80_FR_30549 80 FR 30447 - Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

80 FR 30447 - Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 102 (May 28, 2015)

Page Range30447-30448
FR Document2015-12893

This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-12893]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was reestablished pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the 
Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act.

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DATES: 
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Applied Research Center, 301 Gateway Drive, Garden Room, 
Aiken, SC 29808.

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 protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Board was established to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on the Department's basic and applied 
research, economic and national security policy, educational issues, 
operational issues, and other activities as directed by the Secretary.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is the quarterly meeting of 
the Board.
    Tentative Agenda: The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. on June 17th. 
The tentative meeting agenda includes updates on the work of the SEAB 
task forces, briefings on topics of interest from DOE and Savannah 
River National Laboratory, and an opportunity for comments from the 
public. The meeting will conclude at 12:30 p.m. Agenda updates will be 
posted on the SEAB Web site prior to the meeting: www.energy.gov/seab.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 
Individuals who would like to attend must RSVP to Karen Gibson no later 
than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at [email protected]. Please 
provide your name, organization, citizenship, and contact information. 
Anyone attending the meeting will be required to present government 
issued identification.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions may do so during 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 8:30 a.m. on June 17th.
    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, email to [email protected].
    Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available on the SEAB 
Web site or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be reached at the postal 
address or email address above, or by visiting SEAB's Web site at 
www.energy.gov/seab.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12893 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 102 / Thursday, May 28, 2015 / Notices 30447 www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public: is expected to last from November 2012 Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0071 Individuals or Households. to June 2016. A data extracts from or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual FAFSA applications will occur in July or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Responses: 4,904. 2018. Administrative data extracts from site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual PGE schools will occur between January reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 2,416. and March during years 2015–2018. comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Abstract: The Pell Grant Experiments Dated: May 21, 2015. Please note that comments submitted by evaluation is a two-part, seven-year demonstration study sponsored by the Tomakie Washington, fax or email and those submitted after U.S. Department of Education that Acting Director, Information Collection the comment period will not be Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy accepted; ED will ONLY accept focuses on the effects of expanded access to Pell grants on students’ Officer, Office of Management. comments during the comment period [FR Doc. 2015–12777 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] in this mailbox when the regulations.gov educational outcomes, employment and site is not available. Written requests for earnings. The primary outcome of BILLING CODE 4000–01–P information or comments submitted by interest is (1) educational enrollment postal mail or delivery should be and completion, and (2) measures of addressed to the Director of the student debt and financial aid while DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Information Collection Clearance secondary outcomes include (3) the employment status and earnings of Environmental Management Site- Division, U.S. Department of Education, Specific Advisory Board, Paducah 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, students who participate in the study. This study consists of two AGENCY: Department of Energy. Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, experiments, each of which will Washington, DC 20202. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting: examine the impact of a single change FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For correction. to the Pell grant eligibility criteria. The specific questions related to collection first experiment will relax the SUMMARY: On May 15, 2015, the activities, please contact Daphne Garcia, prohibition on receipt of Pell grants by Department of Energy (DOE) published (202) 219–2024. students with a bachelors’ degree. a notice of open meeting announcing a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Individuals eligible for the first meeting on June 18, 2015 of the Department of Education (ED), in experiment must have a bachelor’s Environmental Management Site- accordance with the Paperwork degree, be unemployed or Specific Advisory Board, Paducah (80 Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. underemployed, and pursue a FR 27941). This document makes a 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general vocational training program up to one correction to