80_FR_23341 80 FR 23261 - President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

80 FR 23261 - President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)

Page Range23261-23262
FR Document2015-09638

This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders

AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders (AAPI Commission). The notice also describes the functions of 
the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec.  10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public 
of its opportunity to attend.

DATES: The AAPI Commission meeting will be held on May 13, 2015 from 
12:00-5:00 p.m. ET, May 14, 2015 from 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET at the 
U.S. Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW., 10th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bessie Chan, White House Initiative on 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,

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Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20202; 
telephone: 202-245-6418, fax: 202-245-7166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The AAPI Commission's Statutory Authority and Function: The 
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders is established under Executive Order 13515, dated October 14, 
2009 and subsequently continued and amended by Executive Order 13585 
and Executive Order 13652. The Commission is governed by the provisions 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92-463; as 
amended, 5 U.S.C.A. app.) which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of advisory committees. According to Executive Order 13515, the 
Commission shall provide advice to the President, through the Secretary 
of Education and a senior official to be designated by the President, 
on: (i) The development, monitoring, and coordination of executive 
branch efforts to improve the quality of life of Asian Americans and 
Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) through increased participation in Federal 
programs in which such persons may be underserved; (ii) the compilation 
of research and data related to AAPI populations and subpopulations; 
(iii) the development, monitoring, and coordination of Federal efforts 
to improve the economic and community development of AAPI businesses; 
and (iv) strategies to increase public and private-sector 
collaboration, and community involvement in improving the health, 
education, environment, and well-being of AAPIs.
    Members of the public who would like to attend the meetings on May 
13, 2015, and May 14, 2015 should R.S.V.P. to Bessie Chan via email at 
[email protected] no later than May 1, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
    Submission of Written Comments: Due to time constraints, there will 
not be a public comment period at these meetings. However, individuals 
wishing to provide comments to the White House Initiative on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders and the Commission, may contact Bessie 
Chan via email at [email protected]. Please include in the subject 
line the wording, ``Public Comment.''

Meeting Agenda

    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss current and future 
endeavors of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders and key issues and concerns impacting the AAPI community; 
review the work of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and 
Pacific Islanders; determine key strategies to help meet the 
Commission's charge as outlined in Executive Order 13515; and determine 
regional engagement strategies and deliverables around regional 
activities.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the AAPI Commission Web site not 
later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public 
may also inspect the materials at 550 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20202 by emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 245-6418 to 
schedule an appointment.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. Individuals who will need accommodations 
for a disability in order to attend the meetings (e.g., interpreting 
services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative 
format) should notify Bessie Chan at 202-245-6418, no later than May 1, 
2015. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this 
date, but cannot guarantee their availability.
    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.thefederalregister.org/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 Adobe Portable Document Format (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.

    Authority:  Executive Order No. 13515, as amended by Executive 
Orders 13585 and 13652.

Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
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                                                                                                       Visitors (BOV)
                                                  • Evaluate claims of indemnification                                                                       President’s Advisory Commission on
                                               for losses or damages occurring under a                 AGENCY:    National Defense University,               Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
                                               research and development contract; and                  DoD.                                                  AGENCY:   President’s Advisory
                                                  • Keep track of radio frequencies on                 ACTION:   Notice of open meeting.                     Commission on Asian Americans and
                                               electronic equipment under research
                                                                                                                                                             Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of
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                                                                                                                                                             Education.
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                                               the use of that frequency by another                    the following Federal Advisory                        ACTION: Announcement of an open
                                               user.                                                   Committee meeting of the National                     meeting.
                                                  Affected Public: Businesses or other                 Defense University Board of Visitors                  SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the
                                               for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.             (BOV) will take place.                                schedule and agenda of the meeting of
                                                  Frequency: On occasion.                              DATES: The meeting will be held on                    the President’s Advisory Commission
                                                  OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet                        Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 12:00                   on Asian Americans and Pacific
                                               Seehra.                                                 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will continue on
                                                  Written comments and                                                                                       Islanders (AAPI Commission). The
                                                                                                       Thursday, May 21, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.                notice also describes the functions of
                                               recommendations on the proposed                         to 11:15 a.m.
                                               information collection should be sent to                                                                      the Commission. Notice of the meeting
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: The Board of Visitors                      is required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal
                                               Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management
                                                                                                       meeting will be held at Marshall Hall,                Advisory Committee Act and is
                                               and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
                                                                                                       Building 62, Room 155B, the National                  intended to notify the public of its
                                               10236, New Executive Office Building,
                                                                                                       Defense University, 300 5th Avenue                    opportunity to attend.
                                               Washington, DC 20503.
                                                  You may also submit comments,                        SW., Fort McNair, Washington, DC                      DATES: The AAPI Commission meeting
                                               identified by docket number and title,                  20319–5066.                                           will be held on May 13, 2015 from
                                               by the following method:                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                  12:00–5:00 p.m. ET, May 14, 2015 from
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                                                  Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                  point of contact for this notice of open              8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET at the U.S.
                                               www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         meeting is Ms. Joycelyn Stevens at (202)              Department of Education, 550 12th
                                               instructions for submitting comments.                   685–0079, Fax (202) 685–3920 or                       Street SW., 10th Floor, Washington, DC
                                                  Instructions: All submissions received               StevensJ7@ndu.edu.                                    20202.
                                               must include the agency name, docket                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               number, and title for the Federal                       meeting is being held under the                       Bessie Chan, White House Initiative on
                                               Register document. The general policy                   provisions of the Federal Advisory                    Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,


