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1 17 CFR 145.9 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) is announcing an 

opportunity for public comments on the 

proposed extension of a collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are required 

to publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment. This notice solicits 

comments on the information collection 

requirements in Commission regulation 

1.60 concerning notification of pending 

legal proceedings. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control No. 3038– 

0033 by any of the following methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at http://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. All comments must be 

submitted in English, or if not, 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

http://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Schwartz, Deputy General 

Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, (202) 416–5958; email: 

rschwartz@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information that they conduct or 

sponsor. ‘‘Collection of Information’’ is 

defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a valid 

OMB control number. To comply with 

this requirement, the CFTC is 

publishing notice of the proposed 

collection of information listed below. 

Title: Notification of Pending Legal 

Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 1.60 

(OMB Control Number 3038–0033). This 

is a request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: The rule is designed to assist 

the Commission in monitoring legal 

proceedings involving the 

responsibilities imposed on contract 

markets and their officials and futures 

commission merchants (FCMs) and their 

principals by the Commodity Exchange 

Act, or otherwise. This renewal updates 

the total requested burden based on 

available reported data. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. If you wish the Commission to 

consider information that you believe is 

exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, a petition 

for confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1 The 

Commission reserves the right, but shall 

have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove 

any or all of your submission from 

http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to 

be inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of the 

Information Collection Request will be 

retained in the public comment file and 

will be considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedures Act and 

other applicable laws, and may be 

accessible under the Freedom of 

Information Act. 

Burden Statement: The annual 

respondent burden for this collection 

during the renewal period is estimated 

to be as follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section 

Annual number 

of respondents 

(contract markets & FCMs) 

Total annual 

number of responses Hours per response Total hours 

1.60 .................................................... 79 1 .20 15.8 

There are no capital costs or operating 

costs or maintenance costs associated 

with this collection. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: May 31, 2018. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12106 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 


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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the 

Undergraduate International Studies 

and Foreign Language (UISFL) program, 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) number 84.016A. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: June 6, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

pdf/2018-02558.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tanyelle H. Richardson, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 258–14, Washington, 

DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453–6391. 

Email: tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The UISFL 

program provides grants for planning, 

developing, and carrying out programs 

to strengthen and improve 

undergraduate instruction in 

international studies and foreign 

languages in the United States. 

Priorities: This notice contains two 

competitive preference priorities and 

two invitational priorities. Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 is from the notice 

of final priority (NFP) published in the 

Federal Register on June 11, 2014 (79 

FR 33432). Competitive Preference 

Priority 2 is from 34 CFR 658.35(a). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2018, these priorities are competitive 

preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), an applicant is eligible to 

receive an additional two or three points 

depending on how well the application 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 1 

and up to an additional two points 

depending on how well the application 

meets Competitive Preference Priority 2. 

An applicant may receive a total of up 

to 5 additional points under the 

competitive preference priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 (2 or 

3 points). 

Applications from Minority-Serving 

Institutions (MSIs) (as defined in this 

notice) or community colleges (as 

defined in this notice), whether as 

individual applicants or as part of a 

consortium of institutions of higher 

education (IHEs) (consortium) or a 

partnership between nonprofit 

educational organizations and IHEs 

(partnership). 

An application from a consortium or 

partnership that has an MSI or 

community college as the lead applicant 

will receive more points under this 

priority than applications in which the 

MSI or community college is a member 

of a consortium or partnership but not 

the lead applicant. 

A consortium or partnership must 

undertake activities designed to 

incorporate foreign languages into the 

curriculum of the MSI or community 

college and to improve foreign language 

and international or area studies 

instruction on the MSI or community 

college campus. 

Note: We will award either 2 or 3 points 

to an application that meets this priority. If 

an MSI or community college is a single 

applicant, or the lead applicant in a 

consortium or partnership, the application 

will receive 3 additional points. If an MSI or 

community college is a member of a 

consortium or partnership, but not the lead 

applicant, the application will receive 2 

additional points. No application will receive 

more than 3 additional points for this 

priority. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (0 or 

2 points). 

