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Addresses for Written Comment.
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Dated: January 22, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General
Counsel.
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COMMISSION
Notice of Proposed Methodology for
the 2020 Delaware River and Bay Water
Quality Assessment Report
Delaware River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Dated: January 22, 2020.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary.
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Notice is hereby given that
the methodology proposed to be used in
the 2020 Delaware River and Bay Water
Quality Assessment Report is available
for review and comment.
DATES: Comments on the assessment
methodology or recommendations for
the consideration of data sets should be
submitted in writing before 5:00 p.m.
EST on March 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted
via email to john.yagecic@drbc.nj.gov,
with ‘‘Water Quality Assessment 2020’’
as the subject line; via fax to 609–883–
9522; via U.S. Mail to DRBC, Attn:
Water Quality Assessment 2016, P.O.
Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628–
0360; via private carrier to DRBC, Attn:
Water Quality Assessment 2020, 25
Cosey Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628–
0360; or by hand to the latter address.
All submissions should have the phrase
‘‘Water Quality Assessment 2020’’ in the
subject line and should include the
name, address (street address optional)
and affiliation, if any, of the commenter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Yagecic, Manager, Water Quality
Assessment, john.yagecic@drbc.nj.gov,
609–883–9500, ext. 271.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Delaware River Basin Commission
(‘‘DRBC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) is an
interstate and federal compact agency
that was created in 1961 by concurrent
legislation of the States of Delaware,
New Jersey, and New York, the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
United States Government for purpose
of jointly managing the water resources
of the Delaware River Basin.
DRBC currently is compiling data for
the 2020 Delaware River and Bay Water
Quality Assessment Report (‘‘2020
Assessment’’) required by the federal
Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’). The 2020
Assessment will present the extent to
which waters of the Delaware River and
Bay are attaining designated uses in
accordance with Section 305(b) of the
CWA and the Commission’s Water
Quality Regulations, 18 CFR part 410,
and will identify impaired waters,
which consist of waters in which
surface water quality standards are not
being met.
The proposed assessment
methodology to be used in the 2020
SUMMARY:
Assessment is available for review at the
following URL: https://www.nj.gov/
drbc/library/documents/WQAssessment
Report2020_Methodology
DRAFTjan20.pdf.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities; Meeting
Office of Undersecretary,
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open
meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda for the February 14, 2020,
meeting of the President’s Board of
Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (PBA) and provides
information to members of the public
about the meeting. Notice of the meeting
is required by § 10(a)2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and is
intended to notify the public of its
opportunity to attend.
DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on
February 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. E.D.T. at the U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW, Barnard Auditorium, Washington,
DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sedika Franklin, Designated Federal
Official, U.S. Department of Education,
White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20202; telephone: (202) 453–5630, or
email sedika.franklin@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PBA’s Statutory Authority and
Function: The PBA is established by
Executive Order 13779 (February 28,
2017) and is continued by Executive
Order 138891 (September 27, 2019). The
PBA is governed by the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) which sets
forth standards for the formation and
use of advisory committees. The
purpose of the PBA is to advise the
President, through the White House
Initiative on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (Initiative), on all
matters pertaining to strengthening the
educational capacity of Historically
SUMMARY:
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Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs).
The PBA shall advise the President,
through the Initiative, on all matters
pertaining to strengthening the
educational capacity of HBCUs, in
particular, 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.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda
will include welcoming remarks;
legislative updates as they pertain the
HBCU matters; a short discussion with
the U.S. Department of Education;
federal presentations; and group
discussion. The public comment period
will begin immediately following the
conclusion of the federal reports.
Members of the public who wish to
listen to the meeting via telephone may
dial (202) 991–0393, 894863025#.
Members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting in person must
submit an RSVP by email to the
whirsvps@ed.gov mailbox. RSVPs must
be received by close of business on
February 11, 2020. In the subject line of
the email, insert ‘‘Meeting RSVP:
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.’’ The email must include
the name(s), title, organization/
affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number, of the
person(s) requesting to attend.
Submission of Requests to Make an
Oral Comment: There are two methods
the public may use to provide an oral
comment pertaining to the work of the
PBA at the February 14, 2020 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by
email to the whirsvps@ed.gov mailbox.
Please do not send materials directly to
PBA members. Requests must be
received by February 11, 2020. In the
subject line of the email request insert
‘‘Oral Comment Request: (Organization
Name).’’ The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address,
telephone number, of the person(s)
requesting to speak, and a brief
summary (not to exceed one page) of the
principal point(s) to be made. All
individuals submitting an advance
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request in accordance with this notice
will be afforded an opportunity to speak
for no more than three minutes during
the public comment period.
Method Two: Register at the meeting
location on February 14, 2020, to make
an oral comment during the public
comment period. The requestor must
provide his or her name, title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number. Individuals will be selected on
a first-come, first-served basis. If
selected, each commenter will have an
opportunity to speak for no more than
three minutes.
All oral comments made will become
part of the official record of the PBA.
Similarly, written materials distributed
during oral presentations will become
part of the official record of the meeting.
