80_FR_23067 80 FR 22988 - Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories

80 FR 22988 - Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 79 (April 24, 2015)

Page Range22988-22989
FR Document2015-09564

This notice announces an open meeting of the Commission to Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories (Commission). The Commission was created pursuant section 319 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 113-76, and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22988-22989]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09564]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Commission To Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy 
Laboratories

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Commission to 
Review the Effectiveness of the National Energy Laboratories 
(Commission). The Commission was created pursuant section 319 of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 113-76, and in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided in 
accordance with the Act.

DATES: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton at Mark Center, Walnut Conference Room, 5000 Seminary 
Road, Alexandria, VA 22311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-3787; email 
crenel@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Commission was established 
to provide advice to the Secretary on the Department's national 
laboratories. The Commission will review the DOE national laboratories 
for alignment with the Department's strategic priorities, clear and 
balanced missions, unique capabilities to meet current energy and 
national security challenges, appropriate size to meet the Department's 
energy and national security missions, and support of other Federal 
agencies. The Commission will also look for opportunities to more 
effectively and efficiently use the capabilities of the national 
laboratories and review the use of laboratory directed research and 
development (LDRD) to meet the Department's science, energy, and 
national security goals.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is the eighth meeting of the 
Commission.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. on April 22. 
The

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tentative meeting agenda includes a look at cost considerations and the 
budget approval process for the national laboratories. Key presenters 
will address and discuss these topics with comments from the public. 
The meeting will conclude at 3:30 p.m. The agenda along with possible 
schedule adjustments will be posted when finalized and in advance of 
the meeting on the Lab Commission Web site (http://energy.gov/labcommission/commission-review-effectiveness-national-energy-laboratories).
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 
Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP to Karen Gibson at 
email: crenel@hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, organization, and 
contact information. Individuals and representatives of organizations 
who would like to offer comments and suggestions may do so at the end 
of the meeting. Approximately 30 minutes will be reserved for public 
comments. Time allotted per speaker will depend on the number who wish 
to speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. The Designated Federal Officer 
is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 
the orderly conduct of business. Those wishing to speak should register 
to do so beginning at 10:00 a.m. on April 22. This notice was published 
less than 15 days due to a programmatic issue. Meeting information is 
available on the Commission's Web site.
    Those not able to attend the meeting or who have insufficient time 
to address the committee are invited to send a written statement to 
Karen Gibson, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington DC 20585, or to email crenel@hq.doe.gov.
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the 
Commission Web site at: http://energy.gov/labcommission

