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1 Kuhfeld, M., Soland, J., Tarasawa, B., Johnson, 

A., Ruzek, E., & Liu, J. (2020). Projecting the 

potential impact of COVID–19 school closures on 

academic achievement. Educational Researcher, 

49(8), 549–565. 

2www.chronicle.com/article/the-missinghispanic-students. 

3https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/. 

is not submitted, the Department will 

use the application that was submitted 

by the deadline. If a new application is 

submitted, the Department will consider 

the most recent application submitted 

before the deadline of April 11, 2022. 

Other than the estimated available 

funds and maximum award amount, all 

other requirements and conditions 

stated in the NIA remain the same. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1474 

and 1481. 

Corrections 

In FR Doc. 2022–02688, appearing on 

pages 7433–7441 of the Federal Register 

of February 9, 2022 (87 FR 7433), we 

make the following corrections on page 

7438, in the first column, in the section 

entitled ‘‘II. Award Information’’: 

(1) Following the heading ‘‘Estimated 

Available Funds:’’ remove ‘‘The 

Administration has requested 

$29,547,000 for the Educational 

Technology, Media, and Materials for 

Individuals with Disabilities program 

for FY 2022, of which we intend to use 

an estimated $8,500,000 for this 

competition. 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 if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program.’’ and add, in its place, 

‘‘$9,000,000.’’ 

(2) Following the heading ‘‘Maximum 

Award:’’, remove ‘‘$8,500,000’’ and add, 

in its place, ‘‘$9,000,000’’. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact persons listed under 

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Katherine Neas, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary. Delegated the 

authority to perform the functions and duties 

of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07269 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2022 for the Developing 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) 

Program, Assistance Listing Number 

(ALN) 84.031S. This notice relates to the 

approved information collection under 

OMB control number 1840–0745. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: April 6, 2022. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 6, 2022. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 4, 2022. 

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 

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: 

Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 2B186, Washington, DC 20202– 

4260. Telephone: (202) 453–6224. 

Email: Njeri.Clark@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 DHSI 

Program provides grants to assist 

Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) 

with expanding educational 

opportunities for, and improving the 

academic attainment of, Hispanic 

students. DHSI Program grants enable 

HSIs to expand and enhance the 

academic offerings, program quality, 

faculty quality, and institutional 

stability of colleges and universities that 

are educating the majority of Hispanic 

college students and help large numbers 

of Hispanic students and other lowincome individuals complete 

postsecondary degrees. 

Background: The ongoing effects of 

the dual crises of COVID–19 and 

systemic racism have affected 

communities across this country. 

Countless students have been exposed 

to trauma and disruptions in learning 

and have experienced disengagement 

from school and peers, negatively 

impacting their mental health and wellbeing. While all students’ overall levels 

of wellness have been affected, students 

of color and other underserved students 

have experienced a disproportionate 

burden of the pandemic.1 In a recent 

article titled, ‘‘The Missing Hispanic 

Students: Higher ed’s future and 

economy depends on their coming back 

to college,’’ the author highlights how 

the COVID–19 pandemic has threatened 

the progress made by Hispanic students’ 

postsecondary enrollment over the last 

decade, and calls attention to the 

negative impact the loss of Hispanic 

students has had on institutions and 

communities.2 According to the 

National Student Clearinghouse 

Research Center, Hispanic 

undergraduate enrollment fell 7 percent 

from 2019 to 2021.3 Therefore, it is more 

evident today that the engagement and 

retention of students will require 

targeted supports, including those that 

leverage technology, and holistic 

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have been disproportionately affected 

by the pandemic. 

Through leadership, practice, and 

data that support evidence-based 

decision-making, HSIs can foster a 

strong sense of belonging and 

implement robust academic programs 

that focus on student learning through 

high impact practices. Examples of such 

programs include undergraduate 

research experiences, as well as other 

support services that provide advising 

and mentoring to students and that 

promote retention and degree 

completion. HSIs can provide the 

necessary social and emotional supports 

needed to promote student success. 

To this end, this competition includes 

two competitive preference priorities 

that are designed to support students 

holistically and promote continual 

success. 

