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Questions for Input 

In the following paragraphs, we have 

listed the specific questions on which 

we seek input. These relate to both SEA 

and subgrantee uses of funds. 

All input, including expert 

presentations and discussions, public 

input, and written submissions, should 

focus primarily on responding to these 

questions. We encourage you to make 

your input as specific as possible, to 

provide evidence to support your 

proposals, and to present the 

information in a context and format that 

will be helpful to the Department in 

developing the Striving Readers 

Comprehensive Literacy program 

competition and to States implementing 

comprehensive literacy plans and 

making high-quality literacy subgrant 

awards. 

To ensure that your input is fully 

considered in the development of the 

notice inviting applications, we urge 

you to identify clearly the specific 

question, purpose, or characteristic that 

you are addressing, and to arrange your 

input in the order of the questions as 

they are listed in the next section. 

SEA and LEA Capacity and Support 

(1) What should States be considering 

in their State Literacy Plans to ensure 

effective literacy and language 

development and instruction? For 

example, what are core components of 

a State Literacy Plan? What roles and 

capacities should States have or develop 

in order to effectively support 

subgrantees in carrying out substantial 

improvements in literacy and language 

development, teaching, and learning? 

(2) How can this program most 

effectively support States’ and LEAs’ 

transition to new internationallybenchmarked college- and career-ready 

standards held in common by multiple 

States, as well as their alignment with 

State early learning standards? 

(3) How can SEAs and subgrantees 

best leverage the use of funds under the 

ESEA, the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act, and the Perkins Career 

and Technical Education Act, as well as 

other Federal, State, and local funds, for 

effective literacy development and 

instruction? 

(4) What other key factors should a 

State consider in regards to how it 

would structure and administer its 

subgrant competition? 

Transition and Alignment Across Birth 

Through Grade 12 

(1) How should States and LEAs 

assess the needs of children from birth 

through grade 12 in order to effectively 

target the funds to appropriately support 

literacy and language development? 

(2) How can subgrantees ensure that 

the needs of children from birth through 

age five will be met under this program? 

How should subgrantees create effective 

partnerships with relevant 

organizations, including the State 

Advisory Council on Early Childhood 

Education and Care in their State? 

(3) How can subgrantees ensure that 

the needs of adolescent learners will be 

met under this program? Specifically, 

how can subgrantees ensure that schools 

integrate effective literacy development 

and instruction into core subject areas 

and increase motivation and interest in 

reading and writing? 

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners 

(1) How can a State best ensure that 

its comprehensive literacy plan will 

effectively address the needs of 

economically disadvantaged children 

and youth, limited-English-proficient 

children and youth, and children and 

youth with disabilities? 

(2) How can a State ensure that 

subgrantees will effectively address the 

needs of economically disadvantaged 

children and youth, limited-Englishproficient children and youth, and 

children and youth with disabilities? 

(3) What should subgrantees consider 

when addressing the needs of their 

diverse learners across the age spans? 

Professional Development, Instruction, 

and Assessment 

(1) What are the essential components 

of high-quality literacy-related 

professional development? What 

aspects, if any, should be considered 

essential in a successful subgrant 

proposal? 

(2) In what ways can technology and 

materials conforming to principles of 

universal design for learning (UDL) 

support effective literacy development 

and instruction for limited-Englishproficient children and youth and 

children and youth with disabilities? 

What aspects of technology and UDL 

should be considered for incorporation 

in subgrant proposals? 

(3) What are the critical elements of 

an integrated, age-appropriate 

assessment system for identifying the 

strengths and weaknesses of children 

and youth and improving literacy 

development and instruction? 

(4) What are the most important ways 

to collect, analyze, and use data to 

improve literacy development and 

instructional practices and child and 

youth outcomes in early learning 

settings and in schools? 

Evidence and Evaluation 

(1) In order to have a rigorous 

competition and make high-quality 

subgrant awards, what evidence should 

States require subgrantees to put 

forward in their applications? How can 

early learning providers demonstrate a 

‘‘record of effectiveness,’’ as required in 

the Act? 

(2) What approaches should States 

and subgrantees implement in order to 

effectively monitor program 

implementation and outcomes so as to 

inform continuous program 

improvement? 

(3) What strategies should States and 

subgrantees implement in order to 

monitor and evaluate the effectiveness 

of job-embedded, ongoing professional 

development for teachers, coaches, 

principals, and administrators? 

(4) What should the Department 

require regarding rigorous, independent 

State evaluations of the program, given 

limited State-level administrative 

funds? 

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index.html. 

Program Authority: Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010, Pub. L. 111–117. 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28779 Filed 11–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

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ACTION: Notice—Computer matching 

between the Department of Education 

and the Department of Justice. 

SUMMARY: Section 421(a)(1) of the 

Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

862(a)(1)) includes provisions regarding 

the judicial denial of Federal benefits. 

