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1Eni USA Gas Marketing LLC, DOE/FE Order No. 

2786 issued May 12, 2010. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1,265. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice and funding levels 

may change based on final appropriations for 

the program. 

Project Period: 12 months. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 

97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Performance Measures: The Secretary 

has established the following key 

performance measures for assessing the 

effectiveness and efficiency of the 

Indian Education Formula Grants to 

Local Educational Agencies program: (1) 

The percentage of American Indian and 

Alaska Native students in grades four 

and eight who score at or above the 

basic level in reading on the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP); (2) the percentage of American 

Indian and Alaska Native students in 

grades four and eight who score at or 

above the basic level in mathematics on 

the NAEP; (3) the percentage of 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

students in grades three through eight 

meeting State performance standards by 

scoring at the proficient or the advanced 

levels in reading and mathematics on 

State assessments; (4) the difference 

between the percentage of American 

Indian and Alaska Native students in 

grades 3 through 8 at the proficient or 

advanced levels in reading and 

mathematics on State assessments and 

the percentage of all students scoring at 

those levels; (5) the percentage of 

American Indian and Alaska Native 

students who graduate from high 

school; and (6) the percentage of funds 

used by grantees prior to award closeout. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the EDFacts Partner Support 

Center, telephone: 877–457–3336 (877– 

HLP–EDEN) or by e-mail at: 

eden_OIE@ed.gov. 

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free, at 1–888–403–3336 (888–403– 

EDEN). 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7421 et seq. 

Dated: January 7, 2011. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–529 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 10–152–LNG] 

Eni USA Gas Marketing LLC; 

Application for Blanket Authorization 

To Export Liquefied Natural Gas 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on November 30, 

2010, by Eni USA Gas Marketing LLC 

(Eni USA), requesting blanket 

authorization to export liquefied natural 

gas (LNG) that previously had been 

imported into the United States from 

foreign sources in an amount up to the 

equivalent of 100 billion cubic feet (Bcf) 

of natural gas. The LNG would be 

exported from the Cameron LNG 

Terminal (Cameron Terminal), owned 

by Cameron, LNG, LLC in Cameron 

Parish, Louisiana, to any country with 

the capacity to import LNG via oceangoing carrier and with which trade is 

not prohibited by U.S. law or policy. Eni 

USA seeks to export the LNG over a 

two-year period commencing on the 

date of the authorization. The 

application was filed under section 3 of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA). Protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments are 

invited. 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed at the 

address listed below in ADDRESSES no 

later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, 

February 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy 

(FE–34), Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply, Office of Fossil 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 3E– 

042, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larine Moore or Beverly Howard, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9478; (202) 586–9387. 

Edward Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Electricity and 

Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 

Room 6B–159, 1000 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586–3397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Eni USA is a Delaware limited 

liability company with its principal 

place of business in Houston, Texas. Eni 

USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Eni Petroleum Co., Inc., a Delaware 

corporation. Eni USA is engaged in the 

business of purchasing and marketing 

supplies of natural gas and LNG. Eni 

USA is a customer of the Cameron 

Terminal in Cameron Parish, LA. 

On May 12, 2010, FE granted Eni USA 

blanket authorization to import LNG up 

to the equivalent of 400 Bcf of natural 

gas from various international sources 

for a two-year term beginning on May 

12, 2010.1 Under the terms of the 

blanket authorization, the LNG may be 

imported to any LNG receiving facility 

in the United States or its territories. 

Current Application 

In the instant application, Eni USA is 

seeking blanket authorization to export 

from its capacity at the Cameron 

Terminal LNG that has been previously 

imported from foreign sources to any 

country with the capacity to import 

LNG via ocean-going carrier and with 

which trade is not prohibited by U.S. 

law. Eni USA seeks authorization to 

export this LNG over a two-year period 

in an amount up to the equivalent of 

100 Bcf of natural gas beginning on the 

date such authorization is granted, but 

no later than March 1, 2011. Eni USA 

states that it does not seek authorization 

to export domestically-produced LNG or 

natural gas. 

