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VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may notify you informally, 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. 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 an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Grant Administration: Applicants 

should budget for a three-day meeting 

for project directors to be held in 

Washington, DC. 

4. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as directed by 

the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: The 

Department has established the 

following Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance 

measures for the Arts in Education 

Model Development and Dissemination 

Grant Program: (1) The percentage of 

students participating in arts model 

projects funded through the AEMDD 

Program who demonstrate proficiency 

in mathematics compared to those in 

control or comparison groups and (2) 

the percentage of students participating 

in arts model projects who demonstrate 

proficiency in reading compared to 

those in control or comparison groups. 

These measures constitute the 

Department’s indicators of success for 

this program. Consequently, we advise 

an applicant for a grant under this 

program to give careful consideration to 

these measures in conceptualizing the 

approach and evaluation for its 

proposed project. Each grantee will be 

required to provide, in its annual 

performance and final reports, data 

about its progress in meeting these 

measures. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Austin, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 4W223, Washington, DC 20202– 

5950. Telephone: (202) 260–1280 or by 

e-mail: artsdemo@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: 

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all other documents of this Department 

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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

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

index.html. 

Dated: January 12, 2010. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–702 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

National Assessment Governing Board. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The National Assessment 

Governing Board is announcing a public 

hearing on January 28, 2010 to obtain 

comment on the draft Technological 

Literacy Assessment Framework for the 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress (NAEP). 

Public and private parties and 

organizations are invited to present 

written and/or oral testimony. The 

hearing will be held at the Washington 

Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20001 from 9:30 

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST. 

This notice sets forth the schedule 

and proposed agenda of a forthcoming 

public hearing of the National 

Assessment Governing Board. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Board. Notice of this meeting is 

required under Section 10 (a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 

document is intended to notify members 

of the general public of their 

opportunity to provide comment. 

Individuals who will need special 

accommodations in order to attend the 

hearing (such as interpreting services, 

assistive listening devices, materials in 

alternative format) should notify Munira 

Mwalimu at 202–357–6938 or at 

Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than 

January 21, 2010. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: January 28, 2010. 

Location: Washington Court Hotel, 

525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001. 

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST 

Background: Under Public Law 107– 

279, the National Assessment Governing 

Board (NAGB) is responsible for 

determining the content and 

methodology of the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP). The assessment is required to 

provide a fair and accurate 

measurement of student academic 

achievement through a random 

sampling process that produces 

representative data for the nation, the 

states, and other participating 

jurisdictions. The Board’s 

responsibilities include selecting subject 

areas to be assessed, developing 

assessment specifications and 

frameworks, designing the methodology 

of the assessment, developing 

appropriate student achievement levels 

for each grade and subject tested, 

developing standards and procedures 

for interstate and national comparisons, 

developing guidelines for reporting and 

disseminating results, and releasing 

initial NAEP results to the public. 

In preparation for a new assessment 

in the area of Technological Literacy, 

the Governing Board has contracted 

with WestEd to convene broad-based 

panels of policymakers, business 

representatives, educators, engineers, 

information communication experts, 

and others to recommend student 

knowledge and skills at the 4th, 8th, and 

12th grades for a planned assessment of 


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Technological Literacy. The framework 

covers a broad range of content and 

practices related to technology and 

society; design and systems; and 

information and communication 

technology. The draft framework was 

developed during a multi-year, widelyinclusive process. WestEd has 

conducted numerous forums and other 

outreach activities to obtain input and 

feedback on earlier drafts of the 

assessment framework. This public 

hearing scheduled for January 28, 2010 

is the final forum for interested 

individuals and organizations to 

provide feedback on the framework, 

prior to Board action in early March 

2010. 

The draft framework is available on 

the Governing Board Web site at http:// 

www.nagb.org and on the Technological 

Literacy project Web site at http:// 

www.naeptech2012.org. Other related 

material on the Governing Board and 

NAEP may be found at http:// 

www.nagb.org and at http:// 

www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard. 

