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OMB. Section 3(f) of Executive Order
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We have determined, also, that this
regulatory action does not unduly
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Dated: October 22, 2009.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. E9–25839 Filed 10–26–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board for Education Sciences
AGENCY: Department of Education,
Institute of Education Sciences.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the National Board
for Education Sciences. The notice also
describes the functions of the
Committee. Notice of this meeting is
required by Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and is
intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to attend the open portion
of the meeting. This notice is being
posted less than 15 days prior to the
meeting due to logistical issues with
scheduling the meeting.
DATES: November 9, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100,
Washington, DC 20208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Norma Garza, Executive Director,
National Board for Education Sciences,
555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 K,
Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202)
219–2195; fax: (202) 219–1466; e-mail:
Norma.Garza@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Board for Education Sciences
is authorized by Section 116 of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA). The Board advises the Director
of the Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) on the establishment of activities
to be supported by the Institute, on the
funding for applications for grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements
for research after the completion of peer
review, and reviews and evaluates the
work of the Institute. At this time, the
Board consists of only six of fifteen
appointed members due to the
expirations of the terms of nine
members. The Board shall meet and can
carry out official business because the
ESRA states that a majority of the voting
members serving at the time of a
meeting constitutes a quorum.
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On November 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45
a.m., the Board will approve the agenda
and hear remarks from the chair and the
executive director. From 8:45 a.m. to 10
a.m., IES director John Easton will give
an update on the work of the agency,
followed by updates on the IES centers
until 11:30 a.m. Ex officio members will
give overviews of their agencies’ work
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., after
which there will be a break for lunch
until 2 p.m.
The afternoon’s sessions will include
a Practice Guides Overview from 2 to 3
p.m. This will be followed by
presentations on recently released IES
Teacher Quality Evaluations and a
discussion of findings, which will
conclude at 4:30 p.m. The Board will
conclude the meeting with a
consideration of summary views and
next steps prior to adjournment at 5
p.m. A final agenda will be available
from Norma Garza (see contact
information above) on October 26.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistance listening devices, or
materials in alternative format) should
notify Norma Garza no later than
October 26. We will attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this
date but cannot guarantee their
availability. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Records are kept of all Committee
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW.,
Room 602 K, Washington, DC 20208,
from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time Monday through
Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
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text or Adobe Portable Document
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fed-register/
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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. E9–25838 Filed 10–26–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment, To Open a
Public Scoping Period, and To
Conduct a Public Scoping Meeting
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AGENCY: Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Assessment, to open a
public scoping period, and to conduct a
public scoping meeting for the funding
of the construction and operation of the
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at
Michigan State University, East Lansing,
Michigan.
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) announces its intent to prepare
an Environmental Assessment (EA)
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) and to hold a public
scoping meeting on the proposed
Federal action to fund the construction
and operation of the Facility for Rare
Isotope Beams (FRIB) on the campus of
Michigan State University (MSU) in East
Lansing, Michigan. FRIB’s design is
composed of buildings and/or building
additions for a heavy ion/proton
accelerator, ancillary laboratories, and
support facilities. Construction/
operation would occur adjacent to the
existing National Superconducting
Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL), which
would ultimately be subsumed into
FRIB. The EA will identify and assess
potential environmental impacts from
the Proposed Action and a range of
reasonable alternatives so DOE can
determine whether to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) or
issue a finding of no significant impact
(FONSI). DOE is also opening a 45-day
scoping period to allow the public the
opportunity to voice any concerns it
might have and to make
recommendations about the analytical
approach and alternatives. During the
scoping period, a public meeting will be
held. If at any point during the
preparation of the EA DOE determines
that it is necessary to prepare an EIS,
this scoping process will serve as the
scoping process that would normally
follow a Notice of Intent to prepare an
EIS.
DATES: The public scoping period starts
with the publication of this Notice in
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until December 11, 2009. DOE will
consider all comments received or
postmarked by that date in defining the
scope of the EA. Comments received or
postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
DOE invites public comment on the
scope of this EA during a public scoping
meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on
November 11, 2009 in room 1400 of the
Biomedical and Physical Sciences
Building (BPS) on the campus of
Michigan State University, in East
Lansing, Michigan. The scoping meeting
will be preceded by an educational open
house to be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at the NSCL, which is adjacent to BPS.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
suggestions on the scope of the EA may
be submitted by mail to: FRIB
Comments, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Science, Chicago Office (STS),
9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne,
Illinois 60439; by toll free fax to 1–888–
676–3672; by e-mail to
frib.comments@ch.doe.gov; or through
the EA Web site at https://
www.frib.msu.edu/NEPA/.
The Pre-approval Draft EA is expected
to be completed in the Spring of 2010.
Advance requests for copies can also be
made at this time via the methods
above. In making your request, please
specify whether you would like a paper
copy, a compact disc, or notification of
its availability on the Internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information on the proposed
project, contact Mr. James Hawkins,
FRIB Program Manager, U.S.
