[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29255-29256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11072]


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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: The meeting dates are:
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 (12:00 p.m.--5:45 p.m. EST)
Thursday, June 2, 2016 (8:00 a.m.--12:40 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

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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 an overview of DOE grid 
modeling efforts. The meeting is also expected to include a DOE 
presentation on the EV Everywhere Challenge, a presentation on the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's report, 
``Analytic Research Foundations for the Next-Generation Electric 
Grid,'' and panel discussions on transactive energy and the storage 
market environment. Additionally, the meeting is expected to include a 
discussion of the plans and activities of the Smart Grid Subcommittee, 
Power Delivery Subcommittee, Energy Storage Subcommittee, and the Clean 
Power Plan Working Group.

Tentative Agenda: June 1, 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.-1:20 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, Developments since the 
March 2016 Meeting
1:20 p.m.-1:40 p.m. Update on the DOE Office of Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability's Programs and Initiatives
1:40 p.m.-2:10 p.m. DOE Presentation, EV Everywhere Challenge
2:10 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Presentation on NAE Report: Analytic Research 
Foundations for the Next-Generation Electric Grid
2:40 p.m.-3:25 p.m. Overview of DOE Grid Modeling Efforts and 
Memorandum of Understanding
3:25 p.m.-3:40 p.m. Break
3:40 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Panel: Transactive Energy
5:25 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn Day One of June 2016 Meeting of 
the EAC

Tentative Agenda: June 2, 2016

8:00 a.m.-8:40 a.m. EAC Smart Grid Subcommittee Activities and Plans
8:40 a.m.-9:10 a.m. EAC Power Delivery Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
9:10 a.m.-9:50 a.m. EAC Energy Storage Subcommittee Activities and 
Plans
9:50 a.m.-10:05 a.m. Break
10:05 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Panel: Storage Market Environment: Reports from 
Experts in the Field
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.-12:40 p.m. Wrap-up and Adjourn June 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 Thursday, June 1, 2016, 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 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 5, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-11072 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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