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number of years in the ‘‘all students’’ 

group. 

Privacy requirements means the 

requirements of the Family Educational 

Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 

U.S.C. 1232g, and its implementing 

regulations in 34 CFR part 99, the 

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as well as all 

applicable Federal, State and local 

requirements regarding privacy. 

Programs of study means career and 

technical education programs of study, 

which may be offered as an option to 

students (and their parents as 

appropriate) when planning for and 

completing future coursework, for 

career and technical content areas, 

that— 

(a) Incorporate secondary education 

and postsecondary education elements; 

(b) Include coherent and rigorous 

content aligned with challenging 

academic standards and relevant career 

and technical content in a coordinated, 

non-duplicative progression of courses 

that align secondary education with 

postsecondary education to adequately 

prepare students to succeed in 

postsecondary education; 

(c) May include the opportunity for 

secondary education students to 

participate in dual or concurrent 

enrollment programs or other ways to 

acquire postsecondary education 

credits; and 

(d) Lead to an industry-recognized 

credential or certificate at the 

postsecondary level, or an associate or 

baccalaureate degree. 

Quasi-experimental study means an 

evaluation design that attempts to 

approximate an experimental study (as 

defined in this notice) and can support 

causal conclusions (i.e., minimizes 

threats to internal validity, such as 

selection bias, or allows them to be 

modeled). Well-designed and wellimplemented (as defined in this notice) 

quasi-experimental studies include 

carefully matched comparison group 

designs (as defined in this notice), 

interrupted time series designs (as 

defined in this notice), or regression 

discontinuity designs (as defined in this 

notice). 

Regression discontinuity design study 

means, in part, a quasi-experimental 

study (as defined in this notice) design 

that closely approximates an 

experimental study (as defined in this 

notice). In a regression discontinuity 

design, participants are assigned to a 

treatment or comparison group based on 

a numerical rating or score of a variable 

unrelated to the treatment such as the 

rating of an application for funding. 

Another example would be assignment 

of eligible students, teachers, 

classrooms, or schools above a certain 

score (‘‘cut score’’) to the treatment 

group and assignment of those below 

the score to the comparison group. 

Rural local educational agency means 

a local educational agency (LEA) that is 

eligible under the Small Rural School 

Achievement (SRSA) program or the 

Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) 

program authorized under Title VI, Part 

B of the ESEA. Eligible applicants may 

determine whether a particular LEA is 

eligible for these programs by referring 

to information on the Department’s Web 

site at http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/ 

freedom/local/reap.html. 

Strong evidence means evidence from 

previous studies whose designs can 

support causal conclusions (i.e., studies 

with high internal validity), and studies 

that in total include enough of the range 

of participants and settings to support 

scaling up to the State, regional, or 

national level (i.e., studies with high 

external validity). The following are 

examples of strong evidence: 

(1) More than one well-designed and 

well-implemented (as defined in this 

notice) experimental study (as defined 

in this notice) or well-designed and 

well-implemented (as defined in this 

notice) quasi-experimental study (as 

defined in this notice) that supports the 

effectiveness of the practice, strategy, or 

program; or 

(2) One large, well-designed and wellimplemented (as defined in this notice) 

randomized controlled, multisite trial 

that supports the effectiveness of the 

practice, strategy, or program. 

Student achievement means— 

(a) For tested grades and subjects: (1) 

A student’s score on the State’s 

assessments under the ESEA; and, as 

appropriate, (2) other measures of 

student learning, such as those 

described in paragraph (b) of this 

definition, provided they are rigorous 

and comparable across schools. 

(b) For non-tested grades and subjects: 

alternative measures of student learning 

and performance, such as student scores 

on pre-tests and end-of-course tests; 

student performance on English 

language proficiency assessments; and 

other measures of student achievement 

that are rigorous and comparable across 

schools. 

Student growth means the change in 

student achievement (as defined in this 

notice) for an individual student 

between two or more points in time. A 

State may also include other measures 

that are rigorous and comparable across 

classrooms. 

Well-designed and well-implemented 

means, with respect to an experimental 

or quasi-experimental study (as defined 

in this notice), that the study meets the 

What Works Clearinghouse evidence 

standards, with or without reservations 

(see http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ 

references/idocviewer/ 

doc.aspx?docid=19&tocid=1 and in 

particular the description of ‘‘Reasons 

for Not Meeting Standards’’ at http:// 

ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/references/ 

idocviewer/ 

Doc.aspx?docId=19&tocId=4#reasons). 

[FR Doc. 2011–11650 Filed 5–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum 

for EAC Standards Board. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 

10 a.m. EDT through Tuesday, June 14, 

2011, 10 a.m. EDT. 

PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual 

Public Forum at http://www.eac.gov/ 

virtual_public_forum.aspx. Once at the 

main page of EAC’s Web site, viewers 

should click the link to the Virtual 

Public Forum. The virtual public forum 

will open on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 

10 a.m. EDT and will close on Tuesday, 

June 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT. The site 

will be available 24 hours per day 

during that 14-day period. 

