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ambitious yet achievable compared to the baseline for the performance measure and when, during the project period, the applicant would meet the performance target(s).

Note: The Secretary encourages the applicant to consider measures and targets tied to the applicant’s grant activities during the grant period. The measures should be sufficient to gauge the progress throughout the grant period, show results by the end of the grant period, and be included in the logic
model.

For technical assistance in developing effective performance measures, applicants are encouraged to review information provided by the Department’s Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs). The RELs seek to build the capacity of States and school districts to incorporate data and
research into education decisionmaking. Each REL provides research support and technical assistance to its region but makes learning opportunities available to educators everywhere. For example, the REL Pacific has developed an electronic program that guides users through the processes of designing logic models, which is available at: http:// relpacific.mcrel.org/ELM.html.

(3) The applicant must also describe in the application:

(i) The data collection and reporting methods the applicant would use and why those methods are likely to yield reliable, valid, and meaningful performance data, and

(ii) The applicant’s capacity to collect and report reliable, valid, and meaningful performance data, as evidenced by high-quality data collection, analysis, and reporting in other projects or research.

Note: If the applicant does not have experience with collection and reporting of performance data through other projects or research, it should provide other evidence of its capacity to successfully carry out data collection and reporting for their proposed project.

5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a grantee has made ‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the objectives in its approved application.’’ This consideration includes the review of a grantee’s progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).

VII. Agency Contact

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Kristin Lundholm, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W221, Washington, DC 20202– 5970. Telephone: (202) 205–4352 or by
email: Kristin.Lundholm@ed.gov.

If you use a TDD or a TTY, 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.

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Dated: May 9, 2014. Nadya Chinoy Dabby, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 2014–11113 Filed 5–14–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**[OE Docket No. PP–399]**

**Application To Rescind Presidential Permit; Application for Presidential**  **Permit; Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. and**
**MATL LLP**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of application. **SUMMARY :**  Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. (Montana Alberta Tie) and MATL LLP (MATL) filed a joint application to voluntarily transfer the facilities authorized by Presidential Permit No. PP–305, as amended, to MATL. The application requested that the Department of Energy (DOE) rescind the Presidential permit held by Montana Alberta Tie and simultaneously issue a permit to MATL covering the same
international transmission facilities.

**DATES :**  Comments or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before June 13, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments or motions to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) at 202–586–5260, or by email to Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or Katherine Konieczny (Program Attorney) at 202–586–0503.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as amended by EO 12038. Existing Presidential permits are not transferable or assignable. However, in the event of a proposed voluntary transfer of facilities, in accordance with DOE regulations at 10 CFR 205.323, the existing permit holder and the transferee are required to file a joint application with DOE that includes a
statement of reasons for the transfer.

On April 17, 2014, Montana Alberta Tie and MATL jointly filed an application with DOE requesting, as an alternative to amending the existing Presidential permit, rescission of Presidential Permit No. PP–305, as amended, issued to Montana Alberta Tie
and a simultaneous issuance of a Presidential permit to MATL for the
same international transmission
facilities. The international transmission facilities authorized by Presidential Permit No. PP–305, as amended, include one 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line running from Great Falls, Montana north to a point at the Canadian border near Cut Bank,

Montana.

The rescission and reissuance is being requested for business reasons so that the transmission facilities can be jointly


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owned and operated by both Montana Alberta Tie and MATL. MATL, which is a U.S. entity organized under the laws of the state of Montana, will own and operate the transmission facilities on the U.S. side the border, and Montana Alberta Tie, which is a Canadian entity, will remain the owner and operator of the portion of the facilities in Canada.

Procedural Matters: Any person may comment on this application by filing such comment at the address provided above. Any person seeking to become a party to this proceeding must file a
motion to intervene at the address provided above in accordance with Rule
214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies
of each comment or motion to intervene
should be filed with DOE on or before
the date listed above.

Additional copies of such motions to intervene also should be filed directly with: Stacy Myers, Senior Legal Counsel, Green Power Transmission, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., 1100 Louisiana St., Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002 AND Travis Allen, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Green Power Transmission, Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., 1100 Louisiana St., Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002.

