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Dated: September 28, 2011.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Keith West Assistant Inspector General
for Audit Services, Department of
Education
Dated: September 28, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFETY BOARD
Senior Executive Service Performance
Review Board
Sunshine Act Notice
Department of Defense Office
of Inspector General, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
appointment of the members of the
Senior Executive Service (SES)
Performance Review Board (PRB) for the
Department of Defense Office of
Inspector General (DoD OIG), as
required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The
PRB provides fair and impartial review
of SES performance appraisals and
makes recommendations regarding
performance ratings and performance
awards to the Inspector General.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2011.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Phyllis Hughes, Director, Human
Capital Advisory Services,
Administration and Management, DoD
OIG, 400 Army Navy Drive, Arlington,
VA 22202, (703) 602–4516.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
following executives are appointed to
the DoD OIG, PRB:
Kathy Buller Deputy Inspector
General, (Foreign Service) Peace
Corps
Asa E. Cunningham Assistant
Inspector General for Inspections and
Special Investigations, Department of
Labor
Richard K. Delmar Counsel to the
Inspector General, Department of the
Treasury
Maria A. Freedman Assistant Inspector
General for Audit, Department of the
Treasury
Glenn P. Harris Counsel to the
Inspector General, Small Business
Administration
Elizabeth Martin General Counsel,
United States Postal Service
Mary Mitchelson Deputy Inspector
General, Department of Education
Daniel J. O’Rourke Assistant Inspector
General for Investigations, Small
Business Administration
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Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’
(5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given
of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board’s (Board) public hearing and
meeting described below. The Board
will conduct a public hearing and
meeting pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b
and invites any interested persons or
groups to present any comments,
technical information, or data
concerning safety issues related to the
matters to be considered.
TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: Session I: 1–
5 p.m., November 17, 2011; Session II:
7–9 p.m., November 17, 2011.
PLACE: Santa Fe Community Convention
Center, 201 West Marcy Street, Santa Fe,
New Mexico 87501. Parking will be
available at no cost.
STATUS: Open. While the Government in
the Sunshine Act does not require that
the scheduled discussion be conducted
in a meeting, the Board has determined
that an open meeting in this specific
case furthers the public interests
underlying both the Sunshine Act and
the Board’s enabling legislation.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: In this
public hearing and meeting, the Board
wishes to further explore safety matters
and gather other information related to
public and worker health and safety for
defense nuclear facilities at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
During Session I, the Board will
examine the seismic safety of the
Plutonium Facility. The Board will
receive testimony on National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) actions
to address Plutonium Facility seismic
vulnerabilities that lead to severe
postulated accident scenarios. The
Board is also interested in the status of
actions identified in NNSA’s response
to the Board’s Recommendation 2009–2,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety,
which was issued on October 26, 2009.
The Board will also examine the status
of emergency preparedness at the
laboratory and will receive testimony
concerning how well NNSA and its
contractor are prepared to respond to
site emergencies, including threats from
natural phenomena. The Board is also
interested in lessons learned from the
events at the Fukushima Daiichi
complex, the recent Las Conchas fire,
and the 2000 Cerro Grande fire and the
actions taken to incorporate these
lessons learned at the site-wide level
and in defense nuclear facility
operations. During Session II, the Board
will examine NNSA’s efforts to mitigate
risks to public and worker safety posed
by existing aging defense nuclear
facilities and NNSA’s efforts to ensure
the integration of safety-in-design for
modern replacement facilities. The
Board will receive testimony on the
operations and safety basis at existing
LANL defense nuclear facilities,
including the Chemistry and Metallurgy
Research Building, Area G in Technical
Area-54, and the Radioactive Liquid
Waste Treatment Facility. The Board
will also receive testimony on the
integration of safety-in-design for the
Chemistry and Metallurgy Research
Replacement project, the new
Transuranic Waste Facility, and the
Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment
Facility Upgrade project. The public
hearing portion of this proceeding is
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2286b.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Brian Grosner, General Manager,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board,
625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700,
Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788–
4016. This is a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
participation in the hearing is invited.
The Board is setting aside thirty minutes
at the end of each session of the hearing
for presentations and comments from
the public. Requests to speak may be
submitted in writing or by telephone.
The Board asks that commentators
describe the nature and scope of their
oral presentations. Those who contact
the Board prior to close of business on
November 10, 2011, will be scheduled
to speak at the session of the hearing
most relevant to their presentations. At
the beginning of Session I, the Board
will post a schedule for speakers at the
entrance to the hearing room. Anyone
who wishes to comment or provide
technical information or data may do so
in writing, either in lieu of, or in
addition to, making an oral
presentation. The Board Members may
question presenters to the extent
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deemed appropriate. Documents will be
accepted at the meeting or may be sent
to the Board’s Washington, DC, office.
