83_FR_54073 83 FR 53866 - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

83 FR 53866 - Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

Page Range53866-53867
FR Document2018-23272

This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53866-53867]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23272]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Biomass Research 
and Development Technical Advisory Committee under Section 9008(d) of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, amended by the 
Agricultural Act of 2014. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires 
that agencies publish these notices in the Federal Register.

DATES: November 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; November 16, 2018, 8:00 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: DoubleTree Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 
22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ian Rowe, Acting Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585; at (202) 586-7720 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of Meeting: To develop advice and guidance that promotes 
research and development leading to the production of biobased fuels 
and biobased products.
    Tentative Agenda: Agenda will include the following:

 Update on USDA Biomass R&D Activities
 Update on DOE Biomass R&D Activities
 Presentations from government and industry that provide 
insights on the regulatory barriers impacting bioenergy growth

    Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the 
public are welcome to observe the business of the Biomass Research and 
Development Technical Advisory Committee. To attend the meeting and/or 
to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, you 
must contact Dr. Ian Rowe at (202) 586-7720 or email: 
[email protected] at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up 
at the beginning of the meeting. Reasonable provision will be made to 
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs of 
the Committee will make every effort to hear the views of all 
interested parties. If you would like to file a written statement with 
the Committee, you may do so either before or after the meeting. The 
Co-chairs will conduct the meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business.
    Minutes: The summary of the meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at http://biomassboard.gov/committee/meetings.html.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2018.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-23272 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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53866 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices Fixed-Rate Direct Subsidized Loans, Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct 2006, and before July 1, 2013, have fixed PLUS Loans First Disbursed on or After interest rates that are specified in July 1, 2006, and Before July 2, 2013 section 455(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct 1087e(b)). Chart 3 shows the interest Unsubsidized Loans, and Direct PLUS rates for these loans. CHART 3—DIRECT SUBSIDIZED LOANS, DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED LOANS, AND DIRECT PLUS LOANS FIRST DISBURSED ON OR AFTER 07/01/2006 AND BEFORE 07/01/2013 First First Interest Loan type Borrower type disbursed disbursed rate on/after before (%) Subsidized .................. Undergraduate students ..................................................................... 07/01/2011 07/01/2013 3.40 Subsidized .................. Undergraduate students ..................................................................... 07/01/2010 07/01/2011 4.50 Subsidized .................. Undergraduate students ..................................................................... 07/01/2009 07/01/2010 5.60 Subsidized .................. Undergraduate students ..................................................................... 07/01/2008 07/01/2009 6.00 Subsidized .................. Undergraduate students ..................................................................... 07/01/2006 07/01/2008 6.80 Subsidized .................. Graduate or professional students ..................................................... 07/01/2006 2 07/01/2012 6.80 Unsubsidized .............. Undergraduate and graduate or professional .................................... 07/01/2006 07/01/2013 6.80 PLUS .......................... Graduate or professional students and parents of dependent under- 07/01/2006 07/01/2013 7.90 graduate students. Fixed-Rate Direct Consolidation Loans the loans consolidated, rounded to the 455(b) of the HEA the 8.25 percent Section 455(b) of the HEA specifies nearest higher one-eighth of one interest rate cap does not apply to Direct that all Direct Consolidation Loans for percent. For Direct Consolidation Loans Consolidation Loans made based on which the application was received on for which the application was received applications received on or after July 1, or after February 1, 1999, have a fixed on or after February 1, 1999, and before 2013. Chart 4 shows the interest rates interest rate that is equal to the July 1, 2013, the interest rate may not for fixed-rate Direct Consolidation weighted average of the interest rates on exceed 8.25 percent. However, under Loans. 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You may access the official the Department. edition of the Federal Register and the Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087, et seq. SUMMARY: This notice announces an Code of Federal Regulations via the open meeting of the Biomass Research Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ Dated: October 22, 2018. and Development Technical Advisory fdsys. At this site you can view this James F. Manning, Committee under Section 9008(d) of the document, as well as all other Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of documents of this Department Student Aid. 2008, amended by the Agricultural Act published in the Federal Register, in [FR Doc. 2018–23372 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] of 2014. The Federal Advisory daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES text or Portable Document Format BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Committee Act requires that agencies (PDF). 