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on November 29, 2013. The medical 

device is currently undergoing 

regulatory review before the FDA for 

permission to market or use the product 

commercially. 

Review of the application indicates 

that, except for permission to market or 

use the product commercially, the 

subject patent would be eligible for an 

extension of the patent term under 35 

U.S.C. 156, and that the patent should 

be extended for one year as required by 

35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)(B). Because the 

regulatory review period will continue 

beyond the original expiration date of 

the patent, January 14, 2014, interim 

extension of the patent term under 35 

U.S.C. 156(d)(5) is appropriate. 

An interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 

156(d)(5) of the term of U.S. Patent No. 

5,593,823 is granted for a period of one 

year from the original expiration date of 

the patent. 

Dated: January 10, 2014. 

Andrew Hirshfeld, 

Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination 

Policy, United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00723 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0139] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of a District Wide 

Implementation of a Professional 

Learning Community Initiative 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences/National 

Center for Education Statistics (IES). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0139 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E107, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Katrina Ingalls, 

703–620–3655 or electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. We will ONLY 

accept comments in this mailbox when 

the regulations.gov site is not available 

to the public for any reason. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of a 

District Wide Implementation of a 

Professional Learning Community 

Initiative. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 403. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 214. 

Abstract: This study aims to address 

the need for systematic information 

about district-wide implementation of 

professional learning communities 

(PLCs) as a critical element in 

improving teacher quality and 

instruction, thereby contributing to 

increased student achievement. The 

study will survey (online) a population 

of teacher participants in school-based 

PLCs and interview principals face to 

face about the context and their 

perceptions of the initiative, pre- and 

post-implementation. Data collection 

from teachers will focus on what the 

PLCs do, how they operate, and to what 

extent they produce the outcomes 

expected of them as framed by six 

conceptual attributes of PLCs and five 

specific tasks. Data collection from 

principals will focus on contextual 

information about school culture and 

conditions such as resources that 

support implementation. Teachers and 

principals will also provide their 

reflections on the challenges of 

implementing PLCs and their 

suggestions for improvement. The 

analysis will enable comparisons among 

PLCs within and across schools. Study 

findings are expected to inform both 

theory and practice related to 

implementation of professional learning 

communities. 

Dated: January 10, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00685 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection request to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection requests a threeyear extension of its Occupational 

Radiation Protection Program, OMB 

Control Number 1910–5105. This 

information collection request covers 

information necessary to permit DOE 

and its contractors to provide 

management control and oversight over 

health and safety programs concerning 

worker exposure to ionizing radiation. 

The Estimated Number of Total 

Responses in the previously published 

request for comments, 34, is incorrect; 

the correct Estimated Number of Total 

Responses is 170. 


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DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

February 18, 2014. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, please 

advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 

intention to make a submission as soon 

as possible. The Desk Officer may be 

telephoned at (202) 395–4650 or 

contacted by e-email at chad_s_

whitman@omb.eop.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: 

DOE Desk Officer, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503, Chad_S_Whiteman@

omb.eop.gov. 

And to: U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., Attn: 

Dr. Judith D. Foulke, HS–11, 

Washington, DC 20585, judy.foulke@

hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information 

should be directed to Judith D. Foulke, 

telephone (301) 903–5865, by fax at 

(301) 903–7773 or by email at 

judy.foulke@hq.doe.gov. 

Information about the collection 

instrument may be obtained at: http://

www.hss.doe.gov/pra.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No: 1910–5105; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Occupational 

Radiation Protection Program; (3) Type 

of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements that comprise this 

information collection will permit DOE 

and its contractors to provide 

management control and oversight over 

health and safety programs concerning 

worker exposure to ionizing radiation; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 34; (6) Annual Estimated 

Number of Total Responses: 170; (7) 

Annual Estimated Number of Burden 

Hours: 41,500; (8) Annual Estimated 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 

Burden: $4,150,000; and (9) Response 

Obligation: Mandatory 

Statutory Authority: Title 10, Code of 

Federal Regulations, Part 835, Subpart H. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2014. 

Stephen A. Kirchhoff, 

Director, Office of Resource Management, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00756 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). 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: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 11:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET 

ADDRESSES: The meeting is open to the 

public. To access the call: 

1. Dial Toll-Free Number: 866–740– 

1260 (U.S. & Canada). 

2. International participants dial: 

http://www.readytalk.com/intl. 

3. Enter access code 8083012, 

followed by ‘‘#’’. 

To ensure we have sufficient access 

lines for the public, we request that 

members of the public notify the DFO, 

Christine Chalk, that you intend to callinto the meeting via email at 

christine.chalk@science.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melea Baker, Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/ 

Germantown Building; U.S. Department 

of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone (301) 903–7486, (Email: 

Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance on a continuing basis to the 

Department of Energy on scientific 

priorities within the field of advanced 

scientific computing research. 

Agenda Topics: 

• Subcommittee Exascale Report 

This announcement is being 

published outside the normal 

publication guidelines due to the timing 

of the conference call meeting which 

had to be accelerated in order to meet 

the schedule of a related DOE effort. 

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 any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Melea 

Baker via FAX at 301–903–4846 or via 

email (Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days prior 

to 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 this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room; 

1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; between 9:00 

a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 10, 

2014. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00758 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER14–950–000. 

Applicants: Great Bay Energy VI, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Baseline new to be 

effective 1/6/2014. 

Filed Date: 1/3/14. 

Accession Number: 20140103–5093. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/24/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–951–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Request for Extended 

Waiver of certain specific provisions of 

the Amended and Restated Operating 

Agreement of PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Filed Date: 1/3/14. 

Accession Number: 20140103–5119. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–953–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Florida, Inc. 

Description: Interconnection Contract 

with Southern to be effective 3/1/2014. 

Filed Date: 1/6/14. 

Accession Number: 20140106–5022. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/27/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–954–000. 

Applicants: Duke Energy Carolinas, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Interconnection Contract 

with Southern to be effective 3/1/2014. 

Filed Date: 1/6/14. 


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