The Board will hold the record open
until December 19, 2011, for the receipt
of additional materials. A transcript of
the meeting, along with DVD video
recordings of both sessions, will be
made available by the Board for
inspection and viewing by the public at
the Board’s Washington office and at the
Department of Energy’s (DOE) public
reading room at the DOE Federal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board
specifically reserves its right to further
schedule and otherwise regulate the
course of the meeting and hearing, to
recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn
the meeting and hearing, conduct
further reviews, and otherwise exercise
its power under the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Jessie H. Roberson,
Vice Chairman.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
(the Department), 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 and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
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note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that
Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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.
Dated: September 29, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Communications and
Outreach
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: National Blue
Ribbon Schools Program.
OMB Control Number: 1860–0506.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Once.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Government; Not-for-profit institutions
(public and private elementary, middle
and high schools).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 413.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 16,420.
Abstract:. The National Blue Ribbon
Schools Program honors public and
private elementary, middle and high
schools where students achieve at high
levels or where the achievement gap is
narrowing among all student subgroups.
Each year since 1982, the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) has
sought out schools where students
attain and maintain high academic
goals, including those that beat the
odds. The Program, part of a larger ED
effort to identify and disseminate
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knowledge about best school leadership
and teaching practices, is authorized by
Public Law 107–110 (January 8, 2002),
Part D—Fund for the Improvement of
Education, Subpart 1, Sec. 5411(b)(5).
Copies of the proposed information
collection request may be accessed from
https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 4702. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Department of Education.
Comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Director, Information
Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management
Services, Office of Management, invites
comments on the submission for OMB
review as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 3, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW, Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or
e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a
cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sunshine Act Notice
AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board's (Board) public hearing and meeting described
below. The Board will conduct a public hearing and meeting pursuant to
42 U.S.C. 2286b and invites any interested persons or groups to present
any comments, technical information, or data concerning safety issues
related to the matters to be considered.
TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: Session I: 1-5 p.m., November 17, 2011;
Session II: 7-9 p.m., November 17, 2011.
PLACE: Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 West Marcy Street,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501. Parking will be available at no cost.
STATUS: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require
that the scheduled discussion be conducted in a meeting, the Board has
determined that an open meeting in this specific case furthers the
public interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board's
enabling legislation.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: In this public hearing and meeting, the Board
wishes to further explore safety matters and gather other information
related to public and worker health and safety for defense nuclear
facilities at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). During Session
I, the Board will examine the seismic safety of the Plutonium Facility.
The Board will receive testimony on National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) actions to address Plutonium Facility seismic
vulnerabilities that lead to severe postulated accident scenarios. The
Board is also interested in the status of actions identified in NNSA's
response to the Board's Recommendation 2009-2, Los Alamos National
Laboratory Plutonium Facility Seismic Safety, which was issued on
October 26, 2009. The Board will also examine the status of emergency
preparedness at the laboratory and will receive testimony concerning
how well NNSA and its contractor are prepared to respond to site
emergencies, including threats from natural phenomena. The Board is
also interested in lessons learned from the events at the Fukushima
Daiichi complex, the recent Las Conchas fire, and the 2000 Cerro Grande
fire and the actions taken to incorporate these lessons learned at the
site-wide level and in defense nuclear facility operations. During
Session II, the Board will examine NNSA's efforts to mitigate risks to
public and worker safety posed by existing aging defense nuclear
facilities and NNSA's efforts to ensure the integration of safety-in-
design for modern replacement facilities. The Board will receive
testimony on the operations and safety basis at existing LANL defense
nuclear facilities, including the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research
Building, Area G in Technical Area-54, and the Radioactive Liquid Waste
Treatment Facility. The Board will also receive testimony on the
integration of safety-in-design for the Chemistry and Metallurgy
Research Replacement project, the new Transuranic Waste Facility, and
the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility Upgrade project. The
public hearing portion of this proceeding is authorized by 42 U.S.C.
2286b.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brian Grosner, General Manager,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free
number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public participation in the hearing is
invited. The Board is setting aside thirty minutes at the end of each
session of the hearing for presentations and comments from the public.
Requests to speak may be submitted in writing or by telephone. The
Board asks that commentators describe the nature and scope of their
oral presentations. Those who contact the Board prior to close of
business on November 10, 2011, will be scheduled to speak at the
session of the hearing most relevant to their presentations. At the
beginning of Session I, the Board will post a schedule for speakers at
the entrance to the hearing room. Anyone who wishes to comment or
provide technical information or data may do so in writing, either in
lieu of, or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board
Members may question presenters to the extent
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deemed appropriate. Documents will be accepted at the meeting or may be
sent to the Board's Washington, DC, office. The Board will hold the
record open until December 19, 2011, for the receipt of additional
materials. A transcript of the meeting, along with DVD video recordings
of both sessions, will be made available by the Board for inspection
and viewing by the public at the Board's Washington office and at the
Department of Energy's (DOE) public reading room at the DOE Federal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The
Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise
regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene,
postpone, or adjourn the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews,
and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended.
Dated: September 30, 2011.
Jessie H. Roberson,
Vice Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2011-25782 Filed 9-30-11; 4:15 pm]
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