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higher education officials to consider 

matters of facilities, health and 

environment comprehensively and in 

coordination with state health, 

environment and energy agency 

counterparts. In order to be selected for 

federal recognition, schools, districts 

and postsecondary institutions must be 

high achieving in all three of the above 

Pillars, not just one area. Schools, 

districts, colleges and universities apply 

to their state education authorities. State 

authorities can submit up to six 

nominees to ED, documenting 

achievement in all three Pillars. This 

information is used at the Department to 

select the awardees. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27204 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory 

Committee (NEAC). Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Public Law 94–463, 86 

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of 

these meetings be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, December 10, 2014, 

8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Westin Crystal City, 1800 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 

22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Rova, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 19901 

Germantown Rd, Germantown, MD 

20874; telephone (301) 903–9096; email 

Robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Nuclear Energy 

Advisory Committee (NEAC), formerly 

the Nuclear Energy Research Advisory 

Committee (NERAC), was established in 

1998 by the U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) to provide advice on complex 

scientific, technical, and policy issues 

that arise in the planning, managing, 

and implementation of DOE’s civilian 

nuclear energy research programs. The 

committee is composed of 18 

individuals of diverse backgrounds 

selected for their technical expertise and 

experience, established records of 

distinguished professional service, and 

their knowledge of issues that pertain to 

nuclear energy. 

Purpose of the Meeting: To inform the 

committee of recent developments and 

current status of research programs and 

projects pursued by the Department of 

Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and 

receive advice and comments in return 

from the committee. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting is 

expected to include presentations that 

cover such topics as an update on 

activities for the Office of Nuclear 

Energy. In addition, there will be 

presentations by Nuclear Energy 

Advisory Committee subcommittees. 

The agenda may change to 

accommodate committee business. For 

updates, one is directed the NEAC Web 

site: http://energy.gov/ne/services/

nuclear-energy-advisory-committee. 

Public Participation: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions may do so on the day of the 

meeting, Wednesday, December 10, 

2014. Approximately thirty minutes will 

be reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed 5 minutes. Anyone 

who is not able to make the meeting or 

has had insufficient time to address the 

committee is invited to send a written 

statement to Bob Rova, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington DC 20585, or email at: 

Robert.rova@nuclear.energy.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available by contacting Mr. Rova 

at the address above or on the 

Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear 

Energy Web site at http://

www.ne.doe.gov/neac/

neNeacMeetings.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27256 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No: PP–398] 

Amended Application for Presidential 

Permit; Great Northern Transmission 

Line 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of amended application. 

SUMMARY: Minnesota Power, an 

operating division of ALLETE, Inc., has 

submitted an amended application for a 

Presidential permit to construct, 

operate, maintain, and connect an 

electric transmission line across the 

United States border with Canada. 

DATES: Comments or requests to 

intervene should be submitted on or 

before December 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests to 

intervene should be addressed as 

follows: Christopher Lawrence, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail 

at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or 

Katherine L. Konieczny (AttorneyAdviser) at 202–586–0503 or via 

electronic mail at Katherine.Konieczny@

hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities crossing the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. 

On April 15, 2014, Minnesota Power 

filed an application with the Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability of the Department of Energy 

(DOE) for a Presidential permit. 

Minnesota Power has it principal place 

of business in Duluth, Minnesota. 

Minnesota Power is an investor-owned 

utility and provides retail electric 

service to 144,000 customers and 

wholesale electric service to 16 

municipalities and several industrial 

customers. 

On May 14, 2014, DOE published a 

Notice of Application in the Federal 

Register. On October 29, 2014, 

Minnesota Power submitted an 

amendment to its Presidential permit 

application. In the amendment letter 

notifying DOE of a new proposed border 

crossing, Minnesota Power stated that in 

the course of its review and consultation 

with state and federal agencies, as well 

as more input with landowners and 

stakeholders in the vicinity of the 

proposed border crossing, Minnesota 

Power determined that the originally 

proposed border crossing submitted in 

its application is no longer feasible. 

Minnesota Power now proposes to 

cross the U.S. international border 

approximately 4.3 miles to the east of its 

original proposed crossing. The new 

proposed border crossing for the Great 

Northern Transmission Line Project 

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