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BILLING CODE 4000–01–C 

[FR Doc. 2014–16270 Filed 7–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID ED–2014–OSERS–0058] 

Extension of Public Comment Period; 

Request for Information on Addressing 

Significant Disproportionality Under 

Section 618(d) of the Individuals With 

Disabilities Education Act 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice extending public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On June 19, 2014, we 

published in the Federal Register (79 

FR 35154) a request for information 

(RFI) seeking comment on actions that 

the Department should take to address 

significant disproportionality based on 

race and ethnicity in the identification, 

placement, and discipline of children 

with disabilities. The RFI established a 

July 21, 2014, deadline for the 

submission of written comments. We 

are extending the comment period to 

July 28, 2014. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments by fax or by email. Please 

submit your comments only one time, in 

order to ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’ 

• U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or 

Hand Delivery: 

If you mail or deliver your comments 

about these proposed regulations, 

address them to the contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

• Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy is to make all comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Ringer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 4032, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2600. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7496. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: 

On June 19, 2014, we published in the 

Federal Register an RFI seeking 

comment on actions that the 

Department should take to address 

significant disproportionality based on 

race and ethnicity in the identification, 

placement, and discipline of children 

with disabilities. The RFI established 

July 21, 2014, as the deadline for 

receiving comments. However, from 

June 19–25, 2014, the RFI was not 

consistently available on 

www.regulations.gov, the Governmentwide portal that allows the public to 

comment electronically on documents 

in the Federal Register. To ensure that 

anyone unable to comment during that 

period has the opportunity to do so, we 

are extending the deadline for 

comments to July 28, 2014. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: July 8, 2014. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16300 Filed 7–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, Secretariat, 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: At the direction of the 

President, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or Department), as the 

Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force (QER Task Force) 

will convene a public meeting to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

DATES: The sixth public meeting will be 

held on July 28, 2014, beginning at 9:00 

a.m. Mountain Time. Written comments 

are welcome, especially following the 

public meeting, and should be 

submitted within 60 days of the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The sixth meeting will be 

held at: University of Colorado-Denver, 

Auraria Campus, St. Cajetan’s Center, 

1190 9th Street, Denver, Colorado 

80204. 

You may submit written comments to: 

QERComments@hq.doe.gov or by U.S. 

mail to the Office of Energy Policy and 

Systems Analysis, EPSA–60, QER 

Meeting Comments, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

For the sixth public meeting, please 

title your comment ‘‘Quadrennial 

Energy Review: Comment on the Public 

Meeting Gas-Electricity 

Interdependence.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adonica Renee Pickett, EPSA–90, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Policy and Systems Analysis, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9168 

Email:Adonica.Pickett@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 9, 2014, President Obama 

issued a Presidential Memorandum 

–Establishing a Quadrennial Energy 

Review. To accomplish this review, the 

Presidential Memorandum establishes a 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force 

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Office of Science and Technology 

Policy, and the Director of the Domestic 

Policy Council. Under the Presidential 

Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy 

shall provide support to the Task Force, 

including support for coordination 

activities related to the preparation of 

the Quadrennial Energy Review Report, 

policy analysis and modeling, and 

stakeholder engagement. 

The DOE, as the Secretariat for the 

Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, 

will hold a series of public meetings to 

discuss and receive comments on issues 

related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

The initial focus for the Quadrennial 

Energy Review will be our Nation’s 

infrastructure for transporting, 

transmitting, storing and delivering 

energy. Our current infrastructure is 

increasingly challenged by 

transformations in energy supply, 

markets, and patterns of end use; issues 

of aging and capacity; impacts of 

climate change; and cyber and physical 

threats. Any vulnerability in this 

infrastructure may be exacerbated by the 

increasing interdependencies of energy 

systems with water, 

telecommunications, transportation, and 

emergency response systems. The first 

Quadrennial Energy Review Report will 

serve as a roadmap to help address these 

challenges. 

The Department of Energy has a broad 

role in energy policy development and 

the largest role in implementing the 

Federal Government’s energy research 

and development portfolio. Many other 

executive departments and agencies also 

play key roles in developing and 

implementing policies governing energy 

resources and consumption, as well as 

associated environmental impacts. In 

addition, non-Federal actors are crucial 

contributors to energy policies. Because 

most energy and related infrastructure is 

owned by private entities, investment 

by and engagement of the private sector 

is necessary to develop and implement 

effective policies. State and local 

policies; the views of nongovernmental, 

environmental, faith-based, labor, and 

other social organizations; and 

contributions from the academic and 

non-profit sectors are also critical to the 

development and implementation of 

effective energy policies. 

