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Galloway, Project Manager; U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District; 

Regulatory Branch (CEPOH–EC–R); 

Building 230; Fort Shafter, HI 96858– 

5440. Comments may also be submitted 

via e-mail to 

honoluluswac@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter C. Galloway at (808) 438–8416, or 

via e-mail at 

peter.c.galloway@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To obtain, 

utilize, and return deep, cold seawater, 

Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, 

LLC (applicant) proposes to construct a 

63-inch diameter seawater intake pipe 

extending offshore approximately four 

miles, to a depth of 1,600 to 1,800 feet; 

a 54-inch diameter seawater return pipe 

extending offshore approximately 3,500 

feet, to a depth of 150 feet; an on-shore 

cooling station containing pumps, heat 

exchangers and auxiliary chillers; and a 

network of upland distribution pipes to 

circulate cooled fresh water from the 

station to customer buildings in the 

downtown area. In addition, the 

applicant proposes to use an area along 

the western shore of Sand Island and 

the adjoining channel area of Ke‘ehi 

Lagoon for pipeline assembly and 

staging prior to towing and installing 

the lines at the project site. Individual 

pipe segments would be heat-fused to 

form longer segments and then flangebolted to form a continuous line. 

At the project site, the pipelines 

would be buried from behind the shore 

to some depth offshore in order to 

reduce negative impacts to the benthic 

environment and to protect the pipes 

from high waves and storm surge in the 

nearshore zone. An offshore receiving 

pit would be excavated and backfilled at 

the pipeline ‘‘breakout’’ location. The 

offshore portions of the intake and 

return pipelines, which would be 

installed adjacent to each other, would 

be supported on pre-cast concrete 

supports which would be placed on the 

pipelines prior to their filling and 

sinking at the project site. The seaward 

end of the intake line would be 

unscreened and would terminate in a 

right-angle elbow, such that water 

would be drawn down into the pipe 

from about 14 feet above the sea bottom. 

The seaward end of the return pipeline 

would terminate in a diffuser section 

extending from depths of 120 to 150 

feet. 

The proposed project would involve 

work or structures in or affecting the 

course, condition, location or capacity 

of navigable waters of the United States. 

It would also involve the discharge of 

dredged or fill material into waters of 

the United States. Federal authorization 

of the project will therefore require 

issuance of a Department of the Army 

(DA) permit pursuant to both Section 10 

of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 

(33 U.S.C. 403) and Section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). 

USACE invites participation in the 

EIS process of federal, state and local 

agencies; Hawaiian organizations, 

individuals and practitioners; and other 

interested private organizations and 

parties. 

An electronic version of the DEIS may 

be viewed by visiting the USACE 

Honolulu District Web site at http:// 

www.poh.usace.army.mil and selecting 

‘‘Public Notices’’, then the link provided 

within the listing for Special Public 

Notice No. POH–2004–01141. A CD 

copy of the document may be obtained 

by contacting Mr. Galloway in writing at 

the mailing address or the contact email address above. In addition, a hard 

copy of the DEIS may also be viewed at 

the Hawaii State Library (Hawaii & 

Pacific Section), 478 South King Street, 

Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813. 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Douglas B. Guttormsen, 

Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Commanding. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6426 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Professional Development 

Program; Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, 

and Academic Achievement for 

Limited English Proficient Students; 

Overview Information; National 

Professional Development Program; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.195N. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: March 18, 

2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 2, 2011. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 5, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: Section 3131 of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(ESEA), provides for a National 

Professional Development (NPD) 

program that will award grants on a 

competitive basis, for a period of not 

more than 5 years, to institutions of 

higher education (in consortia with 

State educational agencies or local 

educational agencies). These grants 

support professional development 

activities that are designed to improve 

classroom instruction for English 

Learners (ELs) and will assist 

educational personnel working with 

such children to meet high professional 

standards, including standards for 

certification and licensure as teachers 

who work in language instruction 

educational programs or serve ELs. 

