Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 14, 2022 / Notices 35977 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Electric Vehicle Working Group 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice for solicitation of 

members. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), 

enacted as the Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act (IIJA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Energy and U.S. 

Department of Transportation are 

soliciting nominations for candidates to 

fill vacancies on the Electric Vehicle 

Working Group (Working Group). 

DATES: Deadline for Working Group 

member nominations is July 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, biography, and any letters of 

support must be submitted via one of 

the following methods: 

(1) Email to EVWG@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to the 

Rachael Nealer, Designated Federal 

Official for the Working Group, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Mail 

Stop EE–3B, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachael Nealer, Designated Federal 

Officer, Joint Office of Energy and 

Transportation, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585; 202–586– 

3916; Email: EVWG@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), 

enacted as the Infrastructure Investment 

and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117–58 

(Nov. 15, 2021) requires the Secretaries 

of Energy and Transportation to jointly 

establish an electric vehicle working 

group to make recommendations 

regarding the development, adoption, 

and integration of light-, medium-, and 

heavy-duty electric vehicles into the 

transportation and energy systems of the 

United States. BIL section 25006 

established the Electric Vehicle Working 

Group and lays forth its meetings, 

coordination, duties, terms, and 

membership types. Members of the 

Working Group serve without 

compensation; however, each member 

may be reimbursed for authorized travel 

and per diem expenses incurred while 

attending Working Group meetings in 

accordance with Federal Travel 

Regulations. The Working Group must 

meet at least every 120 days. Virtual 

participation is acceptable. The Working 

Group shall coordinate and consult with 

any existing Federal interagency 

working groups on fleet conversion or 

other similar matters relating to electric 

vehicles. 

The Working Group advises DOE and 

DOT points-of-contact with respect to 

the electric vehicle deployment strategy 

and is required to submit a written 

report to Secretaries of Energy and 

Transportation, the Committees on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

and Appropriations of the Senate and 

the Committees on Transportation and 

Infrastructure and Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives. The reports 

(no fewer than three over the duration 

of the Working Group) will describe the 

status of electric vehicle adoption 

including (A) a description of the 

barriers and opportunities to scaling up 

electric vehicle adoption throughout the 

United States, including 

recommendations for issues relating to 

(i) consumer behavior; (ii) charging 

infrastructure needs, including 

standardization and cybersecurity; (iii) 

manufacturing and battery costs, 

including the raw material shortages for 

batteries and electric motor magnets; 

(iv) the adoption of electric vehicles for 

low- and moderate-income individuals 

and underserved communities, 

including charging infrastructure access 

and vehicle purchase financing; (v) 

business models for charging personal 

electric vehicles outside the home, 

including wired and wireless charging; 

(vi) charging infrastructure permitting 

and regulatory issues; (vii) the 

connections between housing and 

transportation costs and emissions; (viii) 

freight transportation, including local, 

port and drayage, regional, and longhaul trucking; (ix) intercity passenger 

travel; (x) the process by which 

governments collect a user fee for the 

contribution of electric vehicles to 

funding roadway improvements; (xi) 

State- and local-level policies, 

incentives, and zoning efforts; (xii) the 

installation of highway corridor signage; 

(xiii) secondary markets and recycling 

for batteries; (xiv) grid capacity and 

integration; (xv) energy storage; and 

(xvi) specific regional or local issues 

that may not appear to apply throughout 

the United States, but may hamper 

nationwide adoption or coordination of 

electric vehicles; (B) examples of 

successful public and private models 

and demonstration projects that 

encourage electric vehicle adoption; (C) 

an analysis of current efforts to 

overcome the barriers described in (A); 

(D) an analysis of the estimated costs 

and benefits of any recommendations of 

the working group; an (E) any other 

topics, as determined by the working 

group. Based on the reports submitted 

by the Working Group, the Secretaries of 

Energy and Transportation will jointly 

develop, maintain, and update a strategy 

that describes the means by which the 

Federal Government, States, units of 

local government, and industry can—(i) 

establish quantitative targets for 

transportation electrification; (ii) 

overcome the barriers to scaling up 

electric vehicle adoption throughout the 

United States; (iii) identify areas of 

opportunity in research and 

development to improve battery 

manufacturing, mineral mining, 

recycling costs, material recovery, fire 

risks, and battery performance for 

electric vehicles; (iv) enhance Federal 

interagency coordination to promote 

electric vehicle adoption; (v) prepare the 

workforce for the adoption of electric 

vehicles, including through 

collaboration with labor unions, 

educational institutions, and relevant 

manufacturers; (vi) expand electric 

vehicle and charging infrastructure; (vii) 

expand knowledge of the benefits of 

electric vehicles among the general 

public; (viii) maintain the global 

competitiveness of the United States in 

the electric vehicle and charging 

infrastructure markets; (ix) provide 

clarity in regulations to improve 

national uniformity with respect to 

electric vehicles; and (x) ensure the 

sustainable integration of electric 

vehicles into the national electric grid. 

