Equity and Excellence Commission, 29621-29622 [2012-12144]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 97 / Friday, May 18, 2012 / Notices The complete text of the Record of Decision (ROD) is available for public viewing on the project Web site at https:// www.nbkeis.com/ehw, along with copies of the FEIS and supporting documents. Single copies of the ROD will be made available upon request by contacting: Ms. Christine Stevenson, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Northwest, 1101 Tautog Circle, Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, telephone number 360–396–0080, email christine.stevenson@navy.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 15, 2012. J.M. Beal, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–12109 Filed 5–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities U.S. Department of Education, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Board). ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. DATES: Wednesday, June 6, 2012. TIME: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Spelman College, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Auditorium–LLC II, 440 Westview Drive, Atlanta GA 30314, 404–681–3643. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453–5634, fax: (202) 453–5632. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (the Board) is established by Executive Order 13532 (February 26, 2010). The Board is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards for the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:21 May 17, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 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. Agenda: The Board will receive updates from the chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs, the Board’s subcommittees and the executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs on their respective activities, thus far, during Fiscal Year 2012 including activities that have occurred since the Board’s last meeting, which was held on February 7, 2012. In addition, the Board will discuss possible strategies to meet its duties under its charter. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify John P. Brown, Associate Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs, at (202) 453–5645, no later than Friday, May 25, 2012. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An opportunity for public comment is available on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, from 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Individuals who wish to provide comments will be allowed three to five minutes to speak. Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by submitting them to the attention of John S. Wilson, Jr., White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, by Friday, June 1, 2012. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29621 Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20202, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/ index.html. 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 1–866–512–1830; or in the Washington, DC, area at 202–512–0000. Dated: May 14, 2012. Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. [FR Doc. 2012–12158 Filed 5–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Equity and Excellence Commission U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the Equity and Excellence Commission (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend. DATES: June 4, 2012. Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet in Washington, DC at the United States Department of Education at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, in Room 1W105/108. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy Johnson, Designated Federal Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Email: equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 453–6567. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 29622 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 97 / Friday, May 18, 2012 / Notices Standard Time, the Equity and Excellence Commission will hold an open meeting in Washington, DC at the United States Department of Education at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, in Room 1W105/108. The purpose of the Commission is to collect information, analyze issues, and obtain broad public input regarding how the Federal government can increase educational opportunity by improving school funding equity. The Commission will also make recommendations for restructuring school finance systems to achieve equity in the distribution of educational resources and further student performance, especially for the students at the lower end of the achievement gap. The Commission will examine the disparities in meaningful educational opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap, with a focus on systems of finance, and recommend appropriate ways in which Federal policies could address such disparities. The agenda for the Commission’s June 4, 2012 meeting will include reviewing and deliberating on a draft report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (Secretary), prepared by the Draft Review subcommittee, summarizing the Commission’s findings and recommendations for appropriate ways in which Federal policies can improve equity in school finance. The Commission is also expected to discuss what materials, if any, will accompany its report to the Secretary and the timing of the release of the report. Due to time constraints, there will not be a public comment period. However, individuals wishing to provide written comments may send their comments to the Commission via email at equitycommission@ed.gov or via U.S. mail to Guy Johnson, Designated Federal Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. For comments related to the upcoming meeting, please submit comments for receipt no later than May 29, 2012. Individuals interested in attending the meeting must register in advance, as meeting room seating may be limited. Please contact Guy Johnson at (202) 453–6567 or by email at equitycommission@ed.gov. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify Guy Johnson at (202) 453–6567 no later than May 29, 2012. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee availability. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:21 May 17, 2012 Jkt 226001 The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. You may contact Guy Johnson, Designated Federal Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, at equitycommission@ed.gov, or at (202) 453–6567 if you have additional questions regarding inspection of records. Sandra Battle, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office for Civil Rights. [FR Doc. 2012–12144 Filed 5–17–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 12758–004] Application Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments, Recommendations, Terms and Conditions, and Prescriptions; BOST5 Hydroelectric, LLC Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Original Major License. b. Project No.: P–12758–004. c. Date filed: March 28, 2011. d. Applicant: BOST5 Hydroelectric, LLC (BOST5). e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & Dam No. 5 Hydroelectric Project. f. Location: The proposed project would be located at the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (Corps) Red River Lock & Dam No. 5 on the Red River, in Bossier Parish, near the Town of Ninock, Louisiana. The proposed project would occupy 69.9 acres of land administered by the Corps. g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Douglas A. Spalding, BOST5 Hydroelectric, LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; (952) 544–8133. i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards (202) 502–6181, or by email at jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted and is now ready for environmental analysis. l. Project Description: The proposed project would utilize the existing Corps Red River Lock and Dam No. 5, and operate consistent with the Corps’ current operation policy. The proposed project would consist of: (1) An excavated 416-foot-long headrace channel to convey water from the upstream Pool No. 5 of the Red River to a 301-foot-long by 90-foot-wide concrete powerhouse located northeast of the end of the existing overflow weir; (2) an excavated 495-foot-long tailrace channel to discharge water from the powerhouse to the downstream Pool No. 4 of the Red River; (3) a 28.1-megawatt horizontal Kaplan bulb turbine/generator unit; (4) a 6.5-mile-long, 34.5-kilovolt overhead transmission line which would connect to Central Louisiana Electric Company’s new substation; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would generate about 129,400 megawatt-hours annually which would be sold to a local utility. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using the E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29621-29622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12144]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Equity and Excellence Commission

