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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Li, Policy Advisor, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone number 

202–287–5189, and email Michael.li@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: To make 

recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for the Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Meet with and hear 

from the Assistant Secretary of the 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, the two Deputy 

Assistant Secretary’s for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, meet 

with the QER Team within the Office of 

Energy Policy and Systems Analysis 

(EPSA), engage with the Office of 

Technology Transitions, discuss 

updates and provide recommendations 

on the Weatherization Assistance 

Program, and update members of the 

Board on routine business matters. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Monica Neukomm at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests to make oral comments 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting; reasonable provision will be 

made to include requested topic(s) on 

the agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 90 days on the STEAB 

Web site, http://www.energy.gov/eere/

steab/state-energy-advisory-board. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 5, 

2016. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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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. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open 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: Thursday, March 17, 2016 

12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. EST. 

Friday, March 18, 2016 8:00 a.m.– 

12:30 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: 

matthew.rosenbaum@hq.doe.gov. 

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 

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 the Quadrennial 

Energy Reviews. The meeting is also 

expected to include a presentation from 

FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur and 

panel discussions on valuation and 

integration of distributed energy 

resources (DERs) and on interactions 

between public policy and wholesale 

market design. Additionally, the 

meeting is expected to include a 

discussion of the plans and activities of 

the Grid Modernization Initiative 

Working Group, the Clean Power Plan 

Working Group, the Smart Grid 

Subcommittee, the Power Delivery 

Subcommittee, and the Energy Storage 

Subcommittee. 

Tentative Agenda: March 17, 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.–1:15 p.m. Welcome, 

Introductions, Developments since 

the September 2015 Meeting 

1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Update on the 

DOE Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability’s Programs 

and Initiatives 

1:30 p.m.–1:55 p.m. Update on the 

Quadrennial Energy Reviews 

1:55 p.m.–2:20 p.m. Update on the 

DOE Grid Modernization Initiative 

2:20 p.m.–2:30 p.m. EAC Member 

Discussion of the Grid 

Modernization Initiative Working 

Group Plans 

2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Panel: Valuation 

and Integration of DERs 

4:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Break 

4:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Presentation from 

FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur 

5:00 p.m.–5:55 p.m. EAC Smart Grid 

Subcommittee Activities and Plans 

5:55 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Wrap-up and 

Adjourn Day One of March 2016 

Meeting of the EAC 

Tentative Agenda: March 18, 2016 

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.–EAC Storage 

Subcommittee Activities and Plans 

9:00 a.m.–9:50 a.m.–EAC Power 

Delivery Subcommittee Activities 

and Plans 

9:50 a.m.–10:00 a.m.–Break 

10:00 a.m.–11:40 a.m.–Panel: 

Interactions Between Public Policy 

and Wholesale Market Design 

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.–12:30 p.m. Wrap-up and 

Adjourn March 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 Friday, March 18, 

2016, but must register at the 

registration table in advance. 

Approximately 10 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 


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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: matthew.rosenbaum@

hq.doe.gov. 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/electricityadvisory-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/electricityadvisory-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 February 5, 

2016. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02793 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Submission of 

Information Collection Approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

and Request for Comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, EIA has 

submitted a Generic Information 

Collection Request (Generic ICR): 

‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’’ to OMB for approval under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

March 14, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to: 

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 

10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

and to 

Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

or by fax at 202–586–0552, or by 

email at jacob.bournazian@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Jacob Bournazian, 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

phone: 202–586–5562, email: 

jacob.bournazian@eia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The proposed information 

collection activity provides a means to 

collect qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. 

Qualitative feedback means data that 

provide useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations. This feedback also 

provides an early warning of issues with 

service, or focuses attention on areas 

where communication, training or 

changes in operations might improve 

the accuracy of data reported on survey 

instruments or the delivery of products 

or services. These collections will allow 

for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance provides useful information, 

but it does not yield data that can be 

generalized to the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: The target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The 60-day notice was published in 

the Federal Register of December 4, 

2015; it can be reviewed at https://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR–2015–12– 


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