The Secretaries of Energy and 

Transportation (or designees) will serve 

as co-chairs of the Working Group and 

will appoint no more than 25 members 

(not more than 6 Federal and 19 nonfederal stakeholders). The non-Federal 

members selected, in the aggregate, will 

consist of individuals with a balance of 

backgrounds, experiences, and 

viewpoints; and include individuals 

that represent geographically diverse 

regions of the United States, including 

individuals representing the 

perspectives of rural, urban, and 

suburban areas. Membership must 

include no less than one representative 

of: (i) a manufacturer of light-duty 

electric vehicles or the relevant 

components of light-duty electric 

vehicles; (ii) a manufacturer of mediumand heavy-duty vehicles or the relevant 

components of medium- and heavy-duty 

electric vehicles; (iii) a manufacturer of 

electric vehicle batteries; (iv) an owner, 

operator, or manufacturer of electric 

vehicle charging equipment; (v) the 

public utility industry; (vi) a public 

utility regulator or association of public 

utility regulators; (vii) the transportation 


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fueling distribution industry; (viii) the 

energy provider industry; (ix) the 

automotive dealing industry; (x) the forhire passenger transportation industry; 

(xi) an organization representing units 

of local government; (xii) an 

organization representing regional 

transportation or planning agencies; 

(xiii) an organization representing State 

departments of transportation; (xiv) an 

organization representing State 

departments of energy or State energy 

planners; (xv) the intelligent 

transportation systems and technologies 

industry; (xvi) labor organizations 

representing workers in transportation 

manufacturing, construction, or 

operations; (xvii) the trucking industry; 

(xviii) Tribal governments; and (xix) the 

property development industry; and 

may include a representative of any 

other non-Federal stakeholder that the 

Secretaries consider to be appropriate 

(REF: BIL 2022 section 25006). All 

nominees will be carefully reviewed for 

their expertise, leadership, and 

relevance to an expertise. The Working 

Group terminates on submission of the 

third report required by the BIL unless 

renewed by appropriate action prior to 

its expiration, the charter for the 

Working Group will expire two-years 

from the date it is filed. 

Nominations are solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, 

universities, and companies that 

represent a wide variety of electric 

vehicle expertise. In your nomination 

letter, please indicate the specific 

membership category of interest. Each 

nominee must submit their resume and 

biography along with any letters of 

support by the deadline above. All 

nominees will be vetted before 

selection. 

To ensure that recommendations of 

the Working Group have considered the 

needs of diverse groups served by the 

Departments, the Departments shall 

seek opportunities to increase diversity, 

equity, inclusion, and accessibility for 

the membership of the Working Group. 

Please note that federally registered 

lobbyists serving in an ‘‘individual 

capacity’’ are ineligible for appointment 

or reappointment. 

Appointments to the Electric Vehicle 

Working Group will be made by the 

Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 

Transportation. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 8, 2022, by 

Miles Fernandez, Acting, Committee 

Management Officer, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 9, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12755 Filed 6–13–22; 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 

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filings: 

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Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Compliance filing: 2022– 

06–08_SA 3517 3rd Substitute NSP– 

MDU FSA (J316) to be effective 7/1/ 

2020. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220608–5077. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–379–002. 

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Inc. 

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Second Deficiency Response—Revisions 

to Implement ELCC Methodology to be 

effective 2/15/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220608–5039. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–772–002. 

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order to be effective 6/8/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220608–5071. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

Docket Numbers: ER22–895–001. 

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Inc. 

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Evergy KS Central Meter Ag 

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

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L.L.C. 

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Amendment to ISA, SA No. 5869; 

Queue No. AE2–126 (amend) to be 

effective 12/3/2020. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220608–5114. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/22. 

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LLC. 

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DEF—Amendment to Annual Filing of 

Cost Factor Updates to be effective 5/1/ 

2022. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

Accession Number: 20220608–5049. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

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6/29/2022. 

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

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Supplement to Petition for MarketBased Rate Authorization to be effective 

6/29/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/8/22. 

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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/22. 

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Agrmt-Crystal-669–0.0.0 to be effective 

6/7/2022. 

Filed Date: 6/7/22. 

Accession Number: 20220607–5147. 

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Cooperative, Inc. 

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1/2022. 

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