An interagency Quadrennial Energy 

Review Task Force, which includes 

members from all relevant executive 

departments and agencies (agencies), 

will develop an integrated review of 

energy policy that integrates all of these 

perspectives. It will build on the 

foundation provided in the 

Administration’s Blueprint for a Secure 

Energy Future of March 30, 2011, and 

Climate Action Plan released on June 

25, 2013. The Task Force will offer 

recommendations on what additional 

actions it believes would be appropriate. 

These may include recommendations on 

additional executive or legislative 

actions to address the energy challenges 

and opportunities facing the Nation. 

July 28, 2014 Public Meeting: GasElectricity Interdependence 

On July 28, 2014, the DOE will hold 

a public meeting in Denver, Colorado. 

The July 28, 2014 public meeting will 

feature facilitated panel discussions, 

followed by an open microphone 

session. Persons desiring to speak 

during the open microphone session at 

the public meeting should come 

prepared to speak for no more than 5 

minutes and will be accommodated on 

a first- come, first- served basis, 

according to the order in which they 

register to speak on a sign-in sheet 

available at the meeting location, on the 

morning of the meeting. 

In advance of the meeting, DOE 

anticipates making publicly available a 

briefing memorandum providing useful 

background information regarding the 

topics under discussion at the meeting. 

DOE will post this memorandum on its 

Web site: http://energy.gov. 

Submitting comments via email. 

Submitting comments by email to the 

QER email address will require you to 

provide your name and contact 

information in the transmittal email. 

Your contact information will be 

viewable to DOE staff only. Your contact 

information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

Your contact information will be 

publicly viewable if you include it in 

the comment itself or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. 

Otherwise, persons viewing comments 

will see only first and last names, 

organization names, correspondence 

containing comments, and any 

documents submitted with the 

comments. 

Do not submit to the QER email 

address (QERcomments@hq.doe.gov) 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)). Comments submitted to the QER 

email address cannot be claimed as CBI. 

Comments received through the email 

address will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section, below. 

If you do not want your personal 

contact information to be publicly 

viewable, do not include it in your 

comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information in a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via mail or hand delivery/

courier, please provide all items on a 

CD, if feasible, in which case it is not 

necessary to submit printed copies. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and are free 

of any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Confidential Business Information. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 

submit via email, postal mail, or hand 

delivery/courier two well-marked 

copies: One copy of the document 

marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Confidential information should be 

submitted to the Confidential QER email 

address: QERConfidential@hq.doe.gov. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

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explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. It is DOE’s policy 

that all comments may be included in 

the public docket, without change and 

as received, including any personal 

information provided in the comments 

(except information deemed to be 

exempt from public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2014. 

Michele Torrusio, 

QER Secretariat, QER Interagency Task Force, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16241 Filed 7–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Bonneville Power Administration 

Hot Springs to Anaconda 

Transmission Line Rebuild Project 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and notice of floodplain 

and wetland assessment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), BPA intends to prepare an EIS 

on its proposed rebuild of 

approximately 120 miles of existing 

230-kiliovolt (kV) wood-pole 

transmission line that runs through 

Sanders, Lake, Missoula, Granite, 

Powell, and Deer Lodge counties, 

Montana. The deteriorated condition of 

the more than 60-year-old line 

compromises BPA’s ability to maintain 

reliable electric service, and poses a 

safety risk to the public and 

maintenance crews. 

With this notice, BPA is initiating the 

public scoping process for the EIS and 

is requesting comments about the 

potential environmental impacts it 

should consider as it prepares the EIS 

for the proposed project. In accordance 

with DOE regulations for compliance 

with floodplain and wetland 

environmental review requirements, 

BPA will prepare a floodplain and 

wetlands assessment that identifies, 

evaluates, and as appropriate, 

implements actions to avoid or 

minimize potential harm to or within 

any affected floodplains and wetlands. 

The assessment will be included in the 

EIS. 

DATES: Written comments are due to the 

address below by August 12, 2014. 

