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academic experiences and development 

of students during these critical years 

and will allow researchers to examine 

associations between contextual factors 

and student outcomes. The study will 

focus on student achievement in 

mathematics and literacy along with 

measures of student socioemotional 

wellbeing and other outcomes. The 

study will also include an oversample of 

students with different types of 

disabilities that will provide descriptive 

information on their outcomes, 

educational experiences, and special 

education services. Baseline data for the 

MGLS:2017 will be collected from a 

nationally-representative sample of 6th 

grade students in spring of 2017 with 

annual follow-ups in spring 2018 and 

spring 2019 when most of the students 

in the sample will be in grades 7 and 8, 

respectively. This request is to contact 

and recruit public school districts and 

public and private schools to participate 

in the spring 2015 field test for the 

MGLS:2017. 

Dated: May 8, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10930 Filed 5–12–14; 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). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 94– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, June 5, 2014 8:30 

a.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Marriott at 

Metro Center, 775 12th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob 

Rova, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585; 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 

approximately 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 to 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, Thursday, June 5, 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: 

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 May 7, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11025 Filed 5–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

teleconference meeting of the Biological 

and Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, June 4, 2014, 11:00 

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT 

ADDRESSES: Public participation is 

welcomed. Information concerning the 

call-in number can be found on the Web 

site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/

berac/meetings or by contacting Ms. 

Joanne Corcoran, by email 

joanne.corcoran@science.doe.gov or by 

phone (301) 903–6488. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. 

Telephone (301) 903–9817; Fax (301) 

903–5051 or Email: david.thomassen@

science.doe.gov. The most current 

information concerning this meeting can 

be found on the Web site: http://science.

energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Program. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Preparation of final BERAC report 

based on the charge letter dated 

February 19, 2014 (http://science.

energy.gov/∼/media/ber/berac/pdf/

Reports/Workforce_Charge_Letter.pdf) 

Public Participation: The 

teleconference 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 the item on the 

agenda, you should contact David 

Thomassen at the address or telephone 

number listed above. You must make 

your request for an oral statement at 

least five 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 

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1 16 U.S.C. 842o. 

2Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109–58, 

Title XII, Subtitle A, 119 Stat. 594, 941 (2005), 16 

U.S.C. 824o. 

3 16 U.S.C. 824o(e)(3). 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/

berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. 

Issued at Washington, DC on May 7, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11024 Filed 5–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC14–5–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–725D); Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is submitting its information 

collection FERC–725D (Facilities 

Design, Connections and Maintenance 

Reliability Standards) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review of the information collection 

requirements. Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. The Commission 

previously issued a Notice in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 11773, 

3/3/2014) requesting public comments. 

The Commission received no comments 

on the FERC–725D and is making this 

notation in its submittal to OMB. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due by June 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, 

identified by the OMB Control No. 

1902–0247, should be sent via email to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. The Desk 

Officer may also be reached via 

telephone at 202–395–4718. 

A copy of the comments should also 

be sent to the Commission, in Docket 

No. IC14–5–000, by either of the 

following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by 

telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax 

at (202) 273–0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Facilities Design, Connections 

and Maintenance Reliability Standards. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0247. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–725D information 

collection requirements with no changes 

to the reporting requirements. 

Abstract: The Commission requires 

the FERC–725D information collection 

to implement the statutory provisions of 

Section 215 of the Federal Power Act 

(FPA).1 On August 8, 2005, the 

Electricity Modernization Act of 2005 of 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 

2005), was enacted into law.2 EPAct 

2005 added a new Section 215 to the 

FPA, which required a Commissioncertified Electric Reliability 

Organization (ERO) to develop 

mandatory and enforceable reliability 

standards which are subject to 

Commission review and approval. Once 

approved, the reliability standards may 

be enforced by the ERO subject to 

Commission oversight or the 

Commission can independently enforce 

reliability standards.3

On February 3, 2006, the Commission 

issued Order No. 672, implementing 

Section 215 of the FPA. Pursuant to 

Order No. 672, the Commission certified 

one organization [North American 

Electric Reliability Council (NERC)] as 

the ERO. The reliability standards 

developed by the ERO and approved by 

the Commission apply to users, owners, 

and operators of the Bulk-Power System 

(BPS) as set forth in each reliability 

standard. 

On November 15, 2006, NERC filed 20 

revised reliability standards and three 

new reliability standards for 

Commission approval. The Commission 

addressed revisions to the 20 Reliability 

Standards in Order No. 693. The 

Commission approved the three new 

reliability standards on 12/27/2007 in 

Order No. 705 and NERC designated 

them as follows: 

• FAC–010–1 (System Operating Limits 

Methodology for the Planning 

Horizon) 

• FAC–011–1 (System Operating Limits 

Methodology for the Operations 

Horizon) 

• FAC–014–1 (Establish and 

Communicate System Operating 

Limits). 

Subsequently, NERC modified these 

standards in April of 2008 and 

submitted to the Commission for 

approval. On 3/20/2009 the Commission 

approved NERC’s modifications to the 

FAC standards in Order No. 722 and 

NERC now designates these standards as 

FAC–010–2, FAC–011–2, and FAC– 

014–2. These three approved FAC 

reliability standards require planning 

authorities and reliability coordinators 

to establish methodologies to determine 

system operating limits (SOLs) for the 

bulk-power system in the planning and 

operation horizons. 

The three reliability standards do not 

require responsible entities to file 

information with the Commission. Nor, 

with the exception of a three year selfcertification of compliance, do the 

Reliability Standards require 

responsible entities to file information 

with the ERO or Regional Entities. 

However, the Reliability Standards do 

require responsible entities to develop 

and maintain certain information for a 

specified period of time, subject to 

inspection by the ERO or Regional 

Entities. 

Reliability standard FAC–010–2 

requires the planning authority to have 

a documented methodology for use in 

developing SOLs and must retain 

evidence that it issued its SOL 

methodology to relevant reliability 

coordinators, transmission operators 

and adjacent planning authorities. 

Further, each planning authority must 

self-certify its compliance to the 

compliance monitor once every three 

years. Reliability standard FAC–011–2 

requires similar documentation by the 

reliability coordinator. Reliability 

standard FAC–014–2 requires the 

reliability coordinator, planning 

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