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5The webcast will continue to be available on the 

Calendar of Events on the Commission’s Web site, 

http://www.ferc.gov, for three months after the 

conference. 

to 5:15 p.m. at the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC. This conference is 

free of charge and open to the public. 

Commission members may participate 

in the conference. The agenda for the 

Eastern region technical conference is 

attached to this Supplemental Notice of 

Technical Conference. 

If you have not already done so, those 

who plan to attend the technical 

conference are strongly encouraged to 

complete the registration form located 

at: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/

registration/03-11-15-eastern-form.asp. 

Those interested in attending the 

Eastern region conference are 

encouraged to register by close of 

business March 6, 2015. 

The Commission will post 

information on the technical conference 

on the Calendar of Events on the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.ferc.gov, prior to the conference. 

The Eastern region technical conference 

will also be transcribed. Transcripts of 

the technical conference will be 

available for a fee from Ace-Federal 

Reporters, Inc. ((202) 347-3700 or (800) 

336-6646). There will also be a free 

webcast of the conference. The webcast 

will allow persons to watch the Eastern 

region technical conference, but not 

participate. Anyone with Internet access 

who desires to watch the Eastern region 

conference can do so by navigating to 

the Calendar of Events on the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.ferc.gov, and locating the Eastern 

region technical conference in the 

Calendar. The Eastern region technical 

conference will contain a link to its 

webcast.5

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations, please 

send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov 

or call toll free (866) 208-3372 (voice) or 

(202) 502-8659 (TTY), or send a FAX to 

(202) 208-2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

For more information about the 

technical conferences, please contact: 

Logistical Information, Sarah McKinley, 

Office of External Affairs, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502-8368, 

sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov 

Legal Information, Alan Rukin, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426, (202) 502-8502, alan.rukin@

ferc.gov 

Technical Information, Matthew 

Jentgen, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502- 

8725, matthew.jentgen@ferc.gov 

Technical Information, Michael Gildea, 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502- 

8420, michael.gildea@ferc.gov 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015-05545 Filed 3-10-15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Commission to Review the 

Effectiveness of the National Energy 

Laboratories 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Commission to 

Review the Effectiveness of the National 

Energy Laboratories (Commission). The 

Commission was created pursuant 

section 319 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 

113–76, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. 2. This notice is provided 

in accordance with the Act. 

DATES: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 10:00 

a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton at Mark Center, 

Laurel Conference Room, 5000 

Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–3787; email crenel@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Commission was 

established to provide advice to the 

Secretary on the Department’s national 

laboratories. The Commission will 

review the DOE national laboratories for 

alignment with the Department’s 

strategic priorities, clear and balanced 

missions, unique capabilities to meet 

current energy and national security 

challenges, appropriate size to meet the 

Department’s energy and national 

security missions, and support of other 

Federal agencies. The Commission will 

also look for opportunities to more 

effectively and efficiently use the 

capabilities of the national laboratories 

and review the use of laboratory 

directed research and development 

(LDRD) to meet the Department’s 

science, energy, and national security 

goals. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is the seventh meeting of the 

Commission. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 10:00 a.m. on March 24. The 

tentative meeting agenda includes a 

look at how to improve the oversight 

and cost efficiencies of the national 

laboratories. Key presenters will address 

and discuss these topics with comments 

from the public. The meeting will 

conclude at 3:30 p.m. The agenda along 

with possible schedule adjustments will 

be posted when finalized and in 

advance of the meeting on the Lab 

Commission Web site (http://

energy.gov/labcommission/commissionreview-effectiveness-national-energylaboratories). 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Friday, March 20, 2015 at email crenel@

hq.doe.gov. Please provide your name, 

organization, and contact information. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting. Approximately 

30 minutes will be reserved for public 

comments. Time allotted per speaker 

will depend on the number who wish to 

speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. 

The Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak should register to do so beginning 

at 10:00 a.m. on March 24. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or who have insufficient time to address 

the committee are invited to send a 

written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585, or to email crenel@

hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the Commission 

Web site at: http://energy.gov/

labcommission 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 4, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05529 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am] 

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