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August 10, 2023, the Los Alamos Field Office 

approved an update to the LANL TSD and 

Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs). The 

approved LANL TSD and TSRs elevate the 

compensatory measures to TSRs as discussed 

in Draft Recommendation 2023–1 and directs 

LANL to address, as conditions of approval, 

NNSA comments that are consistent with the 

concerns raised by the Board in your 

observations and previous letters. NNSA will 

ensure the Los Alamos Field Office and 

LANL address the remaining conditions of 

approval in the TSD and TSRs by the next 

annual update in August 2024. Correcting 

these issues will strengthen onsite 

transportation safety at Los Alamos until the 

regulatory framework is updated. 

In the report attached to DOE’s September 

2022 letter, DOE stated that it ‘‘plans to 

review the requirements of 10 CFR part 830, 

subpart B, and will determine whether an 

improved methodology and/or guidance for 

performing 10 CFR part 830, subpart Bcompliant [documented safety analysis] and 

TSR development for onsite transportation at 

DOE defense nuclear facilities is warranted.’’ 

DOE also agreed to ‘‘update the discussion in 

DOE Standard (STD) 1104–2016, Review and 

Approval of Nuclear Facility Safety Basis and 

Safety Design Basis Documents, to clarify the 

expectations for DOE to review and approve 

TSDs.’’ 

The Department previously agreed to 

improving interfaces for how we 

communicate, engage, and share expertise 

with the field after the near-term and longterm actions for onsite transportation safety 

are completed, and we intend to share 

operating experiences across the defense 

nuclear facility complex. 

DOE has the following two comments on 

Draft Sub-Recommendations 2.c and Draft 

Recommendation 3: 

1. In Draft Sub-Recommendation 2.c, the 

Board recommends DOE ‘‘[c]onduct an extent 

of condition review of TSDs for DOE sites 

with defense nuclear facilities to identify any 

near-term actions necessary to ensure safety 

until the safe harbors are revised and 

implemented.’’ As identified in the Draft 

Recommendation, the DOE Office of 

Environmental Management conducted an 

extent of condition assessment in 2021. 

Therefore, DOE suggests the Board change 

Sub-Recommendation 2.c to limit the extent 

of condition review to NNSA sites. NNSA 

would commit to complete these reviews in 

a timely manner. 

2. DOE believes that Departmental 

resources for ensuring safety of onsite 

transportation activities are best used to 

support the actions encompassed in Draft 

Recommendations 1 and 2. SubRecommendation 3a appears to recommend 

analysis and review that will be an essential 

part of the approach to developing improved 

safe harbor(s) required as part of 

Recommendation 2. Sub-Recommendation 3b 

appears to require a second parallel process 

that would replicate corrective action 

activities that will be required for 

Recommendation 1. DOE suggests removing 

Draft Recommendation 3, or at least SubRecommendation 3b. 

Thank you for providing Draft 

Recommendation 2023–1 for our review. We 

appreciate the Board’s insights and advice on 

this important topic. DOE remains committed 

to sharing information with the Board and 

offers to brief the Board or DNFSB staff on 

the status of these issues as we progress. 

With the consideration of the comments 

above, DOE believes that these actions 

adequately address the Board’s concerns. If 

you have any questions, please contact Mr. 

Ahmad M. Al-Daouk, NNSA Associate 

Administrator for Environment, Safety, and 

Health, at (505) 845–4607. 

Sincerely, 

Jennifer Granholm 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2286d(b)(2). 

Dated: February 1, 2024. 

Joyce Connery, 

Chair. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02513 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3670–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities 

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors 

on Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities, Office of the Secretary, 

U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the winter 2024 meeting of 

the President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (Board) and provides 

information to members of the public 

about how to attend the meeting, 

request to make oral comments at the 

meeting, and submit written comments 

pertaining to the work of the Board. 

DATES: On February 29, 2024, the Board 

will hold a virtual meeting from 11 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. E.D.T. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sedika Franklin, Associate Director/ 

Designated Federal Official, U.S. 