Section 421 of the Controlled 

Substances Act, which was originally 

enacted as section 5301 of the Anti-Drug 

Abuse Act of 1988, and which was 

amended and redesignated as section 

421 of the Controlled Substances Act by 

section 1002(d) of the Crime Control Act 

of 1990, Public Law 101–647 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘section 

5301’’), authorizes Federal and State 

judges to deny certain Federal benefits 

(including student financial assistance 

under Title IV of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)) to 

individuals convicted of drug trafficking 

or possession of a controlled substance. 

In order to ensure that Title IV, HEA 

student financial assistance is not 

awarded to individuals subject to denial 

of benefits under court orders issued 

pursuant to section 5301, the 

Department of Justice and the 

Department of Education implemented a 

computer matching program. The 18- 

month computer matching agreement 

(CMA) was recertified for an additional 

12 months on December 19, 2009. The 

12-month recertification of the CMA 

will automatically expire on December 

17, 2010. 

The Department of Education must 

continue to obtain from the Department 

of Justice identifying information 

regarding individuals who are the 

subject of section 5301 denial of benefits 

court orders for the purpose of ensuring 

that Title IV, HEA student financial 

assistance is not awarded to individuals 

subject to denial of benefits under court 

orders issued pursuant to the Denial of 

Federal Benefits Program. The purpose 

of this notice is to announce the 

continued operation of the computer 

matching program and to provide 

certain required information concerning 

the computer matching program. 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–503) 

and Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of 

Matching Programs (54 FR 25818, June 

19, 1989), and OMB Circular A–130, the 

following information is provided: 

1. Names of Participating Agencies. 

The Department of Education (ED) 

(recipient agency) and the Department 

of Justice (DOJ) (source agency). 

2. Purpose of the Match. 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to ensure that the requirements of 

section 421 of the Controlled Substances 

Act (originally enacted as section 5301 

of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 

Pub. L. 100–690, 21 U.S.C. 853a, which 

was amended and redesignated as 

section 421 of the Controlled Substances 

Act by section 1002(d) of the Crime 

Control Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–647) 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘section 

5301’’), are met. 

DOJ is the lead contact agency for 

information related to section 5301 

violations and, as such, provides this 

data to ED. ED (recipient agency) seeks 

access to the information contained in 

the DOJ (source agency) Denial of 

Federal Benefits Clearinghouse System 

(DEBARS) database that is authorized 

under section 5301 for the purpose of 

ensuring that Title IV, HEA student 

financial assistance is not awarded to 

individuals subject to denial of benefits 

under court orders issued pursuant to 

the Denial of Federal Benefits Program. 

3. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program. 

Under section 5301, ED must deny 

Federal benefits to any individual upon 

whom a Federal or State court order has 

imposed a penalty denying eligibility 

for those benefits. Student financial 

assistance under Title IV of the HEA is 

a Federal benefit under section 5301, 

and ED must, in order to meet its 

obligations under the HEA, have access 

to information about individuals who 

have been declared ineligible under 

section 5301. 

While DOJ provides information 

about section 5301 individuals who are 

ineligible for Federal benefits to the 

General Services Administration (GSA) 

for inclusion in GSA’s List of Parties 

Excluded from Federal Procurements 

and Nonprocurement Programs, DOJ 

and ED have determined that matching 

against the DOJ database is more 

efficient and effective than access to the 

GSA List. The DOJ database has specific 

information about the Title IV, HEA 

programs for which individuals are 

ineligible, as well as the expiration of 

the debarment period, making the DOJ 

database more complete than the GSA 

List. Both of these elements are essential 

for a successful match. 

4. Categories of Records and 

Individuals Covered by the Match. 

ED will submit, for verification, 

records from its Central Processing 

System files (Federal Student Aid 

Application File (18–11–01)), the Social 

Security number (SSN), and other 

identifying information for each 

applicant for Title IV, HEA student 

financial assistance. ED will use the 

SSN, date of birth, and the first two 

letters of an applicant’s last name for the 

match. 

The DOJ DEBARS system contains the 

names, SSNs, dates of birth, and other 

identifying information regarding 

individuals convicted of Federal or 

State offenses involving drug trafficking 

or possession of a controlled substance 

who have been denied Federal benefits 

by Federal or State courts. This system 

of records also contains information 

concerning the specific program or 

programs for which benefits have been 

denied, as well as the duration of the 

period of ineligibility. DOJ will make 

available for the matching program the 

records of only those individuals who 

have been denied Federal benefits under 

one or more of the Title IV, HEA 

programs. 

5. Effective Dates of the Matching 

Program. 

The matching program will be 

effective on the last of the following 

dates: (1) December 18, 2010, the day 

after the expiration of the current CMA; 

(2) thirty (30) days after notice of the 

matching program has been published 

in the Federal Register; or (3) forty (40) 

days after a report concerning the 

matching program has been transmitted 

to OMB and transmitted to the Congress 

along with a copy of this agreement, 

unless OMB waives 10 days of this 40- 

day period for compelling reasons 

shown, in which case, 30 days after 

transmission of the report to OMB and 

Congress. 

