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1This notice does not solicit comment on the 

proposed amendments to this collection that may 

result from the proposal titled Position Limits for 

Derivatives (78 FR 75680, Dec. 12, 2013). Comments 

on the Paperwork Reduction Act implications of the 

Position Limits for Derivatives proposal were 

solicited through the proposal itself, the comment 

period for which (as extended and reopened) closed 

on March 30, 2015. 2 17 CFR 145.9. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or 

‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity 

for public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (‘‘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 in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on exemptions from 

speculative limits. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 15, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Exemptions from 

Speculative Limits,’’ OMB Control No. 

3038–0013, by any of the following 

methods: 

• The Agency’s Web site, at http://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• 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. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Portal. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hannah Ropp, Surveillance Analyst, 

Division of Market Oversight, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581; phone: (202) 418–5228; fax: (202) 

418–5507; email: hropp@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection 

of information 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. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below.1

Title: Exemptions from Speculative 

Limits (OMB Control No. 3038–0013). 

This is a request for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Section 4a(a) of the 

Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘Act’’) 

allows the Commission to set 

speculative limits in any commodity for 

future delivery in order to prevent 

excessive speculation. Certain sections 

of the Act and/or the Commission’s 

regulations allow exemptions from the 

speculative limits for persons using the 

market for hedging and, under certain 

circumstances, for commodity pool 

operators and similar traders. This 

information collection contains the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements needed to ensure 

regulatory compliance with Commission 

rules relating to this issue. 

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. 

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. 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.2

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, 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 

Procedure Act and other applicable 

laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

be 3 hours per response. These 

estimates include the time to locate the 

information related to the exemptions 

and to file necessary exemption 

paperwork. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap 

Dealers, Large Traders, and other 

entities affected by Rules 1.47 and 1.48 

and part 150 of the Commission’s 

regulations. 

Estimated number of respondents: 9. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 48 hours. 

Frequency of collection: 1–2 reports 

annually. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

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

Dated: April 10, 2015. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08706 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; State 

Tribal Education Partnership Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

State Tribal Education Partnership 

Program (STEP) Notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.415A. 


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DATES:

Applications Available: April 16, 2015. 

Date of Pre-Application Webinar: 

April 30, 2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

May 21, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 15, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 14, 2015. 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Agreement: March 31, 2016. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purposes of Program: The purposes of 

this program are to: (1) Promote 

increased collaboration between tribal 

education agencies (TEAs) and the State 

educational agencies (SEAs) and local 

educational agencies (LEAs) that serve 

students from the affected tribes; and (2) 

build the capacity of TEAs to conduct 

certain administrative functions under 

certain Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) formula 

grant programs for eligible schools, as 

determined by the TEA, SEA, and LEA. 

Priorities: These priorities are from 

the notice of final priorities, 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria for this program (NFP), 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11550). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2015 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards based on the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are absolute priorities. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet these priorities. 

These priorities are: 

Priority 1—Established TEAs. 

To meet this priority, a TEA must be 

an established TEA. 

Priority 2—TEAs with Limited Prior 

Experience. 

To meet this priority, a TEA with 

limited prior experience is, for any 

STEP competition, a TEA that does not 

meet the definition of an ‘‘established 

TEA.’’ 

Requirements: Applicants must meet 

the following requirements from the 

NFP: 

Schools and ESEA Formula Grant 

Programs Included in Project: 

(a) Schools. (1) Projects must include 

at least two eligible schools, at least one 

of which must be a public school. 

(2) All schools included in the project 

must receive services or funds for the 

specific ESEA formula grant program(s) 

selected by the applicant. 

(3) For projects that include one or 

more tribally controlled schools— 

(i) The applicant TEA must include in 

its application evidence that it 

submitted a copy of the application to 

BIE; and 

(ii) If the proposed project includes 

SEA-type functions with regard to the 

tribally controlled school, the TEA may 

be required by BIE to enter into an 

agreement with BIE, to be submitted to 

the Department at the same time as the 

final agreement. 

(b) ESEA Formula Grant Programs. 

Projects must include at least one ESEA 

formula grant program that is Stateadministered. 