Submission of Written Comments:
Members of the public may submit
written comments, which will be read
during the public comment segment of
the meeting. Written comments received
by February 11, 2020, in the whirsvps@
ed.gov mailbox will be read during the
meeting. In the subject line insert
‘‘Written Comments: Public Comment.’’
The email must include the name(s),
title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number, of the person(s) submitting the
comment. Written comments should be
submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail
message email or provided in the body
of an email message. Please do not send
material directly to PBA members. In
general, written comments pertaining to
the work of the PBA may be sent to
oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official
transcript of the meeting on the PBA
website 90 days after the meeting at
www.ed.gov. Pursuant to FACA, the
public may also inspect the materials at
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington,
DC, by emailing oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov or
by calling (202) 453–5634 to schedule
an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice by February
6, 2020. We will attempt to meet all
requests received by the due date, we
may not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
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Electronic Access to This Document:
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 via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
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Register by using the article search
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Specifically, through the advanced
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your search to documents published by
the Department.
Authority: Executive Order 13779,
continued by Executive Order 13889.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary delegated
the duties of Under Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
On December 27, 2019, we
published in the Federal Register a
notice inviting applications for the
Developing Hispanic Serving
Institutions (DHSI) Program for fiscal
year (FY) 2020. This notice revises the
deadline for transmittal of applications
and the deadline for intergovernmental
review. All other requirements and
conditions in the notice remain the
same.
SUMMARY:
The correction is applicable
January 28, 2020.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 24, 2020.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 260–14, Washington, DC 20202–
4260. Telephone: (202) 453–6224.
Email: Njeri.Clark@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities; Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Undersecretary, President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the February 14, 2020,
meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (PBA) and provides information to members of
the public about the meeting. Notice of the meeting is required by
Sec. 10(a)2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to
notify the public of its opportunity to attend.
DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on February 14, 2020, from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. at the U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Barnard Auditorium, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Designated Federal
Official, U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-5630, or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PBA's Statutory Authority and Function: The PBA is established by
Executive Order 13779 (February 28, 2017) and is continued by Executive
Order 138891 (September 27, 2019). The PBA is governed by the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.
2) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory
committees. The purpose of the PBA is to advise the President, through
the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Initiative), on all matters pertaining to strengthening
the educational capacity of Historically
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Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The PBA shall advise the President, through the Initiative, on all
matters pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of HBCUs,
in particular, in the following areas: (i) Improving the identity,
visibility, and distinctive capabilities and overall competitiveness of
HBCUs; (ii) engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military,
homeland-security, 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.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include welcoming remarks;
legislative updates as they pertain the HBCU matters; a short
discussion with the U.S. Department of Education; federal
presentations; and group discussion. The public comment period will
begin immediately following the conclusion of the federal reports.
Members of the public who wish to listen to the meeting via
telephone may dial (202) 991-0393, 894863025#.
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting in person must
submit an RSVP by email to the [email protected] mailbox. RSVPs must be
received by close of business on February 11, 2020. In the subject line
of the email, insert ``Meeting RSVP: President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities.'' The email must include
the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number, of the person(s) requesting to attend.
Submission of Requests to Make an Oral Comment: There are two
methods the public may use to provide an oral comment pertaining to the
work of the PBA at the February 14, 2020 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by email to the [email protected]
mailbox. Please do not send materials directly to PBA members. Requests
must be received by February 11, 2020. In the subject line of the email
request insert ``Oral Comment Request: (Organization Name).'' The email
must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, telephone number, of the person(s) requesting
to speak, and a brief summary (not to exceed one page) of the principal
point(s) to be made. All individuals submitting an advance request in
accordance with this notice will be afforded an opportunity to speak
for no more than three minutes during the public comment period.
Method Two: Register at the meeting location on February 14, 2020,
to make an oral comment during the public comment period. The requestor
must provide his or her name, title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone number. Individuals will be
selected on a first-come, first-served basis. If selected, each
commenter will have an opportunity to speak for no more than three
minutes.
All oral comments made will become part of the official record of
the PBA. Similarly, written materials distributed during oral
presentations will become part of the official record of the meeting.
Submission of Written Comments: Members of the public may submit
written comments, which will be read during the public comment segment
of the meeting. Written comments received by February 11, 2020, in the
[email protected] mailbox will be read during the meeting. In the subject
line insert ``Written Comments: Public Comment.'' The email must
include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address,
email address, and telephone number, of the person(s) submitting the
comment. Written comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail message email or provided in the
body of an email message. Please do not send material directly to PBA
members. In general, written comments pertaining to the work of the PBA
may be sent to [email protected].
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official transcript of the meeting on the PBA website 90 days after the
meeting at www.ed.gov. Pursuant to FACA, the public may also inspect
the materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing
[email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5634 to schedule an
appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format),
notify the contact person listed in this notice by February 6, 2020. We
will attempt to meet all requests received by the due date, we may not
be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange it.
Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: Executive Order 13779, continued by Executive Order
13889.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary delegated the duties of Under
Secretary.
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