25760 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 3, 2000 / Notices

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20506. A

portion of this meeting, from 11 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. on June 2nd, will be open to

the public for policy discussion.

The remaining portions of this

meeting—from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on

May 31st, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 1st,

and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12:30

p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 2nd—are for the

purpose of Panel review, discussion,

evaluation, and recommendation on

applications for financial assistance

under the National Foundation on the

Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as

amended, including information given

in confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

12, 1999, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to (c)(4)(6) and

(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United

States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and, if

time allows, may be permitted to

participate in the panel’s discussions at

the discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20506, 202/682–5532, TDD 202/

682–5496, at least seven (7) days prior

to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Meeting Notices

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy

(NIFL).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Board (Board). This

notice also describes the function of the

Board. Notice of this meeting is required

under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. This

document is intended to notify the

general public of their opportunity to

attend the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: May 15, 2000 from 8:30

a.m. to 5 p.m., and may 16, 2000 from

8:30 a.m. to 12 Noon.

ADDRESSES: IBM Executive Conference

Center in Palisades, Rout 9W, P.O. Box

1025, Palisades, New York 10965.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shelly Coles, Assistant National

Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW,

Suite 730, Washington, DC 2006.

Telephone number (202) 233–2027,

email scoles@nifl.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established under the Workforce

Investment Act of 1998, Title II of

Public Law 105–220, Sec. 242, the

National Institute for Literacy. The

Board consists of ten individuals

appointed by the President with the

advice and consent of the Senate. The

Board is established to advise and make

recommendations to the Interagency

Group, composed of the Secretaries of

Education, Labor, and Health and

Human Services, which administers the

National Institute for Literacy (Institute).

The Interagency Group considers the

Board’s recommendations in planning

the goals of the Institute and in the

implementation of any programs to

achieve the goals of the Institute.

Specifically, the Board performs the

following function (a) Makes

recommendations concerning the

appointment of the Director and the

staff of the Institute; (b) provides

independent advice on operation of the

Institute; and (c) receives reports from

the Interagency Group and Director of

the Institute. In addition, the Institute

consults with the Board on the award of

fellowships. The National Institute for

Literacy Advisory Board will be meeting

on May 15–16, 2000. The Advisory

Board will focus on refinements in the

NIFL’s three-year program plan; specific

activities to be carried out next year to

implement the plan; and changes that

have occurred, or might occur over the

next three to five years that need to be

anticipated, and factored into the NIFL’s

planning and activities. Records are

kept of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I

Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC

20006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Carolyn Staley,

Deputy Director.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–8989; License No. SMC–

1559]

Envirocare of Utah and The Snake

River Alliance; Receipt of Request for

Action Under 10 CFR 2.206

Notice is hereby given that by

petitions dated February 24, 2000, and

March 13, 2000, The Snake River

Alliance and Envirocare of Utah

respectively, have requested that the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) take action with regard to

protecting the public health and safety.

The petitioners request that the NRC

assume responsibility for Formerly

Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program

(FUSRAP) radioactively contaminated

material and ensure its proper disposal

in an NRC-licensed facility.

As the basis for these requests, the

petitioners state that the NRC, under

Sections 81 and 84 of the Atomic Energy

Act (AEA), was given authority by

Congress to regulate all 11e.(2) material

regardless of when it was generated.

The requests are being treated

pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the

Commission’s regulations. The requests

have been referred to the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards. As provided by Section

2.206, appropriate action will be taken

on the petitions within a reasonable

time. By letters dated April 25, 2000, the

Director accepted the petitioners’

requests for the NRC to review the AEA

and the NRC regulations governing

disposal of 11e.(2) byproduct material

whether or not it was generated after

1978, and is not taking any immediate

action. A copy of the petitions are

available for inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room

at 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, DC 20555–0001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25th day

of April, 2000.

William F. Kane,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

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