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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 80355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32912]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC)

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference/Webinar.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of ERAC is to provide advice and recommendations 
to the Secretary of Energy on the research, development, demonstration 
and deployment priorities within the field of energy efficiency and 
renewable energy. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory 
committee meeting in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (EST). To register 
for the webinar and receive the call-in information, please visit the 
Committee's Web site at: www.erac.energy.gov. You may also contact the 
Committee's Designated Federal Officer at the address or phone number 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoAnn Milliken, ERAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., 
Washington, DC, 20585. Phone number (202) 586-2480 and email: 
erac@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the 
Secretary of Energy on the research, development, demonstration and 
deployment priorities within the field of energy efficiency and 
renewable energy.
    Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; updates will be posted on: 
www.erac.energy.gov):
     Updates from the Appliance Standards Subcommittee 
regarding efforts to reach consensus on a proposed rule for regulating 
the energy efficiency of distribution transformers, as authorized by 
the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C) and 6317(a).
    Public Participation: Members of the public are welcome to observe 
the business of the meeting and make oral statements during the 
specified period for public comment. To attend the meeting and/or to 
make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, email: 
erac@ee.doe.gov. In the email, please indicate your name, organization 
(if appropriate), citizenship, and contact information.
    Time allotted per speaker will depend on the number of individuals 
who wish to speak but will not exceed five minutes. Reasonable 
provision will be made to include the scheduled oral statements on the 
agenda. The chair of the committee will make every effort to hear the 
views of all interested parties and to facilitate the orderly conduct 
of business.
    Participation in the meeting is not a prerequisite for submission 
of written comments. ERAC invites written comments from all interested 
parties. If you would like to file a written statement with the 
committee, you may do so either by submitting a hard or electronic copy 
before or after the meeting. Electronic copy of written statements 
should be emailed to erac@ee.doe.gov.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
review at www.erac.energy.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2011.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-32912 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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