Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 47 / Monday, March 11, 2013 / Notices 15357 

Dated: March 5, 2013. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05533 Filed 3–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

First Responder Network Authority 

Board Special Meeting 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting of the 

First Responder Network Authority. 

SUMMARY: The Board of the First 

Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) 

will hold a Special Meeting via 

telephone conference (teleconference) 

on March 18, 2013. 

DATES: The Special Meeting will be held 

on Monday, March 18, 2013, from 12:00 

p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The Special Meeting will be 

conducted via teleconference. Members 

of the public may listen to the meeting 

by dialing toll-free 1 (888) 282–0378 and 

entering passcode 7383732. Due to the 

limited number of ports, attendance via 

teleconference will be on a first-come, 

first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Uzoma Onyeije, Secretary, FirstNet, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230: telephone (202) 482–0016; 

email uonyeije@ntia.doc.gov. Please 

direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office 

of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Middle Class Tax 

Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 

(Act), Public Law 112–96, 126 Stat. 156 

(2012), created FirstNet as an 

independent authority within the NTIA. 

The Act directs FirstNet to establish a 

single nationwide, interoperable public 

safety broadband network. The FirstNet 

Board is responsible for making strategic 

decisions regarding FirstNet’s 

operations. As provided in section 4.08 

of the FirstNet Bylaws, the Board 

through this Notice provides at least two 

days’ notice of a Special Meeting of the 

Board to be held on March 18, 2013. 

The Board may, by a majority vote, close 

a portion of the Special Meeting as 

necessary to preserve the confidentiality 

of commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential, to 

discuss personnel matters, or to discuss 

legal matters affecting FirstNet, 

including pending or potential 

litigation. See 47 U.S.C. 1424(e)(2). 

Matters to Be Considered: NTIA will 

post an agenda for the Special Meeting 

on its Web site, http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov, prior to the meeting. 

The agenda topics are subject to change. 

Time and Date: The Special Meeting 

will be held on March 18, 2013, from 

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time. The times and dates are subject to 

change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov, for the most 

up-to-date information. 

Other Information: The teleconference 

for the Special Meeting is open to the 

public. On the date and time of the 

Special Meeting, members of the public 

may call toll-free 1 (888) 282–0378 and 

enter passcode 7383732 to listen to the 

meeting. If you experience technical 

difficulty, please contact Helen Shaw by 

telephone (202) 482–1157; or via email 

hshaw@ntia.doc.gov. Public access will 

be limited to listen-only. Due to the 

limited number of ports, attendance via 

teleconference will be on a first-come, 

first-served basis. The Special Meeting 

is accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodations 

are asked to notify Mr. Onyeije, by 

telephone (202) 482–0016 or email 

uonyeije@ntia.doc.gov, at least two days 

(2) business days before the meeting. 

Records: NTIA maintains records of 

all Board proceedings. Board minutes 

will be available at http:// 

www.ntia.doc.gov/category/firstnet. 

Dated: March 5, 2013. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05527 Filed 3–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 

Notice of Meeting 

The next meeting of the U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled 

for 21 March 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in the 

Commission offices at the National 

Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary 

Square, 401 F Street NW., Washington 

DC, 20001–2728. Items of discussion 

may include buildings, parks, and 

memorials. 

Draft agendas and additional 

information regarding the Commission 

are available on our Web site: 

www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the 

agenda and requests to submit written 

or oral statements should be addressed 

to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above 

address; by emailing CFAStaff@cfa.gov; 

or by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation 

for the hearing impaired should contact 

the Secretary at least 10 days before the 

meeting date. 

Dated: February 28, 2013 in Washington, 

DC. 

Thomas Luebke, 

AIA, Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05298 Filed 3–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2012–ICCD–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

State of Preschool Survey 2013–2015 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), ED. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Department of Education (ED) is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 10, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2012–ICCD–0040 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. Please note that 

comments submitted by fax or email 

and those submitted after the comment 

period will not be accepted. Written 

requests for information or comments 

submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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 

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15358 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 47 / Monday, March 11, 2013 / Notices 

1Transuranic (TRU) waste is waste that contains 

alpha particle-emitting radionuclides with atomic 

numbers greater than that of uranium (92) and halflives greater than 20 years in concentrations greater 

than 100 nanocuries per gram of waste. ‘‘Mixed 

waste’’ is radioactive waste containing hazardous 

constituents regulated under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act. 

