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this program based on the formula 

contained in section 318(e) of the HEA 

(20 U.S.C. 1059e(e)). 

Department staff will review 

applications to determine eligibility and 

to ensure that all activities proposed in 

the application are allowable under 

section 318(d) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1059e(d)). 

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. 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. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the PBI Formula 

Grant Program: 

(a) Enrollment Rate: The percentage 

change of the number of full-time 

degree-seeking undergraduate students 

enrolled at PBIs. 

(b) Persistence Rate—four-year 

institutions: The percentage of firsttime, full-time degree-seeking 

undergraduate students at four-year 

PBIs who were in their first year of 

postsecondary enrollment in the 

previous year and are enrolled in the 

current year at the same four-year PBI. 

(c) Persistence Rate—two-year 

institutions: The percentage of firsttime, full-time degree-seeking 

undergraduate students at two-year PBIs 

who were in their first year of 

postsecondary enrollment in the 

previous year and are enrolled in the 

current year at the same two-year PBI. 

(d) Completion Rate—four-year 

institutions: The percentage of firsttime, full-time degree-seeking 

undergraduate students enrolled at fouryear PBIs who graduate within six years 

of enrollment. 

(e) Completion Rate—two-year 

institutions: The percentage of firsttime, full-time degree-seeking 

undergraduate students enrolled at twoyear PBIs who graduate within three 

years of enrollment. 

(f) Efficiency Measure: Cost per 

successful program outcome: Federal 

cost per undergraduate degree at PBIs. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernadette D. Miles, Institutional 

Service, U.S. Department of Education, 

1990 K Street, NW., Room 6025, 

Washington, DC 20006–8515. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7616, or by email: bernadette.miles@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 compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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: http://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 may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: http:// 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Dated: August 12, 2011. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20998 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity, 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity, 

Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of December 14–16, 2011 

open meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity and an invitation to make 

third-party written comments 

concerning agencies scheduled for 

review. 

ADDRESSES: U. S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 

8060, Washington, DC 20006. 

SUMMARY: This meeting notice sets forth 

the agenda of the upcoming December 

14–16, 2011 open meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI) and informs the public of its 

opportunity to attend the meeting. It 

also invites the public to submit thirdparty written comments concerning 

agencies scheduled for review. 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 

of 1965 (HEA), as amended. 

Meeting Date and Place: The NACIQI 

meeting will be held on December 14– 

16, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza Old Town 

Alexandria, 901 North Fairfax, 

Alexandria, Virginia, from 8:00 a.m., to 

approximately 5:30 p.m., except for 

December 16, 2011, when it is 

anticipated that the meeting will end 

mid-afternoon. 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: The NACIQI is established 

under Section 114 of the HEA, as 

amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c. The NACIQI 

advises the Secretary of Education 

about: 

The establishment and enforcement of the 

Criteria for Recognition of accrediting 

agencies or associations under Subpart 2, 

Part H, Title IV, HEA, as amended; 

The recognition of specific accrediting 

agencies or associations, or a specific State 

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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, HEA; 

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; and, 

Any other advisory functions relating to 

accreditation and institutional eligibility that 

the Secretary may prescribe. 

Agenda: The December 14–16, 2011 

NACIQI meeting will consist of two 

different parts. The first part of the 

meeting will involve the review of 

specific accrediting agencies, State 

agencies for the approval of nursing 

education, and State agencies for the 

approval of public postsecondary 

vocational education. The second part 

will involve review of the report to the 

Secretary of the U.S. Department of 

Education containing the NACIQI’s 

recommendations concerning the 

reauthorization of the HEA. 

Below is a list of agencies scheduled 

for review during the December 14–16 

NACIQI meeting. 

Petition for Initial Recognition 

State Approval Agency for Nursing 

Education 

1. Mississippi Institutions of Higher 

Learning, Board of Trustees of State 

Institutions of Higher Education. 

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition 

Accrediting Agencies 

1. American Podiatric Medical 

Association, Council on Podiatric 

Medical Education. 

2. The Council on Chiropractic 

Education, Commission on 

Accreditation. 

3. Commission on English Language 

Program Accreditation. 

4. Joint Review Committee on 

Education in Radiologic Technology. 

5. North Central Association 

Commission on Accreditation and 

School Improvement, Board of Trustees. 

State Approval Agencies for Nursing 

Education 

1. Kansas State Board of Nursing. 

2. Maryland State Board of Nursing. 

3. New York State Board of Regents, 

State Education Department, Office of 

the Professions (Nursing Education). 

State Approval Agencies for 

Postsecondary Education Vocational 

Education 

1. New York State Board of Regents, 

State Education Department, Office of 

the Professions (Public Postsecondary 

Vocational Education, Practical 

Nursing). 

2. Pennsylvania State Board for 

Vocational Education, Bureau of Career 

and Technology Education. 

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition 

and Expansion of Scope To Include 

Distance Education 

Accrediting Agency 

1. American Association for Marriage 

and Family Therapy, Commission on 

Accreditation for Marriage and Family 

Therapy Education. 

State Approval Agency for 

Postsecondary Education Vocational 

Education 

1. Oklahoma Board of Career and 

Technology Education. 

Compliance Reports 

Accrediting Agencies 

1. American Optometric Education, 

Accreditation Council on Optometric 

Education. 

2. Western Association of Schools and 

Colleges, Accrediting Commission for 

Community and Junior Colleges. 

Submission of Written Comments 

Concerning Agencies Scheduled for 

Review: Submit your written comments 

by e-mail, no later than thirty days after 

the date of publication, to the 

Accreditation Group Records Manager 

at aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov, with the 

subject line ‘‘Written Comments re 

(agency name).’’ Do not send material 

directly to NACIQI members. 

