[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52038-52039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21244]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Electric Grid Resilience Self-Assessment Tool for Distribution 
System

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

ACTION: Request for Information; re-opening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 1, 2015, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in 
the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the 
electric grid resilience self-assessment tool for distribution system 
and requested public comment by August 17, 2015. DOE is re-opening the 
original public comment period of 45 days for this RFI.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published July 1, 2015 (80 FR 
37606) is re-opened. Written comments must be received on or before 
October 26, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by any of the following methods 
and must be identified by ``EGRtool''. By email: [email protected]. 
Include ``EGRtool'' in the subject line of the message. By mail: Dan 
Ton, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6E-092, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dan Ton, Office of Electricity 
Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room 6E-092, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 2015, the DOE published a request 
for information in the Federal Register (80 FR 37606). DOE is seeking 
comments and information from interested parties to inform the 
development of a pilot project concerning an interactive self-
assessment tool to understand the relative resilience level of national 
electric grid distribution systems to extreme weather events. An 
interactive tool could be used by distribution utilities to identify 
opportunities for enhancing resilience with new technologies and/or 
procedures to support investment planning and related tariff filings. 
The focus of this RFI is on the design and implementation of the 
interactive self-assessment resilience tool.
    The July 1 notice requested comments and information from 
interested parties to inform the development of a pilot project 
concerning an interactive self-assessment tool by August 17, 2015. DOE 
is re-opening the comment period by 60 days to allow additional time 
for more substantive comment on the significant questions to which DOE 
is seeking response. DOE believes that re-opening the comment period to 
allow additional time for interested parties to submit comments is 
appropriate. Therefore, DOE is re-opening the comment period to provide 
interested parties additional time to prepare and submit comments and 
will consider any comments received by that date.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2015.
Patricia A. Hoffman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2015-21244 Filed 8-26-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P