The Board is seeking comment from 

policymakers, teachers, researchers, 

state and local school administrators, 

business representatives, members of 

interested organizations, and members 

of the public. Representatives of the 

Governing Board will conduct the 

hearing to receive testimony and ask 

clarifying questions or respond to 

presentations. Oral testimony should 

not exceed ten minutes. Testimony will 

become part of the public record. 

To register to present oral testimony 

on January 28, 2010 at the Washington 

Court Hotel, in Washington, DC, please 

call Tessa Regis, of the National 

Assessment Governing Board staff, at 

202–357–7500 or send an e-mail to 

tessa.regis@ed.gov by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Time) on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. 

Written testimony should be sent by 

mail, fax or e-mail for receipt in the 

Board office by January 28, 2010. All 

views will be considered by the Board’s 

Assessment Development Committee 

and by the full Board. It is anticipated 

that the Committee will make 

recommendations to the Governing 

Board at the Governing Board meeting 

on March 4–6, 2010. 

The Board will make an effort to 

receive testimony from all persons who 

wish to present testimony at the 

hearing, without prior registration, but 

may not be able to do so. Speakers are 

encouraged to register in advance and to 

bring written statements for distribution 

at the hearing. 

Testimony should be sent to: National 

Assessment Governing Board, 800 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20002, Attention: Tessa 

Regis, Fax: (202) 357–6945, e-mail: 

tessa.regis@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tessa Regis or Mary Crovo, National 

Assessment Governing Board, 800 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20002–4233, 

Telephone: (202) 357–6938. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Assessment Governing Board 

is established under section 412 of the 

National Education Statistics Act of 

1994, as amended. The Board 

formulates policy guidelines for the 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress (NAEP). 

Specific questions that the Board 

seeks responses to include the 

following: 

1. Does the content described in the 

draft framework represent important 

information and reasonable expectations 

for student achievement in 

technological literacy? 

2. Is there an appropriate balance 

among different areas of technological 

literacy at grades 4, 8, and 12? 

3. Are the skills and practices in the 

framework treated satisfactorily with 

appropriate emphasis? 

4. Is there an appropriate mix of item 

types—multiple-choice, short answer, 

and long constructed response? 

5. Does the draft framework provide 

clear information about the content and 

format of this NAEP assessment? Are 

the organization and format of the 

document appropriate for its intended 

audiences, including the general public, 

teachers, policy makers, curriculum 

specialists, and others? 

6. The Board intends to change the 

assessment title, ‘‘Technological 

Literacy,’’ to another more appropriate 

title, which clearly communicates the 

broad-based nature of the assessment. 

What are some recommendations for a 

new title and why are those choices 

more appropriate than Technological 

Literacy? 

A detailed summary of the hearing 

that is informative to the public and 

consistent with the policy of section 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the 

public within 14 days of the meeting. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the U.S. Department of 

Education, National Assessment 

Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may 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/index.html. 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. 

Dated: January 12, 2010. 

Cornelia S. Orr, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–711 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

January 7, 2010. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC10–33–000. 

Applicants: CPV Keenan II Renewable 

Energy Company. 

Description: CPV Renewable Energy 

Co., LLC et al. submits joint application 

for authorization under Section 203 of 

the Federal Power Act, etc. 

Filed Date: 01/05/2010. 

Accession Number: 20100105–4002. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. 

Docket Numbers: EC10–34–000. 

Applicants: Northbrook New York, 

LLC, Fort Chicago Holdings U.S. Inc. 

Description: Application for 

Authorization for Disposition of 

Jurisdictional Facilities and request for 

expedited and privileged treatment of 

Exhibit 1 re Northbrook New York, LLC 

et al. 

Filed Date: 01/05/2010. 

Accession Number: 20100106–0220. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER03–762–014. 

Applicants: Alliant Energy Corporate 

Services, Inc. 

Description: Alliant Energy Corporate 

Services, Inc. Notice of Change in 

Status. 


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