83 FR 9846 - Arbitration Panel Decisions Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-04692 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 9846-9847] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04692] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Arbitration Panel Decisions Under the Randolph-Sheppard Act AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice lists arbitration panel decisions under the Randolph-Sheppard Act issued in July, August, and September 2017. The full text of all decisions is available on the Department's website and by request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Brinson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5045, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7310. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll-free, at 1-800- 877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the purpose of providing individuals who are blind with remunerative employment, enlarging their economic opportunities, and stimulating greater efforts to make themselves self- supporting, the Randolph-Sheppard Act, 20 U.S.C. 107 et seq. (Act), authorizes individuals who are blind to operate vending facilities on Federal property and provides them with a priority for doing so. The vending facilities include, among other things, cafeterias, snack bars, and automatic vending machines. The Department administers the Act and designates an agency in each State--the State Licensing Agency (SLA)-- to license individuals who are blind to operate vending facilities on Federal and other property in the State. The Act requires arbitration of disputes between SLAs and vendors who are blind and between SLAs and Federal agencies before three-person panels convened by the Department whose decisions constitute final agency action. 20 U.S.C. 107d-1. The Act also makes these decisions matters of public record and requires their publication in the Federal Register. 20 U.S.C. 107d-2(c). On September 5, 2017, the Department announced that it would publish quarterly lists of Randolph-Sheppard arbitration panel decisions in the Federal Register and that the full text of the decisions listed would be available on the Department's website or by request (see 82 FR 41941). In the third quarter of 2017, Randolph-Sheppard arbitration panels issued the following decisions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case name Docket No. Date State ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hooks v North Carolina................ R-S/15-16................ 9/26/2017 North Carolina. Burt, Carmadelle, et al v Louisiana... R-S/11-07, R-S/11-08 8/18/2017 Louisiana. consolidated. Cyrus v Ohio.......................... R-S/15-12................ 8/8/2017 Ohio. Hawaii v Schofield Barracks........... R-S/16-07................ 7/31/2017 Hawaii. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The decisions, which are searchable by key terms and accessible under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, are available for download in Portable Document Format (PDF) at www.ed.gov/programs/rsarsp/arbitration-decisions.html or by request to the person 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 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. You may access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations 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 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. [[Page 9847]] Dated: March 1, 2018. Johnny W. Collett, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2018-04692 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Department’s information collection disburses program funds on behalf of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the
requirements and provide the requested the Department of Education (ED). purpose of providing individuals who
data in the desired format. ED is Institutions are required to report are blind with remunerative
soliciting comments on the proposed student Pell Grant payment information employment, enlarging their economic
information collection request (ICR) that to ED electronically. Electronic opportunities, and stimulating greater
is described below. The Department of reporting is conducted through the efforts to make themselves self-
Education is especially interested in Common Origination and Disbursement supporting, the Randolph-Sheppard
public comment addressing the (COD) system. The COD system is used Act, 20 U.S.C. 107 et seq. (Act),
following issues: (1) Is this collection by institutions to request, report and authorizes individuals who are blind to
necessary to the proper functions of the reconcile grant funds received from the operate vending facilities on Federal
Department; (2) will this information be Pell Grant program.
property and provides them with a
processed and used in a timely manner; Dated: March 5, 2018. priority for doing so. The vending
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Kate Mullan, facilities include, among other things,
(4) how might the Department enhance Acting Director, Information Collection cafeterias, snack bars, and automatic
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy vending machines. The Department
information to be collected; and (5) how Officer, Office of Management. administers the Act and designates an
might the Department minimize the [FR Doc. 2018–04639 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] agency in each State—the State
burden of this collection on the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Licensing Agency (SLA)—to license
respondents, including through the use
individuals who are blind to operate
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in vending facilities on Federal and other
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
response to this notice will be property in the State.
considered public records. Arbitration Panel Decisions Under the The Act requires arbitration of
Title of Collection: Pell Grant Randolph-Sheppard Act disputes between SLAs and vendors
Reporting under the Common AGENCY: Office of Special Education and who are blind and between SLAs and
Origination and Disbursement (COD) Rehabilitative Services, Department of Federal agencies before three-person
System. Education. panels convened by the Department
OMB Control Number: 1845–0039. ACTION: Notice. whose decisions constitute final agency
Type of Review: An extension of an action. 20 U.S.C. 107d–1. The Act also
existing information collection. SUMMARY: This notice lists arbitration makes these decisions matters of public
Respondents/Affected Public: Private panel decisions under the Randolph- record and requires their publication in
Sector; State, Local, and Tribal Sheppard Act issued in July, August, the Federal Register. 20 U.S.C. 107d–
Governments. and September 2017. The full text of all 2(c).
