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the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this grant notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the 

application package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: 

Additional factors we consider in 

selecting an application for an award are 

the equitable distribution of grants 

among the geographical regions of the 

United States and among urban, 

suburban, and rural populations. 

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). 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 

and reference these and other 

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. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. You must also submit an 

interim progress report twelve months 

after the award date. This report should 

provide 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/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the Grants for the 

Integration of Schools and Mental 

Health Systems program: 

a. The percentage of schools served by 

the grant that have comprehensive, 

detailed linkage protocols in place; and 

b. The percentage of school personnel 

served by the grant who are trained to 

make appropriate referrals to mental 

health services. 

These two measures constitute the 

Department’s measures of success for 

this program. Consequently, applicants 

for a grant under this program are 

advised to give careful consideration to 

these two measures in conceptualizing 

the approach and evaluation of their 

proposed project. If funded, applicants 

will be asked to collect and report data 

in their interim and final performance 

reports about progress toward these 

measures. The Secretary will also use 

this information to respond to the 

evaluation requirements concerning this 

program established in section 5541(f) 

of the ESEA. For specific requirements 

on grantee reporting, please go to 

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

appforms/appforms.html. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Allen, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 10079, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–6450. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7875 or by e-mail: 

sarah.allen@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

Relay Service, 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 computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: January 4, 2010. 

Kevin Jennings, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools. 

[FR Doc. 2010–140 Filed 1–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus 

Competition: European Union-United 

States Atlantis Program Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.116J. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: January 8, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 8, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 10, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the program is to provide grants to 

eligible applicants to improve 

postsecondary education. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

one absolute priority and one 

invitational priority. 

Absolute Priority: This priority is from 

the notice of final priorities for this 

program, published in the Federal 

Register on December 11, 2009 (74 FR 

65764). For FY 2010, this priority is an 

absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this absolute 

priority. 

This priority is: 

European Union (EU)-United States 

(U.S.) Atlantis Program—(84.116J). 

This priority supports the formation 

of educational consortia between the EU 

and U.S. institutions. To meet this 

priority, the applicant must propose a 

project that encourages cooperation in 

the coordination of curricula; the 

exchange of students, if pertinent to 

grant activities; and the opening of 

educational opportunities between the 

U.S. and EU Member States. In order to 

be eligible for an award under this 

priority, the applicant in the U.S. must 

be a U.S. institution and the applicant 

in the EU must be an EU institution. 

EU institutions participating in any 

consortium proposal under this priority 

may apply to the Directorate-General for 

Education and Culture (DG EAC), 

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under a separate but parallel EU 

competition. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2010, 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: 

Projects that support exchanges 

between EU institutions and U.S. 

minority-serving institutions to increase 

the participation of underrepresented 

minorities in the program. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138– 

1138d. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$47,424,000 for the FIPSE programs, of 

which we intend to allocate $2,000,000 

for new awards for the EU-U.S. Atlantis 

program in FY 2010. The actual level of 

funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $35,000– 

$108,000 for the first year only. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$35,000 for the first year of two-year 

Policy Oriented Measures grants that 

support public policy research on 

transatlantic topics; $45,000 for the first 

year of four-year Mobility grants that 

support curriculum development and 

academic term exchanges; and $102,000 

for the first year of five-year 

Transatlantic Degree grants that support 

the development and implementation of 

dual degrees. You can find a detailed 

description of each of these three types 

of grants in the program guidelines and 

budget instructions in the application 

package for this competition. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 25. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or 

combinations of IHEs and other public 

and private nonprofit institutions and 

agencies. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http://egrants.ed.gov. To obtain a copy from ED 

Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: 

Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 

1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398. 

Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827. 

FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.116J. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. Word Limit and 

Application Format: The application 

narrative is where you, the applicant, 

address the selection criteria that 

reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. You must limit the 

application narrative to no more than 

6,000 words. The page format for the 

application must comply with the 

following standards: 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• 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. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The 6,000-word limit applies only to 

the application narrative. It does not 

apply to the Application for Federal 

Assistance form (SF 424); the 

supplemental information form required 

by the Department of Education; the 

budget summary form (ED Form 524); 

and the assurances, certifications, and 

survey forms. In addition, the 6,000- 

word limit does not apply to the onepage abstract, appendices, the short 

bios, letters of commitment, line item 

budget, or a table of contents. You must 

include your complete response to the 

selection criteria in the program 

narrative. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the 6,000-word limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: January 8, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 8, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s 

e-Grants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or in 

paper format by mail or hand delivery 

if you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV.6. Other 

Submission Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 10, 2010. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program 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 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 


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restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. Applications for grants 

under the EU-U.S. Atlantis Program— 

CFDA Number 84.116J must be 

submitted electronically using eApplication, accessible through the 

Department’s e-Grants Web site at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the 

e-Grants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with the word limit requirement 

described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because 

e-Application is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to 

e-Application; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Frank Frankfort, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., room 6152, Washington, DC 

20006–8544. FAX: (202) 502–7877. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

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must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.116J), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.116J), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this grant notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 and are listed in the application 

package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: An 

additional factor we consider in 

selecting an application for an award is 

demonstration of a transatlantic, 

innovative approach to training and 

education. 

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). 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 

and reference these and other 

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. Reporting: 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 multi-year 

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/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the following two 

performance measures will be used by 

the Department in assessing the success 

of the FIPSE—Special Focus 

Competition: EU-U.S. Atlantis Program: 

(1) The extent to which funded 

projects are being replicated (i.e., 

adopted or adapted by others). 

(2) The manner in which projects are 

being institutionalized and continued 

after funding. 

If funded, you will be asked to collect 

and report data from your project on 

steps taken toward achieving the 

outcomes evaluated by these 

performance measures (i.e., 

institutionalization and replication). 

Consequently, applicants are advised to 

include these two outcomes in 

conceptualizing the design, 

implementation, and evaluation of their 

proposed projects. Institutionalization 

and replication are important outcomes 

that ensure the ultimate success of 

international consortia funded through 

this program. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Frank Frankfort, Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education, EU–U.S. Atlantis Program, 

U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K 

Street, NW., room 6154, Washington, 

DC 20006–8544. Telephone: (202) 502– 

7513 or by e-mail: 

frank.frankfort@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, 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 computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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) on the Internet at the 

following site: www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

Office of Postsecondary Education, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 


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Dated: January 5, 2010. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2010–137 Filed 1–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Public Hearings on the Draft 

Tank Closure and Waste Management 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Hanford Site, Richland, WA 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces the public hearings on 

the Draft Tank Closure and Waste 

Management Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Hanford Site, 

Richland, Washington (DOE/EIS–0391) 

(Draft TC&WM EIS or Draft EIS). This 

Draft EIS was prepared in accordance 

with the implementing regulations 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA). A Notice of 

Availability of the Draft EIS was 

published on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 

56194), initiating a 140-day public 

comment period ending March 19, 2010. 

The State of Washington, Department of 

Ecology (Ecology) is a cooperating 

agency on this EIS. 

DATES: During the public comment 

period for the Draft TC & WM EIS which 

ends March 19, 2010, DOE invites the 

public to submit written comments by 

any of the means listed under 

ADDRESSES below. In addition, oral as 

well as written comments may be 

provided at the public hearings to be 

held as listed under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by regular mail, fax, or e-mail 

as follows. Written comments may be 

sent to: Mary Beth Burandt, Office of 

River Protection, Document Manager, 

P.O. Box 1178, Richland, Washington 

99352, Attention: TC & WM EIS. 

Written comments or requests for 

information can be submitted at 

TC&WMEIS@saic.com, or by faxing to 

888–785–2865. The Draft EIS is 

available on DOE’s NEPA Web site at 

http://www.gc.energy.gov/nepa and the 

Hanford Web site at http:// 

www.hanford.gov. 

