41492 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 135 / Wednesday, July 15, 2015 / Notices 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0058 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

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 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Jean 

Marchowsky, 202–205–2161. 

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: Application for the 

Rural Education Achievement Program 

(REAP). 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0646. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 549. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,377. 

Abstract: This data collection is 

pursuant to the Secretary’s authority 

under Part B of Title VI of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act (ESEA), to award funds under two 

grant programs designed to address the 

unique needs of rural school districts— 

the Small, Rural School Achievement 

(SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) 

and the Rural and Low-Income School 

(RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). 

Under the SRSA program, the Secretary 

awards grants directly to eligible local 

educational agencies (LEAs) on a 

formula basis. Under the RLIS program, 

eligible school districts are subrecipients of funds the Department 

awards to State educational agencies 

(SEAs) on a formula basis. For both 

grant programs, the Department awards 

funds based on a determination of the 

eligibility of individual school districts 

and the calculation of the allocation 

each eligible district should receive 

according to formula prescribed in the 

statute. This data collection package 

consists of two forms and related 

documents that are used to accomplish 

the grant award process each year: (1) A 

spreadsheet used by SEAs to submit 

information to identify RLIS and SRSAeligible LEAs and to allocate funds 

based on the appropriate formula, and 

(2) an application form for SRSAeligible LEAs to apply for funding. This 

submission requests a three-year 

extension of the current approved 

collection package (OMB #1810–0646). 

The REAP eligibility spreadsheet (Form 

1) has no substantive changes or 

revisions from the previously-approved 

collection under OMB#1810–0646. 

Similarly, the SRSA Application (Form 

2) is essentially unchanged from the 

previous collection. The instructions 

accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 

remain unchanged from the previouslyapproved collection, except for minor 

changes to update dates and contact 

information. None of these changes 

require SEAs to submit additional data. 

Dated: July 9, 2015. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

Meeting; Cancellation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation. 

SUMMARY: On June 17, 2015, in 80 FR 

34627, the Department of Energy (DOE) 

published a notice of open 

teleconference announcing a meeting on 

July 17, 2015 of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee. Due to the uncompleted 

report to be discussed during the 

meeting, this notice announces the 

postponement of this meeting until 

further notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Sharlene Weatherwax, Designated 

Federal Officer, BERAC, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Science, 

Office of Biological and Environmental 

Research, SC–23/Germantown Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. 

Telephone (301) 903–3251; fax (301) 

903–5051 or email: 

sharlene.weatherwax@science.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–17346 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice for solicitation of 

members. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, the U.S. Department of 

Energy is soliciting nomination for 

candidates to fill vacancies on the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

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DATES: Deadline for Technical Advisory 

Committee member nominations is 

August 14, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, biography, and any letters of 

support must be submitted via one of 

the following methods: 

(1) Email to elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

(2) Overnight delivery service to 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Mail Stop EE–3B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer for the Committee, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–1476; 

Email: elliott.levine@ee.doe.gov. 

Committee Web site: http://

biomassboard.gov/committee/

committee.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Biomass Research and Development Act 

of 2000 (Biomass Act) [Pub. L. 106–224] 

requires cooperation and coordination 

in biomass research and development 

(R&D) between the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE). The 

Biomass Act was repealed in June 2008 

by section 9008 of the Food, 

Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 

(FCEA) [Pub. L. 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 

enacted June 18, 2008, H.R. 6124]. The 

Biomass Act was re-authorized in the 

Agricultural Act of 2014. 

FCEA section 9008(d) established the 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee and lays 

forth its meetings, coordination, duties, 

terms, and membership types. 

Committee members are paid travel and 

per diem for each meeting. The 

Committee must meet quarterly and 

should not duplicate the efforts of other 

Federal advisory committees. Meetings 

are typically two days in duration. 

Three meetings are held in the 

Washington, DC area and the fourth is 

held at a site to be determined each 

year. The Committee advises DOE and 

USDA points of contact with respect to 

the Biomass R&D Initiative (Initiative) 

and priority technical biomass R&D 

needs and makes written 

recommendations to the Biomass R&D 

Board (Board). Those recommendations 

regard whether: (A) Initiative funds are 

distributed and used consistent with 

Initiative objectives; (B) solicitations are 

open and competitive with awards 

made annually; (C) objectives and 

evaluation criteria of the solicitations 

are clear; and (D) the points of contact 

are funding proposals selected on the 

basis of merit, and determined by an 

independent panel of qualified peers. 

The committee members may serve 

two, three-year terms and committee 

membership must include: (A) An 

individual affiliated with the biofuels 

industry; (B) an individual affiliated 

with the biobased industrial and 

commercial products industry; (C) an 

individual affiliated with an institution 

of higher education that has expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; (D) 2 

prominent engineers or scientists from 

government (non-federal) or academia 

that have expertise in biofuels and 

biobased products; (E) an individual 

affiliated with a commodity trade 

association; (F) 2 individuals affiliated 

with environmental or conservation 

organizations; (G) an individual 

associated with state government who 

has expertise in biofuels and biobased 

products; (H) an individual with 

expertise in energy and environmental 

analysis; (I) an individual with expertise 

in the economics of biofuels and 

biobased products; (J) an individual 

with expertise in agricultural 

economics; (K) an individual with 

expertise in plant biology and biomass 

feedstock development; (L) an 

individual with expertise in agronomy, 

crop science, or soil science; and (M) at 

the option of the points of contact, other 

members (REF: FCEA 2008 section 

9008(d)(2)(A)). All nominees will be 

carefully reviewed for their expertise, 

leadership, and relevance to an 

expertise. Appointments will be made 

for three-year terms as dictated by the 

legislation. 

Nominations this year are needed for 

the following categories in order to 

address the Committee’s needs: (B) An 

individual affiliated with the biobased 

industrial and commercial products 

industry; (D) prominent engineers or 

scientists from government (non-federal) 

or academia that have expertise in 

biofuels and biobased products; and (L) 

an individual with expertise in 

agronomy, crop science, or soil science. 

Nominations for other categories will 

also be accepted. Nomination categories 

C, D, H, I, J, K, L, and M are considered 

Special Government Employees and 

require submittal of an annual financial 

disclosure form. In addition to the 

required categories, other areas of 

expertise of interest to the Committee 

are individuals with expertise in 

process engineering related to 

biorefineries, or biobased coproducts 

that enable fuel production. 

Nominations are solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, 

universities, and companies that 

represent a wide variety of biomass 

research and development interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual that fits several of the 

categories listed above or for more than 

one person that fits one category will be 

accepted. In your nomination letter, 

please indicate the specific membership 

category of interest. Each nominee must 

submit their resume and biography 

along with any letters of support by the 

deadline above. If you were nominated 

in previous years but were not 

appointed to the committee and would 

still like to be considered, please submit 

your nomination package again in 

response to this notice with all required 

materials. All nominees will be vetted 

before selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations of the Technical 

Advisory Committee take into account 

the needs of the diverse groups served 

by DOE, membership shall include, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent the 

needs of women and men of all racial 

and ethnic groups and persons with 

disabilities. Please note that registered 

lobbyists, individuals already serving 

another Federal Advisory Committee, 

and federal employees are ineligible for 

nomination. 

Appointments to the Biomass 

Research and Development Technical 

Advisory Committee will be made by 

the Secretary of Energy and the 

Secretary of Agriculture. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–17347 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER15–623–004. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

Compliance Filing pursuant to the June 

9, 2015 Order on Proposed Tariff Rev to 

be effective 4/1/2015. 

Filed Date: 7/9/15. 

Accession Number: 20150709–5186. 

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