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security staff utilizing surveillance, 

detection systems, and other electronic 

means. Authorized staff utilize multifactor authentication mechanisms to 

access and exit data centers and server 

rooms. Entrances to server rooms are 

secured with devices that sound alarms 

to initiate an incident response if the 

door is forced or held open. Electronic 

intrusion detection systems are installed 

within the data layer to monitor, detect, 

and automatically alert appropriate 

personnel of security incidents. Data at 

Rest Encryption and Risk Management 

Framework security controls, which 

include security controls for the PII and 

Protected Health Information (PHI) 

overlays, are utilized. 

RECORDS ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system of records should address 

written requests to the commanding 

officer where assigned or to the system 

manager at Headquarters Marine Corps, 

Manpower & Reserve Affairs (M&RA), 

Marine & Family Programs (MF) 

Division, 3280 Russell Rd., Quantico, 

VA 22134–5143, 4th Deck. Signed, 

written requests should include the 

individual’s full name, EDIPI/DoD ID 

number, telephone number, street 

address, email address, and name and 

number of this System of Records 

Notice (SORN). In addition, the 

requestor must provide either a 

notarized statement or a declaration 

made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 

1746, in the appropriate format: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature).’’ 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The DoD rules for accessing records, 

contesting contents, and appealing 

initial agency determinations are 

contained in 32 CFR part 310, or may 

be obtained from the system manager. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to determine if 

information about themselves is 

contained in this system should address 

written requests to the commanding 

officer where assigned or to the system 

manager at Headquarters Marine Corps, 

Manpower & Reserve Affairs (M&RA), 

Marine & Family Programs (MF) 

Division, 3280 Russell Rd., Quantico, 

VA 22134–5143, 4th Deck. Signed 

written requests should include the 

individual’s full name, telephone 

number, street address, email address, 

and name and number of this SORN. In 

addition, the requestor must provide 

either a notarized statement or a 

declaration made in accordance with 28 

U.S.C. 1746, using the following format: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 

that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature).’’ 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03453 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Professional Development Program 

AGENCY: Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for 

the National Professional Development 

(NPD) program, Assistance Listing 

Number 84.365Z. This notice relates to 

the approved information collection 

under OMB control number 1894–0006. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: February 22, 

2021. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

March 15, 2021. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 23, 2021 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768) and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Francisco J. Lo ́pez, Jr., U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, room 4w245, Washington, DC 

20202. Telephone: (202) 401–1433. 

Email: NPD2021@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The NPD 

program, authorized by sections 

3111(c)(1)(C) and 3131 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), awards 

grants on a competitive basis, for a 

period of not more than five years, to 

institutions of higher education (IHEs) 

or public or private entities with 

relevant experience and capacity, in 

consortia with State educational 

agencies (SEAs) or local educational 

agencies (LEAs). The purpose of these 

grants is to provide professional 

development activities that will 

improve classroom instruction for 

English learners (ELs) and assist 

educational personnel working with 

such children to meet high professional 

standards, including standards for 

certification and licensure as teachers 

who work in language instruction 

educational programs or serve ELs. 

Grants awarded under this program 

may be used— 

(1) For effective pre-service or inservice professional development 

programs that will improve the 

qualifications and skills of educational 

personnel involved in the education of 

ELs, including personnel who are not 

certified or licensed and educational 

paraprofessionals, and for other 

activities to increase teacher and school 

leader effectiveness in meeting the 

needs of ELs; 

(2) For the development of program 

curricula appropriate to the needs of the 

consortia participants involved; 

(3) To support strategies that 

strengthen and increase parent, family, 

and community member engagement in 

the education of ELs; 

(4) To develop, share, and 

disseminate effective practices in the 

instruction of ELs and in increasing the 

academic achievement of ELs, including 

the use of technology-based programs; 

(5) In conjunction with other Federal 

need-based student financial assistance 

programs, for financial assistance, 

including costs related to tuition, fees, 

and books for enrolling in courses 

required to complete the degree 

involved, to meet certification or 


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1Caldero ́n, M., Slavin, R., and Sa ́nchez, M. 

(2011). Effective instruction for English learners. 

Future of Children, 21(1), 103–127. 