Department of Education, White House 

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20202, (202) 453– 

5630 or by email at sedika.franklin@

ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Board’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: The Board is established by 

20 U.S.C. 1063e (the HBCUs Partners 

Act) and Executive Order 14041 

(September 3, 2021) and is continued by 

Executive Order 14109 (September 29, 

2023). The Board is also governed by the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 

(Federal Advisory Committees), which 

sets forth standards for the formation 

and use of advisory committees. The 

purpose of the Board is to advise the 

President, through the White House 

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities (Initiative), on all 

matters pertaining to strengthening the 

educational capacity of Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities 

(HBCUs). 

The Board shall advise the President 

in the following areas: (i) improving the 

identity, visibility, and distinctive 

capabilities and overall competitiveness 

of HBCUs; (ii) engaging the 

philanthropic, business, government, 

military, homeland-security, 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 achieving its educational 

goals and in advancing the interests of 

all Americans; (iv) elevating the public 

awareness of, and fostering appreciation 

of, HBCUs; (v) encouraging publicprivate investments in HBCUs; and (vi) 

improving government-wide strategic 

planning related to HBCU 

competitiveness to align Federal 

resources and provide the context for 

decisions about HBCU partnerships, 

investments, performance goals, 

priorities, human capital development, 

and budget planning. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda 

will include roll call; approval of the 

minutes from the June 21, 2023 Board 

meeting); an update from the Board 

Chairperson; an update from U.S. 

Department of Education staff; an 

update from the Executive Director of 

the Initiative; a status report from each 

of the Board’s subcommittees 

(Preservation and Growth, 

Infrastructure, and Career Pathways and 

Financial Support and Research); and a 

discussion regarding the status of the 

Board’s report to the President. The 

public comment period will begin 

immediately following the conclusion of 

such discussions. The Board will hold 

a vote on recommendations presented 

by its subcommittees and/or any final 

elements of its report to the President. 

Access to the Meeting: An advance 

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telephone. Members of the public may 

virtually join the meeting 10 minutes 

prior to their start time. Members of the 

public joining by phone will be 

automatically placed in listen only 

mode. 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment: There will be an allotted 

time for oral comment at all meetings. 

The public may submit a request to 

make oral comment by sending a note 

via the chat function to the Host and 

Presenters of each meeting. Please 

include ‘‘Oral Comment Request’’ in the 

note and provide the name, title, 

organization/affiliation, and email 

address of the person requesting to 

speak. Those joining by phone will be 

given instructions by the event producer 

on how to make oral comment. The 

Designated Federal Official will call 

upon each requestor in the order in 

which the requests were received. Each 

individual who makes a request will 

have an opportunity to speak for up to 

two minutes. All oral comments will 

become part of the official record of the 

meeting. 

Submission of written comments: 

Written comments must be submitted to 

the whirsvps@ed.gov mailbox no later 

than two business days before each 

meeting. Please include in the subject 

line ‘‘Written Comments: Public 

Comment.’’ The email must include the 

name(s), title, organization/affiliation, 

mailing address, email address, and 

telephone number of the person(s) 

making the comment. Comments should 

be submitted as a Microsoft Word 

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with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) 

that is attached to the email or provided 

in the body of the email message. Please 

do not send material directly to the 

members of the Board. Written 

comments will become part of the 

official record of the meeting. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the Board’s website, 

https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/policy/ 

presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-onhbcus, no later than 90 days after the 

meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), 

the public may also inspect the meeting 

materials and other Board records at 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 

by emailing oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov or by 

calling (202) 453–5634 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the meeting date. 

Although we will attempt to meet a 

request received after that date, we may 

not be able to make available the 

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because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

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You may also access documents of the 

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Specifically, through the advanced 

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Authority: HBCUs Partners Act, 

Presidential Executive Order 14041, 

continued by Executive Order 14109. 

Notice of the meeting is required by 5 

U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal Advisory 

Committees) and is intended to notify 

the public of an opportunity to attend 

the meeting. 

Alexis Barrett, 

Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02524 Filed 2–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER24–1163–000] 

CPV Backbone Solar, LLC; 

Supplemental Notice That Initial 

Market-Based Rate Filing Includes 

Request for Blanket Section 204 

Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of CPV 

Backbone Solar, LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is February 22, 

2024. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at FERCOnline

Support@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 

208–3676 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

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