Advisory Board for Exceptional Children, 1118-1119 [2020-29322]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 1118 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2021 / Notices Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to review applications that are routed to the qualitative panel reviews. The volunteers will review and score applications based on a pre-determined scoring criterion. This proposed information collection previously published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2020, with a 60day public comment period. The comment period closed on December 28, 2020. FEMA received one comment with two parts via www.regulations.gov in response to Information Collection 1660–0072. A summary of the comment and FEMA’s response is provided below. The first part of the comment stated that because ‘‘community’’ is used in program descriptions, applications and sub-applications submitted by SLTTs for BRIC and FMA grants should include additional information such as evidence of public outreach and education on proposed mitigation activities and public comment on the proposed mitigation activities. In response, while FEMA appreciates this comment, the Federal Register notice for this information collection was published to solicit feedback about the expression of interest form created to solicit potential panelists for the BRIC application review process. Adding additional requirements to BRIC applications and sub-applications is outside the scope of this matter. The second part of the comment seeks additional information about the makeup of the qualitative panel, the review process, and whether panelists will be compensated for their participation in the review process. In response, FEMA provides the following information. BRIC applications and subapplications will be reviewed for Eligibility and Completeness (E&C) by FEMA’s respective regional offices. During the E&C review, projects that are submitted to the national competition will also be provided a technical score. Technical scores are made up of 100 points, which are binary points. After applications have gone through the E&C review, they will be forwarded to the National Technical Review (NTR). Projects that are marked as standard or decentralized during the E&C review will be reviewed and issued an NTR memo. After NTR has concluded, the projects that are submitted to the national competition will be sent to the qualitative panels. During the qualitative panels, applications will be reviewed by representatives from the SLTTs and OFAs that comprise the panel and scored based on a gradient scale. Qualitative scoring has a total of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Jan 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 100 possible points. The scoring is made up of six (6) criteria, all ranging in different point value. The panelists will leverage their mitigation experience and expertise during the review to assess the degree to which subapplications meet the six BRIC qualitative evaluation criteria. The subapplication’s final qualitative score will be calculated by averaging the qualitative scores from each panelist. The six criteria include the following: (1) Risk Reduction/ Resiliency Effectiveness possible 35 points, (2) Future Conditions possible 15 points, (3) Implementation Measures possible 15 points, (4) Population Impacted possible 15 points, (5) Outreach Activities possible 5 points, and (6) Leveraging Partners possible 15 points. More information on the background, evaluation process and scoring, and criteria can be found here: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/ files/2020-08/fema_bric-qualitativecriteria_support_document_08-2020.pdf . For the qualitative panels, each application will be reviewed and scored by three (3) volunteer panel members. The panelists will not be compensated for their participation. Collection of Information Title: Mitigation Grant Programs. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. OMB Number: 1660–0072. FEMA Forms: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) FY20 National Competition Panel Review Expression of Interest Form. Abstract: FEMA’s FMA and BRIC programs use an automated grant application and management system called FEMA GO. The Pre-Disaster Mitigation program uses an automated grant application and management system called e-Grants. These grant programs provide funding for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the risks to life and property from hazards. The FEMA GO and e-Grants systems include all the application information needed to apply for funding under these grant programs. FEMA and SLTTs will use the information submitted via the FY20 National Competition Panel Review Expression of Interest Form to solicit volunteers from SLTTs and OFAs to review applications that are routed to the BRIC qualitative panel reviews. The volunteers will review, and score applications based on a pre-determined scoring criterion. Affected Public: Federal Government; State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; Individuals or Households. PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Number of Respondents: 436. Estimated Number of Responses: 5,364. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 58,248. Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $3,324,211. Estimated Respondents’ Operation and Maintenance Costs: None. Estimated Respondents’ Capital and Start-Up Costs: None. Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $7,586,635. Comments Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data collection is necessary for the proper performance of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Millicent L Brown, Acting Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2021–00027 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–BW–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A501010.999900 253G] Advisory Board for Exceptional Children Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold an online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2021 / Notices (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities. Due to the COVID–19 pandemic and for the safety of all individuals, it will be necessary to conduct an online meeting. DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). ADDRESSES: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will be conducted online. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for information on how to join the meeting. Public comments can be emailed to the DFO at Jennifer.davis@indianaffairs.gov; or faxed to (602) 265–0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, Jennifer.davis@ indianaffairs.gov, or (202) 860–7845 or (602) 240–8597. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the BIE is announcing the Advisory Board will hold its next meeting online. The Advisory Board was established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities. The meeting is open to the public. The following items will be on the agenda: • Update Reports regarding special education from: BIE Central Office, BIE/ Division of Performance and Accountability (DPA), BIE/Associate Deputy Directors for Tribally Controlled Schools, Bureau Operated Schools and Navajo Region Schools. • The BIE’s Office of Sovereignty in Indian Education—will provide an overview and update of the Tribal Education Department (TED) grant program. • The Chief Academic Office—will provide an overview and Update of the BIE’s Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System • Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during both meeting days. Æ On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MST, public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone conference call. Please use VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Jan 06, 2021 Jkt 253001 the same online access codes as listed below for the January 27th meeting. Æ On Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST, public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone conference call. Please use the same online access codes as listed below for the January 28th meeting. Æ Public comments can be emailed to the DFO at Jennifer.davis@ indianaffairs.gov; or faxed to (602) 265– 0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. To Access the January 27, 2021 Meeting You can join the meeting on January 27, 2021 through any of the following means: • From your computer, tablet or smartphone using https:// global.gotomeeting.com/join/ 172073373. • Using your phone in the United States, by dialing +1 (669) 224–3412 and using Access Code: 172–073–373. • From a video-conferencing room or system by dialing or typing in: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com, Meeting ID: 172 073 373, or by dialing directly: 172073373@67.217.95.2 or 67.217.95.2##172073373. If you are new to GoToMeeting you can get the app by using this link: https:// global.gotomeeting.com/install/ 172073373. To Access the January 28, 2021 Meeting You can join the meeting on January 28, 2021 through any of the following means: • From your computer, tablet or smartphone using https:// global.gotomeeting.com/join/ 491120013. • Using your phone in the United States, by dialing +1 (646) 749–3112 and using Access Code: 491–120–013. • From a video-conferencing room or system by dialing in or type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com, Meeting ID: 491 120 013, or dialing directly: 491120013@67.217.95.2 or 67.217.95.2##491120013. If you are new to GoToMeeting you can get the app by using this link: https:// global.gotomeeting.com/install/ 491120013. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1119 information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 5; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2020–29322 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee Meeting Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities; National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of Meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities will hold a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Panel. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. until adjourned. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by videoconference originating at the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW, Room 4060, Washington, DC 20506, (202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation on applications for Certificates of Indemnity submitted to the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, for exhibitions beginning on or after April 1, 2021. Because the meeting will consider proprietary financial and commercial data provided in confidence by indemnity applicants, and material that is likely to disclose trade secrets or other privileged or confidential information, and because it is important to keep the values of objects to be indemnified and the methods of transportation and security measures confidential, I have determined that that the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman’s SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1118-1119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29322]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]


