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9The number of respondents is based on the 

NERC compliance registry as January 30, 2015. 

10The estimates for cost per hour (salary plus 

benefits) are based on the May 2013 figures of the 

Bureau of Labor and Statistics (posted as of 

February 9, 2015 at http://bls.gov/oes/current/

naics3_221000.htm). 

FERC–725G, AS CHANGED IN RD15–2–000 

Number and type of 

respondent 9

(1) 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(2) 

Total number 

of responses 

(1) * (2) = (3) 

Average burden 

per response 

(hours) 

(4) 

Total annual burden 

(hours) 

(3) * (4) = (5) 

Total annual cost 10

($) 

Requirement R15 

and Measure M15 

and evidence retention (planning 

coordinator that 

conducts under 

frequency load 

shedding design 

assessment under 

Requirements R4, 

R5, or R12 and 

determines under 

frequency load 

shedding program 

does not meet the 

performance characteristics in Requirement R3, develops corrective 

action plans and 

schedule for implementation by 

UFLS entities 

within its area).

80 planning coordinators.1 80 52 hrs. (47 hrs. for 

reporting requirements, and 5 hrs. 

for record retention requirements).

4,160 hrs. (3,760 

hrs. for reporting 

requirements, 

and 400 hrs. for 

record retention 

requirements).

$285,783 ($274,179 

for reporting requirements, and 

$11,604 for 

record retention 

requirements). 

Total ........................ 80 planning coordinators......................... ........................ ................................ 4,160 ...................... $285,783. 

• $72.92/hour [($84.96 + $60.87)/2], 

the average of the salary plus benefits 

for a manager ($84.96/hour) and an 

electrical engineer ($60.87/hour), is 

used for the hourly cost for the reporting 

requirements associated with 

Requirement R15 and Measure M15. 

• $29.01/hour, the salary plus 

benefits for a file clerk, is used for the 

hourly cost for the evidence retention 

requirements associated with 

Requirement R15 and Measure M15. 

Dated: March 9, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05879 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology Meeting 

(PCAST) 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Partially-Closed 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and summary agenda for a 

partially-closed meeting of the 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST), 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: March 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC in the Lecture Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information regarding the meeting 

agenda, time, location, and how to 

register for the meeting is available on 

the PCAST Web site at: http:// 

whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast. A live video 

webcast and an archive of the webcast 

after the event are expected to be 

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

pcast. The archived video will be 

available within one week of the 

meeting. Questions about the meeting 

should be directed to Dr. Ashley Predith 

at apredith@ostp.eop.gov, (202) 456– 

4444. Please note that public seating for 

this meeting is limited and is available 

on a first-come, first-served basis. 

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: Partially Closed. 

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) is 

scheduled to meet in open session on 

March 27, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. 

Open Portion of Meeting: During this 

open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to 

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about antibiotic resistance and from 

presenters who will talk about Arctic 

policy. Additional information and the 

agenda, including any changes that 

arise, will be posted at the PCAST Web 

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

pcast. 

Closed Portion of the Meeting: PCAST 

may hold a closed meeting of 

approximately 1 hour with the President 

on March 27, 2015, which must take 

place in the White House for the 

President’s scheduling convenience and 

to maintain Secret Service protection. 

This meeting will be closed to the 

public because such portion of the 

meeting is likely to disclose matters that 

are to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense or foreign policy under 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

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. 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 March 27, 

2015 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://whitehouse.gov/ostp/ 

pcast, no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on March 19, 2015. Phone or 

email reservations 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 up to 15 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. Speakers are requested to 

bring at least 25 copies of their oral 

comments for distribution to the PCAST 

members. 

Written Comments: Although written 

comments are accepted continuously, 

written comments should be submitted 

to PCAST no later than 12:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 19, 2015 so that 

the comments may be made available to 

the PCAST members prior to this 

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. This 

notice is being published less than 15 

days prior to the meeting date due to 

inclement weather and programmatic 

issues, and members’ availability. 

Meeting Accommodations: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodation to access this public 

meeting should contact Dr. Ashley 

Predith at least ten business days prior 

to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05945 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 308–007] 

PacifiCorp Energy; Notice of 

Application Ready for Environmental 

Analysis, and Soliciting Comments, 

Recommendations, Preliminary Terms 

and Conditions, and Preliminary 

Fishway Prescriptions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Subsequent 

License (Minor Project). 

b. Project No.: 308–007. 

c. Date filed: February 28, 2014. 

d. Applicant: PacifiCorp Energy 

(PacifiCorp). 

e. Name of Project: Wallowa Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The existing project is 

located on Royal Purple Creek and the 

East and West Forks of the Wallowa 

River in Wallowa County, Oregon. The 

project would occupy 12.7 acres of 

federal land managed by the United 

States Forest Service. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825 (r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Russ Howison, 

Relicensing Project Manager, PacifiCorp 

Energy, 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 1500, 

Portland, OR 97232; Telephone (503) 

813–6626. 

i. FERC Contact: Matt Cutlip, (503) 

552–2762 or matt.cutlip@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance 

date of this notice; reply comments are 

due 105 days from the issuance date of 

this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments, 

recommendations, preliminary terms 

and conditions, and preliminary 

fishway prescriptions using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number P–308–007. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

require all intervenors filing documents 

with the Commission to serve a copy of 

that document on each person on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. This application has been accepted 

for filing and is now ready for 

environmental analysis. 

l. Project Description: The existing 

Wallowa Falls Hydroelectric Project 

consists of the following existing 

facilities: (1) A 2-foot-high, 9-foot-long 

concrete diversion dam with a 1-footwide spillway on Royal Purple Creek; 

(2) a 240-foot-long, 8-inch-diameter 

wood-stave and polyvinylchloride 

pipeline conveying water from the 

Royal Purple Creek diversion dam to an 

impoundment; (3) an 18-foot-high, 125- 

foot-long, buttressed rock-filled timber 

crib dam with impervious gravel and 

asphalt core and a 30-foot-wide spillway 

on the East Fork Wallowa River (East 

Fork); (4) a 0.2-acre impoundment; (5) a 

2-foot-high by 2-foot-wide concrete 

intake structure with a headgate and 

steel trash rack; (6) a low-level 

sluiceway with a steel trash rack and 

cast iron gate connecting to a 2-footdiameter steel pipe passing through the 


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