Preliminary Agreement: An applicant 

must submit with its application for 

funding a signed preliminary agreement 

among the TEA, SEA, and LEA. Letters 

of support from an SEA or LEA will not 

meet this requirement and will not be 

accepted as a substitute. 

The preliminary agreement must 

include: 

(a) An explanation of how the parties 

will work collaboratively to: 

(1) Administer selected ESEA formula 

grant programs in eligible schools; and 

(2) Cooperate on administering other 

educational programs or services as 

agreed to by the parties. 

(b) The primary ESEA formula grant 

program(s) for which the TEA will 

assume SEA-type or LEA-type 

administrative functions; 

(c) A description of the primary SEAtype or LEA-type administrative 

functions that the TEA will assume; 

(d) The training and other activities 

that the SEA or LEA, as appropriate, 

will provide for the TEA to gain the 

knowledge and skills needed to 

administer ESEA formula programs; 

(e) The assistance that the TEA will 

provide to the SEA or LEA, as 

appropriate, to facilitate the project, 

such as cultural competence training; 

(f) A statement concerning student 

data that— 

(1) Acknowledges that access by the 

TEA to data on students who are tribal 

members is important to building the 

capacity of the TEA, and, depending on 

the project design, may be one of the 

factors the Secretary considers in 

determining whether a grantee has made 

substantial progress in achieving the 

goals and objectives of the project for 

the purpose of making continuation 

awards; and 

(2) Commits the parties to making 

their best efforts to: 

(i) Participate in training and 

technical assistance, provided by or 

through the Department, on the 

requirements of section 444 of the 

General Education Provisions Act 

(commonly referred to as the Family 

Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or 

FERPA) and on the possible ways in 

which the TEA could be provided 

access to tribal student data consistent 

with FERPA; and 

(ii) Reach agreement on and include 

as part of the Final Agreement to be 

submitted during year 1 of the grant, a 

provision on data sharing that is 

consistent with FERPA, if data sharing 

is required by the project design; 

(g) The names of at least one LEA and 

two or more eligible schools, at least one 

of which must be a public school, that 

are expected to participate in the 

project; 

(h) An explanation of how the STEP 

funds will be used to build on existing 

activities or add new activities rather 

than replace tribal or other funds; and 

(i) Signatures of the authorized 

representatives of the TEA, SEA, 

participating LEA(s), and any BIEfunded tribally controlled school that is 

included in the project. 

Final Agreement: Each grantee must 

submit to the Department a final 

agreement by March 31, 2016. The final 

agreement must contain: 

(a) All of the elements from the 

preliminary agreement, in final form; 

(b) A timetable for accomplishing 

each of the objectives and activities that 

the parties will undertake; 

(c) Goals of the project and 

measureable objectives towards 

reaching the goals; and 

(d) The actions that the parties will 

take to sustain the relationships and 

activities established in the agreement 

after the project ends. 

ISDEAA Hiring Preference: 

(a) Awards that are primarily for the 

benefit of Indians are subject to the 

provisions of section 7(b) of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–638). That 

section requires that, to the greatest 

extent feasible, a grantee— 

(1) Give to Indians preferences and 

opportunities for training and 

employment in connection with the 

administration of the grant; and 

(2) Give to Indian organizations and to 

Indian-owned economic enterprises, as 

defined in section 3 of the Indian 

Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 

1452(e)), preference in the award of 

contracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

(b) For purposes of this section, an 

Indian is a member of any federally 

recognized Indian tribe. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from the NFP and apply to this 

competition: 

Cultural competency means the use of 

culturally responsive education that 

takes into account a student’s own 

cultural experiences, creates 

connections between home and school 

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knowledge, prior experiences, and 

learning styles of diverse students to 

make learning more appropriate and 

effective. 

Eligible Indian tribe means a federally 

recognized or a State-recognized tribe. 

Eligible school means a school that is 

included in the applicant’s preliminary 

and final agreements, and that is: 

(a) A public school, including a 

public charter school, or 

(b) A BIE-funded tribally controlled 

school. 

