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assistive listening devices, materials in 

alternative format) should notify 

Bernard Garcia at 202–260–1454 by 

September 29, 2005. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. Records are kept of all 

Council proceedings and are available 

for public inspection at the Office of 

Indian Education, United States 

Department of Education, Room 5C141, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202. 

Henry L. Johnson, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 05–18858 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance: Meeting 

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance, 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of upcoming 

teleconference meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming teleconference meeting of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance. Individuals who 

will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the 

teleconference meeting (i.e., interpreting 

service, assistive listening devices, and/ 

or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than 2 p.m., on Thursday, 

September 22, 2005 by contacting Ms. 

Hope Gray at (202) 219–2099 or via email at Hope.Gray@ed.gov. We will 

attempt to meet requests after this date, 

but cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. The 

teleconference site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Advisory Committee. Notice of this 

hearing is required under Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

Note: Due to circumstances surrounding 

the availability of Committee members 

to participate in a formal meeting and 

other scheduling conflicts, it is 

necessary to hold a teleconference 

before September 30 to address vital 

Advisory Committee business. 

Therefore, we were unable to publish 

this notice 15 days in advance of the 

scheduled teleconference as required 

under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

DATE AND TIME: Monday, September 26, 

2005, beginning at 2:30 p.m., and 

ending at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, 

NW., Room 412, Washington, DC 

20202–7582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nicole A. Barry, Deputy Director, 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 

20202–7582, (202) 219–2099. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance is established 

under section 491 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 as amended by 

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). 

The Advisory Committee serves as an 

independent source of advice and 

counsel to the Congress and the 

Secretary of Education on student 

financial aid policy. Since its inception, 

the congressional mandate requires the 

Advisory Committee to conduct 

objective, nonpartisan, and independent 

analyses on important aspects of the 

student assistance programs under Title 

IV of the Higher Education Act. In 

addition, Congress expanded the 

Advisory Committee’s mission in the 

Higher Education Amendments of 1998 

to include several important areas: 

access, Title IV modernization, distance 

education, and early information and 

needs assessment. Specifically, the 

Advisory Committee is to review, 

monitor and evaluate the Department of 

Education’s progress in these areas and 

report recommended improvements to 

Congress and the Secretary. 

The Advisory Committee has 

scheduled this teleconference solely to 

conduct the election of officers and 

other Committee business. The 

proposed agenda includes (a) the 

election of officers and (b) of discussion 

of the Advisory Committee’s FY2006 

work plan. 

Space for the teleconference meeting 

is limited and you are encouraged to 

register early if you plan to attend. You 

may register by sending an e-mail to the 

following address: ACSFA@ed.gov or 

Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please 

include your name, title, affiliation, 

complete address (including internet 

and e-mail, if available), and telephone 

and fax numbers. If you are unable to 

register electronically, you may fax your 

registration information to the Advisory 

Committee staff office at (202) 219–

3032. You may also contact the 

Advisory Committee staff directly at 

(202) 219–2099. The registration 

deadline is Friday, September 23, 2005. 

Records are kept for Advisory 

Committee proceedings, and are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC, 

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Information regarding the 

Advisory Committee is available on the 

Committee’s Web site, http:// 

www.ed.gov/ACSFA. 

Dated: September 15, 2005. 

William J. Goggin, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 05–18772 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Record of Decision for the 

Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill 

Tailings, Grand and San Juan 

Counties, UT 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Record of decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) announces its decision to 

implement the preferred alternatives 

identified in the Remediation of the 

Moab Uranium Mill Tailings, Grand and 

San Juan Counties, Utah, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ 

EIS–0355) (Final EIS). By implementing 

the preferred alternatives, DOE will 

remove the uranium mill tailings and 

other contaminated material from the 

Moab milling site and nearby off-site 

properties (vicinity properties) and 

relocate them at the Crescent Junction 

site, using predominantly rail 

transportation. DOE will also implement 

active ground water remediation at the 

Moab milling site. In reaching this 

decision, DOE considered the potential 

environmental impacts, costs, and other 

implications of both on-site and off-site 

disposal. For off-site disposal, DOE 

considered three alternative sites in 

Utah (Crescent Junction, Klondike Flats, 

and the White Mesa Mill) and three 

transportation modes (truck, rail, and 

slurry pipeline). 

DOE identified off-site disposal as its 

preferred alternative for the disposal of 

mill tailings, primarily because of the 

uncertainties related to long-term 

performance of a capped pile at the 

Moab site. Issues, such as the potential 

for river migration and severe flooding 

contribute to this uncertainty. The