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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347 or email
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), 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,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. 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. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2021.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0928.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 668,461.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 353,568.
Abstract: The National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP),
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), is a
federally authorized survey of student
achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in
various subject areas, such as
mathematics, reading, writing, science,
U.S. history, civics, geography,
economics, technology and engineering
literacy (TEL), and the arts. The
National Assessment of Educational
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Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L.
107–279 Title III, section 303) requires
the assessment to collect data on
specified student groups and
characteristics, including information
organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
socio-economic status, disability, and
limited English proficiency. It requires
fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the
collection of background, noncognitive,
or descriptive information that is related
to academic achievement and aids in
fair reporting of results. The intent of
the law is to provide representative
sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and
subpopulations of students and to
monitor progress over time. The nature
of NAEP is that burden alternates from
a relatively low burden in national-level
administration years to a substantial
burden increase in state-level
administration years when the sample
has to allow for estimates for individual
states and some of the large urban
districts. The request is to conduct
NAEP 2021, including operational
assessments and pilot tests: Operational
national/state Digitally Based
Assessments (DBA) in mathematics and
reading at grades 4 and 8, and Puerto
Rico in mathematics at grades 4 and 8;
and operational national DBA in U.S.
history and civics at grade 8 was
approved in April 2020. This request is
the first of two 30D packages that will
provide updates to materials for NAEP
2021 and provides the final details of
the design for NAEP 2021 as well as
some updated communication materials
and a new sampling memo. The
subsequent Materials Update #2 is
scheduled for October of 2020. The
NAEP results will be reported to the
public through the Nation’s Report Card
as well as other online NAEP tools.
Dated: May 28, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
AGENCY:
Sunshine Act Notice; Notice of
Public Hearing Agenda.
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Public Hearing: U.S. Election
Assistance Commission Board of
Advisors Annual Meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:30
p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
The hearing is open to the public and
will be livestreamed on the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission
YouTube Channel: https://
www.youtube.com/channel/
UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897–
9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose:
In accordance with the Government in
the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), Public
Law 94–409, as amended (5 U.S.C.
552b), the U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) will conduct a
virtual annual meeting of the Board of
Advisors to discuss the proposed
Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
(VVSG) 2.0 Requirements as submitted
by the Technical Guidelines
Development Committee (TGDC).
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) Board of Advisors
will hold their 2020 Annual Meeting
primarily to discuss the proposed VVSG
2.0 Requirements. This meeting will
include a question and answer
discussion between board members.
Staff from NIST and the EAC will be
available to answer questions, and
provide information on the VVSG
process and the proposed VVSG 2.0
Requirements.
Board members will also review
FACA Board membership guidelines
and policies with EAC Associate
Counsel and receive a general update
about the EAC from the Acting
Executive Director.
Background: The VVSG 2.0
Requirements are currently published
for a 90-day public comment period that
concludes on June 22nd. The first VVSG
public hearing on March 27, 2020
covered an introduction to the VVSG
process as well a high-level overview of
the proposed VVSG 2.0 requirements. A
recording of the hearing is available on
the EAC’s website. The second public
hearing on May 6, 2020 addressed the
importance of VVSG 2.0 at the state and
local level, and the consideration of
accessibility and security in VVSG 2.0.
A recording of the second hearing is
available on the EAC’s website. The
third public hearing on May 20, 2020
included discussions with voting
system manufacturers and voting system
testing labs. A recording of the third
hearing is available on the EAC’s
website.
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The TGDC unanimously approved to
recommend VVSG 2.0 Requirements on
February 7, 2020, and sent the
Requirements to the EAC Acting
Executive Director via the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), in the capacity of
the Chair of the TGDC on March 9,
2020. Upon adoption, the VVSG 2.0
would become the fifth iteration of
national level voting system standards.
The Federal Election Commission
published the first two sets of federal
standards in 1990 and 2002. The EAC
then adopted Version 1.0 of the VVSG
on December 13, 2005. In an effort to
update and improve version 1.0 of the
VVSG, on March 31, 2015, the EAC
commissioners unanimously approved
VVSG 1.1.
The full agenda will be posted in
advance on the EAC website: https://
www.eac.gov.
Status: This hearing will be open to
the public.
Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford;
Open Meeting
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
online virtual meeting of the
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Hanford. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public
notice of this online virtual meeting be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, June 24, 2020; 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Thursday, June 25,
2020; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Online Virtual Meeting. To
receive the meeting access information
and call-in number, please contact the
Federal Coordinator, JoLynn Garcia, at
the telephone number or email listed
below.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
JoLynn Garcia, Federal Coordinator,
U.S. Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office, P.O. Box 550,
Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376–
6244; or Email: jolynn.garcia@
rl.doe.gov.