that notice. public and Federal agencies with an year in duration. The second FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: opportunity to comment on proposed, experiment will reduce the minimum Jennifer Woodard, Deputy Designated revised, and continuing collections of duration and intensity levels of Federal Officer, Department of Energy information. This helps the Department programs that Pell grant recipients must Paducah Site Office, 1017 Majestic assess the impact of its information participate in from 15 weeks with 600 Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, Kentucky collection requirements and minimize minimum clock hours to 8 weeks with 40513, (270) 441–6820. the public’s reporting burden. It also 150 minimum clock hours. Each helps the public understand the experiment will operate through a set of Correction Department’s information collection PGE schools that provide education and In the Federal Register of May 15, requirements and provide the requested training services that qualify as PGE 2015, in FR Doc. 2015–11788, on page data in the desired format. ED is programs. 27942, please make the following soliciting comments on the proposed Participants in both experiments will correction: information collection request (ICR) that be randomly assigned to either (1) a In that notice under DATES, first is described below. The Department of treatment group, which will have column, second paragraph, the meeting Education is especially interested in expanded access to Pell grants; or (2) a date has been changed. The new date is public comment addressing the control group, which will not have June 25, 2015 instead of June 18, 2015. following issues: (1) Is this collection access. Within both experiments, the treatment group will be very similar to Issued at Washington, DC on May 20, 2015. necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be the control at the time of random LaTanya R. Butler, processed and used in a timely manner; assignment except for access to Pell Deputy Committee Management Officer. (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; grants. Subsequent differences in the [FR Doc. 2015–12892 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] (4) how might the Department enhance employment and earnings outcomes BILLING CODE 6450–01–P the quality, utility, and clarity of the between treatment and control group information to be collected; and (5) how members can then be attributed to Pell might the Department minimize the grant access. The first experiment will DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY burden of this collection on the involve roughly 27 PGE schools with an respondents, including through the use average of 25 students participating per Secretary of Energy Advisory Board of information technology. Please note school. The second experiment will AGENCY: Department of Energy. involve roughly 27 PGE schools with an asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES that written comments received in ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. response to this notice will be average of 100 participating students per considered public records. school. The expected sample of both SUMMARY: This notice announces an Title of Collection: Evaluation of the experiments combined is approximately open meeting of the Secretary of Energy Pell Grant Experiments Under the 3,375 students. Data for this evaluation Advisory Board (SEAB). SEAB was Experimental Sites Initiative. will come from participants’ FAFSA reestablished pursuant to the Federal OMB Control Number: 1850–0892. applications, PGE school administrative Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Type of Review: An extension of an records, and SSA earnings statements. 463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice existing information collection. 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30448 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 102 / Thursday, May 28, 2015 / Notices DATES: or by contacting Ms. Gibson. She may be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.– reached at the postal address or email Ellen Brown may be reached by email 12:30 p.m. address above, or by visiting SEAB’s at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone ADDRESSES: Applied Research Center, Web site at www.energy.gov/seab. at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 301 Gateway Drive, Garden Room, Issued in Washington, DC, on May 21, 0873. Aiken, SC 29808. 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaTanya R. Butler, Title: FERC–725G (Mandatory Karen Gibson, Designated Federal Deputy Committee Management Officer. Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, [FR Doc. 2015–12893 Filed 5–27–15; 8:45 am] System: PRC Standards). 1000 Independence Avenue SW., BILLING CODE 6450–01–P OMB Control No.: 1902–0252. Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) Type of Request: Three-year extension 586–3787; seab@hq.doe.gov. of the FERC–725G information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY collection requirements as modified in Background: The Board was Docket No. RD15–2. established to provide advice and Federal Energy Regulatory Abstract: The Commission is recommendations to the Secretary on Commission submitting Reliability Standard PRC– the Department’s basic and applied 006–2 to OMB under FERC–725G 1 for [Docket No. RD15–2–000] research, economic and national review of the reporting and security policy, educational issues, Commission Information Collection recordkeeping requirements. Activities (FERC–725G); Comment The Commission requires the operational issues, and other activities Request information collected by the FERC– as directed by the Secretary. 