Priorities: This notice contains two 

competitive preference priorities from 

the Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities 

and Definitions for Discretionary Grant 

Programs, published in the Federal 

Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 

70612) (Supplemental Priorities). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2022 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition, these priorities are 

competitive preference priorities. Under 

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

an additional 5 points to an application 

for each priority, depending on how 

well the application meets each of these 

priorities. Applicants may respond to 

one or both priorities, for a total of up 

to 10 additional points. 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1: 

Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and 

Academic Needs (up to 5 Points) 

Projects that are designed to improve 

students’ social, emotional, academic, 

and career development, with a focus on 

underserved students, in the following 

area: 

(a) Creating a positive, inclusive, and 

identity-safe climate at institutions of 

higher education through one or more of 

the following activities: 

(1) Fostering a sense of belonging and 

inclusion for underserved students; 

(2) Implementing evidence-based 

practices for advancing student success 

for underserved students; 

(3) Providing evidence-based 

professional development opportunities 

designed to build asset-based mindsets 

for faculty and staff on campus and that 

are inclusive with regard to race, 

ethnicity, culture, language, and 

disability status. 

Competitive Preference Priority 2: 

Increasing Postsecondary Education 

Access, Affordability, Completion, and 

Post-Enrollment Success (up to 5 Points) 

Projects that are designed to increase 

postsecondary access, affordability, 

completion, and success for 

underserved students by addressing one 

or more of the following priority areas: 

(a) Increasing postsecondary 

education access and reducing the cost 

of college by creating clearer pathways 

for students between institutions and 

making transfer of course credits more 

seamless and transparent. 

(b) Increasing the number and 

proportion of underserved students who 

enroll in and complete postsecondary 

education programs, which may include 

strategies related to college preparation, 

awareness, application, selection, 

advising, counseling, and enrollment. 

(c) Establishing a system of highquality data collection and analysis, 

such as data on persistence, retention, 

completion, and post-college outcomes, 

for transparency, accountability, and 

institutional improvement. 

(d) Supporting the development and 

implementation of student success 

programs that integrate multiple 

comprehensive and evidence-based 

services or initiatives, such as academic 

advising, structured/guided pathways, 

career services, credit-bearing academic 

undergraduate courses focused on 

career, and programs to meet basic 

needs, such as housing, childcare and 

transportation, student financial aid, 

and access to technological devices. 

Definitions: The following definitions 

are from 34 CFR 77.1 and the 

Supplemental Priorities and apply to 

the priorities and selection criteria in 

this notice: 

Baseline means the starting point 

from which performance is measured 

and targets are set. 

Budget period means an interval of 

time into which a project period is 

divided for budgetary purposes. 

Demonstrates a rationale means a key 

project component included in the 

project’s logic model is informed by 

research or evaluation findings that 

suggest the project component is likely 

to improve relevant outcomes. 

Department means the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

Disconnected youth means an 

individual, between the ages 14 and 24, 

who may be from a low-income 

background, experiences homelessness, 

is in foster care, is involved in the 

justice system, or is not working or not 

enrolled in (or at risk of dropping out of) 

an educational institution. 

Evidence-based means the proposed 

project component is supported by 

promising evidence or evidence that 

demonstrates a rationale. 

Experimental study means a study 

that is designed to compare outcomes 

between two groups of individuals 

(such as students) that are otherwise 

equivalent except for their assignment 

to either a treatment group receiving a 

project component or a control group 

that does not. Randomized controlled 

trials, regression discontinuity design 

studies, and single-case design studies 

are the specific types of experimental 

studies that, depending on their design 

and implementation (e.g., sample 

attrition in randomized controlled trials 

and regression discontinuity design 

studies), can meet What Works 

Clearinghouse (WWC) standards 

without reservations as described in the 

WWC Handbooks: 

(i) A randomized controlled trial 

employs random assignment of, for 

example, students, teachers, classrooms, 

or schools to receive the project 

component being evaluated (the 

treatment group) or not to receive the 

project component (the control group). 

(ii) A regression discontinuity design 

study assigns the project component 

being evaluated using a measured 

variable (e.g., assigning students reading 

below a cutoff score to tutoring or 

developmental education classes) and 

controls for that variable in the analysis 

of outcomes. 

(iii) A single-case design study uses 

observations of a single case (e.g., a 

student eligible for a behavioral 

intervention) over time in the absence 

and presence of a controlled treatment 

manipulation to determine whether the 

outcome is systematically related to the 

treatment. 

Fiscal year means the Federal fiscal 

year—a period beginning on October 1 

and ending on the following September 

30. 

Grant period means the period for 

which funds have been awarded. 

