81_FR_86936 81 FR 86705 - Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee

81 FR 86705 - Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 231 (December 1, 2016)

Page Range86705-86706
FR Document2016-28877

This notice announces a meeting of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-28877]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Advanced Scientific 
Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC). The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: 
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
    8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
    8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical Union, (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Chalk, Office of Advanced 
Scientific Computing Research; SC-21/Germantown Building; U.S. 
Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue SW; Washington, DC 
20585; Telephone (301) 903-7486

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the committee is to 
provide advice and guidance on a continuing basis to the Office of 
Science and to the Department of Energy on scientific priorities within 
the field of advanced scientific computing research.
    Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is the semi-annual meeting of 
the Committee.

Tentative Agenda Topics

 View from Germantown
 Economic Models for Return on Investment in High Performance 
Computing
 Update on Exascale project activities
 Update from Subcommittee on Laboratory Directed Research and 
Development
 New Charge for Committee of Visitors for Research programs
 Technical presentations
 Public Comment (10-minute rule)

The meeting agenda includes an update on the budget, accomplishments 
and planned activities of the Advanced Scientific Computing Research 
program; an update on exascale computing project activities; a briefing 
from IDC on progress in developing their economic models for estimating 
the Return on Investment in High Performance Computing; a new charge to 
form a Committee of Visitors to review the Advanced Scientific 
Computing

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Research efforts; a technical for presentation from an exascale 
researcher; and there will be an opportunity comments from the public. 
The meeting will conclude at noon on December 21, 2016. Agenda updates 
and presentations will be posted on the ASCAC Web site prior to the 
meeting: http://science.energy.gov/ascr/ascac/.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. 
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 10 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 submit your request at least five 
days before the meeting. Those not able to attend the meeting or who 
have insufficient time to address the committee are invited to send a 
written statement to Christine Chalk, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington DC 20585, email to 
[email protected].
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available within 90 
days on the Advanced Scientific Computing Web site at http://science.energy.gov/ascr/ascac/.

    Issued at Washington, DC on November 23, 2016.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28877 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2016 / Notices 86705 ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A new information DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY documents related to the information collection. collection listed in this notice, please Advanced Scientific Computing Respondents/Affected Public: Private use http://www.regulations.gov by Advisory Committee Sector. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 2016–ICCD–0135. Comments submitted Responses: 50. of Energy. in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Total Estimated Number of Annual Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 2,000. SUMMARY: This notice announces a www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The major purposes of the meeting of the Advanced Scientific Docket ID number or via postal mail, Computing Advisory Committee CSP are to expand opportunities for all commercial delivery, or hand delivery. (ASCAC). The Federal Advisory students, particularly traditionally Please note that comments submitted by Committee Act requires that public fax or email and those submitted after underserved students, to attend charter schools and meet challenging State notice of these meetings be announced the comment period will not be in the Federal Register. accepted. Written requests for academic standards; provide financial assistance for the planning, program DATES: information or comments submitted by design, and initial implementation of Tuesday, December 20, 2016 postal mail or delivery should be public charter schools; increase the 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. addressed to the Director of the number of high-quality charter schools Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Information Collection Clearance available to students across the United 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room States; evaluate the impact of charter ADDRESSES: American Geophysical 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537. schools on student achievement, Union, (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue families, and communities; share best NW., Washington, DC 20009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection practices between charter schools and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: activities, please contact Soumya other public schools; encourage States Christine Chalk, Office of Advanced Sathya, 202–260–0819. to provide facilities support to charter Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/ schools; and support efforts to Germantown Building; U.S. Department SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The strengthen the charter school of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue Department of Education (ED), in authorizing process. 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It also scientific computing research. enable them to replicate or expand one Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting helps the public understand the or more high-quality charter schools. Department’s information collection is the semi-annual meeting of the Grant funds may be used to expand the Committee. requirements and provide the requested enrollment of one or more existing high- data in the desired format. ED is quality charter schools, or to replicate Tentative Agenda Topics soliciting comments on the proposed one or more new charter schools that are information collection request (ICR) that • View from Germantown based on an existing, high-quality • Economic Models for Return on is described below. The Department of charter school model. Investment in High Performance Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the The application package requests Computing following issues: (1) Is this collection programmatic and budgetary • Update on Exascale project activities necessary to the proper functions of the information needed to evaluate new • Update from Subcommittee on Department; (2) will this information be applications and make funding Laboratory Directed Research and processed and used in a timely manner; decisions based on the authorizing Development (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; statute, program regulations, and • New Charge for Committee of Visitors (4) how might the Department enhance EDGAR. Respondents are non-profit for Research programs the quality, utility, and clarity of the Charter Management Organizations • Technical presentations information to be collected; and (5) how • Public Comment (10-minute rule) interested in applying for funding under might the Department minimize the the CMO program. The meeting agenda includes an update burden of this collection on the on the budget, accomplishments and respondents, including through the use Dated: November 28, 2016. planned activities of the Advanced of information technology. Please note Tomakie Washington, Scientific Computing Research program; an update on exascale computing jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES that written comments received in Acting Director, Information Collection response to this notice will be Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy project activities; a briefing from IDC on considered public records. Officer, Office of Management. progress in developing their economic Title of Collection: Grants to Charter [FR Doc. 2016–28847 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] models for estimating the Return on Management Organizations for BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Investment in High Performance Replication and Expansion of High- Computing; a new charge to form a Quality Charter Schools Program. Committee of Visitors to review the OMB Control Number: 1855—New. Advanced Scientific Computing VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:02 Nov 30, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

