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Education Sciences (IES) on, among 

other things, the establishment of 

activities to be supported by the 

Institute, on the funding for applications 

for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements for research after the 

completion of peer review, and reviews 

and evaluates the work of the Institute. 

On February 24, 2012, starting at 8:30 

a.m., the Board will approve the agenda 

and hear remarks from the chair. John 

Easton, IES Director, and the 

Commissioners of the national centers 

will give an overview of recent 

developments at IES. From 9:30 to 10:45 

a.m., Board members will discuss and 

give suggestions regarding a draft of the 

Board’s 2012 Annual Report. A break 

will take place from 10:45 to 11 a.m. 

From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Board 

will consider the topic, ‘‘The 

Importance of Disseminating Research 

Results: How can we better reach 

practitioners and policy-makers?’’ 

Following opening remarks by Ruth 

Neild, Associate Commissioner of the 

National Center for Education 

Evaluation, and by Diane Massell with 

the University of Michigan’s School of 

Education, Board members will engage 

in roundtable discussion of the issues 

raised. 

The meeting will break for lunch from 

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. 

Following lunch the Board will 

resume from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to discuss 

the topic, ‘‘Scaling up Promising 

Models: What can the field of education 

learn from other Federal agencies?’’ 

Naomi Goldstein, Director of the Office 

of Policy Research and Evaluation in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families in the Department of Health 

and Human Services, and Paul Carttar, 

Director of the Social Innovation Fund 

within the Corporation for National and 

Community Service, will present their 

experience with scaling up evidencebased programs within the Federal 

Government. Their presentations will be 

followed by Board discussion. 

From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Elizabeth 

Albro, Acting Commissioner of the 

National Center for Education Research, 

and Deborah Speece, Commissioner of 

the National Center for Special 

Education Research, will brief the Board 

on research grants in their centers. The 

Board will then discuss any 

implications of these presentations. 

An afternoon break from 3:30 to 3:45 

p.m. will precede a legislative update 

from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. by a 

representative of the Office of 

Legislation and Congressional Affairs in 

the U.S. Department of Education who 

will brief the Board on legislative 

developments affecting IES. 

At 4:45 p.m., there will be closing 

remarks and a consideration of next 

steps from the IES Director and NBES 

Chair, with adjournment scheduled for 

5 p.m. 

There will not be an opportunity for 

public comment. However, members of 

the public are encouraged to submit 

written comments related to NBES to 

Monica Herk (see contact information 

above). A final agenda will be available 

from Monica Herk (see contact 

information above) on February 10 and 

will be posted on the Board Web site 

http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/ 

agendas/index.asp. Individuals who 

will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the meeting 

(e.g., interpreting services, assistance 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format) should notify Monica 

Herk no later than February 10. We will 

attempt to meet requests for 

accommodations after this date but 

cannot guarantee their availability. The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave. NW., 

Room 602 K, Washington, DC 20208, 

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time Monday through 

Friday. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–866– 

512–1800; or in the Washington, DC, 

area at (202) 512–0000. 

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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

John Q. Easton, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3039 Filed 2–8–12; 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. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 1, 2012; 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.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 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Approval of February Minutes. 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments. 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments. 

• Liaisons’ Comments. 

• Presentations: 

Æ The Ohio Valley Regional 

Development Center (OVRDC) 

Overview, John Hemmings, Executive 

Director of OVRDC. 

Æ Waste Acceptance Criteria, 

Dennis Carr, Fluor-B&W 

Æ Information Portfolio, Karen 

Price, Fluor-B&W. 

Æ Fluor-B&W Community 

Commitment Plan Update, Jerry 

Schneider, Fluor-B&W. 

• Administrative Issues. 

• Subcommittee Updates. 

• Public Comments. 

• Final Comments from the Board. 

• Adjourn. 

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 Joel 

Bradburne 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 

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who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Joel Bradburne 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 comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on February 3, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2964 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Biomass Research and Development 

Technical Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Biomass Research 

and Development Technical Advisory 

Committee. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: March 1, 2012; 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 

March 2, 2012; 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 

2500 Calvert Street NW. (at Connecticut 

Avenue), Washington, DC 20008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Levine, Designated Federal 

Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586– 

1476; Email: Elliott.Levine@ee.doe.gov 

or Roy Tiley at (410) 997–7778 ext. 220; 

Email: rtiley@bcs-hq.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations that 

promotes research and development 

leading to the production of biobased 

fuels and biobased products. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Update on USDA Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Update on DOE Biomass R&D 

Activities 

• Presentation on the USDA 

Feedstocks Readiness Tool 

• Panel discussion on Renewable 

Fuel Standards 

• Presentation on the National 

Biofuels Action Plan 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to attend the 

meeting and/or to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the agenda 

should contact Elliott Levine or Roy 

Tiley at the email or telephone number 

listed above. Request to make oral 

comments must be received five days 

prior to the meeting; reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

requested topic(s) on the agenda. 

Members of the public will be heard in 

the order in which they sign up at the 

beginning of the meeting. The Co-chairs 

will conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the following Web site: 

http://biomassboard.gov/committee/ 

meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 3, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2972 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #2 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–1537–001; 

ER10–1553–001; ER10–1538–001; ER10– 

1539–001; ER10–1540–001; ER10–1531– 

001. 

Applicants: Entergy Nuclear 

Generation Company, Entergy Nuclear 

Power Marketing, LLC, Entergy Nuclear 

Vermont Yankee, LLC, Entergy Nuclear 

Fitzpatrick, LLC, Entergy Nuclear Indian 

Point 2, LLC, Entergy Nuclear Indian 

Point 3, LLC. 

Description: Supplemental 

Information of Entergy Nuclear 

Fitzpatrick, LLC, et al. 

Filed Date: 2/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120201–5255. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–543–001. 

Applicants: Ethical Electric Benefit 

Co. 

Description: Ethical Electric Benefit 

Co. Market Based Rate Filing—Clone to 

be effective 12/6/2011. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5000. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–768–001. 

Applicants: Cleco Evangeline LLC. 

Description: Compliance Filing to be 

effective 1/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5001. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–862–000. 

Applicants: Power Supply Services 

LLC. 

Description: Supplement to 

Application for Market-Based Rate 

Authority and Approval of Waivers and 

Blanket Authorization. 

Filed Date: 2/1/12. 

Accession Number: 20120201–5249. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/22/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–975–000. 

Applicants: Cleco Evangeline LLC. 

Description: Change to Add Ancillary 

Services to be effective 1/10/2012. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5002. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–977–000. 

Applicants: Avista Corporation. 

Description: Service Agreement No. 

T1110—Construction Agreement to be 

effective 2/3/2012 under ER12–977 

Filing Type: 20. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5069. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–978–000. 

Applicants: Michigan Electric 

Transmission Company. 

Description: Filing of Certificate of 

Concurrence to be effective 2/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5071. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Docket Numbers: ER12–979–000. 

Applicants: Rocky Ridge Wind 

Project, LLC. 

Description: Rocky Ridge Wind 

Project MBR Filing to be effective 

3/1/2012. 

Filed Date: 2/2/12. 

Accession Number: 20120202–5079. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/23/12. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following land acquisition 

reports: 

Docket Numbers: LA11–4–000. 

Applicants: Enel Green Power North 

America, Inc., Canastota Windpower, 

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