Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford, 15775 [2015-06815]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / Notices (GPRA) performance measures for the Ready-to-Learn program: • The percentage of summative experimental or quasi-experimental research studies that demonstrate positive and statistically significant gains in science or literacy skills when Ready-to-Learn transmedia properties are compared to similar non-Ready-toLearn-funded digital properties or to other more traditional educational materials. • The number of children who annually use Ready-to-Learn produced educational media products, disaggregated by individual product, as determined by appropriate industry standard metrics or, when available, by tracking tools. • The percentage of educational ‘‘transmedia products,’’ along with necessary supporting materials, that are deemed to be of high quality in promoting learning of science or literacy by an independent panel of expert reviewers. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Note: The Department will convene expert panels annually to review grantee-produced products. Applicants should include in their budgets funds for two individuals each year to spend two days in Washington, DC to attend these panel meetings and to demonstrate the identified products to reviewers. The fourth performance measure for Ready-to-Learn is a program efficiency measure: • Dollars leveraged from non-Federal sources per Federal dollar dedicated to core non-outreach and non-research program activities. 5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR 75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the performance targets in the grantee’s approved application. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Lekander, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:26 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 Room 4C133, Washington, DC 20202– 5930. Telephone: (202) 205–5633 or by email: readytolearn@ed.gov. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. VIII. Other Information Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: March 20, 2015. Nadya Chinoy Dabby, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. 2015–06791 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. 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: Wednesday, April 8, 2015—12:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015—8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 15775 Red Lion Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, WA 99352. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Skopeck, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376–5803; or Email: kristen.skopeck@rl.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda: • Central Plateau Inner Area Cleanup Guidelines • Hanford Advisory Board Committee Reports • Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ Updates • Board Business Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kristen Skopeck at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Kristen Skopeck at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Kristen Skopeck’s office at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. ADDRESSES: Issued at Washington, DC, on March 18, 2015. LaTanya R. Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–06815 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06815]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. 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: 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015--12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 9, 2015--8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.


ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, 
WA 99352.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Skopeck, Federal Coordinator, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 
P.O. Box 550, A7-75, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376-5803; or 
Email: kristen.skopeck@rl.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of 
environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
    Tentative Agenda:

 Central Plateau Inner Area Cleanup Guidelines
 Hanford Advisory Board Committee Reports
 Tri-Party Agreement Agencies' Updates
 Board Business

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM 
SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons 
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kristen Skopeck at 
least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed 
above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or 
after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should contact Kristen Skopeck at the 
address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received 
five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to 
include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 
Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make 
public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present 
their comments.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Kristen 
Skopeck's office at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes 
will also be available at the following Web site: https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 18, 2015.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06815 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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