41412 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 157 / Monday, August 17, 2009 / Notices 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. The Department is 

amending this Notice to increase its 

estimate of the burden of the collection. 

The increase is the result of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (Act). DOE’s original burden 

estimate was based on 24,241 recipients 

with a burden of 239,458 hours. The Act 

will increase the Department’s awards 

of financial assistance by approximately 

$24 billion resulting in a revised 

estimate of 59,215 recipients with a 

burden of approximately 926,022 hours, 

an increase of 686,564 hours. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before August 31, 

2009. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the following: Denise Clarke, 

Procurement Analyst, MA–612/L’Enfant 

Plaza Building, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585–1615, 

deniset.clarke@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Clarke, at the above address, or 

by telephone at (202) 287–1748. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–0400 [Renewal]; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

Financial Assistance Information 

Collection; (3) Purpose: This package 

contains information collections 

necessary for solicitation, award, and 

administration and closeout of grants 

and cooperative agreements; (4) 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

59,215; (6) Estimated Number of Burden 

Hours: 926,022 hours. 

Statutory Authority: Federal Grant and 

Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301– 

6308. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 10, 

2009. 

Edward R. Simpson, 

Director, Office of Procurement and 

Assistance Management, Department of 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. E9–19710 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 9 

a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, September 4, 2009, 

8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1415 5th 

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101, 

Phone: (206) 971–8000 or (800) 733– 

5466, Fax: (206) 971–8101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula_K_Call@rl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Agency Updates (Department of 

Energy Office of River Protection and 

Richland Operations Office; Washington 

State Department of Ecology; U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency): 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act; Annual Accomplishments and 

Challenges; Proposed Settlement and 

Tri-Party Agreement Changes; and 

Central Plateau Cleanup Strategy. 

• Committee Updates, including: 

Tank Waste Committee; River and 

Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee; 

Public Involvement Committee; and 

Budgets and Contracts Committee. 

• Draft Advice on Fiscal Year 2011 

Budget. 

• Board Business: New Committee 

Leadership, Process Manual Updates, 

Adoption of 2010 Board Priorities, and 

Confirmation of 2010 Board Schedule. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/ 

?page=413&parent=397. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 11, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–19706 Filed 8–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy; Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee. Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 

September 2, 2009, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 

E.D.T. 

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 

Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 

20878. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen (301–903–9817; 

david.thomassen@science.doe.gov) 

Designated Federal Officer, Biological 

and Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Science, Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research, SC–23/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. The most 

current information concerning this 

meeting can be found on the Web site: 

http://www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/ 

announce.html. 

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