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copies of the filing to the Office of Oil 

and Gas Global Security and Supply at 

the address listed in ADDRESSES; or (3) 

hand delivering an original and three 

paper copies of the filing to the Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply at the address listed in 

ADDRESSES. All filings must include a 

reference to FE Docket No. 14–29–LNG. 

Please Note: If submitting a filing via 

email, please include all related 

documents and attachments (e.g., 

exhibits) in the original email 

correspondence. Please do not include 

any active hyperlinks or password 

protection in any of the documents or 

attachments related to the filing. All 

electronic filings submitted to DOE 

must follow these guidelines to ensure 

that all documents are filed in a timely 

manner. Any hardcopy filing submitted 

greater in length than 50 pages must 

also include, at the time of the filing, a 

digital copy on disk of the entire 

submission. 

A decisional record on the 

Application will be developed through 

responses to this notice by parties, 

including the parties’ written comments 

and replies thereto. Additional 

procedures will be used as necessary to 

achieve a complete understanding of the 

facts and issues. A party seeking 

intervention may request that additional 

procedures be provided, such as 

additional written comments, an oral 

presentation, a conference, or trial-type 

hearing. Any request to file additional 

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oral presentation should identify the 

substantial question of fact, law, or 

policy at issue, show that it is material 

and relevant to a decision in the 

proceeding, and demonstrate why an 

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advance the proceeding. Any request for 

a trial-type hearing must show that there 

are factual issues genuinely in dispute 

that are relevant and material to a 

decision, and that a trial-type hearing is 

necessary for a full and true disclosure 

of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the Application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 

The Application is available for 

inspection and copying in the Division 

of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities 

docket room, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. The docket 

room is open between the hours of 8:00 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

Application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/

gasregulation/index.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

18, 2014. 

John A. Anderson, 

Director, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory 

Activities, Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Oil and 

Natural Gas. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22886 Filed 9–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Secretary of Energy 

Advisory Board (SEAB) Task Force on 

Technology Development for 

Environmental Management (EM). 

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. 

DATES: Thursday, October 9, 2014, 8:30 

a.m.–1:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Corey Williams-Allen, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC20585; email: seab@

hq.doe.gov. 

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. The Task 

Force on Technology Development for 

EM is charged with assessing the value 

of a renewed EM science and 

technology development effort and how 

such a program would be structured. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting 

will be an opportunity to hear an 

overview of environmental management 

at the Department. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 8:30 a.m. on October 9, 2014. 

The tentative meeting agenda includes 

updates from DOE program offices, the 

national academies, and the national 

laboratory system, as well as comments 

from the public. The meeting will 

conclude at 1:30 p.m. Agenda updates 

will be posted on the SEAB Web site: 

www.energy.gov/seab. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Corey Williams-Allen no later than 5:00 

p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 by 

email at: seab@hq.doe.gov. Please 

provide your name, organization, 

citizenship and contact information. 

Anyone attending the meeting will be 

required to present government-issued 

identification. Please note that the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) has determined that regular 

driver’s licenses (and ID cards) from the 

following jurisdictions are not 

acceptable: Alaska, American Samoa, 

Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable 

alternate forms of Photo-ID include: U. 

S. Passport or Passport Card; Enhanced 

Driver’s License or Enhanced ID-Card 

issued by the states of Minnesota, New 

York or Washington (Enhanced licenses 

issued by these states are clearly marked 

Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s 

License); Military ID or other 

government issued photo-ID card. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting on Thursday, 

October 9, 2014. 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 3 minutes. 

The Deputy 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 October 9, 2014. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or have insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to Corey Williams-Allen, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or by email to: 

seab@hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: Following the meeting, the 

minutes of the meeting will be available 

on the SEAB Web site: www.energy.gov/ 

seab. 

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57900 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 187 / Friday, September 26, 2014 / Notices 

1American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ 

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Illuminating 

Engineering Society (IES). 

2An overview of the ANSI consensus process is 

available at http://www.ansi.org/standards_

activities/domestic_programs/overview.aspx?

menuid=3. 

3ASHRAE press release available at https://www.

ashrae.org/news/2013/ashrae-ies-publish-2013- 

energy-standard-changes-for-envelope-lightingmechanical-sections. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

17, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–22889 Filed 9–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–DET–0009] 

RIN 1904–AD27 

Determination Regarding Energy 

Efficiency Improvements in ANSI/

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1–2013: 

Energy Standard for Buildings, Except 

Low-Rise Residential Buildings 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of determination. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has determined that the 

2013 edition of the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 1

Standard 90.1: Energy Standard for 

Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential 

Buildings would improve energy 

efficiency in buildings subject to the 

code compared to the 2010 edition of 

Standard 90.1. DOE has determined that 

buildings built to Standard 90.1–2013, 

as compared with buildings built to 

Standard 90.1–2010, would result in 

national source energy savings of 

approximately 8.5 percent and site 

energy savings of approximately 7.6 

percent of commercial building energy 

consumption. Upon publication of this 

affirmative determination, States are 

required to certify that they have 

reviewed the provisions of their 

commercial building code regarding 

energy efficiency, and, as necessary, 

updated their codes to meet or exceed 

Standard 90.1–2013. Additionally, this 

notice provides guidance to States on 

certifications and requests for 

extensions of deadlines for certification 

statements. 

