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18–19, 2021 quarterly Governing Board 

meeting. 

Thereafter, from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 

p.m. Lesley Muldoon, Executive 

Director of the Governing Board, will 

update members on ongoing work. From 

12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Peggy Carr, 

Commissioner, National Center for 

Education Statistics, will provide an 

update on the NAEP 2022 

Administration. From 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 

p.m. committee chairs will provide an 

update on the standing committees’ 

work. From 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. the 

Governing Board will discuss and take 

action on the Governing Board Policy on 

Developing NAEP Assessment 

Frameworks. 

Following a 15 minute break, the 

Governing Board will meet in closed 

session from 3:25 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. to 

receive a briefing from the Nominations 

Committee on its recommendations for 

candidates to fill board vacancies. The 

Governing Board will review the 

recommendations for the final slate of 

candidates for submission to the 

Secretary of Education for appointments 

that begin October 1, 2022. These 

discussions pertain solely to internal 

personnel rules and practices of an 

agency and information of a personal 

nature where disclosure would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. As such, 

the discussions are protected by 

exemptions 2 and 6 of § 552b(c) of Title 

5 of the United States Code. The 

Governing Board will take a short break 

to transition to the open session from 

3:55 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in order to take 

action on the 2022 Slate of Governing 

Board Nominees. 

The March 3, 2022 session of the 

Board meeting will adjourn at 4:00 p.m. 

March 4, 2022 Meeting 

On Friday, March 4, 2022, the 

Governing Board meeting will convene 

in closed session from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 

a.m. to receive a briefing from Lesley 

Muldoon and Peggy Carr, Commissioner 

of NCES on the NAEP Budget and 

Assessment Schedule. The budget 

briefing and Governing Board 

discussions may affect current and 

future NAEP contracts and must be kept 

confidential to maintain the integrity of 

the federal acquisition process. Public 

disclosure of this confidential 

information would impede 

implementation of the NAEP assessment 

program if conducted in open session. 

Such matters are protected by 

exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of 

the United States Code. 

Following a short break, the 

Governing Board will convene in open 

session from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to 

hear a panel discussion on possibilities 

and priorities for the NAEP Science 

Assessment Framework. From 12:30 

p.m. to 2:00 p.m. members will meet in 

small groups to discuss the NAEP 

Science Framework priorities. Members 

will reconvene in the plenary session 

from 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to provide 

group debriefs on the discussions. 

Governing Board members will 

engage in open discussion from 3:00 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The March 4 session 

of the Governing Board meeting will 

adjourn at 3:30 p.m. 

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committee meeting agendas, together 

with meeting materials, will be posted 

on the Governing Board’s website at 

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Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, title III— 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress § 301. 

Lesley Muldoon, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. Department 

of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03774 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Language Resource Centers Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the 

Language Resource Centers (LRC) 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

84.229A. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1840–0808. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: February 23, 

2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 25, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 23, 2022. 

Preapplication Webinar information: 

The Department will hold a 

preapplication meeting via webinar for 

prospective applicants. Detailed 

information regarding this webinar will 

be provided on the LRC Applicant 

Information website at www2.ed.gov/ 

programs/iegpslrc/applicant.html. 

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 December 27, 2021 

(86 FR 73264) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/d/2021–27979. 

Please note that these Common 

Instructions supersede the version 

published on February 13, 2019, and, in 

part, describe the transition from the 

requirement to register in SAM.gov a 


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1Modern Language Association, ‘‘Enrollments in 

Languages Other Than English in United States 

Institutions of Higher Education, Summer 2016 and 

Fall 2016: Preliminary Report’’ (February, 2018) (p 

13). 

2Center for Advanced Research on Language 

Acquisition, University of Minnesota. 

www.carla.umn.edu 

Data Universal Numbering System 

(DUNS) number to the implementation 

of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). 