86706 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2016 / Notices Research efforts; a technical for Reliability Standards)] which will be compliance with the Commission’s presentation from an exascale submitted to the Office of Management directive in Order No. 888 that NERC researcher; and there will be an and Budget (OMB) for a review of the ‘‘develop modifications to COM–001–2, opportunity comments from the public. information collection requirements. or develop a new standard, to address The meeting will conclude at noon on DATES: Comments on the collection of [the Commission’s] concerns regarding December 21, 2016. Agenda updates and information are due January 30, 2017. ensuring the adequacy of internal presentations will be posted on the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments communications capability whenever ASCAC Web site prior to the meeting: (identified by Docket No. RD16–9–000) internal communications could directly http://science.energy.gov/ascr/ascac/. by either of the following methods: affect the reliability operations of the Public Participation: The meeting is • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: Bulk-Power System. open to the public. Individuals and Type of Respondents: Public utilities. http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ representatives of organizations who Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 With efiling.asp. would like to offer comments and respect to the proposed revisions to • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: suggestions may do so during the Reliability Standard COM–001–3 and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, meeting. Approximately 30 minutes will the retirement of the currently-effective Secretary of the Commission, 888 First be reserved for public comments. Time Reliability Standard COM–001–2.1, the Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. allotted per speaker will depend on the Commission estimates that there will be Instructions: All submissions must be number who wish to speak but will not no material change in industry formatted and filed in accordance with exceed 10 minutes. The Designated information collection obligations submission guidelines at: http:// Federal Officer is empowered to because the Requirements R12 and R13 www.ferc.gov/help/submission- conduct the meeting in a fashion that (which are additions to COM–001–3) do guide.asp. For user assistance contact will facilitate the orderly conduct of not impact the paperwork burden of FERC Online Support by email at impacted registered entities. business. ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone Those wishing to speak should submit Comments: Comments are invited on: at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) (1) Whether the collection of your request at least five days before the 502–8659 for TTY. information is necessary for the proper meeting. Those not able to attend the Docket: Users interested in receiving performance of the functions of the meeting or who have insufficient time to automatic notification of activity in this Commission, including whether the address the committee are invited to docket or in viewing/downloading information will have practical utility; send a written statement to Christine comments and issuances in this docket (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Chalk, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- of the burden and cost of the collection Independence Avenue SW., Washington filing/docs-filing.asp. of information, including the validity of DC 20585, email to Christine.Chalk@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the methodology and assumptions used; science.doe.gov. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting Ellen Brown may be reached by email (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility will be available within 90 days on the at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone and clarity of the information collection; Advanced Scientific Computing Web at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– and (4) ways to minimize the burden of site at http://science.energy.gov/ascr/ 0873. the collection of information on those ascac/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: who are to respond, including the use Title: FERC–725V, Mandatory of automated collection techniques or Issued at Washington, DC on November 23, 2016. Reliability Standards: COM Reliability other forms of information technology. LaTanya R. Butler, Standards. Dated: November 23, 2016. OMB Control No.: 1902–0277. Kimberly D. Bose, Deputy Committee Management Officer. Type of Request: Three-year approval [FR Doc. 2016–28877 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] Secretary. of the FERC–725V information BILLING CODE 6450–01–P collection requirements, as modified. [FR Doc. 2016–28851 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] Abstract: On August 15, 2016, the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P North American Electric Reliability DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Corporation (NERC) filed a petition for Commission approval, pursuant to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission section 215(d)(1) of the Federal Power Federal Energy Regulatory Act (‘‘FPA’’) 1 and Section 39.5 2 of the Commission [Docket No. RD16–9–000] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s regulations, for approval [3320–004] Commission Information Collection of proposed Reliability Standard COM– Activities (FERC–725V); Comment 001–3 (Communications), the associated William B. Ruger, Jr., 169 Sunapee Request; Extension Implementation Plan, retirement of Street, LLC; Notice of Transfer of currently-effective Reliability Standard Exemption AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. COM–001–2.1, and Violation Risk 1. By letter filed November 16, 2016, ACTION: Notice of information collection Factors (‘‘VRFs’’) and Violation Severity 169 Sunapee Street, LLC informed the and request for comments. Levels (‘‘VSLs’’) associated with new Commission that the exemption from Requirements R12 and R13 proposed in licensing for the Sugar River I Project SUMMARY: In compliance with the jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Reliability Standard COM–001–3. No. 3320, originally issued April 4, requirements of the Paperwork Proposed Reliability Standard COM– Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 001–3 reflects revisions developed 3 The Commission defines burden as the total 3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy under Project 2015–07 Internal time, effort, or financial resources expended by Regulatory Commission (Commission or persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or Communications Capabilities, in provide information to or for a Federal agency. For FERC) is soliciting public comment on further explanation of what is included in the the information collection, [FERC–725V 1 16 U.S.C. 824o (2012). information collection burden, reference 5 Code of (Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM 2 18 CFR 39.5 (2015). Federal Regulations 1320.3. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:02 Nov 30, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesTuesday, December 20, 2016
ContactChristine Chalk, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research; SC-21/Germantown Building; U.S. Department of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue SW; Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (301) 903-7486
FR Citation81 FR 86705 
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