Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2023 / Notices 73831 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1066f. 

Nasser H. Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23771 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0185] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) 

Southwest Write To Succeed 

Evaluation 

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 

December 26, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0185. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, 202–453–7383. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the public’s reporting burden. 

It also helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Regional 

Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest 

Write to Succeed Evaluation. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,453. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 366. 

Abstract: The current authorization 

for the Regional Educational 

Laboratories (REL) program is under the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

part D, section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), 

administered by the Department of 

Education, Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES), National Center for 

Education Evaluation and Regional 

Assistance (NCEE). The central mission 

and primary function of the RELs is to 

support applied research and provide 

technical assistance to state and local 

education agencies within their region 

(ESRA, part D, section 174[f]). The REL 

program’s goal is to partner with 

educators and policymakers to conduct 

work that is change-oriented and 

supports meaningful local, regional, or 

state decisions about education policies, 

programs, and practices to improve 

outcomes for students. 

Supporting equitable educational 

opportunities and achievement for 

English learner students in New Mexico 

is a high priority for the New Mexico 

Public Education Department (NMPED, 

n.d., 2021). In light of analysis showing 

English learner students in the state 

have lower rates of English language arts 

(ELA) proficiency (Arellano et al., 2018), 

plus legal rulings in the state that 

English learner students’ rights to a 

sufficient public education have been 

violated (NMPED, 2022a), NMPED 

created a strategic plan that includes 

supporting the whole child through 

literacy instruction that is culturally and 

linguistically responsive (NMPED, 

2022b). Improving English learner 

students’ English proficiency and the 

literacy skills of all students is a top 

priority of NMPED and the district and 

regional partners of REL Southwest. To 

address this problem, REL Southwest is 

implementing, refining, and building 

evidence for the Write to Succeed 

professional learning program. The core 

focus of the Write to Succeed program 

is scaffolded writing instruction that can 

support all students but with embedded 

opportunities to meet the language 

needs to English learner students. Prior 

to this study, the program will be 

further enhanced with supports for 

teacher collaboration and culturally and 

linguistically relevant instructional 

routines, as prior work with New 

Mexico partners has indicated these are 

two elements in need of further support. 

This study is designed to measure the 

efficacy and implementation of the 

Write to Succeed. The evaluation team 

plans to conduct an independent 

evaluation using a school-level, cluster 

randomized control trial design to 

assess the program’s impact on teachers’ 

practices and beliefs and students’ 

language and literacy outcomes. The 

evaluation will also assess the 

implementation of the program and how 

it may be effectively scaled. The 

evaluation will take place in 40 schools 

across an estimated 10 districts in New 

Mexico and will focus on teachers and 

students in grades 4–8. The evaluation 

will produce a report and presentations 

to study participants, practitioners, 

policymakers, and researchers, and 

infographics and blog posts for a wider 

audience of educators and 

policymakers. These will be designed to 

inform district and school leaders and 

teachers about scaffolded writing 

practices that could be beneficial for 

English learner students and all 

students. 


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73832 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2023 / Notices 

Dated: October 23, 2023. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23692 Filed 10–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of Draft Basis for 

Section 3116 Determination for 

Closure of the Calcined Solids Storage 

Facility at the Idaho National 

Laboratory Site, Idaho 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces the availability 

of the Draft Basis for Section 3116 

Determination for Closure of the 

Calcined Solids Storage Facility at the 

Idaho National Laboratory Site (Draft 

CSSF 3116 Basis Document). The Draft 

CSSF 3116 Basis Document 

demonstrates that the Calcined Solids 

Storage Facility (CSSF) at closure after 

waste retrieval is not high-level 

radioactive waste (HLW) and may be 

disposed of in place as low-level 

radioactive waste (LLW). DOE prepared 

the Draft CSSF 3116 Basis Document 

pursuant to Section 3116 of the ‘‘Ronald 

W. Reagan National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005’’ 

(hereafter NDAA Section 3116). DOE is 

consulting with the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC), and is 

also making the Draft CSSF 3116 Basis 

Document available for comments from 

states, Tribal Nations, stakeholders, and 

the public. After consultation with the 

NRC, carefully considering comments 

received, and performing any necessary 

revisions of analyses and technical 

documents, DOE will prepare a final 

CSSF 3116 Basis Document. Based on 

the final document, the Secretary of 

Energy, in consultation with the NRC, 

may determine in the future whether the 

stabilized CSSF bins (including integral 

equipment), transport lines, and any 

residual waste remaining therein at 

closure are non-HLW and may be 

disposed of in place as LLW. 

