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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 

dates for both Part I and Part II, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

Indian Education, Attention: CFDA 

Number 84.060A, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Room 3E307, Washington, DC 

20202–6335. 

The Program Office accepts hand 

deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

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 

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 Program Office will mail to you a 

notification of receipt of your grant 

application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days from the 

application deadline date, you should call 

the U.S. Department of Education Office of 

Indian Education at (202) 260–3774. 

V. Grant Administration Information 

1. 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 a grant in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

2. 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. 

VI. Agency Contacts 

For Further Information Contact: For 

questions about the Formula Grant 

Program, contact Bernard Garcia, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 3E307, Washington, 

DC 20202–6335. Telephone: (202) 260– 

1454 or by email: Bernard.Garcia@ed.

gov. For questions about the EASIE 

application, contact the EDFacts Partner 

Support Center, telephone: (877) 457– 

3336 (877) HLP–EDEN or by email at: 

eden_OIE@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

EDFacts Partner Support Center, toll 

free, at 1–(888) 403–3336 (888) 403– 

EDEN. 

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) by 

contacting the EDFacts Partner Support 

Center. 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 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 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 

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the Department. 

Dated: December 20, 2011. 

Michael Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33004 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, January 18, 2012; 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 

755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise Rupp, Board Administrator, 232 

Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 657–9088; 

Fax (702) 295–5300 or email: nssab@nv.

doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: Fiscal Year 2014 

Environmental Management Activities 

Prioritization. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Denise Rupp 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Denise Rupp at the 

telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

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public comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Denise Rupp at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/

MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 19, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32910 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference/ 

Webinar. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of ERAC is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Secretary of Energy on the research, 

development, demonstration and 

deployment priorities within the field of 

energy efficiency and renewable energy. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 

requires that agencies publish notice of 

an advisory committee meeting in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11 

a.m.–1 p.m. (EST). To register for the 

webinar and receive the call-in 

information, please visit the 

Committee’s Web site at: 

www.erac.energy.gov. You may also 

contact the Committee’s Designated 

Federal Officer at the address or phone 

number below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

JoAnn Milliken, ERAC Designated 

Federal Officer, Senior Advisor, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC, 20585. Phone number (202) 586– 

2480 and email: erac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Energy on the research, 

development, demonstration and 

deployment priorities within the field of 

energy efficiency and renewable energy. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on: 

www.erac.energy.gov): 

• Updates from the Appliance 

Standards Subcommittee regarding 

efforts to reach consensus on a proposed 

rule for regulating the energy efficiency 

of distribution transformers, as 

authorized by the Energy Policy 

Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C) and 

6317(a). 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are welcome to observe the 

business of the meeting and make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. To attend the 

meeting and/or to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, email: erac@ee.doe.gov. In the 

email, please indicate your name, 

organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. 

Time allotted per speaker will depend 

on the number of individuals who wish 

to speak but will not exceed five 

minutes. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The chair of 

the committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties 

and to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Participation in the meeting is not a 

prerequisite for submission of written 

comments. ERAC invites written 

comments from all interested parties. If 

you would like to file a written 

statement with the committee, you may 

do so either by submitting a hard or 

electronic copy before or after the 

meeting. Electronic copy of written 

statements should be emailed to 

erac@ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

www.erac.energy.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

19, 2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–32912 Filed 12–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 5:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Barkley Centre, 111 

Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 

1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001. Phone (270) 441–6825. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE-EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Administrative Issues. 

ÆRecommendation 12–01: Progress 

Report on Groundwater 

Contamination. 

ÆRecommendation 12–02: Pro 

Nuclear Future Use for Paducah 

Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site. 

• Public Comments. 

• Adjourn. 

Breaks Taken As Appropriate. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Paducah, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Reinhard 

Knerr as soon as possible in advance of 

the meeting at the telephone number 

listed above. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board either before or 

after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

agenda items should contact Reinhard 

Knerr at the telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received as 

soon as possible prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. The EM SSAB, Paducah, 

will hear public comments pertaining to 

its scope (clean-up standards and 

environmental restoration; waste 

management and disposition; 

stabilization and disposition of nonstockpile nuclear materials; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship; risk assessment and 

management; and clean-up science and 

technology activities). Comments 

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