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5 p.m. Adjourn. 

April 7 

7:30 a.m. Registration. 

8 a.m.–4 p.m. Discussion of 

Recommendations regarding the 

Draft 2011 Annual Plan. 

4 p.m. Adjourn. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Designated 

Federal Officer and the Chairman of the 

Committee will lead the meeting for the 

orderly conduct of business. If you 

would like to file a written statement 

with the Committee, you may do so 

either before or after the meeting. If you 

would like to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, you should contact Elena 

Melchert at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least two business days prior to the 

meeting, and reasonable provisions will 

be made to include the presentation on 

the agenda. Public comment will follow 

the three-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days by contact Ms. 

Melchert at the address above or at the 

Committee’s Web site: http://www.fossil.

energy.gov/programs/oilgas/advisory

committees/UltraDeepwater.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 8, 

2011. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5806 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Availability of Department of EnergyQuadrennial Technology Review 

Framing Document and Request for 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: DOE has initiated a 

Quadrennial Technology Review (DOE– 

QTR) of its energy technology policies 

and programs. The DOE–QTR Framing 

Document (framing document) has been 

developed as a principal means of 

facilitating stakeholder engagement in 

that review process. The framing 

document describes the Nation’s energy 

landscape and challenges, important 

research, development, and 

demonstration (RD&D) policy choices to 

be made, and summarizes the current 

status of energy technologies and DOE 

technology program goals. It is intended 

to serve as the common framework for 

stakeholder engagement through 

advisory committees, workshops, and 

expert discussion groups. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before April 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic mail comments 

may be submitted to: DOE– 

QTRmailbox@hq.doe.gov. Please 

include ‘‘DOE–QTR RFI’’ in the subject 

line. Please put the full body of your 

comments in the text of the electronic 

message and as an attachment. Please 

include your name, title, organization, 

postal address, telephone number, and 

e-mail address in the text of the 

message. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

surface mail to: Department of Energy, 

Office of the Under Secretary for 

Science (S4), 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

submit comments electronically to 

ensure timely receipt. The DOE–QTR 

framing document can be accessed at 

http://energy.gov/QTR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Asa 

Hopkins, Office of the Under Secretary 

for Science at (202) 586–0505, or e-mail 

asa.hopkins@science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

energy technology development and 

deployment programs of the Department 

of Energy include the Advanced 

Research Projects Agency–Energy 

(ARPA–E) and the Offices of Electricity 

Delivery & Energy Reliability, Energy 

Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Fossil 

Energy, and Nuclear Energy—a set of 

programs with an annual collected 

budget of about $4.3 billion. 

Additionally, the Department 

administers loan guarantees to eligible 

clean energy projects and provides 

direct loans to eligible manufacturers of 

advanced technology vehicles and 

components. 

DOE is undertaking development of a 

DOE–Quadrennial Technology Review 

(QTR), a component of a governmentwide Quadrennial Energy Review as 

recommended by the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science & 

Technology. This Administration’s 

national energy goals are to: 

• Reduce energy-related greenhouse 

gas emissions by 17% by 2020 and 83% 

by 2050, from a 2005 baseline; 

• Supply 80% of America’s electricity 

from clean energy sources by 2035; and 

• Support deployment of 1 million 

electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by 

2015. 

This notice requests public comment 

on the following questions related to the 

DOE–QTR and the framing document. 

A. DOE Energy Technology Mission. Is 

the mission statement, ‘‘[t]o facilitate the 

invention, refinement, and early 

deployment of meaningful technologies 

that enable options for scaling by the 

private sector toward national energy 

goals,’’ appropriate for energy 

technology development and 

deployment programs of the 

Department? By facilitate, we mean that 

we convene and fund various entities– 

the national laboratories, academia, the 

private sector—as well as perform the 

basic research that underpins invention 

and refinement. By invention and 

refinement, we mean that we work on 

both revolutionary and evolutionary 

technologies. By early deployment, we 

mean that we support some activities 

beyond first commercial demonstration. 

By meaningful technologies, we mean 

that we pursue technologies that could 

have a material impact when deployed. 

Accordingly, scale, economics, and 

timeliness are important criteria. By 

enable options, we mean that we do not 

pick winners and losers; the markets 

make those choices. By scaling by the 

private sector, we mean that we support 

commercialization as an essential part 

of what we do. With reference to 

national energy goals, we mean that we 

would not pursue all technologies; only 

those that enhance energy and national 

security, reduce environmental impacts, 

and increase U.S. competitiveness. 

B. U.S. Energy Framework. DOE has 

identified six strategies to address our 

National energy goals. These strategies 

divide into two trios: One for transport, 

and one for stationary energy (heat and 

power). The transport strategies are: [1] 

Increase vehicle efficiency, [2] promote 

progressive electrification of the vehicle 

fleet, and [3] develop alternative fuels. 

The stationary strategies are: [4] Increase 

building and industrial efficiency, [5] 

modernize the grid, and [6] drive 

adoption and deployment of a clean 

electricity supply. Have we correctly 

identified and structured these six 

strategies? 

C. Clean Energy Leadership. How can 

DOE activities best support leadership 

in clean energy innovation? In clean 

energy manufacturing? In clean energy 

deployment? How do we balance 

international competitiveness against 

international cooperation? 

D. Program Definition and 

Management. What principles should 

the Department follow for allocating 

resources among technologies of 

disparate maturity and potential time to 

impact? How many technology options 

should the Department provide for the 

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effectiveness? What should the 

threshold be for entry of a technology 

into the DOE portfolio? Does every 

technology deserve a program? 

