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Notice of this meeting is required by 

section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 

(Federal Advisory Committees). 

Meeting Agenda: The purpose of this 

meeting is to convene NACIE and 

conduct the following business: discuss 

fiscal year (FY) 2024 meeting calendar 

and agendas, Annual Report to 

Congress, and activity planning; hold an 

open public comment session; and 

engage in discussions with federal 

stakeholders (e.g., U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education 

(BIE), WHI–NATCU, U.S. Department of 

Labor, and U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Indian Education). 

Instructions for Accessing the 

Meeting: 

Members of the public may access the 

NACIE meeting via virtual 

teleconference. Up to 350 lines will be 

available on a first come, first served 

basis for those who wish to join via 

teleconference. The dial-in, listen only 

phone number for the meeting is: 1– 

669–254–5252 and Meeting ID is: 160 

250 9522, Passcode: 140923, and Dial-in 

number: 1–669–254–5252. The web link 

to register to access the meeting via 

Zoom.gov is: https://

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Public Comment: Members of the 

public interested in submitting written 

comments may do so via email to 

Crystal Moore at Crystal.Moore@ed.gov 

by 11:59 p.m. eastern time (ET) on 

January 22, 2024. Please note that 

written comments should pertain to the 

work of NACIE. Members of the public 

may also make oral comment during the 

open meeting. Requests to make oral 

comment will be accepted on a first 

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commenter will have a maximum of two 

minutes to state his or her comment 

and/or question. Oral comments made 

during the open meeting should pertain 

to the work of NACIE. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

virtual meeting is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you will 

need an auxiliary aid or service for the 

meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice no later than 

January 22, 2024. Although we will 

attempt to meet a request received after 

that date, we may not be able to make 

available the requested auxiliary aid or 

service because of insufficient time to 

arrange it. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official 

minutes of this meeting on the OESE 

website, https://oese.ed.gov/offices/ 

office-of-indian-education/nationaladvisory-council-on-indian-educationoie/, within 90 days after the meeting. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the public 

may also inspect NACIE records at the 

Office of Indian Education, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, 

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. 

Please email Crystal Moore at 

Crystal.Moore@ed.gov to schedule an 

appointment. 

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Authority: Section 6141 of the ESEA, 

as amended (20 U.S.C. 7471). 

Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28644 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity; 

Membership 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of membership. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the members 

of the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Ed.D., Executive 

Director/Designated Federal Official, 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 

20202, telephone: (202) 453–7757, or 

email george.alan.smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is required under section 

114(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA). 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Functions 

The NACIQI is established under 

Section 114 of the HEA, and is 

composed of a maximum of 18 

appointed members— 

(A) On the basis of the individuals’

experience, integrity, impartiality, and 

good judgment; 

(B) From among individuals who are

representatives of, or knowledgeable 

concerning, education and training 

beyond secondary education, 

representing all sectors and types of 

institutions of higher education; and, 

(C) On the basis of the individuals’

technical qualifications, professional 

standing, and demonstrated knowledge 

in the fields of accreditation and 

administration of higher education. 

The NACIQI meets at least twice a 

year and advises the Secretary of 

Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part H, 

title IV of the HEA, as amended; 

• The recognition of specific

accrediting agencies or associations; 

• The preparation and publication of

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations; 

• The eligibility and certification

process for institutions of higher 

education under title IV of the HEA and 

part C, subchapter I, chapter 34, Title 

42, together with recommendations for 

improvements in such process; 

• The relationship between (1)

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions; and 

• Any other advisory functions

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

What are the terms of office for the 

committee members? 

The term of office of each member is 

six years. Any member appointed to fill 

a vacancy occurring prior to the 

expiration of the term for which the 

member’s predecessor was appointed 

shall be appointed for the remainder of 

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1 40 CFR 1501.10 (2020). 

2The Commission’s deadline applies to the 

decisions of other Federal agencies, and State 

agencies acting under federally delegated authority, 

that are responsible for Federal authorizations, 

permits, and other approvals necessary for 

proposed projects under the Natural Gas Act. Per 

18 CFR 157.22(a), the Commission’s deadline for 

other agency’s decisions applies unless a schedule 

is otherwise established by Federal law. 

Who are the current members of the 

committee? 

The current members of the NACIQI 

are: 

Members Appointed by the Secretary 

of Education with Terms Expiring 

September 30, 2025: 

• Wallace E. Boston, Ph.D., President 

Emeritus, American Public University 

System, Inc., Charles Town, West 

Virginia. Appointed by Secretary Betsy 

DeVos. 

• Keith Curry, Ed.D., President/Chief 

Executive Officer, Compton College and 

Compton Community College District, 

Compton, California. Appointed by 

Secretary Miguel Cardona. 