More information on the phase-out of 

DUNS numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Collins, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 2B234, Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202)453–7854. Email: 

carolyn.collins@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

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

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The LRC 

Program provides grants to institutions 

of higher education (IHEs) or consortia 

of IHEs for establishing, strengthening, 

and operating centers that serve as 

resources for improving the Nation’s 

capacity for teaching and learning 

foreign languages through teacher 

training, research, materials 

development, assessment, and 

dissemination projects. 

Priorities: This notice includes one 

absolute priority and one competitive 

preference priority. In accordance with 

34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute 

priority is from 34 CFR 669.22(a)(2). The 

competitive preference priority is from 

the Secretary’s Final Supplemental 

Priorities and Definitions for 

Discretionary Grant Programs published 

in the Federal Register on December 10, 

2021 (86 FR 70612) (Supplemental 

Priorities). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

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

applications that meet this priority. 

The priority is: 

Specific Foreign Languages for Study 

or Materials Development. 

Background: Under 34 CFR 

669.22(a)(2), the Department may 

establish a priority for specific foreign 

languages for study or materials 

development. For the absolute priority, 

we took into consideration the findings 

in the Modern Language Association 

(MLA) survey 1 of fall 2016 

undergraduate and graduate enrollments 

in language courses at 2,547 

postsecondary institutions in the United 

States. Of 1,417,921 total enrollments, 

the three most-studied modern foreign 

languages included Spanish, with 

712,240 enrollments or 50 percent; 

French, with 175,667 enrollments or 12 

percent; and German, with 80,594 

enrollments or 6 percent. Together, 

these three languages represented 

968,501, or 68 percent, of enrollments. 

Other languages, with 34,830 

enrollments, constituted 25 percent of 

enrollments for the same period. 

The findings in the MLA survey are 

consistent with the definition of ‘‘Less 

Commonly Taught Languages’’ (LCTLs) 

used by the Center for Advanced 

Research on Language Acquisition 

(CARLA).2 CARLA defines LCTLs as 

‘‘all of the world’s languages except 

English, French, German, and Spanish.’’ 

Priority: Applications that propose 

activities with a significant focus on the 

teaching and learning of any modern 

foreign languages except French, 

German, and Spanish. 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2022 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to 

an additional five points to an 

application that meets the Competitive 

Preference Priority. 

This priority is: 

Promoting Equity in Student Access to 

Educational Resources and 

Opportunities (up to 5 points). 

Projects that will be implemented by 

or in partnership with one or more of 

the following entities: 

(1) Community colleges (as defined in 

this notice). 

(2) Historically Black colleges and 

universities (as defined in this notice). 

(3) Tribal Colleges and Universities 

(as defined in this notice). 

(4) Minority-serving institutions (as 

defined in this notice). 

Definitions: The definitions below are 

from the Supplemental Priorities. 

Community college means ‘‘junior or 

community college’’ as defined in 

section 312(f) of the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities means colleges and 

universities that meet the criteria set out 

in 34 CFR 608.2. 

Minority-Serving Institution means an 

institution that is eligible to receive 

assistance under sections 316 through 

320 of part A of title III, under part B 

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

Tribal College or University has the 

meaning ascribed it in section 316(b)(3) 

of the HEA. 

Note: The institutions designated 

eligible under title III and title V may be 

viewed at the following link: 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ 

idues/eligibility.html. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1121, 

1123. 

Note: Projects will be awarded and 

must be operated in a manner consistent 

with the nondiscrimination 

requirements contained in Federal civil 

rights laws. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

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

99. (b) The Office of Management and 

Budget Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 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 parts 655 and 669. (e) The 

Supplemental Priorities. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 

86 apply to IHEs only. 

Areas of National Need: In 

accordance with section 601(c) of the 

HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1121(c), the Secretary 

consulted with a wide range of Federal 

agencies and received recommendations 

regarding national need for expertise in 

foreign language and world regions. 

These agencies’ recommendations may 

be viewed at www2.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/ope/iegps/ 

languageneeds.html. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$2,746,768. 