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices 53867 ADDRESSES:DoubleTree Crystal City, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Federal Energy Regulatory Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commission FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. [Docket No. EL18–36–000] [Docket No. CP18–46–000] Ian Rowe, Acting Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and City Water and Light Plant of the City Notice of Schedule for Environmental Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of of Jonesboro; Notice of Filing Review of the Adelphia Gateway Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC SW, Washington, DC 20585; at (202) Take notice that on October 16, 2018, 586–7720 or email: Ian.Rowe@ Midcontinent Independent System On January 12, 2018, Adelphia Operator, Inc. submitted a Compliance Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) filed an ee.doe.gov. Refund Report for City Water and Light application in Docket No. CP18–46–000 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the City of Jonesboro, pursuant to the requesting a Certificate of Public Federal Energy Regulatory Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Purpose of Meeting: To develop Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to advice and guidance that promotes Commission’s August 6, 2018 Order.1 Any person desiring to intervene or to construct and operate certain natural gas research and development leading to the pipeline facilities, as well as acquire protest this filing must file in production of biobased fuels and and convert an existing oil pipeline accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of biobased products. (southern segment) and an existing the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Tentative Agenda: Agenda will Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). dual-phase oil and natural gas pipeline include the following: Protests will be considered by the (northern segment) to natural gas only. Commission in determining the On August 31, 2018, Adelphia filed an • Update on USDA Biomass R&D amendment to the application appropriate action to be taken, but will Activities proposing to increase its proposed not serve to make protestants parties to • Update on DOE Biomass R&D the proceeding. Any person wishing to capacity on the northern segment, but Activities become a party must file a notice of would not result in any changes to the • Presentations from government and intervention or motion to intervene, as proposed facilities. The proposed appropriate. Such notices, motions, or project is located in both Pennsylvania industry that provide insights on the protests must be filed on or before the and Delaware and is known as the regulatory barriers impacting comment date. On or before the Adelphia Gateway Project (Project). As bioenergy growth amended, the Project would provide comment date, it is not necessary to Public Participation: In keeping with serve motions to intervene or protests about 250 and 350 million standard procedures, members of the public are on persons other than the Applicant. cubic feet of natural gas per day on the welcome to observe the business of the The Commission encourages existing 18-inch-diameter and 20-inch- Biomass Research and Development electronic submission of protests and diameter portions of the northern Technical Advisory Committee. To interventions in lieu of paper using the segment, respectively. The Project attend the meeting and/or to make oral ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. would also provide 250 million statements regarding any of the items on Persons unable to file electronically standard cubic feet of natural gas per the agenda, you must contact Dr. Ian should submit an original and 5 copies day on the existing 18-inch-diameter Rowe at (202) 586–7720 or email: of the protest or intervention to the southern segment to the greater Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Philadelphia industrial region with Ian.Rowe@ee.doe.gov at least 5 business 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC potential to serve additional markets in days prior to the meeting. Members of 20426. the northeast. the public will be heard in the order in On January 23, 2018, the Federal which they sign up at the beginning of This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the Energy Regulatory Commission the meeting. Reasonable provision will (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice be made to include the scheduled oral ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public of Application for the Project. Among statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs other things, that notice alerted agencies of the Committee will make every effort Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the issuing federal authorizations of the to hear the views of all interested requirement to complete all necessary website that enables subscribers to parties. If you would like to file a reviews and to reach a final decision on receive email notification when a written statement with the Committee, a request for a federal authorization document is added to a subscribed you may do so either before or after the docket(s). For assistance with any FERC within 90 days of the date of issuance meeting. The Co-chairs will conduct the Online service, please email of the Commission staff’s Environmental meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Assessment (EA) for the Project. This of business. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s Minutes: The summary of the meeting (202) 502–8659. planned schedule for the completion of Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern the EA for the Project. will be available for public review and copying at http://biomassboard.gov/ Time on November 6, 2018. Schedule for Environmental Review committee/meetings.html. Dated: October 19, 2018. Issuance of EA—January 4, 2019 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Signed in Washington, DC, on October 19, Kimberly D. Bose, 90-day Federal Authorization Decision 2018. Secretary. Deadline—April 4, 2019 LaTanya Butler, [FR Doc. 2018–23321 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] If a schedule change becomes Deputy Committee Management Officer. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies [FR Doc. 2018–23272 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] 1 City Water and Light Plant of the City of are kept informed of the Project’s BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Jonesboro, 164 FERC ¶ 61,089 (August 6, 2018). progress. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Oct 24, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesNovember 15, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; November 16, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
ContactDr. Ian Rowe, Acting Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585; at (202) 586-7720 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 53866 
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