Established TEA means, for purposes 

of this competition, a TEA that: 

(a) Previously received a STEP grant, 

or 

(b) Has an existing prior relationship 

with an SEA or LEA as evidenced by a 

prior written agreement between the 

TEA and SEA or LEA, and meets two or 

more of the following criteria: 

(i) Has an existing tribal education 

code; 

(ii) Has administered at least one 

education program (for example, a 

tribally operated preschool or 

afterschool program) within the past 

five years; or 

(iii) Has administered at least one 

Federal, State, local, or private grant 

within the past five years. 

ESEA formula grant program means 

one of the following programs 

authorized under the ESEA, for which 

SEAs or LEAs receive formula funding: 

(a) Improving Academic Achievement 

of the Disadvantaged (title I, part A); 

(b) School Improvement Grants 

(section 1003(g)); 

(c) Migrant Education (title I, part C); 

(d) Neglected and Delinquent State 

Grants (title I, part D); 

(e) Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants (title II, part A); 

(f) English Learner Education State 

Grants (title III, part A); 

(g) 21st Century Community Learning 

Centers (title IV, part B); and 

(h) Indian Education Formula Grants 

(title VII, part A). 

Note: State-administered ESEA formula 

grant programs are the programs identified in 

paragraphs (a)–(g) of the definition of ESEA 

formula grant program. If an applicant 

chooses the Indian Education Formula Grants 

program (title VII, part A), which makes 

direct grants to LEAs, it must also choose at 

least one State-administered program listed 

in (a)–(g), as required by paragraph (b) of 

Schools and ESEA Formula Grant Programs 

Included in Project, in the Requirements 

section of this notice. Applicants can still 

choose SEA- or LEA-type functions for the 

State-administered ESEA formula grant. 

LEA-type function means the type of 

activity that LEAs typically conduct, 

such as direct provision of educational 

services to students, grant 

implementation, school district 

curriculum development, staff 

professional development pursuant to 

State guidelines, and data submissions. 

SEA-type function means the type of 

activity that SEAs typically conduct, 

such as overall education policy 

development, supervision and 

monitoring of school districts, provision 

of technical assistance to districts, 

statewide curriculum development, 

collecting and analyzing performance 

data, and evaluating programs. 

Tribal educational agency (TEA) 

means the agency, department, or 

instrumentality of an eligible Indian 

tribe that is primarily responsible for 

supporting tribal students’ elementary 

and secondary education, which may 

include early learning. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7451(a)(4). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 

97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines 

to Agencies on Government-wide 

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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The 

NFP published in the Federal Register 

on March 4, 2015 (80 FR 11550). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$1,950,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2016 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: Awards 

for a single TEA range from $150,000 to 

$330,000; awards for a consortium of 

TEAs range from $300,000 to $500,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$390,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application from a single TEA that 

proposes a budget exceeding $330,000 

for a single budget period of 12 months, 

or from a consortium of TEAs that 

proposes a budget exceeding $500,000 

for a single budget period of 12 months. 

The Assistant Secretary for Elementary 

and Secondary Education may change 

the maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 4–6. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 48 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) A TEA that 

is from an eligible Indian tribe and 

authorized by its tribe to administer this 

program; or (b) a consortium of such 

TEAs. 

To be eligible for an award, an 

applicant must include, as a part of its 

application, certification by the eligible 

Indian tribe that the applicant is the 

agency, department, or instrumentality 

of the eligible Indian tribe that is 

primarily responsible for supporting the 

elementary and secondary education of 

the tribe’s students. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Other: (a) To be eligible for an 

award, a TEA must submit a 

preliminary agreement, signed by an 

SEA and at least one LEA, with its 

application. 

(b) Projects funded under this 

competition must budget funds for a 

representative from the TEA, a 

representative from the SEA, and a 

representative from at least one LEA to 

attend a two-day Project Director’s 

meeting in the Washington, DC area 

during each year of the project period. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Shahla Ortega, U.S. 

Department of Education, Office of 

Indian Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 3W223, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 453–5602 or by email: 

shahla.ortega@ed.gov. 

To obtain a copy of the application 

package via the Internet, use the 

following address: http://www2.ed.gov/

programs/step/index.html. 