2 Valentino, R.A., and Reardon, S.F. (2015). 

Effectiveness of four instructional programs 

designed to serve English language learners: 

Variation by ethnicity and initial English 

proficiency. Educational Evaluation and Policy 

Analysis, doi: 10.3102/0162373715573310. 

licensing requirements for teachers who 

work in language instruction 

educational programs or serve ELs; and 

(6) As appropriate, to support 

strategies that promote school readiness 

of ELs and their transition from early 

childhood education programs, such as 

Head Start or State-run preschool 

programs, to elementary school 

programs. 

Background: Educator effectiveness is 

the most important in-school factor 

affecting student achievement and 

success.1 The NPD program is a Federal 

grant program that offers professional 

development specifically for educators 

of ELs. To improve the academic 

achievement of ELs, the NPD program 

supports pre-service and in-service 

instruction for teachers and other staff, 

including school leaders, working with 

ELs. 

The NPD program has funded a range 

of grantees that are currently 

implementing 92 projects across the 

country. As the EL population continues 

to grow, it has become increasingly 

important to identify and expand the 

use of evidence-based instructional 

practices that improve EL learning 

outcomes. 

The body of evidence on effective 

language, literacy, and content 

instruction for ELs, including specific 

instructional practices for English 

language acquisition, is growing 

steadily, as documented by the 2014 

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Practice Guide for teaching ELs, 

available at: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ 

PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=19. To 

encourage the use of evidence to 

increase the effectiveness of projects 

funded by NPD, the Department has 

included Competitive Preference 

Priority 1 for projects designed to 

improve academic outcomes for ELs 

using strategies supported by moderate 

evidence (as defined in this notice). 

While we are encouraged by the 

growing body of evidence supporting 

effective EL instruction, this 

competition is designed to promote 

further study of pre- and in-service 

professional development models for EL 

educators. We encourage NPD 

applicants to design rigorous 

evaluations of their proposed activities 

that, if well-implemented, would meet 

the WWC Evidence Standards With 

Reservations. We believe that such 

evaluations will help ensure that 

projects funded under the NPD program 

help expand the knowledge base on 

effective EL instructional practice. 

The Department is also interested in 

supporting dual language acquisition 

approaches that are effective in 

developing biliteracy skills. Evidence 

suggests that students who are biliterate 

have certain cognitive and social 

benefits compared to their monolingual 

peers. Further, research suggests that 

despite initial lags, students in wellimplemented dual language programs 

eventually perform equal to or better 

than their counterparts in English-only 

programs.2

In addition, we recognize that 

linguistic and cultural diversity is an 

asset and that dual language approaches 

may also enhance the preservation of 

heritage languages and cultures. These 

approaches may be particularly 

impactful for diverse populations of 

ELs, such as immigrant children and 

youth and Native American students. 

Accordingly, we have included one 

invitational priority in this competition 

for applicants proposing to provide EL 

educators with professional 

development on effective dual language 

instruction. 

Priorities: This notice includes one 

absolute priority, two competitive 

preference priorities, and one 

invitational priority. The absolute 

priority is from section 3131 of the 

ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6861). Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 is from 34 CFR 

75.226(d)(2). Competitive Preference 

Priority 2 is from the Department’s 

notice of final supplemental priorities 

and definitions (Supplemental 

Priorities), published in the Federal 

Register on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2021 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Providing Professional Development 

To Improve Instruction for English 

Learners. 

Under this priority we provide 

funding to projects that provide 

professional development activities that 

will improve classroom instruction for 

ELs and assist educational personnel 

working with ELs to meet high 

professional standards, including 

standards for certification and licensure 

as teachers who work in language 

instruction educational programs or 

serve ELs. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2021 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2), we award an 

additional five points to an application 

that meets Competitive Preference 

Priority 1, and we award up to an 

additional five points to an application, 

depending on how well the application 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 2. 

An application may be awarded up to a 

maximum of 10 additional points under 

these competitive preference priorities. 

Applicants may address none, one, or 

both of the competitive preference 

priorities. An applicant must clearly 

identify in the project abstract and the 

project narrative section of its 

application the competitive preference 

priority or priorities it wishes the 

Department to consider for purposes of 

earning competitive preference priority 

points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

Moderate Evidence (0 or 5 points). 

Applications proposing projects 

supported by evidence that meets the 

conditions in the definition of 

‘‘moderate evidence’’ (as defined in this 

notice). 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Promoting Literacy (up to 5 points). 