In all instances, your comments about 

an agency’s initial recognition or the 

renewal of recognition must relate to 

whether the agency meets the Criteria 

for Recognition. In addition, your 

comments for any agency whose 

compliance report is scheduled for 

review must relate to the issues raised 

and the Criteria for Recognition cited in 

the Secretary’s letter that requested the 

report. Third parties having concerns 

about agencies regarding matters outside 

the scope of the petition should report 

those concerns to Department staff. 

Only material submitted by the 

deadline to the e-mail address listed in 

this notice, and in accordance with 

these instructions, become part of the 

official record concerning agencies 

scheduled for review and are considered 

by the Department and the NACIQI in 

their deliberations. 

This notice announces the only 

opportunity you will have to submit 

written comments concerning the 

agencies scheduled for this meeting. 

There will be another Federal Register 

notice concerning the opportunity to 

make written comments about the 

NACIQI’s report to the Secretary 

concerning recommendations on the 

reauthorization of the HEA. 

Requests to Make Oral Comments: 

There will be another notice that will 

invite the public to submit requests to 

make oral presentations before the 

NACIQI concerning the agencies 

scheduled for review. That notice will 

explain the methods the public may use 

to request to make oral presentations 

and provide the instructions for each 

method. A separate Federal Register 

notice will invite the public to make 

oral presentations concerning the 

NACIQI’s report on the reauthorization 

of the HEA. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will record the meeting and 

post the official report of the meeting on 

the NACIQI Web site. Pursuant to the 

FACA, the public may also inspect the 

materials at 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, by e-mailing 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov, or by 

calling 202–219–7067 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the December 14–16, 2011 

meeting (i.e., interpreter services, 

assistive listening devices, and/or 

materials in alternative format) should 

contact Department staff at 202–219– 

7011; or, e-mail 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov, no later 

than November 17, 2011. We will 

attempt to meet requests after this date, 

but we cannot guarantee the availability 

of the requested accommodation. The 

meeting site will be accessible. 

For Additional Information: Contact 

Melissa Lewis, NACIQI Executive 

Director, U.S. Department of Education, 

Room 8060, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006; telephone: 202– 

219–7009; e-mail: 

Melissa.Lewis@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

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: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this 

site, you can view this document, as 

well as all other documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, 


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you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at http:// 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20947 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 18–095] 

Idaho Power Company; Notice of 

Application for Amendment of License 

and Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Type of Application: Amendment 

to article 410 of the project license. 

b. Project No: 18–095. 

c. Date Filed: July 12, 2011. 

d. Applicant: Idaho Power Company 

of Boise, Idaho. 

e. Name of Project: Twin Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: This project is located on 

the Snake River in Jerome County, 

Idaho. 

g. Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 

U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Nathan F. 

Gardiner, Attorney, Idaho Power 

Company, P.O. Box 70, Boise, ID 83702, 

208–388–2975, ngardiner@idahopower.

com. 

i. FERC Contact: Any questions on 

this notice should be addressed to Mr. 

Lorance Yates, 678–245–3084, lorance.

yates@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments and or 

motions: September 12, 2011. 

Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘efiling’’ link. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.

asp. You must include your name and 

contact information at the end of your 

comments. Please include the project 

number (P–18–095) on any comments or 

motions filed. 

k. Description of Application: The 

licensee requests that the definition of 

‘‘peak viewing times’’ in article 410 of 

the Twin Falls Project license be 

amended. This request would eliminate 

the requirement for aesthetic flows 

during the low-visitation season 

(September through March) and reduce 

the number of viewing hours during the 

high-visitation season (April through 

August). Currently, article 410 requires 

the licensee to maintain flows that 

average 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) 

over Twin Falls from 8 a.m. to 30 

minutes after sunset each day, 7 days a 

week, April 1 through August 31, and 8 

a.m. to 30 minutes after sunset on all 

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 

September 1 through March 31 (peak 

viewing times). At no time during these 

peak viewing times is the flow over 

Twin Fails to fall below 270 cfs or 

inflow, whichever is less, nor should 

flows average less than 300 cfs, or 

inflows less 200 cfs. The licensee is 

requesting that peak viewing times in 

article 410 be changed to require 

minimum flows over Twin Falls from 10 

a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days a week, April 1 

through August 31 and no minimum 

flows the remainder of the year. No 

change in flow rates is requested. 

l. Locations of the Application: A of 

the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. 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 

(P–18) in the docket number field to 

access the document. You may also 

register online at http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be 

notified via email of new filings and 

issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, call 1– 

866–208–3676 or e-mail FERCOnline

Support@ferc.gov, for TTY, call (202) 

502–8659. A copy is also available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item (h) above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as 

applicable; (2) set forth in the heading 

the name of the applicant and the 

project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

the name, address, and telephone 

number of the person protesting or 

intervening; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of 18 CFR 

385.2001 through 385.2005. All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests must set forth their evidentiary 

basis and otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). All 

comments, motions to intervene, or 

protests should relate to project works 

which are the subject of the amendment 

application. Agencies may obtain copies 

of the application directly from the 

applicant. A copy of any protest or 

motion to intervene must be served 

upon each representative of the 

applicant specified in the particular 

application. If an intervener files 

comments or documents with the 

Commission relating to the merits of an 

issue that may affect the responsibilities 

of a particular resource agency, they 

must also serve a copy of the document 

on that resource agency. A copy of all 

other filings in reference to this 

application must be accompanied by 

proof of service on all persons listed in 

the service list prepared by the 

Commission in this proceeding, in 

accordance with 18 CFR 4.34(b) and 

385.2010. 


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