83 FR 46152 - Electricity Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 177 (September 12, 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 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46152-46153]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19829]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electricity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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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: Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 12:00 p.m.--6:00 p.m. EST; 
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 8:00 a.m.--12:15 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Mansueti, Office of 
Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-
017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 
(202) 586-2588 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, to provide advice to the U.S. 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 backgrounds and 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 
panels or presentations on institutional perspectives on grid 
resilience, an update related to FERC, case studies in operations and 
scale relating to emerging technologies addressing megawatt-scale 
storage, and the grid modernization MYPP peer review. Additionally, the 
meeting is expected to include an update on the programs and 
initiatives of the DOE's Office of Electricity and an update on the 
activities of the Smart Grid Subcommittee and the Energy Storage 
Subcommittee.

Tentative Agenda: October 17, 2018

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, Developments since the July 
2018 Meeting
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Update on the DOE Office of Electricity (OE) 
Programs and Initiatives
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. FERC Update
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Presentation: Institutional Perspectives on Grid 
Resilience
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Panel Session: Institutional Perspectives on Grid 
Resilience
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Break
5:30 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Ethics Briefing
5:55 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day 1

Tentative Agenda: October 18, 2018

8:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Presentation and Panel: Approaching Megawatt-Scale 
Storage Through Emerging Technologies: Case Studies in Operations and 
Scale
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Presentation on Grid Modernization MYPP Peer 
Review
11:15 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Smart Grid Subcommittee Update
11:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Energy Storage Subcommittee Update
12:00 p.m.-12:10 p.m. Public Comments
12:10 p.m.-12:15 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn

    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 on Thursday, October 18, 2018, but must register 
at the registration table in advance. 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

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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. Lawrence Mansueti.
    You may submit comments, identified by: ``Electricity Advisory 
Committee Open Meeting,'' through any of the following methods:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Lawrence Mansueti, 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. Lawrence 
Mansueti at the address above.

    Signed in Washington, DC on September 6, 2018.
Latanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-19829 Filed 9-11-18; 8:45 am]
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