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administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms/

appforms.html. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

4. Performance Measures: The goal of 

the SPDG Program is to reform and 

improve State systems for personnel 

preparation and professional 

development in early intervention, 

educational, and transition services in 

order to improve results for children 

with disabilities. Under the Government 

Performance and Results Act of 1993 

(GPRA), the Department has established 

a set of performance measures, 

including long-term measures, that are 

designed to yield information on 

various aspects of the effectiveness and 

quality of the SPDG Program. These 

measures assess the extent to which: 

• Projects use evidence-based 

professional development practices to 

support the attainment of identified 

competencies. 

• Participants in SPDG professional 

development demonstrate improvement 

in implementation of SPDG-supported 

practices over time. 

• Projects use SPDG professional 

development funds to provide activities 

designed to sustain the use of SPDGsupported practices. 

• Highly qualified special education 

teachers, as defined in section 602(10) 

of IDEA, that have participated in 

SPDG-supported special education 

teacher retention activities remain as 

special education teachers two years 

after their initial participation in these 

activities. 

Each grantee funded under this 

competition must collect and annually 

report data related to its performance on 

these measures in the project’s annual 

and final performance report to the 

Department in accordance with section 

653(d) of IDEA and 34 CFR 75.590. 

Applicants should discuss in the 

application narrative how they propose 

to collect performance data for these 

measures. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 4097, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2600. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6673. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5037, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2550. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you use a 

TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

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text or PDF. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: January 27, 2016. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE Response to Recommendation 

2015–1 of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response at the 

Pantex Plant 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On November 24, 2015, the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

transmitted Recommendation 2015–1, 

Emergency Preparedness and Response 

at the Pantex Plant, to the Department 

of Energy. In accordance with section 

315(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(c), the 

following represents the Secretary of 

Energy’s response to the 

Recommendation. 

DATES: Comments, data, views, or 

arguments concerning the Secretary’s 

response are due on or before March 4, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Please send to: Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 

Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dale Govan, Office of the Departmental 

Representative to the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, Office of 

Environment, Health, Safety and 

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Security, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 

2016. 

Joe Olencz, 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of 

Environment, Health, Safety and Security. 

January 13, 2016 

The Honorable Joyce L. Connery 

Chairman 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700 

Washington, DC 20004 

Dear Madam Chairman: 

The Department of Energy (DOE) 

acknowledges receipt of Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) 

Recommendation 2015–1, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response at the 

Pantex Plant, which was published in 

the Federal Register on December 3, 

2015. 

The Department shares the Board’s view 

that actions are needed to improve 

emergency preparedness and response 

at Pantex. DOE accepts 

Recommendation 2015–1, which 

complements improvement actions that 

the National Nuclear Security 

Administration (NNSA) has already 

taken at Pantex as part of the 

Implementation Plan for 

Recommendation 2014–1, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response. 

We appreciate the Board’s perspective 

and look forward to our continued 

interaction on preparing the Pantex 

Implementation Plan. Additionally, we 

appreciate the Board’s consideration 

and incorporation of the Department’s 

comments into Recommendation 2015– 

1. I have assigned Geoffrey L. 

Beausoleil, Manager, NNSA Production 

Office, to be the Department’s 

Responsible Manager for this 

Recommendation. 

If you have any questions, please 

contact Mr. Geoffrey L. Beausoleil at 

(865) 576–0752 

Sincerely, 

Ernest J. Moniz 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket Number EERE–2013–BT–NOC– 

0005] 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of 

Open Meetings 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces public meetings and 

webinars for the Appliance Standards 

and Rulemaking Federal Advisory 

Committee (ASRAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

agencies publish notice of an advisory 

committee meeting in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: DOE will host public meetings 

on the following dates: 

• February 26, 2016 (webinar only); 

1:00pm–3:00pm 

• April 28, 2016; 9:00 a.m.–3:30pm 

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise stated, the 

meetings will be held at: The U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

To register for the webinars and 

receive call-in information, please 

register for the appropriate meeting date 

at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/

register/7861562386735908866. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW., Washington, DC, 20024. Email: 

asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

announces public meetings and 

webinars for the ASRAC. Members of 

the public are welcome to observe the 

business of the meeting and, if time 

allows, may make oral statements 

during the specified period for public 

comment. To attend the meeting and/or 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, email asrac@

ee.doe.gov . In the email, please indicate 

your name, organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

participating in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures which require advance 

notice prior to attendance at the public 

meeting. If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Regina Washington at 

(202) 586–1214 or by email: 

Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov so that 

the necessary procedures can be 

completed. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present a 

government photo identification, such 

as a passport, driver’s license, or 

government identification. Due to the 

required security screening upon entry, 

individuals attending should arrive 

early to allow for the extra time needed. 

Due to the REAL ID Act implemented 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) recent changes have 

been made regarding ID requirements 

for individuals wishing to enter Federal 

buildings from specific states and U.S. 

territories. Driver’s licenses from the 

following states or territory will not be 

accepted for building entry and one of 

the alternate forms of ID listed below 

will be required. 

DHS has determined that regular 

driver’s licenses (and ID cards) from the 

following jurisdictions are not 

acceptable for entry into DOE facilities: 

Alaska, Louisiana, New York, American 

Samoa, Maine, Oklahoma, Arizona, 

Massachusetts, Washington, and 

Minnesota. 

Acceptable alternate forms of PhotoID include: U.S. Passport or Passport 

Card; an Enhanced Driver’s License or 

Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states 

of Minnesota, New York or Washington 

(Enhanced licenses issued by these 

states are clearly marked Enhanced or 

Enhanced Driver’s License); A military 

ID or other Federal government issued 

Photo-ID card. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

public meeting attendee lists and 

transcripts, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, not all documents listed in 

the index may be publicly available, 

such as information that is exempt from 

public disclosure. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2016. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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