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that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing 

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary 

of the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: August 13, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

National Institute for Literacy 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Understanding Effective K–3 

Reading Programs Based on Scientific 

Reading Research. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 87. 

Burden Hours: 1,037. 

Abstract: The National Institute for 

Literacy (NIFL) is authorized under the 

No Child Left Behind Act, Public Law 

107–110, part B, subpart 1, section 1207 

to ‘‘* * * identify and disseminate 

information about schools, local 

educational agencies, and State 

educational agencies that have 

effectively developed and implemented 

classroom reading programs that meet 

the requirements of this subpart 

(Reading First)* * *’’. To carry out this 

authorized activity, the NIFL is first 

conducting a set of case studies, 

identifying Schools with Effective 

Reading Programs, to be implemented 

by a research team from Education 

Development Center, Inc. (EDC). The 

NIFL then will publish findings from 

the case studies as a report and print 

and distribute it widely among 

educators and administrators working 

with children in kindergarten through 

third grades as well as reading 

researchers. The NIFL needs to collect 

the information proposed in this 

package to be able to describe in 

reasonable detail the school- and 

classroom-based reading strategies 

employed by schools with highperforming students. The NIFL 

understands its statutory charge to mean 

providing information that explains 

what the schools did and how they did 

it rather than general information from 

sources such as school Web sites. While 

the findings from case studies should 

not be construed as guidance to schools 

seeking to improve their K–3 students’ 

reading outcomes, the information from 

this study may bring to light detail that 

contributes to deeper understanding of 

effective reading instruction and 

informs future research on K–3 reading 

instruction. The respondents will be 

drawn from two schools in each of three 

districts that have been identified as 

having positive student outcomes in 

reading according to a comprehensive 

approach established as part of the 

study. The estimated number of 

respondents will be: 6 Principals, 6 

Reading Specialists/Literacy Specialists, 

3 English Language Arts District 

Coordinators, 72 Teachers (estimated). 

Only an estimate of the number of 

teacher respondents is possible until we 

have agreements from the participating 

schools. The estimate is based on three 

teachers per grade level, K–3, at each 

school. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 4001. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–19842 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 

6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Kozlowski, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–2759, 

David.Kozlowski@lex.doe.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 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Approval of August Meeting 

Minutes. 

• Public Comments. 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments. 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments. 

• Liaisons’ Comments. 

• Presentations. 

• Administrative Issues: 

Æ Committee Updates. 

Æ Motions. 


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• Public Comments. 

• Final Comments. 

• Adjourn. 

Breaks taken as appropriate. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, 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 David 

Kozlowski 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 David Kozlowski 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 David Kozlowski at 

the address and phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.ports-ssab.org/ 

publicmeetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 14, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–19898 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

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), Northern New 

Mexico. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 

Stat. 770) requires that public notice of 

this meeting be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 

2 p.m.–8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Santa Fe, 4048 

Cerillos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board 

(NNMCAB), 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite 

B, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone (505) 

995–0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: msantistevan@doeal.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 

2 p.m. Call to Order by Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, Jeff 

Casalina 

Establishment of a Quorum, Lorelei 

Novak 

• Roll Call 

• Excused Absences 

Welcome and Introductions, J.D. 

Campbell 

Approval of Agenda 

Approval of July 29, 2009 Meeting 

Minutes 

2:15 p.m. Old Business 

• Written Reports 

• Open Discussion from Board 

Members 

• Voting Procedures 

2:45 p.m. New Business 

• Report from Nominating 

Committee, Deb Shaw 

• Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 

• Consideration and Action on 

Meeting Schedule for FY 2010 

• Appoint Ad Hoc Committee for 

Annual Evaluation 

3:15 p.m. Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer Report, Jeff Casalina 

3:30 p.m. Break 

3:45 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee Reports 

• Community Outreach 

• Board Processes 

• Budget Priorities for FY 2011 

4 p.m. Standing Committee Reports 

• Presentation of FY 2010 Committee 

Work Plans 

• Consideration and Action on 

Committee Work Plans for 

Submittal to DOE 

5 p.m. Dinner Break 

6 p.m. Public Comment Period 

6:15 p.m. Consideration and Action on 

Recommendation(s) 

7:45 p.m. Round Robin Discussion 

8 p.m. Adjourn, Jeff Casalina 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Northern New Mexico, 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 Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone 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 Menice 

Santistevan 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 Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

http://www.nnmcab.org/. 

Issued at Washington, DC on August 14, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–19899 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13375–000] 

Community Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

August 12, 2009. 

On February 20, 2009, Community 

Hydro, LLC filed an application for a 

preliminary permit, pursuant to section 

4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing 

to study the feasibility of the Falls Lake 

Dam Hydroelectric Project, located on 

the Neuse River, Wake County, North 

Carolina. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owners’ 

express permission. 


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