Grantee means the legal entity to 

which a grant is awarded and that is 

accountable to the Federal Government 

for the use of the funds provided. The 

grantee is the entire legal entity even if 

only a particular component of the 

entity is designated in the grant award 

notice (GAN). For example, a GAN may 

name as the grantee one school or 

campus of a university. In this case, the 

granting agency usually intends, or 

actually intends, that the named 

component assume primary or sole 

responsibility for administering the 

grant-assisted project or program. 

Nevertheless, the naming of a 

component of a legal entity as the 

grantee in a grant award document shall 

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legal entity from accountability to the 

Federal Government for the use of the 

funds provided. (This definition is not 

intended to affect the eligibility 

provision of grant programs in which 

eligibility is limited to organizations 

that may be only components of a legal 

entity.) The term ‘‘grantee’’ does not 

include any secondary recipients, such 

as subgrantees and contractors, that may 

receive funds from a grantee pursuant to 

a subgrant or contract. 

Logic model (also referred to as a 

theory of action) means a framework 

that identifies key project components 

of the proposed project (i.e., the active 

‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to 

be critical to achieving the relevant 

outcomes) and describes the theoretical 

and operational relationships among the 

key project components and relevant 

outcomes. 

Note: In developing logic models, 

applicants may want to use resources 

such as the Pacific Education 

Laboratory’s Logic Model Application 

(www.ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/ 

pacific/elm.asp). 

Performance measure means any 

quantitative indicator, statistic, or 

metric used to gauge program or project 

performance. 

Performance target means a level of 

performance that an applicant would 

seek to meet during the course of a 

project or as a result of a project. 

Project component means an activity, 

strategy, intervention, process, product, 

practice, or policy included in a project. 

Evidence may pertain to an individual 

project component or to a combination 

of project components (e.g., training 

teachers on instructional practices for 

English learners and follow-on coaching 

for these teachers). 

Promising evidence means that there 

is evidence of the effectiveness of a key 

project component in improving a 

relevant outcome, based on a relevant 

finding from one of the following: 

(i) A practice guide prepared by What 

Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reporting a 

‘‘strong evidence base’’ or ‘‘moderate 

evidence base’’ for the corresponding 

practice guide recommendation; 

(ii) An intervention report prepared 

by the WWC reporting a ‘‘positive 

effect’’ or ‘‘potentially positive effect’’ 

on a relevant outcome with no reporting 

of a ‘‘negative effect’’ or ‘‘potentially 

negative effect’’ on a relevant outcome; 

or 

(iii) A single study assessed by the 

Department, as appropriate, that— 

(A) Is an experimental study, a quasiexperimental design study, or a welldesigned and well-implemented 

correlational study with statistical 

controls for selection bias (e.g., a study 

using regression methods to account for 

differences between a treatment group 

and a comparison group); and 

(B) Includes at least one statistically 

significant and positive (i.e., favorable) 

effect on a relevant outcome. 

Quasi-experimental design study 

means a study using a design that 

attempts to approximate an 

experimental study by identifying a 

comparison group that is similar to the 

treatment group in important respects. 

This type of study, depending on design 

and implementation (e.g., establishment 

of baseline equivalence of the groups 

being compared), can meet WWC 

standards with reservations, but cannot 

meet WWC standards without 

reservations, as described in the WWC 

Handbooks. 

Relevant outcome means the student 

outcome(s) or other outcome(s) the key 

project component is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific 

goals of the program. 

Subgrant means an award of financial 

assistance in the form of money, or 

property in lieu of money, made under 

a grant by a grantee to an eligible 

subgrantee. The term includes financial 

assistance when provided by 

contractual or any other form of legal 

agreement, but does not include 

procurement purchases, nor does it 

include any form of assistance that is 

excluded from the definition of ‘‘grant 

or award’’ in this part (See 2 CFR 

200.92, ‘‘Subaward’’). 

Underserved student means a student 

in postsecondary in one or more of the 

following subgroups: 

(a) A student who is living in poverty 

or is served by schools with high 

concentrations of students living in 

poverty. 

(b) A student of color. 

(c) An English learner. 

(d) A disconnected youth. 

(e) A technologically unconnected 

youth. 

(f) A migrant student. 

(g) A student experiencing 

homelessness or housing insecurity. 

(h) A student without documentation 

of immigration status. 

