[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7531-7532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02793]


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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 an open 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:  Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. EST.
    Friday, March 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Rural Electric 
Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 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 the DOE's Office of 
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and the Quadrennial Energy 
Reviews. The meeting is also expected to include a presentation from 
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and panel discussions on valuation and 
integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and on interactions 
between public policy and wholesale market design. Additionally, the 
meeting is expected to include a discussion of the plans and activities 
of the Grid Modernization Initiative Working Group, the Clean Power 
Plan Working Group, the Smart Grid Subcommittee, the Power Delivery 
Subcommittee, and the Energy Storage Subcommittee.

Tentative Agenda: March 17, 2016

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 
September 2015 Meeting
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Update on the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability's Programs and Initiatives
1:30 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Update on the Quadrennial Energy Reviews
1:55 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Update on the DOE Grid Modernization Initiative
2:20 p.m.-2:30 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of the Grid Modernization 
Initiative Working Group Plans
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Panel: Valuation and Integration of DERs
4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Break
4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Presentation from FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur
5:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Activities and Plans
5:55 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day One of March 2016 Meeting 
of the EAC

Tentative Agenda: March 18, 2016

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.-EAC Storage Subcommittee Activities and Plans
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.-EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
9:50 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-Break
10:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.-Panel: Interactions Between Public Policy and 
Wholesale Market Design
11:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EAC Member Discussion of Clean Power Plan Working 
Group Activities and Plans
12:00 p.m.-12:10 p.m. Public Comments
12:10 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn March 2016 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 Friday, March 18, 2016, but must register at 
the registration table in advance. Approximately 10 minutes will be 
reserved for public comments. Time

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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 February 5, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-02793 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
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