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Dated: October 24, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016–25954 Filed 10–26–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0117]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program Performance Report
Office of Innovation and
Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0117. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. 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, Room
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Clifton Jones,
202–205–2204.
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
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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: Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1855–0010.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 34.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 850.
Abstract: The Credit Enhancement for
Charter School Facilities Program and
its virtually identical antecedent
program, the Charter Schools Facilities
Financing Demonstration Program, are
authorized as part of the reauthorization
of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act to have a statutory
mandate for an annual report
(respectively, Section 5227 and Section
10227). This reporting is a requirement
in order to obtain or retain benefits
according to section 5527 part b of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965. ED will use the information
through this report to monitor and
evaluate competitive grants. These
grants are made to private, non-profits;
governmental entities; and consortia of
these organizations. These organizations
will use the funds to leverage private
capital to help charter schools construct,
acquire, and renovate school facilities.
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
Office of the Undersecretary,
U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open
meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda for the October 26, 2016 meeting
of the President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Board) and provides
information regarding an opportunity to
attend. Notice of the meeting is required
by the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and is intended to notify the
public of its opportunity to attend. This
notice is being published less than 15
calendar days prior to the meeting to
address scheduling conflicts by having
the meeting coincide with the National
HBCU Week Conference and thereby
ensure a quorum for the final meeting of
the Board during this Administration.
DATES: The Board meeting will be held
on October 26, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. E.D.T. at the Renaissance Capital
View, 2800 South Potomac Avenue,
Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sedika Franklin, Associate Director,
U.S. Department of Education, White
House Initiative on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204;
telephone: (202) 453–5634 or (202) 453–
5630, fax: (202) 453–5632, or email:
sedika.franklin@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Board’s Statutory Authority and
Function: The Board is established by
Executive Order 13532 (February 26,
2010) and is continued by Executive
Order 13708 (September 30, 2015). The
Board is governed by the provisions of
the FACA, which sets forth standards
for the formation and use of advisory
committees. The purpose of the Board is
to advise the President and the
Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all
matters pertaining to strengthening the
educational capacity of Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs).
The Board shall advise the President
and the Secretary in the following areas:
(i) Improving the identity, visibility, and
distinctive capabilities and overall
competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging
the philanthropic, business,
government, military, homelandsecurity, and education communities in
a national dialogue regarding new
HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii)
improving the ability of HBCUs to
SUMMARY:
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remain fiscally secure institutions that
can assist the nation in reaching its goal
of having the highest proportion of
college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating
the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v)
encouraging public-private investments
in HBCUs.
Meeting Agenda: Members of the
public who wish to listen to the meeting
via telephone may dial (877) 988–7340,
participant code, 2881382.
The meeting agenda will include (i) a
review of the Board’s activities prior to
October 26 2016; (ii) the introduction
and swearing-in of five new members of
the Board; (iii) Chairman William R.
Harvey will present a report on HBCU
issues and concerns; (iv) Deputy Under
Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Education and Acting Executive
Director/Designated Federal Official,
Kim Hunter Reed, will provide an
update on current priorities of the White
House Initiative on HBCUs, including
planning strategies and initiatives; (v)
Kim Hunter Reed will also provide an
update on education policies relevant to
HBCUs; (vi) Chairman Harvey will open
the floor for subcommittee reports. The
public comment period will begin
immediately following the conclusion of
the subcommittee reports.
Submission of request to make a
public comment: There are two methods
the public may use to provide an oral
comment pertaining to the work of the
Board at the October 26, 2016 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by
email to whirsvps@ed.gov. Please do not
send materials directly to Board
members. Requests for oral comment
must be received by close of business
October 22, 2016. Include in the subject
line of the email request ‘‘Oral Comment
Request: (organization name).’’ The
email must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, telephone
number, of the person(s) requesting to
speak, and a brief summary (not to
exceed one page) of the principal points
to be made during the oral comment. All
individuals submitting an advance
request in accordance with this method
will be afforded an opportunity to speak
for three minutes.
Method Two: Register at the meeting
location on October 26, 2016. The
requestor must provide his or her name,
title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number. Individuals will be selected on
a first-come, first-served basis. If
selected, each commenter will have an
opportunity to speak for three minutes.
All comments made will become part
of the official record of the Board.
Similarly, written materials distributed
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during oral comment will become part
of the official record of the meeting.
Submission of written public
comments: The Board invites written
comments, which will be read during
the public comment period. Written
comments must be received by close of
business October 22, 2016 and must be
sent via email to whirsvps@ed.gov.
Please include in the subject line of the
email ‘‘Written Comments: Public
Comment.’’ The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address, and
telephone number, of the person(s)
making the comment. Written
comments should be submitted as a
Microsoft Word document or in a
medium compatible with Microsoft
Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to
the email message or is provided in the
body of the email message. Please do
not send material directly to the Board
members.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official report
of the meeting on the Board Web site 90
days after the meeting. Pursuant to the
FACA, the public may also inspect the
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, by emailing oswhihbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453–
5634 to schedule an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice at least one
week before the meeting date. Although
we will attempt to meet a request
received after that date, we may not be
able to make available the requested
auxiliary aid or service because of
insufficient time to arrange it.
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
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documents published by the
Department.
Authority: Presidential Executive Order
13532, continued by Executive Order 13708.
Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary.
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Office of Nuclear Energy; Request for
Information on Approaches Involving
Private Initiatives for Consolidated
Interim Storage Facilities
Spent Fuel and Waste
Disposition, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for information.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), Office of Nuclear Energy,
released on its Web site a Request for
Information (RFI) on Private Initiatives
(PIs) for Consolidated Interim Storage
Facilities. The purpose of the RFI is to
gather input on the role of PIs for
private consolidated interim storage
facilities (ISF) services as part of an
integrated waste management system.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
January 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
submit requested information by any of
the following methods:
Email: Responses may be provided by
email to PrivateISF@hq.doe.gov.
Mail: Responses may be provided by
mail to the following address: U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear
Energy, Response to RFI on Private
Initiatives to Develop Consolidated SNF
Storage Facilities, 1000 Independence
Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Fax: Responses may be faxed to 202–
586–0544. Please include ‘‘Response to
RFI on Private Initiatives to Develop
Consolidated SNF Storage Facilities’’ on
the fax cover page.
Online: Responses will be accepted
online at www.regulations.gov.
Instructions: All submissions received
are to include ‘‘Response to RFI on
Private Initiatives to Develop
Consolidated SNF Storage Facilities’’ in
the subject of the message. The
complete RFI, including the additional
instructions, can be found at
www.energy.gov/ne/downloads/PrivateISF.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for further information should
be sent to Mr. Andrew Griffith via
PrivateISF@hq.doe.gov.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
AGENCY: Office of the Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the October 26, 2016
meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (Board) and provides information regarding an
opportunity to attend. Notice of the meeting is required by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend. This notice is being published less than 15
calendar days prior to the meeting to address scheduling conflicts by
having the meeting coincide with the National HBCU Week Conference and
thereby ensure a quorum for the final meeting of the Board during this
Administration.
DATES: The Board meeting will be held on October 26, 2016, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. E.D.T. at the Renaissance Capital View, 2800 South Potomac
Avenue, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Associate Director,
U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453-5634 or (202) 453-5630, fax: (202) 453-
5632, or email: sedika.franklin@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Board's Statutory Authority and Function: The Board is established
by Executive Order 13532 (February 26, 2010) and is continued by
Executive Order 13708 (September 30, 2015). The Board is governed by
the provisions of the FACA, which sets forth standards for the
formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Board is
to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on
all matters pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The Board shall advise the President and the Secretary in the
following areas: (i) Improving the identity, visibility, and
distinctive capabilities and overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii)
engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military, homeland-
security, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding
new HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii) improving the ability of HBCUs
to
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remain fiscally secure institutions that can assist the nation in
reaching its goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates
by 2020; (iv) elevating the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v)
encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs.
Meeting Agenda: Members of the public who wish to listen to the
meeting via telephone may dial (877) 988-7340, participant code,
2881382.
The meeting agenda will include (i) a review of the Board's
activities prior to October 26 2016; (ii) the introduction and
swearing-in of five new members of the Board; (iii) Chairman William R.
Harvey will present a report on HBCU issues and concerns; (iv) Deputy
Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and Acting
Executive Director/Designated Federal Official, Kim Hunter Reed, will
provide an update on current priorities of the White House Initiative
on HBCUs, including planning strategies and initiatives; (v) Kim Hunter
Reed will also provide an update on education policies relevant to
HBCUs; (vi) Chairman Harvey will open the floor for subcommittee
reports. The public comment period will begin immediately following the
conclusion of the subcommittee reports.
Submission of request to make a public comment: There are two
methods the public may use to provide an oral comment pertaining to the
work of the Board at the October 26, 2016 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by email to whirsvps@ed.gov. Please do
not send materials directly to Board members. Requests for oral comment
must be received by close of business October 22, 2016. Include in the
subject line of the email request ``Oral Comment Request: (organization
name).'' The email must include the name(s), title, organization/
affiliation, mailing address, email address, telephone number, of the
person(s) requesting to speak, and a brief summary (not to exceed one
page) of the principal points to be made during the oral comment. All
individuals submitting an advance request in accordance with this
method will be afforded an opportunity to speak for three minutes.
Method Two: Register at the meeting location on October 26, 2016.
The requestor must provide his or her name, title, organization/
affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.
Individuals will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. If
selected, each commenter will have an opportunity to speak for three
minutes.
All comments made will become part of the official record of the
Board. Similarly, written materials distributed during oral comment
will become part of the official record of the meeting.
Submission of written public comments: The Board invites written
comments, which will be read during the public comment period. Written
comments must be received by close of business October 22, 2016 and
must be sent via email to whirsvps@ed.gov. Please include in the
subject line of the email ``Written Comments: Public Comment.'' The
email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address, and telephone number, of the person(s)
making the comment. Written comments should be submitted as a Microsoft
Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF
file) that is attached to the email message or is provided in the body
of the email message. Please do not send material directly to the Board
members.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the Board Web site 90 days after the
meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also inspect the
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, by emailing
oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453-5634 to schedule an
appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format),
notify the contact person listed in this notice at least one week
before the meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request
received after that date, we may not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to
arrange it.
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.
Authority: Presidential Executive Order 13532, continued by
Executive Order 13708.
Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-25828 Filed 10-24-16; 4:20 pm]
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