Grants awarded under this program 

may be used— 

(1) For pre-service professional 

development programs that will assist 

local schools and institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) to upgrade the 

qualifications and skills of educational 

personnel who are not certified or 

licensed, especially educational 

paraprofessionals; 

(2) For the development of program 

curricula appropriate to the needs of the 

consortia participants involved; and 

(3) In conjunction with other Federal 

need-based student financial assistance 

programs, for financial assistance, and 

costs related to tuition, fees, and books 

for enrolling in courses required to 

complete the degree involved, to meet 

certification or licensing requirements 

for teachers who work in language 

instruction educational programs or 

serve ELs. 

Priorities: This notice includes three 

competitive preference priorities and 

two invitational priorities. Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 is from section 

75.225 of the Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.225). Competitive 

Preference Priorities 2 and 3 are from 

the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 78486). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2011, these priorities are competitive 

preference priorities. For Competitive 

Preference Priority 1, under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional 

5 points to an applicant that meets the 

priority. For Competitive Preference 

Priorities 2 and 3, we award up to an 

additional 5 points per priority to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets the priority. 

Note: We will award competitive 

preference priority points for Competitive 

Preference Priorities 2 and 3 only to 

applications that score 80 or above on the 

selection criteria. We will award competitive 

preference priority points under Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 to any application that 

meets that priority. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1— 

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Under this priority, the Secretary 

gives special consideration to novice 

applicants. Under 34 CFR 75.225(a), a 

novice applicant means any applicant 

for a grant from the Department of 

Education that— 

(1) Has never received a grant or 

subgrant under the program from which 

it seeks funding; 

(2) Has never been a member of a 

group application, submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127–75.129, 

that received a grant under the program 

from which it seeks funding; and 

(3) Has not had an active 

discretionary grant from the Federal 

Government in the five years before the 

deadline date for applications under the 

program. 

For the purposes of this requirement, 

a grant is active until the end of the 

grant’s project or funding period, 

including any extensions of those 

periods that extend the grantee’s 

authority to obligate funds. In the case 

of a group application submitted in 

accordance with 34 CFR 75.127–75.129, 

a group applicant is considered a novice 

applicant if the group includes only 

parties that meet the requirements listed 

above. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2— 

Enabling More Data-Based DecisionMaking. 

Projects that are designed to collect 

(or obtain), analyze, and use highquality and timely data, including data 

on program participant outcomes, in 

accordance with privacy requirements 

(as defined in this notice), in the 

following priority area: 

Improving instructional practices, 

policies, and student outcomes in 

elementary or secondary schools. 

Competitive Preference Priority 3— 

Promoting Science, Technology, 

Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 

Education. 

Projects that are designed to address 

the following priority area: 

Increasing the opportunities for highquality preparation of, or professional 

development for, teachers or other 

educators of STEM subjects. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2011, 

these priorities are invitational 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we 

do not give an application that meets 

these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

These priorities are: 

Invitational Priority 1—Improving 

Achievement and High School 

Graduation Rates. 

Projects that are designed to address 

the following priority area: 

Accelerating learning and helping to 

improve high school graduation rates 

and college enrollment rates for 

students in rural local educational 

agencies. 

Invitational Priority 2—Improving 

Preparation of All Teachers to Better 

Serve English Learners. 

Projects designed to improve a teacher 

education program at an IHE in order to 

better prepare all participants in a 

teacher education program to provide 

effective instruction to ELs. In such 

projects, IHEs would collaborate with 

local educational agencies on activities 

such as: 

(1) Professional development to 

improve the ability of teacher 

preparation faculty and content faculty 

at IHEs in preparing prospective 

teachers to teach ELs; and 

(2) The development of teacher 

education curricula that— 

(a) Are aligned with State content 

standards in academic subjects and 

State English language proficiency 

standards; and 

(b) Prepare all teacher candidates in 

an IHE to provide instruction that 

accelerates ELs’ acquisition of language, 

literacy, and content knowledge. 

Definition: The following definition is 

from the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 78486) and applies to 

Competitive Preference Priority 2. 

Privacy requirements means the 

requirements of the Family Educational 

Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 

U.S.C. 1232g, and its implementing 

regulations in 34 CFR part 99, the 

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as well as all 

applicable Federal, State and local 

requirements regarding privacy. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6861. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, 86, 97, and 99. (b) The notice of 

final supplemental priorities and 

definitions for discretionary grant 

programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 

78486). 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$17,846,355 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2011. The actual level 

of funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$275,000–$400,000 per year, for each 

year of the grant. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$337,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 53. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs, in 

consortia with local educational 

agencies (LEAs) or State educational 

agencies (SEAs). 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: 

Yvonne Mathieu, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5C138, Washington, DC 20202– 

6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1461 or by 

e-mail: Yvonne.Mathieu@ed.govmailto:. 