Total Estimated Number of Annual decisions is available on the
On September 5, 2017, the
Responses: 7,114,249. Department’s website and by request.
Department announced that it would
Total Estimated Number of Annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
publish quarterly lists of Randolph-
Burden Hours: 497,997. Donald Brinson, U.S. Department of
Abstract: The Federal Pell Grant Sheppard arbitration panel decisions in
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
program is a student financial assistance the Federal Register and that the full
Room 5045, Potomac Center Plaza,
program authorized under the Higher text of the decisions listed would be
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Education Act of 1965, as amended. The available on the Department’s website or
Telephone: (202) 245–7310.
program provides grant assistance to an If you use a telecommunications by request (see 82 FR 41941).
eligible student attending an institution device for the deaf (TDD) or a text In the third quarter of 2017,
of higher education. The institution telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Randolph-Sheppard arbitration panels
determines the student’s award and Service, toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339. issued the following decisions.
Case name Docket No. Date State
Hooks v North Carolina ............................................... R–S/15–16 .................................................................. 9/26/2017 North Carolina.
Burt, Carmadelle, et al v Louisiana ............................. R–S/11–07, R–S/11–08 consolidated ........................ 8/18/2017 Louisiana.
Cyrus v Ohio ............................................................... R–S/15–12 .................................................................. 8/8/2017 Ohio.
Hawaii v Schofield Barracks ....................................... R–S/16–07 .................................................................. 7/31/2017 Hawaii.
The decisions, which are searchable under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
by key terms and accessible under CONTACT. available free at the site.
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, Electronic Access to This Document: You may also access documents of the
are available for download in Portable The official version of this document is Department published in the Federal
Document Format (PDF) at www.ed.gov/ the document published in the Federal Register by using the article search
programs/rsarsp/arbitration- Register. You may access the official feature at www.federalregister.gov.
decisions.html or by request to the edition of the Federal Register and the Specifically, through the advanced
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person listed under FOR FURTHER Code of Federal Regulations via the search feature at this site, you can limit
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request to the contact person listed text or PDF. To use PDF you must have
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Dated: March 1, 2018. DC 20505; (202) 586–4600; or leave a international supplies of both 244Pu and
Johnny W. Collett, message at (800) 472–2756. This heavy curium are nearly depleted.
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Amended ROD and related NEPA To ensure the availability of 244Pu and
Rehabilitative Services. documents are available on the DOE other valued isotopes, DOE will retrieve
[FR Doc. 2018–04692 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] NEPA website at www.energy.gov/nepa. the 65 Mark-18A targets from storage in
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the L-Basin and process them in the
SRNL SCF. The targets will be
Background transported to the SRNL SCF (in the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY A. Mark-18A Targets and Action SRS A-Area) in a shipping cask
modified to provide enhanced shielding
Interim Management of Nuclear DOE has decided to process the 65 against neutron radiation and to
Materials; Spent Nuclear Fuel Mark-18A targets at SRS to recover accommodate the radiation spectrum of
Management at Savannah River Site the 244Pu and other valued isotopes in the targets (e.g., shielding using lighter
the form of solid oxides. Processing elements). Each cask will contain one
AGENCY: Office of Environmental activities at SRS will occur at the
Management, U.S. Department of Mark-18A target consistent with the
Savannah River National Laboratory cask’s physical and safety analysis
Energy. (SRNL) Shielded Cells Facility (SCF) in constraints. No modifications are
ACTION: Amended record of decision. A-Area. These oxides will be needed at the L-Basin to retrieve the
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy transported to Oak Ridge National targets.