DATES: Certification statements provided 

by States must be submitted by 

September 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Certification Statements 

must be addressed to the Building 

Technologies Office—Building Energy 

Codes Program Manager, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., EE–5B, 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeremiah Williams; U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., EE–5B, Washington, DC 

20585; (202) 287–1941; 

Jeremiah.Williams@ee.doe.gov. 

For legal issues, please contact Kavita 

Vaidyanathan; U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., GC– 

71, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

0669; Kavita.Vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Statutory Authority 

II. Introduction 

III. Methodology 

IV. Summary of Findings 

V. Determination Statement 

VI. State Certification 

VII. Regulatory Review & Analysis 

I. Statutory Authority 

Title III of the Energy Conservation 

and Production Act, as amended 

(ECPA), establishes requirements for 

building energy conservation standards, 

administered by the DOE Building 

Energy Codes Program. (42 U.S.C. 6831 

et seq.) Section 304(b), as amended, of 

ECPA provides that whenever the ANSI/ 

ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–1989 

(Standard 90.1–1989 or 1989 edition), or 

any successor to that code, is revised, 

the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) must 

make a determination, not later than 12 

months after such revision, whether the 

revised code would improve energy 

efficiency in commercial buildings, and 

must publish notice of such 

determination in the Federal Register. 

(42 U.S.C. 6833(b)(2)(A)) The Secretary 

may determine that the revision of 

Standard 90.1–1989, or any successor 

thereof, improves the level of energy 

efficiency in commercial buildings. If 

so, then not later than 2 years after the 

date of the publication of such 

affirmative determination, each State is 

required to certify that it has reviewed 

and updated the provisions of its 

commercial building code regarding 

energy efficiency with respect to the 

revised or successor code. (42 U.S.C. 

6833(b)(2)(B)(i)) Each State must 

include in its certification a 

demonstration that the provisions of its 

commercial building code, regarding 

energy efficiency, meet or exceed the 

revised Standard. (42 U.S.C. 

6833(b)(2)(B)(i)) 

If the Secretary makes a determination 

that the revised Standard will not 

improve energy efficiency in 

commercial buildings, State commercial 

codes shall meet or exceed the last 

revised Standard for which the 

Secretary has made an affirmative 

determination. (42 U.S.C. 

6833(b)(2)(B)(ii)) On October 19, 2011, 

DOE published its determination in the 

Federal Register updating the reference 

code to Standard 90.1–2010. (76 FR 

64904) 

ECPA also requires the Secretary to 

permit extensions of the deadlines for 

the State certification if a State can 

demonstrate that it has made a good 

faith effort to comply with the 

requirements of Section 304(b) of ECPA 

and that it has made significant progress 

in doing so. (42 U.S.C. 6833(c)) DOE is 

also directed to provide technical 

assistance to States to support 

implementation of State residential and 

commercial building energy efficiency 

codes. (42 U.S.C. 6833(d)) 

II. Introduction 

Publication of Standard 90.1–2013 

The American Society of Heating, 

Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning 

Engineers (ASHRAE) and Illuminating 

Engineering Society (IES) approved the 

publication of the 2013 edition of 

Energy Standard for Buildings Except 

Low-Rise Residential Buildings in 

October 2013. The Standard is 

developed under ANSI-approved 

consensus procedures,2 and is under 

continuous maintenance by a Standing 

Standard Project Committee. ASHRAE 

has established a program for regular 

publication of addenda, or revisions, 

including procedures for timely, 

documented, consensus action on 

requested changes to the Standard. The 

American National Standards Institute 

(ANSI) approved the final addendum for 

inclusion in the 2013 edition in 

September 2013. Standard 90.1–2013 

was published in October 2013.3 More 

information on ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1–2013 is available at: 

https://www.ashrae.org/resourcespublications/bookstore/standard-90-1. 

DOE Determination 

In arriving at its determination, DOE 

reviewed all changes between the 2013 

and 2010 editions of Standard 90.1. 

Standard 90.1 is complex and covers a 

broad spectrum of the energy-related 

components and systems in buildings, 

ranging from simpler commercial 

buildings to more complex hospitals 

and laboratory facilities. Standard 90.1– 

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