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4. Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

Availability of the Draft EIS is 

contingent upon sufficient allocation of 

funding for the study. Draft EIS 

availability will be announced to the 

public in the Federal Register in 

compliance with 40 CFR 1506.9 and 

1506.10. 

5. Authority. This action is being 

undertaken pursuant to the Water 

Resources and Development Act of 

2007, Section 3061, Public Law 110– 

114, 121 STAT. 1121, and the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4321, et seq., as amended. 

Dated: December 1, 2010. 

Susanne J. Davis, 

Chief Planning Branch, Chicago District, 

Corps of Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[CFDA NO. 84.031H] 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Programs 

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for 

designation as an eligible institution. 

Strengthening Institutions Program 

(SIP), American Indian Tribally 

Controlled Colleges and Universities 

(TCCU), Alaska Native and Native 

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), 

Asian American and Native American 

Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions 

(AANAPISI), Native American Serving 

Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), 

Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (HSI), Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions (STEM and 

ARTICULATION), Promoting 

Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for 

Hispanic Americans (PPOHA), and 

Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) 

Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. 

Purpose of Programs: The SIP, TCCU, 

ANNH, AANAPISI, NASNTI, and PBI 

Programs are authorized under Title III, 

Part A, of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA). Under these 

programs, institutions of higher 

education (IHEs or institutions) are 

eligible to apply for grants if they meet 

specific statutory and regulatory 

eligibility requirements. Similarly, IHEs 

are eligible to apply for grants under 

Title V of the HEA if they meet specific 

statutory and regulatory requirements. 

The HSI, HSI (STEM and 

ARTICULATION), and PPOHA 

Programs are authorized under Title V, 

Parts A and B of the HEA. In addition, 

under Title III of the HEA, institutions 

applying for grants under the AANAPISI 

and NASNTI Programs must be eligible 

institutions as defined in section 312(b) 

of the HEA. Institutions applying for 

grants under the PBI Program must be 

eligible institutions as defined in 

section 318(b)(1) of the HEA. 

An IHE that is designated as an 

eligible institution may also receive a 

waiver of certain non-Federal cost-share 

requirements under the Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant (FSEOG), the Federal Work Study 

(FWS), the Student Support Services 

(SSS), and the Undergraduate 

International Studies and Foreign 

Language (UISFL) Programs. The 

FSEOG, FWS, and SSS Programs are 

authorized under Title IV of the HEA. 

The UISFL Program is authorized under 

Title VI of the HEA. Qualified 

institutions may receive these waivers 

even if they are not recipients of grant 

funds under the Title III or Title V 

Programs. 

Special Note: To qualify as an eligible 

institution under the Title III or Title V 

Programs, your institution must satisfy 

several criteria, including one related to 

needy student enrollment and one related to 

average educational and general (E&G) 

expenditures for a specified base year. The 

most recent data available for E&G 

expenditures are for base year 2008–2009. In 

order to award FY 2011 grants in a timely 

manner, we will use the most recent data 

available. Therefore, we use E&G expenditure 

threshold data from the base year 2008–2009. 

In completing your eligibility application, 

please use E&G expenditure data from the 

base year 2008–2009. 

If you are designated as an eligible 

institution and you do not receive a new 

award under the Title III or Title V 

Programs in FY 2011, your eligibility for 

the non-Federal cost-share waiver under 

the FSEOG, the FWS, the SSS, and the 

UISFL Programs is valid for five 

consecutive years. You will not need to 

reapply for eligibility until 2016, unless 

you wish to apply for a new Title III or 

Title V grant. All institutions interested 

in applying for a new FY 2011 Title III 

or Title V grant or requesting a waiver 

of the non-Federal cost share, must 

apply for eligibility designation in FY 

2011. Under the HEA, any institution 

interested in applying for a grant under 

any of these programs must first be 

designated as an eligible institution. 

The notice for applying for 

designation as an eligible institution for 

FY 2010 was reopened on August 13, 

2010, 74 FR 64059, and applications 

were due on September 13, 2010. That 

reopening of the application period 

applied only to those institutions that 

intended to apply for new awards in the 

specified program competitions. All 

institutions intending to apply for 

funding in any of the other Title III or 

V competitions held in 2011 must apply 

for designation as an eligible institution 

in accordance with this announcement. 

Eligible Applicants: To qualify as an 

eligible institution under the Title III or 

Title V Programs, an accredited 

institution must, among other 

requirements, have an enrollment of 

needy students, and its average E&G 

expenditures per full-time equivalent 

(FTE) undergraduate student must be 

low in comparison with the average 

E&G expenditures per FTE 

undergraduate student of institutions 

that offer similar instruction. 

