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in West Deptford Township, Gloucester 

County, New Jersey. 

15. Clayton Sand Company D–2008– 

37–1. An application for approval of an 

existing ground and surface water 

withdrawal project to continue to 

supply up to 215 mg/30 days of water 

to the applicant’s industrial facility from 

existing Well No. 1 and Intake No. 1. 

The project is located in the Cohansey 

Formation in the Rancocas Creek 

Watershed in Woodland Township, 

Burlington County, New Jersey. 

In addition, a public hearing will be 

held on a resolution to amend the 

Commission’s fee schedule for the 

review and renewal of project approvals 

in accordance with Section 3.8 and 

Article 10 of the Delaware River Basin 

Compact. A copy of the proposed 

resolution can be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site, drbc.net. The 

business meeting also will include 

adoption of the Minutes of the 

Commission’s March 11, 2009 business 

meeting; announcements of upcoming 

DRBC advisory committee meetings and 

other events of general interest; a report 

on hydrologic conditions in the basin; a 

report by the Executive Director; a 

report by the Commission’s General 

Counsel; and consideration by the 

Commission of resolutions concerning 

(a) future updates of DRBC Water 

Quality Regulations, (b) election of the 

Commission Chair, Vice Chair and 

Second Vice Chair for the year 2009– 

2010, commencing July 1, 2009, and (c) 

a adoption of the fiscal year 2010 

budget. A public hearing on the 

proposed fiscal year 2010 budget was 

held in December of 2008. An 

opportunity for public dialogue will be 

provided at the end of the meeting. 

Draft dockets scheduled for public 

hearing on May 6, 2009 can be accessed 

through the Notice of Commission 

Meeting and Public Hearing on the 

Commission’s Web site, drbc.net, ten 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Additional documents relating to the 

dockets and other items may be 

examined at the Commission’s offices. 

Please contact William Muszynski at 

609–883–9500, extension 221, with any 

docket-related questions. 

Individuals in need of an 

accommodation as provided for in the 

Americans with Disabilities Act who 

wish to attend the informational 

meeting, conference session or hearings 

should contact the commission 

secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 

203 or through the Telecommunications 

Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss 

how the Commission can accommodate 

your needs. 

Dated: April 15, 2009. 

Pamela M. Bush, 

Commission Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–9136 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6360–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, 

and Academic Achievement for 

Limited English Proficient Students 

Overview Information 

Foreign Language Assistance 

Program—State Educational Agencies 

(SEAs). 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2009. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.293C. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: April 21, 

2009. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

May 11, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 27, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 27, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Foreign 

Language Assistance Program (FLAP) 

provides grants to SEAs for innovative 

model programs providing for the 

establishment, improvement, or 

expansion of foreign language study for 

elementary and secondary school 

students. An SEA that receives a grant 

under this program must use the funds 

to support programs that promote 

systemic approaches to improving 

foreign language learning in the State. 

Priorities: Competitive Preference 

Priority #1 is from the notice of final 

priority for this program published in 

the Federal Register on May 19, 2006 

(71 FR 29222). In accordance with 34 

CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), Competitive 

Preference Priority #2 is from section 

5493 of the Foreign Language Assistance 

Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7259b). 

Competitive Preference Priority #1. 

For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

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

an additional 10 points to an 

application, depending on how well the 

application meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Critical Need Languages 

This priority supports projects that 

establish, improve, or expand foreign 

language learning, primarily during the 

traditional school day, within grade 

kindergarten through grade 12, and that 

exclusively teach one or more of the 

following less commonly taught 

languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, 

Japanese, Russian, and languages in the 

Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language 

families. 

Competitive Preference Priority #2: 

For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we give 

preference to an application that meets 

this priority. 

This priority is: 

Applications describing programs that 

are carried out through a consortium 

comprised of the SEA receiving the 

grant and an elementary or secondary 

school. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7259a– 

7259b. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

85, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The notice of final 

priority, published in the Federal 

Register on May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29222). 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2010 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000– 

$400,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$187,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $400,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Deputy Secretary and Director for the 

Office of English Language Acquisition, 

Language Enhancement, and Academic 

Achievement for Limited English 

Proficient Students (OELA) may change 

the maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 4. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: 36 months. 

Applications that request funding for a 

project period of other than 36 months 

will be deemed ineligible and will not 

be read. 


