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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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Master Generic 

Plan for Customer Surveys and Focus 

Groups. 

OMB Control Number: 1800–0011. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 451,216. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 115,344. 

Abstract: Surveys to be considered 

under this generic will only include 

those surveys that improve customer 

service or collect feedback about a 

service provided to individuals or 

entities directly served by ED. The 

results of these customer surveys will 

help ED managers plan and implement 

program improvements and other 

customer satisfaction initiatives. Focus 

groups that will be considered under the 

generic clearance will assess customer 

satisfaction with a direct service, or will 

be designed to inform a customer 

satisfaction survey ED is considering. 

Surveys that have the potential to 

influence policy will not be considered 

under this generic clearance. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Fiscal Year 2018 Title VI Virtual 

Technical Assistance Workshop 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department), International and Foreign 

Language Education (IFLE) announces a 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Title VI Virtual 

Technical Assistance Workshop (TAW). 

IFLE is conducting this workshop to 

assist prospective applicants with the 

preparation of FY 2018 grant 

applications for programs authorized by 

title VI of the Higher Education Act 

(HEA), pending the availability of funds 

for new competitions. 

Note: Please be advised that this notice is 

not inviting grant applications from the 

public, as the Department has not announced 

any international education program 

competitions for FY 2018. 

DATES: IFLE will conduct the TAW on 

September 19 and 20, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathleen Connors de Laguna, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 3E221, Washington, 

DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453– 

5518 or by email: 

kathleen.connorsdelaguna@ed.gov or 

Michelle Butler. Telephone: (202) 453– 

6491 or by email: michelle.butler@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the TAW is to assist 

prospective applicants with the 

preparation of grant applications under 

the Centers for International Business 

Education (CIBE), Language Resource 

Centers (LRC), National Resource 

Centers (NRC), Foreign Language and 

Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), and 

the Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) 

Programs, pending the availability of 

funds for new FY 2018 competitions. 

(CFDA Numbers: 84.220A, 84.229A, 

84.015A, 84.015B, and 84.017A.) 

IFLE is holding its first virtual 

technical workshop to provide a more 

cost-efficient platform for participants to 

obtain guidance for developing their 

grant applications and engage with 

other participants, Department officials, 

and the IFLE team. The two-day 

workshop will be live-streamed from the 

Department headquarters in 

Washington, DC. The overall structure 

of the workshop will include an 

opening plenary session, technical 

assistance presentations about the Title 

VI programs’ selection criteria and other 

application requirements, presentations 

that highlight innovative Title VI and 

Fulbright-Hays projects and outcomes, 

‘‘lessons-learned’’ sessions about 

building effective and sustained 

collaborations, and presentations by 

experts on relevant international 

education topics. All sessions will be 

interactive and will provide the 

opportunity for participants to comment 

and ask questions. 

A tentative agenda is available at 

http://iflemeetings.com/agenda/. 

Registration: The workshop is open to 

the public and free of charge. All 

participants, however, should register 

online at http://iflemeetings.com. 

Registering on this Web site enables 

participants to receive the instructions 

for selecting the sessions they wish to 

attend virtually. 

The Department is committed to 

ensuring that this webinar is accessible 

to all people with disabilities. If you 

require a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in this webinar, please 

contact the persons listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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 

published in the Federal Register, in 

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: September 6, 2017. 

Kathleen A. Smith, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19206 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Northern New 

Mexico. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 


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notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 

1:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Cottonwood on the Greens, 

4244 Diamond Drive, Los Alamos, New 

Mexico 87544. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Menice Santistevan, Northern New 

Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board 

(NNMCAB), 94 Cities of Gold Road, 

Santa Fe, NM 87506. Phone (505) 995– 

0393; Fax (505) 989–1752 or Email: 

Menice.Santistevan@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order 

• Welcome and Introductions 

• Approval of Agenda and Meeting 

Minutes of July 26, 2017 

• Old Business 

Æ Report from Chair 

Æ Report from Nominating Committee 

for Election of Chair and Vice-Chair 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 

Æ Other Items 

• New Business 

Æ Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 

FY 2018 

Æ Other Items 

• Update from Co-Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer and Executive 

Director 

• Update on Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

• Break 

• Overview of Waste Control Specialists 

• Public Comment Period 

• Updates from EM Los Alamos Field 

Office and New Mexico 

Environment Department 

• Wrap-Up Comments from NNMCAB 

Members 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Northern New Mexico, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Menice 

Santistevan at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

https://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/meetingmaterials. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 31, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19097 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Meetings; National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 

8:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Ross Bridge 

Resort, 4000 Grand Avenue, 

Birmingham, AL 35226. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Matuszak, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 4G–036/Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0001; 

Telephone: 202–287–6915. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Council: The National 

Coal Council provides advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy, on general policy matters 

relating to coal and the coal industry. 

Purpose of Meeting: The 2017 Fall 

Meeting of the National Coal Council. 

Agenda 

1. Call to order and opening remarks by 

Greg Workman, Chair, National 

Coal Council 

2. Keynote Remarks by Dr. Grace 

Bochenek, Director, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory, U.S. 

Department of Energy 

3. Industry Keynote Presentation—Dan 

Byers, Senior Director Policy, U.S. 

Chamber Global Energy Institute 

4. Presentation by Andy Roberts, 

Research Director—Global Thermal 

Coal Markets, Wood Mackenzie on 

What’s Needed to Incentivize 

Deployment of Advance Coal Plants 

in the U.S. 

5. Presentation by Hans Daniels, CEO, 

Doyle Trading Consultants on 

Opportunities for U.S. Coal Exports 

6. Presentation by Roy W. Hill, 

Chairman of the Board Clean 

Energy Technology Association Inc. 

on CETA Energy’s Lignite Coal 

Distillation Initiative 

7. Council Business: 

a. NCC Chair’s Report by NCC Chair 

Greg Workman 

b. Finance Report by Finance 

Committee Chair Dan Roling 

c. Coal Policy Committee Report by 

Coal Policy Committee Chair Deck 

Slone 

d. Communications Committee Report 

by Communications Committee 

Chair Lisa Bradley 

e. NCC Business Report by NCC CEO 

Janet Gellici 

8. Other Business 

9. Adjourn 

Attendees are requested to register in 

advance for the meeting at: http://

www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/pageNCC-Events.html. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Council, you may do so either before or 

after the meeting. If you would like to 

make oral statements regarding any item 

on the agenda, you should contact 

Daniel Matuszak, 202–287–6915 or 

daniel.matuszak@hq.doe.gov (email). 

You must make your request for an oral 

statement at least 5 business days before 

the meeting. Reasonable provision will 

be made to include oral statements on 

the scheduled agenda. The Chairperson 

of the Council will lead the meeting in 

a manner that facilitates the orderly 

conduct of business. Oral statements are 

limited to 10-minutes per organization 

and per person. 

Minutes: A link to the transcript of the 

meeting will be posted on the NCC Web 

site at: http://

www.nationalcoalcouncil.org/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 6, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19176 Filed 9–8–17; 8:45 am] 

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