[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30838-30839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12446]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electricity Advisory Committee Meeting

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 meetings be announced 
in the Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, June 16, 2014, 12:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m. EDT; Tuesday, June 
17, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-2:55 p.m. EDT.

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

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 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 background 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 an 
update on the 2014 programs and initiatives of DOE's Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and the Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, as well as an update on the DOE

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Quadrennial Energy Review. The meeting is also expected to include a 
discussion of the activities of the Energy Storage Subcommittee and the 
Smart Grid Subcommittee, as well as discussions of electric power 
delivery systems, distributed energy storage, and EPA Clean Air Act 
Section 111(d) rules.

Tentative Agenda: June 16, 2014

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Swearing in Ceremony and Ethics Briefing--For New 
EAC Members
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. EAC Leadership Committee Meeting
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, Developments since the 
March 2014 Meeting and Recognition Long-Standing Members Departing the 
Committee
1:15 p.m.-1:40 p.m. Update on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's (OE) 2014 
Programs and Initiatives
1:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Update on the DOE, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy (EERE) 2014 Programs and Initiatives
2:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Break
2:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Update on the DOE Quadrennial Energy Review: EPSA 
Speaker TBD
2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Presentation--Transactive Energy
3:15 p.m.-4:35 p.m. Panel--Electric Power Delivery System for the 21st 
Century
4:35 p.m.-4:55 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Key Power Delivery Issues
4:55 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Break
5:10 p.m.-5:40 p.m. EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Papers and Work 
Plan
5:40 p.m.-6:00 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Power Delivery 
Subcommittee Plans
6:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day One of March 2014 Meeting 
of the EAC

Tentative Agenda: June 17, 2014

8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m. EAC Energy Storage Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
8:30 a.m.-8:50 a.m. EAC Member Discussion of Energy Storage 
Subcommittee Plans
8:50 a.m.-10:10 a.m. Panel--Distributed Energy Storage (DES)
10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. EAC Discussion of DES Panel Topics
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Panel--EPA Clean Air Act Section 111(d) Rule
12:15 p.m.-1:35 p.m. Lunch (Local Restaurants)
1:35 p.m.-2:05 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Activities and Plans
2:05 p.m.-2:25 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Energy Storage 
Subcommittee Plans
2:25 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Public Comments (Must register at time of check in)
2:40 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn March 2014 Meeting of the EAC

The meeting agenda may change to accommodate EAC business. For EAC 
agenda updates, see the EAC Web site 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 Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 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://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. Matthew 
Rosenbaum at the address above.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 22, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12446 Filed 5-28-14; 8:45 am]
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