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site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Michelle 

Meier, (202) 245–7890. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

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: Measures and 

Methods for the National Reporting 

System for Adult Education. 

OMB Control Number: 1830–0027. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,700. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 

Abstract: Title II of the Workforce 

Investment Act (WIA—Pub. L. 105– 

220), entitled the Adult Education and 

Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), creates a 

partnership among the Federal 

government, States, and localities to 

provide, on a voluntary basis, adult 

education and literacy services. Section 

212 of Title II requires that a 

comprehensive performance 

accountability system be established to 

assess the effectiveness of eligible 

agencies in achieving continuous 

improvement of adult education and 

literacy activities in order to optimize 

the return on the Federal investment. 

The accountability system must include 

the following measures of performance. 

These measures are referred to in 

AEFLA as ‘‘core indicators are: 

Demonstrated improvements in adult 

learners’ literacy skill levels; placement 

in, retention in, or completion of 

postsecondary education, training, 

unsubsidized employment or career 

advancement; and receipt of a 

secondary school diploma or its 

recognized equivalent. States submit 10 

required tables, 6 optional tables, 4 

financial reports, 1 narrative report, and 

1 data quality checklist. 

Dated: April 14, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08716 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, section 102– 

3.65(a), and following consultation with 

the Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB or Board) will be 

renewed for a two-year period beginning 

April 11, 2014. 

The Board provides the Assistant 

Secretary for Environmental 

Management (EM) with information, 

advice, and recommendations 

concerning issues affecting the EM 

program at various sites. These sitespecific issues include clean-up 

standards and environmental 

restoration; waste management and 

disposition; stabilization and 

disposition of non-stockpile nuclear 

materials; excess facilities; future land 

use and long-term stewardship; risk 

assessment and management; and cleanup science and technology activities. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board has been 

determined to be essential to conduct 

the Department of Energy’s business and 

to be in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

Energy, by law and agreement. The 

Board will operate in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and rules and 

regulations issued in implementation of 

that Act. 

Further information regarding this 

Advisory Board may be obtained from 

Mr. David Borak, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 586–9928. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 

2014. 

Amy Bodette, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08806 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Soil Water Monitoring Systems, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive patent license. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given to an 

intent to grant to Soil Water Monitoring 

Systems, LLC of Kennewick, WA, an 

exclusive license to practice the 

inventions described in U.S. Patent No. 

6,752,007 entitled ‘‘Horizontal 

Advanced Tensiometer’’. The invention 

is owned by the United States of 

America, as represented by the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). 

DATES: Written comments or 

nonexclusive license applications are to 

be received at the address listed below 

no later than May 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Technology 

Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Badagliacca, Office of the 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Technology Transfer and Intellectual 

Property, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 6F–067, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586–4792. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 

209 provides federal agencies with 

authority to grant exclusive licenses in 


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1 16 U.S.C. 824d and 824e. 

2 ‘‘Small generators’’ are generating facilities 

having a capacity of no more than 20 megawatts 

(MW). 

3Standardization of Small Generation 

Interconnection Agreements and Procedures, Order 

No. 2006, 70 FR 34189 (May 12, 2005), FERC Stats. 

& Regs. ¶31,180 (2005). 

4See, e.g., Cal. Indep. Sys. Operator Corp., 133 

FERC ¶ 61,223, at P 3 (2010) (stating that an 

increasing volume of small generator 

Interconnection Requests had created 

inefficiencies); Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., 135 FERC 

¶ 61,094, at P 4 (2011) (stating that increased small 

generator Interconnection Requests resulted in a 

backlog of 170 requests over three years); PJM 

Interconnection, LLC, 139 FERC ¶ 61,079, at P 12 

(2012) (stating that smaller projects comprised 66 

percent of recent queue volume). 

5Sherwood, Larry, U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012 

at 4, available at http://www.irecusa.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/07/Solar-Report-Final-July2013-1.pdf. 

6U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, 2012 Year in 

Review, Executive Summary Table 2.1, available at 

http://www.seia.org/research-resources/us-solarmarket-insight-2012-year-in-review. 

7 18 CFR 385.207 (2012). 

