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matters discussed in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, inputs 

from the public and regulatory agencies, 

and other relevant factors. The USAF is 

the lead agency with the Navy as a 

cooperating agency. The Final 

Environmental Impact Statement was 

made available to the public on August 

21, 2020 through a Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register 

(Volume 85, Number 163, Page 51693) 

with a waiting period that ended on 

September 21, 2020. 

Authority: This Notice of Availability is 

published pursuant to the regulations (40 

CFR part 1506.6) implementing the 

provisions of the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) and the 

Air Force’s Environmental Impact Analysis 

Process (32 CFR parts 989.21(b) and 

989.24(b)(7)). 

Adriane S. Paris, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in the March 3–5, 2021 

meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity (NACIQI) and provides 

information to members of the public 

regarding the meeting, including 

requesting to make oral comments. The 

notice of this meeting is required under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and section 

114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act 

(HEA) of 1965, as amended. 

DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be 

held on March 3–5, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. each day. 

ADDRESSES: The NACIQI meeting will 

be held virtually. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

information on how to register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Executive Director/ 

Designated Federal Official, NACIQI, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Room 271–03, 

Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 

453–7757, or email: 

George.Alan.Smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please 

note that a notice setting forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in a meeting of the 

NACIQI on February 24–25, 2021 was 

posted for public inspection by the 

Federal Register on January 27, 2021. At 

the Department’s request, that notice 

has been withdrawn, and this notice 

provides information about the NACIQI 

meeting, which has been rescheduled to 

March 3–5, 2021. 

Web links: You may register for the 

meeting on your computer with each 

day’s designated entry link, after which 

you will receive an email containing 

personalized dial-in details, access 

code, and meeting web link. 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://ems8

.intellor.com?do=register&t=1&p

=836514 to receive a join link, dial-in 

number, access code, and unique 

Attendee ID for the event. 

Thursday, March 4, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://ems8

.intellor.com?do=register&t=1&p

=836280 to receive a join link, dial-in 

number, access code, and unique 

Attendee ID for the event. 

Friday, March 5, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://ems8

.intellor.com?do=register&t=1&p

=836281 to receive a join link, dial-in 

number, access code, and unique 

Attendee ID for the event. 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: NACIQI is established under 

section 114 of the HEA. NACIQI advises 

the Secretary of Education with respect 

to: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part H, 

Title IV of the HEA, as amended. 

• The recognition of specific 

accrediting agencies or associations. 

• The preparation and publication of 

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations. 

• The eligibility and certification 

process for institutions of higher 

education under Title IV of the HEA and 

part C, subchapter I, chapter 34, Title 

42, together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process. 

• The relationship between (1) 

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions. 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

Meeting Agenda: Agenda items for the 

March 3–5, 2021, meeting are listed 

below. 

Application for Renewal of Recognition 

1. Association of Institutions of 

Jewish Studies. Scope of Recognition: 

The accreditation of postsecondary 

institutions of Jewish Studies within the 

United States exclusively offering 

educational programs leading to a 

certificate, associate degree, 

baccalaureate degree or their equivalent 

credential in Jewish Studies or Classical 

Torah Studies. 

2. American Speech-LanguageHearing Association, Council on 

Academic Accreditation in Audiology 

and Speech-Language Pathology. Scope 

of Recognition: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation (Accreditation 

Candidate) throughout the United States 

of education programs in audiology and 

speech-language pathology leading to 

the first professional or clinical degree 

at the master’s or doctoral level, and the 

accreditation of these programs offered 

via distance education. 

3. American Board of Funeral Service 

Education, Committee on Accreditation. 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

of institutions and programs within the 

United States awarding diplomas, 

associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees 

in funeral service or mortuary science, 

including the accreditation of distance 

learning courses and programs offered 

by these programs and institutions. 

4. Council on Naturopathic Medical 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and preaccreditation 

throughout the United States of 

graduate-level, four-year naturopathic 

medical education programs leading to 

the Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine 

(NMD) or Doctor of Naturopathy (ND). 

5. Commission on Massage Therapy 

Accreditation. Scope of Recognition: 

The accreditation of institutions and 

programs in the United States that 

award postsecondary certificates, 

postsecondary diplomas, academic 

Associate degrees and occupational 

Associate degrees, in the practice of 

massage therapy, bodywork, and 

aesthetics/esthetics and skin care. 

6. Montessori Accreditation Council 

for Teacher Education. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

Montessori teacher education 

institutions and programs throughout 

the United States, including those 

offered via distance education. 

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7. Midwifery Education Accreditation 

Council. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation 

throughout the United States of directentry midwifery educational institutions 

and programs conferring degrees and 

certificates, including the accreditation 

of such programs offered via distance 

education. 

