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Act of 1993, the objective for the 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 

(FRA) Program is to provide grants to 

institutions of higher education to fund 

faculty to maintain and improve their 

area studies and language skills by 

conducting research abroad for periods 

of 3 to 12 months. 

The Department will use the 

following FRA measures to evaluate its 

success in meeting this objective: 

Performance Measure 1: The average 

language competency score of FulbrightHays Faculty Research Abroad Program 

recipients at the end of their period of 

research minus their average language 

competency at the beginning of the 

period. 

Performance Measure 2: Percentage of 

all Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research 

Abroad Program projects judged to be 

successful by the program officer, based 

on a review of information provided in 

annual performance reports. 

Efficiency measure: Cost per 

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad 

grantee increasing language competency 

by at least one level in one (or all three) 

area. 

The information provided by grantees 

in their performance report submitted 

via IRIS will be the source of data for 

this measure. Reporting screens for 

institutions and fellows may be viewed 

at: http://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/pdfs/ 

FRA_fellow.pdf; http://www.iepsiris.org/iris/pdfs/FRA_director.pdf. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Cynthia Dudzinski, International 

Education Programs Service, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Room 6007, Washington, DC 

20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7589 

or by e-mail: cynthia.dudzinski@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 computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under For Further 

Information Contact in Section VII of 

this notice. 

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. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

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. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

office of Postsecondary Education, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Dated: September 30, 2009. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. E9–23898 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Technical Advisory Council 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations To 

Serve on the National Technical 

Advisory Council (NTAC). 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education 

(Secretary) invites interested parties to 

submit nominations for individuals to 

serve on the National Technical 

Advisory Council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Technical Advisory Council 

(NTAC or the Council) is established by 

the Secretary of Education and governed 

by the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 

L. 92–463, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2). In order to ensure that the 

U.S. Department of Education 

(Department) is making sound technical 

decisions related to the approval of 

state-designed standards, assessments, 

and accountability systems, the NTAC 

shall advise the Secretary and the 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education (Assistant 

Secretary) on technical issues related to 

the design and implementation of 

standards, assessments, and 

accountability systems consistent with 

section 1111(b) of the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001 and 34 CFR 200.1 

through 200.20. 

The Council shall consist of 

approximately 16 members, including 

persons who have knowledge of and 

expertise in the design and 

implementation of educational 

standards, assessments, and 

accountability systems for all students, 

including students with disabilities and 

limited English proficient students, and 

experts with technical knowledge 

related to statistics and psychometrics. 

At least one-third of the members shall 

have experience working in or with 

state educational agencies or local 

educational agencies. NTAC will advise 

the Secretary on matters that arise 

during the State Plan review process. 

Nomination Process: Any interested 

person or organization may nominate 

one or more qualified individuals for 

membership. If you would like to 

nominate an individual or yourself for 

appointment to the Council, please 

submit the following information to the 

Department’s White House Liaison 

Office: 

• A copy of the nominee’s resume; 

• A cover letter that provides your 

reason(s) for nominating the individual; 

and 

• Contact information for the 

nominee (name, title, business address, 

business phone, fax number, and 

business e-mail address). 

In addition, the cover letter must state 

that the nominee (if nominating 

someone other than yourself) has agreed 

to be nominated and is willing to serve 

on the Council. Nominees will be 

appointed based on technical 

qualifications, professional experience, 

and demonstrated knowledge of issues 

related to state-designed standards, 

assessment, and accountability systems. 

DATES: Nominations for individuals to 

serve on the Council must be submitted 

(postmarked, if sending by mail; 

submitted electronically; or received, if 

hand delivered) by November 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations, including attachments, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Send to: 

WhiteHouseLiaison@ed.gov (specify in 

the e-mail subject line, ‘‘NTAC 

Nomination’’) 

• Mail, express delivery, hand 

delivery, messenger, or courier service: 

Submit one copy of the documents 

listed above to the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, White 

House Liaison Office, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 7C109, 

Washington, DC 20202. Attn: Karen 

Akins. 

For questions, contact Karen Akins, 

White House Liaison Office, at (202) 


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401–3677, fax (202) 205–0723, or via email at WhiteHouseLiaison@ed.gov. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. E9–23961 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13569–000] 

Southern Nevada Water Authority; 

Notice of Intent To File License 

Application, Filing of Pre-Application 

Document, and Approving Use of the 

Traditional Licensing Process 

September 28, 2009. 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 13569–000 

c. Dated Filed: August 14, 2009 

d. Submitted By: Southern Nevada 

Water Authority (Southern Nevada) 

e. Name of Project: Arrow Canyon 

Conduit Energy Recovery Hydroturbine 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be located next to the existing 

Coyote Springs Project Water 

Transmission Conduit in Moapa Clark 

County, Nevada. The project would 

occupy 0.68 acres of federal land. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the 

Commission’s regulations 

h. Potential Applicant Contact: Scott 

P. Krantz, 100 City Parkway, Suite 700, 

Las Vegas, NV 89106; (702) 691–5240. 

i. FERC Contact: Jim Fargo at (202) 

502–6095; or e-mail at 

james.fargo@ferc.gov. 

j. Southern Nevada notified the public 

of its request on August 26, 2009. In a 

letter dated September 28, 2009, the 

Director of the Office of Energy Projects 

approved Southern Nevada’s request to 

use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with: (a) The U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service under section 

7 of the Endangered Species Act and the 

joint agency regulations thereunder at 

50 CFR, Part 402; and (b) the Nevada 

State Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by Section 106, National 

Historical Preservation Act, and the 

implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. Southern Nevada filed a PreApplication Document (PAD; including 

a proposed process plan and schedule) 

with the Commission, pursuant to 18 

CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

m. A copy of the PAD is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site (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 (P–13569). For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, of for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in paragraph h. 

Register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances related 

to this or other pending projects. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–23859 Filed 10–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–466–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Application 

September 28, 2009. 

Take notice that on September 18, 

2009, Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in 

Docket No. CP09–466–000, an 

application pursuant to section 7(b) of 

the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157 

of the Commission’s regulations, 

requesting authorization to abandon in 

place three horizontal compressor units 

consisting of 4,300 horsepower at its 

Sunray Compressor Station and 

associated piping, all located in Moore 

County, Texas, all as more fully set forth 

in the application which is on file with 

the Commission and open to public 

inspection. This filing may also 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, call (866) 

208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Dari R. 

Dornan, Senior Counsel, Northern 

Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68103–0330, or by 

calling (402) 398–7077 (telephone) or 

(402) 398–7426 (fax), 

dari.dornan@nngco.com, or to Michael 

T. Loeffler, Senior Director, Certificates 

and External Affairs, Northern Natural 

Gas Company, P.O. Box 3330, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68103–0330, or by calling 

(402) 398–7103 (telephone) or (402) 

398–7592 (fax), 

mike.loeffler@nngco.com. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, on or before the comment date 

stated below, file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

a motion to intervene in accordance 

with the requirements of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) 

and the Regulations under the NGA (18 

CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 

status will be placed on the service list 

maintained by the Secretary of the 

Commission and will receive copies of 

all documents filed by the applicant and 

by all other parties. A party must submit 

14 copies of filings made with the 

Commission and must mail a copy to 

the applicant and to every other party in 

the proceeding. Only parties to the 

proceeding can ask for court review of 

Commission orders in the proceeding. 

However, a person does not have to 

intervene in order to have comments 

considered. The second way to 

participate is by filing with the 

Secretary of the Commission, as soon as 

possible, an original and two copies of 

comments in support of or in opposition 

to this project. The Commission will 

consider these comments in 


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