DATES: DOE invites comments on the 

Draft CSSF 3116 Basis Document during 

a 45-day comment period beginning the 

calendar day after publication of this 

Notice of Availability. A public virtual 

meeting on the Draft CSSF 3116 Basis 

Document will be held on a date to be 

announced, currently anticipated to be 

November 1, 2023. Before the meeting, 

DOE will issue stakeholder and media 

notifications and publish a notice in the 

local newspaper providing the date, 

time, and virtual platform information 

of the public meeting. Information on 

the public meeting date and virtual 

platform information also will be 

available before the meeting at the 

website listed in https://

www.id.energy.gov/insideNEID/ 

PublicInvolvement.htm. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft CSSF 3116 Basis 

Document is available on the internet at 

https://www.id.energy.gov/insideNEID/ 

PublicInvolvement.htm and will be 

publicly available for review on the U.S. 

DOE Idaho Operations Office Public 

Reading Room web page at https://

inl.gov/about-inl/general-information/ 

doe-public-reading-room. Written 

comments should be submitted to: Mr. 

Greg Balsmeier, INTEC Program 

Manager for the Calcine Disposition 

Project, U.S. Department of Energy 

Idaho Operations Office, 1955 Fremont 

Ave., Idaho Falls, ID 83401. 

Alternatively, comments may also be 

filed electronically by email to: 

DraftCSSFBasisDocument@icp.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about this Draft 

CSSF 3116 Basis Document, please 

contact Mr. Greg Balsmeier, INTEC 

Program Manager for the Calcine 

Disposition Project, by mail at U.S. 

Department of Energy Idaho Operations 

Office, 1995 Fremont Ave, Idaho Falls, 

ID 38401, by phone at 208–526–5871, or 

by email at balsmege@id.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Idaho 

National Laboratory (INL) Site, near 

Arco, Idaho, currently stores solid 

calcined radioactive waste in stainlesssteel bins housed in six reinforced 

concrete vaults that are below or 

partially below grade at the CSSF. The 

CSSF is located at the Idaho Nuclear 

Technology and Engineering Center 

(INTEC) at the INL Site. The stored 

calcined HLW was generated by 

converting liquid HLW and nonreprocessing waste into a granular solid. 

The liquid HLW was generated by the 

prior reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel 

(SNF). DOE’s current mission focuses on 

the cleanup and remediation of those 

wastes and ultimate closure of the 

CSSF. 

As part of that mission, DOE plans to 

retrieve waste from the CSSF for 

treatment, and disposition out of the 

State of Idaho. Following waste 

retrieval, DOE plans to stabilize in grout 

and pursue closure (disposal in place) of 

the CSSF bins (including integral 

equipment), transport lines, and any 

residual waste remaining therein. 

The Draft CSSF 3116 Basis Document 

concerns the CSSF bins (including 

integral equipment), transport lines, and 

any residual waste remaining therein, 

after waste retrieval, which is 

anticipated to remove most of the 

calcine, (approximately 99% or more of 

the calcine (by volume) and 

approximately 99% of the radioactivity 

attributable to highly radioactive 

radionuclides). A small amount of 

calcine, less than approximately 1% by 

volume, is expected to remain in the 

CSSF at the time of closure. The final 

CSSF closure configuration is 

anticipated to include stabilizing (with 

grout) the bins and transport line piping 

void spaces. The grout will serve to 

provide long term structural stability, 

limit the amount of water infiltration 

into the bins and transfer lines to 

mitigate contaminate migration, and 

provide a barrier for intrusion by 

burrowing animals, plant roots, or 

humans. 

NDAA Section 3116(a) provides that 

HLW does not include radioactive waste 

resulting from the reprocessing of SNF 

that the Secretary of Energy, in 

consultation with the NRC, determines: 

‘‘(1) does not require permanent 

isolation in a deep geologic repository 

for spent fuel or high-level radioactive 

waste; 

(2) has had highly radioactive 

radionuclides removed to the maximum 

extent practical; and 

(3) (A) does not exceed concentration 

limits for Class C low-level waste as set 

out in Section 61.55 of title 10, Code of 

Federal Regulations, and will be 

disposed of— 

(i) in compliance with the 

performance objectives set out in 

subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of 

Federal Regulations; and 

(ii) pursuant to a State-approved 

closure plan or State-issued permit, 

authority for the approval or issuance of 

which is conferred on the State outside 

of this section; or 

(B) exceeds concentration limits for 

Class C low-level waste as set out in 

section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal 

Regulations, but will be disposed of— 

(i) in compliance with the 

performance objectives set out in 

subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of 

Federal Regulations; 

(ii) pursuant to a State-approved 

closure plan or State-issued permit, 

authority for the approval or issuance of 

which is conferred on the State outside 

of this section; and 

(iii) pursuant to plans developed by 

the Secretary in consultation with the 

Commission.’’ 

The Draft CSSF 3116 Basis Document 

demonstrates that after waste retrieval 


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