If you request an application package by 

e-mail, please include ‘‘84.195N 

Application Request’’ in the subject 

heading of your e-mail. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the program 

contact person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit the 

application narrative to the equivalent 

of no more than 35 pages using the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 


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• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the two-page abstract. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section 

in Part III. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit; or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 18, 

2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 2, 2011. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or by mail or hand 

delivery if you qualify for an exception 

to the electronic submission 

requirement, please refer to section IV. 

7. Other Submission Requirements of 

this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the persons 

listed under For Further Information 

Contact in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 5, 2011. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and Central Contractor 

Registry: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information while your 

application is under review by the 

Department and, if you are awarded a 

grant, during the project period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one business day. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to 

become active. 

The CCR registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete. 

If you are currently registered with the 

CCR, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your CCR 

registration on an annual basis. This 

may take three or more business days to 

complete. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3- 

Step Registration Guide (see http:// 

www.grants.gov/section910/ 

Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the NPD 

program, CFDA number 84.195N, must 

be submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. You may not e-mail 

an electronic copy of a grant application 

to us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the National Professional 

Development program at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this program by the CFDA number. 

Do not include the CFDA number’s 

alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search 

for 84.195, not 84.195N). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this program to 

ensure that you submit your application 

in a timely manner to the Grants.gov 

system. You can also find the Education 

Submission Procedures pertaining to 

Grants.gov under News and Events on 

the Department’s G5 system home page 

at http://www.G5.gov. 


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• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a .PDF 

(Portable Document) format only. If you 

upload a file type other than .PDF or 

submit a password-protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by e-mail. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under For 

Further Information Contact in section 

VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevent you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Ana Maria Garcia, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5C147, 

Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 260– 

1292. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.195N), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.195N), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 


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Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

grant notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The maximum 

score for all of these criteria is 100 

points. The maximum score for each 

criterion is indicated in parentheses. 

The notes that we have included after 

each criterion are guidance to assist 

applicants in understanding the 

criterion as they prepare their 

applications, and are not required by 

statute or regulation. 

(a) Quality of the project design. (40 

points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the design of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the design of 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. (35 points) 

(2) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project reflects up-to-date 

knowledge from research and effective 

practice. (5 points) 

Notes for Quality of the Project Design: In 

responding to this criterion, the applicant 

may wish to describe a plan to carry out 

activities under the grant as part of its 

required consortium with one or more LEAs 

or SEAs, including how each member will be 

involved in the planning, development, and 

implementation of the project; the resources 

to be provided by each partner(s); the specific 

activities that the partner(s) will contribute to 

the grant during each year of the project; and 

the identity of each member of the 

consortium. 

(b) Quality of project personnel. (10 

points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of project personnel, the 

Secretary considers the extent to which 

the applicant encourages applications 

for employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. In addition, 

the Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. (5 points) 

(2) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. (5 points) 

Notes for Quality of the project personnel: 

The applicant may address the factors under 

this criterion by including position 

descriptions (not resumes) for the project 

director and other key personnel, such as the 

evaluator of the program. 

(c) Quality of the management plan. 

(20 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the management plan for the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. (15 points) 

(2) The extent to which the time 

commitment of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. (5 points) 

Notes for Quality of the management plan: 

In responding to this criterion, the applicant 

may wish to include a narrative that 

describes how and when, in each budget 

period of the project, the applicant plans to 

meet each project objective. 

The applicant may also want to 

consider addressing the factors under 

this criterion by including a clear, wellthought-out management plan that 

includes annual timelines, key project 

milestones, a schedule of activities, the 

persons responsible for each activity, 

and the percentage of time the project 

director, partner(s) staff, consultants, 

and other key personnel will spend in 

the project. 

