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Nationally Recognized Accrediting 

Agencies 

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition 

1. Accreditation Commission for 

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 

2. Accrediting Bureau of Health 

Education Schools. 

3. Accrediting Commission of Career 

Schools and Colleges. 

4. Accrediting Council for 

Independent Colleges and Schools. 

5. American Bar Association, Council 

of the Section of Legal Education and 

Admission to the Bar. 

6. American Osteopathic Association, 

Commission on Osteopathic College 

Accreditation. 

7. American Psychological 

Association, Committee on 

Accreditation. 

8. Commission on Accrediting of the 

Association of Theological Schools. 

9. Council on Occupational 

Education. 

10. Teacher Education Accreditation 

Council, Accreditation Committee. 

11. Transnational Association of 

Christian Colleges and Schools, 

Accreditation Commission. 

Federal Agency Seeking DegreeGranting Authority 

1. Air University, Maxwell Air Force 

Base, Montgomery, Alabama (request to 

award a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 

Military Strategy). 

Under 10 U.S.C., Section 9134, in 

order for the U.S. Air Force’s Air 

University to offer a new degree 

program, the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education must have 

approved the degree in accordance with 

the Federal Policy Governing the 

Granting of Academic Degrees by 

Federal Agencies and Institutions 

(approved by a letter, dated December 

23, 1954, from the Director, Bureau of 

the Budget, to the Secretary, Health, 

Education, and Welfare). Under the 

policy, the Secretary is required to 

establish a review committee to advise 

the Secretary concerning any proposal 

to authorize the granting of degrees by 

a Federal agency. After considering the 

criteria established by the policy, the 

review committee forwards its report 

concerning a Federal agency’s proposed 

degree-granting authority to the 

Secretary, who then forwards the 

committee’s report and the Secretary’s 

recommendation to the Office of 

Management and Budget and the 

Department of Defense. The Secretary 

uses the NACIQI as the review 

committee required for this purpose. 

Submission of Written Comments 

Concerning Agencies Scheduled for 

Review: Submit your written comments 

by e-mail no later than ten days after the 

date of publication, to the Accreditation 

and State Liaison (ASL) Records 

Manager at aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov 

with the subject line ‘‘Written 

Comments re: (agency name).’’ Do not 

send material directly to NACIQI 

members. 

In all instances, your comments about 

agencies seeking continued recognition 

must relate to whether the agency meets 

the Criteria for Recognition. Third 

parties having concerns about agencies 

regarding matters outside the scope of 

the petition should report those 

concerns to Department staff. 

Comments concerning the Air 

University’s degree-granting authority 

request must relate to the criteria used 

to evaluate the institution. Those 

criteria may be obtained by submitting 

a request to aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov 

with the subject line ‘‘Request for 

Degree-Granting Authority Criteria.’’ 

Only materials submitted by the 

deadline to the e-mail address listed in 

this notice, and in accordance with 

these instructions, become part of the 

official record concerning agencies 

scheduled for review and are considered 

by the Department and the NACIQI in 

their deliberations. 

This notice announces the only 

opportunity you will have to submit 

written comments on the agencies 

scheduled for this meeting. 

Requests to Make Oral Comments: 

There will be another notice that will 

invite the public to submit requests to 

make oral presentations before the 

NACIQI on the agencies scheduled for 

review. That notice will explain the two 

methods the public may use to request 

to make oral presentations and provide 

the instructions for each method. Plus, 

a separate, subsequent Federal Register 

notice will invite the public to submit 

written comments and/or requests to 

make oral presentations before the 

NACIQI on the reauthorization of the 

Higher Education Act. Again, neither 

subsequent notice will offer a second 

opportunity to submit written 

comments on the agencies/institutions 

scheduled for review. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will record the meeting and 

post the official report of the meeting on 

the NACIQI Web site shortly after the 

meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the 

public may also inspect the materials at 

1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC, by 

e-mailing aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or 

by calling (202) 219–7067 to schedule 

an appointment. 

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Reasonable Accommodations: 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the June 8–10, 2011 meeting 

(i.e., interpreter services, assistive 

listening devices, and/or materials in 

alternative format) should contact 

Department staff by telephone: (202) 

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aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov, no later 

than May 2, 2011. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but we 

cannot guarantee the availability of the 

requested accommodation. The meeting 

site is accessible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Lewis, Executive Director, 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

Room 8060, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202) 

219–7009; e-mail: 

Melissa.Lewis@ed.gov. 