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. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the program contact 

person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 


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Notice of Intent to Apply: The 

Department will be able to review grant 

applications more efficiently if we know 

the approximate number of applicants 

that intend to apply. Therefore, the 

Assistant Secretary strongly encourages 

each potential applicant to notify us of 

their intent to submit an application for 

funding no later than May 21, 2015. To 

do so, please email shahla.ortega@

ed.gov with the subject line ‘‘Intent to 

Apply,’’ and include the following 

information: 

1. Applicant’s name, mailing address, 

and phone number; 

2. Contact person’s name and email 

address; 

3. Name of SEA; and 

4. Whether the applicant intends to 

apply as a single TEA or a consortium 

of TEAs. 

Applicants that do not submit a notice 

of intent to apply may still apply for 

funding; applicants that do submit a 

notice of intent to apply are not bound 

to apply or bound by the information 

provided. 

Pre-Application Webinar: The 

Department intends to hold a preapplication webinar designed to provide 

technical assistance to interested 

applicants. Information about webinar 

times and instructions for registering are 

on the Department Web site at http://

www2.ed.gov/programs/STEP/

index.html. 

Page Limit: The project narrative (Part 

IV) is where you, the applicant, address 

the selection criteria that reviewers use 

to evaluate your application. You must 

limit the project narrative to no more 

than 50 pages, using 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, including 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. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: April 16, 

2015. 

Date of Pre-Application Webinar: 

April 30, 2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

May 21, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 15, 2015. 

Deadline for Submission of Final 

Agreement: March 31, 2016. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

section IV. 7. Other Submission 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 14, 2015. 

4. 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 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM) (formerly the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the 

Government’s primary registrant 

database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one to two 

business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow two to five weeks for your 

TIN to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data entered into the 

SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you 

think you might want to apply for 

Federal financial assistance under a 

program administered by the 

Department, please allow sufficient time 

to obtain and register your DUNS 

number and TIN. We strongly 

recommend that you register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, 

you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the 

information to be available in Grants.gov and 

before you can submit an application through 

Grants.gov. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: http://

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/

web/grants/register.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 


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Applications for grants under STEP, 

CFDA number 84.415A, must be 

submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for STEP at www.Grants.gov. 

You must search for the downloadable 

application package for this program by 

the CFDA number. Do not include the 

CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your 

search (e.g., search for 84.415, not 

84.415A). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this program to 

ensure that you submit your application 

in a timely manner to the Grants.gov 

system. You can also find the Education 

Submission Procedures pertaining to 

Grants.gov under News and Events on 

the Department’s G5 system home page 

at www.G5.gov. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a PDF 

(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a 

password-protected file, we will not 

review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by email. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because–– 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

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If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Shahla Ortega, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 3W223, 

Washington, DC 20202. FAX: (202) 401– 

0606. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.415A), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.415A), 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days from the 

application deadline date, you should call 

the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from the 

NFP and from 34 CFR 75.210. We will 

award up to 100 points to an application 

under the selection criteria; the total 

possible points for each selection 

criterion are noted in parentheses. 

a. Need for Project (Maximum 5 

points). In determining the need for the 

proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the extent to which the goals 

and objectives in the preliminary 

agreement, including the TEA capacitybuilding activities, address identified 

educational needs of the Indian students 

to be served. 

b. Quality of the Project Design 

(Maximum 35 points). In determining 

the quality of project design, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project would recognize and support 

tribal sovereignty. (5 points) 

(ii) The extent to which the 

preliminary agreement defines goals, 

objectives, and outcomes of the 

proposed project that are likely to be 

achieved by the end of the project 

period. (10 points) 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project would build relationships and 

better communication among the TEA, 

SEA, and LEA, as well as families and 

communities, to the benefit of Indian 

students in the selected schools, 

including by enhancing the cultural 

competency of SEA and LEA staff. (10 

points) 

(iv) The extent to which the proposed 

project would enhance the capacity of 

the TEA to administer ESEA formula 

grants during the grant period and 

beyond. (10 points) 

c. Adequacy of Resources (Maximum 

5 points). In determining the adequacy 

of resources, the Secretary considers the 

extent to which the TEA has 

established, prior to developing the 

preliminary agreement, a relationship 

with either the SEA or an LEA that will 

enhance the likelihood of the project’s 

success. 

