[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59667-59668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24777]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electricity Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Electricity Advisory 
Committee (EAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 
Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in 
the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2011: 2 p.m.-5 p.m. E.D.T.
    Thursday, October 20, 2011: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. E.D.T.

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room 8G-024, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585; telephone: (202) 586-3118; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: 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 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 Committee is composed of 
individuals of diverse backgrounds selected for their technical 
expertise and experience, established records of distinguished 
professional service, and their knowledge of issues that pertain to 
electricity.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting of the EAC is expected to 
include presentations and discussions of reports on a prosperous, low-
carbon Europe and the Smart Grid, as well as activities of the Smart 
Grid, Energy Storage Technologies, and Transmission Subcommittees.

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    Tentative Agenda: October 19, 2011. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. E.D.T.
    1:30 p.m.-2 p.m. Registration.
    2 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions.
    2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Presentation on U.S. Department of Energy's 
(DOE) Vision of a Future Grid.
    3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break.
    3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Response to DOE's Vision of a Future Grid.
    4:15 p.m.-5 p.m. EAC Member Roundtable Discussion on DOE's Vision 
of a Future Grid.
    5 p.m. Adjourn Day One of EAC Meeting .
    5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. EAC Member Dutch Treat Meeting--Venue TBD.
    October 20, 2011. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. E.D.T.
    7:30 a.m.-8 a.m. Registration. Continental Breakfast and Networking 
(EAC members only).
    8 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Day Two Opening Remarks.
    8:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion on Micro-Grids.
    9:30 a.m.-10 a.m. EAC Members Roundtable Discussion on Micro-Grids.
    10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. EAC Energy Storage Technologies Subcommittee 
Framework White Paper Discussion.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m. Break.
    11 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Discussion of EAC Transmission Subcommittee 
White Paper on Securing the Grid.
    11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch (Provided to EAC members; Others on Your 
Own).
    1 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Discussion of EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee White 
Paper on Grid Impacts of Deployment of Electric Vehicles.
    1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion on Interconnection-Wide 
Transmission Planning Processes.
    2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Break.
    2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. EAC Members Roundtable Discussion on 
Interconnection-Wide Transmission Planning.
    3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Public Comments (Must register at time of 
check-in).
    3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. 2011 Year End Wrap Up of EAC Activities.
    4 p.m. Adjourn.
    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate committee business. 
For EAC agenda updates, see the Committee Web site at: http://energy.gov/oe/electricity-advisory-committee-eac.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Members of 
the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items 
should register to do so on the days of the meeting, Wednesday, October 
19, 2011, and Thursday, October 20, 2011. Approximately thirty minutes 
will be reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will 
depend on the number who wish to speak but is not 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. David Meyer, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 or e-mail to 
[email protected]. 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. 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 
Act regulations (10 CFR 1004.11). The DFO is empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business.

    Note:  Delivery of the U.S. Postal Service mail to DOE continues 
to be delayed by several weeks due to security screening. The DOE, 
therefore, encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments 
electronically by e-mail. 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 meeting will be available for public 
review and copying within 60 days and will be posted on the Committee 
Web site at: http://energy.gov/oe/electricity-advisory-committee-eac or 
by contacting Mr. David Meyer at (202) 586-3118 or by e-mail at: 
[email protected].

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 21, 2011.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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