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(GPRA) performance measures for the 

Ready-to-Learn program: 

• The percentage of summative 

experimental or quasi-experimental 

research studies that demonstrate 

positive and statistically significant 

gains in science or literacy skills when 

Ready-to-Learn transmedia properties 

are compared to similar non-Ready-toLearn-funded digital properties or to 

other more traditional educational 

materials. 

• The number of children who 

annually use Ready-to-Learn produced 

educational media products, 

disaggregated by individual product, as 

determined by appropriate industry 

standard metrics or, when available, by 

tracking tools. 

• The percentage of educational 

‘‘transmedia products,’’ along with 

necessary supporting materials, that are 

deemed to be of high quality in 

promoting learning of science or literacy 

by an independent panel of expert 

reviewers. 

Note: The Department will convene expert 

panels annually to review grantee-produced 

products. Applicants should include in their 

budgets funds for two individuals each year 

to spend two days in Washington, DC to 

attend these panel meetings and to 

demonstrate the identified products to 

reviewers. 

The fourth performance measure for 

Ready-to-Learn is a program efficiency 

measure: 

• Dollars leveraged from non-Federal 

sources per Federal dollar dedicated to 

core non-outreach and non-research 

program activities. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. In 

making a continuation grant, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Lekander, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 4C133, Washington, DC 20202– 

5930. Telephone: (202) 205–5633 or by 

email: readytolearn@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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. 

Dated: March 20, 2015. 

Nadya Chinoy Dabby, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06791 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015—12:00 p.m.– 

8:00 p.m. 

Thursday, April 9, 2015—8:30 a.m.–3:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hanford House, 

802 George Washington Way, Richland, 

WA 99352. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Skopeck, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–5803; or Email: 

kristen.skopeck@rl.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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: 

• Central Plateau Inner Area Cleanup 

Guidelines 

• Hanford Advisory Board Committee 

Reports 

• Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ 

Updates 

• 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 Kristen 

Skopeck at least seven days in advance 

of the meeting at the phone 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 Kristen 

Skopeck at the address or telephone 

number listed above. 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 Kristen Skopeck’s 

office at the address or phone number 

listed above. Minutes will also be 

available at the following Web site: 

http://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 18, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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