(i) A student who is the first in their 

family to attend postsecondary 

education. 

(j) A student enrolling in or seeking to 

enroll in postsecondary education for 

the first time at the age of 20 or older. 

(k) A student who is working full-time 

while enrolled in postsecondary 

education. 

(l) A student who is enrolled in or is 

seeking to enroll in postsecondary 

education who is eligible for a Pell 

Grant. 

(m) An adult student in need of 

improving their basic skills or an adult 

student with limited English 

proficiency. 

For purposes of the definition of 

underserved student only— 

English learner means an individual 

who is an English learner as defined in 

section 8101(20) of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, or an individual who is an 

English language learner as defined in 

section 203(7) of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act. 

Child or student with a disability 

means children with disabilities as 

defined in section 602(3) of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1401(3)) and 34 

CFR 300.8, or students with disabilities, 

as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973 (29 U.S.C. 705(37), 705(202)(B). 

What Works Clearinghouse 

Handbooks (WWC Handbooks) means 

the standards and procedures set forth 

in the WWC Standards Handbook, 

Versions 4.0 or 4.1, and WWC 

Procedures Handbook, Versions 4.0 or 

4.1, or in the WWC Procedures and 

Standards Handbook, Version 3.0 or 

Version 2.1 (all incorporated by 

reference, see § 77.2). Study findings 

eligible for review under WWC 

standards can meet WWC standards 

without reservations, meet WWC 

standards with reservations, or not meet 

WWC standards. WWC practice guides 

and intervention reports include 

findings from systematic reviews of 

evidence as described in the WWC 

Handbooks documentation. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101– 

1101d and 1103–1103g. 

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 part 606. (e) The Supplemental 

Priorities. 

II. Award Information 

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Grants only. Cooperative Arrangement 

Grants and Planning Grants will not be 

awarded in FY 2022. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$45,245,314. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in 

subsequent years from the list of 

unfunded applications from this 

competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$500,000–$600,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$575,000. 

Maximum Awards: We will not make 

an award exceeding $600,000 for a 

single budget period of 12 months. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 79. 

Note: The Department is not bound by 

any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information and 

Supplemental Requirements 

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) Institutions 

of higher education (IHEs) that qualify 

as eligible HSIs are eligible to apply for 

new Individual Development Grants 

under the DHSI Program. To be an 

eligible HSI, an IHE must— 

(i) Have an enrollment of needy 

students, as defined in section 502(b) of 

the HEA (section 502(a)(2)(A)(i) of the 

HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(i)); 

(ii) Have, except as provided in 

section 522(b) of the HEA, average 

education and general expenditures that 

are low, per full-time equivalent (FTE) 

undergraduate student, in comparison 

with the average education and general 

expenditures per FTE undergraduate 

student of institutions that offer similar 

instruction (section 502(a)(2)(A)(ii) of 

the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(ii)); 

Note: To demonstrate an enrollment 

of needy students and low average 

education and general expenditures per 

FTE undergraduate student, an IHE 

must be designated as an ‘‘eligible 

institution’’ in accordance with 34 CFR 

606.3 through 606.5 and the notice 

inviting applications for designation as 

an eligible institution for the fiscal year 

for which the grant competition is being 

conducted. 

Note: The notice announcing the FY 

2022 process for designation of eligible 

institutions, and inviting applications 

for waiver of eligibility requirements, 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 16, 2021 (86 FR 71470). 

Only institutions that the Department 

determines are eligible, or are granted a 

waiver, may apply for a grant in this 

program. 

(iii) Be accredited by a nationally 

recognized accrediting agency or 

association that the Secretary has 

determined to be a reliable authority as 

to the quality of education or training 

offered, or making reasonable progress 

toward accreditation, according to such 

an agency or association (section 

502(a)(2)(A)(iv) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 

1101a(a)(2)(A)(iv)); 

(iv) Be legally authorized to provide, 

and provides within the State, an 

education program for which the 

institution awards a bachelor’s degree 

(section 502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)), or be a junior 

or community college (section 

502(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 

1101a(a)(2)(A)(iii)); 

(v) Have an enrollment of 

undergraduate FTE students that is at 

least 25 percent Hispanic students at the 

end of the award year immediately 

preceding the date of application 

(section 502(a)(5)(B) of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)(B)); and 

(vi) Provide, as an attachment to the 

application, the documentation the IHE 

relied upon in determining that at least 

25 percent of the IHE’s undergraduate 

FTE students are Hispanic. The 25 

percent requirement applies only to 

undergraduate Hispanic students and is 

calculated based upon FTE students as 

defined in section 502(a)(4) of the HEA. 