Before a Presidential permit may be granted or amended, DOE must determine that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply system. In addition, DOE must consider the environmental impacts of the proposed action (i.e., granting the Presidential permit or amendment, with any conditions and limitations, or denying the permit) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969. DOE also must obtain the concurrences of the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense before taking final action on a Presidential permit application.

Copies of this application will be made available, upon request, for public inspection and copying at the address provided above. In addition, the application may be reviewed or downloaded electronically at http://energy.gov/oe/services/electricitypolicy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2. Upon reaching the home page, select ‘‘Pending Applications.’’

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2014. Christopher A. Lawrence, Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2014–11107 Filed 5–13–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 

**[OE Docket No. PP–398]**

**Application for Presidential Permit;**
**Great Northern Transmission Line**

**AGENCY :**  Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, DOE.

**ACTION :**  Notice of application.

**SUMMARY :**  Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, Inc., has applied for a Presidential permit to construct, operate, maintain, and
connect an electric transmission line
across the United States border with
Canada.

**DATES :**  Comments or motions to intervene must be submitted on or before June 13, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments or motions to intervene should be addressed as follows: Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Christopher Lawrence (Program Office)
at 202–586–5260 or via electronic mail

at Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, Katherine Konieczny (Program Attorney) at 202–586–0503.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of facilities at the
international border of the United States for the transmission of electric energy between the United States and a foreign country is prohibited in the absence of a Presidential permit issued pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 10485, as amended by EO 12038.

On April 15, 2014, Minnesota Power filed an application with the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the Department of Energy (DOE) for a Presidential permit. Minnesota Power has its principal place of business in Duluth, Minnesota.
Minnesota Power is an investor-owned utility and provides retail electric service to 144,000 customers and
wholesale electric service to 16 municipalities and several industrial

customers.

Minnesota Power proposes to construct and operate the Great Northern Transmission Line (GNTL), a 500 kilovolt (kV) overhead alternating current (AC) electric transmission line that would originate at the Dorsey Substation northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and terminate at the existing Blackberry Substation east of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The proposed GNTL facilities would be capable of transmitting up to 750 megawatts (MW) of power.

The Minnesota portion of the proposed Great Northern Transmission Line (GNTL) would cross the U.S.-
Canada border northwest of the town of Roseau, Minnesota, and would run 220 miles before terminating at the Blackberry Substation.

As proposed, GNTL is a high voltage alternating current (HVAC) electric transmission line with an expected power transfer rating of at least 750
MW. The northern terminal would be at the Dorsey Substation located 10 miles northwest of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada. The southern terminal would be at the existing Blackberry 230/115 kV Substation near Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The Blackberry Substation would be expanded to include the 500
kV Substation to accommodate the 500 kV GNTL, 500/230 kV transformation, existing 230 kV lines and all associated equipment.

In its application, Minnesota Power identified two routing options, the Orange Route and the Blue Route, for the GNTL. In addition, Minnesota Power also presented several segment options. Each route option would run for approximately 220 miles within the
United States. Minnesota Power has
entered into a 250 MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) as well as an
additional 133 MW Renewable Optimization Agreement with Manitoba Hydro.

Since the restructuring of the electric industry began, resulting in the introduction of different types of competitive entities into the marketplace, DOE has consistently expressed its policy that cross-border trade in electric energy should be subject to the same principles ofcomparable open access and nondiscrimination that apply to

transmission in interstate commerce. DOE has stated that policy in export authorizations granted to entities requesting authority to export over
international transmission facilities. Specifically, DOE expects transmitting utilities owning border facilities to provide access across the border in accordance with the principles ofcomparable open access and nondiscrimination contained in the Federal
Power Act and articulated in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 888 (Promoting Wholesale Competition Through Open Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by Public Utilities; FERC Stats. & Regs. ¶31,036 (1996)), as amended. In furtherance of this policy, DOE invites
comments on whether it would be appropriate to condition any