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functional capabilities of persons with 

disabilities. In its efforts NIDRR will 

support grantees working on cloudbased infrastructure and applications, 

and will work cooperatively across 

government agencies and with private 

entities to leverage the resources 

available for this important work. 

Proposed Objective 3.5—NIDRR Will 

Maintain On-Going Investments That 

Effectively Address Topics of 

Importance To Individuals With 

Disabilities and Their Families 

NIDRR has invested in a number of 

projects for many years. The value of 

these long-term investments is an 

important consideration as NIDRR plans 

for its future commitments. For 

example, NIDRR has supported projects 

that have created national rehabilitation 

and disability services databases, 

supported accessibility of the built 

environment and information 

technologies, as well as other nationally 

valued projects in other areas. On a 

project-by-project basis and with the 

input of the RRAC and other 

stakeholders, NIDRR will continue to 

support centers and projects in certain 

priority areas in which NIDRR has 

substantial long-term investments and 

that continue to contribute significantly 

to NIDRR’s goals and objectives. 

Proposed Goal 4: NIDRR will improve 

program administration. 

Proposed Objective 4.1—NIDRR Will 

Streamline Processes for Establishing 

and Publishing Priorities for Grant 

Competitions 

Historically, most of NIDRR’s 

priorities have included a number of 

detailed required activities that 

demanded a great deal of time to 

develop and publish. As indicated in 

Objective 1.3 of the Plan, NIDRR will 

provide applicants with more fieldinitiated opportunities by issuing 

priorities for each domain that consist of 

broad topical areas and fewer 

specifically required activities. These 

topical areas will remain open for 

competition for up to five years. This 

will provide applicants with increased 

discretion to propose specific projects 

that fall within the topical areas and 

enhance NIDRR’s ability to publish its 

funding priorities on a more-timely 

basis. In addition, because NIDRR staff 

will devote less time developing and 

publishing new priorities, they will 

have more time for providing technical 

assistance to their grantees, monitoring 

grants, and participating in cross-agency 

research and development activities. 

Proposed Objective 4.2—NIDRR Will 

Establish and Implement a Regular 

Schedule of Competitions and Peer 

Reviews 

The NAS review report noted that 

NIDRR has not established a regular 

schedule for publishing priorities, 

publishing notices inviting applications, 

or conducting peer review. An irregular 

schedule may negatively affect the 

ability of qualified applicants to submit 

proposals and limit the availability of 

expert reviewers. Consistent with the 

NAS recommendations, and aided by 

streamlining its priority development 

process, NIDRR will establish a regular 

schedule of competitions that potential 

applicants and peer reviewers can 

depend on for planning purposes. 

Having the topical areas in place for up 

to five years will provide the field with 

stable and reliable opportunities for 

funding, and applicants who are not 

successful in one competition can revise 

and improve their applications for 

future competitions under the same 

topic. 

Proposed Objective 4.3—NIDRR Will 

Improve Its Peer Review Process 

The NAS review report commented 

on NIDRR’s peer review processes and 

made a number of recommendations for 

enhancement. Consistent with the NAS 

recommendations and ongoing quality 

improvement goals within NIDRR, 

during the next five years NIDRR will 

improve the following: 

• Recruitment of qualified reviewers. 

• Peer reviewer orientation. 

• Review criteria and scoring. 

• Stakeholder representation and 

support for these stakeholders to 

participate on review panels. 

• Consistency across review panels. 

A number of other changes will be 

explored by NIDRR as potential means 

of enhancing the ability of peer 

reviewers to carry out their 

responsibilities. These include, but are 

not limited to: (1) Establishing page 

limits for some or all NIDRR program 

applications; and (2) limiting the 

number of applications reviewed per 

panel with limits depending on the page 

limits of the applications. 

V. Summary 

With the adoption of this Plan, as 

refined by comments and suggestions 

from stakeholders and other parties, 

NIDRR believes it will be positioned to 

better reflect the principles of balance, 

quality, and relevance in its activities. 

This approach will make NIDRR more 

effective in fulfilling its role as a leading 

Federal agency in generating and 

promoting the use of knowledge to 

improve the lives of individuals with 

disabilities and their families. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9365 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Publication of State Plan Pursuant to 

the Help America Vote Act 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sections 

254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help 

America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 

107–252, as amended by Section 622 of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2012, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be 

published in the Federal Register this 

notice in reference to the changes made 

to the HAVA State plan previously 

submitted by Virginia. The revised State 

plan will be posted on the EAC Web 

site. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone 202–566– 

3100 or 1–866–747–1471 (toll-free). 