8. National Accrediting Commission 

of Career Arts and Sciences Inc., Scope 

of Recognition: The accreditation 

throughout the United States of 

postsecondary schools and departments 

of cosmetology arts and sciences and 

massage therapy. 

Compliance Report Under 34 CFR 

602.31(c) 

Accrediting Council for Independent 

Colleges and Schools (ACICS) 

Pursuant to the November 21, 2018 

Decision of the Secretary, Docket No. 

16–44–0 (available at https://

surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/ 

PublicDocuments under NACIQI 

meeting date: 6/23/2016 for ACICS), 

ACICS submitted a compliance report 

on December 19, 2019 on issues 

identified in the Decision related to the 

agency’s compliance with criteria in 34 

CFR 602.15(a)(2) and (6). The 

Department staff’s review has identified 

continued noncompliance with 34 CFR 

602.15(a)(2). The ACICS compliance 

report was originally scheduled for the 

July 2020 NACIQI meeting, but the 

Department published a notice in the 

Federal Register on June 25, 2020 (85 

FR 38132; Document Number 2020– 

13286), announcing that it was 

rescheduled for the February 2021 

NACIQI meeting. 

Inquiries Under 34 CFR 602.33 

1. ACICS 

a. 34 CFR 602.33 review in response 

to ACICS monitoring report. Pursuant to 

the November 21, 2018 Decision of the 

Secretary, Docket No. 16–44–0 

(available at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/ 

erecognition/PublicDocuments under 

NACIQI meeting date: 06/23/2016 for 

ACICS), ACICS submitted a monitoring 

report on issues identified in the 

Decision related to the agency’s 

compliance with the Criteria in 34 CFR 

602.15(a)(1), 602.16(a)(1)(i) and (vii), 

and 602.19(b). In its review of the 

monitoring report, the Department staff 

noted that one or more deficiencies may 

exist in the agency’s compliance with 

the Secretary’s Criteria for Recognition 

or the agency’s effective application of 

those Criteria, and therefore processed 

the monitoring report in accordance 

with the review procedures set forth in 

34 CFR 602.33. The review has 

identified noncompliance with the 

Criteria in 34 CFR 602.15(a)(1) and 

602.19(b). 

b. 34 CFR 602.33 review initiated by 

inquiry letter dated June 19, 2019 (letter 

available at https://www.ed.gov/ 

accreditation/acics). The initiation of 

the review was based on information 

from media coverage of ACICS’s 

presentation to the Council for Higher 

Education Accreditation concerning its 

financial situation and its review of two 

institutions, Virginia International 

University and San Diego University for 

Integrative Studies. The review has 

identified noncompliance with the 

Criteria in 34 CFR 602.15(a)(1), 

602.16(c), and 602.17(c) and (e). It 

should be noted that the new 

accreditation regulations effective July 

1, 2020 changed § 602.16(c) to 

§ 602.16(d). There are no substantive 

changes to these two paragraphs of 

§ 602.16, just a change in the paragraph 

lettering. 

c. 34 CFR 602.33 review initiated by 

inquiry letter dated February 24, 2020 

(letter available at https://www.ed.gov/ 

accreditation/acics). The initiation of 

the review was based on information 

from media coverage alleging that 

ACICS accredited Reagan National 

University, an institution not actually in 

operation. The review has identified 

noncompliance with the Criteria in 34 

CFR 602.15(a)(1) and (2), 602.17(c), 

602.18(c), and 602.19(b). It should be 

noted that the new regulations effective 

July 1, 2020 changed § 602.18(c) to 

§ 602.18(b)(3). There are no relevant 

substantive changes to these two 

paragraphs of § 602.18, just a change in 

the paragraph lettering. 

Subcommittee on Student Success 

The subcommittee will provide an 

interim report on its work that focuses 

on § 602.16, Accreditation and 

preaccreditation standards, paragraph 

(a)(1)(i). 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review, or to 

make an oral comment or written 

statement regarding other issues within 

the scope of NACIQI’s authority: 

Opportunity to submit a written 

statement regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review was 

solicited by previous Federal Register 

notices published on March 4, 2020 (85 

FR 12778; Document Number 2020– 

04410), May 5, 2020 (85 FR 32031; 

Document Number 2020–11372), June 9, 

2020 (85 FR 35295; Document Number 

2020–12351), and November 5, 2020 (85 

FR 70594: Document Number 2020– 

24595). The period for submission of 

such statements is now closed. 

Additional written comments regarding 

a specific agency or state approval 

agency under review will not be 

accepted at this time. However, 

members of the public may submit 

written statements regarding other 

issues within the scope of NACIQI’s 

authority for consideration by NACIQI 

in the manner described below. Oral 

comments may not exceed three 

minutes. 

