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information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

established a set of performance 

measures, including long-term 

measures, that are designed to yield 

information on various aspects of the 

effectiveness and quality of the 

Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals with 

Disabilities program. These measures 

are included in the application package 

and focus on the extent to which 

projects are of high quality, are relevant 

to improving outcomes of children with 

disabilities, contribute to improving 

outcomes for children with disabilities, 

and generate evidence of validity and 

availability to appropriate populations. 

Projects funded under this competition 

are required to submit data on these 

measures as directed by OSEP: 

Program Performance Measure #1: 

The percentage of educational 

technology, media, and materials 

projects judged to be of high quality. 

Program Performance Measure #2: 

The percentage of educational 

technology, media, and materials 

projects judged to be of high relevance 

to improving outcomes of infants, 

toddlers, children, and youth with 

disabilities. 

Program Performance Measure #3: 

The percentage of educational 

technology, media, and materials 

projects that are judged to be of high 

usefulness in improving results for 

infants, toddlers, children, and youth 

with disabilities. 

Program Performance Measure #4: 

The percentage of educational 

technology, media, and materials 

projects that validate their products and 

services. 

Program Performance Measure #5: 

The percentage of educational 

technology, media, and materials 

projects that make validated 

technologies available for widespread 

use. 

Grantees will be required to report 

information on their project’s 

performance in annual performance 

reports and additional performance data 

to the Department (34 CFR 75.590 and 

75.591). 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting 

the objectives in its approved 

application.’’ This consideration 

includes the review of a grantee’s 

progress in meeting the targets and 

projected outcomes in its approved 

application, and whether the grantee 

has expended funds in a manner that is 

consistent with its approved application 

and budget. In making a continuation 

grant, the Secretary also considers 

whether the grantee is operating in 

compliance with the assurances in its 

approved application, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 4057, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245– 

6595. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call 

the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

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and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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

can view this document, as well as all 

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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: May 5, 2014. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10646 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

conference call of the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology (PCAST) and describes the 

functions of the Council. Notice of this 

meeting is required under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C., App. 2. The purpose of this 

conference call is to discuss PCAST’s 

antimicrobial resistance report and 

advanced manufacturing reports. 

DATES: The public conference call will 

be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 

from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern 

Time (ET). To receive the call-in 

information, attendees should register 

for the conference call on the PCAST 

Web site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/

ostp/pcast no later than 12:00 p.m. ET 

on Friday, May 23, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the call agenda, 

time, and how to register for the call is 

available on the PCAST Web site at: 

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

Questions about the conference call 

should be directed to Dr. Ashley 

Predith, PCAST Assistant Executive 

Director, by email at: apredith@

ostp.eop.gov, or telephone: (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 and from 

cabinet departments and other Federal 

agencies. See the Executive Order at the 

following Web site: 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 

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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: Open. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to hold a conference call in 

open session on Wednesday, May 28, 

2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

During the conference call, PCAST 

will discuss its antimicrobial resistance 

report and advanced manufacturing 

reports. Additional information and the 

agenda, including any changes that 

arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web 

site at: http://whitehouse.gov/ostp/

pcast. 

Public Comments: PCAST’s policy is 

to accept written public comments of 

any length and to accommodate oral 

public comments, whenever possible. 

The PCAST expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted oral or written statements. 

The public comment period for this 

meeting will take place on May 28, 2014 

at a time specified in the meeting 

agenda posted on the PCAST Web site 

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

This public comment period is designed 

only for substantive commentary on 

PCAST’s work, not for business 

marketing purposes. 

Oral Comments: To be considered for 

the public speaker list at the meeting, 

interested parties should register to 

speak at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

ostp/pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. ET 

on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Phone or 

email reservations to be considered for 

the public speaker list will not be 

accepted. To accommodate as many 

speakers as possible, the time for public 

comments will be limited to two (2) 

minutes per person, with a total public 

comment period of 10 minutes. If more 

speakers register than there is space 

available on the agenda, PCAST will 

randomly select speakers from among 

those who applied. Those not selected 

to present oral comments may always 

file written comments with the 

committee as described below. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted until the date of 

the meeting, written comments should 

be submitted to PCAST no later than 

12:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 23, 2014, 

so that the comments may be made 

available to the PCAST members prior 

to the meeting for their consideration. 

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 and/or 

presentations will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available 

for public inspection, including being 

posted on the PCAST Web site. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Predith at 

least ten business days prior to the 

meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10699 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] 

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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 series of public meetings 

to discuss and receive comments on 

issues related to the Quadrennial Energy 

Review. 

DATES: The Department, as the 

Secretariat for the QER Task Force, is 

convening additional meetings relating 

to the Quadrennial Energy Review. The 

third public meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, May 27, 2014, beginning at 9 

a.m. Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the public meeting, 

and should be submitted within 60 days 

of the meeting. 

The precise, times, dates and 

addresses of additional meetings will be 

announced in later Federal Register 

notices. 

ADDRESSES: The May 27, 2014 meeting 

will be held at the Louisiana State 

University Health Sciences Center New 

Orleans, Lecture Room, Medical 

Education Building, 1901 Perdido 

Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. 

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 May 27, 2014 Public Meeting, 

please title your comment ‘‘Quadrennial 

Energy Review: Comment on the Public 

Meeting ‘‘Petroleum Product 

Transmission & Distribution (including 

CO2/EOR)’’ held May 27, 2014, 

Washington, DC.’’. 

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 

to be co-chaired by the Director of the 

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. In this Federal Register notice, 

DOE is announcing the general locations 

and topics for additional meetings as 

follows: 

Topic Location 

Infrastructure Constraints—Bakken ...................................................................................... North Dakota. 

Electricity TS&D—West ......................................................................................................... Portland, OR. 

Electricity TS&D—East .......................................................................................................... New Jersey. 

Rail, Barge, Truck Transportation ......................................................................................... Chicago, IL. 


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