Applications from IHEs or consortia 

of these institutions that require 

entering students to have successfully 

completed at least 2 years of secondary 

school foreign language instruction or 

that require each graduating student to 

earn two years of postsecondary credit 

in a foreign language (or have 

demonstrated equivalent competence in 

the foreign language) or, in the case of 

a 2-year degree granting institution, 

offer two years of postsecondary credit 

in a foreign language. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2018, 

these priorities are invitational 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), 

we do not give an application that meets 

these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

These priorities are: 

Invitational Priority 1—Substantive 

Training and Thematic Focus on Less 

Commonly Taught Languages. 

Applications that propose programs 

or activities focused on language 

instruction or development of area or 

international studies programs to 

include substantive training and 

thematic focus on any modern foreign 

languages, except French, German, or 

Spanish. 

Invitational Priority 2—Developing 

Interdisciplinary Curriculum. 

Applications that propose to create 

innovative curricula that combine the 

teaching of international studies with 

one of the following academic fields of 

study: science, technology, engineering, 

mathematics, business, economics, 

public health, international and 

comparative education and computer 

science. Programs can be located within 

the applicant’s home IHE or within an 

IHE that is part of the consortium/ 

partnership applying for the grant. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the NFP published in the 

Federal Register on June 11, 2014 (79 

FR 33432). 

Community college means an 

institution that meets the definition in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 

U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an institution of 

higher education (as defined in section 

101 of the HEA) that awards degrees and 

certificates, more than 50 percent of 

which are not bachelor’s degrees (or an 

equivalent) or master’s, professional, or 

other advanced degrees. 

Minority-Serving Institution means an 

institution that is eligible to receive 

assistance under sections 316 through 

320 of part A of title III, under part B 

of title III, or under title V of the HEA. 

Note: The list of institutions currently 

designated as eligible under Title III and Title 

V is available at: https://www2.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html. 

Application Requirements: In 

addition to any other requirements 

outlined in the application package for 

this program, section 604(a)(7) of the 

HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(7), requires that 

each application from an IHE, consortia, 

or partnership include—(1) Evidence 

that the applicant has conducted 

extensive planning prior to submitting 

the application; 

(2) An assurance that the faculty and 

administrators of all relevant 

departments and programs served by the 

applicant are involved in ongoing 

collaboration with regard to achieving 

the stated objectives of the application; 

(3) An assurance that students at the 

applicant institutions, as appropriate, 

will have equal access to, and derive 

benefits from, the UISFL Program; 

(4) An assurance that each applicant, 

consortium, or partnership will use the 

Federal assistance provided under the 

UISFL Program to supplement and not 

supplant non-Federal funds the 


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institution expends for programs to 

improve undergraduate instruction in 

international studies and foreign 

languages; 

(5) A description of how the applicant 

will provide information to students 

regarding federally funded scholarship 

programs in related areas; 

(6) An explanation of how the 

activities funded by the grant will 

reflect diverse perspectives and a wide 

range of views, and generate debate on 

world regions and international affairs, 

where applicable; and 

(7) A description of how the applicant 

will encourage service in areas of 

national need, as identified by the 

Secretary. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 34 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 34 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 

658. (e) The NFP published in the 

Federal Register on June 11, 2014 (79 

FR 33432). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,257,434. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2018 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: For 

single applicant grants: $70,000– 

$95,000 for each 12-month budget 

period. For consortia or partnership 

grants: $90,000-$150,000 for each 12- 

month budget period. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

For single applicant grants: $86,824. 

For consortia or partnership grants: 

$120,000. 

Maximum Award: We will not make 

an award exceeding $95,000 for a single 

applicant for a single budget period of 

12 months, or for an applicant that is a 

consortium or partnership that exceeds 

$150,000 for a single budget period of 

12 months. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 24. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. The estimated range 

of and average size of awards are based on 

a single 12-month budget period. We may use 

FY 2018 funds to support multiple 12-month 

budget periods for one or more grantees. 

Project Period: 

For single applicant grants: Up to 24 

months. 

