation, Discussion, and Voting on Special 
Project: Regulatory Reform Recommendations
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Presentation, Discussion, and Voting on Energy 
Storage Subcommittee Work Product: A Review of Emerging Energy Storage 
Technologies
11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presentation, Discussion, and Voting on Energy 
Storage Subcommittee Work Product: Energy Storage for Resiliency and 
Reliability
12:00 p.m.-12:15 p.m. Presentation, Discussion, and Voting on Power 
Delivery Subcommittee Work Product: Transmission-Distribution I 
Interface
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Presentation, Discussion, and Voting on Smart 
Grid Subcommittee Work Product: Enhancing Grid Resilience with 
Integrated Storage from Electric Vehicles
12:30 p.m.-12:40 p.m. Public Comments
12:40 p.m.-12:55 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn June 2018 Meeting of the EAC
    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC 
agenda updates, see the EAC website at: http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
    Public Participation: The EAC welcomes the attendance of the public 
at its meetings. Individuals who wish to offer public comments at the 
EAC meeting may do so. Approximately 10 minutes will be reserved for 
public comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the number 
who wish to speak but is not expected to exceed three minutes. Anyone 
who is not able to attend the meeting, or for whom the allotted public 
comments time is insufficient to address pertinent issues with the EAC, 
is invited to send a written statement to Mr. Matthew Rosenbaum.
    You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity Advisory 
Committee Open Meeting,'' by any of the following methods:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 
Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-
017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
     Email: [email protected]. Include ``Electricity 
Advisory Committee Open Meeting'' in the subject line of the message.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All 
submissions received must include the agency name and identifier. All 
comments received will be posted without change to http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac, including any personal 
information provided.
     Docket: For access to the docket, to read background 
documents or comments received, go to http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
    The following electronic file formats are acceptable: Microsoft 
Word (.doc), Corel Word Perfect (.wpd), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), Rich Text 
Format (.rtf), plain text (.txt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Microsoft 
PowerPoint (.ppt). If you submit information that you believe to be 
exempt by law from public disclosure, you must submit one complete 
copy, as well as one copy from which the information claimed to be 
exempt by law from public disclosure has been deleted. You must also 
explain the reasons why you believe the deleted information is exempt 
from disclosure.
    DOE is responsible for the final determination concerning 
disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for treating it in 
accordance with the DOE's Freedom of Information regulations (10 CFR 
1004.11).
    Note: Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE may be 
delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE, therefore, 
encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments electronically 
by email. If comments are submitted by regular mail, the Department 
requests that they be accompanied by a CD or diskette containing 
electronic files of the submission.
    Minutes: The minutes of the EAC meeting will be posted on the EAC 
web page at http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricity-advisory-committee-eac. They can also be obtained by contacting Mr. Matthew 
Rosenbaum at the address above.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11403 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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