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2 15 U.S.C. 717b.(a). 

3Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners 

Association v. ERA, 822 F.2d 1105, 1111 (DC Cir. 

1987). 4 Dow Chemical Co., DOE/FE Order No. 2859, 

October 5, 2010 at pp. 3 and 4. 5 Id. at pp. 4 and 5. 6 Id, and Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE/Order 

No. 2795, June 1, 2010. 

7 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

8For example, Cheniere Marketing, LLC, DOE/FE 

Order No. 2795, June 1, 2010 at p. 7. 

Public Interest Considerations 

In support of its application, Eni USA 

states that pursuant to section 3 of the 

NGA, FE is required to authorize 

exports to a foreign country unless there 

is a finding that such exports ‘‘will not 

be consistent with the public interest.’’ 2

Eni USA states that there is thus a 

presumption in favor of a finding that 

the Application is in the public interest 

that must be rebutted.3 Eni USA states 

further that in reviewing an application 

to export LNG under Section 3, DOE/FE 

applies the principles set forth in DOE 

Delegation Order No. 0204–111, 

focusing primarily on the domestic need 

for the gas to be exported, and the 

Secretary of Energy’s natural gas policy 

guidelines. Eni USA asserts that in its 

order issued on October 5, 2010, 

granting LNG export authorization to 

the Dow Chemical Company, the DOE/ 

FE considered another application to 

export LNG that was not produced 

domestically in the U.S. Eni USA asserts 

that the DOE/FE stated that the 

fundamental question posed by such an 

application with respect to the public 

interest standard was whether the 

foreign-sourced LNG to be exported is 

needed to meet domestic demand.4

Further, Eni USA states that the order 

pointed to a number of factors 

indicating that U.S. consumers currently 

have access to substantial quantities of 

natural gas sufficient to meet U.S. 

domestic demand without drawing on 

the foreign-sourced LNG sought to be reexported, including the fact that the 

DOE’s Energy Information Agency 

forecasts increasing U.S. domestic shale 

gas production through 2015.5

As detailed in the application, Eni 

USA states the blanket export 

authorization it seeks satisfies the 

public interest standard, based on the 

same evidence recognized by DOE/FE in 

two recent similar applications/orders.6

Eni USA states that the LNG that may 

be exported pursuant to the blanket 

authorization requested in the 

Application is not needed to meet 

domestic demand. Eni USA states that 

granting the requested export 

authorization will encourage the 

continued importation of LNG into the 

United States. Eni USA also states that 

granting the requested export 

authorization will not diminish 

domestically-produced natural gas 

supplies. Further details can be found in 

the Application, which has been posted 

at http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/ 

gasregulation/index.html. 

Environmental Impact 

Eni USA states that its requested LNG 

export authorization does not require 

the construction of any new facilities (or 

modifications to any existing facilities) 

at the Cameron Terminal but that the 

owner of the Cameron Terminal, 

Cameron LNG, LLC, has filed a stillpending application before the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission seeking 

authority to provide LNG export 

services at the Cameron Terminal. 

Exports of LNG from the Cameron 

Terminal also would not increase the 

number of LNG carriers that the 

Cameron Terminal is designed and 

authorized to accommodate. Eni USA 

states that approval of the Application 

would not constitute a federal action 

significantly affecting the human 

environment under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).7 Eni 

USA further states, as the DOE/FE has 

recognized in similar cases, approval of 

this Application would not require an 

environmental impact statement or 

environmental assessment.8

DOE/FE Evaluation 

This export application will be 

reviewed pursuant to section 3 of the 

NGA, as amended, and the authority 

contained in DOE Delegation Order No. 

00–002.00J (Sept. 17, 2010) and DOE 

Redelegation Order No. 00–002.04D 

(Nov. 6, 2007). In reviewing this LNG 

export application, DOE will consider 

domestic need for the gas, as well as any 

other issues determined to be 

appropriate, including whether the 

arrangement is consistent with DOE’s 

policy of promoting competition in the 

marketplace by allowing commercial 

parties to freely negotiate their own 

trade arrangements. Parties that may 

oppose this application should 

comment in their responses on these 

issues. 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 

requires DOE to give appropriate 

consideration to the environmental 

effects of its proposed decisions. No 

final decision will be issued in this 

proceeding until DOE has met its NEPA 

responsibilities. 

