Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices 15735 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14, 

2014. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06191 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–393] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 

8 LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiary No. 8 LLC (EESS–8) has 

applied for authority to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Michael L. Rodrigue, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Michael.Rodrigue@

hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 

8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Rodrigue (Program Office) at 

202–586–2942, or by email at 

Michael.Rodrigue@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). 

On February 25, 2014, DOE received 

an application from EESS–8 for 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada for 

five years as a power marketer using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. EESS–8 does not own any 

electric transmission facilities nor does 

it hold a franchised service area. EESS– 

8 states that it will make all of the 

necessary commercial arrangements and 

will obtain any and all of the required 

regulatory approvals in order to effect 

any power exports. 

The electric energy that EESS–8 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

EESS–8 have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments on the EESS–8 application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with OE 

Docket No. EA–393. An additional copy 

is to be provided directly to Will 

Szubielski, c/o Emera Energy Inc., 1223 

Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova 

Scotia B3J 3S8 and Bonnie A. Suchman, 

Troutman Sanders LLP, 401 9th Street 

NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 

20004. A final decision will be made on 

this application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

sufficiency of supply or reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/

node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14, 

2014. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06188 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–392] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Emera Energy Services Subsidiary No. 

7 LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Emera Energy Services 

Subsidiary No. 7 LLC (EESS–7) has 

applied for authority to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before April 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Michael L. Rodrigue, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to Michael.Rodrigue@

hq.doe.gov, or by facsimile to 202–586– 

8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Rodrigue (Program Office) at 

202–586–2942, or by email at 

Michael.Rodrigue@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). 

On February 25, 2014, DOE received 

an application from EESS–7 for 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada for 

five years as a power marketer using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. EESS–7 does not own any 

electric transmission facilities nor does 

it hold a franchised service area. EESS– 

7 states that it will make all of the 

necessary commercial arrangements and 

will obtain any and all of the required 

regulatory approvals in order to effect 

any power exports. 

The electric energy that EESS–7 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

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EESS–7 have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments on the EESS–7 application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with OE 

Docket No. EA–392. An additional copy 

is to be provided directly to Will 

Szubielski, c/o Emera Energy Inc., 1223 

Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova 

Scotia B3J 3S8 and Bonnie A. Suchman, 

Troutman Sanders LLP, 401 9th Street 

NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 

20004. A final decision will be made on 

this application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

sufficiency of supply or reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/

node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 14, 

2014. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06190 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of partially-closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), and 

describes the functions of the Council. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 

DATES: April 4, 2014; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC in the Lecture Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http://

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event are expected to be 

available at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast. The archived video will be 

available within one week of the 

meeting. Questions about the meeting 

should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith 

at apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456– 

6039. Please note that public seating for 

this meeting is limited and is available 

on a first-come, first-served basis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is an 

advisory group of the nation’s leading 

scientists and engineers, appointed by 

the President to augment the science 

and technology advice available to him 

from inside the White House, cabinet 

departments, and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

PCAST is consulted about and provides 

analyses and recommendations 

concerning a wide range of issues where 

understandings from the domains of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. PCAST is co-chaired by 

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of the Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology and Harvard. 

Type of Meeting: Open and Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

April 4, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to 

discuss its work on antibiotic resistance 

and on big data and privacy. PCAST is 

tentatively scheduled to hear from 

speakers on the topics of analytical 

techniques to support public policy 

decision making and of science and 

technology issues at the Department of 

Commerce. Additional information and 

the agenda, including any changes that 

arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web 

site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/

pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the President 

on April 4, 2014, which must take place 

in the White House for the President’s 

scheduling convenience and to maintain 

Secret Service protection. This meeting 

will be closed to the public because 

such portion of the meeting is likely to 

disclose matters that are to be kept 

secret in the interest of national defense 

or foreign policy under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1). 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The PCAST expects 

that public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on April 4, 2014 

at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

This public comment period is designed 

only for substantive commentary on 

PCAST’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/

pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on March 28, 2014. Phone or 

email reservations will not be accepted. 

To accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for public comments 

will be limited to two (2) minutes per 

person, with a total public comment 

period of up to 30 minutes. If more 

speakers register than there is space 

available on the agenda, PCAST will 

randomly select speakers from among 

those who applied. Those not selected 

to present oral comments may always 

file written comments with the 

committee. Speakers are requested to 

bring at least 25 copies of their oral 

comments for distribution to the PCAST 

members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 28, 2014 so that 

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