[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52312-52313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20905]


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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. 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: Wednesday, September 24, 2014; 12:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Thursday, 
September 25, 2014; 8:00 a.m.-12:50 p.m.

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 programs and initiatives of DOE's Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability and the DOE Quadrennial Energy Review. 
The meeting is also expected to include a discussion of information and 
tool development to support consideration of future regulatory models, 
as well as a discussion of gas-electric integration. Additionally, the 
meeting is expected to include a discussion of the activities of the 
Smart Grid Subcommittee, the Energy Storage Subcommittee, the Power 
Delivery Subcommittee, and the Workforce Working Group.

Tentative Agenda: September 24, 2014

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Swearing in Ceremony 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 June 
2014 Meeting
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Update on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability's (OE) Programs 
and Initiatives
1:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Update on the DOE Quadrennial Energy Review
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Panel--Information and Tool Development to Support 
Consideration of Future Regulatory Models
3:50 p.m.-4:10 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Regulatory Issues
4:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m. Break
4:25 p.m.-5:15 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Papers and Work Plan
5:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Smart Grid Subcommittee 
Plans
5:35 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day One of September 2014 
Meeting of the EAC

Tentative Agenda: September 25, 2014

8:00 a.m.-8:20 a.m. Ethics Briefing--For All EAC Members
8:20 a.m.-9:40 a.m. Panel--Gas-Electric Integration
9:40 a.m.-10:00 a.m. EAC Member Discussion of Gas-Electric Panel Topics
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.-11:05 a.m. EAC Energy Storage Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
11:05 a.m.-11:25 a.m. EAC Member Discussion of Energy Storage 
Subcommittee Plans
11:25 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
12:15 p.m.-12:35 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Power Delivery 
Subcommittee and Workforce Working Group Plans
12:35 p.m.-12:45 p.m. Public Comments (Must register at time of check 
in)
12:45 p.m.-12:50 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn September 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 Thursday, September 25, 2014, but must 
register at the registration table in advance. Approximately 10 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

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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 August 27, 2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20905 Filed 9-2-14; 8:45 am]
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