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Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per 

estimated submission) and 1,920 

reviewers of proposals submitted 

through Grants.gov. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: Annual Estimated 

Number of Total Responses: The Office 

of Science receives about 1,000 DOE 

national laboratory and interagency 

proposals per year, based on an average 

of estimated submission numbers (fiscal 

year 2006 through fiscal year 2014) and 

about 7,000 pre-proposals and letters of 

intent per year, based on an estimate of 

about 200 per solicitation and the 

number of solicitations per year (about 

35, based on an average between fiscal 

year 2006 and fiscal year 2014). 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: The time it takes to 

complete a form depends upon the type 

of form being completed. External users 

will need to register with PAMS in 

order to access the system. It takes 

approximately 30 minutes for external 

users to complete the forms required to 

become a registered PAMS user. Both 

LOI and pre-proposal forms take 15 

minutes each, whereas completing a 

lab/interagency proposal will take about 

2 hours. The reviewers require about 1 

hour of analysis, per submission. Based 

on the annual estimated number of 

responses, broken down by DOE 

national laboratory, letter of intent and 

pre-proposal, the annual estimated time 

required for reviewers to complete 

analysis or responses and the time 

required for external users to register 

with PAMS, the estimated annual 

number of burden hours is 10,630. 

Total number of unduplicated 

respondents: 9,920. 

Reports filed per person: 1. 

Total annual responses: 9,920. 

Total annual burden hours: 10,630. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 

2014. 

Marina Amoroso, 

Deputy Project Manager for Information 

Technology and Services Office of Science. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19676 Filed 8–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Electric Transmission 

Congestion Study 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(Department) invites public comment on 

the draft National Electric Transmission 

Congestion Study. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The draft study is available 

for review at http://www.energy.gov/

node/942311. Written comments may be 

submitted electronically to 

Congestionstudy.comments@hq.doe.gov. 

Written comments may also be 

delivered by conventional mail to David 

Meyer, Office of Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Commenters are 

cautioned, however, that all 

conventional mail to the Department is 

subject to an automatic security 

screening process that may take up to 

three weeks and sometimes renders 

mailed material illegible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Meyer, at David.Meyer@

hq.doe.gov, or telephone 202–586–1411. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1221(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 

2005, codified at 16 U.S.C. 824p(a), 

directs the Secretary of Energy to 

conduct an electric transmission 

congestion study every three years, and 

to prepare it in consultation with 

affected states and regional reliability 

organizations. In the study, the 

Department seeks to provide 

information about transmission 

congestion by focusing on specific 

indications of transmission constraints 

and congestion and their consequences. 

The study focuses on a specific time 

frame—i.e., historical trends over the 

past few years, and looking forward 

three to five years. The study is based 

entirely on publicly available data and 

transmission-related documents. 

The draft study is available for review 

at http://www.energy.gov/node/942311. 

All comments received will be made 

publicly available on http://

www.energy.gov/node/942311. After 

reviewing and considering the public 

comments, the Department will prepare 

and release a final version of the study. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 14, 

2014. 

Patricia A. Hoffman, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19690 Filed 8–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9915–14–OARM; EPA–HQ–OEI–2012– 

0836] 

Notification of a New System of 

Records Notice for the EPA Personnel 

Access and Security System (EPASS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of 

Administration and Resource 

Management, Office of Administration, 

Security Management Division is giving 

notice that it proposes to create a new 

system of records pursuant to the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a). The EPA Personnel Access 

and Security System (EPASS) is being 

created to comply with the Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive-12 

(HSPD–12), which was issued on 

August 12, 2004 and signed on August 

27, 2004. HSPD–12 mandates a 

government-wide federal standard for 

ensuring that identification cards issued 

to government employees and 

contractors are reliable and secure. 

EPASS complies with the federal 

requirements and will enhance security, 

increase efficiency, reduce identity 

fraud, and protect personal privacy. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this new system of records notice must 

do so by September 29, 2014. 

ADDRESS: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

2012–0836, by mail: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1752. 

• Mail: OEI Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail code: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: OEI Docket, EPA/

DC, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2012– 

0836. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 


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