The Administration has requested 

$2,746,768 for new awards for this 

program for FY 2022. The actual level 

of funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process 

before the end of the current fiscal year 

if Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 


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we may make additional awards in FY 

2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025 from the 

list of unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$130,000–$197,000 per year. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$171,000 per year. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 16. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 48 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs (as 

defined in section 101 of the HEA (20 

U.S.C. 1001)) or consortia of IHEs. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This 

program uses a training indirect cost 

rate. This limits indirect cost 

reimbursement to an entity’s actual 

indirect costs, as determined in its 

negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 

or eight percent of a modified total 

direct cost base, whichever amount is 

less. For more information regarding 

training indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 

75.562. For more information regarding 

indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 

indirect cost rate, please see 

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/ 

intro.html. 

c. Administrative Cost Limitation: 

This program does not include any 

program-specific limitation on 

administrative expenses. All 

administrative expenses must be 

reasonable and necessary and conform 

to Cost Principles described in 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart E of the Uniform 

Guidance. 

3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 

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

competition may award subgrants—to 

directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: IHEs, 

nonprofit organizations, professional 

organizations, or businesses. The 

grantee may award subgrants to entities 

it has identified in the approved 

application or that it selects through a 

competition under procedures 

established by the grantee. 

4. a. Reasonable and Necessary Costs: 

Applicants must ensure that all costs 

included in the proposed budget are 

reasonable and necessary to meet the 

goals and objectives of the proposed 

project. Any costs determined by the 

Secretary to be unreasonable or 

unnecessary will be removed from the 

final approved budget. 

b. Audits: (i) A non-Federal entity that 

expends $750,000 or more during the 

non-Federal entity’s fiscal year in 

Federal awards must have a single or 

program-specific audit conducted for 

that year in accordance with the 

provisions of 2 CFR part 200. (2 CFR 

200.501(a)) 

(ii) A non-Federal entity that expends 

less than $750,000 during the nonFederal entity’s fiscal year in Federal 

awards is exempt from Federal audit 

requirements for that year, except as 

noted in 2 CFR 200.503 (Relation to 

Other Audit Requirements), but records 

must be available for review or audit by 

appropriate officials of the Federal 

agency, pass-through entity, and 

Government Accountability Office 

(GAO). (2 CFR 200.501(d)). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Application Submission 

Instructions: Applicants are required to 

follow the Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and 

available at www.federalregister.gov/d/ 

2021–27979, which contain 

requirements and information on how to 

submit an application. Please note that 

these Common Instructions supersede 

the version published on February 13, 

2019, and, in part, describe the 

transition from the requirement to 

register in SAM.gov a DUNS number to 

the implementation of the UEI. More 

information on the phase-out of DUNS 

numbers is available at https://

www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/ 

docs/unique-entity-identifier-transitionfact-sheet.pdf. 

2. Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the types of projects 

that may be proposed in applications for 

the LRC grant competition, your 

application may include business 

information that you consider 

proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define 

‘‘business information’’ and describe the 

process we use in determining whether 

any of that information is proprietary 

and, thus, protected from disclosure 

under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as 

amended). We plan to post on our 

website a selection of funded abstracts 

and applications’ narrative sections. 

Consistent with Executive Order 

12600, please designate in your 

application any information that you 

believe is exempt from disclosure under 

Exemption 4. In the appropriate 

Appendix section of your application, 

under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’ 

please list the page number or numbers 

on which we can find this information. 

For additional information please see 34 

CFR 5.11(c). 

3. 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. 

4. Funding Restrictions: We specify 

unallowable costs in 34 CFR 669.30. We 

reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative (Part III of the 

application) is where you, the applicant, 

address the priorities, selection criteria, 

and application requirements that 

reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 50 pages and (2) use the 

following standards: 

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

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, except titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). However, you may 

use a 10 point font in charts, tables, 

figures, and graphs. 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit applies 

to the entirety of the application 

narrative. The recommended page limit 

does not apply to the Application for 

Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); 

the supplemental SF 424 form; Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs (ED 524); the detailed lineitem budget; the assurances and 

certifications, and the response to 

section 427 of the General Education 

Provisions Act; the project abstract; the 

table of contents; or the appendices. 

