51028 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 166 / Monday, August 29, 2005 / Notices 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education 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. 

Dated: August 23, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Pre-Elementary Education 

Longitudinal Study (PEELS). 

Frequency: Varies. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or 

LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 6,757. 

Burden Hours: 4,597. 

Abstract: PEELS will provide the first 

national picture of experiences and 

outcomes of three to five year old 

children in early childhood special 

education. The study will inform 

special education policy development 

and support Government Performance 

and Results Act (GPRA) measurement 

and Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization 

with data from parents, service 

providers, and teachers. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2861. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Kathy Axt at her 

e-mail address Kathy.Axt@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Early Childhood Longitudinal 

Study (ECLS)—Kindergarten Cohort, 

Eighth Grade Followup. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, 

Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 900. 

Burden Hours: 375. 

Abstract: Starting in the Fall and 

Spring of the 1998–99 school year with 

a cohort of kindergartners, this cohort 

was contacted again in the Fall and in 

the Spring of their first grade year and 

in their third grade and fifth grade years. 

This clearance is to conduct a field test 

and a full scale data collection for the 

eighth grade assessment and 

background questionnaires. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 2865. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Kathy Axt at her 

e-mail address Kathy.Axt@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–17071 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–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, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and agenda of the meeting of 

the President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities. This notice also describes 

the functions of the Board. Notice of this 

meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

and is intended to notify the public of 

its opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Thursday, September 15, 2005. 

Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the 

Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel, 400 

New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20001. Phone: 202–737–1234, Fax: 

202–393–7927. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor, 

White House Initiative on Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; 

telephone: (202) 502–7889, fax: (202) 

502–7879. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities is established under 

Executive Order 13256, dated February 

12, 2002, and Executive Order 13316 

dated September 17, 2003. The Board is 

established (a) to report to the President 

annually on the results of the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities (HBCUs) in 

Federal programs, including 

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recommendations on how to increase 

the private sector role, including the 

role of private foundations, in 

strengthening these institutions, with 

particular emphasis also given to 

enhancing institutional planning and 

development, strengthening fiscal 

stability and financial management, and 

improving institutional infrastructure, 

including the use of technology, to 

ensure the long-term viability and 

enhancement of these institutions; (b) to 

advise the President and the Secretary 

of Education (Secretary) on the needs of 

HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure, 

academic programs, and faculty and 

institutional development; (c) to advise 

the Secretary in the preparation of an 

annual Federal plan for assistance to 

HBCUs in increasing their capacity to 

participate in Federal programs; (d) to 

provide the President with an annual 

progress report on enhancing the 

capacity of HBCUs to serve their 

students; and (e) to develop, in 

consultation with the Department of 

Education and other Federal agencies, a 

private sector strategy to assist HBCUs. 

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting 

is to receive and deliberate on 

legislative and policy issues pertinent to 

the Board and the nation’s HBCUs and 

to discuss relevant issues to be 

addressed in the Board’s multiyear 

annual report. 

Additional Information: 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 

ReShone Moore at (202) 502–7893, no 

later than Thursday, September 8, 2005. 

We will attempt to meet requests for 

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 Thursday, September 15, 

2005, between 2 p.m.–3 p.m. Those 

members of the public interested in 

submitting written comments may do so 

at the address indicated above by 

Thursday, September 8, 2005. 

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, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the 

hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 05–17138 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4001–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Assessment 

Supporting the Department of Energy’s 

Application to the Department of the 

Interior for a Public Land Order To 

Withdraw Public Lands Within and 

Around the Caliente Rail Corridor, 

Nevada, From Surface Entry and New 

Mining Claims 

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive 

Waste Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability, and opportunity for public 

review and comment, of the 

environmental assessment (EA) that 

supports the Department of Energy’s 

(DOE) application to the Department of 

the Interior, filed with the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), for a Public 

Land Order to withdraw public lands 

within and surrounding the Caliente 

Rail Corridor. As applied for, the 

withdrawal would preclude surface 

entry and new mining claim locations 

for a 20 year period. 

DATES: Comments should be received by 

DOE no later than September 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, or requests for 

copies of the draft EA, should be sent to 

Lee Bishop, EA Document Manager, 

United States Department of Energy, 

1551 Hillshire Drive, Las Vegas, NV 

89134. Requests for copies of the draft 

EA may also be made by calling 1–800–

225–6972. The draft EA and electronic 

comment forms are available at http:// 

www.ocrwm.doe.gov. Comments may 

also be faxed to 1–800–967–0739. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Bishop, EA Document Manager, at the 

address above or at 1–800–225–6972. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

of proposed withdrawal was published 

in the Federal Register on December 29, 

2003 (68 FR 74965–74968), stating that 

the Bureau of Land Management had 

received an application from DOE to 

withdraw for 20 years approximately 

308,600 acres of public land from 

surface entry and mining locations 

while DOE evaluates the land for the 

potential construction, operation, and 

maintenance of a branch rail line. The 

rail line would be used for the 

transportation of spent nuclear fuel and 

high-level radioactive waste as provided 

under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 

1982, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10101 et 

seq.). BLM held public meetings on the 

application in June 2004. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 2310.3–

2(b)(3), DOE has prepared a draft EA to 

support its application, with the BLM 

participating as a cooperating agency. 

The application seeks a Public Land 

Order for the purpose of precluding 

surface entry and the location of new 

mining claims which could interfere 

with the evaluation of the land. The 

proposed Public Land Order would not 

affect existing mining claims or other 

activities such as grazing rights, water 

rights, and recreational uses. 

The draft EA may be reviewed on the 

Internet at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov. 

Copies of the EA may also be obtained 

by contacting Mr. Lee Bishop (see 

address above). Comments may be 

submitted to Mr. Bishop or through the 

comment form at the above website, and 

should be received by September 28, 

2005. 

Three public meetings on the draft EA 

will be held as follows: 

Monday, September 12, 2005, 4 p.m. 

to 8 p.m., Longstreet Inn & Casino, 

Highway 373, Amargosa Valley, NV; 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 4 p.m. 

to 8 p.m., Goldfield School Gymnasium, 

233 Ramsey, Goldfield, NV; and 

Thursday, September 15, 2005, 4 p.m. 

to 8 p.m., Caliente Youth Center, U.S. 

Highway 93, Caliente, NV. 

Comments received will be 

considered in finalizing the EA. After 

the EA is finalized it will be formally 

submitted to the BLM. The BLM will 

subsequently make a recommendation 

to the Secretary of the Interior, who will 

make a final determination regarding 

DOE’s application for a Public Land 

Order. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Paul M. Golan, 

Principal Deputy Director, Office of Civilian 

Radioactive Waste Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–17143 Filed 8–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB), Paducah. 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: Thursday, September 15, 2005 

5:30 p.m.–9 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 111 Memorial Drive, 

Barkley Centre, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001.