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(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 in this notice. 

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. 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/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the NASNTI Part F 

Program: 

a. The percentage change, over a fiveyear period, of the number of full-time 

degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling 

at NASNTIs. Note that this is a longterm measure, which will be used to 

periodically gauge performance; 

b. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at four-year NASNTIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

NASNTI; 

c. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students at two-year NASNTIs who 

were in their first year of postsecondary 

enrollment in the previous year and are 

enrolled in the current year at the same 

NASNTI; 

d. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at four-year NASNTIs 

who graduate within six years of 

enrollment; and 

e. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate 

students enrolled at two-year NASNTIs 

who graduate within three years of 

enrollment. 

In addition, the Department has 

developed the following efficiency 

measure for the NASNTI Part F 

Program. Efficiency measure: Federal 

cost per undergraduate degree at 

NASNTIs. 

5. 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 award, the Secretary also 

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: 

LaTonya Brown or Darlene Collins, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006– 

8513. You may contact these 

individuals at the following e-mail 

addresses or telephone numbers: 

LaTonya.Brown@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7619, 

Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502– 

7576. 

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 in section VII of this 

notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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. At this 

site 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). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. 

Dated: April 11, 2011. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9117 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generic Clearance 

for the Collection of Qualitative 

Feedback on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of 

information collection approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of a Federal 

Government-wide effort to streamline 

the process to seek feedback from the 

public on service delivery, the 

Department of Energy has submitted a 

Generic Information Collection Request 

(Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. 

seq.). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

May 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted to: DOE Desk Officer, Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information: DOE 

PRA Officer, Christina Rouleau IM–23, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Corp. 270 

room 4002, 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

Christina.Rouleau@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

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1The 60-day notice included the following 

estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this 

generic clearance Federal-wide: 

Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 

25,000. 

Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 

200. 

Annual Responses: 5,000,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Burden hours: 2,500,000. 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. Qualitative 

feedback means information that 

provides useful insights on perceptions 

and opinions, but are not statistical 

surveys that yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. This feedback will 

provide insights into customer or 

stakeholder perceptions, experiences 

and expectations, provide an early 

warning of issues with service, or focus 

attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliable actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

The 60-day notice was published in 

the Federal Register of December 22, 

2010 (75 FR 80542). 

Below we provide the Department of 

Energy projected average estimates for 

the next three years: 1

Current Actions: New collection of 

information. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Average Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 100. 

Respondents: 2,220. 

Annual Responses: 222,000. 

Frequency of Response: Once per 

request. 

Average Minutes per Response: 30. 

Burden hours: 111,000. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Statutory Authority: Due to the special 

circumstances regarding this initiative led by 

OIRA, there are no statutory authorities 

reported for this notice. 

John E. Davenport, Sr., 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of the ACIO for IT Planning, 

Architecture and E-Government, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department 

of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9080 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–377] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

DC Energy Texas, LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: DC Energy Texas, LLC (DCE 

Texas) has requested authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Mexico pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted to DOE 

and received on or before May 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed to: Lamont Jackson, 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 

Lamont.Jackson@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to 202–586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lamont Jackson (Program Office) 202– 

586–0808. 

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 March 18, 2011, DOE received an 

application from DCE Texas requesting 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Mexico for 

five years as a power marketer. DCE 

Texas proposes to use existing 

authorized international electric 

transmission facilities that are 

appropriate for open access by third 

parties, including facilities that have 

been authorized but not yet constructed 

and placed into operation. Neither DCE 

Texas nor any of its affiliates owns, 

controls or operates any electric 

transmission facilities, nor do they hold 

a franchise service area for sale, 

distribution or transmission of 

electricity. 

The electric energy that DCE Texas 

proposes to export to Mexico would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

DCE Texas 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 become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE and must be received on or before 

the date listed above. 

Comments on the DCE Texas 

application to export electric energy to 

Mexico should be clearly marked with 

OE Docket No. EA–377. An additional 

copy is to be filed directly with Stephen 

C. Palmer, Alston & Bird, LLC, Atlantic 

Building, 950 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004–1404 and Joelle 

K. Ogg, General Counsel, DC Energy, 

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