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provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L 92–463; 

as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) 

which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory 

committees. The purpose of the Board is 

to advise the President and the 

Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all 

matters pertaining to strengthening the 

educational capacity of Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities 

(HBCUs). 

The Board shall advise the President 

and the Secretary in the following areas: 

(i) Improving the identity, visibility, and 

distinctive capabilities and overall 

competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging 

the philanthropic, business, 

government, military, homelandsecurity, and education communities in 

a national dialogue regarding new 

HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii) 

improving the ability of HBCUs to 

remain fiscally secure institutions that 

can assist the nation in reaching its goal 

of having the highest proportion of 

college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating 

the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v) 

encouraging public-private investments 

in HBCUs. 

Agenda 

The Board will receive updates from 

the Chairman of the President’s Board of 

Advisors on HBCUs, the Board’s 

subcommittees and the Acting 

Executive Director of the White House 

Initiative on HBCUs on their respective 

activities, thus far, during Fiscal Year 

2013 including activities that have 

occurred since the Board’s last meeting, 

which was held on September 27, 2012. 

In addition, the Board will discuss 

possible strategies to meet its duties 

under its charter and special guests have 

been invited to discuss the Direct PLUS 

Loan Program and initiatives that are 

directed at two-year colleges. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, or 

material in alternative format) should 

notify John P. Brown, Jr., Acting 

Executive Director, White House 

Initiative on HBCUs, at (202) 453–5634, 

no later than Wednesday, June 5, 2013. 

We will attempt to meet requests for 

such accommodations after this date, 

but cannot guarantee their availability. 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. 

An opportunity for public comment is 

available on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 

from 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Individuals 

who wish to provide comments will be 

allowed three to five minutes to speak. 

Those members of the public interested 

in submitting written comments may do 

so by submitting them to the attention 

of John P. Brown, Jr., White House 

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202, by Friday, June 

7, 2013. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the office of the White 

House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20202, 

Monday through Friday (excluding 

federal holidays) during the hours of 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Electronic Access to the 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/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 1–866–512–1830; or in the 

Washington, DC, area at 202–512–0000. 

Dated: May 17, 2013. 

Martha J. Kanter, 

Under Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12626 Filed 5–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

combined meeting of the Environmental 

Monitoring, Surveillance and 

Remediation Committee and Waste 

Management Committee of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Northern New Mexico (known locally as 

the Northern New Mexico Citizens’ 

Advisory Board [NNMCAB]). 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: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 2:00 

p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: NNMCAB Conference 

Room, 94 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 

NM 87506. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board, 94 

Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, NM 

87506. Phone (505) 995–0393; Fax (505) 

989–1752 or Email: 

menice.santistevan@nnsa.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. 

Purpose of the Environmental 

Monitoring, Surveillance and 

Remediation Committee (EMS&R): The 

EMS&R Committee provides a citizens’ 

perspective to NNMCAB on current and 

future environmental remediation 

activities resulting from historical Los 

Alamos National Laboratory operations 

and, in particular, issues pertaining to 

groundwater, surface water and work 

required under the New Mexico 

Environment Department Order on 

Consent. The EMS&R Committee will 

keep abreast of DOE–EM and site 

programs and plans. The committee will 

work with the NNMCAB to provide 

assistance in determining priorities and 

the best use of limited funds and time. 

Formal recommendations will be 

proposed when needed and, after 

consideration and approval by the full 

NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for 

action. 

Purpose of the Waste Management 

(WM) Committee: The WM Committee 

reviews policies, practices and 

procedures, existing and proposed, so as 

to provide recommendations, advice, 

suggestions and opinions to the 

NNMCAB regarding waste management 

operations at the Los Alamos site. 

Tentative Agenda: 

1. 2:00 p.m. Approval of Agenda 

2. 2:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes of May 

8, 2013 

3. 2:10 p.m. Old Business 

4. 2:20 p.m. New Business 

5. 2:40 p.m. Update from Executive 

Committee—Carlos Valdez, Chair 

6. 2:50 p.m. Update from DOE—Lee 

Bishop, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer 

7. 3:00 p.m. Presentation by DOE—Lee 

Bishop 

• RAD Waste Classifications at Los 

Alamos 

8. 3:45 p.m. Public Comment Period 

9. 4:00 p.m. Adjourn 

Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s 

EMS&R and WM Committees welcome 

the attendance of the public at their 

combined committee meeting and will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with physical disabilities or 

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special needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Committees either before or 

after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

agenda items should contact Menice 

Santistevan 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 Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

http://www.nnmcab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC on May 21, 2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12559 Filed 5–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14295–001] 

Public Utility District No. 1 of 

Snohomish County; Notice of Intent To 

File License Application, Filing of PreApplication Document (PAD), 

Commencement of Pre-Filing Process, 

and Scoping; Request for Comments 

on the PAD and Scoping Document, 

and Identification of Issues and 

Associated Study Requests 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application for an Original 

License and Commencing Pre-filing 

Process. 

b. Project No.: 14295–001. 

c. Dated Filed: March 21, 2013. 

d. Submitted By: Public Utility 

District No. 1 of Snohomish County 

(Snohomish PUD). 

e. Name of Project: Sunset Fish 

Passage and Energy Project. 

f. Location: On the South Fork 

Skykomish River, one mile south of the 

town of Index in Snohomish County, 

Washington. The project would not 

occupy federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR Part 5 of 

the Commission’s Regulations 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Kim 

D. Moore, Assistant General Manager of 

Generation, Water and Corporate 

Services, Public Utility District No. 1 of 

Snohomish County, 2320 California 

Street, PO Box 1107, Everett, WA 98206. 

i. FERC Contact: John Baummer at 

(202) 502–6837 or email at 

john.baummer@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item o below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR 

Part 402; (b) NOAA Fisheries under 

section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 600.920; and (c) the State Historic 

Preservation Officer, as required by 

section 106, National Historical 

Preservation Act, and the implementing 

regulations of the Advisory Council on 

Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

Snohomish PUD as the Commission’s 

non-federal representative for carrying 

out informal consultation, pursuant to 

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 

section 305 of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, and section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

m. Snohomish PUD filed with the 

Commission a Pre-Application 

Document (PAD; including a proposed 

process plan and schedule), pursuant to 

18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number, 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http://www.ferc.

gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filing and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

o. With this notice, we are soliciting 

comments on the PAD and 

Commission’s staff Scoping Document 1 

(SD1), as well as study requests. All 

comments on the PAD and SD1, and 

study requests should be sent to the 

address above in paragraph h. In 

addition, all comments on the PAD and 

SD1, study requests, requests for 

cooperating agency status, and all 

communications to and from 

Commission staff related to the merits of 

the potential application must be filed 

with the Commission. Documents may 

be filed electronically via the Internet. 

See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, 

send documents to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

All filings with the Commission must 

include on the first page, the project 

name (Sunset Falls Fish Passage and 

Energy Project) and number (P–14295– 

001), and bear the appropriate heading: 

‘‘Comments on Pre-Application 

Document,’’ ‘‘Study Requests,’’ 

‘‘Comments on Scoping Document 1,’’ 

‘‘Request for Cooperating Agency 

Status,’’ or ‘‘Communications to and 

from Commission Staff.’’ Any 

individual or entity interested in 

submitting study requests, commenting 

on the PAD or SD1, and any agency 

requesting cooperating status must do so 

by July 19, 2013. 

p. Although our current intent is to 

prepare an environmental assessment 

(EA), there is the possibility that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be required. Nevertheless, this 

meeting will satisfy the NEPA scoping 

requirements, irrespective of whether an 

EA or EIS is issued by the Commission. 

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