49264 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

13, 2000, we published a notice in the 

Federal Register (65 FR 37229) inviting 

applications for one award under the 

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented 

Education Program—National Research 

and Development Center. The purpose 

of this program is to support a national 

research and development center to 

conduct research on methods and 

techniques for identifying and teaching 

gifted and talented students and for 

using gifted and talented programs and 

methods to serve all students. The 

authorizing statute for the Jacob K. Javits 

Gifted and Talented Education Program 

does not specify a project period for this 

program. See the Jacob K. Javits Gifted 

and Talented Students Education Act of 

1994, 20 U.S.C. 8034 (2000) and the 

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented 

Students Education Act of 2001, 20 

U.S.C. 7253 (2000 Supplement 1). 

The notice inviting applications, 

consistent with 34 CFR 75.250, 

established a project period of five 

years. The project period for the Center, 

as established in its initial grant award, 

is from October 1, 2000 until September 

30, 2005. 

Under section 191 of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act, 20 U.S.C. 9581, 

IES is not subject to section 437(d) of 

the General Education Provisions Act, 

20 U.S.C. 1232(d), and, for that reason, 

can waive 34 CFR 75.250 and 

75.261(c)(2) without providing notice 

and an opportunity for public comment. 

Accordingly, IES waives the 

requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and 

75.261(c)(2), which prohibit project 

periods exceeding five years and 

extensions of project periods that 

involve the obligation of additional 

Federal funds. The waiver of these 

provisions will allow IES to fund the 

current Center for an additional budget 

period of 12 months, from October 1, 

2005 until September 30, 2006. This 

action is being taken in order to avoid 

any lapse in research and related 

activities carried out by the Center 

while IES is conducting a competition 

for a new award under this program 

during fiscal year 2006. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

The Secretary certifies that the final 

extension of the project period and 

waiver would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The only 

entity that would be affected is the 

current Center. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This final extension of project period 

and waiver does not contain any 

information collection requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review 

This program is not subject to the 

requirements of Executive Order 12372 

and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 84.206 Javits Gifted and Talented 

Education Grants Program) 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7253c(d). 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Grover J. Whitehurst, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Environmental Management 

Notice of Preferred Sodium Bearing 

Waste Treatment Technology 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of time for comments. 

SUMMARY: In response to a public 

request, the Department of Energy (DOE) 

announces an extension of time to 

submit comments on the preferred 

technology announced August 3, 2005 

in the Federal Register Notice of 

Preferred Sodium Bearing Waste 

Treatment Technology (70 FR 44598) to 

September 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the preferred 

technology may be submitted to Richard 

Kimmel, Document Manager, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 North Fremont, MS–1222, 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83415 or via e-mail 

at Richard.Kimmel@nuclear.energy.gov. 

DOE will consider any comments 

transmitted or postmarked by 

September 21, 2005 before issuing a 

Record of Decision on the Idaho HighLevel Waste and Facilities Disposition 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Comments submitted after this date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for further information on the 

preferred technology should be 

addressed to: Richard Kimmel, 

Document Manager, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 1955 

North Fremont, MS–1222, Idaho Falls, 

Idaho, 83415, Telephone (208) 526–

5583, or via email at 

Richard.Kimmel@nuclear.energy.gov. 

For further information on DOE’s 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process, please contact: Carol 

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (EH–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: 

(202) 586–4600, or leave a message at 

(800) 472–2756. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 3, 2005, the DOE 

published a Notice of Preferred Sodium 

Bearing Waste Treatment Technology 

(70 FR 44598) which announced that 

comments on the preferred treatment 

technology should be submitted no later 

than 30-days from the date of 

publication of the notice. DOE is 

extending the time allowed for 

submittal of comments to September 21, 

2005. 

Issued in Washington DC, August 18, 2005. 

Steven Frank, 

Office of Environmental Management, NEPA 

Compliance Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–16674 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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