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• Potential impacts on health from
the village of Newtok remaining in its
current location.
• Potential impacts on health, both
positive and negative, as a result of
relocation.
• Potential impacts to workers during
the construction of the facilities.
• Potential impacts to surface water,
tidelands, flora and fauna including
turbidity from construction activities.
• Potential impacts on air quality
from emissions and from noise during
construction and operations.
• Potential cumulative impacts of the
past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable future actions.
• Potential impacts to historically
significant properties, if present, and on
access to traditional use areas.
• Potential impacts on local, regional,
or national resources from materials and
utilities required for construction.
• Potential impacts on ecological
resources, including threatened and
endangered species and water quality.
• Potential impacts on local
employment, income, population,
housing, and public services from
harbor construction and operations.
Identification of Environmental and
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protecting the village of Newtok from
erosion and flooding.
Structural Alternatives: This set of
alternatives will investigate and
describe possible improvement
alternatives that would allow village
residents to stay in their current
location. Types of structural solutions
could include, but are not limited to,
constructing an earth-filled levee
surrounding the entire village, including
the airport, and/or raising the buildings
above the highest flood level.
Proposed Action: In collaboration
with the Newtok Village Council (NVC),
the Denali Commission has proposed to
complete comprehensive townsite
planning for the new Mertarvik village
site encompassing all infrastructure
projects necessary to support the entire
village of Newtok population, which
needs relocation from the endangered
village of Newtok site. The townsite
plan will include at a minimum the
following infrastructure projects:
Airport; solid waste landfill; wastewater
collection system and wastewater
treatment lagoon; bulk fuel farm and
fuel dispensing facility; power house
and power distribution system; water
treatment plan, water storage tank, and
water distribution lines; barge landing;
the town center consisting of housing,
school, public buildings, and
subdivision roads; and all associated
connecting roads. The final siting of
these proposed facilities will be
determined in the townsite planning
effort through a village engagement
process. The proposed Federal actions
to be covered by the EIS will consist of
all infrastructure identified and sited in
the final townsite plan.
No Action Alternative: Under the ‘‘no
action’’ alternative, the village of
Newtok would remain in its current
location as long as physically possible,
continue to experience severe damages
from flooding and erosion, and
eventually be forced to evacuate the site
when it succumbs to catastrophic
flooding and/or erosion.
EIS Schedule
The Draft EIS is scheduled to be
published no sooner than 1 July 2017.
A 45-day comment period on the Draft
EIS is planned, which will include
public meeting(s) to receive comments.
Availability of the Draft EIS, the dates
of the public comment period, and
information about public meeting(s) will
be announced in the Federal Register
and in the local news media.
The Final EIS for the Mertarvik
Infrastructure Development Project is
scheduled to be available no sooner
The Denali Commission intends to
address the following environmental
issues when assessing the potential
environmental impacts of the
alternatives in this EIS. Additional
issues may be identified as a result of
the scoping process. The Denali
Commission invites comment from
Federal agencies; state, local, and tribal
governments; and the general public on
these and any other issues that should
be considered in the EIS:
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NEPA Process
The EIS for the proposed project will
be prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
and Denali Commission NEPA
Implementing Procedures (45 CFR part
900). Following publication of this
Notice of Intent, the Denali Commission
will continue the scoping process,
prepare and distribute the Draft EIS for
public review, hold public meeting(s) to
solicit public comment on the Draft EIS,
and publish a Final EIS. Not less than
30 days after the publication of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Availability of the Final EIS,
the Denali Commission may issue a
Record of Decision (ROD) documenting
its decision concerning the proposed
action.
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than 30 September 2017. A Record of
Decision would be issued no sooner
than 30 days after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s
notice of availability of the Final EIS is
published in the Federal Register.
Joel Neimeyer,
Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2016–ICCD–0138]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
International Early Learning Study
(IELS) 2018 Field Test Recruitment
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), 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 a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 3,
2017.
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–0138. 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
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES
Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
SUMMARY:
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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: International Early
Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test
Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 618.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 234.
