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10 a.m. The Board will approve the

agenda; hear a report from the Executive

Director of the National Assessment

Governing Board; receive a briefing from

Secretary of Education Roderick Paige

on the ‘‘No Child Left Behind’’

Initiative; and receive an update on the

NAEP Program. From 10:15 a.m. to

12:15 p.m., the Board’s standing

committees will meet in open session.

The Assessment Development

Committee will meet from 10:15 a.m.–

12:15 p.m. to receive an update on

various NAEP assessment development

activities, including projects in

mathematics, reading, and foreign

language. The Committee will also

receive a briefing on the content of the

NAEP Long Term Trend Study.

The Committee on Standards, Design,

and Methodology will meet from 10:15

a.m.–12:15 p.m. to receive an update on

the 1992–1998 achievement levels

publications and on the status of the

Trial Urban Assessment. In addition, the

Committee will review and discuss

sampling plans for the 2002 NAEP and

the methodology for enhanced

reporting.

The Reporting and Dissemination

Committee will meet from 10:15 a.m.–

12:15 p.m. to discuss the sampling and

reporting plan for NAEP 2002

assessments; new models for reporting

achievement levels; the plan for release

of the NAEP 2002 Mathematics Report;

and the schedule for release of future

NAEP reports. In addition, the

Committee will discuss reporting data

for subgroups; and the plan for private

school reporting in NAEP 2002

assessments. The Reporting and

Dissemination Committee will then

receive an update on racial categories in

NAEP reporting and discuss the

background questions in reading and

writing for NAEP 2002.

On May 11, the full Board will meet

in closed session from 12:15–1:15 p.m.

to receive a briefing on the NAEP 2000

Mathematics Report Card. This meeting

must be closed because the report has

not gone through complete National

Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

adjudication process and has not been

released by the Secretary of Education.

Premature disclosure of the information

presented for review would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

a proposed agency action if conducted

in open session. Such matters are

protected by exemption 9(B) of Section

552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.

The full Board will meet in open

session on May 11 from 1:15–2 p.m. to

receive a briefing on the Baltimore Sun’s

‘‘Reading by Nine’’ Project. From 2:00–

2:45 p.m., the Board will receive an

update from Congressional staff on

‘‘NAEP/NAGB: View from the Hill.’’

From 3:00–4:15 p.m., the full Board will

have a panel discussion on NAEP and

NAGB, Past Reflections and Future

Directions. Subsequently, at 4:15–5

p.m., the Board will receive a briefing

on the Third International Mathematics

and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999

Benchmarking Study after which the

May 11 meeting will conclude.

On May 12, the Nominations

Committee will convene from 7:30 a.m.–

8:30 a.m. to discuss the Committee’s

organization and work schedule.

From 8:30–9:30 a.m., the Board will

receive an update and discuss the NAEP

2004 Mathematics Framework project.

The Board will then hear and take

action on the Committee reports from

9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. whereupon the

meeting will adjourn.

Summaries of the activities of the

closed sessions and related matters,

which are informative to the public and

consistent with the policy of section 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), will be available to the

public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, National Assessment

Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC,

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern

Standard Time.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Sharif Shakrani,

Deputy Executive Director, National

Assessment Governing Board.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket Nos. EA–237 and EA–238]

Applications to Export Electric Energy;

Allegheny Energy Supply Company,

LLC

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC (Allegheny) has applied

for authority to transmit electric energy

from the United States to Mexico and to

Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the

Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before May 31, 2001.

ADDRESS: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rosalind Carter (Program Office) 202–

586–7983 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On, April 9, 2001, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) received separate applications

from Allegheny to transmit electric

energy from the United States to Mexico

and to Canada. Allegheny is a limited

liability company formed under

Delaware law. Allegheny’s sole member

is Allegheny Energy, Inc., an electric

utility holding company registered

under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935. As part of the

Allegheny Energy, Inc. holding

company system, Allegheny is affiliated

with three franchised electric utilities:

Monongahela Power Company; The

Potomac Edison Company; and West

Penn Power Company.

Allegheny owns and operates electric

power generation facilities and their

associated transmission facilities.

However, Allegheny does not have a

franchised electric power service area.

Allegheny operates as a marketer and

broker of electric power at wholesale

and arranges services in related areas

such as transmission services.