Comments may also be made at three 

EIS scoping meetings to be held on the 

29th, 30th, and 31st of July, 2014 at the 

addresses below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions 

on the proposed scope of the Draft EIS 

for this project and requests to be placed 

on the project mailing list may be 

mailed by letter to Bonneville Power 

Administration, Public Affairs—DKC–7, 

P.O. Box 14428, Portland, OR 97292– 

4428. Or you may FAX them to 503– 

230–3285; submit them on-line at 

www.bpa.gov/comment; or email them 

to comment@bpa.gov. Scoping meetings 

will be held in Montana from 4:00 p.m. 

to 7:00 p.m. at the following locations: 

July 29, 2014 at the Missoula Fire 

Department, Station 4, 3011 Latimor 

Street, Missoula; on July 30, 2014 at the 

Dixon Senior Citizens Center, 106 3rd 

Street, Dixon; and on July 31, 2014 at 

the William K. Kohrs Memorial Library, 

501 Missouri Avenue, Deer Lodge. At 

these informal, open-house meetings, 

BPA will provide project information 

and maps. Members of the project team 

will be available to answer questions 

and accept verbal and written 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Corkran, Environmental 

Coordinator, Bonneville Power 

Administration—KEC–4, P.O. Box 3621, 

Portland, Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free 

telephone number 1–800–622–4519; 

direct number 503–230–7646; fax 

number 503–230–5699; or email at 

dfcorkran@bpa.gov. You may also 

contact Chad Hamel, Project Manager, 

Bonneville Power Administration— 

TEP–TPP–1, P.O. Box 3621, Portland, 

Oregon, 97208–3621; toll-free telephone 

1–800–622–4519; direct telephone 360– 

619–6557; or email cjhamel@bpa.gov. 

Additional information can be found at 

the project Web site: www.bpa.gov/goto/ 

HotSpringsAnaconda. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BPA 

proposes to rebuild three existing woodpole transmission lines—the Hot 

Springs-Rattlesnake, RattlesnakeGarrison, and Garrison-Anaconda 

lines—that run consecutively from Hot 

Springs, Montana to Anaconda, 

Montana. No major work has been done 

on the lines since they were built in 

1952. Many of the structures, the 

electric wire (conductor), and associated 

structural components (cross arms, 

insulators, and dampers) are physically 

worn and structurally unsound in 

places. The wood transmission poles 

have lasted beyond the expected 55 to 

60 years and now need to be replaced 

due to age, rot, and deterioration. 

Rebuilding the deteriorated line would 

maintain reliable electrical service and 

avoid risks to the safety of the public 

and maintenance crews. 

The project would include removing 

and replacing existing wood-pole 

structures and components, as well as 

the conductor; improving access roads 

and establishing temporary access 

where needed; removing trees adjacent 

to the line that may cause a threat to 

reliability; developing temporary staging 

areas for storage of project materials; 

and revegetating areas disturbed by 

construction activities. The existing 

structures would be replaced with 

structures of similar design within or 

near to their existing locations. The line 

would continue to operate at 230 kV. 

Proposed activities would also 

include the installation of new line 

disconnect switches at the Hot Springs 

and Garrison substations, and upgrading 

the existing fiber optic line that is 

attached to the Hot Springs-Rattlesnake 

and Rattlesnake-Garrison transmission 

line structures. 

Alternatives Proposed for 

Consideration: In addition to the 

Proposed Action, BPA will evaluate the 

No Action Alternative as well as any 

additional viable alternatives brought 

forward during the scoping process. 

Under the No Action Alternative, BPA 

would not rebuild the line and would 

make repairs on an as-needed or 

emergency basis. 

Public Participation and 

Identification of Environmental Issues: 

The potential environmental issues 

identified for most transmission line 

projects include land use, cultural 

resources, visual impacts, sensitive 

plants and animals, erosion/soils, 

wetlands, floodplains, and fish and 

water resources. The existing lines cross 

about 50 miles of the Flathead Indian 

Reservation, small portions of the Lolo 

and Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National 

Forests, several miles of State land, as 

well as private land. 

BPA has established a 30-day scoping 

period during which affected 

landowners, concerned citizens, special 

interest groups, local governments, and 

any other interested parties are invited 

to comment on the scope of the 

proposed EIS. Scoping will help BPA 

ensure that a full range of issues related 

to this proposal is addressed in the EIS, 

and also help identify significant or 

potentially significant impacts that may 

result from the proposed project. When 

completed, the Draft EIS will be 

circulated for review and comment, and 

BPA will hold at least one public 

comment meeting for the Draft EIS. BPA 

will consider and respond in the Final 

EIS to comments received on the Draft 

EIS. BPA’s subsequent decision will be 

documented in a Record of Decision. 


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