6. Award Basis: In determining 

whether to approve a grant award and 

the amount of such award, the 

Department will take into consideration, 

among other things, the applicant’s 

performance and use of funds under a 

previous or existing award under any 

Department program (34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3)(ii) and 75.233(b)). In 

assessing the applicant’s performance 

and use of funds under a previous or 

existing award, the Secretary will 

consider, among other things, the 

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and the results of any Departmental 

grant monitoring, including the 

applicant’s progress in remedying any 

deficiencies identified in such 

monitoring. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The following 

selection criteria for this program are 

from 34 CFR 655.31 and 669.21. The 

maximum score under the selection 

criteria, taken together with the 

maximum number of points awarded to 

applicants that address the competitive 

preference priority, is 105 points. The 

maximum score for each selection 

criterion is indicated in parentheses 

below. 

(a) Plan of Operation (up to 15 

points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the plan of operation for 

the project. 

The Secretary looks for information 

that shows— 

(1) High quality in the design of the 

project; 

(2) An effective plan of management 

that ensures proper and efficient 

administration of the project; 

(3) A clear description of how the 

objectives of the project relate to the 

purpose of the program; 

(4) The way the applicant plans to use 

its resources and personnel to achieve 

each objective; and 

(5) 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— 

(i) Members of racial or ethnic 

minority groups; 

(ii) Women; and 

(iii) Handicapped persons. 

(b) Quality of Key Personnel (up to 10 

points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the key personnel the 

applicant plans to use on the project. 

(1) The Secretary looks for 

information that shows— 

(a) The qualifications of the project 

director (if one is to be used); 

(b) The qualifications of each of the 

other key personnel to be used in the 

project. In the case of faculty, the 

qualifications of the faculty and the 

degree to which that faculty is directly 

involved in the actual teaching and 

supervision of students; 

(c) The time that each person referred 

to in paragraphs (b)(1)(a) and (b) of this 

section plans to commit to the project; 

and 

(d) The extent to which the applicant, 

as part of its nondiscriminatory 

employment practices, encourages 

applications for employment from 

persons who are members of groups that 

have been traditionally 

underrepresented, such as members of 

racial or ethnic minority groups, 

women, handicapped persons, and the 

elderly. 

(2) To determine the qualifications of 

a person, the Secretary considers 

evidence of past experience and 

training, in fields related to the 

objectives of the project, as well as other 

information that the applicant provides. 

(c) Budget and Cost-Effectiveness (up 

to 10 points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the project has an adequate budget 

and is cost effective. 

The Secretary looks for information 

that shows— 

(1) The budget for the project is 

adequate to support the project 

activities; and 

(2) Costs are reasonable in relation to 

the objectives of the project. 

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

The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

the quality of the evaluation plan for the 

project. 

The Secretary looks for information 

that shows methods of evaluation that 

are appropriate for the project and, to 

the extent possible, are objective and 

produce data that are quantifiable. 

(e) Adequacy of Resources (up to 5 

points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application for information that shows 

that the applicant plans to devote 

adequate resources to the project. 

The Secretary looks for information 

that shows— 

(1) Other than a library, facilities that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate 

(language laboratory, museums, etc.); 

and 

(2) The equipment and supplies that 

the applicant plans to use are adequate. 

(f) Need and Potential Impact (up to 

20 points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine-– 

(1) The extent to which the proposed 

materials or activities are needed in the 

foreign languages on which the project 

focuses; 

(2) The extent to which the proposed 

materials may be used throughout the 

United States; and 

(3) The extent to which the proposed 

work or activity may contribute 

significantly to strengthening, 

expanding, or improving programs of 

foreign language study in the United 

States. 