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                                               Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street                   determine key strategies to help meet                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                               SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone:                   the Commission’s charge as outlined in
                                               202–245–6418, fax: 202–245–7166.                        Executive Order 13515; and determine                  [Certification Notice–234]
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              regional engagement strategies and
                                                  The AAPI Commission’s Statutory                      deliverables around regional activities.              Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of
                                               Authority and Function: The President’s                                                                       Coal Capability Under the Powerplant
                                                                                                          Access to Records of the Meeting: The
                                               Advisory Commission on Asian                                                                                  and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                                                                                       Department will post the official report
                                               Americans and Pacific Islanders is
                                               established under Executive Order                       of the meeting on the AAPI Commission                 AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery
                                               13515, dated October 14, 2009 and                       Web site not later than 90 days after the             and Energy Reliability, DOE.
                                               subsequently continued and amended                      meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the                    ACTION: Notice of filing.
                                               by Executive Order 13585 and Executive                  public may also inspect the materials at
                                               Order 13652. The Commission is                          550 12th Street SW., Washington, DC                   SUMMARY:    On March 30, 2015, CPV
                                               governed by the provisions of the                       20202 by emailing Bessie.Chan@ed.gov                  Valley, LLC, as owner and operator of a
                                               Federal Advisory Committee Act                          or by calling (202) 245–6418 to schedule              new base load electric powerplant,
                                               (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; as amended, 5                  an appointment.                                       submitted a coal capability self-
                                               U.S.C.A. app.) which sets forth                            Reasonable Accommodations: The                     certification to the Department of
                                               standards for the formation and use of                  meeting site is accessible to individuals             Energy (DOE) pursuant to § 201(d) of the
                                               advisory committees. According to                       with disabilities. Individuals who will               Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
                                               Executive Order 13515, the Commission                   need accommodations for a disability in               of 1978 (FUA), as amended, and DOE
                                               shall provide advice to the President,                                                                        regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61. FUA
                                                                                                       order to attend the meetings (e.g.,
                                               through the Secretary of Education and                                                                        and regulations thereunder require DOE
                                                                                                       interpreting services, assistive listening
                                               a senior official to be designated by the                                                                     to publish a notice of filing of self-
                                               President, on: (i) The development,                     devices, or material in alternative
                                                                                                                                                             certification in the Federal Register. 42
                                               monitoring, and coordination of                         format) should notify Bessie Chan at                  U.S.C. 8311(d) and 10 CFR 501.61(c).
                                               executive branch efforts to improve the                 202–245–6418, no later than May 1,
                                                                                                                                                             ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
                                               quality of life of Asian Americans and                  2015. We will attempt to meet requests
                                                                                                       for accommodations after this date, but               self-certification filings are available for
                                               Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) through                                                                             public inspection, upon request, in the
                                               increased participation in Federal                      cannot guarantee their availability.
                                                                                                                                                             Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
                                               programs in which such persons may be                      Electronic Access to this Document:                Reliability, Mail Code OE–20, Room
                                               underserved; (ii) the compilation of                    The official version of this document is              8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
                                               research and data related to AAPI                       the document published in the Federal                 Independence Avenue SW.,
                                               populations and subpopulations; (iii)                   Register. Free Internet access to the                 Washington, DC 20585.
                                               the development, monitoring, and                        official edition of the Federal Register
                                               coordination of Federal efforts to                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       and the Code of Federal Regulations is                Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–
                                               improve the economic and community
                                                                                                       available via the Federal Digital System              5260.
                                               development of AAPI businesses; and
                                                                                                       at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
