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with the skills needed to reduce the mortality of protected species, which may prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in the future.

Dated: February 25, 2011. Margo Schulze-Haugen, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–4798 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–22–P**

**CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION** 

**Sunshine Act Meeting Notice**

**TIME AND DATE :**  Wednesday, March 9, 2011; 10 a.m.–11 a.m.

**PLACE :**  Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

**STATUS :**  Closed to the Public.

**MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED :**  Compliance Status Report

The Commission staff will brief the Commission on the status of compliance matters. For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948.

**CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION :**  Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7923.

Dated: March 1, 2011. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–4991 Filed 3–1–11; 4:15 pm]

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**DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE**

**Department of the Navy**

**Notice of Availability of Government Owned Inventions; Available for**  **Licensing**

**AGENCY :**  Department of the Navy, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 7,048,854: Apparatus for the removal of heavy metals from acidic wastewater and chemical solutions, Navy Case No. 97424//U.S. Patent No. 7,105,094: Method for the removal of heavy metals from acidic wastewater and chemical solutions, Navy Case No. 97617.

**ADDRESSES :**  Requests for copies of the inventions cited should be directed to Andrew Drucker, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Code EV12, 1100 23rd Ave., Port Hueneme, CA 93043–4370 and must include the Navy Case number.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Andrew Drucker supporting the Head of Technology Transfer Office, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center, Code EV12, 1100 23rd Ave., Port Hueneme, CA 93043–4370, telephone805–982–1108, Fax 805–982–4832, Email: andrew.drucker@navy.mil.

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR 404.7. Dated: February 24, 2011. D.J. Werner, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–4834 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD** 

**Sunshine Act Notice**

**AGENCY :**  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

**ACTION :**  Notice of public meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2286b, notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s public hearing and meeting described below. Interested persons or groups may present comments, technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to be considered.

**TIME AND DATE OF MEETING :**  9 a.m., March 31, 2011.

**PLACE :**  Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Public Hearing Room, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004–2901.Additionally, as a part of the Board’s EGovernment initiative, the meeting will be presented live through Internet video streaming. A link to the presentation will be available on the Board’s Web site (http://www.dnfsb.gov ).

**STATUS :**  Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require that the scheduled discussion be conducted in a meeting, the Board has determined that an open meeting in this specific case furthers the public interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board’s enabling legislation.

**MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED :**  This is the third in a series of public meetings to examine the Department of Energy’s (DOE) implementation of Recommendation 2004–1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear Operations. The Board is reviewing DOE’s and the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) safety management and oversight of the contracts and contractors they rely upon to accomplish the mission assigned to DOE and NNSA under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, at defense nuclear facilities. We will focus on what impact DOE’s and NNSA’s new initiatives, including changes to DOE directives, contractor oversight, and governance, may have upon assuring adequate protection of the health and safety of the public and workers at DOE’s and NNSA’s defense nuclear facilities. We are conducting this series of public meetings to collect information needed to understand and address any health or safety concerns that may require Board action.

In the March 31, 2011, meeting the Board will explore in more depth Federal safety management and oversight policies being developed and administered by DOE and NNSA for defense nuclear facilities. DOE and NNSA senior leaders will articulate their views on the role of line and independent oversight to safely accomplish their work at defense nuclear facilities. The Board will examine DOE’s and NNSA’s evolving approach to federal oversight and its relationship to contractor assurance systems as well as the effect of changes to DOE directives. The public hearing portion of this proceeding is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2286b.

**CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION :**  Brian Grosner, General Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788– 4016. This is a toll-free number.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Public participation in the hearing is invited. Requests to speak may be submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commentators describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who contact the Board prior to close of business on March 30, 2011, will be scheduled for time slots, beginning at approximately 12 p.m. The Board will post a schedule for those speakers who have contacted the Board before the hearing at the entrance to the Public Hearing Room. Anyone who wishes to comment or provide technical information or data may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board Members may question presenters to the extent deemed appropriate. Documents will be accepted at the


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meeting or may be sent to the Board’s Washington office.

The Board will hold the record open until May 2, 2011, for the receipt of additional materials. A transcript of the meeting will be made available by the Board for inspection by the public at the Board’s Washington office and at DOE’s public reading room at the DOE Federal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Dated: February 28, 2011. Peter S. Winokur,
Chairman. [FR Doc. 2011–4899 Filed 3–1–11; 4:15 pm]

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**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Education.

**ACTION :**  Comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

**DATES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 2,
2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. 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: February 28, 2011. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision. Title of Collection: College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACG) Program—Annual Performance Report.

OMB Control Number: 1840–0802. Agency Form Number(s): N/A. Frequency of Responses: Annually. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government, State Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,280.

Abstract: The College Access Challenge Grant statute requires grantees to submit an annual performance report that contains activities and services that have been implemented, the cost of providing such activities and services, the number of participating students, and contributions from private organizations. The U.S. Department of Education is collecting this information to ensure that states are complying with statutory requirements, grantees are making significant progress in meeting goals and objectives and that funds are being spent in an allowable, allocable, and reasonable manner.

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 4506. 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 and OMB Control Number when making your request.

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. 2011–4806 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs;**  **Institute of Education Sciences; Overview Information; Education**  **Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs; Notice**  **Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012** 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305D, 84.305E, 84.324A, 84.324B, and 84.324C.
**SUMMARY :**  The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute’s FY 2012 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of Public Law 107–279. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.

Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: The central purpose of the Institute’s research grant programs is to provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education