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Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Telephone (412) 386–7417;

Email: jessica.sosenko@netl.doe.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 209(c) of title 35 of the United States Code gives the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to grant exclusive or partially exclusive licenses in Department-owned inventions where a determination can be made, among other things, that the desired practical application of the invention has not been achieved, or is not likely to be achieved expeditiously, under a

nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR 404) require that the necessary determinations be made after public notice and opportunity for filing written comments and objections.

KW Associations, LLC, a small business, has applied for a partially exclusive license to practice the invention and has a plan for

commercialization of the invention. DOE intends to grant the license, upon

a final determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), unless within 15 days of publication of this notice, NETL’s Technology Transfer Manager (contact information listed above), receives in writing any of the following, together with supporting documents:

(i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would not

be in the best interest of the United States to grant the proposed license; or

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in which applicant states that it already has brought the invention to practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical application expeditiously.

The proposed license will be partially exclusive, subject to a license and other rights retained by the United States, and subject to a negotiated royalty. The

exclusive field of use is: Industrial processes exhibiting diffuse current paths, such as specialty steel and alloy processing, industrial microwave processing, solid state energy systems, and other high temperature industrial processes. DOE will review all timely written responses to this notice, and will grant the license if, after expiration of the 15-day notice period, and after consideration of any written responses to this notice, a determination is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the license is in the public interest. Issued: January 20, 2015.

Grace M. Bochenek, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory.

[FR Doc. 2015–02297 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Quadrennial Technology Review Workshop** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Energy, Quadrennial Technology Review Task Force, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting and request for public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Energy (DOE) is conducting a comprehensive assessment of science and energy technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RD3) opportunities to address our nation’s energy-linked economic, environmental, and security challenges. This comprehensive document—the 2015 edition of the DOE’s Quadrennial Technology Review, or QTR–2015—is examining an ‘‘all of the above’’ range of energy technologies to inform the configuration of the Department’s programs and priorities, industry and university engagement, and national lab activities, and will serve as a key input into the Department’s forthcoming Science and Energy Plan.

**DATES :**  A series of open meetings will be held between February 11 and March 4 to describe work in progress. Written
comments should be submitted on or before March 9, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meetings will be held
via webinar and conference call. The
schedule and the web links will be provided at http://www.energy.gov/qtr by February 10.

Comments may be submitted electronically to: DOE–QTR2015@ hq.doe.gov or by U.S. mail to the Office of the Under Secretary of Science and Energy, S–4, QTR Meeting Comments, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Sam Baldwin, S–4, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 0121. Telephone: (202) 586–0927.
Email: DOE–QTR2015@hq.doe.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The nation faces serious energy-linked economic, environmental, and security challenges. Addressing these challenges requires an aggressive plan for our science and energy enterprise while ensuring that America maintains its leadership in a broad range of science and technology activities. These activities include basic and applied research in the physical sciences, developing the next generation of computational technology and developing and maintaining world class scientific user facilities. The output of the QTR process will be coordinated with the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER). These planning products will build and extend existing strategic, program and budget planning activities within the Science and Energy offices and are expected to inform ongoing budget discussions.

The QTR 2015, focusing on DOE energy technology RDD&D activities, builds upon the first QTR in 2011, and complements the work of the QER, which focuses on government-wide energy policy. The 2011 QTR was developed in response to the Report to the President on ‘‘Accelerating the Pace of Change in Energy Technologies through an Integrated Federal Energy Policy’’ by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The first QTR defined a framework for understanding and discussing energy system challenges, established a set of priorities for the Department, and explained to stakeholders the roles of DOE and the national laboratories, the broader government, the private sector, academia, and innovation in energy
transformation.

QTR 2015 will describe the nation’s energy landscape and the dramatic changes that have taken place in the last four years. Specifically, it will begin by building on the first QTR and identifying what has changed in the technologies reviewed within it since 2011. It will then identify the RDD&D activities, opportunities, and pathways forward to help address our national energy challenges. QTR 2015 will approach the analysis from a strong systems perspective, it will explore the integration of science and energy technology RDD&D, it will examine cross-cutting technology RDD&D, and it will conduct an integrated analysis of RDD&D opportunities.

The Department of Energy has the largest role in the Federal Government in conducting energy RDD&D. Many other executive departments and agencies also play important roles in developing and implementing energy RDD&D. In addition, non-Federal actors are crucial contributors to energy

RDD&D.

