83 FR 37489 - Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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

Page Range		37489-37490
FR Document		2018-16457

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting 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]
[Pages 37489-37490]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this 
meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Black Bear Inn & Suites, 1100 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee 
37738.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melyssa P. Noe, Alternate Deputy 
Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office 
of Environmental Management (OREM), P.O. Box 2001, EM-942, Oak Ridge, 
TN 37831. Phone (865) 241-3315; Fax (865) 241-6932; E-mail: 
[email protected]. Or visit the website at https://energy.gov/orem/services/community-engagement/oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of 
environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

     Welcome and Announcements
     Introduction of New Members
     Comments from the Deputy Designated Federal Officer
     Presentations from the DOE, Tennessee Department of 
Environment

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and Conservation, and Environmental Protection Agency Liaisons
     Discussion of Board Mission, Accomplishments and 
Operations
     Presentation of Slate of Candidates for FY19 Officers
     Motions/Approval of June 13, 2018 Meeting Minutes
     Motions/Approval of Two Proposed Recommendations to DOE
     Public Comment Period
     Follow-on Discussion
     Adjourn
    Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Oak Ridge, welcomes the 
attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will 
make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or 
special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact Melyssa P. Noe at least seven days in 
advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to the 
agenda item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at the address or telephone 
number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the 
meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the 
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is 
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public 
comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their 
comments.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Melyssa P. 
Noe at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be 
available at the following website: https://energy.gov/orem/listings/oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board-meetings.

    Issued at Washington, DC on July 27, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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public, respondents are strongly advised ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to information has previously been made
to not include any information in their submit comments electronically to available to others without obligation
responses that might be considered NWTC_EERE_RFI@ee.doe.gov. Include concerning its confidentiality; (5) an
business sensitive, proprietary, or National Wind Technology Center explanation of the competitive injury to
otherwise confidential. If, however, a Facility and Infrastructure Investments the submitting person that would result
respondent chooses to submit business in the subject of the title. Responses from public disclosure; (6) when such
sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise must be provided as attachments to an information might lose its confidential
confidential information, it must be email. It is recommended that character due to the passage of time; and
clearly and conspicuously marked as attachments with file sizes exceeding (7) why disclosure of the information
such in the response as detailed in the 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to would be contrary to the public interest.
RFI [DE–FOA–0001963] at: https://eere- ensure message delivery. Responses Signed in Washington, DC, on July 27,
exchange.energy.gov/. must be provided as an attachment to 2018.
Factors of interest to DOE when the email, and no more than 10 pages in Valerie Reed,
evaluating requests to treat submitted length, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Acting Director, Wind Energy Technologies
information as confidential include: (1) Only electronic responses will be Office.
A description of the items; (2) whether accepted. The complete RFI document [FR Doc. 2018–16454 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am]
and why such items are customarily is located at https://eere-
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treated as confidential within the exchange.energy.gov/.
industry; (3) whether the information is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
generally known by or available from Questions may be addressed to Gary DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
other sources; (4) whether the Nowakowski who can be reached at
information has previously been made (720) 356–1732 or Gary.Nowakowski@ Environmental Management Site-
available to others without obligation ee.doe.gov. Further instruction can be Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an found in the RFI document posted on
explanation of the competitive injury to EERE Exchange. AGENCY: Department of Energy.
the submitting person that would result ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
from public disclosure; (6) when such
purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback SUMMARY: This notice announces a
information might lose its confidential
from industry, academia, research meeting of the Environmental
character due to the passage of time; and
laboratories, government agencies, and Management Site-Specific Advisory
(7) why disclosure of the information
other stakeholders on energy efficiency Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The
would be contrary to the public interest.
and renewable energy R&D testing needs Federal Advisory Committee Act
Signed in Washington, DC, on July 27, and the associated equipment, facilities
2018. requires that public notice of this
and infrastructure needed to ensure meeting be announced in the Federal
Valerie Reed, continued world class energy
Acting Director, Wind Energy Technologies Register.
technology development at the NWTC.
Office. This is solely a request for information DATES: Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9:00
[FR Doc. 2018–16453 Filed 7–31–18; 8:45 am] and NOT a Funding Opportunity a.m.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Announcement (FOA). EERE is not ADDRESSES:Black Bear Inn & Suites,
accepting applications. The RFI is 1100 Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
available at: https://eere- 37738.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY exchange.energy.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) Confidential Business Information Melyssa P. Noe, Alternate Deputy
on National Wind Technology Center Because information received in Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Facility and Infrastructure Investments response to this RFI may be used to Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office
AGENCY: Wind Energy Technologies structure future programs, funding and/ of Environmental Management (OREM),
Office, Office of Energy Efficiency and or otherwise be made available to the P.O. Box 2001, EM–942, Oak Ridge, TN
Renewable Energy, Department of public, respondents are strongly advised 37831. Phone (865) 241–3315; Fax (865)
Energy to not include any information in their 241–6932; E-mail: Melyssa.Noe@
responses that might be considered orem.doe.gov. Or visit the website at
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
business sensitive, proprietary, or https://energy.gov/orem/services/
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of otherwise confidential. If, however, a community-engagement/oak-ridge-site-
Energy (DOE) invites public comment respondent chooses to submit business specific-advisory-board.
on its Request for Information (RFI) sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
number DE–FOA–0001959 regarding the confidential information, it must be Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
National Wind Technology Center. The clearly and conspicuously marked as the Board is to make recommendations
purpose of this RFI is to address the such in the response as detailed in the to DOE–EM and site management in the
growing research and development RFI [DE–FOA–0001959] at: https://eere- areas of environmental restoration,
(R&D) interest in the use of the National exchange.energy.gov/. waste management, and related
Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Factors of interest to DOE when activities.
(NREL’s) National Wind Technology evaluating requests to treat submitted
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Center (NWTC) facilities for renewable Tentative Agenda:
information as confidential include: (1)
energy, energy storage, and grid A description of the items; (2) whether • Welcome and Announcements
integration technology development and and why such items are customarily • Introduction of New Members
testing. treated as confidential within the • Comments from the Deputy
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be industry; (3) whether the information is Designated Federal Officer
received by no later than 5:00pm (ET) generally known by or available from • Presentations from the DOE,
on August 27, 2018. other sources; (4) whether the Tennessee Department of Environment

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Contact		Melyssa P. Noe, Alternate Deputy Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), P.O. Box 2001, EM-942, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 241-3315; Fax (865) 241-6932; E-mail: [email protected] Or visit the website at https://energy.gov/ orem/services/community-engagement/oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory- board.
FR Citation		83 FR 37489