83_FR_31251 83 FR 31123 - Renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

83 FR 31123 - Renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 128 (July 3, 2018)

Page Range31123-31124
FR Document2018-14276

Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Commerce announces the renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (the Committee). The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services. The Committee's work on energy efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms that provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. For the purposes of this Committee, covered goods and services will not include vehicles, feedstock for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to consumer goods. Non-fossil fuels that are considered renewable fuels (e.g., liquid biofuels and pellets) are included. This notice also requests nominations for membership.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31123-31124]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory 
Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 
Advisory Committee and solicitation of nominations for membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
the Department of Commerce announces the renewal of the Renewable 
Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (the Committee). The 
Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce regarding the 
development and administration of programs and policies to expand the 
competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and energy 
efficiency goods and services. The Committee's work on energy 
efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms that 
provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation, 
transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies 
and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the 
resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. For the 
purposes of this Committee, covered goods and services will not include 
vehicles, feedstock for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to 
consumer goods. Non-fossil fuels that are considered renewable fuels 
(e.g., liquid biofuels and pellets) are included. This notice also 
requests nominations for membership.

DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed [email protected]; 
faxed to the attention of Victoria Gunderson at 202-482-5665; or mailed 
to Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, 
Room 28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, Room 28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-7890; fax 
202-482-5665; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall consist of approximately 
35 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with applicable 
Department of Commerce guidance and based on their ability to carry out 
the objectives of the Committee. The Secretary of Commerce invites 
nominations to the Committee of qualified individuals who will 
represent U.S. companies, U.S. trade associations, and U.S. private 
sector organizations with activities focused on the export 
competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency goods 
and services. Members shall reflect the diversity of this sector, 
including in terms of entity or organization size, geographic location, 
and subsector represented. The Committee shall also represent the 
diversity of company or organizational roles in the development of 
renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, including, for 
example, project developers, technology integrators, financial 
institutions, and manufacturers.
    Prospective applicants and nominees are strongly encouraged to 
review materials and information on the Committee website, including 
the Committee's charter, to gain an understanding of the Committee's 
responsibilities, matters on which the Committee will provide 
recommendations, and expectations for members based on the work of 
previous Committees: http://export.gov/reee/reeeac.
    Members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date of 
appointment to the Committee to the date on which the Committee's 
charter terminates. Members serve in a representative capacity 
presenting the views and interests of a U.S. entity or U.S. 
organization, as well as their particular