d. Quality of the Management Plan 

(Maximum 25 points). In determining 

the quality of the management plan for 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers: 

(i) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. (10 points) 

(ii) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. (5 points) 

(iii) How the applicant will ensure 

that a diversity of perspectives are 

brought to bear in the operation of the 

proposed project, including those of 

parents, teachers, the business 

community, a variety of disciplinary 

and professional fields, recipients or 

beneficiaries of the services, or others, 

as appropriate. (10 points) 

Note: In addressing the third subpart of the 

Quality of the Management Plan selection 

criteria, applicants may want to consider 

describing the involvement of the SEA and 

LEA in the project, in addition to the input 

of other affected groups, as appropriate. 

e. Quality of Project Personnel 

(Maximum 15 points). In determining 

the quality of project personnel, the 

Secretary considers the extent to which 

the applicant encourages applications 

for employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. In addition, 

the Secretary considers: 

(i) The extent to which the proposed 

project director has experience in 

education and in administering Federal 

grants. (5 points) 

(ii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. (5 points) 

(iii) The extent to which the training 

or professional development services to 

be provided by the proposed project are 

of sufficient quality, intensity, and 

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practice among the recipients of those 

services. (5 points) 

Note: Please note that section 7(b) of the 

Indian Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act requires that to the greatest 

extent feasible, a grantee must give to Indians 

preference and opportunities in connection 

with the administration of the grant, and give 

Indian organizations and Indian-owned 

economic enterprises, as defined in section 3 

of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 

U.S.C. 1452(e)), preference in the award of 

contracts in connection with the 

administration of the grant. 

In addressing the third subpart of the 

Quality of Project Personnel selection 

criterion, applicants may want to 

consider including the context of 

training or professional development 

among all three entities—TEA, SEA, and 

LEA. For example, the SEA or LEA 

could provide training to TEA staff with 

regard to Federal grant administration, 

and the TEA could provide training to 

SEA and LEA staff with regard to 

cultural competence. 

f. Quality of Project Evaluation 

(Maximum 15 points). In determining 

the quality of the evaluation, the 

Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(i) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. (5 

points) 

(ii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation provide for examining the 

effectiveness of project implementation 

strategies. (5 points) 

(iii) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. (5 points) 

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). 

3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 

3474.10, the Secretary may impose 

special 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. 

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 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. 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 multi-year 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. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Department has established the 

following Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance 

measures: 

(1) Number of TEA grantees that 

report increased collaboration among 

TEAs, SEAs, and LEAs. 

(2) The number of SEA-type and LEAtype administrative functions for which 

the TEA grantees have assumed 

responsibility. 

These measures constitute the 

Department’s indicators of success for 

this program. Consequently, we advise 

an applicant for a grant under this 

program to give careful consideration to 

these measures in developing the 

proposed project and identifying the 

method of evaluation. Each grantee will 

be required to provide, in its annual 

performance and final reports, data 

about its progress in meeting these 

measures. 

5. 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. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shahla Ortega, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 3W223, Washington, DC 20202– 

6450. Telephone: (202) 453–5602 or by 

email: shahla.ortega@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. 

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 


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1Bear Head states that Bear Head Corp. is a 

Canadian company incorporated pursuant to the 

laws of Nova Scotia, and that Bear Head (USA) is 

a Delaware limited liability company. Both have 

their principal place of business in Houston, Texas, 

and both are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of 

Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, a publicly listed 

Australian company based in Perth, Australia. 2Bear Head refers to this requested authorization 

as the ‘‘NG Authorization.’’ Bear Head states that 

the M&N Pipeline is operated by Maritimes & 

Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. in the United States and 

by its Canadian pipeline affiliate, Maritimes & 

Northeast Pipeline Limited Partnership, in Canada. 3See Application at 1 n.3 (‘‘approximately 42.4 

Bcf/y of the natural gas volume proposed to be 

exported will be consumed in Canada and not 

exported as LNG [liquefied natural gas]’’); id. at 12 

(description of project). 