Copies of this Draft EIS are available 

for review at: Hanford Site Public 

Reading Room, 2770 University Drive, 

CIC. Room 101L, Richland, WA 99354, 

509–372–7443 and the U.S. Department 

of Energy, FOIA Reading Room, 1G–033, 

Forrestal Bldg., 1000 Independence Ave, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202–586– 

5955. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the Hanford Site 

or this Draft EIS, contact Ms. Burandt at 

the above address. The following Web 

sites may also be accessed for additional 

information on the Hanford Site: http://

www.hanford.gov/orp/ (Click on Public 

Involvement) or http:// 

www.hanford.gov. 

General information on DOE’s NEPA 

process is on the Department’s NEPA 

Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/ 

nepa or contact: Carol Borgstrom, 

Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 

Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, e-mail 

AskNEPA@hq.doe.gov, telephone 202– 

586–4600; or leave a message at 800– 

472–2756. 

For general questions and information 

about the Washington State Department 

of Ecology, contact: Annette Carlson, 

Nuclear Waste Program, 3100 Port of 

Benton Blvd., Richland, WA 99352, 

telephone 509–372–7897, e-mail 

anca461@ecy.wa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Hanford Site is located in 

southeastern Washington State along the 

Columbia River, and is approximately 

586 square miles in size. Hanford’s 

mission included defense-related 

nuclear research, development, and 

weapons production activities from the 

early 1940s to approximately 1989. 

During that period, Hanford operated a 

plutonium production complex with 

nine nuclear reactors and associated 

processing facilities. 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 Hanford. 

In support of Hanford’s cleanup 

mission DOE, with Ecology as a 

cooperating agency, prepared the Draft 

TC & WM EIS in accordance with the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Implementing Regulations at 40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508 and the DOE 

NEPA Implementing Procedures at 10 

CFR Part 1021. The Environmental 

Protection Agency issued a Notice of 

Availability of this Draft TC & WM EIS 

on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56194), 

thereby initiating the public comment 

period for the Draft EIS. 

II. Public Hearings 

During an open house, the first hour 

of each hearing, participants may 

register to speak and meet informally 

with representatives from DOE and 

Ecology. During the formal portion of 

each hearing, DOE and Ecology will 

make short opening presentations on the 

Draft EIS and describe the format for the 

hearing. The remaining time will be 

available for the public to comment. The 

schedule of locations, dates, and times 

for all of the public hearings is provided 

as follows: 

Richland, WA 99352, January 26, 2010, 

Red Lion Hotel Hanford House, 802 

George Washington Way, 509–946– 

7611, 6 to 10 p.m. 

Boise, ID 83702, February 2, 2010, 

Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St., 

208–343–4611, 6 to 10 p.m. 

Hood River, OR 97031, February 9, 

2010, Columbia Gorge Hotel, 4000 

Westcliff Drive, 541–386–5566, 6 to 

10 p.m. 

Portland, OR 97232, February 10, 2010, 

Doubletree Hotel, Portland—Lloyd 

Center, 1000 NE Multnomah Street, 

503–281–6111, 6 to 10 p.m. 

Seattle, WA, February 11, 2010, Seattle 

Center, 305 Harrison Street, 206–684– 

7200, 6 to 10 p.m. 

DOE will consider and respond to all 

oral and written comments received at 

the public hearings or written comments 

postmarked by March 19, 2010, in 

preparing the Final EIS. Late comments 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. DOE is considering some 

additional public hearings. Times and 

locations for those additional hearings 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register and local media. 

III. Next Steps 

DOE intends to issue the Final Tank 

Closure and Waste Management EIS by 

March 2011. DOE will issue a Record of 

Decision no sooner than 30 days after 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes a Notice of Availability of the 

Final EIS in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, January 5, 

2010. 

William M. Levitan, 

Director, Office of Environmental 

Compliance, Office of Environmental 

Management. 

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