For consortia or partnership grants: 

Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (1) IHEs; (2) 

consortia of IHEs; (3) partnerships 

between nonprofit educational 

organizations and IHEs; and (4) public 

and private nonprofit agencies and 

organizations, including professional 

and scholarly associations. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program has a matching requirement 

under section 604(a)(3) of the HEA, 20 

U.S.C. 1124(a)(3), and the regulations 

for this program in 34 CFR 658.41. 

UISFL program grantees must provide 

matching funds in either of the 

following ways: (i) Cash contributions 

from private sector corporations or 

foundations equal to one-third of the 

total project costs; or (ii) a combination 

of institutional and non-institutional 

cash or in-kind contributions including 

State and private sector corporation or 

foundation contributions, equal to onehalf of the total project costs. The 

Secretary may waive or reduce the 

required matching share for institutions 

that are eligible to receive assistance 

under part A or part B of title III or 

under title V of the HEA that have 

submitted an application that 

demonstrates a need for a waiver or 

reduction. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements, which 

are described in section 604(a)(7)(D) of 

the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1124(a)(7)(D). 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 

75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under this 

competition may award subgrants—to 

directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: IHEs, nonprofit organizations, professional 

organizations, or businesses. The 

grantee may award subgrants to entities 

it has identified in an approved 

application or that it selects through a 

competition under procedures 

established by the grantee. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: For information on how to 

submit an application please refer to our 

Common Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 12, 2018 

(83 FR 6003) and available at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ 

PDF/2018-02558.pdf. 

2. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 658.40. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

4. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative (Part III) is where 

you, the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. We recommend that 

you (1) limit the application narrative 

[Part III] to no more than 40 pages and 

(2) use the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1’’ margins at the top, 

bottom, and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 

budget section, including the narrative 

budget justification ; Part IV, the 

assurance and certifications; or the onepage abstract, the resumes, the 

biography, or letters of support. 

However, the recommended page limit 

does apply to all the application 

narrative [Part III]. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

658.31, 658.32, 658.33, and 655.32. The 

maximum score for all of the selection 

criteria, taken together with the 

maximum number of points awarded to 

applicants that address the competitive 

preference priorities, is 105 points. The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. 

All Applications. All applications will 

be evaluated based on the general 

selection criteria as follows: 

(a) Plan of operation (up to 15 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 


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the quality of the plan of operation for 

the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) High quality in the design of the 

project; 

(ii) An effective plan of management 

that ensures proper and efficient 

administration of the project; 

(iii) A clear description of how the 

objectives of the project relate to the 

purpose of the program; 

(iv) The way the applicant plans to 

use its resources and personnel to 

achieve each objective; and 

(v) A clear description of how the 

applicant will provide equal access and 

treatment for eligible project 

participants who are members of groups 

that have been traditionally 

underrepresented, such as— 

(A) Members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups; 

(B) Women; and 

(C) Handicapped persons. 

(b) Quality of key personnel (up to 10 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the key personnel the 

applicant plans to use on the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The qualifications of the project 

director (if one is to be used); 

(ii) The qualifications of each of the 

other key personnel to be used in the 

project. In the case of faculty, the 

qualifications of the faculty and the 

degree to which that faculty is directly 

involved in the actual teaching and 

supervision of students; and 

(iii) The time that each person 

referred to in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (ii) 

of this section plans to commit to the 

project; and 

(iv) The extent to which the applicant, 

as part of its nondiscriminatory 

employment practices, encourages 

applications for employment from 

persons who are members of groups that 

have been traditionally 

underrepresented, such as members of 

racial or ethnic minority groups, 

women, handicapped persons, and the 

elderly. 

(3) To determine the qualifications of 

a person, the Secretary considers 

evidence of past experience and 

training, in fields related to the 

objectives of the project, as well as other 

information that the applicant provides. 

(c) Budget and cost effectiveness (up 

to 10 points). (1) The Secretary reviews 

each application for information that 

shows that the project has an adequate 

budget and is cost effective. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The budget for the project is 

adequate to support the project 

activities; and 

(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to 

the objectives of the project. 