• David A. Eubanks, Ph.D., Assistant 

Vice President for Assessment and 

Institutional Effectiveness, Furman 

University, Greenville, South Carolina. 

Appointed by Secretary Betsy DeVos. 

• Molly E. Hall-Martin, Ph.D., 

Director, W–SARA, Western Interstate 

Commission for Higher Education 

(WICHE), Boulder, Colorado. Appointed 

by Secretary Miguel Cardona. 

• D. Michael Lindsay, Ph.D., 

President, Taylor University, Upland, 

Indiana. Appointed by Secretary Betsy 

DeVos. 

• Mary Ellen Petrisko, Ph.D., Former 

President, WASC Senior College and 

University Commission, Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania. Appointed by Secretary 

Betsy DeVos. 

Members Appointed by the Speaker of 

the House of Representatives with 

Terms Expiring September 30, 2026: 

• Kathleen Sullivan Alioto, Ed.D., 

Strategic Advisor, Fundraiser, and 

Consultant, New York, New York, San 

Francisco, California, and Boston, 

Massachusetts. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

• Roslyn Clark Artis, J.D., Ed.D., 

President, Benedict College, Columbia, 

South Carolina. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

• Jennifer Blum, J.D., Principal, Blum 

Higher Education Advising, PLLC, 

Washington, DC. Appointed by 

Congressman Kevin McCarthy. 

• Arthur E. Keiser, Ph.D., Chancellor, 

Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, 

Florida. Appointed by Congressman 

Kevin McCarthy. 

• Robert Mayes, Jr., CEO, Columbia 

Southern Education Group, Elberta, 

Alabama. Appointed by Congressman 

Kevin McCarthy. 

• Robert Shireman, Senior Fellow, 

The Century Foundation, Berkeley, 

California. Appointed by 

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. 

Members Appointed by the President 

Pro Tempore of the Senate with Terms 

Expiring September 30, 2028: 

• Debbie Cochrane, Bureau Chief, 

California Bureau for Private 

Postsecondary Education, Alameda, 

California. Appointed by Senator Chuck 

Schumer. 

• Zakiya Smith Ellis, Ed.D., Principal, 

Education Counsel, Atlanta, Georgia. 

Appointed by Senator Chuck Schumer. 

• Michael Poliakoff, Ph.D., President, 

American Council of Trustees and 

Alumni, Washington, DC. Appointed by 

Senator Mitch McConnell. 

• Claude O. Pressnell Jr., Ed.D., 

President, Tennessee Independent 

Colleges and Universities Association, 

Nashville, Tennessee. Appointed by 

Senator Mitch McConnell. 

• Jose ́ Luis Cruz Rivera, Ph.D., 

President, Northern Arizona University, 

Flagstaff, Arizona. Appointed by 

Senator Chuck Schumer. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Miguel Cardona, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28648 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP23–536–000] 

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment for 

the Worcester Resiliency Upgrade 

Project 

On August 31, 2023, Eastern Shore 

Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore), 

filed an application in Docket No. 

CP23–536–000 requesting a Certificate 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural 

Gas Act to construct and operate certain 

natural gas pipeline facilities in 

Delaware and Maryland. The proposed 

project is known as the Worcester 

Resiliency Upgrade Project (Project), 

and would store approximately 475,000 

gallons of liquified natural gas, 

equivalent to 39,627 Dekatherms, and 

provide 14,000 Dekatherms per day of 

corresponding peak firm natural gas 

transportation service, as well as 

enhance the resiliency of Eastern 

Shore’s system. 

On September 15, 2023, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice 

of Application for the Project. Among 

other things, that notice alerted agencies 

issuing Federal authorizations of the 

requirement to complete all necessary 

reviews and to reach a final decision on 

a request for a Federal authorization 

within 90 days of the date of issuance 

of the Commission staff’s environmental 

document for the Project. 

This notice identifies Commission 

staff’s intention to prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

Project and the planned schedule for the 

completion of the environmental 

review.1

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of EA—April 26, 2024 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline 2—July 25, 2024 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the Project’s 

progress. 

Project Description 

Specifically, the proposed Project 

includes construction and operation of 

five new facilities and upgrades to four 

existing facilities including: 

• Bishopville Facility, Worcester 

County, Maryland: construct a 10.56- 

acre liquified natural gas storage and 

vaporization facility situated within a 

rural 135-acre parcel that includes five 

100,000 gallon horizontal storage tanks; 

• Bishopville Tie-in, Worcester 

County, Maryland: construct 0.43 mile 

of 8-inch-diameter pipeline to connect 

the Bishopville Facility to Eastern 

Shore’s existing Milford pipeline; 


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