83 FR 37488 - State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 148 (August 1, 2018)

Page Range		37488-37488
FR Document		2018-16458

This notice announces a teleconference call of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-16458]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference call of the State 
Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, August 16, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). To 
receive the call-in number and passcode, please contact the Board's 
Designated Federal Officer at the address or phone number listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Li, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585. 
Phone number 202-287-5718; and email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: To make recommendations to the Assistant 
Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
regarding goals and objectives, programmatic and administrative 
policies, and to otherwise carry out the Board's responsibilities as 
designated in the State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 
1990 (Pub. L. 101-440).
    Tentative Agenda: Welcome new STEAB members. Discuss 
recommendations from STEAB to the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the 
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should contact Michael Li at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests to make oral comments must be 
received five days prior to the meeting; reasonable provision will be 
made to include requested topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the 
Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on July 27, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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resources to organize the hearing and by Officer at the address or phone number offshore wind-specific research and
notifying the public about the hearing, listed below. development. The Wind Energy
such as through this notice. Following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technologies Office (WETO) is seeking
the PPAC public hearing, the USPTO Michael Li, Designated Federal Officer, information on facilities that can
will publish a Notice of Proposed Office of Energy Efficiency and conduct unique offshore wind research
Rulemaking in the Federal Register, Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of and development (R&D) in the U.S.,
setting forth its proposed patent fees. Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, what upgrades to existing facilities or
Washington, DC 20585. Phone number new facilities are needed for the U.S. to
Requests to Present Oral Testimony be at the cutting edge of offshore wind
202–287–5718; and email: michael.li@
Interested members of the public are ee.doe.gov. R&D, and what specific tests and
invited to testify at the PPAC hearing analyses could be carried out at existing,
about the proposed patent fees and the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: upgraded, or new facilities in order to
questions posed on PPAC’s website Purpose of the Board: To make advance the U.S. offshore wind
about the proposed fees. Those wishing recommendations to the Assistant industry.
to present oral testimony at the hearing Secretary for the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
must submit a request in writing no received by September 14, 2018.
later than August 29, 2018. Requests to regarding goals and objectives,
programmatic and administrative ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
testify should indicate the following: (1) submit comments electronically to
The name of the person wishing to policies, and to otherwise carry out the
Board’s responsibilities as designated in osw.rfi@ee.doe.gov. Include ‘‘National
testify; (2) the person’s contact Offshore Wind Energy R&D Test
information (telephone number and the State Energy Efficiency Programs
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– Facilities’’ in the subject of the title.
email address); (3) the organization(s) Responses must be provided as
the person represents, if any; and (4) an 440).
Tentative Agenda: Welcome new attachments to an email. It is
indication of the amount of time needed recommended that attachments with file
for the testimony. Requests to testify STEAB members. Discuss
recommendations from STEAB to the sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed
must be submitted by email to Jennifer (i.e., zipped) to ensure message delivery.
Lo at Jennifer.Lo@uspto.gov. Speakers Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Responses must be provided as a
providing testimony at the hearing Microsoft Word (.docx) attachment to
should submit a written copy of their Energy.
Public Participation: The meeting is the email, and no more than 10 pages in
testimony for inclusion in the record of length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.
the proceedings no later than September open to the public. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either Only electronic responses will be
13, 2018. accepted. The complete RFI document
Based upon the requests received, an before or after the meeting. Members of
the public who wish to make oral is located at https://eere-
agenda for witness testimony will be exchange.energy.gov/.
sent to testifying requesters and posted statements pertaining to agenda items
should contact Michael Li at the address FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
on the USPTO internet website (address: Questions may be addressed to Alana
www.uspto.gov/about-us/performance- or telephone number listed above.
Requests to make oral comments must Duerr, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
and-planning/fee-setting-and-adjusting). Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
If time permits, the PPAC may permit be received five days prior to the
meeting; reasonable provision will be DC 20585, (202) 287–6953, or osw.rfi@
unscheduled testimony as well. ee.doe.gov. Further instruction can be
made to include requested topic(s) on
Dated: July 25, 2018. the agenda. The Chair of the Board is found in the RFI document number DE–
Andrei Iancu, empowered to conduct the meeting in a FOA–0001963 posted on EERE
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual fashion that will facilitate the orderly Exchange (https://eere-
Property and Director of the United States conduct of business. exchange.energy.gov/).
Patent and Trademark Office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Issued at Washington, DC, on July 27,
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2018. purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
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Latanya Butler,
from industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
other stakeholders on issues related to
[FR Doc. 2018–16458 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY national offshore wind test facilities.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P WETO is specifically interested in
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB) information on: The facilities in the U.S.
that are available for offshore wind-
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
specific experimentation and testing;
Renewable Energy, Department of facilities upgrades or new facilities that
Energy. Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on National Offshore Wind Energy are required in the U.S. for offshore
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference. wind testing in order to perform cutting
R&D Test Facilities
edge R&D; and, the most pressing R&D
SUMMARY: This notice announces a AGENCY: Wind Energy Technologies needs that would utilize existing,
teleconference call of the State Energy Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and upgraded, or new U.S. offshore wind
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal
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Renewable Energy, Department of specific facilities. The RFI is available
Advisory Committee Act requires that Energy. at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/
public notice of these meetings be
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
announced in the Federal Register. Confidential Business Information
DATES: Thursday, August 16, 2018 from SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Because information received in
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). To receive Energy (DOE) invites public comment response to this RFI may be used to
the call-in number and passcode, please on its Request for Information (RFI) structure future programs, funding and/
contact the Board’s Designated Federal regarding national-level test facilities for or otherwise be made available to the

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open teleconference.
Dates		Thursday, August 16, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). To receive the call-in number and passcode, please contact the Board's
Contact		Michael Li, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585. Phone number 202-287-5718; and email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 37488