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
up-coming meeting of the Equity and Excellence Commission (Commission). 
The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of 
this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify the public of their 
opportunity to attend.

DATES: June 4, 2012.
    Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet in Washington, DC at the United 
States Department of Education at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20202, in Room 1W105/108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy Johnson, Designated Federal 
Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Email: 
equitycommission@ed.gov. Telephone: (202) 453-6567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern

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Standard Time, the Equity and Excellence Commission will hold an open 
meeting in Washington, DC at the United States Department of Education 
at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, in Room 1W105/108.
    The purpose of the Commission is to collect information, analyze 
issues, and obtain broad public input regarding how the Federal 
government can increase educational opportunity by improving school 
funding equity. The Commission will also make recommendations for 
restructuring school finance systems to achieve equity in the 
distribution of educational resources and further student performance, 
especially for the students at the lower end of the achievement gap. 
The Commission will examine the disparities in meaningful educational 
opportunities that give rise to the achievement gap, with a focus on 
systems of finance, and recommend appropriate ways in which Federal 
policies could address such disparities.
    The agenda for the Commission's June 4, 2012 meeting will include 
reviewing and deliberating on a draft report to the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Education (Secretary), prepared by the Draft Review 
subcommittee, summarizing the Commission's findings and recommendations 
for appropriate ways in which Federal policies can improve equity in 
school finance. The Commission is also expected to discuss what 
materials, if any, will accompany its report to the Secretary and the 
timing of the release of the report. Due to time constraints, there 
will not be a public comment period. However, individuals wishing to 
provide written comments may send their comments to the Commission via 
email at equitycommission@ed.gov or via U.S. mail to Guy Johnson, 
Designated Federal Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
For comments related to the upcoming meeting, please submit comments 
for receipt no later than May 29, 2012.
    Individuals interested in attending the meeting must register in 
advance, as meeting room seating may be limited. Please contact Guy 
Johnson at (202) 453-6567 or by email at equitycommission@ed.gov. 
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to 
attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify Guy Johnson 
at (202) 453-6567 no later than May 29, 2012. We will attempt to meet 
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee 
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available 
for public inspection at the Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time. You may contact Guy Johnson, Designated Federal 
Official, Equity and Excellence Commission, at equitycommission@ed.gov, 
or at (202) 453-6567 if you have additional questions regarding 
inspection of records.

Sandra Battle,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2012-12144 Filed 5-17-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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