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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.

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

4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has developed the following performance measures for measuring the overall effectiveness of the ANE program: (1) The percentage of Alaska Native students in schools served by the program who meet or exceed proficiency standards in reading, mathematics, and science on the Alaska State assessments; (2) the percentage of Alaska Native children participating in early learning and preschool programs who consistently demonstrate school readiness in language and literacy as measured by the Revised Alaska Development Profile; and (3) the percentage of Alaska Native students in schools served by the program who graduate from high school with a high school diploma in four years.

All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance report that includes data addressing these performance measures, to the extent that they apply to the grantee’s project.

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 grant, 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 Contact

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Almita Reed, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202– 6200. Telephone: (202) 260–1979 or by email: Almita.Reed@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 compact disc) on request to the program contact person listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT** 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: 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 the text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department.

Dated: March 13, 2012. Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

[FR Doc. 2012–6459 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy** 

**Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC):**  **Correction**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Establishment of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership; Correction.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2012, a notice of Establishment of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership. The notice contained incorrect language. As a result, the language is being corrected in this notice.

Correction

In the Federal Register of March 8, 2012, in FR DOC. 2012–5661, on pages 14008–14009, please make the following corrections:

In the **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** heading, page 14009, second column, first paragraph, seventh line, please remove the language, ‘‘minorities, women’’, and add in its place ‘‘the needs of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups’’.


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Issued in Washington, DC on March 12,

2012. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 2012–6415 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Project No. 2179–043]**

**Merced Irrigation District; 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: New License. b. Project No.: 2179–043.

c. Date Filed: February 27, 2012. d. Applicant: Merced Irrigation District (MID).

e. Name of Project: Merced River Hydroelectric Project.

f. Location: The existing project is located on the Merced River in Merced and Mariposa counties, California. The project would occupy 3,152.9 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).

h. Applicant Contact: Merced Irrigation District, P.O. Box 2288, Merced, CA 95344; Telephone (209)

722–5761.

i. FERC Contact: Matt Buhyoff, (202)

502–6824 or matt.buhyoff@ferc.gov.

j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this time.

k. The Project Description: The project consists of two developments:

New Exchequer Development —(1) New Exchequer Dam—a 490 feet-high dam with a crest length of 1,220 feet anda crest elevation of 879 feet; (2) an ogeetype concrete spillway located about one mile north of New Exchequer dam in a saddle; (3) an earth and rock dike 62-feet-high and 1,500-feet-long, located in a saddle about 0.75 mile north of New Exchequer Dam; (4) Lake McClure—a reservoir formed by New Exchequer dam with normal maximum water surface elevation of 867 feet above mean sea level, a gross storage capacity of 1,024,600 acre-feet, a surface area of 7,110 acres, and a shoreline length of about 82 miles; (5) a diversion facility composed of an intake, tunnel andpenstock; (6) a 94.5 feet-long, 108-inchdiameter steel pipe from New Exchequer power tunnel to Merced River north of New Exchequerpowerhouse; (7) a semi-outdoor, aboveground, concrete powerhouse located at the base of New Exchequer dam on the south side of Merced River; (8) a switchyard located adjacent to New Exchequer Powerhouse and; (9) four developed recreation facilities (McClure Point, Barrett Cove, Horseshoe Bend, and Bagby) with 515 camping units, 4 boat launch facilities, boat rentals, showers, 28 comfort stations, 3 swimming lagoons, 2 marinas, gas and oil service stations, 186 water-electrical campsite hookups, washers and dryers, 117 picnic units and fish cleaning stations.

McSwain Development —(1) McSwain Dam—located 6.3 River Miles downstream from New Exchequer dam, McSwain is an 80 feet-high embankment structure, with a crest length of 1,620 feet and a crest elevation of 425 feet; (2) an ungated concrete overflow spillway located in a flat ridge on the southeast side of McSwain dam. The spillway includes two sections: a 150-feet-long section with a crest elevation at 402 feet, and a 475-feet-long section with a crest elevation at 400 feet; (3) McSwain Reservoir—a 4.8 mile long reservoir with a normal maximum water surface elevation at 400 feet above mean sea level, a gross storage capacity of 9,730 acre-feet of water, a surface area of 310 acres, and a shoreline length of about 12.5 miles; (4) a diversion facility composed of an intake, conduit and penstock; (5) a 160 feet-long, 96-inch diameter steel pipe from the McSwain power tunnel intake to Merced River north of McSwain powerhouse. The bypass releases directly into Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Merced Falls reservoir (P–2467); (6) an outdoor, above-ground, concrete powerhouse located at the base of McSwain dam on the north side of the Merced River. The Powerhouse releases directly into PG&E’s Merced Falls reservoir; (7) a switchyard located adjacent to McSwain powerhouse, and; (8) one developed recreation facility with 99 camping units, 1 boat launch facility, boat rentals, showers, 5 comfort stations, a swimming lagoon, marina, gas and oil, 65 water-electrical campsite hookups, washers and dryers, 48 picnic units, a concession store, and fish cleaning stations.

The Merced River Project has a dependable capacity of 103.5 MW and an annual average generation of approximately 385 gigawatt-hours. MID is not proposing any structural changes to the project. However, MID is proposing to remove from the project, but retain in operation outside the license, seven water delivery facilities, which function, in part, to deliver water to a wildlife refuge. MID is also proposing capital improvements to recreation areas at 5 existing recreation sites, as well as the development of a new non-motorized recreation area along the west shore of Lake McClure.

l. Locations of the Application: A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item (h) above.

m. 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, contact FERC Online Support.

n. Procedural Schedule: The application will be processed according to the following preliminary Hydro Licensing Schedule. Revisions to the schedule may be made as appropriate.

Milestone Target date

Notice of Acceptance/Notice

of Ready for Environmental Analysis ( when FERC approved studies are complete ). November 2013.

Filing of recommendations,

preliminary terms and conditions, and fishway prescriptions. January 2014.

Commission issues Draft EA

or EIS. July 2014.

Comments on Draft EA or

EIS. August 2014.

Modified Terms and Conditions. November 2014. Commission Issues Final

EA or EIS. February 2015.

o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice of ready for environmental analysis.

Dated: March 12, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2012–6402 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am]

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