Instructions for formatting and 

submitting the verification 

documentation to Grants.gov are in the 

application package for this 

competition. 

(b) For this program, the ‘‘end of the 

award year immediately preceding the 

date of application’’ refers to the end of 

the fiscal year prior to the application 

due date. For purposes of this 

competition, the data that we will use 

to determine percent enrollment is for 

academic year 2020–2021. 

(c) In considering applications for 

grants under this program, the 

Department will compare the data and 

documentation the institution relied on 

in its application with data reported to 

the Department’s Integrated 

Postsecondary Education Data System 

(IPEDS), the IHE’s State-reported 

enrollment data, and the institutional 

annual report. If different percentages or 

data are reported in these various 

sources, the institution must, as part of 

the 25 percent assurance verification, 

explain the reason for the differences. If 

the IPEDS data show that less than 25 

percent of the institution’s 

undergraduate FTE students are 

Hispanic, the burden is on the 

institution to show that the IPEDS data 

are inaccurate. If the IPEDS data 

indicate that the institution has an 

undergraduate FTE less than 25 percent, 

and the institution fails to demonstrate 

that the IPEDS data are inaccurate, the 

institution will be considered ineligible. 

(d) A grantee under the DHSI 

Program, which is authorized by title V 

of the HEA, may not receive a grant 

under any HEA, title III, part A or part 

B program (section 505 of the HEA; 20 

U.S.C. 1101d). The title III, part A 

programs include the Strengthening 

Institutions Program, the American 

Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and 

Universities Program, the Alaska Native 

and Native Hawaiian-Serving 

Institutions Programs, the Asian 

American and Native American Pacific 

Islander-Serving Institutions Program, 

the Predominantly Black Institutions 

Program, and the Native AmericanServing Non-Tribal Institutions 

Program. Furthermore, a current DHSI 

Program grantee may not give up its HSI 

grant in order to receive a grant under 

any title III, part A program (34 CFR 

606.2(c)(1)). 

(e) An eligible HSI may only submit 

one Individual Development Grant 

application. 

(f) Nothing in this notice alters a 

grantee’s obligations to comply with 

nondiscrimination requirements in 

Federal civil rights laws, including 

nondiscrimination on the basis of race, 

color, or national origin, among others. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching unless the grantee uses a 

portion of its grant for establishing or 

improving an endowment fund. If a 

grantee uses a portion of its grant for 

endowment fund purposes, it must 

match or exceed those grant funds with 

non-Federal funds (section 503(c)(2) of 

the HEA; 20 U.S.C. 1101b(c)(2)). 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Grant 

funds shall be used so that they 

supplement and, to the extent practical, 

increase the funds that would otherwise 

be available for the activities to be 

carried out under the grant and in no 

case supplant those funds. (34 CFR 

606.30(b)). 

c. Indirect Cost Rate Information: A 

grantee may not use an indirect cost rate 

to determine allowable costs under its 

grant. 

d. 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 


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directly carry out project activities 

described in its application—to the 

following types of entities: Local 

educational agencies; State educational 

agencies; IHEs; nonprofit organizations. 

The grantee may award subgrants to 

entities it has identified in an approved 

application or that it selects through a 

competition under procedures 

established by the grantee. 

4. Other. This program is subject to 

Buy America Act Requirements 

pursuant to the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117– 

58). This means grantees and their 

subrecipients and contractors under this 

program may not use their grant funds 

for infrastructure projects or activities 

(e.g., construction and broadband 

infrastructure) unless— 

(a) All iron and steel used in the 

infrastructure project or activity are 

produced in the United States; 

(b) All manufactured products used in 

the infrastructure project or activity are 

produced in the United States; and 

(c) All construction materials are 

manufactured in the United States. 

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 DHSI Program, 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). 

Because we plan to make successful 

applications available to the public, you 

may wish to request confidentiality of 

business information. 

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 606.10(c). 

We reference additional regulations 

outlining funding restrictions in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

5. Recommended Page Limit: The 

application narrative is where you, the 

applicant, address the selection criteria 

that reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. We recommend that you (1) 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 55 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, 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, and no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. 

