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Dated: June 22, 2018. 

Michael E. Wooten, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13856 Filed 6–26–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Training 

Program for Federal TRIO Programs 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 

for the Training Program for Federal 

TRIO Programs (Training Program), 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) number 84.103A. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: June 27, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 27, 2018. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 25, 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: 

Suzanne Ulmer or, if unavailable, 

Carmen Gordon, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 278–44, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 453–7700. Email: 

TRIO@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), contact 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 Training 

Program provides grants to train the 

staff and leadership personnel 

employed in, participating in, or 

preparing for employment in, projects 

funded under the Federal TRIO 

Programs, so as to improve the 

operation of these projects. 

Priorities: This notice contains six 

absolute priorities and three invitational 

priorities. In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv) and 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priorities 

are selected from section 402G(b) of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA), and the regulations for 

this program at 34 CFR 642.24. 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2018 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, 

these priorities are absolute priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider 

only applications that meet these 

absolute priorities. 

In accordance with 34 CFR 642.7, 

each application must clearly identify 

the specific absolute priority for which 

a grant is requested. An applicant must 

submit a separate application for each 

absolute priority it proposes to address. 

If an applicant submits more than one 

application for the same absolute 

priority, we will accept only the 

application with the latest ‘‘date/time 

received’’ validation. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1. Training to 

improve reporting of student and project 

performance and the evaluation of 

project performance in order to design 

and operate a model project funded 

under the Federal TRIO Programs. 

Estimated number of awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $265,764. 

Absolute Priority 2. Training on 

budget management and the statutory 

and regulatory requirements for 

operation of projects funded under the 

Federal TRIO Programs. 

Estimated number of awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $265,764. 

Absolute Priority 3. Training on 

assessment of student needs; retention 

and graduation strategies; and the use of 

appropriate educational technology in 

the operation of projects funded under 

the Federal TRIO programs. 

Estimated number of awards: 1. 

Maximum award amount: $344,945. 

Absolute Priority 4. Training on 

assisting students in receiving adequate 

financial aid from programs assisted 

under title IV of the HEA and from other 

programs, on college and university 

admissions policies and procedures, 

and on proven strategies to improve the 

financial literacy and economic literacy 

of students, including topics such as 

basic personal finance information, 

household money management and 

financial planning skills, and basic 

economic decision making skills. 

Estimated number of awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $265,764. 

Absolute Priority 5. Training on 

strategies for recruiting and serving hard 

to reach populations, including students 

who are limited English proficient, 

students from groups that are 

traditionally underrepresented in 

postsecondary education, students with 

disabilities, students who are homeless 

children and youths (as this term is 

defined in section 725 of the McKinneyVento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

U.S.C. 11434a)), students who are in 

foster care or are aging out of the foster 

care system, or other disconnected 

students. 

Estimated number of awards: 1. 

Maximum award amount: $344,945. 

Absolute Priority 6. Training on 

general project management for new 

project directors who have been in their 

positions less than two years, including 

training on the content of absolute 

priorities 1 through 5. The training 

should provide new directors with the 

basic tools required to be a successful 

TRIO project director. 

Estimated number of awards: 2. 

Maximum award amount: $294,464. 

Under this competition we are 

particularly interested in applications 

that address the following priorities. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2018 

and any subsequent year in which we 

make awards from the list of unfunded 

applications for this competition, 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: 

Applications that propose projects 

designed to address one or more of the 

following priority areas: 

(a) Implementing strategies that 

ensure education funds are spent in a 

way that increases their efficiency and 

cost-effectiveness, including by 

reducing waste or achieving better 

outcomes. 

(b) Supporting training toward 

innovative strategies or research that 

have the potential to lead to significant 

and wide-reaching improvements in the 

delivery of educational services. 

(c) Reducing compliance burden 

within the grantee’s operations 

(including on partners working to 

achieve grant objectives or being served 

by the grant) in a manner that decreases 

paperwork or staff time spent on 

administrative functions, or other 

measurable ways that help education 

providers to save money, benefit more 

students, or improve results. 

Invitational Priority 2: 

Applications that propose projects 

designed to assist TRIO grantees with 

the ongoing implementation of the 

evidence-based strategies for which they 


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received competitive preference in their 

approved applications. 

Invitational Priority 3: 

Applications that propose projects 

designed to assist TRIO grantees with 

improving student achievement or other 

educational outcomes in one or more of 

the following areas: Science, 

technology, engineering, math, or 

computer science (as defined in the 

Secretary’s Final Supplemental 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096): 

Specifically, supporting programs that 

lead to recognized postsecondary 

credentials (as defined in section 3(52) 

of the Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act) or skills that align 

with the skill needs of industries in the 

State or regional economy involved for 

careers in science, technology, 

engineering, and math fields, including 

computer science. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

11 and 1070a–17. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 75 (except for 75.215 through 

75.221), 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 2 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 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR part 642. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

provided $1,010,000,000 for the Federal 

TRIO Programs for FY 2018, of which 

we intend to use an estimated 

$2,873,402 for Training Program 

awards. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2019 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$265,764–$344,945. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$287,340. 

