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inventions, such as subject matter 

eligibility, disclosure, and inventorship. 

In September 2022, the USPTO held 

its second AI/ET Partnership meeting 

virtually and in person at the USPTO’s 

Silicon Valley Regional Office. This 

meeting focused on AI and 

biotechnology and explored current 

trends highlighting the convergence of 

technologies in the life sciences and AI, 

as well as the IP considerations arising 

from this technological convergence. 

In February 2023, the USPTO held its 

third AI/ET Partnership meeting 

virtually and in person at the Arts 

District Mansion in Dallas, Texas. This 

meeting focused on various IP policy 

issues with respect to AI-driven 

innovation, including the current state 

of AI-driven innovation, ways to 

address inventions created with 

significant AI contributions, and 

unanticipated IP challenges from AIdriven innovation. 

The USPTO will hold its fourth AI/ET 

Partnership meeting virtually and in 

person at the USPTO headquarters in 

Alexandria, Virginia, on September 27, 

2023. Presentations and panel 

discussions will focus on: efforts at the 

USPTO and elsewhere to harness AI to 

benefit stakeholders and the IP system, 

the value of USPTO data in advancing 

the state-of-the-art in AI, and timely 

policy issues as to trustworthy and 

responsible AI. 

Instructions and Information on the 

Public Meeting 

The public meeting will be held 

virtually and in person at the USPTO 

headquarters, Clara Barton Auditorium, 

600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314, 

from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. The 

agenda is available on the USPTO 

website at https://www.uspto.gov/aboutus/events/aiet-partnership-series-4-aidata-set-and-tools. Registrations to 

attend the meeting must be submitted 

on the same web page. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0097] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Efficacy Evaluation of the Mathematics 

Intervention Toolkit for the Elementary 

Grades 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 21, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Janelle Sands, 

202–245–6786. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Efficacy Evaluation 

of the Mathematics Intervention Toolkit 

for the Elementary Grades. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 9,630. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,106. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education (ED) requests OMB clearance 

for data collection related to the 

Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) 

program. ED, in consultation with REL 

Northeast and the Islands (REL–NEI) 

under contract 91990022C0013 has 

planned a study of the efficacy of a 

professional development (PD) course 

for fourth and fifth grade math 

intervention teachers in the state of 

Massachusetts. Researchers at WestEd 

will carry out a school-level randomized 

controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the 

efficacy of the PD course and investigate 

how and whether the PD course is 

helping teachers improve their practices 

and boost student learning. OMB 

approval is being requested for REL– 

NEI’s data collection for this project, 

including pre and post measures of 

student skills and attitudes, and teacher 

knowledge, beliefs, and feedback 

regarding instructional practice and 

implementation of the PD course. 

Elementary math achievement is a 

topic of national concern. Students who 

leave elementary school with a strong 

foundation in mathematics, particularly 

fractions, are better prepared to succeed 

in middle school mathematics and 

algebra. Algebra is a well-documented 

gatekeeper to advanced high school 

math coursework, which is consistently 

linked to increased post-secondary 

opportunities and earnings. On the 2019 

NAEP report card, only 41% of grade 4 

students scored Proficient or above in 

math, and these numbers are lower for 

students from marginalized 

backgrounds. These opportunity gaps 

persist at the secondary level, so need 

to be addressed as soon as they appear. 

Given this need, district leaders in 

Massachusetts are seeking ways to 

bolster learning for students who 

struggle with mathematics. Some of 

these approaches adopted by districts 

target core instruction, but districts are 

also interested in strengthening their 

approaches to intervention. Together 

with the Massachusetts Partnership to 

Support Student Learning Through 

Math Intervention, REL–NEI is 

designing a toolkit PD course to build 

educators’ knowledge of and ability to 

implement the recommendations of a 

new What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) 


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Practice Guide, Assisting Students 

Struggling with Mathematics: 

Intervention in the Elementary Grades. 