Projects that are designed to address 

one or both of the following priority 

areas: 

(a) Providing families with evidencebased (as defined in this notice) 

strategies for promoting literacy. This 

may include providing families with 

access to books or other physical or 

digital materials or content about how to 

support their child’s reading 

development, or providing family 

literacy activities (as defined in section 

203(9) of the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act). 

(b) Facilitating the accurate and 

timely use of data by educators to 

improve reading instruction and make 

informed decisions about how to help 

children or students build literacy skills 

while protecting their student and 

family privacy. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2021 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

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We encourage applicants to propose 

projects to improve educator 

preparation and professional learning 

for dual language implementation 

models to support effective instruction 

for ELs. In particular, we encourage 

such approaches to take into account 

the unique needs of recently arrived EL 

students, immigrant children and youth, 

and Native American students who are 

members of Federally recognized Indian 

Tribes. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from 34 CFR 77.1, the Supplemental 

Priorities, and sections 3201 and 8101 of 

the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7011 and 7801), 

and they apply to the priorities and 

selection criteria in this notice. The 

source of each definition is noted in 

parentheses following the text of the 

definition. 

Ambitious means promoting 

continued, meaningful improvement for 

program participants or for other 

individuals or entities affected by the 

grant or representing a significant 

advancement in the field of education 

research, practices, or methodologies. 

When used to describe a performance 

target, whether a performance target is 

ambitious depends upon the context of 

the relevant performance measure and 

the baseline for that measure. (34 CFR 

77.1) 

Baseline means the starting point 

from which performance is measured 

and targets are set. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Demonstrates a rationale means a key 

project component included in the 

project’s logic model is informed by 

research or evaluation findings that 

suggest the project component is likely 

to improve relevant outcomes. (34 CFR 

77.1) 

English learner, when used with 

respect to an individual, means an 

individual— 

(A) Who is aged 3 through 21; 

(B) Who is enrolled or preparing to 

enroll in an elementary school or 

secondary school; 

(C)(i) Who was not born in the United 

States or whose native language is a 

language other than English; 

(ii)(I) Who is a Native American or 

Alaska Native, or a Native resident of 

the outlying areas; and 

(II) Who comes from an environment 

where a language other than English has 

had a significant impact on the 

individual’s level of English language 

proficiency; or 

(iii) Who is migratory, whose native 

language is a language other than 

English, and who comes from an 

environment where a language other 

than English is dominant; and 

(D) Whose difficulties in speaking, 

reading, writing, or understanding the 

English language may be sufficient to 

deny the individual— 

(i) The ability to meet the challenging 

State academic standards; 

(ii) The ability to successfully achieve 

in classrooms where the language of 

instruction is English; or 

(iii) The opportunity to participate 

fully in society. (Section 8101 of the 

ESEA) 

Evidence-based means the proposed 

project component is supported by 

moderate evidence. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Experimental study means a study 

that is designed to compare outcomes 

between two groups of individuals 

(such as students) that are otherwise 

equivalent except for their assignment 

to either a treatment group receiving a 

project component or a control group 

that does not. Randomized controlled 

trials, regression discontinuity design 

studies, and single-case design studies 

are the specific types of experimental 

studies that, depending on their design 

and implementation (e.g., sample 

attrition in randomized controlled trials 

and regression discontinuity design 

studies), can meet What Works 

Clearinghouse (WWC) standards 

without reservations as described in the 

WWC Handbooks: 

(i) A randomized controlled trial 

employs random assignment of, for 

example, students, teachers, classrooms, 

or schools to receive the project 

component being evaluated (the 

treatment group) or not to receive the 

project component (the control group). 

(ii) A regression discontinuity design 

study assigns the project component 

being evaluated using a measured 

variable (e.g., assigning students reading 

below a cutoff score to tutoring or 

developmental education classes) and 

controls for that variable in the analysis 

of outcomes. 

(iii) A single-case design study uses 

observations of a single case (e.g., a 

student eligible for a behavioral 

intervention) over time in the absence 

and presence of a controlled treatment 

manipulation to determine whether the 

outcome is systematically related to the 

treatment. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Immigrant children and youth means 

individuals who— 

(A) Are aged 3 through 21; 

(B) Were not born in any State; and 

(C) Have not been attending one or 

more schools in any one or more States 

for more than 3 full academic years. 

