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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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Manitoba border roughly 2.9 miles east 

of Highway 89 in Roseau County. It 

would proceed southeast 0.2 miles and 

then travel south 2.3 miles to 390th 

Street and turn east following the Blue 

and Orange Routes as proposed in the 

April 15, 2014 application. 

Procedural Matters: Any person may 

comment on this application by filing 

such comment at the address provided 

above. Any person seeking to become a 

party to this proceeding must file a 

motion to intervene at the address 

provided above in accordance with Rule 

214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies 

of each comment or motion to intervene 

should be filed with DOE on or before 

the date listed above. 

Additional copies of such motions to 

intervene also should be filed directly 

with: David Moeller, Senior Attorney, 

Minnesota Power, 30 West Superior St., 

Duluth, MN 55802, dmoeller@allete.com 

AND Mike Donahue, Project Manager, 

Minnesota Power, 30 West Superior St., 

Duluth, MN 55802, mdonahue@

allete.com AND Jim Atkinson, 

Environmental Manager, Minnesota 

Power, 30 West Superior St., Duluth, 

MN 55802, jbatkinson@allete.com. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

issued, DOE must determine whether 

issuance of the permit would be 

consistent with the public interest. In 

making that determination, DOE 

considers the potential environmental 

impacts of the proposed project 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), determines the 

project’s impact on electric reliability by 

ascertaining whether the proposed 

project would adversely affect the 

operation of the U.S. electric power 

supply system under normal and 

contingency conditions, and considers 

any other factors that may also be 

relevant to the public interest. DOE 

must also obtain the favorable 

recommendations of the Secretary of 

State and the Secretary of Defense 

before issuing a Presidential permit. 

Copies of the amended application 

will be made available, upon request, 

for public inspection by accessing the 

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

oe/services/electricity-policycoordination-and-implementation/

international-electricity-regulatio-2 or 

by emailing Angela Troy at angela.troy@

hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2014. 

Christopher A. Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, National Electricity 

Delivery Division, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27259 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Company Project No. 349–183] 

Alabama Power; Notice of Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Non-project Use 

of Project Lands. 

b. Project No: 349–183. 

c. Date Filed: September 30, 2014. 

d. Applicant: Alabama Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Martin Dam 

Project. 

f. Location: Tallapoosa River in 

Elmore, Coosa, and Tallapoosa counties, 

Alabama. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 USC 791a—825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Matthew Akin, 

Alabama Power Company, 600 18th 

Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 

35203; Telephone: (205) 257–1314. 

i. FERC Contact: Shana High at (202) 

502–8674, or email: shana.high@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 30 

days from issue. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

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

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Please include the project 

number (P–349–183) on any comments, 

motions, or recommendations filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. Description of Request: Alabama 

Power Company proposes to authorize 

Billy Ray Smith to replace two existing 

piers and add to a third existing pier at 

Smith’s Marina, formerly Veazey’s 

Marina, located at 1590 Pine Point 

Road, Alexander City, Alabama 35010. 

As proposed, the three piers would 

accommodate 22 watercraft. The 

proposal would allow Smith’s Marina to 

operate in both high and low water 

conditions, making the marina viable 

year-round, and would make the marina 

more accessible to the public from the 

water. Two of the piers would have 

second level party/sun decks. Existing 

gas pumps at the third pier would 

remain. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field (P–349) to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 1– 

866–208–3676 or email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, for TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. A copy is also 

available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. Agencies may obtain copies of 

the application directly from the 

applicant. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 


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