725G to implement the statutory Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory provisions of section 215 of the Federal is the quarterly meeting of the Board. Commission, Energy. Tentative Agenda: The meeting will Power Act (FPA).2 On August 8, 2005, ACTION: Notice of information collection Congress enacted into law the start at 8:30 a.m. on June 17th. The tentative meeting agenda includes and request for comments. Electricity Modernization Act of 2005, updates on the work of the SEAB task which is Title XII, Subtitle A, of the SUMMARY: In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct forces, briefings on topics of interest requirements of the Paperwork from DOE and Savannah River National 2005).3 EPAct 2005 added a new section Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 215 to the FPA, which required a Laboratory, and an opportunity for 3507(a)(1)(D) and the Office of comments from the public. The meeting Commission-certified Electric Management and Budget’s Reliability Organization (ERO) to will conclude at 12:30 p.m. Agenda implementing regulations, the Federal updates will be posted on the SEAB develop mandatory and enforceable Energy Regulatory Commission Web site prior to the meeting: Reliability Standards, which are subject (Commission or FERC) is soliciting www.energy.gov/seab. to Commission review and approval. public comment on the information Public Participation: The meeting is Once approved, the Reliability collection, FERC–725G (Mandatory open to the public. Individuals who Standards may be enforced by the ERO Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power would like to attend must RSVP to subject to Commission oversight, or the System: PRC Standards), as modified in Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on Commission can independently enforce this docket. The Commission previously Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at seab@ Reliability Standards.4 published a notice in the Federal hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, On February 3, 2006, the Commission Register (80 FR 13528, 3/16/2015) organization, citizenship, and contact issued Order No. 672, implementing requesting public comments. The information. Anyone attending the section 215 of the FPA.5 Pursuant to Commission received no comments and meeting will be required to present Order No. 672, the Commission certified is making this notation in its submittal government issued identification. one organization, North American to OMB. Individuals and representatives of Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), DATES: Comments regarding the organizations who would like to offer proposed revision to this information 1 In 2012, the Commission initially approved comments and suggestions may do so collection must be received on or before Reliability Standard PRC–006–1. Automatic during the meeting. Approximately 30 June 29, 2015. Underfrequency Load Shedding and Load Shedding minutes will be reserved for public ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by Plans Reliability Standards, Order No. 763, 139 comments. Time allotted per speaker FERC ¶ 61,098, order granting clarification, 140 Docket Number RD15–2, may be filed in FERC ¶ 61,164 (2012). The Commission included will depend on the number who wish to the following ways: Reliability Standard PRC–006–1 under FERC–725A speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: (OMB Control No. 1902–0244). The entire burden The Designated Federal Officer is http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–2 empowered to conduct the meeting in a (for new requirements as well as those unchanged efiling.asp. from PRC–006–1) will be added to FERC–725G. In fashion that will facilitate the orderly • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: the future, the burden (an estimated 12,672 hours) conduct of business. Those wishing to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, associated with Reliability Standard PRC–006–1 speak should register to do so beginning Secretary of the Commission, 888 First will be removed from FERC–725A, to remove the at 8:30 a.m. on June 17th. Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. temporary double counting of those hours. 2 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). Those not able to attend the meeting Instructions: All submissions must be asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 3 Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, Title or who have insufficient time to address formatted and filed in accordance with XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (codified at 16 the committee are invited to send a submission guidelines at: http:// U.S.C. 824o). written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. www.ferc.gov/help/submission- 4 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3). Department of Energy, 1000 guide.asp. For user assistance, contact 5 Rules Concerning Certification of the Electric Independence Avenue SW., Washington FERC Online Support by email at Reliability Organization; and Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of DC 20585, email to seab@hq.doe.gov. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Electric Reliability Standards, Order No. 672, FERC Minutes: The minutes of the meeting at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,204, order on reh’g, Order No. will be available on the SEAB Web site 502–8659 for TTY. 672–A, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,212 (2006). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 May 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Open Meeting.
DatesWednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
ContactKaren Gibson, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 586-3787; [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 30447 
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