Public Comment Procedures 

You may submit comments in 

electronic form on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, 

written comments can be submitted 

using the procedures discussed below. If 

using electronic filing, follow the online instructions and submit such 

comments under FE Docket No. 

10–152–LNG. DOE/FE suggests that 

electronic filers carefully review 

information provided in their 

submissions, and include only 

information that is intended to be 

publicly disclosed. 

In addition to electronic filings using 

the procedures above, any person may 

file a protest, motion to intervene or 

notice of intervention, and written 

comments, as provided in DOE’s 

regulations at 10 CFR part 590. 

Any person wishing to become a party 

to the proceeding and to have their 

written comments considered as a basis 

for any decision on the application must 

file a motion to intervene or notice of 

intervention, as applicable. The filing of 

comments or a protest with respect to 

the application will not serve to make 

the commenter or protestant a party to 

the proceeding, although protests and 

comments received from persons who 

are not parties may be considered in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken on the application. All protests, 

motions to intervene, notices of 

intervention, and written comments 

must meet the requirements specified by 

the regulations in 10 CFR part 590. 

Except where comments are filed 

electronically, as described above, 

comments, protests, motions to 

intervene, notices of intervention, and 

requests for additional procedures shall 

be filed with the Office of Oil and Gas 

Global Security and Supply at the 

address listed above. 

A decisional record on the application 

will be developed through responses to 

this notice by parties, including the 

parties’ written comments and replies 

thereto. Additional procedures will be 

used as necessary to achieve a complete 

understanding of the facts and issues. A 

party seeking intervention may request 

that additional procedures be provided, 

such as additional written comments, an 

oral presentation, a conference, or trialtype hearing. Any request to file 

additional written comments should 

explain why they are necessary. Any 

request for an oral presentation should 

identify the substantial question of fact, 

law, or policy at issue, show that it is 

material and relevant to a decision in 

the proceeding, and demonstrate why 

an oral presentation is needed. Any 

request for a conference should 

demonstrate why the conference would 

materially advance the proceeding. Any 

request for a trial-type hearing must 

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show that there are factual issues 

genuinely in dispute that are relevant 

and material to a decision and that a 

trial-type hearing is necessary for a full 

and true disclosure of the facts. 

If an additional procedure is 

scheduled, notice will be provided to all 

parties. If no party requests additional 

procedures, a final Opinion and Order 

may be issued based on the official 

record, including the application and 

responses filed by parties pursuant to 

this notice, in accordance with 10 CFR 

590.316. 

The application filed by Eni USA is 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Office of Oil and Gas Global 

Security and Supply docket room, 3E– 

042, at the address listed in ADDRESSES. 

The docket room is open between the 

hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The application and any filed protests, 

motions to intervene or notice of 

interventions, and comments will also 

be available electronically by going to 

the following DOE/FE Web address: 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/

gasregulation/index.html. In addition, 

any electronic comments filed will also 

be available at: http://www.regulations.

gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 

2011. 

John A. Anderson, 

Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, 

Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and 

Supply, Office of Fossil Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–481 Filed 1–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Public Scoping Meetings for 

the Hawai’i Interisland Renewable 

Energy Program: ’Wind Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ 

EIS–0459) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of public scoping 

meetings and opportunity to comment. 

SUMMARY: DOE will host four public 

meetings in the Hawaiian Islands to 

receive comments on the scope of the 

Hawai‘i Interisland Renewable Energy 

Program: Wind Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(hereinafter referred to as the Hawai‘i 

Wind EIS or the EIS). The public 

scoping meetings will be conducted 

jointly with the State of Hawai‘i 

Department of Business, Economic 

Development and Tourism (DBEDT), 

which is a co-lead agency with DOE in 

the preparation of the EIS. The EIS will 

assess the foreseeable environmental 

impacts that may arise from wind 

energy development under the Hawai‘i 

Interisland Renewable Energy Program 

(HIREP) and the range of reasonable 

alternatives. 