(d) Evaluation plan (up to 20 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the evaluation plan for the 

project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows methods of 

evaluation that are appropriate for the 

project and, to the extent possible, are 

objective and produce data that are 

quantifiable. 

(e) Adequacy of resources (up to 5 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the applicant plans to devote 

adequate resources to the project. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) Other than library, facilities that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate 

(language laboratory, museums, etc.); 

and 

(ii) The equipment and supplies that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate. 

Applications from IHEs, Consortia, or 

Partnerships. Applications submitted by 

IHEs or a consortia or partnerships will 

also be evaluated based on the following 

criteria: 

(f) Commitment to international 

studies (up to 15 points). (1) The 

Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows the applicant’s 

commitment to the international studies 

program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The institution’s current strength 

as measured by the number of 

international studies courses offered; 

(ii) The extent to which planning for 

the implementation of the proposed 

program has involved the applicant’s 

faculty, as well as administrators; 

(iii) The institutional commitment to 

the establishment, operation, and 

continuation of the program as 

demonstrated by optimal use of 

available personnel and other resources; 

and 

(iv) The institutional commitment to 

the program as demonstrated by the use 

of institutional funds in support of the 

program’s objectives. 

(g) Elements of the proposed 

international studies program (up to 10 

points). (1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the nature of the applicant’s proposed 

international studies program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

activities will contribute to the 

implementation of a program in 

international studies and foreign 

languages at the applicant institution; 

(ii) The interdisciplinary aspects of 

the program; 

(iii) The number of new and revised 

courses with an international 

perspective that will be added to the 

institution’s programs; and 

(iv) The applicant’s plans to improve 

or expand language instruction. 

(h) Need for and prospective results of 

the proposed program (up to 15 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the need for and the prospective results 

of the applicant’s proposed program. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

activities are needed at the applicant 

institution; 

(ii) The extent to which the proposed 

use of Federal funds will result in the 

implementation of a program in 

international studies and foreign 

languages at the applicant institution; 

(iii) The likelihood that the activities 

initiated with Federal funds will be 

continued after Federal assistance is 

terminated; and 

(iv) The adequacy of the provisions 

for sharing the materials and results of 

the program with other institutions of 

higher education. 

Applications from Public and Private 

Nonprofit Agencies and Organizations, 

Including Professional and Scholarly 

Associations. All applications from 

public and private nonprofit agencies 

and organizations, including 

professional and scholarly associations, 

will also be evaluated based on the 

following criterion: 

(i) Need for and potential impact of 

the proposed project in improving 

international studies and the study of 

modern foreign language at the 

undergraduate level (up to 40 points). 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the need for and potential impact of the 

applicant’s proposed projects in 

improving international studies and the 

study of modern foreign language at the 

undergraduate level. 

(2) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(i) The extent to which the applicant’s 

proposed apportionment of Federal 

funds among the various budget 

categories for the proposed project will 

contribute to achieving results; 

(ii) The international nature and 

contemporary relevance of the proposed 

project; 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will make an especially 

significant contribution to the 


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improvement of the teaching of 

international studies or modern foreign 

languages at the undergraduate level; 

and 

(iv) The adequacy of the applicant’s 

provisions for sharing the materials and 

results of the proposed project with the 

higher education community. 

Additional information regarding 

these criteria is in the application 

package for this program. The total 

number of points available under these 

selection criteria combined with the 

competitive preference priorities, is as 

follows: 

Selection criteria UISFL IHEs UISFL consortia 

and partnerships 

UISFL public and 

private nonprofit 

agencies and 

organizations, 

including 

professional 

and scholarly 

associations 

(a) Plan of Operation ................................................................................................. 15 15 15 

(b) Quality of Key Personnel ..................................................................................... 10 10 10 

(c) Budget and Cost Effectiveness ............................................................................ 10 10 10 

(d) Evaluation Plan .................................................................................................... 20 20 20

(e) Adequacy of Resources ....................................................................................... 5 5 5 