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose of these meetings is to provide input to


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1 ‘‘Artificial Island’’ refers to the transmission and generation infrastructure associated with the second largest nuclear complex in the United States, including the Salem 1 and 2 and Hope Creek nuclear generating units that have a total generating capacity of 3818 MW.

2 Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Transmission Owning and Operating Pub. Utils., Order No. 1000, FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,323 (2011), order on reh’g, Order No. 1000–A, 139 FERC ¶ 61,132, order on reh’g and clarification, Order No. 1000–B, 141 FERC ¶ 61,044 (2012), affirmed sub.

nom. S.C. Pub. Serv. Auth. v. FERC, 762 F.3d 41 (D.C. Cir. 2014). the content of the Quadrennial Technology Review document.

List of Webinars: Individual Webinars will be held for each of the following chapters in the QTR document: Chapter 1—Energy Challenges Chapter 2—What has Changed Since QTR–2011 Chapter 3—Energy Systems and Strategies Chapter 4—Cleaner and Safer Fuel
Production Chapter 5—Enabling Modernization of the Electric Power System Chapter 6—Clean Electric Power Technologies Chapter 7—Increasing Efficiency of Building Systems and Technologies Chapter 8—Increasing Efficiency and Effectiveness of Industry and Manufacturing Chapter 9—Transportation Chapter 10—Enabling Capabilities for Science and Energy Chapter 11—U.S. Competitiveness and
R&D Needs Chapter 12—Integrated Analysis Chapter 13—Accelerating Science and Energy RDD&D Public Participation: The Quadrennial Technology Review Task Force welcomes the attendance of the public
for these webinars. Due to time constraints, we will only be able to provide clarifying remarks. Written comments are welcome and encouraged. Webinar materials will be posted at http://www.energy.gov/qtr following the presentation.

Submitting comments via email. Any contact information provided in your email submission will not be publicly viewable except for your first and last names, organization name (if any), and submitter representative name (if any).
Your contact information will be publicly viewable if you include it in the comment itself or in any documents attached to your comment. Any information that you do not want to be publicly viewable should not be included in your comment, nor in any document attached to your comment. Otherwise, persons viewing comments will see only first and last names, organization names, correspondence containing comments, and any
documents submitted with the

comments.

If you do not want your personal contact information to be publicly viewable, do not include it in your comment or any accompanying documents. Instead, provide your
contact information in a cover letter. Include your first and last names, email address, telephone number, and optional mailing address. The cover letter will not be publicly viewable as long as it does not include any

comments.

Include contact information each time you submit comments, data, documents, and other information to DOE. If you submit via mail or hand delivery/ courier, please provide all items on a CD, if feasible, in which case it is not necessary to submit printed copies. No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.

Comments, data, and other
information submitted to DOE electronically should be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file
format. Provide documents that are not secured, written in English, and are free of any defects or viruses. Documents should not contain special characters or any form of encryption and, if possible, they should carry the electronic signature of the author.

Confidential Business Information.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit via email, postal mail, or hand delivery/courier two well-marked copies: One copy of the document marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked
‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information
believed to be confidential deleted.
Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
Confidential information should be submitted to the Confidential QTR
email address: DOE-QTR2015- Confidential@hq.doe.gov

.

Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its
confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. It is DOE’s policy that all comments may be included in the public docket, without change and as received, including any personal information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be exempt from public disclosure).

Issued in Washington, DC on January 30,

2015.
Michael L. Knotek,
Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Energy, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Energy.

[FR Doc. 2015–02307 Filed 2–4–15; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory**
**Commission**

**[Docket No. EL15–40–000]**

**Public Service Electric and Gas Company v. PJM Interconnection, LLC;**  **Notice of Complaint**

Take notice that on January 29, 2015, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e) and Rule 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206,
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (Complainant or PSE&G), filed a formal complaint against PJM Interconnection, LLC (Respondent or PJM), alleging that PJM violated PSE&G rules governing competitive
transmission solicitations to resolve operational performance issues at
Artificial Island. 1 PSE&G requests that the Commission order PJM to comply
with its rules in this and all future
transmission solicitations under Order

No. 1000. 2

The Complainant certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the contacts for the Respondent as listed on the Commission’s list of Corporate
Officials.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to