(Section 3201 of the ESEA) 

Institution of higher education has the 

meaning given that term in section 

101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965. (Section 8101(29) of the ESEA) 

Language instruction educational 

program means an instruction course— 

(A) In which an English learner is 

placed for the purpose of developing 

and attaining English proficiency while 

meeting challenging State academic 

standards; and 

(B) That may make instructional use 

of both English and a child’s native 

language to enable the child to develop 

and attain English proficiency, and may 

include the participation of English 

proficient children if such course is 

designed to enable all participating 

children to become proficient in English 

and a second language. (Section 3201 of 

the ESEA) 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. (34 CFR 77.1.) 

Note: Applicants may use resources 

such as the Pacific Education 

Laboratory’s Education Logic Model 

Application (http://relpacific.mcrel.org/ 

resources/elm-app) to help design their 

logic models. 

Moderate evidence means that there is 

evidence of effectiveness of a key 

project component in improving a 

relevant outcome for a sample that 

overlaps with the populations or 

settings proposed to receive that 

component, based on a relevant finding 

from one of the following: 

(i) A practice guide prepared by the 

WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 

of the WWC Handbooks reporting a 

‘‘strong evidence base’’ or ‘‘moderate 

evidence base’’ for the corresponding 

practice guide recommendation; 

(ii) An intervention report prepared 

by the WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, 

or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks reporting 

a ‘‘positive effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

positive effect’’ on a relevant outcome 

based on a ‘‘medium to large’’ extent of 

evidence, with no reporting of a 

‘‘negative effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

negative effect’’ on a relevant outcome; 

or 

(iii) A single experimental study or 

quasi-experimental design study 

reviewed and reported by the WWC 

using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the 

WWC Handbooks, or otherwise assessed 

by the Department using version 4.1 of 

the WWC Handbooks, as appropriate, 

and that— 

(A) Meets WWC standards with or 

without reservations; 

(B) Includes at least one statistically 

significant and positive (i.e., favorable) 

effect on a relevant outcome; 


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(C) Includes no overriding statistically 

significant and negative effects on 

relevant outcomes reported in the study 

or in a corresponding WWC 

intervention report prepared under 

version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC 

Handbooks; and 

(D) Is based on a sample from more 

than one site (e.g., State, county, city, 

school district, or postsecondary 

campus) and includes at least 350 

students or other individuals across 

sites. Multiple studies of the same 

project component that each meet 

requirements in paragraphs (iii)(A), (B), 

and (C) of this definition may together 

satisfy the requirement in this paragraph 

(iii)(D). (34 CFR 77.1.) 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). (34 CFR 77.1) 

Quasi-experimental design study 

means a study using a design that 

attempts to approximate an 

experimental study by identifying a 

comparison group that is similar to the 

treatment group in important respects. 

This type of study, depending on design 

and implementation (e.g., establishment 

of baseline equivalence of the groups 

being compared), can meet WWC 

standards with reservations, but cannot 

meet WWC standards without 

reservations, as described in the WWC 

Handbooks. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. (34 CFR 77.1) 

Strong evidence means that there is 

evidence of the effectiveness of a key 

project component in improving a 

relevant outcome for a sample that 

overlaps with the populations and 

settings proposed to receive that 

component, based on a relevant finding 

from one of the following: 

(i) A practice guide prepared by the 

WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 

of the WWC Handbooks reporting a 

‘‘strong evidence base’’ for the 

corresponding practice guide 

recommendation; 

(ii) An intervention report prepared 

by the WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, 

or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks reporting 

a ‘‘positive effect’’ on a relevant 

outcome based on a ‘‘medium to large’’ 

extent of evidence, with no reporting of 

a ‘‘negative effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

negative effect’’ on a relevant outcome; 

or 

(iii) A single experimental study 

reviewed and reported by the WWC 

using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the 

WWC Handbooks, or otherwise assessed 

by the Department using version 4.1 of 

the WWC Handbooks, as appropriate, 

and that— 

(A) Meets WWC standards without 

reservations; 

(B) Includes at least one statistically 

significant and positive (i.e., favorable) 

effect on a relevant outcome; 

(C) Includes no overriding statistically 

significant and negative effects on 

relevant outcomes reported in the study 

or in a corresponding WWC 

intervention report prepared under 

version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC 

Handbooks; and 

(D) Is based on a sample from more 

than one site (e.g., State, county, city, 

school district, or postsecondary 

campus) and includes at least 350 

students or other individuals across 

sites. Multiple studies of the same 

project component that each meet 

requirements in paragraphs (iii)(A), (B), 

and (C) of this definition may together 

satisfy the requirement in this paragraph 

(iii)(D). (34 CFR 77.1) 

