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1P–3 structures refer to systems that align a 

continuum of instructional strategies, professional 

development, standards, assessments, and other 

components from pre-kindergarten through third 

grade. 

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 Acting 

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. 

Dated: April 16, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Innovation and Improvement 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Magnet Schools Assistance 

Program Application for Grants. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or 

LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 150. 

Burden Hours: 6,000. 

Abstract: The Magnet Schools 

Assistance Program (MSAP) makes 

grants to local educational agencies 

(LEAs) to establish and operate magnet 

schools projects that are part of 

approved desegregation plans and that 

are designed to bring together students 

from different social, economic, ethnic, 

and racial backgrounds. The collection 

of information is necessary for LEAs to 

apply for and receive grants under the 

MSAP in a manner consistent with Title 

V of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act (ESEA). The information 

is further necessary in order for grantees 

to meet reporting requirements as a part 

of the Department’s monitoring project 

performance during the grant period. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4281. 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 the Internet address 

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. 2010–9146 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Early Learning 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

request for input. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (ED), in collaboration with 

the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) and through 

public meetings and written 

submissions, is seeking input from State 

agencies responsible for early learning 

and development, families (including 

families with children birth through 

third grade), educators (including early 

intervention service providers and other 

providers of services to young children), 

students, technical assistance providers, 

researchers of early learning, 

stakeholders who work with early 

learning and development for young 

children, and other members of the 

public regarding several important 

topics relating to early learning for 

children, birth through third grade: 

Understanding pre-kindergarten through 

third grade (P–3) Structures ;1 Workforce 

and Professional Development; Family 

Engagement; and Standards and 

Assessments. Over the next two months, 

ED and HHS will be holding a series of 

‘‘Listening and Learning about Early 

Learning’’ meetings to inform their work 

and hear how States and others are 

implementing innovative and successful 

approaches to improving early learning 

outcomes for children, birth through 

third grade, in the four areas listed in 

this notice. Neither ED nor HHS is 

proposing to make any changes to 

existing requirements in programs 

administered by these two Federal 

agencies through this notice. 

DATES: ED and HHS will hold public 

meetings on the dates and at the 

locations specified elsewhere in this 

notice. ED must receive all written 

submissions of comments on the four 

early learning topics on or before 5 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on Tuesday, May 

18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: For those planning to 

submit written input, we encourage 

submissions by e-mail using the 

following address: 

earlylearning.comments@ed.gov. You 

must include ‘‘Listening and Learning 

about Early Learning’’ and the topic 

area(s) to be addressed in the subject 

line of your e-mail. If you prefer to send 

your input by regular mail, you must 

address it to the Office of the Secretary, 

Attention: Listening and Learning about 

Early Learning—Public Input Meetings, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., room 7W219, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy 

Chapman, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 7W219, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–7275 or by e-mail: 

earlylearning.comments@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf, call the Federal 

Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The President has 

outlined and is committed to a cradle 

through college and career agenda. 

High-quality early learning programs 

and services are critical to closing the 

achievement gap and ensuring that 

students are college and career ready to 

help us achieve our goal that the United 

States will lead the world in college 

completion by the year 2020. ED and 

HHS are committed to carrying out the 

President’s birth through third grade 

early learning agenda that improves 

early learning outcomes for all children, 

especially high-needs children, to 

ensure that they are successful in school 

and in life. The listening and learning 


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sessions, along with submitted 

comments, will help inform the 

Departments work, foster ongoing 

dialogue between state and local 

practitioners and the two departments, 

and reflects the continued collaborative 

relationship between the two 

departments to enact the 

Administration’s early learning agenda. 

The Senior Advisor to the Secretary for 

Early Learning (ED) and the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and InterDepartmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development at the 

Administration for Children and 

Families (HHS) will lead the listening 

and learning meetings announced in 

this notice. 

Details of Public Meetings 

Structure of Public Meetings 

ED and HHS anticipate that each 

meeting will have the following three 

components: 

(1) Opening statements by officials 

from ED and HHS. 

(2) Input from invited panels of 

experts. 

• Each meeting will have an invited 

panel of experts in the field of early 

learning who will have a set amount of 

time to make presentations, with 

additional time allotted for questions 

from the public and from ED and HHS. 

(3) Open opportunity for public 

speakers to share input. 

• Each meeting will have 60 to 90 

minutes for interested members of the 

public, who have registered to speak 

and raise questions. 

Æ Each individual registered and 

scheduled to speak will have up to five 

minutes to provide oral input. 

Æ Individuals who have registered 

and are scheduled to speak must limit 

their remarks to the topic of the specific 

meeting at which they are speaking. 

Æ We will also accept written 

submissions as described in the 

Submission of Written Input section of 

this notice. 

Each meeting will focus on a particular 

topic as indicated in the next section of 

this notice. The Department will share 

any updates and other information 

about these meetings online at http:// 

www.ed.gov. 

Topic Areas, Dates, Times, Locations, 

and Registration Information 

The early learning public meetings 

will occur on the following dates from 

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the locations 

indicated below. 

• Early Learning Topic Area: 

Understanding P–3 Structures 

Æ Friday, April 23, 2010, in 

Washington, DC; at the LBJ Auditorium 

at the Department’s headquarters 

building in the Lyndon Baines Johnson 

Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. 

• Early Learning Topic Area: 

Workforce and Professional 

Development 

Æ Monday, April 26, 2010, in Denver, 

Colorado; in the auditorium at the 

Center for Early Education, 3245 E. 

Exposition Avenue, Denver, CO. 