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telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5390 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. DI11–3–000] 

Bear Creek Hydro Associates, LLC; 

Notice of Declaration of Intention and 

Soliciting Comments, Protests, and/or 

Motions To Intervene 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Declaration of 

Intention. 

b. Docket No: DI11–3–000. 

c. Date Filed: February 14, 2011. 


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d. Applicant: Bear Creek Hydro 

Associates, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Bear Creek Hydro 

Project. 

f. Location: The Bear Creek Hydro 

Project will be located on Bear Creek, 

near the town of Concrete, Skagit 

County, Washington, affecting T. 35 N., 

R. 8 E., sec. 11, SE 1⁄4, and T. 36 N., R. 

8 E., Sec. 14, NE 1⁄4. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Section 23(b)(1) 

of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 

817(b). 

h. Applicant Contact: Thomas M. 

McMaster, 358 Shallow Shore Road, 

Bellingham, WA 98229; Telephone: 

(360) 647–2196; e-mail: http:// 

www.mcmastert@aol.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to 

Henry Ecton, (202) 502–8768, or e-mail 

address: henry.ecton@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

protests, and motions: April 13, 2011. 

All documents should be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be filed with: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Commenters can submit brief 

comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. Please include the 

docket number (DI11–3–000) on any 

comments, protests, and/or motions 

filed. 

k. Description of Project: The run-ofriver Bear Creek Hydro Project will 

consist of: (1) An existing pond with a 

surface area of 1.7 acres; (2) an existing 

235-foot-long, 24-foot-high concrete 

diversion structure, with an ungated 82- 

foot-long overflow spillway; (3) a 

proposed 2,800-foot-long, 36-inchdiameter above-ground steel penstock, 

routed along the existing penstock 

alignment to the powerhouse; (4) an 

existing 28-foot-long, 82-foot wide 

powerhouse, containing two new 1,400- 

kW Pelton turbines, switchgear, and 

auxiliary equipment, with a 

computerized supervisory control 

system to control plant operations; (5) 

two existing tailraces, returning flows to 

Bear Creek; (6) a proposed 3.5-milelong, 12.5 kV, 3-phase transmission line, 

interconnecting to the Puget Sound 

Energy transmission lines at Lake Tyee; 

and (7) appurtenant facilities. 

When a Declaration of Intention is 

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, the Federal Power Act 

requires the Commission to investigate 

and determine if the interests of 

interstate or foreign commerce would be 

affected by the proposed project. The 

Commission also determines whether or 

not the project: (1) Would be located on 

a navigable waterway; (2) would occupy 

or affect public lands or reservations of 

the United States; (3) would utilize 

surplus water or water power from a 

government dam; or (4) if applicable, 

has involved or would involve any 

construction subsequent to 1935 that 

may have increased or would increase 

the project’s head or generating 

capacity, or have otherwise significantly 

modified the project’s pre-1935 design 

or operation. 

l. Locations of the Application: Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. This filing may be viewed 

on the web at http://www.ferc.gov using 

the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. You may also register online 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, and/or 

Motions To Intervene—Anyone may 

submit comments, a protest, and a 

motion to intervene in accordance with 

the requirements of Rules of Practice 

and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, 

.214. In determining the appropriate 

action to take, the Commission will 

consider all protests or other comments 

filed, but only those who file a motion 

to intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, and/or motions to intervene 

must be received on or before the 

specified comment date for the 

particular application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents—Any filings must bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTESTS’’, AND/OR 

‘‘MOTIONS TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Docket Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers. A copy of any motion to 

intervene must also be served upon each 

representative of the Applicant 

specified in the particular application. 

p. Agency Comments—Federal, State, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5318 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13946–000] 

Tarrant Regional Water District; Notice 

of Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, Protests, 

Recommendations, and Terms and 

Conditions 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Conduit 

Exemption. 

b. Project No.: 13946–000. 

c. Date filed: December 16, 2010, and 

supplemented on February 22, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Tarrant Regional Water 

District. 

e. Name of Project: Arlington Outlet 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed Arlington 

Outlet Hydroelectric Project would be 

located at the Arlington Outlet 

Discharge Facility, a flow control 

facility in Tarrant Regional Water 

District’s water distribution system 

located in Tarrant County, Texas. The 

land on which all the project structures 

are located is owned by the applicant. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mr. David 

Marshall, P.E., Engineering Services 

Director, 800 East North Side Drive, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76102; telephone (817) 

720–4250. 

i. FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

telephone (202) 502–6778, and e-mail 

address christopher.chaney@ferc.gov. 

j. Status of Environmental Analysis: 

This application is ready for 


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