[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34215-34216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14565]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Department of Energy-Quadrennial Technology Review 
Capstone Workshop

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: DOE has initiated a Quadrennial Technology Review (DOE-QTR) of 
its energy technology policies and programs. The DOE-QTR Capstone 
Workshop is the culmination of the Department's public engagement phase 
of the review.

DATES: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Washington, DC metro area. 
Attendance at the meeting is on a first-come, first-served basis, and 
pre-registration is required. The address of venue will be posted and 
registration information available at http://energy.gov/QTR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Asa Hopkins, Office of the Under 
Secretary for Science at (202) 586-0505, or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The energy technology development and 
deployment programs of the Department of Energy include the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and the Offices of Electricity 
Delivery & Energy Reliability, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, 
Fossil Energy, and Nuclear Energy--a set of programs with an annual 
collected budget of about $4.3 billion. Additionally, the Department's 
Office of Science supports basic scientific research programs in 
materials and chemical sciences, biology, and computational sciences 
that are highly relevant for the energy technology programs considered 
within the DOE-Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR). The Department also 
administers loan guarantees to eligible clean energy projects and 
provides direct loans to eligible manufacturers of advanced technology 
vehicles and components.
    DOE is undertaking development of a QTR, a component of a 
government-wide Quadrennial Energy Review as recommended by the 
President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology. This 
Administration's national energy goals are to:
     Reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 
2020 and 83% by 2050, from a 2005 baseline;
     Supply 80% of America's electricity from clean energy 
sources by 2035; and
     Support deployment of 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) on 
the road by 2015.
    In a previous Federal Register notice [76 FR 13607 (March 3, 
2011)], the Department requested public comment on the questions 
related to the DOE-QTR and the framing document. Comments received 
before April 15, 2011, have been posted on the project's Web site, 
http://energy.gov/QTR.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The DOE-QTR Capstone Workshop will provide 
the public an opportunity to offer feedback on the broad outlines of 
our principles for the entry of a technology into the Department's 
energy technology research & development portfolio, the composition of 
activities within that portfolio, and approaches to prioritization of 
R&D programs within each of six strategies defined in our framing 
document: In the mobile sector, these are vehicle efficiency, 
electrification, and advanced fuels; and in the stationary sector, 
these are building and industrial efficiency, grid, and clean 
electricity supply. The Capstone Workshop builds on a set of workshops 
held on each of the QTR strategies: alternative fuels in Chicago, IL on 
April 26, 2011; vehicle efficiency and electrification in Knoxville, TN 
on May 4, 2011; building and industrial efficiency in Pittsburgh, PA on 
May 17, 2011; grid in Scottsdale, AZ on May 23, 2011; and clean 
electricity generation in Boulder, CO on June 7, 2011.

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    Tentative Agenda: The one day meeting will consist of four ninety 
minute panels: (1) the Department's mobile portfolio; (2) the 
Department's stationary portfolio; (3) technology policy and the role 
of demonstrations; and (4) balance within the mobile and stationary 
portfolios and between mobile and stationary portfolios. For each of 
these four sessions, panelists will be asked to discuss our draft 
entry, composition and prioritization principles for approximately 
thirty minutes. Then, approximately forty-five minutes will be reserved 
for public comments and questions for the panelists and DOE. The time 
allotted per speaker will depend on the number who wish to speak, but 
is not expected to exceed 5 minutes in order to allow maximum 
participation by attendees. Each panel will close with a summary by DOE 
of approximately fifteen minutes.
    Public Participation: It is the policy of the Department to ensure 
that public participation is an integral and effective part of DOE 
activities, and that decisions are made with the benefit of significant 
public input and perspectives.
    The Department recognizes the many benefits to be derived from 
public participation for both stakeholders and DOE. Public 
participation provides a means for DOE to gather a diverse collection 
of opinions, perspectives, and values from the broadest spectrum of the 
public, enabling the Department to make more informed decisions. Public 
participation benefits stakeholders by creating an opportunity to 
provide input on decisions that affect their communities and our 
nation.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2011.
Steven E. Koonin,
Undersecretary for Science, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-14565 Filed 6-10-11; 8:45 am]
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