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1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: 301–903–0536. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy and 

the National Science Foundation on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

basic nuclear science research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

Thursday, April 24, 2014 

• Perspectives from Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation 

• Update from the Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Office’s 

• Presentation of the Charge on 

Neutrino-less Double Beta 

• Presentation of the Charge on NNSA 

Development of Mo-99 Domestic 

Supply 

Friday, April 25, 2014 

• Continued Discussion of 

Subcommittee Report and Letter 

Transmittal 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

• Presentation of the NSAC 

Subcommittee Report on the 

Molybdenum-99 Program 

• Presentation of the NSAC 

Subcommittee Report on Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay 

Note: The NSAC Meeting will be broadcast 

live on the Internet. You may find out how 

to access this broadcast by going to the 

following site prior to the start of the 

meeting. A video record of the meeting 

including the presentations that are made 

will be archived at this site after the meeting 

ends: www.tvworldwide.com/events/doe/

131007. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

these items on the agenda, you should 

contact Brenda L. May, 301–903–0536 

or Brenda.May@science.doe.gov (email). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. Reasonable provision will 

be made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Physics 

Web site for viewing. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08029 Filed 4–9–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, Secretariat, 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: At the direction of the 

President, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or Department), as the 

Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force (QER Task Force), 

will convene a two part public meeting 

to discuss and receive comments on 

issues related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. The purpose of the meeting is 

to examine energy infrastructure 

constraints in New England and 

regional approaches to addressing them. 

DATES: The Department, as the 

Secretariat for the QER Task Force, will 

convene a two part meeting relating to 

the Quadrennial Energy Review. Part 1 

of the meeting will be held in 

Providence, Rhode Island and Part 2 

will be held in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Both parts of the meeting will occur on 

Monday, April 21, 2014. Part 1, in 

Providence, Rhode Island will begin at 

9 a.m. and end by 1 p.m. on Monday, 

April 21, 2014. Part 2, in Hartford, 

Connecticut will begin at 1 p.m. and run 

until 5 p.m., on Monday, April 21. 

Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the public 

meetings, and should be submitted 

within 60 days of the meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Part 1, in Providence, 

Rhode Island, will be held at the Rhode 

Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., 

Ballroom B, Providence, RI 02903. 

The Hartford meeting will be held at 

the Phoenix Auditorium, Connecticut 

Department of Energy and 

Environmental Protection, 79 Elm St., 

Hartford, CT 06106. 

You may submit written comments, 

to: QERComments@hq.doe.gov or by 

U.S. mail to the Office of Energy Policy 

and Systems Analysis, EPSA–60, QER 

Meeting Comments, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

For the April 21, 2014, Public 

Meeting, please title your comment 

‘‘Quadrennial Energy Review: Comment 

on the New England Regional 

Infrastructure Constraints Public 

Meeting’’ held April 21, 2014. Please 

also indicate whether your comment 

relates to Part 1 (Providence) or Part 2 

(Hartford) of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adonica Renee Pickett, EPSA–90, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Policy and Systems Analysis, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9168 

Email:Adonica.Pickett@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 9, 2014, President Obama 

issued a Presidential Memorandum— 

Establishing a Quadrennial Energy 

Review. To accomplish this review, the 

Presidential Memorandum establishes a 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force 

to be co-chaired by the Director of the 

Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, and the Director of the Domestic 

Policy Council. Under the Presidential 

Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy 

shall provide support to the Task Force, 

including support for coordination 

activities related to the preparation of 

the Quadrennial Energy Review Report, 

policy analysis and modeling, and 

stakeholder engagement. 

The initial focus for the Quadrennial 

Energy Review will be our Nation’s 

infrastructure for transporting, 

transmitting, storing and delivering 

energy. Our current infrastructure is 

increasingly challenged by 

transformations in energy supply, 

markets, and patterns of end use; issues 

of aging and capacity; impacts of 

climate change; and cyber and physical 

threats. Any vulnerability in this 

infrastructure may be exacerbated by the 

increasing interdependencies of energy 

systems with water, 

telecommunications, transportation, and 

emergency response systems. The first 

Quadrennial Energy Review Report will 

serve as a roadmap to help address these 

challenges. 

The Department of Energy has a broad 

role in energy policy development and 

the largest role in implementing the 

Federal Government’s energy research 

and development portfolio. Many other 

executive departments and agencies also 

play key roles in developing and 

implementing policies governing energy 

resources and consumption, as well as 

associated environmental impacts. In 

addition, non-Federal actors are crucial 

contributors to energy policies. Because 

most energy and related infrastructure is 

owned by private entities, investment 

by and engagement of the private sector 

is necessary to develop and implement 

effective policies. State and local 

policies; the views of nongovernmental, 


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environmental, faith-based, labor, and 

other social organizations; and 

contributions from the academic and 

non-profit sectors are also critical to the 

development and implementation of 

effective energy policies. 

An interagency Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force, which includes 

members from all relevant executive 

departments and agencies (agencies), 

will develop an integrated review of 

energy policy that integrates all of these 

perspectives. It will build on the 

foundation provided in the 

Administration’s Blueprint for a Secure 

Energy Future of March 30, 2011, and 

Climate Action Plan released on June 

25, 2013. The Task Force will offer 

recommendations on what additional 

actions it believes would be appropriate. 

These may include recommendations on 

additional executive or legislative 

actions to address the energy challenges 

and opportunities facing the Nation. 

April 21, 2014 Public Meeting: New 

England Regional Energy Infrastructure 

Constraints, Parts 1 and 2 

On April 21, 2014, the DOE will hold 

a two part public meeting in 

Providence, Rhode Island and Hartford, 

Connecticut. Each part of the April 21, 

2014 public meeting will feature a 

facilitated panel discussion, followed by 

an open microphone session. Persons 

desiring to speak at the open 

microphone sessions should come 

prepared to speak for no more than 3 

minutes and will be accommodated on 

a first- come, first- serve basis, according 

to the order in which they register to 

speak on a sign-in sheet available at the 

meeting location, immediately prior to 

the meeting. 

In advance of the meeting, DOE 

anticipates making publicly available a 

briefing memorandum providing useful 

background information regarding the 

topics under discussion at the meeting. 

DOE will post this memorandum on its 

Web site: http://energy.gov. 

Submitting comments via email. 

Submitting comments by email to the 

QER email address will require you to 

provide your name and contact 

information in the transmittal email. 

Your contact information will be 

viewable to DOE staff only. Your contact 

information 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. 

Do not submit to the QER email 

address (QERcomments@hq.doe.gov) 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)). Comments submitted to the QER 

email address cannot be claimed as CBI. 

Comments received through the email 

address will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section, below. 

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 QER email 

address: QERConfidential@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 April 5, 

2014. 

Carl Pechman, 

QER Secretariat, QER Interagency Task Force, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08030 Filed 4–9–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–036] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to Samsung From the Department of 

Energy Residential Refrigerator and 

Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and Order. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of its decision 

and order in Case No. RF–036 grants 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(Samsung) with a waiver from the DOE 

electric refrigerator and refrigeratorfreezer test procedures for specific basic 

models set forth in its petition for 

waiver. In its petition, Samsung 

provides an alternate test procedure that 

is identical to the test procedure DOE 

published in a final rule dated January 


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