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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: July 6, 2009. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Strengthening America’s 

Competitiveness through Math 

Instruction—Teacher Training Field 

Test. 

Frequency: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 67. 

Burden Hours: 67. 

Abstract: This initiative involves 

three Adult Numeracy Instruction (ANI) 

Professional Development Institutes. 

Twenty teachers and ten program 

administrators from ten adult education 

programs from each of two states will 

participate in a field test of the 

Professional Development Institutes. 

The goals of the Institutes are to: • Enhance teacher knowledge and use 

of research-based adult education 

mathematics standards. • Increase and deepen mathematics 

content knowledge among teacher 

participants. • Increase the repertoire of 

instructional skills among teachers 

working with adults in ABE, pre-GED, 

and GED classes. • Increase state capacity to support 

teachers in the area of mathematics 

instruction. 

The study will involve the 

administration of the following 

instruments: • Pre/Post surveys of participants. • Pre/Post administration of a 

cognitive assessment to participating 

teachers. • Post-professional development 

interviews with participating teachers 

and program administrators. 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 4022. 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., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. E9–16229 Filed 7–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Board for Education Sciences 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

Institute of Education Sciences. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting and 

Partially Closed Session. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of the National Board 

for Education Sciences. The notice also 

describes the functions of the 

Committee. 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 their 

opportunity to attend the open portion 

of the meeting. 

DATES: July 27, 2009. 

Time: Open meeting, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m.; closed session, 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100, 

Washington, DC 20208 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norma Garza, Executive Director, 

National Board for Education Sciences, 

555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 627H, 

Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 

219–2195; fax: (202) 219–1466; e-mail: 

Norma.Garza@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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Board for Education Sciences 

is authorized by Section 116 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 

(ESRA). The Board advises the Director 

of the Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES) on the establishment of activities 

to be supported by the Institute, on the 

funding for applications for grants, 

contracts, and cooperative agreements 

for research after the completion of peer 

review, and reviews and evaluates the 

work of the Institute. At this time, the 

Board consists of only six of fifteen 

appointed members due to the 

expirations of the terms of nine 

members. The Board shall meet and can 

carry out official business because the 

ESRA states that a majority of the voting 

members serving at the time of a 

meeting constitutes a quorum. 

On July 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m., the Board will receive a briefing 

on the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (ARRA), conduct an 

overview of its interactions with IES, 

and discuss its annual report. At 4:30 

p.m., the meeting will be closed to the 

public to discuss possible candidates to 

serve as Commissioners for the IES 

Centers. Because this discussion 

involves a discussion of individuals’ 

qualifications to serve, it will be closed 

under exemptions (2) and (6) of Section 

552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. This portion of 

the meeting must be held in closed 

session because the meeting concerns 

the internal personnel practices of an 

agency and would disclose information 

of a personal nature where disclosure 

would constitute an invasion of 

personal privacy if it were to be held in 

open session. 

A final agenda will be available from 

Norma Garza (see contact information 

above) on July 20. Individuals who will 

need accommodations for a disability in 

order to attend the meeting (e.g., 

interpreting services, assistance 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format) should notify Norma 

Garza no later than July 20. 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. 

Records are kept of all Committee 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., 

Room 627H, Washington, DC 20208, 

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

Eastern Standard Time Monday through 

Friday. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

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Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–888– 

293–6498; or in the Washington, DC 

area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

John Q. Easton, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

[FR Doc. E9–16256 Filed 7–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of Renewal. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and in accordance with 

section 102–3.65, title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, and following 

consultation with the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration, notice is 

hereby given that the Advanced 

Scientific Computing Advisory 

Committee has been renewed for a twoyear period beginning July 2009. The 

Committee will provide advice to the 

Director, Office of Science, on the 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Research Program managed by the 

Office of Advanced Scientific 

Computing Research. 

The renewal of the Advanced 

Scientific Computing Advisory 

Committee has been determined to be 

essential to the conduct of the 

Department of Energy business and to 

be in the public interest in connection 

with the performance of duties imposed 

upon the Department of Energy by law. 

The Committee will operate in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(Pub. L. 95–91), and rules and 

regulations issued in implementation of 

those Acts. 

Further information regarding this 

Advisory Committee may be obtained 

from Ms. Rachel Samuel at (202) 586– 

3279. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 1, 2009. 

Eric Nicoll, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–16254 Filed 7–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 739–022] 

Appalachian Power Company; Notice 

of Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

July 1, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: New Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: 739–022. 

c. Date Filed: June 29, 2009. 

d. Applicant: Appalachian Power 

Company. 

e. Name of Project: Claytor Project. 

f. Location: On the New River in 

Pulaski County, Virginia. The project 

does not affect Federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Ms. Teresa 

Rogers, Reservoir Superintendent, 

Appalachian Power Company, 40 

Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA 24011, 

(540) 985–2441, tprogers@aep.com. 

i. FERC Contact: John Smith, (202) 

502–8972 or john.smith@ferc.gov. 

j. This application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

k. The Project Description: The 

Claytor Project consists of: (1) A 1,142- 

foot-long, 137-foot-high concrete gravity 

dam; (2) a 4,472-acre reservoir with a 

storage capacity of 225,000 acre-feet at 

normal pool elevation 1,846.0 feet 

National Geodetic Vertical Datum 

(NGVD); (3) four 16-foot-diameter 

penstocks; (4) a powerhouse integral 

with the dam containing four generating 

units with a combined capacity of 75 

megawatts; (5) a 1,000-foot-long 

transmission line; and (6) switching and 

appurtenant equipment. 

The applicant proposes to expand its 

current levelized flow mode whereby 

releases from the project approximate 

inflows to the project over a 24-hour 

period from April 15 through October 

15 to April 1 through November 30. 

Reservoir levels would continue to be 

maintained between 1,845 feet NGVD 

and 1,846 feet NGVD and a minimum 

average hourly flow of 750 cubic feet 

per second (cfs), or inflow, whichever is 

less, would be provided downstream of 

the project. The applicant would also 

modify the current period for peaking 

operations from October 16 through 

April 14 to December 1 through March 

31 and increase its minimum average 

hourly downstream flow from 750 cfs to 

1,000 cfs, or inflow, whichever is less. 

During this period, the applicant would 

extend the time to ramp down during 

peaking operations from 15 minutes to 

30 minutes but continue to bring units 

on line in 15-minute intervals to meet 

system demands. Reservoir levels would 

be maintained between 1,844 feet NGVD 

and 1,846 feet NGVD. In addition, the 

applicant would eliminate the current 

winter drawdown to protect aquatic 

resources including state-listed mussel 

populations. For recreation purposes, 

the applicant is proposing to provide 

weekend releases of 1,000 cfs when 

inflow falls below 1,000 cfs but is above 

800 cfs and would provide recreation 

releases for the annual squirt boat 

competition each May. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at 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. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

n. Procedural Schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule 

may be made as appropriate. 

Milestone Target date 

Notice of Acceptance/ 

Notice of Ready for 

Environmental 

Analysis (when 

FERC approved 

studies are complete).

September 27, 2009. 


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