What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 

Handbooks (WWC Handbooks) means 

the standards and procedures set forth 

in the WWC Standards Handbook, 

Versions 4.0 or 4.1, and WWC 

Procedures Handbook, Versions 4.0 or 

4.1, or in the WWC Procedures and 

Standards Handbook, Version 3.0 or 

Version 2.1 (all incorporated by 

reference, see § 77.2). Study findings 

eligible for review under WWC 

standards can meet WWC standards 

without reservations, meet WWC 

standards with reservations, or not meet 

WWC standards. WWC practice guides 

and intervention reports include 

findings from systematic reviews of 

evidence as described in the WWC 

Handbooks documentation. (34 CFR 

77.1) 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6861. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

operated in a manner consistent with 

the nondiscrimination requirements 

contained in Federal civil rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 

and 99. (b) The Office of Management 

and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The Supplemental Priorities. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$25,500,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2022 or a subsequent fiscal year from 

the list of unfunded applications from 

this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$350,000–600,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$464,000. 

Maximum Award: $600,000 per year. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 42. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Entities eligible 

to apply for NPD grants are IHEs, or 

public or private entities with relevant 

experience and capacity, in consortia 

with LEAs or SEAs. 

To maximize student population 

needs and geographic diversity, the 

number of awards per single entity will 

be limited to one per DUNS number. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a training indirect cost 

rate. This limits indirect cost 

reimbursement to an entity’s actual 

indirect costs, as determined in its 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 

or eight percent of a modified total 

direct cost base, whichever amount is 

less. For more information regarding 

training indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 

75.562. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 


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Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768) and 

available at www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf, 

which contain requirements and 

information on how to submit an 

application. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the NPD competition, your application 

may include business information that 

you consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 

5.11 we define ‘‘business information’’ 

and describe the process we use in 

determining whether any of that 

information is proprietary and, thus, 

protected from disclosure under 

Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as 

amended). 

Consistent with the process followed 

in the prior NPD competitions, we may 

post the project narrative section of 

funded NPD applications on the 

Department’s website so you may wish 

to request confidentiality of business 

information. Identifying proprietary 

information in the submitted 

application will help facilitate this 

public disclosure process. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. 

We recommend that you (1) limit the 

application narrative to no more than 35 

pages and (2) use the following 

standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′ x 11′, on one side 

only, with 1′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit for the 

application does not apply to the cover 

sheet; the budget section, including the 

narrative budget justification; the 

assurances and certifications; or the 

one-page abstract, the bibliography, or 

the letters of support of the application. 

However, the recommended page limit 

does apply to the entire narrative 

section of the application. An 

application will not be disqualified if it 

exceeds the recommended page limit. 

6. Notice of Intent to Apply: The 

Department will be able to review grant 

applications more efficiently if we know 

the approximate number of applicants 

that intend to apply. Therefore, we 

strongly encourage each potential 

applicant to notify us of their intent to 

submit an application. To do so, please 

email the program contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT with the subject line ‘‘Intent to 

Apply,’’ and include the applicant’s 

name and a contact person’s name and 

email address. Applicants that do not 

submit a notice of intent to apply may 

still apply for funding; applicants that 

do submit a notice of intent to apply are 

not bound to apply or bound by the 

information provided. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 

section 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum 

score for all of these criteria is 100 

points (not including competitive 

preference priority points). The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. 

(a) Quality of the project design. (up 

to 40 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the design of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the design of 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. 

(2) The extent to which the design for 

implementing and evaluating the 

proposed project will result in 

information to guide possible 

replication of project activities or 

strategies, including information about 

the effectiveness of the approach or 

strategies employed by the project. 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates a rationale (as 

defined in this notice). 

(b) Quality of project personnel. (up to 

10 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of project personnel, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The extent to which the applicant 

encourages applications for employment 

from persons who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. 

(2) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. 

(3) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. 

(c) Quality of the management plan. 

(up to 25 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the management plan for the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(2) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. 

(d) Adequacy of resources. (up to 5 

points) 

The Secretary considers the adequacy 

of resources for the proposed project. In 

determining the adequacy of resources 

for the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the objectives, 

design, and potential significance of the 

proposed project. 