Conversely, when should we declare 

‘‘mission accomplished’’ for a 

government RD&D effort, or cease efforts 

on a program whose costs may outweigh 

its benefits? How can DOE be more 

effective at each stage of the innovation 

chain? Are technology targets (e.g., cost 

or deployment targets) useful markers to 

orient and structure DOE activities? 

E. Private Sector Partnership. What 

are the optimal roles for the private 

sector, government laboratories, and 

academia in accelerating technology 

innovation? How can DOE best 

coordinate activities between and 

among these types of organizations 

(including the wide variety of 

institutions within each class)? How 

should we gauge the effectiveness of 

this coordination? How can the basicapplied coupling be optimized? Are 

there examples in other sectors or other 

countries that can serve as models? Are 

‘‘technology user facilities’’ analogous to 

the Department’s scientific user 

facilities possible, or even desirable? If 

so, what would be the most effective 

model for their operation? How can the 

Department best gather technology 

market information? How can 

information on private sector innovation 

be captured without compromising 

competitive advantage? 

F. Technology Demonstration. What 

are best practices in performing largescale demonstration projects? How close 

to commercial viability does a 

demonstration have to be? What are the 

optimal cost sharing arrangements? How 

might demonstrations be coordinated 

with DOE financing activities? How can 

demonstration projects better benefit all 

stakeholders beyond the immediate 

participants? How are lessons-learned 

best captured and promoted, and how is 

intellectual property best handled? How 

should DOE determine the number of 

demonstrations needed to address 

technical and operation risks? How do 

we think about failure in the 

demonstration phase? 

G. Non-Technical Barriers. A number 

of non-technical barriers—including 

Federal, state, and local regulations, 

market failures, and non-technical 

risks—impact the rate of deployment of 

energy technologies. What, if any, role 

should the Department have in 

addressing these barriers? 

H. Technologies and Resources. The 

framing document published in 

association with this announcement 

describes each of the six strategies just 

mentioned in greater detail, and 

highlights several technologies that 

could contribute to success in each 

strategy. For each technology or set of 

technologies, the framing document 

provides a non-exclusive list of 

resources that we intend to draw upon 

as we develop the DOE–QTR. Among 

these resources are: The America’s 

Energy Future reports from the National 

Academies of Science (http:// 

sites.nationalacademies.org/Energy/ 

index.htm); historical data from the 

Energy Information Administration 

(http://www.eia.gov); the European 

Commission on Energy’s Investing in 

the Development of Low Carbon 

Technologies: Strategic Energy 

Technology Plan (http://ec.europa.eu/ 

energy/technology/set_plan/ 

set_plan_en.htm); technology-specific 

DOE and interagency studies and 

reports listed in the relevant technology 

sections of the framing document; and 

the International Institute for Applied 

Systems Analysis’s Global Energy 

Assessment (http://www.iiasa.ac.at/ 

Research/ENE/GEA/index_gea.html), 

when it becomes available. Other 

resources are listed in the framing 

document, associated with each 

technology. We welcome comment on 

the selection of these technologies and 

sources, as well as suggestions on 

alternate sources. We also welcome 

updated technology, cost, and forecast 

data, particularly in rapidly-developing 

fields. 

The Department also welcomes 

comment on the format and tone of the 

framing document as well as 

identification of any factual errors or 

omissions of relevant facts and data. 

Public Participation Policy 

It is the policy of the Department to 

ensure that public participation is an 

integral and effective part of DOE 

activities, and that decisions are made 

with the benefit of significant public 

input and perspectives. 

The Department recognizes the many 

benefits to be derived from public 

participation for both stakeholders and 

DOE. Public participation provides a 

means for DOE to gather a diverse 

collection of opinions, perspectives, and 

values from the broadest spectrum of 

the public, enabling the Department to 

make more informed decisions. Public 

participation benefits stakeholders by 

creating an opportunity to provide input 

on decisions that affect their 

communities and our nation. In keeping 

with the President’s commitment to 

transparency in government, DOE will 

post online at http://energy.gov/QTR all 

submissions received from external 

parties in response to this request for 

comment. In addition, DOE will discuss 

this framing document and the 

submissions received from external 

parties with advisory committees, 

workshops, and expert discussion 

groups. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 

2011. 

Steven E. Koonin, 

Under Secretary for Science, Department of 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5794 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC11–46–000. 

Applicants: Milford Wind Corridor 

Phase II, LLC, Milford II Holdings, LLC. 

Description: Application of Milford 

Wind Corridor Phase II, LLC, et al. for 

Authorization of Disposition of 

Jurisdictional Facilities. 

Filed Date: 03/04/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110304–5156. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, March 25, 2011. 

Docket Numbers: EC11–47–000. 

Applicants: Liberty Energy Utilities 

(New Hampshire), Granite State Electric 

Company. 

Description: Joint Application for 

Authorization for Disposition of 

Jurisdictional Assets Under Section 203 

of the Federal Power Act of Granite 

State Electric Company and Liberty 

Energy Utilities (New Hampshire) Corp. 

Filed Date: 03/04/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110304–5211. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, March 25, 2011. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER97–4143–024; 

ER11–46–001; ER10–2975–001; ER98– 

542–026; ER10–727–002. 

Applicants: American Electric Power 

Service Corporation. 

Description: Revised Appendix B per 

FERC Staff request of American Electric 

Power Service Corporation. 

Filed Date: 03/07/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110307–5012. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Monday, March 28, 2011. 

Docket Numbers: ER05–644–012. 

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Trade LLC, PSEG Fossil LLC. 

Description: PSEG Companies submits 

their Compliance Filing Pursuant to the 

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