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09564 Filed 4-23-15; 8:45 am]
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22988 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 2015 / Notices 3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR Centers of Excellence for Veteran duties of the Assistant Secretary for 3474.10, the Secretary may impose Student Success: (1) The extent to Postsecondary Education. special conditions and, in appropriate which the project is institutionalized at Dated: April 20, 2015. circumstances, high-risk conditions on a the end of the project period; and (2) Jamienne S. Studley, grant if the applicant or grantee is not The extent to which funded projects Deputy Under Secretary. financially stable; has a history of increase enrollment, persistence, and unsatisfactory performance; has a [FR Doc. 2015–09608 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am] completion rates of veteran students at financial or other management system their institutions. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P that does not meet the standards in 2 These measures constitute the CFR part 200, subpart D; has not Department’s indicators of success for fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; this program. Consequently, we advise DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY or is otherwise not responsible. an applicant for a grant under this program to give careful consideration to Commission To Review the VI. Award Administration Information Effectiveness of the National Energy these measures in conceptualizing the 1. Award Notices: If your application approach and evaluation for its Laboratories is successful, we notify your U.S. proposed project. AGENCY: Department of Energy. Representative and U.S. Senators and If funded, you will be required to send you a Grant Award Notification ACTION: Notice of open meeting. collect and report data in your project’s (GAN); or we may send you an email annual performance report (34 CFR SUMMARY: This notice announces an containing a link to access an electronic 75.590). open meeting of the Commission to version of your GAN. We may notify Review the Effectiveness of the National you informally, also. VII. Agency Contact Energy Laboratories (Commission). The If your application is not evaluated or Commission was created pursuant FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: not selected for funding, we notify you. section 319 of the Consolidated 2. Administrative and National Policy Kelly Harris, Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success, U.S. Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law Requirements: We identify 113–76, and in accordance with the administrative and national policy Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6161, Washington, DC provisions of the Federal Advisory requirements in the application package Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 and reference these and other 20006–8544. Telephone: (202) 219–7083 or by email: Kelly.Harris@ed.gov. U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided requirements in the Applicable in accordance with the Act. Regulations section of this notice. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. DATES: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. VIII. Other Information ADDRESSES: Hilton at Mark Center, the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other Accessible Format: Individuals with Walnut Conference Room, 5000 specific conditions in the GAN. The disabilities can obtain this document Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311. GAN also incorporates your approved and a copy of the application package in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: application as part of your binding an accessible format (e.g., braille, large Karen Gibson, Designated Federal commitments under the grant. print, audiotape, or compact disc) on Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a request to the program contact person 1000 Independence Avenue SW., grant under this competition, you must listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) ensure that you have in place the CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 586–3787; email crenel@hq.doe.gov. necessary processes and systems to Electronic Access to This Document: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comply with the reporting requirements The official version of this document is Background: The Commission was in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive the document published in the Federal established to provide advice to the funding under the competition. This Register. Free Internet access to the Secretary on the Department’s national does not apply if you have an exception official edition of the Federal Register laboratories. The Commission will under 2 CFR 170.110(b). and the Code of Federal Regulations is review the DOE national laboratories for (b) At the end of your project period, available via the Federal Digital System alignment with the Department’s you must submit a final performance at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site, you strategic priorities, clear and balanced report, including financial information, can view this document, as well as all missions, unique capabilities to meet as directed by the Secretary. If you other documents of this Department current energy and national security receive a multi-year award, you must published in the Federal Register, in challenges, appropriate size to meet the submit an annual performance report text or Adobe Portable Document Department’s energy and national that provides the most current Format (PDF). To use PDF you must security missions, and support of other performance and financial expenditure have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Federal agencies. The Commission will information as directed by the Secretary available free at the site. also look for opportunities to more under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary You may also access documents of the effectively and efficiently use the may also require more frequent Department published in the Federal capabilities of the national laboratories performance reports under 34 CFR Register by using the article search and review the use of laboratory 75.720(c). For specific requirements on feature at: www.federalregister.gov. directed research and development reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ Specifically, through the advanced (LDRD) to meet the Department’s tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES fund/grant/apply/appforms/ search feature at this site, you can limit science, energy, and national security appforms.html. your search to documents published by goals. 4. Performance Measures: Under 34 the Department. Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting CFR 75.110, the Secretary has Delegation of Authority: The Secretary is the eighth meeting of the established the following Government of Education has delegated authority to Commission. Performance and Results Act of 1993 Jamienne S. Studley, Deputy Under Tentative Agenda: The meeting will (GPRA) performance measures for the Secretary, to perform the functions and start at 10:00 a.m. on April 22. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Apr 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 2015 / Notices 22989 tentative meeting agenda includes a Applicants: Imperial Valley Solar Filed Date: 4/20/15. look at cost considerations and the Company (IVSC) 2, LLC. Accession Number: 20150420–5215. budget approval process for the national Description: Application of Imperial Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. laboratories. Key presenters will address Valley Solar Company (IVSC) 2, LLC for Docket Numbers: ER15–1539–000. and discuss these topics with comments Authorization Under Section 203 of the Applicants: Constellation Energy from the public. The meeting will Federal Power Act and Requests for Services of New York, Inc. conclude at 3:30 p.m. The agenda along Waivers, Confidential Treatment, Description: Baseline eTariff Filing with possible schedule adjustments will Shortened Comment Period. per 35.1: Notice of Succession to be be posted when finalized and in Filed Date: 4/20/15. effective 4/1/2015. advance of the meeting on the Lab Accession Number: 20150420–5183. Filed Date: 4/20/15. Commission Web site (http:// Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. Accession Number: 20150420–5218. energy.gov/labcommission/commission- Take notice that the Commission Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. review-effectiveness-national-energy- received the following electric rate The filings are accessible in the laboratories). filings: Commission’s eLibrary system by Public Participation: The meeting is clicking on the links or querying the open to the public. Individuals who Docket Numbers: ER15–1013–001. Applicants: WSPP Inc. docket number. would like to attend must RSVP to Any person desiring to intervene or Karen Gibson at email: crenel@ Description: Compliance filing per 35: Compliance filing to be effective 4/11/ protest in any of the above proceedings hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, must file in accordance with Rules 211 organization, and contact information. 2015. Filed Date: 4/20/15. and 214 of the Commission’s Individuals and representatives of Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and organizations who would like to offer Accession Number: 20150420–5114. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern comments and suggestions may do so at time on the specified comment date. the end of the meeting. Approximately Docket Numbers: ER15–1534–000. Protests may be considered, but 30 minutes will be reserved for public Applicants: Midcontinent intervention is necessary to become a comments. Time allotted per speaker Independent System Operator, Inc. party to the proceeding. will depend on the number who wish to Description: Section 205(d) rate filing eFiling is encouraged. More detailed speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2015–04–20_SA information relating to filing The Designated Federal Officer is 2772 ATC-Madison Gas and Electric Co. requirements, interventions, protests, empowered to conduct the meeting in a CFA to be effective 6/20/2015. service, and qualifying facilities filings fashion that will facilitate the orderly Filed Date: 4/20/15. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ conduct of business. Those wishing to Accession Number: 20150420–5119. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For speak should register to do so beginning Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. other information, call (866) 208–3676 at 10:00 a.m. on April 22. This notice Docket Numbers: ER15–1535–000. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. was published less than 15 days due to Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. Dated: April 20, 2015. a programmatic issue. Meeting information is available on the Description: Section 205(d) rate filing Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Commission’s Web site. per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2015–04–20_SA Deputy Secretary. Those not able to attend the meeting 6507_White Pine 1 SSR Renewal [FR Doc. 2015–09552 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am] or who have insufficient time to address Agreement to be effective 4/16/2015. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P the committee are invited to send a Filed Date: 4/20/15. written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. Accession Number: 20150420–5139. Department of Energy, 1000 Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Independence Avenue SW., Washington Docket Numbers: ER15–1536–000. DC 20585, or to email crenel@ Federal Energy Regulatory Applicants: Midcontinent hq.doe.gov. Commission Independent System Operator, Inc. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting Description: Section 205(d) rate filing will be available on the Commission Combined Notice of Filings per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2015–04–20_ Web site at: http://energy.gov/ Schedule 43H_Renewal White Pine 1 Take notice that the Commission has labcommission SSR to be effective 4/16/2015. received the following Natural Gas Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, Filed Date: 4/20/15. Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 2015. Accession Number: 20150420–5181. Filings Instituting Proceedings LaTanya R. Butler, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. Deputy Committee Management Officer. Docket Numbers: RP15–885–000. Docket Numbers: ER15–1537–000. Applicants: Total Peaking Services, [FR Doc. 2015–09564 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am] Applicants: Constellation Energy L.L.C. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Services, Inc. Description: Compliance filing per Description: Baseline eTariff Filing 154.203: TPS Order No. 801 Map per 35.1: Notice of Sucession to be Compliance Filing to be effective 5/1/ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY effective 4/1/2015. 2015. Filed Date: 4/20/15. Filed Date: 4/14/15. Federal Energy Regulatory Accession Number: 20150420–5213. Commission Accession Number: 20150414–5077. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/15. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/27/15. Combined Notice of Filings #2 Docket Numbers: ER15–1538–000. Docket Numbers: RP15–886–000. Applicants: Safe Harbor Water Power Applicants: Southern Natural Gas Take notice that the Commission Corporation. Company, L.L.C. received the following electric corporate Description: Tariff Withdrawal per Description: Section 4(d) rate filing filings: 35.15: SHWPC Notice of Cancellation to per 154.204: Conversion of Premier to Docket Numbers: EC15–126–000. be effective 4/20/2015. DART to be effective 4/1/2016. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesWednesday, April 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
ContactKaren Gibson, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-3787; email [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 22988 
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