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Information and Communication 

System Regional Professional 

Development Centers, published in the 

Federal Register on June 30, 2011 (76 

FR 38374). 

For the four current LINCS RPDC 

grantees the Secretary now proposes to 

waive the requirement of 34 CFR 

75.261(a) and (c)(2) of the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations (EDGAR) that generally 

prohibits project period extensions 

involving the obligation of additional 

Federal funds. The Secretary also 

proposes to extend the current LINCS 

RPDC project period for 12 months. This 

will allow each of the four current 

LINCS RPDC grantees that received 

awards under the FY 2011 competition 

to seek a continuation award for one 

additional year through FY 2015 with 

FY 2014 funds. Further, the waiver and 

extension, as proposed, would mean 

that we would not announce new 

awards in FY 2014. 

Holding an RPDC competition in FY 

2014—the same year in which the 

Department’s LINCS Resource 

Collection contract and the LINCS 

technical services contract end—would 

not be in the public interest. Because all 

of the LINCS service providers would be 

transitioning at the same time, there 

would be a disruption to the continuity 

and stability of services that we provide 

to adult educators, resulting in a 

negative impact on service delivery to 

our adult education customers. 

Therefore, to ensure continuity and 

stability of LINCS services, we plan to 

hold competitions during FY 2014 for 

the LINCS Resource Collection contract 

and the LINCS technology services 

contract, both new contracts to begin in 

FY 2015. We then plan to issue in FY 

2015 a LINCS RPDC notice inviting 

applications for new awards for a threeyear period to begin in FY 2016. This 

proposed one-year extension of the 

LINCS RPDC project period will ensure 

seamless technical assistance service 

delivery to our adult education 

customers. 

If the waiver of 34 CFR 75.261(a) and 

(c)(2) that we propose in this notice is 

announced by the Department in a final 

notice, the requirements applicable to 

continuation awards for current LINCS 

RPDC grantees and the requirements in 

section 75.253 of EDGAR would apply 

to any continuation awards sought by 

current LINCS RPDC grantees. 

If we announce this proposed waiver 

and extension of the project period as 

final, we would make continuation 

awards based on information that each 

grantee had provided, indicating that it 

is making substantial progress 

performing its LINCS RPDC grant 

activities based on the requirements in 

the notice inviting applications, and 

based on the regulations in 34 CFR 

75.253. 

Any activities to be carried out during 

the continuation year must be consistent 

with, or be a logical extension of, the 

scope, goals, and objectives of each 

grantee’s application as approved in the 

FY 2011 LINCS RPDC competition. 

Under this proposed waiver and 

extension, the project period for current 

LINCS RPDC grantees would be 

extended through FY 2015. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

The Secretary certifies that the 

proposed waiver and extension of the 

project period and the activities 

required to support the additional year 

of funding would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The small 

entities that would be affected by this 

proposed waiver and extension of the 

project period are the four currentlyfunded LINCS RPDC grantees and any 

potential eligible applicants for the 

LINCS RPDC grants. 

The proposed waiver and extension of 

these current projects would involve 

minimal compliance costs, and the 

activities required to support the 

additional year of funding would not 

impose additional regulatory burdens or 

require unnecessary Federal 

supervision. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This notice of proposed waiver and 

extension of the project period does not 

contain any information collection 

requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review 

The LINCS RPDC program is subject 

to Executive Order 12372 and the 

regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 

Information about Intergovernmental 

Review of Federal Programs under 

Executive Order 12372 is in the 

application package for this 

competition. 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9253(2)(H). 

Dated: March 7, 2014. 

Brenda Dann-Messier, 

Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, March 24, 2014 1:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, March 25, 

2014, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel, 2651 

Perimeter Parkway, Augusta. GA 30909. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerri Flemming, Office of External 

Affairs, Department of Energy, 

Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. 

Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803) 

952–7886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Monday, March 24, 2014 

1:00 p.m. Combined Committees 

Session 

Order of committees: 

• Strategic & Legacy Management 

• Administrative & Outreach 

• Break 


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Remediation 

• Waste Management 

• Nuclear Materials 

4:45 p.m. Public Comments Session 

5:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 

8:30 a.m. Opening, Pledge, Approval 

of Minutes, Chair and Agency 

Updates 

10:15 a.m. Public Comments Session, 

Break (10:30 a.m.), Nuclear 

Materials Report, Administrative & 

Outreach Report 

11:45 a.m. Public Comments Session 

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break 

1:15 p.m. Facilities Disposition & Site 

Remediation Report, Waste 

Management Report, Strategic & 

Legacy Management Report 

4:45 p.m. Public Comments Session 

5:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Savannah River Site, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

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with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Gerri Flemming at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. Written 

statements may be filed with the Board 

either before or after the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gerri Flemming’s office 

at the address or telephone listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

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be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Gerri Flemming at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://cab.srs.gov/ 

srs-cab.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 6, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Advanced Scientific 

Computing Advisory Committee 

(ASCAC). 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: Monday, March 31, 2014, 9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: American Geophysical 

Union, (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20009–1277. 

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. 

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. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• View from Washington 

• View from Germantown 

• Update on Exascale 

• Final Report from Exascale Technical 

Approaches Subcommittee 

• Facilities Update 

• New Charge on Workforce 

Development 

• New Benchmarks for High 

Performance Computing 

• CORAL Projects 

• Technical talks and program updates 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. A webcast of this 

meeting will be available. Please check 

the Web site below for updates and 

information on how to view the 

meeting. 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, 301–903–7486 or (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 on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of Advanced 

Scientific Computing Web site 

(www.sc.doe.gov/ascr) for viewing. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 6, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

International Energy Agency Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board 

(IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will meet on March 19 

and 20, 2014, at the headquarters of the 

IEA in Paris, France in connection with 

a meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group 

on Emergency Questions (SEQ) on 

March 19, 2014, and in connection with 

a joint meeting of the SEQ and the IEA’s 

Standing Group on the Oil Market 

(SOM) on March 20, 2014. 

DATES: March 19–20, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la Fe ́de ́ration, 

Paris, France. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana D. Clark, Assistant General 

Counsel for International and National 

Security Programs, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202–586– 

3417. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), 

the following notice of meetings is 

provided: 

Meetings of the Industry Advisory 

Board (IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will be held at the 

headquarters of the IEA, 9, rue de la 

Fe ́de ́ration, Paris, France, on March 19, 

2014, commencing at 9:30 a.m., and on 

March 20, 2014, commencing at 1:30 

p.m. The purpose of this notice is to 

permit attendance by representatives of 

U.S. company members of the IAB at a 

meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on 

Emergency Questions (SEQ) 

commencing at 9:30 a.m. on March 19, 

and at a joint meeting of the SEQ and 

the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil 

Markets (SOM) on March 20 


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