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III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section 

5492(c)(1) of the Foreign Language 

Assistance Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 

7259a(c)(1)) requires that the Federal 

share of a project funded under this 

program for each fiscal year be 50 

percent. For example, an SEA 

requesting $100,000 in Federal funding 

for its foreign language program each 

fiscal year must match that amount with 

$100,000 of non-Federal funding for 

each year. 34 CFR 80.24 of EDGAR 

addresses Federal cost-sharing 

requirements. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Amanda Feliciano, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5C124, Washington, 

DC 20202–6510. Telephone: (202) 401– 

1339 or by e-mail: 

Amanda.Feliciano@ed.gov. 

Note: Please include ‘‘84.293C FLAP SEA 

Application Request’’ in the subject heading 

of your e-mail. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the program 

contact person listed in this section. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. Notice of Intent to Apply: 

If you intend to apply for a grant under 

this competition, contact Amanda 

Feliciano by e-mail: 

Amanda.Feliciano@ed.gov. 

Note: Please include ‘‘84.293C FLAP SEA 

Intent to Apply’’ in the subject heading of 

your e-mail. The e-mail should specify: (1) 

The SEA name and (2) language(s) of 

instruction. We will consider an application 

submitted by the deadline date for 

transmittal of applications, even if the 

applicant did not provide us notice of its 

intent to apply. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit the 

application narrative to the equivalent 

of no more than 35 pages using the 

following standards: 

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

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

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the two-page abstract. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section 

in Part III. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit; or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: April 21, 

2009. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

May 11, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 27, 2009. 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

section IV. 6. Other Submission 

Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under For Further Information Contact 

in section VII in this notice. If the 

Department provides an accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability in connection with the 

application process, the individual’s 

application remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 27, 2009. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

program. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section in this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

Foreign Language Assistance Program— 

State Educational Agencies, CFDA 

number 84.293C, must be submitted 

electronically using e-Application, 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants Web site at: http://egrants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

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

application deadline date. E– 

Application will not accept an 

application for this program after 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. Therefore, we 

strongly recommend that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday until 

7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday 

until 8 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC 

time. Please note that, because of 

maintenance, the system is unavailable 

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on Mondays, and between 7 p.m. on 

Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on Thursdays, 

Washington, DC time. Any 

modifications to these hours are posted 

on the e-Grants Web site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

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

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

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

the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) The person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under For Further Information 

Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Rebecca Richey, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5C144, 

Washington, DC 20202–6510. FAX: 

(202) 260–5496. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.293C), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

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

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application, by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.293C), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center accepts 

hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. 

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

except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 


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Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this grant notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 

75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the 

following paragraphs. The Notes we 

have included after each criterion are 

guidance to assist applicants in 

understanding each criterion as they 

prepare their applications and are not 

required (except that Note I under 

paragraph (b) and the note under 

paragraph (d) are required) by statute or 

regulation. The maximum score for all 

of these criteria is 100 points. The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses. 

(a) Need for project. (5 points). 

The Secretary considers the need for 

the proposed project. In determining the 

need for the proposed project, the 

Secretary considers the extent to which 

specific gaps or weaknesses in services, 

infrastructure, or opportunities have 

been identified and will be addressed by 

the proposed project, including the 

nature and magnitude of those gaps or 

weaknesses. 

Notes for (a) Need for project 

Note I: In addressing this criterion, 

applicants may want to describe how the 

SEA identified the specific foreign language 

needs in the State. 

Note II: In addressing this criterion, 

applicants may also want to describe how the 

proposed project will meet the needs in the 

State by training teachers and developing 

assessments, standards, or curriculum. 

(b) Quality of the project design. (60 

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 factors: 

(1) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project reflects up-to-date 

knowledge from research and effective 

practice. 

(2) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. 

(3) The extent to which the design for 

implementing and evaluating the 

proposed project will result in 

information to guide possible 

replication of project activities or 

strategies, including information about 

the effectiveness of the approach or 

strategies employed by the project. 

(4) The extent to which the proposed 

project is designed to build capacity and 

yield results that will extend beyond the 

period of Federal financial assistance. 

(5) The extent to which the proposed 

project will establish linkages with 

other appropriate agencies and 

organizations providing services to the 

target population. 

(6) The extent to which the design of 

the proposed project includes a 

thorough, high-quality review of the 

relevant literature, a high-quality plan 

for project implementation, and the use 

of appropriate methodological tools to 

ensure successful achievement of 

project objectives. 

Notes for (b) Quality of the project 

design 

Note I: Please note that Title V, part D, 

subpart 9, section 5492 of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, provides grants for innovative 

model programs providing for the 

establishment, improvement, or expansion of 

foreign language study for elementary and 

secondary school students. An SEA that 

receives a grant under this program must use 

the funds to support programs that promote 

systemic approaches to improving foreign 

language learning in the State. 

