31218 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2001 / Notices Dated: June 5, 2001. The meeting will commence at 8:30 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas M. Corwin, a.m. with opening remarks, and review Office of Worker Advocacy, 1–877–447– Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for and approval of the meeting agenda. 9756. Elementary and Secondary Education. From 9 a.m. to 12 noon, the Board will ADDRESSES: The Department welcomes [FR Doc. 01–14767 Filed 6–8–01; 8:45 am] discuss and take action on comments on this list. Individuals who BILLING CODE 4000–01–M recommendations of the Committee on wish to suggest additional facilities for Standards, Design, and Methodology inclusion on the list, indicate why one (COSDAM) on the NAEP design. From or more facilities should be removed DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 12 noon to 1 p.m. the Board will receive from the list, or provide other an update on NAEP related information may contact: National Assessment Governing Congressional activities. From 1:00 to Board; Meeting Office of Worker Advocacy (EH–8), U.S. 2:00 p.m., the Board will discuss Department of Energy, 1000 AGENCY: National Assessment COSDAM’s recommendations on the Independence Avenue, SW, Governing Board; Education. NAEP 2002 Field Test. A general Washington, DC 20585, email: discussion of President Bush’s ‘‘No ACTION: Notice of full board meeting. [email protected], toll- Child Left Behind’’ initiative will take free: 1–877–447–9756 place between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., upon SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: schedule and proposed agenda of a which time the meeting will adjourn. forthcoming meeting of the National Summaries of the activities of the Purpose Assessment Governing Board. This Board’s open sessions, which are The Energy Employees Occupational notice also describes the functions of informative to the public and consistent Illness Compensation Act of 2000 the Board. Notice of this meeting is with the policy of section 5 U.S.C. (‘‘Act’’), Title 36 of Public Law 106–398, required under section 10(a)(2) of the 552b(c), will be available to the public establishes a program to provide Federal Advisory Committee Act. This within 14 days of the meeting. Records compensation to individuals who document is intended to notify the are kept of all Board proceedings and developed illnesses as a result of their general public of their opportunity to are available for public inspection at the employment in nuclear weapons attend. U.S. Department of Education, National production-related activities and at Individuals who will need Assessment Governing Board, Suite certain federally-owned facilities in accommodations for a disability in order #825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, which radioactive materials were used. to attend the meeting (i.e. interpreting Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 On December 7, 2000, the President services, assistive listening devices, p.m. Eastern Standard Time. issued Executive Order 13179 (‘‘Order’’) materials in alternative format) should Dated: June 6, 2001. directing the Department of Energy notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–357– Roy Truby, (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) to list covered 6938 or at [email protected] no Executive Director, National Assessment facilities in the Federal Register, which later than May 31, 2001. We will Governing Board. the Department did on January 17, 2001. attempt to meet requests after this date, [FR Doc. 01–14593 Filed 6–8–01 8:45 am] This notice revises the previous list and but cannot guarantee availability of the BILLING CODE 4000–01–M provides additional information about requested accommodation. The meeting the covered facilities. site is accessible to individuals with Section 2. c. vii of the Order instructs disabilities. the Department to list three types of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Date: June 28, 2001. facilities defined in the Act: Time: June 28—Full Board Meeting Energy Employees Occupational (1) Atomic weapons employer 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. facilities, as defined in section 3621 (4); Location: Westin Galleria Hotel, 5060 Illness Compensation Act of 2000; Revision to List of Covered Facilities (2) Department of Energy facilities, as West Alabama, Houston, Texas defined by section 3621 (12); and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Department of Energy. (3) Beryllium vendors, as defined by Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, ACTION: Notice of revision of listing of section 3621 (6). National Assessment Governing Board, covered facilities. Compensation options and 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite mechanisms are defined differently for 825, Washington, DC, 20002–4233, SUMMARY: On January 17, 2001, the each of these facility categories. The Telephone: (202) 357–6938. Department of Energy (‘‘Department’’ or atomic weapons employer category SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ‘‘DOE’’) published a list of facilities includes facilities in which the primary National Assessment Governing Board covered under the Energy Employees work was not related to atomic is established under section 412 of the Occupational Illness Compensation Act weapons, and consequently these National Educational Statistics Act of of 2000 (‘‘Act’’), Title 36 of Public Law facilities are not commonly known as 1994 (Title IV of the Improving 106–398. (66 FR 4003—4009). The Act atomic weapons facilities. Their America’s Schools Act of 1994) (Pub. L. establishes a program to provide inclusion in this list is consistent with 103–382). compensation to individuals who the Act, and is not intended as a The Board is established to formulate developed illnesses as a result of their classification for any other purpose. policy guidelines for the National employment in nuclear weapons The list at the end of this notice Assessment of Educational Progress. production-related activities and at represents the Department’s best efforts The Board is responsible for selecting certain federally-owned facilities in to date to compile a list of facilities in subject areas to be assessed, developing which radioactive materials were used. these three categories. This listing assessment objectives, identifying This notice revises that previous list and includes 320 facilities in 40 appropriate achievement goals for each provides additional information about jurisdictions. It adds five facilities, grade and subject tested, and the covered facilities. The original removes one facility, and consolidates establishing standards and procedures notice provides detailed background four sets of duplicates and changes one for interstate and national comparisons. information about this matter. name. The facilities whose names no VerDate 11<MAY>2000 20:46 Jun 08, 2001 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM pfrm01 PsN: 11JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2001 / Notices 31219 longer appear on the list were removed production are often difficult to draw. 3. Beryllium Vendors because either the information that was For the purposes of this notice, and as Section 3621(6) of the Act defines used to justify the initial listing was directed by the Act, only those facilities beryllium vendor as the following: found to be in error or corporate whose work involved radioactive histories were found to be interwoven material that was connected to the ‘‘(A) Atomics International. and the listings were actually weapons production chain are included. (B) Brush Wellman, Incorporated, and duplicative. The Department is This includes facilities that received its predecessor, Brush Beryllium continuing its research efforts, and radioactive material that had been used Company. continued revisions to this list should in the production of an atomic weapon, (C) General Atomics. be expected. The public is invited to or the ‘‘back end’’ of the production (D) General Electric Company. comment on the list and to provide cycle, such as waste handling or (E) NGK Metals Corporation and its additional information. In addition to continuing its research reprocessing operations. For the predecessors, Kawecki-Berylco, Cabot efforts, the Department is developing purposes of this listing, the Department Corporation, BerylCo, and Beryllium information dissemination mechanisms considers commercial nuclear fuel Corporation of America. to make facility-specific data available fabricators to be covered facilities for (F) Nuclear Materials and Equipment to the public. Information about each those periods when they either supplied Corporation. listed facility, including the dates and radioactive materials to the Department (G) StarMet Corporation, and its type of work done there, is available by or received radioactive materials that predecessor, Nuclear Metals, contacting the Office of Worker had been used in the Department’s Incorporated. Advocacy. These descriptions are production reactors. (H) Wyman Gordan, Incorporated. available in print form and also Corporate information regarding many (I) Any other vendor, processor, or electronically (via the World Wide Web of the listed facilities is often not readily producer of beryllium or related at http://www.eh.doe.gov/advocacy). available. The Department welcomes products designated as a beryllium Introduction to the Covered Facility comments or additional information vendor for purposes of this title under List regarding facilities that may have Section 3622.’’ The list that follows covers the three supported atomic weapons production The list indicates private firms that categories of employers defined by the that are