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: State of Preschool 

Survey 2013–2015. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 636. 

Abstract: The National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), within the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of 

the U.S. Department of Education (ED), 

is seeking approval to conduct in 2013, 

2014, and 2015 the annual, web-based 

State of Preschool survey, which 

centralizes data about publicly provided 

early childhood education 

opportunities. Data are collected from 

state agencies responsible for providing 

early childhood education and made 

available for secondary analyses. Data 

collected as part of the survey focus on 

enrollment counts in state-funded early 

childhood education programs, funding 

provided by the states for these 

programs, and program monitoring and 

licensing policies. The collected data 

are then reported, both separately and in 

combination with extant data available 

from federal agencies supporting early 

childhood education programs such as 

Head Start and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau form 

the basis for some of the rates developed 

for the State of Preschool reports. The 

data and annual report resulting from 

the State of Preschool data collection 

provide a key information resource for 

research and for federal and state policy 

on publicly funded early childhood 

education. 

Dated: March 5, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05541 Filed 3–8–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE’s Preferred Alternative for Certain 

Tanks Evaluated in the Final Tank 

Closure and Waste Management 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Hanford Site, Richland, 

Washington 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of DOE’s preferred 

alternative. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is announcing its 

preferred alternative for wastes 

contained in underground radioactive 

waste storage tanks evaluated in the 

Final Tank Closure and Waste 

Management Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Hanford Site, 

Richland, Washington (Final TC & WM 

EIS, DOE/EIS–0391, December 2012). 

With regard to those wastes that, in the 

future, may be properly and legally 

classified as mixed transuranic waste 

(mixed TRU waste) 1 DOE’s preferred 

alternative is to retrieve, treat, package, 

and characterize and certify the wastes 

for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot 

Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, 

a geologic repository for the disposal of 

mixed TRU waste generated by atomic 

energy defense activities. This Notice 

supplements DOE’s expression of its 

preferred alternatives identified in the 

Final TC & WM EIS in Section S.7 of the 

Summary, and in Chapter 2, Section 

2.12, of Volume 1. (Also see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.) 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final TC & 

WM EIS (paper or electronic) may be 

obtained by contacting: Ms. Mary Beth 

Burandt, NEPA Document Manager, 

Office of River Protection, U.S. 

Department of Energy, P.O. Box 1178, 

Richland, Washington 99352, Email: 

TC&WMEIS@saic.com. 

The Final TC & WM EIS and its DOE 

Notice of Availability are available on 

the DOE NEPA Web site at http:// 

energy.gov/nepa. Additional 

information on the Final TC & WM EIS 

is also available through the Hanford 

Web site at http://www.hanford.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the Final TC & 

WM EIS, contact Ms. Burandt as listed 

in ADDRESSES or by telephone at 1–888– 

829–6347. For general information 

regarding the DOE NEPA process, 

contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance, GC–54, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

202–586–4600, or leave a message at 1– 

800–472–2756, Email: askNEPA@hq.

doe.gov. 

For further information about DOE’s 

preferred alternative for the tanks 

discussed herein, contact: Mr. Todd 

Shrader, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

202–586–3784. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Hanford Site, located in 

southeastern Washington State along the 

Columbia River, is approximately 586 

square miles in size. Hanford’s mission 

from the early 1940s to approximately 

1989 included defense-related nuclear 

research, development, and weapons 

production activities. These activities 

created a wide variety of chemical and 

radioactive wastes. Hanford’s mission 

now is focused on the cleanup of those 

wastes and ultimate closure of the Site. 

To support its decision making 

process, DOE prepared the TC & WM 

EIS pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

in accordance with Council on 

Environmental Quality and DOE NEPA 

implementing regulations (40 CFR Parts 

1500–1508; 10 CFR Part 1021); the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency and 

the Washington State Department of 

Ecology are cooperating agencies on this 

EIS. The TC & WM EIS addresses 

proposed actions in three major areas: 

The retrieval and treatment of waste 

from 177 underground radioactive waste 

storage tanks, including 149 single-shell 

tanks (SSTs), and closure of the SSTs; 

decommissioning the Fast Flux Test 

Facility and its auxiliary facilities; and 

continued and expanded management 

of low-level radioactive waste and 

mixed low-level radioactive waste. 

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