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subsector; they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees.
    Members of the Committee must not be registered as foreign agents 
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No member may represent a 
company that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government 
entity (or foreign government entities). Members of the Committee will 
not be compensated for their services or reimbursed for their travel 
expenses.
    If you are interested in applying or nominating someone else to 
become a member of the Committee, please provide the following 
information:
    (1) Sponsor letter on the company's, trade association's or 
organization's letterhead containing the name, title, and relevant 
contact information (including phone, fax, and email address) of the 
individual who is applying or being nominated;
    (2) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet 
the expected time commitments of Committee work. Committee work 
includes (1) attending in-person committee meetings roughly four times 
per year (lasting one day each), (2) undertaking additional work 
outside of full committee meetings including subcommittee conference 
calls or meetings as needed, and (3) frequently drafting, preparing, or 
commenting on proposed recommendations to be evaluated at Committee 
meetings;
    (3) Short biography of nominee, including credentials;
    (4) Brief description of the company, trade association, or 
organization to be represented and its business activities; company 
size (number of employees and annual sales); and export markets served;
    (5) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee 
eligibility requirements.
    Please do not send company, trade association, or organization 
brochures or any other information.
    See the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above for how and the deadline 
for submitting nominations.
    Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified 
by mail.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Edward OMalley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-14276 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2018 / Notices 31123 reviews of antidumping duty orders on on entries of subject merchandise DATES: Nominations for members must merchandise from NME countries where entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, be received on or before 5:00 p.m. a review of the NME entity has not been for consumption during the relevant Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August initiated, but where an individual provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of 17, 2018. exporter for which a review was the order, if such a gap period is ADDRESSES: Nominations may be initiated does not qualify for a separate applicable to the period of review. emailed Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov; rate, Commerce will issue a final This notice is not required by statute faxed to the attention of Victoria decision indicating that the company in but is published as a service to the Gunderson at 202–482–5665; or mailed question is part of the NME entity. international trading community. to Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy However, in that situation, because no Dated: June 21, 2018. & Environmental Industries, Room review of the NME entity was 28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, James Maeder, conducted, the NME entity’s entries 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for were not subject to the review and the Washington, DC 20230. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty rate for the NME entity is not subject to Operations performing the duties of Deputy FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: change as a result of that review Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Victoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & (although the rate for the individual Countervailing Duty Operations. Environmental Industries, Room 28018, exporter may change as a function of the [FR Doc. 2018–14263 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 finding that the exporter is part of the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, NME entity). Following initiation of an DC 20230; phone 202–482–7890; fax antidumping administrative review 202–482–5665; email when there is no review requested of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov. NME entity, Commerce will instruct SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters International Trade Administration not named in the initiation notice, Committee shall consist of including those that were suspended at Renewal of the Renewable Energy and approximately 35 members appointed the NME entity rate. Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee by the Secretary in accordance with All requests must be filed and Solicitation of Nominations for applicable Department of Commerce electronically in Enforcement and Membership guidance and based on their ability to Compliance’s Antidumping and carry out the objectives of the Countervailing Duty Centralized AGENCY: International Trade Committee. The Secretary of Commerce Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on Administration, U.S. Department of invites nominations to the Committee of Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS Commerce. qualified individuals who will represent website at http://access.trade.gov.5 ACTION: Notice of renewal of the U.S. companies, U.S. trade associations, Further, in accordance with 19 CFR Renewable Energy and Energy and U.S. private sector organizations 351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request Efficiency Advisory Committee and with activities focused on the export must be served on the petitioner and solicitation of nominations for competitiveness of U.S. renewable each exporter or producer specified in membership. energy and energy efficiency goods and the request. services. Members shall reflect the Commerce will publish in the Federal SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the diversity of this sector, including in Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of Federal Advisory Committee Act, the terms of entity or organization size, Administrative Review of Antidumping Department of Commerce announces the geographic location, and subsector or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, renewal of the Renewable Energy and represented. The Committee shall also or Suspended Investigation’’ for Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee represent the diversity of company or requests received by the last day of July (the Committee). The Committee shall organizational roles in the development 2018. If Commerce does not receive, by advise the Secretary of Commerce of renewable energy and energy the last day of July 2018, a request for regarding the development and efficiency projects, including, for review of entries covered by an order, administration of programs and policies example, project developers, technology finding, or suspended investigation to expand the competitiveness of U.S. integrators, financial institutions, and listed in this notice and for the period exports of renewable energy and energy manufacturers. identified above, Commerce will efficiency goods and services. The Prospective applicants and nominees instruct CBP to assess antidumping or Committee’s work on energy efficiency are strongly encouraged to review countervailing duties on those entries at will focus on technologies, services, and materials and information on the a rate equal to the cash deposit of platforms that provide system-level Committee website, including the estimated antidumping or energy efficiency to electricity Committee’s charter, to gain an countervailing duties required on those generation, transmission, and understanding of the Committee’s entries at the time of entry, or distribution. These include smart grid responsibilities, matters on which the withdrawal from warehouse, for technologies and services, as well as Committee will provide consumption and to continue to collect equipment and systems that increase the recommendations, and expectations for the cash deposit previously ordered. resiliency of power infrastructure such members based on the work of previous For the first administrative review of as energy storage. For the purposes of Committees: http://export.gov/reee/ any order, there will be no assessment this Committee, covered goods and reeeac. services will not include vehicles, Members serve at the pleasure of the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES of antidumping or countervailing duties feedstock for biofuels, or energy Secretary from the date of appointment entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to efficiency as it relates to consumer to the Committee to the date on which the extent possible, include the names of such goods. Non-fossil fuels that are the Committee’s charter terminates. exporters in their request. considered renewable fuels (e.g., liquid Members serve in a representative 5 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; biofuels and pellets) are included. This capacity presenting the views and Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR notice also requests nominations for interests of a U.S. entity or U.S. 39263 (July 6, 2011). membership. organization, as well as their particular VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