The matching program will continue 

for 18 months after the effective date of 

the CMA and may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if the 

conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. 

6. Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquiries. 

Leroy Everett, Management and 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Education, Federal Student Aid, Union 

Center Plaza, 830 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20202–5454. 

Telephone: (202) 377–3265. 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 this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) by 

contacting the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

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 

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at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

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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 on GPO 

access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 21 U.S.C. 

862(a)(1). 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

James F. Manning, 

Chief of Staff, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–371] 

Application for Presidential Permit; 

Northern Pass Transmission LLC 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Northern Pass Transmission 

LLC (Northern Pass) has applied for a 

Presidential permit to construct, 

operate, maintain, and connect an 

electric transmission line across the 

United States border with Canada. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before December 16, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Brian Mills, Office 

of Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Mills (Program Office) at 202– 

586–8267 or via electronic mail at 

Brian.Mills@hq.doe.gov, or Michael T. 

Skinker (Program Attorney) at 202–586– 

2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. 

On October 14, 2010, Northern Pass 

filed an application with the Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability of the Department of Energy 

(DOE) for a Presidential permit. 

Northern Pass is jointly owned by NU 

Transmission Ventures, Inc. (75% 

owner), a wholly-owned subsidiary of 

Northeast Utilities, a publicly held 

public utility holding company, and 

NSTAR Transmission Ventures, Inc. 

(25% owner), a wholly-owned 

subsidiary of NSTAR, a publicly held 

public utility holding company. 

The proposed international 

transmission line would originate at a 

high-voltage direct current (HVDC) 

converter terminal to be constructed at 

the Des Canton Substation in Quebec, 

Canada, from which a single circuit ± 

300 kilovolt (kV) HVDC overhead 

electric transmission line would extend 

southward in Province of Quebec for 

approximately 45 miles where it would 

cross the Canada-U.S. border into Coos 

County, New Hampshire. In New 

Hampshire the proposed HVDC 

transmission line would continue 

southward for approximately 140 miles 

to a proposed converter terminal to be 

constructed in Franklin, New 

Hampshire. At the Franklin converter 

terminal the electric energy would be 

converted from direct current to 345–kV 

alternating current (AC). The single 

circuit overhead 345–kV AC line would 

continue another 40 miles to Public 

Service Company of New Hampshire’s 

existing Deerfield Substation, located in 

Deerfield, New Hampshire. Facilities to 

be constructed in Canada would be 

owned and operated by Hydro-Quebec 

TransEnergie, a division of HydroQuebec. The 180 miles of transmission 

inside the United States and the 

Franklin converter terminal would be 

owned and operated by Northern Pass. 

The proposed international 

transmission facilities would enable the 

bidirectional transmission of 1,200 

megawatts (MW) of power between 

Quebec, Canada, and New England. 

Since the restructuring of the electric 

power industry began, resulting in the 

introduction of different types of 

competitive entities into the 

marketplace, DOE has consistently 

expressed its policy that cross-border 

trade in electric energy should be 

subject to the same principles of 

comparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to 

transmission in interstate commerce. 

DOE has stated that policy in export 

authorizations granted to entities 

requesting authority to export over 

international transmission facilities. 

Specifically, DOE expects transmitting 

utilities owning border facilities to 

provide access across the border in 

accordance with the principles of 

comparable open access and nondiscrimination contained in the Federal 

Power Act and articulated in Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale 

Competition Through Open Access 

Non-Discriminatory Transmission 

Services by Public Utilities; FERC Stats. 

& Regs. ¶ 31,036 (1996)), as amended. In 

furtherance of this policy, DOE invites 

comments on whether it would be 

appropriate to condition any 

Presidential permit issued in this 

proceeding on compliance with these 

open access principles. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to this 

proceeding or to be heard by filing 

comments on, 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 FERC’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of 

each petition and protest should be filed 

with DOE on or before the date listed 

above. 

Additional copies of such petitions to 

intervene, comments, or protests should 

also be filed directly with: Anne 

Bartosewicz, Northeast Utilities, 107 

Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037 AND 

Mary Anne Sullivan, Hogan Lovells, 

LLP, 555 13th St., NW., Washington, DC 

20004. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

issued or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action is in 

the public interest. In making that 

determination, DOE considers the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

determines the project’s impact on 

electric reliability by ascertaining 

whether the proposed project would 

adversely affect the operation of the U.S. 

electric power supply system under 

normal and contingency conditions, and 

any other factors that DOE may also 

consider relevant to the public interest. 

Also, DOE must obtain the concurrences 

of the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Defense before taking final 

action on a Presidential permit 

application. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/ 

permits_pending.htm, or by e-mailing 

Odessa Hopkins at 

Odessa.hopkins@hq.doe.gov. 

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