Notice2024-11612
Renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
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Published
May 28, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Department of Commerce announces the renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee shall advise the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services. The Committee's work on renewable energy will focus on technologies, equipment, and services to generate electricity, produce heat, and power vehicles from renewable sources such as solar, wind, biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and hydrogen. The Committee's work on energy efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms that provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. Climate solutions in the energy sector, such as low-carbon hydrogen production, clean energy transportation, and virtual power plants are also within the scope of the Committee. For the purposes of this Committee, covered goods and services will not include vehicles, feedstock for biofuels, or energy efficiency as it relates to consumer goods or buildings. Non- fossil fuels that reduce carbon consumption (e.g., liquid biofuels and pellets) are included. This notice also requests nominations for membership.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46061-46063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11612]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory
Committee and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Advisory Committee and solicitation of nominations for membership.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), the Department of Commerce
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announces the renewal of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee shall advise the
Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of
programs and policies to expand the competitiveness of U.S. exports of
renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services.
The Committee's work on renewable energy will focus on
technologies, equipment, and services to generate electricity, produce
heat, and power vehicles from renewable sources such as solar, wind,
biomass, hydropower, geothermal, and hydrogen. The Committee's work on
energy efficiency will focus on technologies, services, and platforms
that provide system-level energy efficiency to electricity generation,
transmission, and distribution. These include smart grid technologies
and services, as well as equipment and systems that increase the
resiliency of power infrastructure such as energy storage. Climate
solutions in the energy sector, such as low-carbon hydrogen production,
clean energy transportation, and virtual power plants are also within
the scope of the Committee. For the purposes of this Committee, covered
goods and services will not include vehicles, feedstock for biofuels,
or energy efficiency as it relates to consumer goods or buildings. Non-
fossil fuels that reduce carbon consumption (e.g., liquid biofuels and
pellets) are included. This notice also requests nominations for
membership.
DATES: Applications or nominations for members must be received on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Friday June 14, 2024.
This serves as an extension of the initial deadline of May 31, 2024, as
previously indicated in the April 17, 2024, Federal Register Notice at
the following link: <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08135">https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-08135</a>. After
that date, the International Trade Administration (ITA) may continue to
accept nominations under this notice for one year to fill any vacancies
that may arise.
ADDRESSES: Applications or nominations may be emailed to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c487abb6a5ea80ada7afb7abaa84b0b6a5a0a1eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43002c31226d072a2028302c2d0337312227266d242c35">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cora Dickson, Designated Federal
Officer, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee,
Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, U.S. Department of
Commerce; phone 202-482-6083; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7f4d8c5d699f3ded4dcc4d8d9f7c3c5d6d3d299d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33705c41521d775a5058405c5d7347415257561d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>. Interested
parties can also view Committee documents on the REEEAC website at
<a href="http://trade.gov/reeeac">http://trade.gov/reeeac</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall consist of up to 30
members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidance and based on their ability to carry out
the objectives of the Committee. Members shall represent U.S.
companies, U.S. trade associations, U.S. private sector organizations,
and civil society groups with activities focused on the export
competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency goods
and services. The Committee shall also represent the range of company
or organizational roles in the development of renewable energy and
energy efficiency projects, including, for example, project developers,
technology integrators, financial institutions, and manufacturers.
Members of the Committee are selected, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidelines, based on their ability to carry out
the objectives of the Committee as set forth in the Charter and in a
manner that ensures that the Committee is balanced in terms of points
of view, industry subsector, geography, and company size. The diverse
membership of the Committee assures perspectives reflecting the breadth
of the Committee's responsibilities, and, where possible, the
Department of Commerce will also consider the ethnic, racial, gender,
sexual orientation, and gender identity diversity and various abilities
of the United States population.
Members serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date of
appointment to the Committee to the date on which the Committee's
charter terminates. Members serve in a representative capacity
presenting the views and interests of a U.S. entity or U.S.
organization, as well as their particular subsector; they are,
therefore, not Special Government Employees.
Members of the Committee must not be registered as foreign agents
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No member may represent a
company that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government
entity (or foreign government entities). Members of the Committee will
not be compensated for their services or reimbursed for their travel
expenses.
If you are interested in applying or nominating someone else to
become a member of the Committee, please provide the following
information:
(1) Sponsor letter on the company's, trade association's, or
organization's letterhead containing the name, title, and relevant
contact information (including phone, and email address) of the
individual who is applying or being nominated;
(2) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet
the expected time commitments of Committee work. Committee work
includes (1) a commitment to attend quarterly committee meetings
(typically, two in-person meetings lasting one day each and two virtual
meetings lasting 2-4 hours each), (2) undertaking additional work
outside of full committee meetings including regular participation in
virtual subcommittee meetings, and (3) frequently drafting, preparing,
or commenting on proposed recommendations to be evaluated at Committee
meetings;
(3) Short biography of nominee, including credentials;
(4) Brief description (not brochures or other marketing collateral)
of the company, trade association, or organization to be represented
and its business activities, company size (number of employees and
annual sales), and export markets served;
(5) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee
eligibility requirements.
The attendance record of a nominated individual who has served on
the Committee will be taken into consideration for reappointment. In
principle, appointed Committee members should be absent from the
Committee meetings (virtual or in-person) no more than once a year, for
example, due to illness, family emergency, weather delays, etc. In-
person meetings will not be held in a hybrid format. ITA will endeavor
to announce in-person meetings sufficiently in advance for the members
to adjust their travel plans or schedules accordingly.
See the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above for how and the deadline
to submit nominations.
Privacy Act Statement
The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of this information is
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Department of
Commerce is authorized to collect this information in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. chapter
10. The principal purpose for which the Department will use the
information is to assist in choosing members of the Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. Information received will be
maintained in a Privacy Act system of records, COMMERCE/DEPT-11,
entitled ``Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former Members of
Department of
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Commerce Advisory Committees.'' A notice describing that system,
including a complete set of routine disclosures, has been published
both in the Federal Register and on the Department's website at:
<a href="https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11">https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11</a>. Although
providing this information is voluntary, an individual cannot be
considered for membership without an application submission.
Public Burden Statement
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with an information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the
information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The
approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0625-
0143. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information
collection. Public reporting for this information collection is
estimated to be approximately 30-60 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the information collection. All responses to this information
collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate
or any other aspect of this information collection, including
suggestions for reducing this burden to the International Trade
Administration Paperwork Reduction Act Program: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#423230230236302326276c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89f9fbe8c9fdfbe8edeca7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a> or to
Katelynn Byers, ITA PRA Process Administrator:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85cee4f1e0e9fcebebabc7fce0f7f6c5f1f7e4e1e0abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c18aa0b5a4adb8afafef83b8a4b3b281b5b3a0a5a4efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>.
Note: A request for applications was posted in a Federal
Register Notice on April 17, 2024. If you applied in response to
that notice, your application remains valid and is in the review
process.
Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified
by mail.
Man K. Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries,
International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-11612 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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