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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 

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. 

5. Performance Measures: For the 

purposes of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, we have established a 

set of performance measures for the 

McNair Program. The success of the 

McNair Program will be measured by 

the McNair Program participants’ 

success in completing research and 

participation in scholarly activities, 

enrollment in a graduate program, 

continued enrollment in graduate study, 

and the attainment of a doctoral degree. 

All McNair Program grantees will be 

required to submit an annual 

performance report. 

6. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

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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 for the Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04987 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2221–000] 

Empire District Electric Company; 

Notice of Authorization for Continued 

Project Operation 

On February 28, 2020, Empire District 

Electric Company, licensee for the 

Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project No. 

2221, filed an Application for a New 

License for Ozark Beach Hydroelectric 

Project pursuant to the Federal Power 

Act (FPA) and the Commission’s 

regulations thereunder. The Ozark 

Beach Hydroelectric Project is located 

on the White River near the Town of 

Forsyth, in Taney County, Missouri. 

The license for Project No. 2221 was 

issued for a period ending February 28, 

2022. Section 15(a)(1) of the FPA, 16 

U.S.C. 808(a)(1), requires the 

Commission, at the expiration of a 

license term, to issue from year-to-year 

an annual license to the then licensee(s) 

under the terms and conditions of the 

prior license until a new license is 

issued, or the project is otherwise 

disposed of as provided in section 15 or 

any other applicable section of the FPA. 

If the project’s prior license waived the 

applicability of section 15 of the FPA, 

then, based on section 9(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 

558(c), and as set forth at 18 CFR 

16.21(a), if the licensee of such project 

has filed an application for a subsequent 

license, the licensee may continue to 

operate the project in accordance with 

the terms and conditions of the license 


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1 18 CFR 385.2001–2005 (2021). 

after the minor or minor part license 

expires, until the Commission acts on 

its application. If the licensee of such a 

project has not filed an application for 

a subsequent license, then it may be 

required, pursuant to 18 CFR 16.21(b), 

to continue project operations until the 

Commission issues someone else a 

license for the project or otherwise 

orders disposition of the project. 

If the project is subject to section 15 

of the FPA, notice is hereby given that 

an annual license for Project No. 2221 

is issued to Empire District Electric 

Company, for a period effective March 

1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 or 

until the issuance of a new license for 

the project or other disposition under 

the FPA, whichever comes first. If 

issuance of a new license (or other 

disposition) does not take place on or 

before February 28, 2023, notice is 

hereby given that, pursuant to 18 CFR 

16.18(c), an annual license under 

section 15(a)(1) of the FPA is renewed 

automatically without further order or 

notice by the Commission, unless the 

Commission orders otherwise. 

If the project is not subject to section 

15 of the FPA, notice is hereby given 

that Empire District Electric Company, 

is authorized to continue operation of 

the Ozark Beach Hydroelectric Project, 

until such time as the Commission acts 

on its application for a new license. 

Dated: March 3, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04959 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CD22–4–000] 

Municipality of Anchorage Water & 

Wastewater Utility; Notice of 

Preliminary Determination of a 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility and Soliciting Comments and 

Motions To Intervene 

On March 1, 2022, the Municipality of 

Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility 

filed a notice of intent to construct a 

qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 

pursuant to section 30 of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). The proposed 

Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy Recovery 

Turbine Project would have an installed 

capacity of 37 kilowatts (kW), and 

would be located along an existing 16- 

inch pipeline at the applicant’s 

Reservoirs 3 and 4 Valve Facility in 

Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska. 

Applicant Contact: Todd Carroll, P.E., 

Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility, 

3000 Artic Boulevard, Anchorage, AK 

99503, 907–564–2753, todd.carroll@

awwu.biz. 

FERC Contact: Christopher Chaney, 

202–502–6778, christopher.chaney@

ferc.gov. 

Qualifying Conduit Hydropower 

Facility Description: The proposed 

project would consist of: (1) One 37 kW 

turbine/generator unit; (2) 10-inchdiameter intake and discharge pipes; 

and (3) appurtenant facilities. The 

proposed project would have an 

estimated annual generation of 

approximately 254 megawatt-hours. 

A qualifying conduit hydropower 

facility is one that is determined or 

deemed to meet all the criteria shown in 

the table below. 

TABLE 1—CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY

Statutory provision Description Satisfies 

(Y/N) 

FPA 30(a)(3)(A) ............... The conduit the facility uses is a tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade 

water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(i) ........... The facility is constructed, operated, or maintained for the generation of electric power and uses for 

such generation only the hydroelectric potential of a non-federally owned conduit.

Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(ii) .......... The facility has an installed capacity that does not exceed 40 megawatts Y 

FPA 30(a)(3)(C)(iii) .......... On or before August 9, 2013, the facility is not licensed, or exempted from the licensing requirements 

of Part I of the FPA.

Y 

Preliminary Determination: The 

proposed Reservoirs 3 and 4 Energy 

Recovery Turbine Project will not alter 

the primary purpose of the conduit, 

which is to transport water for 

municipal use. Therefore, based upon 

the above criteria, Commission staff 

preliminarily determines that the 

proposal satisfies the requirements for a 

qualifying conduit hydropower facility, 

which is not required to be licensed or 

exempted from licensing. 

Comments and Motions to Intervene: 

Deadline for filing comments contesting 

whether the facility meets the qualifying 

criteria is 30 days from the issuance 

date of this notice. Deadline for filing 

motions to intervene is 30 days from the 

issuance date of this notice. Anyone 

may submit comments or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210 and 385.214. 

Any motions to intervene must be 

received on or before the specified 

deadline date for the particular 

proceeding. 

Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: All filings must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the ‘‘COMMENTS 

CONTESTING QUALIFICATION FOR A 

CONDUIT HYDROPOWER FACILITY’’ 

or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE,’’ as 

applicable; (2) state in the heading the 

name of the applicant and the project 

number of the application to which the 

filing responds; (3) state the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

person filing; and (4) otherwise comply 

with the requirements of sections 

385.2001 through 385.2005 of the 

Commission’s regulations.1 All 

comments contesting Commission staff’s 

preliminary determination that the 

facility meets the qualifying criteria 

must set forth their evidentiary basis. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file motions to 

intervene and comments using the 

Commission’s eFiling system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may send a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 


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