The eligibility requirements for the 

Title III Programs are found in 34 CFR 

607.2 through 607.5. The regulations 

may be accessed at the following Web 

site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ 

cfr/waisidx_02/34cfr607_02.html. 

The eligibility requirements for the 

Title V, HSI Program are found in 34 

CFR 606.2 through 34 CFR 606.5. The 

regulations may be accessed at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/ 

waisidx_01/34cfr606_01.html. 

The requirements for the PPOHA 

Program are found in the notice of final 

requirements published in the Federal 

Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 44055) 

(PPOHA NFP). Among the requirements 

established for the PPOHA Program in 

the PPOHA NFP are the use of the 

regulations in 34 CFR 606.2(a) and (b), 

and 606.3 through 606.5. 

Enrollment of Needy Students: Under 

34 CFR 606.3(a) and 607.3(a) and, for 

the PPOHA Program, Requirement 1— 

Eligibility Criteria (Use of 34 CFR 

606.2(a) and (b), 606.3 through 606.5) in 

the PPOHA NFP, an institution is 

considered to have an enrollment of 

needy students if: (1) At least 50 percent 

of its degree students received financial 

assistance under one or more of the 

following programs: Federal Pell Grant, 

FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins 

Loan Programs; or (2) the percentage of 

its undergraduate degree students who 

were enrolled on at least a half-time 

basis and received Federal Pell Grants 

exceeded the median percentage of 

undergraduate degree students who 

were enrolled on at least a half-time 

basis and received Federal Pell Grants at 

comparable institutions that offer 

similar instruction. 

To qualify under this latter criterion, 

an institution’s Federal Pell Grant 

percentage for base year 2008–2009 

must be more than the median for its 

category of comparable institutions 

provided in the 2008–2009 Median Pell 

Grant and Average E&G Expenditures 

per FTE Student Table in this notice. 


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For the PBI Program, see section 

318(b)(2) of the HEA for the definition 

of ‘‘Enrollment of Needy Students.’’ 

Educational and General Expenditures 

per FTE Student: An institution should 

compare its 2008–2009 average E&G 

expenditures per FTE student to the 

average E&G expenditure per FTE 

student for its category of comparable 

institutions contained in the 2008–2009 

Median Pell Grant and Average E&G 

Expenditures per FTE Student Table in 

this notice. The institution meets this 

eligibility requirement if its average E&G 

expenditures for the 2008–2009 base 

year are less than the average for its 

category of comparable institutions. 

An institution’s average E&G 

expenditures are the total amount it 

expended during the base year for 

instruction, research, public service, 

academic support, student services, 

institutional support including library 

expenditures, operation and 

maintenance, scholarships and 

fellowships, and mandatory transfers. 

The following table identifies the 

relevant median Federal Pell Grant 

percentages for the base year 2008–2009 

and the relevant average E&G 

expenditures per FTE student for the 

base year 2008–2009 for the four 

categories of comparable institutions: 

Type of Institution 

2008–2009 

Median Pell 

Grant 

Percentage 

2008–2009 

Average E&G 

Expenditures 

per FTE 

Student 

2-year Public Institutions ......................................................................................................................................... 25.85 $11,111 

2-year Non-profit Private Institutions ....................................................................................................................... 35.81 23,266 

4-year Public Institutions ......................................................................................................................................... 24.82 27,597 

4-year Non-profit Private Institutions ....................................................................................................................... 25.53 45,093 

Waiver Information: IHEs that are 

unable to meet the needy student 

enrollment requirement or the average 

E&G expenditures requirement may 

apply to the Secretary for waivers of 

these requirements, as described in 34 

CFR 606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), 

and 607.4(c) and (d). Institutions 

requesting a waiver of the needy student 

enrollment requirement or the average 

E&G expenditures requirement must 

include in their application detailed 

information supporting the waiver 

request, as described in the instructions 

for completing the application. 

The regulations governing the 

Secretary’s authority to waive the needy 

student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2) 

and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) and (3), refer to 

‘‘low-income’’ students or families. The 

regulations at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and 

607.3(c) define ‘‘low-income’’ as an 

amount that does not exceed 150 

percent of the amount equal to the 

poverty level, as established by the U.S. 

Bureau of the Census. 