(g) Likelihood of Achieving Results 

(up to 10 points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine— 

(1) The quality of the outlined 

methods and procedures for preparing 

the materials; and 

(2) The extent to which plans for 

carrying out activities are practicable 

and can be expected to produce the 

anticipated results. 

(h) Description of Final Form of 

Results (up to 10 points). 

The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine the degree of 

specificity and the appropriateness of 

the description of the expected results 

from the project. 

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). 

For the FY 2022 LRC competition, all 

applications will be assigned to peer 

review panels. Readers who serve on the 

peer review panels are selected based on 

their expertise in the specialized area 

studies, international studies, and 

modern foreign language(s) necessary to 

effectively review, score, and rank the 

applications assigned to them. 

The Department will select 

applications for funding consideration 

based on their ranking in the 

competition. In cases where the peer 

reviewers’ average scores are the same 

for two or more applications same in the 

rank order listing, but there are 

insufficient funds to support all of the 

equally ranked applications, the 

Department will use the scores assigned 

to selection criterion (f): Need and 

Potential Impact to break the tie. 

3. Risk Assessment and Specific 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.206, before awarding grants under 

this program the Department conducts a 

review of the risks posed by applicants. 

Under 2 CFR 200.208, the Secretary may 

impose specific conditions and, under 2 

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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 $250,000), under 2 

CFR 200.206(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 (SAM). 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. 

5. In General: In accordance with the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all 

applicable Federal laws, and relevant 

Executive guidance, the Department 

will review and consider applications 

for funding pursuant to this notice 

inviting applications in accordance 

with: 

(a) Selecting recipients most likely to 

be successful in delivering results based 

on the program objectives through an 

objective process of evaluating Federal 

award applications (2 CFR 200.205); 

(b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain 

telecommunication and video 

surveillance services or equipment in 

alignment with section 889 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act of 

2019 (Pub. L. 115—232) (2 CFR 

200.216); 

(c) Providing a preference, to the 

extent permitted by law, to maximize 

use of goods, products, and materials 

produced in the United States (2 CFR 

200.322); and 

(d) Terminating agreements in whole 

or in part to the greatest extent 

authorized by law if an award no longer 

effectuates the program goals or agency 

priorities (2 CFR 200.340). 

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. Open Licensing Requirements: 

Unless an exception applies, if you are 

awarded a grant under this competition, 

you will be required to openly license 

to the public grant deliverables created 

in whole, or in part, with Department 

grant funds. When the deliverable 

consists of modifications to pre-existing 

works, the license extends only to those 

modifications that can be separately 

identified and only to the extent that 

open licensing is permitted under the 

terms of any licenses or other legal 

restrictions on the use of pre-existing 

works. Additionally, a grantee or 

subgrantee that is awarded competitive 

grant funds must have a plan to 

disseminate these public grant 

deliverables. This dissemination plan 

can be developed and submitted after 

your application has been reviewed and 

selected for funding. For additional 

information on the open licensing 

requirements please refer to 2 CFR 

3474.20. 

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

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170, should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

in 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may 

also require more frequent performance 

reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For 

specific requirements on reporting, 

please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/ 

apply/appforms/appforms.html. 

Performance reports for the LRC 

Program must be submitted 

electronically into the office of 

International and Foreign Language 

(IFLE) web-based reporting system, 

International Resource Information 

System (IRIS). For information about 

IRIS and to view the reporting 

instructions, please go to https://

iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/LRC.pdf. 

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

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. If a grantee is 

provided additional funding for this 

purpose, the Secretary establishes a data 

collection period. 

5. Performance Measures: The 

following measures have been 

established for the purpose of 

Department reporting under 34 CFR 

75.110, and will be used to evaluate the 

success of the LRC Program: 

(a) Percentage of LRC products or 

activities judged to be successful by LRC 

customers with respect to quality, 

usefulness and relevance. 

(b) Percentage of LRC products judged 

to be successful by an independent 

expert review panel with respect to 

quality, usefulness and relevance. 