(f) Commitment to International Studies .................................................................... 15 15 n/a 

(g) Elements of Proposed International Studies Program ........................................ 10 10 n/a 

(h) Need for and Prospective Results of Proposed Program ................................... 15 15 n/a 

(i) Need for and Potential Impact of the Proposed Project in Improving International Studies and the Study of Modern Foreign Languages at the Undergraduate Level ....................................................................................................... n/a n/a 40

Sub-Total ............................................................................................................ 100 100 100 

Competitive Preference Priority #1 (Optional) ........................................................... 3 3 n/a 

Competitive Preference Priority #2 (Optional) ........................................................... 2 2 n/a 

Total Possible Points .......................................................................................... 105 105 100 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

The Secretary, to the extent 

practicable and consistent with the 

criterion of excellence, seeks to 

encourage diversity by ensuring that a 

variety of types of projects and 

institutions receive funding. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this competition the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the 

Secretary may impose specific 

conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $150,000), under 2 

CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a 

judgment about your integrity, business 

ethics, and record of performance under 

Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 

by you as an applicant—before we make 

an award. In doing so, we must consider 

any information about you that is in the 

integrity and performance system 

(currently referred to as the Federal 

Awardee Performance and Integrity 

Information System (FAPIIS)), 

accessible through the System for 

Award Management. You may review 

and comment on any information about 

yourself that a Federal agency 

previously entered and that is currently 

in FAPIIS. 

Please note that, if the total value of 

your currently active grants, cooperative 

agreements, and procurement contracts 

from the Federal Government exceeds 

$10,000,000, the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, 

require you to report certain integrity 

information to FAPIIS semiannually. 

Please review the requirements in 2 CFR 

part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant 

plus all the other Federal funds you 

receive exceed $10,000,000. 

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); or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your 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 


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application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) 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 multiyear 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 www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. Performance reports for 

the UISFL program must be submitted 

electronically into the office of 

International and Foreign Language 

Education web-based reporting system, 

International Resource Information 

System (IRIS). For information about 

IRIS and to view the reporting 

instructions, please go to http://

iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/UISFL.pdf. 

5. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act, the Department will use the 

following performance measures to 

evaluate the success of the UISFL 

program: Percentage of UISFL projects 

that added or enhanced courses in 

international studies in critical world 

areas and priority foreign languages; and 

percentage of UISFL consortium 

projects that established certificate and/ 

or undergraduate degree programs in 

international or foreign language 

studies. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, 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. 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. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register. You 

may access the official edition of the 

Federal Register and the Code of 

Federal Regulations via the Federal 

Digital System at: 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 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: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: June 1, 2018. 

Frank T. Brogan, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and 

Delegated the duties of the Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and 

Policy Development, Delegated the duties of 

the Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12170 Filed 6–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–487–000] 

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 

America LLC; Notice of Application for 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity 

Take notice that on May 18, 2018, 

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of 

America LLC (Natural), 3250 Lacey 

Road, 7th Floor, Downers Grove, Illinois 

60515–7918 has filed an application 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act (NGA) and the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, requesting authority to 

construct, install, modify, operate and 

maintain a new 22,490 horsepower 

compressor station in Cameron Parish, 

Louisiana and appurtenances (CS 348) 

with interconnections to Natural’s 

existing Louisiana Line Nos. 1 and 2 

and NGPL Lateral which will 

interconnect the new compressor station 

with Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC’s 

(SPL) liquefaction export terminal (SPL 

Terminal), all as more fully described in 

the application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. This project is referred to as 

the Sabine Pass Compression Project. 

The filing may also be viewed on the 

web 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, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Specifically, the new compressor 

station will: (1) Allow Natural to deliver 

an additional 400,000 dekatherms (Dth) 

per day of natural gas on a firm basis to 

the SPL Terminal at a minimum 

delivery pressure and (2) provide a level 

of increased operational flexibility on 

Natural’s system based on how Natural 

operates its existing Compressor Station 

No. 342 and new CS 348, both on 

Natural’s Louisiana Line Nos. 1 and 2. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to Bruce 


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