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China Aerospace Science and Industry 

Corporation Limited (CASIC) 

China Communications Construction 

Company Limited (CCCC) 

China Communications Construction 

Group (Limited) (CCCG) 

China Electronics Corporation (CEC) 

China Electronics Technology Group 

Corporation (CETC) 

China General Nuclear Power 

Corporation (CGN) 

China Marine Information Electronics 

Company Limited 

China Mobile Communications Group 

Co., Ltd. 

China Mobile Limited 

China National Nuclear Corporation 

(CNNC) 

China National Offshore Oil Corporation 

(CNOOC) 

China North Industries Group 

Corporation Limited (Norinco Group) 

China Railway Construction 

Corporation Limited (CRCC) 

China South Industries Group 

Corporation (CSGC) 

China SpaceSat Co., Ltd. 

China State Shipbuilding Corporation 

Limited (CSSC) 

China Telecom Corporation Limited 

China Telecommunications Corporation 

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited 

China United Network Communications 

Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) 

CNOOC Limited 

Costar Group Co., Ltd. 

Fujian Torch Electron Technology Co., 

Ltd. 

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 

Co., Ltd. (Hikvision) 

Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd. 

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 

Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group 

Co., Ltd. 

Inspur Group Co., Ltd. 

Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Co., 

Ltd. 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Beijing) Corporation 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Shenzhen) Corporation 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International (Tianjin) Corporation 

Semiconductor Manufacturing 

International Corporation (SMIC) 

Semiconductor Manufacturing South 

China Corporation 

SMIC Holdings Limited 

SMIC Hong Kong International 

Company Limited 

SMIC Northern Integrated Circuit 

Manufacturing (Beijing) Co., Ltd 

SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing 

(Shanghai) Co., Ltd 

Zhonghang Electronic Measuring 

Instruments Company Limited 

Dated: June 23, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Meeting; National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in the July 27–29, 2021 

virtual meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity (NACIQI) and provides 

information to members of the public 

regarding the meeting, including 

requesting to make oral comments. The 

notice of this meeting is required under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) and section 

114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act 

(HEA) of 1965, as amended. 

DATES: The virtual NACIQI meeting will 

be held on July 27–29, 2021, from 9:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 

each day. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Executive Director/ 

Designated Federal Official, NACIQI, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C–159, 

Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 

453–7757, or email: 

George.Alan.Smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIQI’s 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

NACIQI is established under section 114 

of the HEA. NACIQI advises the 

Secretary of Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part H, 

Title IV of the HEA, as amended. 

• The recognition of specific 

accrediting agencies or associations. 

• The preparation and publication of 

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations. 

• The eligibility and certification 

process for institutions of higher 

education under Title IV of the HEA and 

part C, subchapter I, chapter 34, Title 

42, together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process. 

• The relationship between (1) 

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions. 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

You may register for the meeting on 

your computer with each day’s 

designated entry link, after which you 

will receive a confirmation email 

containing personalized dial-in details, 

access code, and meeting web link. You 

must register for each day that you plan 

to attend. 

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://

ems8.intellor.com?

do=register&t=1&p=838951 to receive a 

join link, dial-in number, access code, 

and unique Attendee ID for the event. 

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://

ems8.intellor.com?do=

register&t=1&p=838952 to receive a join 

link, dial-in number, access code, and 

unique Attendee ID for the event. 

Thursday, July 29, 2021 

You must pre-register at https://

ems8.intellor.com?do=register

&t=1&p=838953 to receive a join link, 

dial-in number, access code, and unique 

Attendee ID for the event. 

Meeting Agenda 

Please note that the review of the 

Accreditation Council for Independent 

Colleges and School’s (ACICS) petition 

for renewal of recognition has been 

removed from the July 2021 NACIQI 

meeting agenda. 

Agenda items for the July 27–29, 

2021, meeting are listed below. 

Application for Renewal of Recognition 

1. Accreditation Commission for 

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 

Scope of recognition: The accreditation 

and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy’’) 

throughout the United States of 

professional non-degree and graduate 

degree programs, including professional 

doctoral programs, in the field of 

acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine, 

as well as freestanding institutions and 

colleges of acupuncture and/or Oriental 

medicine that offer such programs. 

