64568 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 214 / Friday, November 5, 2004 / Notices 

Address: The Board will meet at the 

Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel and 

Resort, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, 

Atlanta, GA 30303; phone: 404–521–

000, fax: 404–586–6299.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor, 

White House Initiative on Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; 

telephone: (202) 502–7889, fax: 202–

502–7879.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities is established under 

Executive Order 13256, dated February 

12, 2002, and Executive Order 13316 

dated September 17, 2003. The Board is 

established (a) to report to the President 

annually on the results of the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 

Federal programs, including 

recommendations on how to increase 

the private sector role, including the 

role of private foundations, in 

strengthening these institutions, with 

particular emphasis on enhancing 

institutional planning and development, 

strengthening fiscal stability and 

financial management, and improving 

institutional infrastructure, including 

the use of technology, to ensure the 

long-term viability and enhancement of 

these institutions; (b) to advise the 

President and the Secretary of 

Education (Secretary) on the needs of 

HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure, 

academic programs, and faculty and 

institutional development; (c) to advise 

the Secretary in the preparation of an 

annual Federal plan for assistance to 

HBCUs in increasing their capacity to 

participate in Federal programs; (d) to 

provide the President with an annual 

progress report on enhancing the 

capacity to HBCUs to serve their 

students; and (e) to develop, in 

consultation with the Department of 

Education and other Federal agencies, a 

private sector strategy to assist HBCUs. 

Agenda 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

review and approve the Board’s 2002–

2003 Annual Report to the President 

and to discuss other items pertinent to 

the Board and the nation’s HBCUs. 

Additional Information 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, or 

material in alternative format) should 

notify ReShone Moore at (202) 502–

7893, no later than Wednesday, 

December 1, 2004. We will attempt to 

meet requests for accommodations after 

this date, but, cannot guarantee their 

availability. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

An opportunity for public comment is 

available on Wednesday, December 8, 

2004, between 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Those 

members of the public interested in 

submitting comments may do so at the 

address indicated above by Wednesday, 

December 1, 2004. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the Office of the White 

House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the 

hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rod Paige, 

Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of 

Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada

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), Nevada Test Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, December 2, 2004, 7 

p.m.–9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Beatty Community Center, 

100 ‘‘A’’ Avenue, Beatty, NV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay 

Planamento, Navarro Research and 

Engineering, Inc., 2721 Losee Road, 

North Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, phone: 

702–657–9088, fax: 702–295–5300, email: NTSCAB@aol.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Advisory Board is to make 

recommendations to DOE in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda:

• Members of the Board’s 

Underground Test Area Committee will 

provide a briefing to update 

stakeholders on their work related to 

groundwater issues at the Nevada Test 

Site. 

• Board members will discuss 

technical committee work plans 

developed for FY 2005 and will provide 

and update related to national 

Environmental Management Site 

Specific Advisory Board activities. 

Copies of the final agenda will be 

available at the meeting. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Committee either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Kelly Kozeliski, at the telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received 5 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. Each individual 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the Freedom of Information 

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available by writing to Kay Planamento 

at the address listed above.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 

2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Berwanger, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given to an 

intent to grant to Berwanger, Inc., of 

Houston, TX, an exclusive or partially 

exclusive license to software entitled 

‘‘Thermal Safety Software’’ (TSS), 

developed under ISTC project # 1498. 

The United States Government, as the 

exclusive licensee to distribute the 

software for commercial purposes in the 

United States, has the right to 

sublicense the software. A Notice to the 

effect that the computer software was 

available for license appeared in the 

Federal Register, October 5, 2004 (69 FR 

59585).