Submit Comments: Any comments 

regarding the plans published herewith 

should be made in writing to the chief 

election official of the individual State 

at the address listed below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register the original HAVA State plans 

filed by the fifty States, the District of 

Columbia and the territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 

14002. HAVA anticipated that States, 

territories and the District of Columbia 

would change or update their plans 

from time to time pursuant to HAVA 

Section 254(a)(11) through (13). HAVA 

Sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require 

EAC to publish such updates. This is 

the third revision to the State plan for 

Virginia. 

The amendments to Virginia’s State 

plan provide for compliance with Title 

III and with the Military and Overseas 

Voter Empowerment Act (MOVE Act). 

In accordance with HAVA Section 

254(a)(12), all the State plans submitted 

for publication provide information on 

how the respective State succeeded in 

carrying out its previous State plan. 

Virginia confirms that its amendments 

to the State plan were developed and 

submitted to public comment in 

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accordance with HAVA Sections 

254(a)(11), 255, and 256. 

Upon the expiration of thirty days 

from April 18, 2012, the State is eligible 

to implement the changes addressed in 

the plan that is published herein, in 

accordance with HAVA Section 

254(a)(11)(C). EAC wishes to 

acknowledge the effort that went into 

revising this State plan and encourages 

further public comment, in writing, to 

the State election official listed below. 

Chief State Election Official 

Mr. Donald Palmer, Secretary, State 

Board of Elections, Washington 

Building, First Floor, 1100 Bank Street, 

Richmond, Virginia 23219, Phone: (804) 

864–8901 or 1(800) 552–9745, Fax: (804) 

371–0194. 

Thank you for your interest in 

improving the voting process in 

America. 

Dated: April 3, 2012. 

Mark A. Robbins, 

General Counsel & Acting Executive Director, 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9280 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–326–A] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Citigroup Energy Canada ULC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Citigroup Energy Canada ULC 

(CECU) has applied to renew its 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before May 18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

motions to intervene should be 

addressed to: Christopher Lawrence, 

Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350. Because 

of delays in handling conventional mail, 

it is recommended that documents be 

transmitted by overnight mail, by 

electronic mail to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On May 17, 2007, the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–326 

authorizing CECU to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

as a power marketer for a five-year term. 

The current export authority in Order 

No. EA–326 will expire on May 17, 

2012. On April 3, 2012, CECU filed an 

application with DOE for renewal of 

that authority for an additional ten-year 

term. 

In its application, CECU states that it 

‘‘does not currently own or control 

electric generation or transmission 

facilities in any wholesale market in 

interstate commerce or have a power 

supply system of its own on which its 

exports of electricity could have a 

reliability, fuel use, or system stability 

impact.’’ CECU states that the electric 

power proposed to be exported to 

Canada will be purchased from electric 

utilities and federal power marketing 

agencies pursuant to voluntary 

agreements and will be surplus to the 

system needs of the entities selling the 

power to CECU. The application also 

indicates that CECU is a power marketer 

authorized by the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) to sell 

energy, capacity, and specified ancillary 

services at market-based rates. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

CECU have previously been authorized 

by Presidential permits issued pursuant 

to Executive Order 10485, as amended, 

and are appropriate for open access 

transmission by third parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the FERC 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to these proceedings 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (385.214). Five copies of such 

comments, protests, or motions to 

intervene should be sent to the address 

provided above on or before the date 

listed above. 

Comments on the CECU application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with OE 

Docket No. 326–A. An additional copy 

is to be filed directly with Victoria 

Sharp, Citigroup Energy Inc., 2800 Post 

Oak Boulevard, Suite 500, Houston, TX 

77056 and with Vincenzo Franco, Esq., 

Van Ness Feldman, P.C., 1050 Thomas 

Jefferson St. NW., Seventh Floor, 

Washington, DC 20007. A final decision 

will be made on this application after 

the environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

a determination is made by DOE that the 

proposed action will not have an 

adverse impact on the reliability of the 

U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 

2012. 

Brian Mills, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9319 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Guidelines for Home Energy 

Professionals: Standard Work 

Specifications for Single Family 

Energy Upgrades 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: A notice of availability and 

request for comments on a revised 

version of The Guidelines for Home 

Energy Professionals: Standard Work 

Specifications for Single Family Energy 

Upgrades was published in the Federal 

Register on March 29, 2012. 77 FR 

19008. A number of commenters 

indicated that because of the extent of 

changes to the revised version from the 

version previously made publically 

available, additional time should be 

provided for review and comment. This 

notice reopens the comment period on 

the revised guidelines to provide 

additional opportunity for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments on the Guidelines for 

Home Energy Professionals: Standard 

Work Specifications for Single Family 

Energy Upgrades must be received by 5 

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