31124 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2018 / Notices subsector; they are, therefore, not DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE of planned meeting of the Panel. All Special Government Employees. written statements shall be submitted to Office of the Secretary the DFO for the Panel, and this Members of the Committee must not be registered as foreign agents under the individual will ensure that the written Charter Renewal of Department of Foreign Agents Registration Act. No statements are provided to the Defense Federal Advisory Committees member may represent a company that membership for their consideration. is majority owned or controlled by a AGENCY: Department of Defense. Dated: June 28, 2018. foreign government entity (or foreign ACTION:Renewal of federal advisory Shelly Finke, government entities). Members of the committee. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Committee will not be compensated for SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Officer, Department of Defense. their services or reimbursed for their publishing this notice to announce that [FR Doc. 2018–14290 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] travel expenses. it is renewing the charter for the BILLING CODE 5001–06–P If you are interested in applying or Uniform Formulary Beneficiary nominating someone else to become a Advisory Panel (‘‘the Panel’’). member of the Committee, please FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE provide the following information: Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department Office of the Secretary (1) Sponsor letter on the company’s, trade association’s or organization’s of Defense, 703–692–5952. Charter Amendment of Department of letterhead containing the name, title, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Federal Advisory Committees and relevant contact information Panel’s charter is being renewed (including phone, fax, and email pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1074g(c)(1) and in AGENCY: Department of Defense. address) of the individual who is accordance with the Federal Advisory applying or being nominated; Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 ACTION:Amendment of federal advisory U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 committee. (2) An affirmative statement that the CFR 102–3.50(a). The Panel’s charter nominee will be able to meet the and contact information for the Panel’s SUMMARY: The Department of Defense expected time commitments of Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be (DoD) is publishing this notice to Committee work. Committee work found at http://www.facadatabase.gov/. announce that it is amending the charter includes (1) attending in-person The Panel provides the Secretary of for the Defense Innovation Board (‘‘the committee meetings roughly four times Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Board’’). per year (lasting one day each), (2) Defense, through the Under Secretary undertaking additional work outside of for Personnel and Readiness, and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim full committee meetings including Assistant Secretary of Defense for Freeman, Advisory Committee subcommittee conference calls or Health Affairs, independent advice and Management Officer for the Department meetings as needed, and (3) frequently recommendations on the development of Defense, 703–692–5952. drafting, preparing, or commenting on of the uniform formulary. The Secretary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed recommendations to be of Defense shall consider the comments Board’s charter is being amended in evaluated at Committee meetings; of the Panel before implementing the uniform formulary or implementing accordance with the Federal Advisory (3) Short biography of nominee, changes to the uniform formulary. Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 including credentials; The Panel shall be composed of no U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 (4) Brief description of the company, more than 15 members and shall CFR 102–3.50(d). The DoD is amending trade association, or organization to be include members that represent: a. Non- the charter for the Board previously represented and its business activities; governmental organizations and announced in the Federal Register on company size (number of employees associations that represent the views April 18, 2018 (83 FR 17153) to reflect and annual sales); and export markets and interests of a large number of a change in the committee’s sponsor. served; eligible covered beneficiaries; b. The Under Secretary of Defense for Contractors responsible for the Research and Engineering will be the (5) An affirmative statement that the TRICARE retail pharmacy program; c. sponsor for the Board. The amended nominee meets all Committee eligibility Contractors responsible for the national charter and contact information for the requirements. mail-order pharmacy program; and d. Designated Federal Officer (DFO) can be Please do not send company, trade TRICARE network providers. All obtained at http:// association, or organization brochures or members of the Panel are appointed to www.facadatabase.gov/. any other information. provide advice on behalf of the Dated: June 28, 2018. See the ADDRESSES and DATES Government on the basis of their best judgment without representing any Shelly E. Finke, captions above for how and the deadline for submitting nominations. particular point of view and in a manner Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison that is free from conflict of interest. Officer, Department of Defense. Nominees selected for appointment to Except for reimbursement of official [FR Doc. 2018–14262 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] the Committee will be notified by mail. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Panel-related travel and per diem, Panel BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Dated: June 28, 2018. members serve without compensation. Edward OMalley, The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Panel membership about the Panel’s Industries. mission and functions. Written [FR Doc. 2018–14276 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am] statements may be submitted at any BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P time or in response to the stated agenda VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Jul 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and solicitation of nominations for membership.
DatesNominations for members must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 17, 2018.
ContactVictoria Gunderson, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-7890; fax 202-482-5665; email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 31123 
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