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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: Annual Student 

Activities Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0781. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 100. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 300. 

Abstract: Section 703 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended, 

authorizes the Secretary to award 

fellowships under the Jacob K. Javits 

Fellowship Program for graduate study 

in the arts, humanities, and social 

sciences. The fellowships support 

graduate students of superior ability 

selected on the basis of demonstrated 

achievement, exceptional promise and 

financial need. This information 

collection provides the U.S. Department 

of Education with information needed 

to determine if fellows have made 

substantial progress toward meeting the 

program’s objectives and allows 

program staff to monitor and evaluate 

time-to-degree completion and the 

graduation rate of Javits fellows. 

Congress has mandated, through the 

Government Performance Results Act of 

1993, that the U.S. Department of 

Education provide documentation 

regarding the progress being made by 

the program. 

Dated: February 7, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03022 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that agencies publish these 

notices in the Federal Register to allow 

for public participation. 

DATES AND TIMES: February 27, 2014, 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. February 28, 2014, 

8:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Marriott Wardman Park, 

2660 Woodley Rd. NW., Washington, 

DC 20008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov 

and Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 

220; Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance that promotes 

research and development leading to the 

production of biobased fuels and 

biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include the following: 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on the Biomass Research 

and Development Initiative 

• Update on the DOE Bioenergy 

Technologies Office upcoming Funding 

Opportunity Announcements 

• Update of the Renewable Fuel 

Standard and volumetric requirement 

for biofuels 

• Overview of the Bioeconomy 

Initiative 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are welcome to observe the 

business of the Biomass Research and 

Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. To attend the meeting and/ 

or to make oral statements regarding any 

of the items on the agenda, you must 

contact Elliott Levine at 202–586–1476; 

Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov and 

Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; 

Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Co-chairs of the Committee 

will make every effort to hear the views 

of all interested parties. If you would 

like to file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. The Co-chairs will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at http://biomassboard.gov/

committee/meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 6, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03052 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). 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: Thursday, February 27, 2014 

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Friday, 

February 28, 2014, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington, DC/

Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting 

Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

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guidance with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

D News from Office of Science/DOE 

D News from the Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences 

D Joint Center for Artificial 

Photosynthesis Science Discovery 

Update 

D LCLS–II 

D APS Upgrade 

D New BESAC Charge 

D NSLS–II, NSLS Science transition 

D Upcoming COV for the Chemical 

Sciences, Geosciences and 

Biosciences Division 

D SNS/HFIR Update 

Public Participation: The 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 Katie Perine at 301–903–6594 

(fax) or katie.perine@science.doe.gov 

(email). 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 by contacting 

Ms. Katie Perine at the address and/or 

email above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 6, 

2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03051 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy’s 

(DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE) invites public 

comment on a proposed collection of 

information that DOE/EERE is 

developing for submission to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before April 14, 2014. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Lisa Jorgensen at: U.S. 

Department of Energy, 15013 Denver 

West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, by 

fax at (730–356–1790), or by email at 

EEREQComments@go.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the EERE Environmental 

Questionnaire should be directed to Lisa 

Jorgensen at EEREQComments@

go.doe.gov. The EERE Environmental 

Questionnaire also is available for 

viewing in the Golden Field Office 

Public Reading Room at: http://

www.eere.energy.gov/golden/Reading_

Room.aspx. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. New; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy (EERE) 

Environmental Questionnaire; 

(3) Type of Request: New; 

(4) Purpose: The DOE’s EERE 

provides federal funding through federal 

assistance programs to businesses, 

industries, universities, and other 

groups for renewable energy and energy 

efficiency research and development 

and demonstration projects. The 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

requires that an environmental analysis 

be completed for all major federal 

actions significantly affecting the 

environment including projects entirely 

or partly financed by federal agencies. 

To effectively perform environmental 

analyses for these projects, the DOE’s 

EERE needs to collect project-specific 

information from federal financial 

assistance awardees. DOE’s EERE has 

developed its Environmental 

Questionnaire to obtain the required 

information and ensure that its 

decision-making processes are 

consistent with NEPA as it relates to 

renewable energy and energy efficiency 

research and development and 

demonstration projects; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 300; 

(6) Average Hours per Response: .5; 

and 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 150. 

Statutory Authority: National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.). 

Issued in Golden, CO, on February 4, 2014. 

Robin L. Sweeney, 

Environmental Oversight Office, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03055 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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: ER10–1827–003; 

ER10–1825–003. 

Applicants: Cleco Power LLC. 

Description: Supplement to January 

29, 2014 Notice of Non-Material Change 

in Status of the Cleco Companies. 

Filed Date: 2/5/14. 

Accession Number: 20140205–5085. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/26/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER10–2538–001. 

Applicants: Panoche Energy Center, 

LLC. 

Description: Supplement to June 27, 

2013 Triennial Market Power Study in 

Southwest Region and CAISO BAA of 

Panoche Energy Center, LLC. 

Filed Date: 2/5/14. 

Accession Number: 20140205–5102. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/18/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1257–000. 

Applicants: Midcontinent 

Independent System Operator, Inc. 

Description: 2014–02–04_MISO and 

AEP Coordination Agreement Filing to 

be effective 2/5/2014. 

Filed Date: 2/4/14. 

Accession Number: 20140204–5117. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/25/14. 

Docket Numbers: ER14–1258–000. 

Applicants: Duquesne Light 

Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 

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