Abstract: The International Early
Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be
conducted in 2018, is a new study
sponsored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), an
intergovernmental organization of
industrialized countries. In the United
States, the IELS is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES). The IELS focuses on young
children and their cognitive and noncognitive skills and competencies as
they transition to primary school. The
IELS is designed to examine: children’s
early learning and development in a
broad range of domains, including
social emotional skills as well as
cognitive skills; the relationship
between children’s early learning and
children’s participation in early
childhood education and care (ECEC);
the role of contextual factors, including
children’s individual characteristics and
their home backgrounds and
experiences, in promoting young
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children’s growth and development; and
how early learning varies across and
within countries prior to beginning
primary school. In 2018, in the
participating countries, including the
United States, the IELS will assess
nationally-representative samples of
children ages 5.0–5.5 years (in
kindergarten in the United States)
through direct and indirect measures,
and will collect contextual data about
their home learning environments,
ECEC histories, and demographic
characteristics. The IELS will measure
young children’s knowledge, skills, and
competencies in both cognitive and
non-cognitive domains, including
language and literacy, mathematics and
numeracy, executive function/selfregulation, and social emotional skills.
This assessment will take place as
children are transitioning to primary
school and will provide data on how
U.S. children entering kindergarten
compare with their international peers
on skills deemed important for later
success. To prepare for the main study
that will take place in SeptemberNovember 2018, the IELS countries will
conduct a field test in the fall of 2017
to evaluate newly developed assessment
instruments and questionnaires and to
test the study operations. The U.S. IELS
field test data collection will occur from
September to October, 2017. In order to
meet the international data collection
schedule for the fall 2017 field test, field
test respondent recruiting activities
must begin by May 2017. This request
is to conduct recruitment activities for
the 2017 IELS field test.
Dated: February 28, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Impact
Study of Feedback for Teachers Based
on Classroom Videos
Department of Education (ED),
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a new information collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 2,
2017.
DATES:
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–
2017–ICCD–0017. 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
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
ADDRESSES:
For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Elizabeth
Warner, 202–245–7744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0138]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test
Recruitment
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 3, 2017.
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-
0138. 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 224-84,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
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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: International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018
Field Test Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 618.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 234.
Abstract: The International Early Learning Study (IELS), scheduled
to be conducted in 2018, is a new study sponsored by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental
organization of industrialized countries. In the United States, the
IELS is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES). The IELS focuses on young children and their cognitive and non-
cognitive skills and competencies as they transition to primary school.
The IELS is designed to examine: children's early learning and
development in a broad range of domains, including social emotional
skills as well as cognitive skills; the relationship between children's
early learning and children's participation in early childhood
education and care (ECEC); the role of contextual factors, including
children's individual characteristics and their home backgrounds and
experiences, in promoting young children's growth and development; and
how early learning varies across and within countries prior to
beginning primary school. In 2018, in the participating countries,
including the United States, the IELS will assess nationally-
representative samples of children ages 5.0-5.5 years (in kindergarten
in the United States) through direct and indirect measures, and will
collect contextual data about their home learning environments, ECEC
histories, and demographic characteristics. The IELS will measure young
children's knowledge, skills, and competencies in both cognitive and
non-cognitive domains, including language and literacy, mathematics and
numeracy, executive function/self-regulation, and social emotional
skills. This assessment will take place as children are transitioning
to primary school and will provide data on how U.S. children entering
kindergarten compare with their international peers on skills deemed
important for later success. To prepare for the main study that will
take place in September-November 2018, the IELS countries will conduct
a field test in the fall of 2017 to evaluate newly developed assessment
instruments and questionnaires and to test the study operations. The
U.S. IELS field test data collection will occur from September to
October, 2017. In order to meet the international data collection
schedule for the fall 2017 field test, field test respondent recruiting
activities must begin by May 2017. This request is to conduct
recruitment activities for the 2017 IELS field test.
Dated: February 28, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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