(DOE) is amending its record of decision Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee for At the SRNL SCF, the targets will be
(ROD) (published in the Federal further processing and material taken into shielded cells where the
Register on December 19, 1995) for the recovery. Processing activities at ORNL aluminum cladding will be chemically
Final Environmental Impact Statement: will take place in accordance with its removed. The target material will be
Interim Management of Nuclear continuing research and development dissolved and the plutonium in the
Materials at the Savannah River Site (R&D) mission. resulting solution separated from
(IMNM EIS) (DOE/EIS–0220) and its DOE manages materials containing curium, americium, and fission
ROD (published in the Federal Register long-lived isotopes produced from products. The plutonium solution will
on; August 7, 2000) for the Savannah irradiating targets in nuclear reactors. A be converted to oxide as will the
River Site Spent Nuclear Fuel target is an object, typically a closed solution containing the curium,
Management Environmental Impact cylinder containing radioactive or americium, and fission products. Both
Statement (SRS SNF EIS) (DOE/EIS– nonradioactive material, placed within a oxides will be transported to ORNL
0279) with respect to management of 65 nuclear reactor so that the material using packaging that has been certified
Mark-18A targets. The IMNM EIS within the target may be bombarded by in accordance with U.S. Department of
evaluated the potential environmental neutrons to produce desired isotopes. Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Nuclear
consequences of alternatives for the One reactor at SRS was configured to Regulatory Commission (NRC)
disposition of a large number and generate a high concentration of regulations.
variety of nuclear materials, including neutrons in order to produce isotopes These operations are similar to
65 Mark-18A targets. These targets were for defense purposes, other DOE activities performed at the SRNL SCF
irradiated in a nuclear reactor at the programmatic applications, and from the 1960s through the 1980s to
Savannah River Site (SRS) to produce scientific research. Eighty-six Mark-18A process and recover actinides, and will
valued isotopes. The SRS SNF EIS targets were irradiated in this reactor, be performed consistent with this
evaluated the potential environmental producing 244Pu and other isotopes facility’s safety analysis constraints.
consequences from alternatives for including 252Cf and heavy curium. Minor modifications, such as
managing spent nuclear fuel at SRS, as Twenty-one of the 86 targets were installation of special handling tools
well as other irradiated materials processed at ORNL from 1971 through and temporary shielding, will be made
including the 65 Mark-18A targets. In 1973 to recover these isotopes. The at the SRNL SCF to configure it to
both the IMNM EIS and SRS SNF EIS 244Pu was apportioned to scientists for
facilitate safe receipt of the modified
RODs, DOE decided to continue to store basic research and safeguards programs shipping cask and transfer of the targets
the 65 Mark-18A targets at SRS. DOE while the heavy curium was processed to the shielded cells.
has now decided to process the 65 into targets for production of 252Cf and Additional processing and material
Mark-18A targets at SRS to recover other isotopes for medical and recovery will occur at ORNL. Processing
valued isotopes in the form of solid industrial uses. The remaining 65 activities will be performed in existing
oxides and to issue this amended ROD. targets were originally stored at SRS in facilities as part of ORNL’s continuing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the Receiving Basin for Offsite Fuels in R&D mission. These ORNL mission
further information on this Amended H-Area, but are now stored in the L- activities are covered under an existing
ROD, or to receive related NEPA Basin. NEPA Categorical Exclusion
documents, please contact: Ms. Tracy L. Since the 1970s the 21 irradiated and determination, 3059X (June 9, 2005).
Williams, NEPA Compliance Officer, processed Mark-18A targets have
B. NEPA Reviews and Decisions
Savannah River Operations Office, U.S. provided the world’s supplies of 244Pu
Department of Energy, P.O. Box B, and heavy curium, and the 65 remaining In the IMNM EIS, DOE evaluated the
Aiken, South Carolina 29802; (803) 952– targets represent the only practical potential impacts of alternatives for
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8278; or Tracy.Williams@srs.gov. For source of additional supply.244Pu is a interim management of a variety of
information on DOE’s NEPA process, critical component of certified standards nuclear materials stored at SRS. The
please contact: Mr. Brian Costner, for high-precision laboratory analyses major categories of nuclear material
Acting Director, Office of NEPA Policy supporting nuclear forensics and considered in the IMNM EIS were Stable
and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. nuclear non-proliferation, while heavy Materials, Programmatic Materials, and
Department of Energy, 1000 curium is needed as production feed for Candidate Materials for Stabilization (60
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, other isotopes such as 252Cf. Current FR 65315; December 19, 1995):
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