8SEIA Petition at 4 (citing Order No. 2006, FERC 

Stats. & Regs. ¶ 31,180 at P 118). 

federally-owned inventions, if, among 

other things, the agency finds that the 

public will be served by the granting of 

the license. The statute requires that no 

exclusive license may be granted unless 

public notice of the intent to grant the 

license has been provided, and the 

agency has considered all comments 

received in response to that public 

notice, before the end of the comment 

period. 

Soil Water Monitoring Systems, LLC 

of Kennewick, WA has applied for an 

exclusive license to practice the 

inventions embodied in U.S. Patent No. 

6,752,007 and has plans for 

commercialization of the inventions. 

The exclusive license will be subject 

to a license and other rights retained by 

the U.S. Government, and other terms 

and conditions to be negotiated. DOE 

intends to negotiate to grant the license, 

unless, within 15 days of this notice, the 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Technology Transfer and Intellectual 

Property, Department of Energy, 

Washington, DC 20585, receives in 

writing any of the following, together 

with supporting documents: 

(i) A statement from any person 

setting forth reason why it would not be 

in the best interests of the United States 

to grant the proposed license; or 

(ii) An application for a nonexclusive 

license to the invention in which 

applicant states that if already has 

brought the invention to practical 

application or is likely to bring the 

invention to practical application 

expeditiously. 

The Department will review all timely 

written responses to this notice, and 

will proceed with negotiating the 

license if, after consideration of written 

responses to this notice, a finding is 

made that the license is in the public 

interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 

2014. 

John T. Lucas, 

Assistant General Counsel for Technology, 

Transfer and Intellectual Property. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08802 Filed 4–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. Ic14–11–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–516a); Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission or 

FERC) is soliciting public comment on 

the currently approved information 

collection, [FERC–516A, ‘‘Small 

Generator Interconnection Agreements’’ 

(OMB No. 1902–2003)]. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due June 16, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

(identified by Docket No. IC14–11–000) 

by either of the following methods: 

• eFiling at Commission’s Web site: 

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

efiling.asp. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: All submissions must be 

formatted and filed in accordance with 

submission guidelines at: http://

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact 

FERC Online Support by email at 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone 

at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) 

502–8659 for TTY. 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov, telephone 

at (202) 502–8663, and fax at (202) 273– 

0873. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–516A, Standardization of 

Small Generator Interconnection 

Agreements and Procedures. 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0203. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the information collection 

requirements for FERC–516A with no 

changes to the current reporting 

requirements. 

Abstract: Under Sections 205 and 206 

of the Federal Power Act (FPA) 1 the 

Commission is charged with ensuring 

just and reasonable electric transmission 

rates and charges as well as ensuring 

that jurisdictional providers do not 

subject any person to any undue 

prejudice or disadvantage. 

The lack of consistent and readily 

accessible terms and conditions for 

connecting resources to the grid led to 

a large number of disputes between 

jurisdictional transmission providers 

and small generators 2 in the late 1990s 

and early 2000s. In response, the 

Commission directed transmission 

providers to include Commissionapproved, standard, pro-forma 

interconnection procedures (small 

generator interconnection procedures or 

SGIP) and a single uniformly applicable 

interconnection agreement (small 

generator interconnection agreement or 

SGIA) in their open-access transmission 

tariffs (OATTs). The requirement to 

create and file these documents was 

instituted August 2005 by Commission 

Order No. 2006 3 and is codified in 18 

CFR 35.28(f). This requirement set and 

maintained a standard in OATTs for 

consistent consideration and processing 

of interconnection requests by 

transmission providers. 

Since the issuance of Order No. 2006, 

many aspects of the energy industry 

have changed including the growth of 

small generator interconnection 

requests 4 and the growth in solar 

photovoltaic (PV) installations. These 

changes have been driven, in part, by 

state renewable energy goals and 

policies. For example, approximately 

3,300 MW of grid-connected PV 

capacity were installed in the U.S. in 

2012 5 compared to 79 MW in 2005, the 

year Order No. 2006 was issued.6

In February 2012, pursuant to 

Sections 205 and 206 of the FPA and 

Rule 207 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedures,7 and noting 

that the Commission encouraged 

stakeholders to submit proposed 

revisions to the regulations set forth in 

Order No. 2006,8 the Solar Energy 


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