Note II: In addressing this criterion, 

applicants may want to consider describing 

how the project is aligned with standards for 

foreign language learning and performance 

guidelines for K–12 learners. 

Note III: In addressing this criterion, for 

school-based projects, applicants may want 

to describe how performance objectives are 

ambitious but realistic; raise expectations for 

student achievement; provide ways for 

students to demonstrate progress each year of 

the grant; and are achievable using the target 

languages, the planned model of instruction, 

and contact hours in the targeted languages. 

Note IV: In discussing this criterion the 

applicant may want to describe how program 

objectives are aligned with the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

measures for this program. 

Note V: In addressing this criterion, 

applicants may want to consider discussing 

how the project design is based on a review 

of the relevant literature to include available 

curriculum, instructional materials and 

assessments in the target language. 

(c) Quality of project personnel. (10 

points). 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of project personnel, the 

Secretary considers the extent to which 

the applicant encourages applications 

for employment from persons who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. In addition, 

the Secretary considers the following 

factors: 

(1) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. 

(2) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. 

(d) Quality of the management plan. 

(10 points). 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the management plan for the proposed 

project. In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Secretary considers the 

following factors: 

(1) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(2) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the project director and 

principal investigator and other key 

project personnel are appropriate and 

adequate to meet the objectives of the 

proposed project. 

Note for (d) Quality of the management 

plan 

34 CFR 75.112(b) of EDGAR requires 

an applicant to include a narrative that 

describes how and when, in each budget 

period of the project, the applicant 

plans to meet each project objective. 

(e) Quality of the project evaluation. 

(15 points). 

The Secretary considers the quality of 

the evaluation to be conducted of the 

proposed project. In determining the 

quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 

considers the following factors: 

(1) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and 

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and 

outcomes of the proposed project. 

(2) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation include the use of 

objective performance measures that are 

clearly related to the intended outcomes 

of the project and will produce 

quantitative and qualitative data to the 

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(3) The extent to which the methods 

of evaluation will provide performance 

feedback and permit periodic 

assessment of progress toward achieving 

intended outcomes. 

(4) The extent to which the evaluation 

will provide guidance about effective 

strategies suitable for replication or 

testing in other settings. 

Notes for (e) Quality of the project 

evaluation 

Note I: Grantees will be expected to report 

on the progress of their evaluation through 

the required annual performance report as 

discussed in section VI.4 of this notice. 

Note II: In addressing this criterion, 

applicants may want to consider using the 

evaluation plan to shape the development of 

the project from the beginning of the grant 

period. Applicants also may want to include 

benchmarks to monitor progress toward 

specific project objectives, including 

ambitious student foreign language 

proficiency objectives, and outcome 

measures to assess the impact on teaching 

and learning or other important outcomes for 

project participants. 

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). 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. Grant Administration: Applicants 

are encouraged to budget for a two-day 

meeting for project directors in 

Washington, DC and attending a FLAP 

meeting at the American Council on the 

Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) 

Conference in San Diego. 

4. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. You must also submit an 

annual performance report that provides 

the most current performance and 

financial expenditure information as 

specified 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 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

5. Performance Measures: In response 

to the Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA), the Department 

developed one objective for evaluating 

the overall effectiveness of the Foreign 

Language Assistance Program (FLAP) 

SEA program. 

Objective 1: To improve foreign 

language teaching. 

Measure 1.1 of 2: The number of 

teachers in the State receiving training 

as a result of the FLAP SEA project(s). 

Measure 1.2 of 2: The number of 

schools that use the assessments, 

standards, or curriculum developed by 

the FLAP SEA project(s) in the State. 

We will expect each SEA funded 

under this competition to document 

how its project is helping the 

Department meet these performance 

measures. Grantees will be expected to 

report on progress in meeting these 

performance measures in their Annual 

Performance Report and in their Final 

Performance Report. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Richey, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5C144, Washington, DC 20202– 

6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1443 or by 

e-mail: rebecca.richey@ed.gov or Ana 

Garcia, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 

5C147, Washington, DC 20202–6510. 

Telephone: (202) 401–1440 or by e-mail: 

ana.garcia@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Richard Smith, 

Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and 

Director, Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 

Academic Achievement for Limited English 

Proficient Students. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, May 7, 2009. 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

South Center, 1864 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Kozlowski, Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–2759, 

David.Kozlowski@lex.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda. 

• Approval of April Meeting Minutes. 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments. 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments. 

• Liaisons’ Comments. 

• Presentations. 

• Administrative Issues: 

Æ Committee Updates. 

• Public Comments. 

• Final Comments. 

• Adjourn. 

Breaks taken as appropriate. 


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