The recommended page limit applies 

to the Project Narrative, which is your 

complete response to the selection 

criteria, and any response to the 

competitive preference priorities, if 

applicable. However, the page limit 

does not apply to the Application for 

Federal Assistance form (SF–424); the 

ED SF–424 Supplement form; the 

Budget Information—Non-Construction 

Programs form (ED 524); the assurances 

and certifications; or the one-page 

project abstract, the program profile 

form, and supporting budget narrative. 

6. 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, we 

strongly encourage each potential 

applicant to notify us of their intent to 

submit an application. To do so, please 

email the program contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT with the subject line ‘‘Intent to 

Apply,’’ and include the applicant’s 

name and a contact person’s name and 

email address. 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. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210, 606.8, and 606.22. 

Applicants should address each of the 

following selection criteria separately 

for each proposed activity. We will 

award up to 100 points to an application 

under the selection criteria and up to 10 

additional points to an application 

under the competitive preference 

priorities, for a total score of up to 110 

points. The maximum score for each 

criterion is noted in parentheses. 

(a) Quality of the applicant’s 

comprehensive development plan. (Up 

to 25 points) 

The Secretary evaluates each 

application for a development grant 

based on the extent to which— 

(1) The strengths, weaknesses, and 

significant problems of the institution’s 

academic programs, institutional 

management, and fiscal stability are 

clearly and comprehensively analyzed 

and result from a process that involved 

major constituencies of the institution 

(Up to 5 points); 

(2) The goals for the institution’s 

academic programs, institutional 

management, and fiscal stability are 

realistic and based on comprehensive 

analysis (Up to 5 points); 

(3) The objectives stated in the plan 

are measurable, related to institutional 

goals, and, if achieved, will contribute 

to the growth and self-sufficiency of the 

institution (Up to 5 points); 

(4) The plan clearly and 

comprehensively describes the methods 

and resources the institution will use to 

institutionalize practice and 

improvements developed under the 

proposed project, including, in 

particular, how operational costs for 

personnel, maintenance, and upgrades 

of equipment will be paid with 

institutional resources (Up to 5 points); 

and 

(5) The five-year plan describes how 

the applicant will improve its services 

to Hispanic and other low-income 

students (Up to 5 points). 


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Note: Under 34 CFR 606.8(a), a 

comprehensive development plan is an 

institution’s strategy for achieving 

growth and self-sufficiency by 

strengthening its— 

(1) Academic programs; 

(2) Institutional management; and 

(3) Fiscal stability. 

(b) Quality of the project design. (Up 

to 15 points) 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the design of the proposed project. In 

determining the quality of the design of 

the proposed project, the Secretary 

considers the following: 

(1) The extent to which the proposed 

project demonstrates a rationale (as 

defined in this notice) (Up to 10 points); 

and 

(2) The extent to which the proposed 

project is supported by promising 

evidence (as defined in this notice) (Up 

to 5 points). 

Note: To establish that their projects 

‘‘demonstrate a rationale,’’ applicants 

must use a logic model (as defined in 

this notice) and identify research or 

evaluation findings suggesting that a key 

project component is likely to improve 

relevant outcome. To establish that their 

projects are supported by ‘‘promising 

evidence,’’ applicants should cite the 

supporting study or studies that meet 

the conditions in the definition of 

‘‘promising evidence’’ and attach the 

study(ies) as part of the application 

attachments. In addressing ‘‘promising 

evidence,’’ applicants are encouraged to 

align the direct student services 

proposed in this application to 

evidence-based practices identified in 

the selected studies. Note that the 

research cited to address the ‘‘promising 

evidence’’ criterion can be the same 

research provided to demonstrate a 

rationale, but only applications that 

include logic models can receive full 

points under the ‘‘demonstrates a 

rationale’’ selection factor. 

(c) Quality of activity objectives. (Up 

to 10 points) 

The extent to which the objectives for 

each activity are— 

(1) Realistic and defined in terms of 

measurable results (Up to 5 points); and 

(2) Directly related to the problems to 

be solved and to the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan (Up 

to 5 points). 

(d) Quality of implementation 

strategy. (Up to 20 points) 

The extent to which— 

(1) The implementation strategy for 

each activity is comprehensive (Up to 

10 points); 

(2) The rationale for the 

implementation strategy for each 

activity is clearly described and is 

supported by the results of relevant 

studies or projects (Up to 5 points); and 

(3) The timetable for each activity is 

realistic and likely to be attained (Up to 

5 points). 