Advisory Board for Exceptional Children

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the 
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold an online meeting. 
The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act of 2004

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(IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities. Due to the COVID-19 
pandemic and for the safety of all individuals, it will be necessary to 
conduct an online meeting.

DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Wednesday, January 
27, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and 
Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Standard Time 
(MST).

ADDRESSES: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will be conducted 
online. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for 
information on how to join the meeting. Public comments can be emailed 
to the DFO at [email protected]; or faxed to (602) 265-
0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the 
Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N 
Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal 
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85004, [email protected], or (202) 860-
7845 or (602) 240-8597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the BIE is announcing the Advisory Board will hold its 
next meeting online. The Advisory Board was established under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to 
advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary-
Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities. The 
meeting is open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Update Reports regarding special education from: BIE 
Central Office, BIE/Division of Performance and Accountability (DPA), 
BIE/Associate Deputy Directors for Tribally Controlled Schools, Bureau 
Operated Schools and Navajo Region Schools.
     The BIE's Office of Sovereignty in Indian Education--will 
provide an overview and update of the Tribal Education Department (TED) 
grant program.
     The Chief Academic Office--will provide an overview and 
Update of the BIE's Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System
     Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during both 
meeting days.
    [cir] On Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
MST, public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone 
conference call. Please use the same online access codes as listed 
below for the January 27th meeting.
    [cir] On Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST, 
public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone conference 
call. Please use the same online access codes as listed below for the 
January 28th meeting.
    [cir] Public comments can be emailed to the DFO at 
[email protected]; or faxed to (602) 265-0293 Attention: 
Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau of 
Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N Central Ave., 
Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

To Access the January 27, 2021 Meeting

    You can join the meeting on January 27, 2021 through any of the 
following means:
     From your computer, tablet or smartphone using https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/172073373.
     Using your phone in the United States, by dialing +1 (669) 
224-3412 and using Access Code: 172-073-373.
     From a video-conferencing room or system by dialing or 
typing in: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com, Meeting ID: 172 073 373, 
or by dialing directly: [email protected] or 
67.217.95.2##172073373. If you are new to GoToMeeting you can get the 
app by using this link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/172073373.

To Access the January 28, 2021 Meeting

    You can join the meeting on January 28, 2021 through any of the 
following means:
     From your computer, tablet or smartphone using https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/491120013.
     Using your phone in the United States, by dialing +1 (646) 
749-3112 and using Access Code: 491-120-013.
     From a video-conferencing room or system by dialing in or 
type: 67.217.95.2 or inroomlink.goto.com, Meeting ID: 491 120 013, or 
dialing directly: [email protected] or 67.217.95.2##491120013. If 
you are new to GoToMeeting you can get the app by using this link: 
https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/491120013.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 5; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-29322 Filed 1-6-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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