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[Federal Register: October 5, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 192)]
[Notices]               
[Page 61454-61455]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Electricity Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the open meeting of the re-established 
DOE Electricity Advisory Committee. The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended, requires 
that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Friday, October 29, 2010, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 4301 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Meyer, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8G-024, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586-
8118 or E-mail: David.Meyer@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC) was re-established in July 
2010 to provide advice to the Department on implementing the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L 109-58) and the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140), as well as on modernizing the 
nation's electricity delivery infrastructure. The Committee is composed 
of 27 individuals of diverse backgrounds selected for their technical 
expertise and experience, established records of distinguished 
professional service, and knowledge of issues that pertain to 
electricity.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The meeting of the re-established Electricity Advisory Committee is 
expected to include introduction of Committee Members, discussion of 
the 2010-2011 objectives of the Committee, and a discussion of whether 
to establish subcommittees on specific subjects.

Tentative Agenda

    The principal business item on the agenda will be to begin the 
Committee's consideration and selection of study topics related to 
electricity delivery that it will focus on over the coming 12-24 
months.
    The meeting agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. 
For Committee agenda updates, see the Committee Web site at: http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm.

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public 
interested in offering comments at the EAC meeting may do so on the day 
of the meeting, Friday, October 29, 2010. Approximately one-half hour 
will be reserved for public comments. Time allotted per speaker will 
depend partly 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 
who has not had sufficient time to address the EAC is invited to send a 
written statement to Mr. David Meyer (see ADDRESSES). Such statements 
will then be circulated to the 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. 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 continues 
to be delayed by several weeks due to security screening. DOE 
therefore encourages those wishing to comment to submit comments 
electronically by e-mail. 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 first meeting of the EAC are expected to be 
available within 45 days of the meeting on the Committee Web site at 
http://www.oe.energy.gov/eac.htm or by contacting Mr. David Meyer (see 
ADDRESSES).

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 29, 2010.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-24908 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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