4 In the Application, Bear Head also requests 

authorization to export U.S.-sourced LNG to any 

nation that currently has, or in the future may enter 

into, a FTA requiring national treatment for trade 

in natural gas (FTA countries). DOE/FE will review 

Bear Head’s request for a FTA export authorization 

separately pursuant to NGA § 3(c), 15 U.S.C. 

717b(c). Additionally, on January 23, 2015, Bear 

Head filed a separate application with DOE/FE 

requesting authorization to access certain Canadian 

natural gas supplies, in a volume up to 250 Bcf/yr, 

that it states must flow through the United States 

due to the configuration of existing North American 

pipeline infrastructure. Application at 2–3 n.7. Bear 

Head refers to this requested authorization as the 

‘‘Canadian NG authorization.’’ Id. That application 

is pending before DOE/FE in FE Docket No. 15–14– 

NG, and is the subject of a notice being published 

in the Federal Register concurrently with this 

Notice. 

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. 

Dated: April 10, 2015. 

Deborah S. Delisle, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08681 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Methane Hydrate 

Advisory Committee. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice of 

these meetings be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 12:45 

p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EDT)—Registration, 

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)—Meeting. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3G–043, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou 

Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 

586–5098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

purpose of the Methane Hydrate 

Advisory Committee is to provide 

advice on potential applications of 

methane hydrate to the Secretary of 

Energy, and assist in developing 

recommendations and priorities for the 

Department of Energy’s Methane 

Hydrate Research and Development 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda: The agenda will 

include: Welcome and Introduction by 

the Designated Federal Officer; 

Committee Business; Report by the 

Chair regarding recommendations to the 

Secretary; Update on gas hydrate 

research activity including FY 2015 

research initiatives and plans; Alaska 

update; Advisory Committee 

Discussion; and Public Comments, if 

any. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Designated 

Federal Officer and the Chair of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Lou 

Capitanio at the phone number listed 

above and provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. Space 

is limited. You must make your request 

for an oral statement at least five 

business days prior to the meeting, and 

reasonable provisions will be made to 

include the presentation on the agenda. 

Public comment will follow the threeminute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days at the following 

Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/

advisory-committees/methane-hydrateadvisory-committee. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 10, 

2015. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08798 Filed 4–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[FE Docket No. 15–33–LNG] 

Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear 

Head LNG (USA), LLC; Application for 

Long-Term, Multi-Contract 

Authorization To Export Domestically 

Produced Natural Gas Through 

Canada to Non-Free Trade Agreement 

Countries After Liquefaction for a 25- 

Year Term 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 

gives notice of receipt of an application 

(Application), filed on February 25, 

2015, by Bear Head LNG Corporation 

and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC 

(collectively, Bear Head),1 requesting 

long-term, multi-contract authorization 

to export domestically produced natural 

gas as follows: (i) To export the natural 

gas by pipeline to Canada at the United 

States-Canada border (at a point near 

Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New 

Brunswick, respectively) on the 

Maritimes & Northeast (M&N) Pipeline 

in a volume of 440 billion cubic feet per 

year (Bcf/yr), or approximately 1.2 Bcf 

per day (Bcf/d); 2 (ii) to use 

approximately 42.4 Bcf/yr of the U.S.- 

sourced natural gas as feedstock in a 

Canadian natural gas liquefaction and 

export facility currently being 

developed by Bear Head within the 

Point Tupper/Bear Head Industrial Park 

near the town of Port Hawksbury, on the 

Straight of Canso, in Richmond County, 

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada 

(Project); 3 and (iii) to export a portion 

of the U.S.-sourced natural gas in the 

form of LNG in a volume equivalent to 

approximately 397.6 Bcf/yr of natural 

gas (1.1 Bcf/d) by vessel from Nova 

Scotia, Canada, to one or more countries 

with which the United States does not 

have a free trade agreement (FTA) 

requiring national treatment for trade in 

natural gas and with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy (nonFTA countries).4 Only Bear Head’s 

proposed export of LNG produced from 

U.S-sourced natural gas to non-FTA 

countries is subject to this Notice. Bear 

Head states that its proposed Project and 

LNG exports will not involve the 

construction of any facilities in the 


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