PURPOSE: The EAC Standards Board will 

review and provide comment on the 

TGDC’s resolutions from the January 

2011 TGDC meeting, with a focus on 

Software Independence, to provide 

election official feedback to NIST and 

the TGDC. 

The EAC Standards Board Virtual 

Public Forum was established to enable 

the Standards Board to provide 

comment in an efficient manner in a 

public forum, including being able to 

review and discuss draft documents 

when it is not feasible for an in-person 

board meeting. The Standards Board 

will not take any votes or propose any 

resolutions during the 14-day forum of 

May 31–June 14, 2011. Members will 

post comments about TGDC’s work 

related to Software Independence to 

provide election official feedback to the 

TGDC and NIST. 

This activity is open for public 

observation. The public may view the 

Proceedings of this special forum by 

visiting the EAC Standards Board 

Virtual Public Forum at http:// 

www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx 

any time between Tuesday, May 31, 

2011, 10 a.m. EDT and Tuesday, June 

14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT. If it is 

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Standards Board that the meeting period 

will be extended, an amended notice 

will be posted in the Federal Register 

and on the EAC Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov for an extension of five 

days or more. Any shorter extension 

will only be posted at http:// 

www.eac.gov as posting in the Federal 

Register will not be practicable. The 

public also may view the TGDC’s work 

related to Software Independence, 

which will be posted on EAC’s Web site 

beginning May 31, 2011. The public 

may file written statements to the EAC 

Standards Board at 

standardsboard@eac.gov and by 

copying Sharmili Edwards at 

sedwards@eac.gov. Data on EAC’s Web 

site is accessible to visitors with 

disabilities and meets the requirements 

of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Gineen M. Bresso, 

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11840 Filed 5–10–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER11–2794–000. 

Applicants: Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Description: Response to Deficiency 

Letter of Midwest Independent 

Transmission System Operator, Inc. 

Filed Date: 04/29/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110429–5585. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Friday, May 20, 2011. 

Docket Numbers: ER11–3339–001. 

Applicants: Freepoint Commodities, 

LLC. 

Description: Freepoint Commodities, 

LLC submits tariff filing per 35.17(b): 

Freepoint Commodities, LLC Substitute 

MBR Tariff to be effective 5/12/2011. 

Filed Date: 05/04/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110504–5161. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. 

Docket Numbers: ER11–3520–000. 

Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company. 

Description: Notice of Termination of 

1st Revised Rate Schedule FERC No. 

158, a Facilities Charge Agreement for 

Baden Pumping Station between PG&E 

and the City and County of San 

Francisco. 

Filed Date: 05/04/2011. 

Accession Number: 20110504–5172. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on Wednesday, May 25, 2011. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 

and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. It 

is not necessary to separately intervene 

again in a subdocket related to a 

compliance filing if you have previously 

intervened in the same docket. Protests 

will be considered by the Commission 

in determining the appropriate action to 

be taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceeding. 

Anyone filing a motion to intervene or 

protest must serve a copy of that 

document on the Applicant. In reference 

to filings initiating a new proceeding, 

interventions or protests submitted on 

or before the comment deadline need 

not be served on persons other than the 

Applicant. 

As it relates to any qualifying facility 

filings, the notices of self-certification 

[or self-recertification] listed above, do 

not institute a proceeding regarding 

qualifying facility status. A notice of 

self-certification [or self-recertification] 

simply provides notification that the 

entity making the filing has determined 

the facility named in the notice meets 

the applicable criteria to be a qualifying 

facility. Intervention and/or protest do 

not lie in dockets that are qualifying 

facility self-certifications or selfrecertifications. Any person seeking to 

challenge such qualifying facility status 

may do so by filing a motion pursuant 

to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention 

and protests may be filed in response to 

notices of qualifying facility dockets 

other than self-certifications and selfrecertifications. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http:// 

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above proceedings 

are accessible in the Commission’s 

eLibrary system by clicking on the 

appropriate link in the above list. They 

are also available for review in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room in 

Washington, DC. There is an 

eSubscription link on the Web site that 

enables subscribers to receive e-mail 

notification when a document is added 

to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 

with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or 

call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, 

call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: May 5, 2011. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–11592 Filed 5–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0336; FRL– 8873–6] 

Department of Homeland Security; 

Transfer of Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

pesticide related information submitted 

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including 

information that may have been claimed 

as Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) by the submitter, will be 

transferred to the Department of 

Homeland Security. The Department of 

Homeland Security will work with OPP 

pursuant to the Homeland Security 

Presidential Directives and the 2009 

National Infrastructure Protection Plan. 

DATES: The Department of Homeland 

Security will be given access to this 

information on or after May 22, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mario Steadman, Information 

Technology and Resources Management 

Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–8338; e-mail address: 

steadman.mario@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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