For the purposes of this waiver 

provision, the following table sets forth 

the low-income levels for the various 

sizes of families: 

2008 ANNUAL LOW–INCOME LEVELS

Size of family unit 

Family income for 

the 48 contiguous 

states, D.C., and 

outlying jurisdictions 

Family income for 

Alaska 

Family income for 

Hawaii 

1 ................................................................................................................................. $15,600 $19,500 $17,940 

2 ................................................................................................................................. 21,000 26,250 24,150 

3 ................................................................................................................................. 26,400 33,000 30,360 

4 ................................................................................................................................. 31,800 39,750 36,570 

5 ................................................................................................................................. 37,200 46,500 42,780 

6 ................................................................................................................................. 42,600 53,250 48,990 

7 ................................................................................................................................. 48,000 60,000 55,200 

8 ................................................................................................................................. 53,400 66,750 61,410 

Note: The 2008 annual low-income levels 

are being used because those are the amounts 

that apply to the family income reported by 

students enrolled for the fall 2008 semester. 

For family units with more than eight 

members, add the following amount for each 

additional family member: $5,400 for the 

contiguous 48 States, the District of Columbia 

and outlying jurisdictions; $6,750 for Alaska; 

and $6,210 for Hawaii. 

The figures shown under family 

income represent amounts equal to 150 

percent of the family income levels 

established by the U.S. Bureau of the 

Census for determining poverty status. 

The poverty guidelines were published 

by the U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services in the Federal Register 

on January 23, 2008 (73 FR 3971–3972). 

The information about ‘‘metropolitan 

statistical areas’’ referenced in 34 CFR 

606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be 

obtained by requesting the Metropolitan 

Statistical Areas, 1999 Publication, 

Order Number PB99–501538, from the 

National Technical Information Service, 

Document Sales, 5301 Shawnee Road, 

Alexandria, VA 22312, telephone 

number: 1–800–553–6847. There is a 

charge for this publication. 

Applications Available: December 8, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: January 31, 2011 for an 

applicant institution that wishes to be 

designated as eligible to apply for a FY 

2011 new grant under the Title III or 

Title V Programs and February 28, 2011 

for an applicant institution that wishes 

to apply only for cost-sharing waivers 

under the FSEOG, FWS, SSS, or UISFL 

Programs. 

Electronic Submission of Applications 

Applications for designation of 

eligibility must be submitted 

electronically using the following Web 

site: https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/. 

To enter the Web site, you must use 

your institution’s unique 8-digit 

identifier, i.e., your Office of 

Postsecondary Education Identification 

Number (OPE ID Number). Your 

business office or student financial aid 

office should have the OPE ID Number. 


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If not, contact the Department using the 

e-mail addresses of the contact persons 

listed in this notice under FOR

APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. You will find detailed 

instructions for completing the 

application form electronically under 

the ‘‘eligibility 2010’’ link at either of the 

following Web sites: http://www.ed.gov/ 

programs/iduestitle3a/index.html or 

http://www.ed.gov/hsi. 

If your institution is unable to meet 

the needy student enrollment 

requirement or the average E&G 

expenditure requirement and wishes to 

request a waiver of one or both of these 

requirements, you must complete your 

designation application form 

electronically and transmit your waiver 

request narrative document from the 

following Web site: https:// 

opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5/. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You may qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement and may submit your 

application in paper format if you are 

unable to submit an application 

electronically because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload documents to the Web site; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevent you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Darlene B. Collins, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., room 6033, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. Fax: (202) 502–7861. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail (using the U.S. Postal Service 

or commercial carrier) the application, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: Darlene B. Collins, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Room 6033, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark; 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service; 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier; or 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark; or 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

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 application, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: Darlene B. Collins, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Room 6033, Washington, DC 

20006–8513. 

Hand delivered applications will be 

accepted daily between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 

98, and 99. (b) The regulations for the 

Title III Programs in 34 CFR part 607, 

and for the HSI Program in 34 CFR part 

606. (c) The notice of final requirements 

for the PPOHA Program, published in 

the Federal Register on July 27, 2010 

(75 FR 44055). 

Note: There are no program-specific 

regulations for the AANAPISI, NASNTI, and 

PBI Programs. Accordingly, we encourage 

each potential applicant to read the HEA, the 

authorizing statute, for program-specific 

requirements for the AANAPISI, NASNTI, 

and PBI Programs. 

For Applications and Further 

Information Contact: Kelley Harris or 

Carnisia Proctor, Institutional 

Development and Undergraduate 

Education Service, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 

6033, Request for Eligibility 

Designation, Washington, DC 20006– 

8513. 

You can contact these individuals at 

the following e-mail addresses or phone 

numbers: 

Kelley.Harris@ed.gov, 202–219–7083. 

Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov, 202–502– 

7606. 

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, audio 

tape, or computer diskette) on request to 

one of the contact persons listed in this 

section. 

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 at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF, you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free 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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057–1059g, 

1067q and 1101–1103g. 

Dated: December 3, 2010. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of 

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December 1, 2010. 

Take notice that on November 19, 

2010, Dominion Transmission, Inc. 

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