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda:
• Potential Draft Hanford Advisory
Board Advice
D Consider Draft Advice on
Stabilization of Disposal Structures at
Risk of Failure
• Discussion Topics
D Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’
Updates
D Hanford Advisory Board Committee
Reports
D Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Hanford, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact JoLynn
Garcia at least seven days in advance of
the meeting at the telephone number
listed above. Written statements may be
filed with the Board either before or
after the meeting. Individuals who wish
to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact JoLynn
Garcia. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling JoLynn Garcia’s office
at the address or telephone number
listed above. Minutes will also be
available at the following website:
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/
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2020.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Workshop on Predictive Models and
High Performance Computing as Tools
To Accelerate the Scaling-up of New
Bio-Based Fuels
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public virtual
workshop.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) is announcing a public virtual
workshop entitled, ‘‘Workshop on
Predictive Models and High
Performance Computing as Tools to
Accelerate the Scaling-up of New BioBased Fuels.’’ The purpose of this
virtual workshop is to determine if
predictive models and high performance
computing can and should be utilized to
reduce biotechnology uncertainty and
accelerate scaling-up of biorefinery/
chemical production equipment and
optimize operations.
DATES: The public virtual workshop will
be held June 9 to June 11, 2020, from
10:30 a.m. ET to 4:30 p.m. ET each day.
Persons interested in attending this
public workshop must register online by
4 p.m., June 5, 2020. Early registration
is recommended because facilities are
limited and, therefore, DOE may limit
the number of participants from each
organization. If time and space permit,
day of registration for the public virtual
workshop will be provided beginning at
8:30 a.m. ET each day of the workshop.
ADDRESSES: The public virtual
workshop will be held online via
webinar. To register for the public
virtual workshop, please visit
www.yesevents.com/BETO_SCALEUP.
Once registered, an email with call-in
and webinar login information will be
sent to the registrant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Josh Messner, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585; Phone: (240) 562–1287;
Email: joshua.messner@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Purpose of the Workshop
Over the past decade, federal and
private investments in the scaling-up of
integrated biorefineries have exceeded
$2 billion. A majority of these facilities
have either been shut down or are
struggling to have reliable and
continuous operations. Furthermore,
mathematical models representing the
total system of an integrated biorefinery
do not exist currently. Through the use
of highly instrumented bench-, pilot-,
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[FR Doc No: 2020-12106]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Sunshine Act Notice; Notice of Public Hearing Agenda.
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SUMMARY: Public Hearing: U.S. Election Assistance Commission Board of
Advisors Annual Meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern.
ADDRESSES: Virtual via Zoom.
The hearing is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpN6i0g2rlF4ITWhwvBwwZw.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897-
9285, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: In accordance with the Government
in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) will
conduct a virtual annual meeting of the Board of Advisors to discuss
the proposed Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 Requirements
as submitted by the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC).
Agenda: The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Board of
Advisors will hold their 2020 Annual Meeting primarily to discuss the
proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements. This meeting will include a question
and answer discussion between board members. Staff from NIST and the
EAC will be available to answer questions, and provide information on
the VVSG process and the proposed VVSG 2.0 Requirements.
Board members will also review FACA Board membership guidelines and
policies with EAC Associate Counsel and receive a general update about
the EAC from the Acting Executive Director.
Background: The VVSG 2.0 Requirements are currently published for a
90-day public comment period that concludes on June 22nd. The first
VVSG public hearing on March 27, 2020 covered an introduction to the
VVSG process as well a high-level overview of the proposed VVSG 2.0
requirements. A recording of the hearing is available on the EAC's
website. The second public hearing on May 6, 2020 addressed the
importance of VVSG 2.0 at the state and local level, and the
consideration of accessibility and security in VVSG 2.0. A recording of
the second hearing is available on the EAC's website. The third public
hearing on May 20, 2020 included discussions with voting system
manufacturers and voting system testing labs. A recording of the third
hearing is available on the EAC's website.
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The TGDC unanimously approved to recommend VVSG 2.0 Requirements on
February 7, 2020, and sent the Requirements to the EAC Acting Executive
Director via the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), in the capacity of the Chair of the TGDC on March 9,
2020. Upon adoption, the VVSG 2.0 would become the fifth iteration of
national level voting system standards. The Federal Election Commission
published the first two sets of federal standards in 1990 and 2002. The
EAC then adopted Version 1.0 of the VVSG on December 13, 2005. In an
effort to update and improve version 1.0 of the VVSG, on March 31,
2015, the EAC commissioners unanimously approved VVSG 1.1.
The full agenda will be posted in advance on the EAC website:
https://www.eac.gov.
Status: This hearing will be open to the public.
Amanda Joiner,
Associate Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-12106 Filed 6-1-20; 4:15 pm]
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