2. Accrediting Bureau of Health 

Education Schools. Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation of 

private, postsecondary institutions in 

the United States offering 

predominantly allied health education 

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diploma, and degrees at the level of the 

Associate of Applied Science, Associate 

of Occupational Science, Academic 

Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s; 

and the programmatic accreditation of 

medical assisting, medical laboratory 

technology, and surgical technology 

programs, through the Associate degree, 

including those offered via distance 

education. The scope extends to the 

Substantive Change Committee, jointly 

with the Commission, for decisions on 

substantive change. 

3. Commission on Accrediting of the 

Association of Theological Schools. 

Scope of recognition: The accreditation 

of theological schools and seminaries, as 

well as schools or programs that are 

parts of colleges or universities, in the 

United States, offering post 

baccalaureate degrees in professional 

and academic theological education, 

including delivery via distance 

education. 

4. Accrediting Commission of Career 

Schools and Colleges. Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation of 

postsecondary, non-degree-granting 

institutions and degree-granting 

institutions in the United States, 

including those granting associate, 

baccalaureate and master’s degrees, that 

are predominantly organized to educate 

students for occupational, trade and 

technical careers, and including 

institutions that offer programs via 

distance education. 

5. Council on Occupational 

Education. Scope of recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation 

(‘‘Candidacy Status’’) throughout the 

United States of postsecondary 

occupational education institutions 

offering non-degree and applied 

associate degree programs in specific 

career and technical education fields, 

including institutions that offer 

programs via distance education. 

6. American Bar Association, Council 

of the Section of Legal Education and 

Admissions to the Bar. Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation 

throughout the United States of 

programs in legal education that lead to 

the first professional degree in law, 

including those offered via distance 

education, as well as freestanding law 

schools offering such programs. The 

scope extends to the Accreditation 

Committee of the Section of Legal 

Education (Accreditation Committee) 

for decisions involving continued 

accreditation (referred to by the agency 

as ‘‘approval’’) of law schools. 

7. American Psychological 

Association, Commission on 

Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The 

accreditation in the United States of 

doctoral programs in clinical, 

counseling, school and combined 

professional-scientific psychology; 

doctoral internship programs in health 

service psychology; and postdoctoral 

residency programs in health service 

psychology; and the pre-accreditation in 

the United States of doctoral internship 

programs in health service psychology; 

and postdoctoral residency programs in 

health service psychology. 

8. American Osteopathic Association, 

Commission on Osteopathic College 

Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation 

(‘‘Provisional Accreditation’’) 

throughout the United States of 

freestanding institutions of osteopathic 

medicine and programs leading to the 

degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or 

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. 

9. Transnational Association of 

Christian Colleges and Schools, 

Accreditation Commission. Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate’’ status) of 

Christian postsecondary institutions in 

the United States that offer certificates, 

diplomas, and associate, baccalaureate, 

and graduate degrees, including 

institutions that offer distance 

education. 

Administration Policy Update 

Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper, Acting 

Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Postsecondary Education, will discuss 

the Administration’s higher education 

policy priorities. 

Accreditor Dashboards 

Brian Fu, Program and Management 

Analyst, Office of Planning, Evaluation, 

and Policy Development (OPEPD), will 

provide a training on the use of the 

accreditor dashboards, with time for 

questions and discussion among 

NACIQI members. 

NACIQI Policy Discussion 

In addition to its review of accrediting 

agencies and State approval agencies for 

Secretarial recognition, the meeting 

agenda will include additional time for 

Committee discussions regarding any of 

the categories within NACIQI’s statutory 

authority in its capacity as an advisory 

committee. 

Subcommittee on Student Success 

The subcommittee will provide a 

report on its work that focuses on 34 

CFR 602.16(a)(1)(i), accreditation and 

pre-accreditation standards. 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review, or to 

make an oral comment or written 

statement regarding other issues within 

the scope of NACIQI’s authority: 

Opportunity to submit a written 

statement regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review was 

solicited by a previous Federal Register 

notice published on August 12, 2020 (85 

FR 48679; Document Number 2020– 

17634). The period for submission of 

such statements is now closed. 

Additional written comments 

regarding a specific agency or state 

approval agency under review will not 

be accepted at this time. However, 

members of the public may submit 

written statements regarding other 

issues within the scope of NACIQI’s 

authority for consideration by NACIQI 

in the manner described below. 