On December 14, 2010, DOE and 

DBEDT announced in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 77859) their intention to 

prepare the EIS and opened a public 

scoping period which will close on 

March 1, 2011. 

During the scoping period, DOE and 

DBEDT invite the public to submit 

written comments by any of the means 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. Oral as 

well as written comments may also be 

provided at the public scoping meetings 

to be held as listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: DOE and DBEDT invite 

comments on the proposed scope of the 

EIS from all interested parties. The 

public scoping period began on 

December 14, 2010, and will close on 

March 1, 2011. Comments on the scope 

of the EIS should be submitted by 

March 1, 2011. Comments e-mailed or 

postmarked after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

DOE and DBEDT also invite members of 

the public to participate in public 

scoping meetings. Requests to speak at 

any of the public scoping meetings 

should be submitted to Allen Kam as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES section on 

or before January 28, 2011. Requests to 

speak also may be made at the scoping 

meetings; however, requests received by 

January 28, 2011, will be given priority 

in the speaking order. For interested 

parties wishing to speak with a DOE 

representative, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

announcement. 

ADDRESSES: Requests to speak at the 

public scoping meetings and written 

comments on the proposed scope of the 

EIS may be submitted by any of the 

following means: 

• By e-mail to comments@hirepwind.com. 

• By submitting electronic comments 

on the EIS web page at http:// 

www.hirep-wind.com. 

• By facsimile (fax) to 808–586–2536, 

Attention Allen G. Kam. 

• By mail to Allen G. Kam, Esq., 

AICP, HIREP EIS Manager, State of 

Hawai’i, Department of Business, 

Economic Development and Tourism, 

Renewable Energy Branch, State Energy 

Office, P.O. Box 2359, Honolulu, HI 

96804. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on DOE’s proposed action, 

contact Anthony J. Como, DOE NEPA 

Document Manager, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE–20), 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; or at 202–586– 

5935 or anthony.como@hq.doe.gov. 

For general information about the 

DOE National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process, contact Carol 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; or at 800–472– 

2756 or askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on the Hawai‘i 

Interisland Renewable Energy Program, 

contact Mr. Allen G. Kam, Esq., AICP, 

HIREP EIS Manager, State of Hawai’i, 

Department of Business, Economic 

Development and Tourism, Renewable 

Energy Branch, State Energy Office, P.O. 

Box 2359, Honolulu, HI 96804; or at 

808–587–9023 or 

hirep@dbedt.hawaii.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 14, 2010, DOE published a 

notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 

77859) announcing its intention to 

prepare the Hawai’i Wind EIS jointly 

with the State of Hawai’i and opening 

a scoping period that will close on 

March 1, 2011. The EIS will be prepared 

pursuant to NEPA, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council on 

Environmental Quality NEPA 

regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

the DOE NEPA implementing 

procedures (10 CFR part 1021), and the 

Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act 

(Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 

343). The EIS will assess the potential 

environmental impacts from the 

development of up to 400 megawatts of 

wind generation facilities on one or 

more of the Maui County islands of 

Maui, La ̄na‘i, and/or Moloka’i, the 

transmission of wind-generated energy 

to O‘ahu via submarine transmission 

cables and the required improvements 

to the existing electric transmission 

infrastructure on O’ahu. In the 

December 14, 2010 notice, DOE and 

DBEDT also indicated that they would 

hold public scoping meetings and 

announce the dates and locations of 

them in a subsequent Federal Register 

notice. 

DOE and DBEDT now announce that 

they will jointly host the following 

public scoping meetings: 

• February 1, 2011—McKinley High 

School Cafeteria, 1039 South King 

Street, Honolulu, HI 96814, from 

5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

• February 2, 2011—Pomaika’i 

Elementary Cafeteria, 4650 South 

Kamehameha Avenue, Kahului, HI 

96732, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

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