Maximum Award and Minimum 

Participants: We will not make an 

award exceeding the maximum award 

amount listed here for a single budget 

period of 12 months. Projects proposed 

under each absolute priority also must 

propose to serve the minimum number 

of applicable participants listed here. 

Under Absolute Priorities 1, 2, and 4, 

the maximum award amount is 

$265,764 and the minimum number of 

participants is 231. Under Absolute 

Priorities 3 and 5, the maximum award 

amount is $344,945 and the minimum 

number of participants is 300. Under 

Absolute Priority 6, the maximum 

award amount is $294,464 and the 

minimum number of participants is 256. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 10. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 24 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs and other 

public and private nonprofit institutions 

and organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this 

competition may not award subgrants to 

entities to directly carry out project 

activities described in its application. 

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 subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

3. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 642.31. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations and Application 

Review Information sections of this 

notice. 

4. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative (Part III of the 

application) 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, which 

includes the budget narrative and 

invitational priority, to no more than 55 

pages and (2) use the following 

standards. 

Note: Applications that do not follow the 

page limit and formatting recommendations 

will not be penalized. 

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

only, with 1′′ margins. 

• Double-space all text in the 

application narrative, and single-space 

titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions. 

• Use a 12-point font. 

• Use an easily readable font such as 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit does not 

apply to Part I, the Application for 

Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); 

Part II, the Budget Information 

Summary form (ED Form 524); Part III– 

A, the Program Profile form; Part III–B, 

the one-page Project Abstract form; or 

Part IV, the Assurances and 

Certifications. The recommended page 

limit also does not apply to a table of 

contents, which we recommend that 

you include in the application narrative. 

5. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: You should indicate the 

absolute priority addressed in your 

application both on the one-page 

abstract and on the Training Program 

Profile Sheet. You must include your 

complete response to the selection 

criteria and absolute priorities in the 

application narrative. Other 

requirements concerning the content of 

an application, together with the forms 

you must submit, are in the application 

package for this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

642.21 and are as follows: 

(a) Plan of operation. (20 points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

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 


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(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; 

(C) Individuals with disabilities; and 

(D) The elderly. 

(b) Quality of key personnel. (20 

points) 

(1) The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the qualifications 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; 

(ii) The qualifications of each of the 

other key personnel to be used in the 

project; 

(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— 

(A) Members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups; 

(B) Women; 

(C) Individuals with disabilities; and 

(D) 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. (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. (10 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. (15 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) The facilities that the applicant 

plans to use are adequate; and 

(ii) The equipment and supplies that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate. 

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 also may 

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 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 (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

For this competition, a panel of nonFederal reviewers will review each 

application in accordance with the 

selection criteria in 34 CFR 642.21. The 

individual scores of the reviewers will 

be added and the sum divided by the 

number of reviewers to determine the 

peer review score received in the review 

process. Additionally, in accordance 

with 34 CFR 642.22, the Secretary will 

award prior experience points to eligible 

applicants by evaluating the applicant’s 

current performance under its expiring 

Training Program grant. Pursuant to 34 

CFR 642.22(b)(1), prior experience 

points, if any, will be added to the 

application’s averaged peer review score 

to determine the total score for each 

application. 

Under section 402A(c)(3) of the HEA, 

the Secretary is not required to make 

awards under the Training Program in 

the order of the scores received. 

In the event a tie score exists, the 

Secretary will select for funding the 

applicant that has the greatest capacity 

to provide training to eligible 

participants in all regions of the Nation 

in order to assure accessibility to the 

greatest number of prospective training 

participants, consistent with 34 CFR 

642.20(e). 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this program 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 

we send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN) or 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 


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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. 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 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. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: The success 

of the Training Program is measured by 

its cost-effectiveness based on the 

number of TRIO project personnel 

receiving training each year; the 

percentage of Training Program 

participants that, each year, evaluate the 

training as benefiting them in increasing 

their qualifications and skills in meeting 

the needs of disadvantaged students; 

and the percentage of Training Program 

participants that, each year, evaluate the 

training as benefiting them in increasing 

their knowledge and understanding of 

the Federal TRIO Programs. All grantees 

will be required to submit an annual 

performance report documenting their 

success in training personnel working 

on TRIO-funded projects, including the 

average cost per trainee and the trainees’ 

evaluations of the effectiveness of the 

training provided. The success of the 

Training Program also is assessed on the 

quantitative and qualitative outcomes of 

the training projects based on project 

evaluation results. 

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 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. 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 one of the program contact 

persons 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 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 22, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL18–176–000] 

City of Falmouth, Kentucky; Notice of 

Petition for Declaratory Order 

Take notice that on June 20, 2018, the 

City of Falmouth, Kentucky (Falmouth 

or Petitioner) filed a petition for a 

declaratory order requesting the 

Commission confirm that when 

Falmouth changes power suppliers on 

May 1, 2019, Falmouth will be able to 

continue to obtain transmission service 

over the facilities of East Kentucky 

Power Cooperative at the same rates, 

and under the same terms and 

conditions, as would have applied for 

deliveries to Falmouth’s load had it 

remained a power supply customer of 

Kentucky Utilities Company, as more 

fully explained in the petition. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

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. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. Anyone filing a motion 

to intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Petitioner. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. 


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