Department of Energy, SC–26.2/
Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290, by
telephone at 301–903–3613, or via email at James.Hawkins@science.doe.gov;
or Dr. Thomas Glasmacher, FRIB Project
Manager, Facility for Rare Isotope
Beams, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI 48824–1321, by telephone
at 517–908–7750, or via e-mail at
glasmacher@frib.msu.edu. The FRIB
project is described in detail at the FRIB
Web site, https://www.frib.msu.edu/.
For general information concerning
DOE’s NEPA process, contact: Peter
Siebach, NEPA Compliance Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of ScienceChicago Office (STS), 9800 South Cass
Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, by
telephone at 603–252–2007, or via email at Peter.Siebach@ch.doe.gov. This
Notice of Intent and general information
on the DOE NEPA process are available
at https://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
DOE published a ‘‘funding
opportunity announcement’’ on May 20,
2008 seeking applications for the design
and establishment of a particle
acceleration facility—the FRIB—as a
National User Facility. The FRIB would
take about a decade to design and build
and would cost an estimated $550
million, including cost sharing from
MSU. MSU would also make other, nonmonetary contributions. The research
conducted at FRIB would involve
experimentation with intense beams of
rare isotopes—short-lived nuclei not
normally found on earth—that will
enable researchers to address pressing
questions in nuclear structure and
nuclear astrophysics. Two applications
were received. The results of an
independent merit review process, as
well as an environmental critique, i.e.,
a comparison of environmental
information provided in the
applications, were considered by DOE
and on December 11, 2008, MSU was
selected to design and establish the
FRIB. A cooperative agreement with
DOE was signed on June 8, 2009,
establishing terms and conditions for
the work to be performed and ensuring
DOE’s substantial ongoing involvement
in the project.
Purpose and Need for Action
DOE has a mission to advance our
basic understanding of science.
Scientific research at a FRIB holds the
promise to vastly expand our
understanding of nuclear astrophysics
and nuclear structure. DOE determined
that the establishment of the FRIB is a
high priority for the future of U.S.
nuclear science research. The FRIB
establishes a highly sophisticated
research laboratory that would produce
intense beams of rare isotopes. These
beams enable scientists to study the
nuclear reactions that power stars and
generate the elements found on earth;
explore the structure of the nuclei of
atoms, which form the core of all matter
and the forces that bind them together;
test current theories about the
fundamental nature of matter; and play
a role in developing new nuclear
medicines and other societal
applications of rare isotopes.
The FRIB concept has undergone
numerous studies and assessments
within DOE and by independent parties
such as the National Research Council
of the National Academy of Sciences.
These studies—in addition to the joint
DOE/National Science Foundation
(NSF) Nuclear Science Advisory
Committee (NSAC) 2007 Long Range
Plan—concluded that such a facility is
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board for Education Sciences
AGENCY: Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The
notice also describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity
to attend the open portion of the meeting. This notice is being posted
less than 15 days prior to the meeting due to logistical issues with
scheduling the meeting.
DATES: November 9, 2009.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20208.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Garza, Executive Director,
National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room
602 K, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-2195; fax: (202) 219-
1466; e-mail: Norma.Garza@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is
authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA). The Board advises the Director of the Institute of Education
Sciences (IES) on the establishment of activities to be supported by
the Institute, on the funding for applications for grants, contracts,
and cooperative agreements for research after the completion of peer
review, and reviews and evaluates the work of the Institute. At this
time, the Board consists of only six of fifteen appointed members due
to the expirations of the terms of nine members. The Board shall meet
and can carry out official business because the ESRA states that a
majority of the voting members serving at the time of a meeting
constitutes a quorum.
On November 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., the Board will approve
the agenda and hear remarks from the chair and the executive director.
From 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., IES director John Easton will give an update
on the work of the agency, followed by updates on the IES centers until
11:30 a.m. Ex officio members will give overviews of their agencies'
work from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., after which there will be a break
for lunch until 2 p.m.
The afternoon's sessions will include a Practice Guides Overview
from 2 to 3 p.m. This will be followed by presentations on recently
released IES Teacher Quality Evaluations and a discussion of findings,
which will conclude at 4:30 p.m. The Board will conclude the meeting
with a consideration of summary views and next steps prior to
adjournment at 5 p.m. A final agenda will be available from Norma Garza
(see contact information above) on October 26. Individuals who will
need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting
(e.g., interpreting services, assistance listening devices, or
materials in alternative format) should notify Norma Garza no later
than October 26. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations
after this date but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting
site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for
public inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 K, Washington,
DC 20208, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time
Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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) on the
Internet at the following site: http:/www.ed.gov/news/fed-register/
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: 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 on GPO
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John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. E9-25838 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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