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**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), and describes the functions of the Council. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  January 9, 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: Open and Closed. Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on January 9, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.

Open Portion of Meeting: During this open meeting, PCAST is scheduled to hear from speakers about technology development in the United States and also about the aging population. PCAST will also discuss developments in environmental science. 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 one hour with the President on January 9, 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 January 9, 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 December 31, 2014. 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 December 31, 2014 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.

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 December 18, 2014. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–30175 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium**  **on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment**  **Industries; Request for Information**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on certain issues related to DOE’s plan to issue a new Secretarial Determination covering continued transfers of uranium for cleanup services at the PortsmouthGaseous Diffusion Plant and for downblending of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The RFI established a January 7, 2015, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is extending the comment period to January 22, 2015.

**DATES :**  DOE will accept comments, data, and information responding to this RFI submitted on or before January 22, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons may submit comments by any of the following methods.

1. Email: RFI-UraniumTransfers@ hq.doe.gov. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.

2. Postal Mail: Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of


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Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE–52, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874–1290. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disk (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.

3. Hand Delivery/Courier: Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE– 52, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874–1290. Phone: (301) 903–2590. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.

Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name for this request for information. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE–52, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874–1290. Phone: (301) 903–2590. Email: David.Henderson@Nuclear.Energy.Gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register (79 FR 72661). DOE noted that it is planning to issue a new Secretarial Determination covering continued transfers of uranium for cleanup services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down-blendingof highly-enriched uranium to lowenriched uranium. The RFI solicited information about the effects of the proposed transfers in the uranium markets and possible consequences for the domestic uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries. The RFI also solicited recommendations about factors that DOE should consider and/or the methodology it should use in assessing the possible impacts of transfers. The RFI established a January 7, 2015, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE has received requests from the public for extension of the public comment period. In response to those requests and other considerations, DOE is extending the comment period to January 22, 2015 to provide the public additional time for

comment.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December
18, 2014. Peter B. Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014–30177 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket Nos. CP15–23–000; PF14–12–000]**

**Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Notice of Application** 

Take notice that on December 3, 2014, Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC (Southern), 569 Brookwood Village Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, filed in the above referenced docket an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), and Part 157 and 284 of the Commission’s regulations requesting authorization to construct and operate the North Main Line Relocation Project (Project). Southern proposes to relocate (total of 3.91 miles) and abandon in place (total of 3.41 miles) a segment of each of its three North Main Lines and the Calera Branch Line in Jefferson County, Alabama. The project is designed to ensure the continued safe and efficient operation of Southern’s existing fully subscribed pipeline facilities at their certificated design capacity all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.

Any questions regarding this application may be directed to Glenn A. Sheffield, Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs, Southern Natural Gas Company, L.C.C., 569 Brookwood Village Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, glenn

_sheffield@kindermorgan.com, (205) 325–3813, or Tina Hardy at tina

_ hardy@kindermorgan.com, (205) 325–
3668.

Specifically, Southern proposes to abandon in place 2.87 miles of existing and parallel 22-inch North Main Line, 24-inch North Main Line Loop, and 24- inch 2nd North Main Line and 0.54 miles of existing Calera Branch Line. Southern also proposes to construct 3.48 miles of relocated segments of each of the three North Main Lines with new above-ground gate settings on each of the three lines and 0.43 miles of relocated Calera Branch Line to replace the abandoned segments. Southern states that the existing lines are located in the path of the ongoing longwall coal mining operations that are planned to extend to the area underneath the existing pipeline facilities by April 1, 2016. Southern estimates the cost of this project to be $42,358,978 and it will be rolled into Southern’s existing rates.

On June 24, 2014, the Commission staff granted Southern’s request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF14–12–000 to staff activities involved in the Project. Now, as of the filing of the December 3, 2014 application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP15–23–000, as noted in the caption of this Notice.

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9), within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff’s issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission’s public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff’s FEIS or EA.

There are two ways to become involved in the Commission’s review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.