By using the PD course’s extensive 

resources, districts will be able to 

provide teachers with in-depth PD on 

the recommendations and how to 

implement them by using specific 

instructional practices. Teachers will 

learn to use these practices effectively, 

helping them to optimize intervention 

time to improve student learning. Their 

students will be actively engaged in 

doing math, communicating their ideas, 

and progressing toward clear learning 

goals with feedback and support. 

Dated: August 17, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18053 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid open meeting of 

the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Nevada. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 20, 2023; 

4:00 p.m.–8:20 p.m. PDT. 

The opportunity for public comment 

is at 4:10 p.m. PDT. 

This time is subject to change; please 

contact the Nevada Site Specific 

Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator 

(below) for confirmation of time prior to 

the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be open 

to the public in-person at the Molasky 

Corporate Center (address below) or 

virtually via Microsoft Teams. To attend 

virtually, please contact Barbara Ulmer, 

NSSAB Administrator, by email nssab@

emcbc.doe.gov or phone (702) 523– 

0894, no later than 4:00 p.m. PDT on 

Monday, September 18, 2023. 

Molasky Corporate Center, 15th Floor 

Conference Room, 100 North City 

Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, 

by phone: (702) 523–0894 or email: 

nssab@emcbc.doe.gov or visit the 

Board’s internet homepage at 

www.nnss.gov/NSSAB/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental 

restoration; waste and nuclear materials 

management and disposition; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship. The Board may also be 

asked to provide advice and 

recommendations on any EM program 

components. 

Tentative Agenda: 

1. Follow-up to a EM Work Plan Presentation 

2. Public Comment Period 

3. Update from Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer 

4. Updates from NSSAB Liaisons 

5. Updates on Federal Facility Agreement 

and Consent Order 

6. Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan Development 

7. Election of Officers for Fiscal Year 2024 

Public Participation: The in-person/ 

online virtual hybrid meeting is open to 

the public either in-person at the 

Molasky Corporate Center or via 

Microsoft Teams. To sign-up for public 

comment, please contact the NSSAB 

Administrator (above) no later than 4:00 

p.m. PDT on Monday, September 18, 

2023. In addition to participation in the 

live public comment session identified 

above, written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or within 

seven days after the meeting by sending 

them to the NSSAB Administrator at the 

aforementioned email address. Written 

public comment received prior to the 

meeting will be read into the record. 

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 can 

do so in 2-minute segments for the 15 

minutes allotted for public comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Barbara Ulmer, 

NSSAB Administrator, U.S. Department 

of Energy, EM Nevada Program, 100 

North City Parkway, Suite 1750, Las 

Vegas, NV 89106; Phone: (702) 523– 

0894. Minutes will also be available at 

the following website: http://

www.nnss.gov/nssab/pages/MM_

FY23.html. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 17, 

2023. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

21st Century Energy Workforce 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Jobs, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open hybrid meeting with a virtual 

option for members and the public of 

the 21st Century Energy Workforce 

Advisory Board (EWAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, September 18, 2023; 

10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Virtual meeting for 

members of the public. 

EWAB members only will participate 

in-person at the Department of Energy 

(DOE) Forrestal Building at 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585. Registration to participate 

remotely is available: https://

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The meeting information will be 

posted on the 21st Century Energy 

Workforce Advisory Board website at: 

https://www.energy.gov/policy/21stcentury-energy-workforce-advisoryboard-ewab, and can also be obtained by 

contacting EWAB@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Piper O’Keefe, Designated Federal 

Officer, EWAB; email: EWAB@

hq.doe.gov or at 202–809–5110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The 21st 

Century Energy Workforce Advisory 

Board (EWAB) advises the Secretary of 

Energy in developing a strategy for the 

Department of Energy (DOE) to support 

and develop a skilled energy workforce 

to meet the changing needs of the U.S. 

energy system. It was established 

pursuant to section 40211 of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA), Public Law 117–58 (42 U.S.C. 

18744) in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 10. This is the first meeting of 

EWAB. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

September 18, 2023. The tentative 


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