(e) Quality of the project management 

plan. (Up to 10 points) 

The extent to which— 

(1) Procedures for managing the 

project are likely to ensure efficient and 

effective project implementation (Up to 

5 points); and 

(2) The project coordinator and 

activity directors have sufficient 

authority to conduct the project 

effectively, including access to the 

president or chief executive officer (Up 

to 5 points). 

(f) Quality of key personnel. (Up to 5 

points) 

The extent to which— 

(1) The past experience and training 

of key professional personnel are 

directly related to the stated activity 

objectives (Up to 2 points); and 

(2) The time commitment of key 

personnel is realistic (Up to 3 points). 

(g) Quality of evaluation plan. (up to 

10 points) 

The extent to which— 

(1) The data elements and the data 

collection procedures are clearly 

described and appropriate to measure 

the attainment of activity objectives and 

to measure the success of the project in 

achieving the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan (Up 

to 5 points); and 

(2) The data analysis procedures are 

clearly described and are likely to 

produce formative and summative 

results on attaining activity objectives 

and measuring the success of the project 

on achieving the goals of the 

comprehensive development plan (Up 

to 5 points). 

(h) Budget. (Up to 5 points) 

The extent to which the proposed 

costs are necessary and reasonable in 

relation to the project’s objectives and 

scope. 

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 requires 

various assurances, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

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

A panel of three non-Federal 

reviewers will review and score each 

application in accordance with the 

selection criteria in this notice, as well 

as the competitive preference priorities. 

A rank order funding slate will be made 

from this review. Awards will be made 

in rank order according to the average 

score received from the peer review. 

In tie-breaking situations for 

development grants described in 34 CFR 

606.23(b), the DHSI Program regulations 

in 34 CFR part 606, subpart C require 

that we award additional points to an 

application from an IHE that: 

(1) Has an endowment fund of which 

the current market value, per FTE 

enrolled student, is less than the average 

current market value of the endowment 

funds, per FTE enrolled student, at 

comparable institutions that offer 

similar instruction (1 point); 

(2) Has expenditures for library 

materials per FTE enrolled student that 

are less than the average expenditures 

for library materials per FTE enrolled 

student at comparable institutions that 

offer similar instruction (1 point); or 

(3) Proposes to carry out one or more 

of the following activities— 

(i) Faculty development (1 point); 

(ii) Funds and administrative 

management (1 point); 

(iii) Development and improvement of 

academic programs (2 points); 

(iv) Acquisition of equipment for use 

in strengthening management and 

academic programs (1 point); 

(v) Joint use of facilities (2 points); or 

(vi) Student services (2 points). 

If a tie remains after applying the 

tiebreaker mechanism above, priority 

will be given to applicants that 

addressed the statutory priority found in 

section 521(d) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 

1103)—the Secretary shall give priority 

to an application that contains 

satisfactory evidence that the HispanicServing Institution has entered or will 

enter into a collaborative arrangement 

with at least one educational agency or 

organization with assistance (from funds 

other than funds provided under title 20 

of the U.S. Code) in reducing dropout 

rates for Hispanic students, improving 

rates of academic achievement for 

Hispanic students, and increasing the 

rates at which Hispanic secondary 

school graduates enroll in higher 

education. 

If a tie still remains after applying the 

additional point(s) and the relevant 

statutory priority, we will determine the 

ranking of applicants based on the 

applicant that scores the highest under 

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applicant’s comprehensive development 

plan, followed by quality of 

implementation strategy. 

If a tie still remains, we will select the 

applicant with the lowest endowment 

per FTE enrolled student. 

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 CFR 3474.10, in 

appropriate circumstances, high-risk 

conditions on a grant if the applicant or 

grantee is not financially stable; has a 

history of unsatisfactory performance; 

has a financial or other management 

system that does not meet the standards 

in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

4. Integrity and Performance System: 

If you are selected under this 

competition to receive an award that 

over the course of the project period 

may exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold (currently $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. 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); 

and 

(c) 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 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms/

appforms.html. 

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

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case, the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

5. Performance Measures: The 

Secretary has established the following 

key performance measures for assessing 

the effectiveness of the DHSI Program 

under 34 CFR 75.110: 

(a) The annual rate of degree or 

certificate completion for all students, 

and specifically for Hispanic students, 

at DHSI grantee institutions. 