(2) The extent to which the costs are 

reasonable in relation to the number of 

persons to be served and to the 

anticipated results and benefits. 

(e) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(up to 20 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the evaluation to be conducted of the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 

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(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. 

(2) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will, if well implemented, 

produce evidence about the project’s 

effectiveness that would meet the What 

Works Clearinghouse standards with or 

without reservations as described in the 

What Works Clearinghouse Handbook 

(as defined in this notice). 

(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. 

(4) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide valid and 

reliable performance data on relevant 

outcomes. 

Note: The following are technical 

assistance resources on evaluation: (1) 

WWC Procedures and Standards 

Handbook: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ 

references/idocviewer/ 

doc.aspx?docid=19&tocid=1; and (2) 

IES/NCEE Technical Methods papers: 

http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/tech_methods. 

In addition, we invite applicants to 

view two webinar recordings that were 

hosted by the Institute of Education 

Sciences. The first webinar addresses 

strategies for designing and executing 

well-designed quasi-experimental 

design studies. This webinar is available 

at: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ 

Multimedia.aspx?sid=23. The second 

webinar focuses on more rigorous 

evaluation designees, including 

strategies for designing and executing 

randomized controlled trials. This 

webinar is available at: http://ies.ed.gov/ 

ncee/wwc/Multimedia.aspx?sid=18. 

2. Review and Selection Process: The 

Department will screen applications 

that are submitted for NPD grants in 

accordance with the requirements in 

this notice and determine which 

applications meet the eligibility and 

other requirements. Peer reviewers will 

review all eligible applications for NPD 

grants that are submitted by the 

established deadline. 

Applicants should note, however, that 

we may screen for eligibility at multiple 

points during the competition process, 

including before and after peer review; 

applicants that are determined to be 

ineligible will not receive a grant award 

regardless of peer reviewer scores or 

comments. If we determine that an 

application does not meet an NPD 

requirement, the application will not be 

considered for funding. 

For NPD grant applications, the 

Department intends to conduct a twopart review process to review and score 

all eligible applications. Content 

reviewers will review and score all 

eligible applications on the following 

selection criteria: (a) Quality of the 

project design; (b) Quality of project 

personnel; (c) Quality of the 

management plan; and (d) Adequacy of 

resources. These reviewers will also 

review and score Competitive 

Preference Priority 2. Peer reviewers 

with evaluation expertise will review 

and score selection criterion (e) Quality 

of the project evaluation. The 

Department will review and score the 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 

relying on expertise from the Institute of 

Education Sciences. 

We remind potential applicants that 

in reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances 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). 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this program the Department conducts a 

review of the risks posed by applicants. 

Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may 

impose specific conditions and, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with— 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115—232) (2 CFR 

200.216); 

(c) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(d) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

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requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to http://

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms.html. 

(c) The Secretary may provide a 

grantee with additional funding for data 

collection, analysis, and reporting. In 

this case the Secretary establishes a data 

collection period. 

5. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), Federal departments and 

agencies must clearly describe the goals 

and objectives of programs, identify 

resources and actions needed to 

accomplish goals and objectives, 

develop a means of measuring progress 

made, and regularly report on 

achievement. 

(a) Measures. The Department has 

developed the following GPRA 

performance measures for evaluating the 

overall effectiveness of the NPD 

program: 

Measure 1: The percentage of projectspecific annual goals the program met. 

Measure 2: The number of pre-service 

program participants enrolled annually. 

Measure 3: The unduplicated number 

of in-service program participants 

served annually. 

Measure 4: Under measures 2 and 3, 

the number of participants who are 

making progress toward becoming State 

certified, licensed, or endorsed in EL 

instruction and the number of 

participants who have become State 

certified, licensed, or endorsed by the 

end of the five-year project period. 

(b) Baseline data. Applicants must 

provide baseline (as defined in this 

notice) data for each of the project 

performance measures listed in (a) and 

explain how each proposed baseline 

data is related to program outcomes; or, 

if the applicant has determined that 

there are no established baseline data 

for a particular performance measure, 

explain why there is no established 

baseline and explain how and when, 

during the project period, the applicant 

will establish a baseline for the 

performance measure. 

(c) Performance measure targets. In 

addition, the applicant must propose in 

its application annual targets for the 

measures listed in paragraph (a). 