(c) Cost per LRC project that increased 

the number of training programs for K– 

16 instructors of LCTLs (efficiency 

measure). 

The information provided by grantees 

in their performance reports submitted 

via the IRIS reporting system will be the 

source of data for these measures. 

Reporting screens for institutions can be 

viewed at: http://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/ 

LRC.pdf. 

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 

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the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

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Michelle Asha Cooper, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher 

Education Programs, Delegated the Authority 

to Perform the Functions and Duties of the 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–495] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Evolugen Trading and Marketing LP 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Evolugen Trading and 

Marketing LP (Applicant) has applied 

for authorization to transmit electric 

energy from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to the Federal Power Act. 

DATES: Comments, protests, or motions 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before March 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, 

motions to intervene, or requests for 

more information should be addressed 

by electronic mail to 

Electricity.Exports@hq.doe.gov, or by 

facsimile to (202) 586–8008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Aronoff, 202–586–5863, 

matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy (DOE) regulates 

exports of electricity from the United 

States to a foreign country, pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b) and 42 U.S.C. 

7172(f)). Such exports require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 

824a(e)). 

On January 18, 2022, Applicant filed 

an application with DOE (Application 

or App.) to ‘‘transmit electricity from 

the United States to Canada for a period 

of five years (or such longer period as 

may be permitted by the Department of 

Energy).’’ App. at 1. Applicant states 

that it is a ‘‘limited partnership 

organized under the laws of the 

Province of Ontario with its principal 

place of business in Gatineau, Quebec, 

Canada.’’ Id. at 2. Applicant adds that it 

‘‘is wholly-owned (directly and 

indirectly) by Brookfield BRP Canada 

Corp.’’ Id. Applicant represents that it 

‘‘does not own or control any electric 

generation, transmission, or distribution 

facilities in the United States,’’ nor does 

it ‘‘hold a franchise or service territory 

for the transmission, distribution or sale 

of electricity.’’ Id. 

Applicant further claims that it would 

‘‘purchase the electric power to be 

exported in the markets in which it 

participates, on a firm or interruptible 

basis, which may include purchases 

from wholesale generators, power 

marketers, other electric utilities, and 

federal power marketing agencies 

pursuant to voluntary agreements.’’ 

App. at 6. Applicant contends that its 

proposed exports would ‘‘not impair or 

tend to impede the sufficiency of 

electric power supplies in the United 

States or the regional coordination of 

electric utility planning or operations.’’ 

Id. at 6–7. 

The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

the Applicant have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

10485, as amended, and are appropriate 

for open access transmission by third 

parties. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to be heard in this proceeding 

should file a comment or protest to the 

Application at the address provided 

above. Protests should be filed in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.211). Any person desiring to 

become a party to this proceeding 

should file a motion to intervene at the 

above address in accordance with FERC 

Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). 

Comments and other filings 

concerning Evolugen Trading and 

Marketing LP’s application to export 

electric energy to Canada should be 

clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– 

495. Additional copies are to be 

provided directly to Simon Laroche, 41, 

rue Victoria, Gatineau, QC J8X 2A1, 

Canada, simon.laroche@evolugen.com; 

Vincenzo Franco, 1 Thomas Circle NW, 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, 

vfranco@rockcreekenergygroup.com; 

and Whitney Gallagher, 1 Thomas Circle 

NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, 

wgallagher@rockcreekenergygroup,com. 

A final decision will be made on the 

requested authorization after the 

environmental impacts have been 

evaluated pursuant to DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021) and after 

DOE evaluates whether the proposed 

action will have an adverse impact on 

the sufficiency of supply or reliability of 

the U.S. electric power supply system. 

Copies of the Application will be 

made available, upon request, by 

accessing the program website at 

https://energy.gov/node/11845, or by 

emailing Matt Aronoff at 

matthew.aronoff@hq.doe.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 16, 

2022. 

Christopher Lawrence, 

Management and Program Analyst, Electricity 

Delivery Division, Office of Electricity. 

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