[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58534-58535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23322]


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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 these

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meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, October 15, 2012, 1:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 
16, 2012, 8 a.m.-4:20 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Capital Hilton Hotel, 1001 16th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, Room 8G-017, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; telephone: (202) 586-1060 or by email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Committee: The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) 
was established 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.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting of the EAC is expected to include 
discussion of the activities of the Energy Storage Technologies 
Subcommittee, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, the Transmission 
Subcommittee, and discussions of EAC Work Force issues and special 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) topics.

October 15, 2012

1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Registration
1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
2:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Update on the Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability's 2012 Current Programs and Initiatives
2:20 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Transmission Institutional Issues
2:40 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Grid Tech Team--Objectives and Status
3:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. EAC Discussion of Current DOE Programs and Special 
Initiatives
3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Panel Discussion on Next Generation Energy 
Management Systems (EMS)
4:40 p.m.-5:20 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Key EMS Issues
5:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Wrap up Day One
5:30 p.m. Adjourn Day One of Meeting

October 16, 2012

8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. EAC Transmission Subcommittee 2012-2013 
Recommendations and Work Plan
8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m. EAC Discussion and Decisions on Transmission 
Subcommittee Recommendations
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EAC Storage Subcommittee Report to Congress and 
Work Plan
10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Session 1: EAC Discussion and Decision on Storage 
Subcommittee Report to Congress
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Special FERC Topics and Discussion
12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch on Your Own (Local Restaurants)
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Key Developments in the OE Smart Grid Program
1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Recommendations and 
Work Plan
2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m. EAC Discussion and Decisions on Smart Grid 2012 
Subcommittee Recommendations
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. EAC Work Force
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. EAC Discussion of Work Force Issues
4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Public Comments (Must register to comment at time 
of check-in)
4:15 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Wrap Up of Meeting
4:20 p.m. Adjourn

    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC 
agenda updates, see the EAC Web site at: http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm.
    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 Tuesday, October 16, 2012, but must register 
at the registration table in advance. Approximately 15 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. 
Matthew Rosenbaum. You may submit comments, identified by ``Electricity 
Advisory Committee Open Meeting'', by any of the following methods:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Matthew Rosenbaum, Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 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://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm, including any personal information provided.
     Docket: For access to the docket, to read background 
documents or comments received, go to http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm.
    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. Matthew 
Rosenbaum at the address above.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23322 Filed 9-20-12; 8:45 am]
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