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(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

§ 824a(e)). 

On January 14, 2015, DOE received an 

application from Del Norte for authority 

to transmit electric energy from the 

United States to Mexico as a power 

marketer for a five-year term using 

existing international transmission 

facilities. The Applicant is also 

requesting an expedited review of the 

Application and for DOE to issue the 

requested authorization no later than 

and effective February 28, 2015. 

In its application, Del Norte states that 

it does not own or control any electric 

generation or transmission facilities, 

and it does not have a franchised service 

area. The electric energy that Del Norte 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from third 

parties such as electric utilities and 

Federal power marketing agencies 

pursuant to voluntary agreements. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies 

of such comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene should be sent to the 

address provided above on or before the 

date listed above. 

Comments on Del Norte’s application 

to export electric energy to Mexico 

should be clearly marked with OE 

Docket No. EA–405. An additional copy 

is to be provided directly to Sergio 

Julian Carrasco Astorga, Del Norte 

Energy LLC, 163 Humphrey Street, New 

Haven, CT 06511 and to Daniel E. 

Frank, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 

LLP, 700 Sixth Street NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

sufficiency of supply or reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available by request to the 

addresses provided above or by 

accessing the program Web site at 

http://energy.gov/node/11845. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2015. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01957 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the President’s Council of 

Advisors on Science and Technology 

(PCAST). Notice of this meeting is 

required under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

2. 

DATES: October 23, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting was held at the 

White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the meeting should be 

directed to Dr. Ashley Predith at 

apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456–4444. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is an 

advisory group of the nation’s leading 

scientists and engineers, appointed by 

the President to augment the science 

and technology advice available to him 

from inside the White House, cabinet 

departments, and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. 

PCAST is consulted about and provides 

analyses and recommendations 

concerning a wide range of issues where 

understandings from the domains of 

science, technology, and innovation 

may bear on the policy choices before 

the President. PCAST is co-chaired by 

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the 

President for Science and Technology, 

and Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, Executive Office of 

the President, The White House; and Dr. 

Eric S. Lander, President, Broad 

Institute of the Massachusetts Institute 

of Technology and Harvard. 

Type of Meeting: Closed. 

Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) met 

with the President of the United States 

from 1:45–2:45 p.m. ET on October 23, 

2014 at the White House. The location 

was chosen for the President’s 

scheduling convenience and to maintain 

Secret Service protection. This meeting 

was planned and held on short notice 

due to the urgency of the topic and a 

Federal Register Notice could not be 

published before the meeting. PCAST 

has the authority to hold closed 

meetings with the President. 

Public Comments: It is the policy of 

the PCAST to accept written public 

comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. Written comments 

are accepted continuously. Information 

regarding how to submit comments and 

documents to PCAST is available at 

http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast in the 

section entitled ‘‘Connect with PCAST.’’ 

Please note that because PCAST 

operates under the provisions of FACA, 

all public comments will be treated as 

public documents and will be made 

available for public inspection, 

including being posted on the PCAST 

Web site. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01931 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. 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: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 

6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Barkley Centre, 111 

Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Woodard, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Paducah Site Office, 1017 Majestic 

Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, Kentucky 

40513, (270) 441–6820. 

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: 

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• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda 

• Administrative Issues 

• Public Comments (15 minutes) 

• Adjourn 

Breaks Taken As Appropriate. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Paducah, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Jennifer 

Woodard as soon as possible in advance 

of the meeting at the telephone 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 Jennifer 

Woodard at the telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received as 

soon as possible 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 wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. The EM SSAB, Paducah, 

will hear public comments pertaining to 

its scope (clean-up standards and 

environmental restoration; waste 

management and disposition; 

stabilization and disposition of nonstockpile nuclear materials; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship; risk assessment and 

management; and clean-up science and 

technology activities). Comments 

outside of the scope may be submitted 

via written statement as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Jennifer Woodard at 

the address and phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http://www.

pgdpcab.energy.gov/2014Meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01956 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

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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 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. 

to 5:15 p.m. 

Friday, February 27, 2015 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 noon. 

ADDRESSES: Bethesda North Hotel and 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine, Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

SC–22/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

this Board is to make recommendation 

to DOE–SC with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Annual Ethics Briefing (BESAC 

Members Only) 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• News from the Office of Science 

(Budget) 

• News from the Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences (Budget) 

• Report by the BESAC Subcommittee 

on Transformational Opportunities 

• NSLS–II Update 

• BES Nanocenters Update 

• Committee of Visitors for the 

Materials Sciences and Engineering 

Division 

• Public Comments 

• Adjourn 

Breaks Taken As Appropriate 

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 contacing 

Ms. Perine at the address listed above. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01906 Filed 1–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). 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 26, 2015, 

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday, February 

27, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Tysons Hotel, 

8661 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA 22182. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael Kuperberg, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

301–903–3511; fax (301) 903–5051 or 

email: michael.kuperberg@

science.doe.gov. The most current 

information concerning this meeting can 

be found on the Web site: http://science.

energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics: 

• Report from the Office of Science 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions 

• Response to the Biological Systems 

Science Division Committee of Visitors 

Report 

• Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Division data activities 

• Climate modeling update 

• Integrated Field Laboratory 

workshop report and discussion 

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