Oral comments may not exceed three 

minutes. Oral comments about an 

agency’s recognition when a compliance 

report has been required by the senior 

Department official or the Secretary 

must relate to the criteria for recognition 

cited in the senior Department official’s 

letter that requested the report, or in the 

Secretary’s appeal decision, if any. Oral 

comments about an agency seeking 

expansion of scope must be directed to 

the agency’s ability to serve as a 

recognized accrediting agency with 

respect to the kinds of institutions or 

programs requested to be added. Oral 

comments about the renewal of an 

agency’s recognition must relate to its 

compliance with the Criteria for the 

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, 

which are available at http://

www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/ 

index.html. Written statements and oral 

comments concerning NACIQI’s work 

outside of a specific accrediting agency 

under review must be limited to the 

scope of NACIQI’s authority as outlined 

under section 114 of the HEA. 

To request to make a third-party oral 

comment of three minutes or less during 

the July 27–29, 2021 meeting, please 

follow either Method One or Method 

Two below. To submit a written 

statement to NACIQI concerning its 

work outside a specific accrediting 

agency under review, please follow 

Method One. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the ThirdPartyComments@

ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Written statements to NACIQI 

concerning its work outside a specific 

accrediting agency under review and 

requests to make oral comment must be 

received by July 9, 2021 and include the 

subject line ‘‘Oral Comment Request: 

(agency name),’’ ‘‘Oral Comment 

Request: (subject)’’ or ‘‘Written 

Statement: (subject).’’ The email must 

include the name(s), title, organization/ 

affiliation, mailing address, email 

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person(s) submitting a written statement 

or requesting to speak. All individuals 

submitting an advance request in 

accordance with this notice will be 

afforded an opportunity to speak. 

Method Two (Only available to those 

seeking to make oral comments): 

Register on July 27, 2021, from 7:45 

a.m.–8:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 

to make an oral comment during 

NACIQI’s deliberations, using the 

designated entry link for Tuesday, July 

27, 2021 listed earlier in this notice. The 

requestor must provide the subject on 

which he or she wishes to comment, in 

addition to his or her name, title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, and telephone 

number. A total of up to fifteen minutes 

for each agenda item will be allotted for 

oral commenters who register on July 

27, 2021 by 8:45 a.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. Individuals will be selected on a 

first-come, first-served basis. If selected, 

each commenter will speak on the 

actual day and at the actual time the 

topic for which he or she wishes to 

comment is being discussed; and his or 

her comments may not exceed three 

minutes. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI website 

within 90 days after the meeting. In 

addition, pursuant to the FACA, the 

public may request to inspect records of 

the meeting at 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC, by emailing 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling 

(202) 453–7415 to schedule an 

appointment. Senior Department 

official’s (as defined in 34 CFR 602.3) 

decisions pursuant to 34 CFR 602.36 

associated with all NACIQI Meetings 

can be found at the following website: 

https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/ 

PublicDocuments. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting dial-in information and 

weblink are accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

may not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

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access documents of the Department 

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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. 

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.) 

Annmarie Weisman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Planning and Innovation, Office of 

Postsecondary Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection: Aircraft Services—Flight 

Request 

AGENCY: Bonneville Power 

Administration, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), Bonneville Power 

Administration (BPA), invites public 

comment on a collection of information 

that BPA is developing for submission 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before September 1, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Bonneville Power 

Administration, Attn: Theodore 

Rydmark, Privacy Program, CGI–7, P.O. 

Box 3621, Portland, OR 97208–3621, or 

by email at privacy@bpa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Attn: Theodore Rydmark, 

Privacy Program, by email at privacy@

bpa.gov, or by telephone at (503) 230– 

5253. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: New; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Aircraft Services—Flight Request; 

(3) Type of Request: New; 

(4) Purpose: This information 

collection is associated with BPA’s 

management and oversight of personnel 

flying on BPA planes and helicopters. 

Employees, non-employees, contractors, 

and the general public complete the 

following form: BPA F 4450.01e Flight 

Request; 

(5) Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 3,380; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 3,380; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 338; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101, et 

seq., 41 CFR 301–70.905, 14 CFR 

91.103, 14 CFR 91.1027(c)(1–4). 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

June 11, 2021, by Candice D. Palen, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Manager, Bonneville Power 

Administration, pursuant to delegated 

authority from the Secretary of Energy. 

That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 

Energy. This administrative process in 

no way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 22, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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