(d) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(30 points) The Secretary considers the 

quality of the evaluation to be 

conducted of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the 

evaluation, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. (10 

points) 

(2) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include the use of 

objective performance measures that are 

clearly related to the intended outcomes 

of the project and will produce 

quantitative and qualitative data to the 

extent possible. (10 points) 

(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. (10 points) 

Note for Quality of the project evaluation: 

Applicants may wish to consider addressing 

the factors under this criterion by describing 

how the evaluation plan is aligned with the 

goals, objectives and activities described 

under the Quality of Project Design criterion. 

In addition, each applicant may wish to 

explain how each objective will be evaluated 

and when the applicant will collect, analyze, 

and report quantitative and qualitative data 

on project measures and Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

performance measures. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 

74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may 

impose special conditions on a grant if 

the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 34 

CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has 

not fulfilled the conditions of a prior 

grant; or is otherwise not responsible. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may notify you informally, 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 


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We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Transparency and Open 

Government Policy: After awards are 

made under this competition, all of the 

submitted successful applications, 

together with reviewer scores and 

comments, will be posted on the 

Department’s Web site. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multi-year award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to http:// 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: Under 

GPRA, Federal departments and 

agencies must clearly describe the goals 

and objectives of programs, identify 

resources and actions needed to 

accomplish goals and objectives, 

develop a means of measuring progress 

made, and regularly report on 

achievement. One important source of 

program information on successes and 

lessons learned is the project evaluation 

conducted under individual grants. The 

Department has developed the following 

GPRA performance measures for 

evaluating the overall effectiveness of 

the NPD program: Measure 1.1: The 

percentage of pre-service program 

completers who are State and/or locally 

certified, licensed, or endorsed in EL 

instruction. Measure 1.2: The 

percentage of pre-service program 

completers who are placed in 

instructional settings serving EL 

students within one year of program 

completion. Measure 1.3: The 

percentage of pre-service program 

completers who are providing 

instructional services to EL students 3 

years after program completion. 

Measure 1.4: The percentage of 

paraprofessional program completers 

who meet State and/or local 

qualifications for paraprofessionals 

working with EL students. 

Measure 1.5: The percentage of inservice teacher completers who 

complete State and/or local 

certification, licensure, or endorsement 

requirements in EL instruction as a 

result of the program. 

Measure 1.6: The percentage of inservice teacher completers who are 

providing instructional services to EL 

students. 

6. Continuation Awards: 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.253, the extent to which a grantee 

has made ‘‘substantial progress toward 

meeting the objectives in its approved 

application.’’ This consideration 

includes the review of a grantee’s 

progress in meeting the targets and 

projected outcomes in its approved 

application, and whether the grantee 

has expended funds in a manner that is 

consistent with its approved application 

and budget. In making a continuation 

grant, the Secretary also requires various 

assurances and, in making a 

continuation award, considers whether 

the grantee is operating in compliance 

with the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For Further Information Contact: Ana 

Garcia, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 

5C147, Washington, DC 20202–6510. 

Telephone: (202) 401–1440, or by email: Ana.Garcia@ed.gov; Diana 

Schneider, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5C139, Washington, DC 20202– 

6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1456, or by 

e-mail: Diana.Schneider@ed.gov; or 

Sharon Coleman, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5C136, Washington, DC 20202– 

6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1452, or by 

e-mail: Sharon.Coleman@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

persons listed under For Further 

Information Contact in section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available via the 

Federal Digital System at: http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 

Dated: March 15, 2011. 

Rosalinda Barrera, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for 

English Language Acquisition, Language 

Enhancement and Academic Achievement for 

Limited English Proficient Students. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12778–004] 

Fall Creek Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Application Tendered for Filing With 

the Commission and Establishing 

Procedural Schedule for Licensing and 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Amendments 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original major 

license. 

b. Project No.: 12778–004. 

c. Date Filed: February 28, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Fall Creek Hydro, LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Fall Creek Dam 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be constructed at the existing 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) 

Fall Creek Dam located on Fall Creek 

near the towns of Springfield and 

Eugene in Lane County, Oregon. The 

project would occupy 6.53 acres of 

Federal lands managed by the Corps. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contact: Brent L. Smith, 

Chief Operating Officer; Symbiotics 

LLC; 371 Upper Terrace, Suite 2; Bend, 

OR 97702; Telephone (541) 330–8779. 

i. FERC Contact: Lee Emery; (202) 

502–8379 or lee.emery@ferc.gov. 


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