Allegheny will generate or purchase the

power to be exported from electric

utilities and federal power marketing

agencies as defined in Section 3(22) and

(19) (16 U.S.C. 796 (22) and (19) of the

FPA. Allegheny proposes to transmit to

Mexico and to Canada electric energy

purchased from electric utilities and

other suppliers within the U.S.

Allegheny requests the export

authorization be issued for five years.

In FE Docket EA–237, Allegheny

proposes to arrange for the delivery of

electric energy to Mexico over the

international transmission facilities

owned by San Diego Gas & Electric

Company, El Paso Electric Company,

Central Power and Light Company, and

Comision Federal de Electricidad, the

national electric utility of Mexico.

In FE Docket EA–238, Allegheny

proposes to arrange for the delivery of

electric energy to Canada over the

international transmission facilities

owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Citizens Utilities,

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative,

International Transmission Company

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(formally Detroit Edison Company),

Joint Owners of the Highgate Project,

Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric Power

Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc.,

Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York

Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk

Power Corporation, Northern States

Power, and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company.

The construction of each of the

international transmission facilities to

be utilized by Allegheny, as more fully

described in the applications, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protests to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on the Allegheny

application to export electric energy to

Mexico should be clearly marked with

Docket EA–237. Comments on the

Allegheny application to export electric

energy to Canada should be clearly

marked with Docket EA–238.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Daniel L. Gordon, President,

Allegheny Energy Global Markets, LLC,

2 World Financial Center, 36th Floor,

New York, NY 10080 and Patricia J.

Clark, Esq., Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC, 4350 Northern Pike,

Monroeville, PA 15146.

A final decision will be made on these

applications after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA) and a determination

is made by the DOE that the proposed

actions will not adversely impact on the

reliability of the U.S. electric power

supply system.

Copies of these applications will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Regulatory’’, then ‘‘Electricity’’, then

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options

menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–235]

Application to Export Electric Energy;

Sempra Energy Resources

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Sempra Energy Resources

(SER) has applied for authority to

transmit electric energy from the United

States to Mexico pursuant to section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before May 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–27), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

287–5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On March 28, 2001, the Office of

Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of

Energy (DOE) received an application

from SER to transmit electric energy

from the United States to Mexico. In a

related proceeding currently before DOE

(FE Docket PP–235), SER has applied for

a Presidential permit to construct,

operate, maintain, and connect a new

electric transmission facility between

San Diego Gas and Electric Company’s

(SDG&E’s) Imperial Valley Substation in

Imperial County, California, and the

Termoele ́ctrica de Mexicali (TDM)

powerplant SER proposes to construct

in the vicinity of Mexicali, Baja

California, Mexico. The electric energy

SER proposes to export to Mexico

would be for the purpose of providing

‘‘black start’’ capability to the TDM

powerplant and for providing ancillary

equipment power when the facility’s

electrical generating equipment is not in

operation. Exports from the United

States to the TDM plant for ‘‘black start’’

purposes are expected to occur

routinely, such as during weekend plant

shutdowns, with a maximum of 12 MW

to be exported.

The electric energy SER proposes to

export to Mexico would be obtained

from its own generation sources or from

power purchase agreements and

delivered to SDG&E’s Imperial Valley

Substation using the existing domestic

transmission system. The exported

electricity would be transmitted to

Mexico over the facilities proposed in

FE Docket PP–235.

Procedural Matters: Any person

desiring to become a party to this

proceeding or to be heard by filing

comments or protests to this application

should file a petition to intervene,

comment or protest at the address

provided above in accordance with

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC’s

Rules of Practice and Procedures (18

CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of

each petition and protest should be filed

with the DOE on or before the date

listed above.

Comments on the SER application to

export electric energy to Mexico should

be clearly marked with Docket EA–235.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Alberto Abreu, Director, Permitting

and Licensing, Sempra Energy

Resources, 101 Ash Street, P.O. Box

1831, San Diego, CA 92112–4150.

A final decision will be made on this

application after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed action will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above or by accessing the

Fossil Energy Home Page at http://

www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the

Fossil Energy Home page, select

‘‘Electricity’’ and then ‘‘Pending

Proceedings’’ from the options menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25,

2001.

Anthony J. Como,

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

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