• Early Learning Topic Area: Family 

Engagement 

Æ Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Orlando, 

Florida; at the Orange County Public 

Schools Educational Leadership Center, 

445 W. Amelia Street, Orlando, FL. 

• Early Learning Topic Area: 

Standards and Assessments 

Æ Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Chicago, 

Illinois; at the Polk Bros. Lecture Hall at 

the Erikson Institute, 451 N. LaSalle 

Street, Chicago, IL 

How To Participate in the Early 

Learning Listening Tour 

On-Site Attendance: Anyone who 

would like to attend or speak at a 

meeting must register at http://www.

fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/

index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&var

Page=agenda. We ask that anyone 

registering to attend one or more 

meetings do so at least four business 

days prior to each meeting they plan to 

attend. Seating and speaker slots are 

limited, so early registration is 

important to ensure that interested 

persons are able to secure seats, 

speaking slots, or both. Persons wishing 

to participate will receive an e-mail 

responding to their registration request. 

Anyone not having access to the 

Internet or to e-mail should call the 

number indicated in this notice to 

register. Speakers should come to the 

meeting prepared to provide an 

electronic copy of their comments (e.g., 

CD or flash drive). Federal staff will 

keep this information for our records. 

Webinar Attendance for April 23, 

2010: The Department is planning to 

hold the first early learning meeting in 

Washington, DC on April 23, 2010. This 

meeting will also be offered as a 

webinar. Anyone unable to attend the 

April 23rd meeting in person, but who 

would like an opportunity to hear the 

information shared and watch the slide 

presentations live, may go to http:// 

www.fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/

index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&var

Page=agenda and register as a webinar 

attendee. Webinar attendees will be in 

‘‘listen’’ mode only. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities at the Public Meetings: The 

meeting sites will be accessible to 

individuals with disabilities and will 

make sign language interpreters 

available for anyone wishing to attend 

or speak who requests them at least five 

days prior to each meeting they plan to 

attend. Registrants must indicate 

whether they will need sign language 

interpreters or any other special 

accommodation in the ‘‘special 

accommodations’’ portion of the 

registration form. Attendees requiring 

an auxiliary aid or service to participate 

in a meeting (i.e., interpreting service 

such as oral, cued speech, or tactile 

interpreter; assisted listening device; or 

materials in alternate format), should 

notify the contact person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 

least two weeks before the scheduled 

meeting date. Although we will attempt 

to meet requests received less than two 

weeks before each meeting date, unless 

we receive two weeks’ notice, we may 

not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time. 

Submission of Written Input 

All interested parties, including those 

who cannot attend a meeting or from 

whom we may not have enough time to 

hear at a meeting, may submit written 

input in response to this notice. 

We will accept written input at the 

meeting site, or via e-mail or regular 

mail at the addresses listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. ED 

must receive all written submissions of 

comments on the four early learning 

topics on or before 5 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. 

When submitting input at the 

meetings, we request that you submit 

one paper copy and an electronic file 

(CD or flash drive) of your statement. 

Please include your name and contact 

information on the paper and electronic 

files. 

Sharing Input Publicly 

ED and HHS are committed to 

gathering and sharing publicly the input 

from the meetings and written 

submissions. We will make all written 

input that we receive from members of 

the public available at http:// 

www.ed.gov. 

Remarks for Input 

All input, including expert 

presentations and discussions, public 

input, and written submissions at the 

meetings, must focus primarily on the 

topic listed elsewhere in this notice. We 

encourage all participants to make their 

input as specific as possible, and to 

provide evidence to support their input 

with data and citations to relevant 

research, as appropriate. We also 

strongly encourage all presenters to 


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focus their remarks directly on the topic 

of the specific meeting they are 

attending: Understanding P–3 

Structures (Washington, DC); Workforce 

and Professional Development (Denver, 

CO); Family Engagement (Orlando, FL); 

and Standards and Assessment 

(Chicago, IL). 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 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. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents published in the 

Federal Register by ED or HHS, 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: April 16, 2010. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9276 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada Test 

Site 

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), Nevada Test Site. 

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: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 

755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 

Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657–9088; 

Fax (702) 295–5300 or E-mail: 

ntscab@nv.doe.gov. 

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 

1. Presentation—Current Non-EM 

Activities at the Nevada Test Site 

2. Presentation—Mixed Waste Storage 

Unit 

3. Sub-Committee Updates 

• Industrial Sites Committee 

• Membership Committee 

• Outreach Committee 

• Soils Committee 

• Transportation/Waste Committee 

• Underground Test Area Committee 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada Test Site, 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 Denise Rupp 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 

presentations pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Denise Rupp at the 

telephone number listed above. The 

request 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 comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Denise Rupp at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://www.nv.doe.gov/ntscab/ 

MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 16, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9153 Filed 4–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). The 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: Friday, May 21, 2010 9 a.m. to 

Noon. 

ADDRESSES: The Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Ducker, U.S. Department of 

Energy; 4G–036/Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: 202–586–7810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To conduct an 

open meeting of the NCC and to approve 

of a new NCC study topic. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Welcome and Call to Order by NCC 

Chair Michael Mueller 

• Remarks by Secretary Steven Chu, 

Department of Energy 

• Presentation by Walter Crickmer on 

Biomass/Coal Blending to Generate 

Electricity 

• Council Business: 

Æ Finance Report by Committee 

Chairman Joe Hopf 

Æ Secretary’s Report by NCC 

Secretary Larry Grimes 

Æ Election of Officers for the 2010/ 

2011 Term of the Council 

• Presentation by Roger Bezdek on 

Green Transmission: An Opportunity 

for Clean Coal Technologies 

• Other Business 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. 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 

potential items on the agenda, you 

should contact Michael J. Ducker, 202– 

586–7810 or 

Michael.Ducker@HQ.DOE.GOV (e-mail). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 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. 

Minutes: The NCC will prepare 

meeting minutes within 45 days of the 

meeting. The minutes will be posted on 

the NCC Web site at http:// 

www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/ 


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