Oral comments about an agency’s 

recognition when a compliance report 

has been required by the senior 

Department official or the Secretary 

must relate to the criteria for recognition 

cited in the senior Department official’s 

letter that requested the report, or in the 

Secretary’s appeal decision, if any. Oral 

comments about an agency seeking 

expansion of scope must be directed to 

the agency’s ability to serve as a 

recognized accrediting agency with 

respect to the kinds of institutions or 

programs requested to be added. Oral 

comments about the renewal of an 

agency’s recognition must relate to its 

compliance with the Criteria for the 

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, 

which are available at http://

www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/ 

index.html. Written statements and oral 

comments concerning NACIQI’s work 

outside of a specific accrediting agency 

under review must be limited to the 

scope of NACIQI’s authority as outlined 

under section 114 of the HEA. 

To request to make a third-party oral 

comment of three minutes or less during 

the March 3–5, 2021 meeting, please 

follow either Method One or Method 

Two. To submit a written statement to 

NACIQI concerning its work outside a 

specific accrediting agency under 

review, please follow Method One. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the ThirdPartyComments@

ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Written statements to NACIQI 

concerning its work outside a specific 

accrediting agency under review and 

requests to make oral comment must be 

received by February 17, 2021 and 

include the subject line ‘‘Oral Comment 

Request: (agency name),’’ ‘‘Oral 

Comment Request: (subject)’’ or 

‘‘Written Statement: (subject).’’ The 

email must include the name(s), title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, telephone 

number, of the person(s) submitting a 

written statement or requesting to speak, 

and a brief summary (not to exceed one 

page) of the principal points to be made 

during the oral presentation, if 

applicable. All individuals submitting 

an advance request in accordance with 

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this notice will be afforded an 

opportunity to speak. 

Method Two: Register on the day the 

meeting begins, March 3, 2021, from 

7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m., to make an oral 

comment during NACIQI’s 

deliberations, using the designated link 

for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 listed 

earlier in this notice. The requestor 

must provide the subject on which he or 

she wishes to comment, in addition to 

his or her name, title, organization/ 

affiliation, mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number. A total 

of up to fifteen minutes for each agenda 

item will be allotted for oral 

commenters who register on March 3, 

2021 by 8:45 a.m. Individuals will be 

selected on a first-come, first-served 

basis. If selected, each commenter may 

not exceed three minutes. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI website 

within 90 days after the meeting. In 

addition, pursuant to the FACA, the 

public may request to inspect records of 

the meeting at 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC, by emailing 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling 

(202) 453–7415 to schedule an 

appointment. Senior Department 

official’s (as defined in 34 CFR 602.3) 

decisions pursuant to 34 CFR 602.36 

associated with all NACIQI Meetings 

can be found at the following website: 

https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/ 

PublicDocuments. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting dial-in information and 

weblink are accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

may not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

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 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. You also may 

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. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Tiwanda Burse, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management 

& Planning, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Numbers: RP21–399–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 1.25.21 

Negotiated Rates—Equinor Natural Gas 

LLC R–7120–13 to be effective 2/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/25/21. 

Accession Number: 20210125–5050. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–400–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 1.25.21 

Negotiated Rates—Equinor Natural Gas 

LLC R–7120–14 to be effective 2/1/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/25/21. 

Accession Number: 20210125–5051. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/8/21. 

Docket Numbers: RP21–401–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate—Yankee Gas 510802 

Release eff 1–26–2021 to be effective 

1/26/2021. 

Filed Date: 1/25/21. 

Accession Number: 20210125–5118. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/8/21. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified date(s). Protests 

may be considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: January 26, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2879–012] 

Green Mountain Power Corporation; 

Notice of Waiver Period for Water 

Quality Certification Application 

On January 25, 2021, the Vermont 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation (Vermont DEC) notified 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (Commission) that Green 

Mountain Power Corporation submitted 

an application for a Clean Water Act 

section 401(a)(1) water quality 

certification to Vermont DEC on January 

22, 2021, in conjunction with the above 

captioned project. Pursuant to 40 CFR 

121.6, we hereby notify the Vermont 

DEC of the following: 

Date of Receipt of the Certification 

Request: January 22, 2021. 

Reasonable Period of Time to Act on 

the Certification Request: One year. 

Date Waiver Occurs for Failure to Act: 

January 22, 2022. 

If Vermont DEC fails or refuses to act 

on the water quality certification request 

by the above waiver date, then the 

agency’s certifying authority is deemed 

waived pursuant to section 401(a)(1) of 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1341(a)(1). 

Dated: January 26, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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