(b) The annual persistence rate at 

DHSI grantee institutions for all 

students, and for Hispanic students in 

particular, from one year to the next. 

(c) The percentage of all students, and 

of Hispanic students in particular, who 

transfer from a two-year HSI to a fouryear institution. 

(d) The number of all students, and 

the number of Hispanic students in 

particular, served by any direct student 

service supported by the grant. 

(e) The Federal cost per 

undergraduate and graduate degree at 

institutions in the DHSI program. 

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. 


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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 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site, you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF, you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

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. 2022–07212 Filed 4–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket No. 22–19–LNG] 

Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; 

Application for Blanket Authorization 

To Export Previously Imported 

Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free 

Trade Agreement Countries on a 

Short-Term Basis 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy and 

Carbon Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management (FECM) 

(formerly the Office of Fossil Energy) of 

the Department of Energy (DOE) gives 

notice (Notice) of receipt of an 

application (Application), filed on 

February 28, 2022, by Sabine Pass 

Liquefaction, LLC (SPL or Sabine Pass). 

SPL requests blanket authorization to 

export liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

previously imported into the United 

States by vessel from foreign sources in 

a volume equivalent to 500 billion cubic 

feet (Bcf) of natural gas on a cumulative 

basis over a two-year period. SPL filed 

the Application under the Natural Gas 

Act (NGA). 

DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or 

notices of intervention, as applicable, 

requests for additional procedures, and 

written comments are to be filed 

electronically as detailed in the Public 

Comment Procedures section no later 

than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time May 6, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Electronic Filing by email: fergas@

hq.doe.gov. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, DOE 

has found it necessary to make 

temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid–19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently accepting only electronic 

submissions at this time. If a commenter 

finds that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Office of 

Resource Sustainability staff at (202) 

586–4749 or (202) 586–7893 to discuss 

the need for alternative arrangements. 

Once the Covid-19 pandemic health 

emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates 

resuming all of its regular options for 

public comment submission, including 

postal mail and hand delivery/courier. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Wade or Peri Ulrey, U.S. 

Department of Energy (FE–34), Office 

of Regulation, Analysis, and 

Engagement, Office of Resource 

Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy 

and Carbon Management, Forrestal 

Building, Room 3E–042, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

4749 or (202) 586–7893, 

jennifer.wade@hq.doe.gov or 

peri.ulrey@hq.doe.gov 

Cassandra Bernstein, U.S. Department of 

Energy (GC–76), Office of the 

Assistant General Counsel for Energy 

Delivery and Resilience, Forrestal 

Building, Room 6D–033, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

9793, cassandra.bernstein@

hq.doe.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SPL 

requests a short-term blanket 

authorization to export LNG that has 

been previously imported into the 

United States from foreign sources for a 

two-year period commencing on June 7, 

2022. SPL states that it will export the 

LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG 

Terminal located in Cameron Parish, 

Louisiana, to any country with the 

capacity to import LNG via ocean-going 

carrier and with which trade is not 

prohibited by U.S. law or policy. This 

includes both countries with which the 

United States has entered into a free 

trade agreement (FTA) requiring 

national treatment for trade in natural 

gas (FTA countries) and all other 

countries (non-FTA countries). This 

Notice applies only to the portion of the 

Application requesting authority to 

export the LNG to non-FTA countries 

pursuant to section 3(a) of the NGA, 15 

U.S.C. 717b(a). SPL states that its 

existing blanket re-export authorization, 

set forth in DOE/FE Order No. 4545 

(Docket No. 20–28–LNG), is scheduled 

to expire on June 6, 2022. SPL further 

states that it does not seek authorization 

to export any domestically produced 

natural gas or LNG. 

SPL requests this authorization on its 

own behalf and as agent for other parties 

who hold title to the LNG at the time of 

export. Additional details can be found 

in SPL’s Application, posted on the 

DOE website at: https://

www.energy.gov/fecm/articles/sabinepass-liquefaction-llc-fe-dkt-no-22-19- 

lng. 

DOE Evaluation 

In reviewing SPL’s Application, DOE 

will consider any issues required by law 

or policy. DOE will consider domestic 

need for the gas, as well as any other 

issues determined to be appropriate, 

including whether the arrangement is 

consistent with DOE’s policy of 

promoting competition in the 

marketplace by allowing commercial 


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