                                               (iv) strategies to increase public and                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       Title II of
                                               private-sector collaboration, and                       can view this document, as well as all
                                                                                                       other documents of this Department                    FUA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8301 et
                                               community involvement in improving                                                                            seq.), provides that no new base load
                                               the health, education, environment, and                 published in the Federal Register, in
                                                                                                                                                             electric powerplant may be constructed
                                               well-being of AAPIs.                                    text or Adobe Portable Document
                                                                                                                                                             or operated without the capability to use
                                                  Members of the public who would                      Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must
                                                                                                                                                             coal or another alternate fuel as a
                                               like to attend the meetings on May 13,                  have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                   primary energy source. Pursuant to FUA
                                               2015, and May 14, 2015 should R.S.V.P.                  available free at the site.                           in order to meet the requirement of coal
                                               to Bessie Chan via email at                                You may also access documents of the               capability, the owner or operator of such
                                               Bessie.Chan@ed.gov no later than May                    Department published in the Federal                   a facility proposing to use natural gas or
                                               1, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. ET.                                Register by using the article search                  petroleum as its primary energy source
                                                  Submission of Written Comments:                                                                            shall certify to the Secretary of Energy
                                                                                                       feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
                                               Due to time constraints, there will not
                                                                                                       Specifically, through the advanced                    (Secretary) prior to construction, or
                                               be a public comment period at these
                                                                                                       search feature at this site, you can limit            prior to operation as a base load electric
                                               meetings. However, individuals wishing
                                                                                                       your search to documents published by                 powerplant, that such powerplant has
                                               to provide comments to the White
                                                                                                       the Department.                                       the capability to use coal or another
                                               House Initiative on Asian Americans
                                                                                                                                                             alternate fuel. Such certification
                                               and Pacific Islanders and the                             Authority: Executive Order No. 13515, as
                                                                                                                                                             establishes compliance with FUA
                                               Commission, may contact Bessie Chan                     amended by Executive Orders 13585 and
                                                                                                                                                             section 201(a) as of the date it is filed
                                               via email at Bessie.Chan@ed.gov. Please                 13652.
                                                                                                                                                             with the Secretary. 42 U.S.C. 8311.
                                               include in the subject line the wording,
                                               ‘‘Public Comment.’’                                     Ted Mitchell,                                            The following owner of a proposed
                                                                                                       Under Secretary, U.S. Department of                   new base load electric powerplant has
                                               Meeting Agenda                                          Education.                                            filed a self-certification of coal-
                                                  The purpose of this meeting is to                    [FR Doc. 2015–09638 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am]           capability with DOE pursuant to FUA
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                                               discuss current and future endeavors of                 BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             section 201(d) and in accordance with
                                               the White House Initiative on Asian                                                                           DOE regulations in 10 CFR 501.60, 61:
                                               Americans and Pacific Islanders and key                                                                          Owner: CPV Valley, LLC.
                                               issues and concerns impacting the AAPI                                                                           Capacity: 720 megawatts (MW).
                                               community; review the work of the                                                                                Plant Location: CPV Valley Energy
                                               White House Initiative on Asian                                                                               Center, Route 6, Middletown, NY 10940.
                                               Americans and Pacific Islanders;                                                                                 In-Service Date: October 15, 2017.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of an open meeting.
DatesThe AAPI Commission meeting will be held on May 13, 2015 from 12:00-5:00 p.m. ET, May 14, 2015 from 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET at the U.S. Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20202.
ContactBessie Chan, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202-245-6418, fax: 202-245-7166.
FR Citation80 FR 23261 

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