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[FR Doc. 2015–18266 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
SAFETY BOARD
Sunshine Act Notice
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the provisions of
the Government in the Sunshine Act,
notice is hereby given of the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (Board)
public meeting and hearing described
below. The Board invites any interested
persons or groups to present any
comments, technical information, or
data concerning safety issues related to
the matters to be considered.
DATES: Session I (Hearing): 5:00 p.m.–
7:30 p.m., Session II (Meeting): 8:00
p.m.–9:30 p.m., August 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Three Rivers Convention
Center, 7016 West Grandbridge
Boulevard, Kennewick, Washington
99352.
Status: Open. The Board has
determined that an open meeting
furthers the public interest underlying
both the Government in the Sunshine
Act and the Board’s enabling legislation.
The proceeding is being noticed as both
a meeting under the Government in the
Sunshine Act and a hearing under the
Board’s enabling legislation. At the
conclusion of Session II, the Board is
expected to deliberate and then
potentially vote on a staff proposal.
Deliberations and voting will proceed in
accordance with the Board’s operating
procedures concerning the conduct of
meetings.
Matters To Be Considered: In the
Session I hearing, the Board will receive
testimony from senior officials from the
Department of Energy (DOE)
Headquarters, from the Manager for
DOE’s Office of River Protection (ORP),
and from the Federal Project Director for
the Waste Treatment and
Immobilization Plant (WTP) regarding
the current status of DOE efforts to
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improve safety culture at WTP. The
Board will consider several topics
related to safety culture. DOE’s Office of
Independent Enterprise Assessment will
be given the opportunity to discuss the
concerns identified in the WTP
independent safety culture assessments.
DOE’s Office of Environmental
Management and ORP are expected to
discuss actions to strengthen and
sustain a healthy safety culture at WTP.
Testimony will also address actions
taken by DOE to assess the effectiveness
of their improvements in safety culture
and the tools being used to track future
progress. After a brief recess, the Board
will convene the Session II meeting. The
Board will receive testimony from a
senior Board technical staff employee
concerning DOE’s efforts to improve
safety culture at WTP and a staff
proposal for possible approaches to
closing Recommendation 2011–1, Safety
Culture at the Waste Treatment and
Immobilization Plant. The Board is then
expected to conduct deliberations
concerning the staff’s proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Welch, 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 and meeting
is invited. The Board is setting aside
time in each Session for presentations
and comments from the public.
Requests to speak may be submitted in
writing or by telephone. The Board asks
that commenters describe the nature
and scope of their oral presentations.
Those who contact the Board prior to
close of business on August 21, 2015,
will be scheduled to speak at the
Session 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 deemed appropriate.
Documents will be accepted at the
hearing or may be sent to the Board’s
Washington, DC office. The Board will
hold the hearing record open until
September 26, 2015, for the receipt of
additional materials. The meeting
record will close when the meeting
adjourns. The hearing and meeting will
be presented live through Internet video
streaming. A link to the presentation
will be available on the Board’s Web site
(www.dnfsb.gov). A transcript of the
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hearing and meeting, along with a DVD
video recording, will be made available
by the Board for inspection and viewing
by the public at the Board’s Washington
office and at DOE’s 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 hearing and meeting, to
recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn
the hearing and meeting, conduct
further reviews, and otherwise exercise
its power under the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended.
Dated: July 22, 2015.
Jessie H. Roberson,
Vice Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2015–18405 Filed 7–23–15; 11:15 am]
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Final Waiver and Extension of the
Project Period; Territories and Freely
Associated States Education Grant
Program
[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.256A.]
Office of Elementary and
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Education.
ACTION: Final waiver and extension of
the project period.
AGENCY:
For the 36-month projects
funded in fiscal year (FY) 2012 under
the Territories and Freely Associated
States Education Grant (T&FASEG)
program, the Secretary waives the
requirement that prohibits the extension
of project periods involving the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
The Secretary also extends the project
period of these grants for up to an
additional 24 months. The waiver and
extension enables the five current
T&FASEG grantees to continue to
receive Federal funding annually for
project periods through FY 2016 and
possibly through FY 2017. In addition,
during this period, the Pacific Regional
Educational Laboratory (Pacific REL)
will continue to receive funds set aside
for technical assistance under the
T&FASEG program. Further, the waiver
and extension mean that we will not
announce a new competition or make
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DATES: The waiver and extension of the
project period are effective July 27,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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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, notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board's (Board) public meeting and hearing described below. The Board
invites any interested persons or groups to present any comments,
technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to the
matters to be considered.
DATES: Session I (Hearing): 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Session II (Meeting):
8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m., August 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 West Grandbridge
Boulevard, Kennewick, Washington 99352.
Status: Open. The Board has determined that an open meeting
furthers the public interest underlying both the Government in the
Sunshine Act and the Board's enabling legislation. The proceeding is
being noticed as both a meeting under the Government in the Sunshine
Act and a hearing under the Board's enabling legislation. At the
conclusion of Session II, the Board is expected to deliberate and then
potentially vote on a staff proposal. Deliberations and voting will
proceed in accordance with the Board's operating procedures concerning
the conduct of meetings.
Matters To Be Considered: In the Session I hearing, the Board will
receive testimony from senior officials from the Department of Energy
(DOE) Headquarters, from the Manager for DOE's Office of River
Protection (ORP), and from the Federal Project Director for the Waste
Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) regarding the current status
of DOE efforts to improve safety culture at WTP. The Board will
consider several topics related to safety culture. DOE's Office of
Independent Enterprise Assessment will be given the opportunity to
discuss the concerns identified in the WTP independent safety culture
assessments. DOE's Office of Environmental Management and ORP are
expected to discuss actions to strengthen and sustain a healthy safety
culture at WTP. Testimony will also address actions taken by DOE to
assess the effectiveness of their improvements in safety culture and
the tools being used to track future progress. After a brief recess,
the Board will convene the Session II meeting. The Board will receive
testimony from a senior Board technical staff employee concerning DOE's
efforts to improve safety culture at WTP and a staff proposal for
possible approaches to closing Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at
the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The Board is then
expected to conduct deliberations concerning the staff's proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Welch, 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 and
meeting is invited. The Board is setting aside time in each Session for
presentations and comments from the public. Requests to speak may be
submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commenters
describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who
contact the Board prior to close of business on August 21, 2015, will
be scheduled to speak at the Session 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
deemed appropriate. Documents will be accepted at the hearing or may be
sent to the Board's Washington, DC office. The Board will hold the
hearing record open until September 26, 2015, for the receipt of
additional materials. The meeting record will close when the meeting
adjourns. The hearing and meeting will be presented live through
Internet video streaming. A link to the presentation will be available
on the Board's Web site (www.dnfsb.gov). A transcript of the hearing
and meeting, along with a DVD video recording, will be made available
by the Board for inspection and viewing by the public at the Board's
Washington office and at DOE's 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 hearing and meeting, to recess, reconvene,
postpone, or adjourn the hearing and meeting, conduct further reviews,
and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended.
Dated: July 22, 2015.
Jessie H. Roberson,
Vice Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2015-18405 Filed 7-23-15; 11:15 am]
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