Applications must also include the 

following information as directed under 

34 CFR 75.110(b): 

(1) Why each proposed performance 

target is ambitious (as defined in this 

notice) yet achievable compared to the 

baseline for the performance measure. 

(2) The data collection and reporting 

methods the applicant would use and 

why those methods are likely to yield 

reliable, valid, and meaningful 

performance data; and 

(3) The applicant’s capacity to collect 

and report reliable, valid, and 

meaningful performance data, as 

evidenced by high-quality data 

collection, analysis, and reporting in 

other projects or research. 

Note: If the applicant does not have 

experience with collection and 

reporting of performance data through 

other projects or research, the applicant 

should provide other evidence of 

capacity to successfully carry out data 

collection and reporting for its proposed 

project. 

(d) Performance Reports. All grantees 

must submit an annual performance 

report and final performance report with 

information that is responsive to these 

performance measures. The Department 

will consider this data in making annual 

continuation awards. 

(e) Department Evaluations. 

Consistent with 34 CFR 75.591, grantees 

funded under this program must comply 

with the requirements of any evaluation 

of the program conducted by the 

Department or an evaluator selected by 

the Department. 

6. 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 award, 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. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. 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 Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

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Acting Director, Office of English Language 

Acquisition. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear 

Science Advisory Committee (NSAC). 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 18, 2021; 10:00 

a.m.–4:30 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the 

public. This meeting will be held 

digitally via 

Zoom. Information to participate can 

be found on the website closer to the 

meeting date at: https://science.osti.gov/ 

np/nsac/meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of 

Energy; SC–26/Germantown Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–0536 or email: 

brenda.may@science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

guidance on a continuing basis to the 

Department of Energy and the National 

Science Foundation on scientific 

priorities within the field of basic 

nuclear science research. 

Tentative Agenda 

Thursday, March 18, 2021 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• Perspectives from Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation 

• Update from the Department of 

Energy and National Science 

Foundation’s Nuclear Physics Offices 

• Presentation of the Mo-99 Charge 

• DOE Office of Science Graduate 

Student Research (SCGSR) Program 

Presentation 

• Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear 

Physics Presentation 

• NSAC Business/Discussions 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. A webcast of this 

meeting will be available. Please check 

the website below for updates and 

information on how to view the 

meeting. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of these items 

on the agenda, you should contact 

Brenda L. May at Brenda.May@

science.doe.gov. You must make your 

request for an oral statement at least five 

business days before the meeting. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. 

The minutes of the meeting will be 

available for review on the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s Office of 

Nuclear Physics website at https://

science.osti.gov/np/nsac/meetings. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2021. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03432 Filed 2–19–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

online virtual meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Savannah River Site. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this online virtual 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Monday, March 22, 2021; 1:00 

p.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Online Virtual Meeting. To 

attend, please send an email to: 

srscitizensadvisoryboard@gmail.com by 

no later than 4:00 p.m. (ET) on 

Thursday, March 18, 2021. 

To Submit Public Comments: Public 

comments will be accepted via email 

prior to and after the meeting. 

Comments received by no later than 

4:00 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, March 18, 

2021, will be read aloud during the 

virtual meeting. Comments will also be 

accepted after the meeting, by no later 

than 4:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, March 

29, 2021. Please submit comments to 

srscitizensadvisoryboard@gmail.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Boyette, Office of External Affairs, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah 

River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, 

Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803) 952– 

6120, email: srscitizensadvisoryboard@

gmail.com. 

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: 

—Meeting Rules and Agenda Review 

—Opening and Chair Update 

—Agency Updates 

—Break 

—Committee Round Robin: 

Æ Facilities Disposition & Site 

Remediation Committee 

Æ Nuclear Materials Committee 

Æ Strategic & Legacy Management 

Committee 

Æ Waste Management Committee 

Æ Administrative & Outreach 

Committee 

—Board Discussion on Site Priorities 

Letter to DOE 

—Reading of Public Comments 

—Voting: Site Priorities Letter to DOE 

—Adjourn 

Public Participation: The online 

virtual meeting is open to the public. 

Written statements may be filed with 

the Board either before or after the 

meeting as there will not be 

opportunities for live public comment 

during this online virtual meeting. 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 submit public comments 

should email them as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Amy Boyette at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following website: https://

cab.srs.gov/srs-cab.html. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2021. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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