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determine—(1) The extent to which the 

applicant provides instruction in the 

languages of the applicant’s subject area 

and the extent to which students enroll 

in the study of the languages of the 

subject area through programs or 

instruction offered by the applicant or 

other providers (5 points); (2) The extent 

to which the applicant provides three or 

more levels of language training and the 

extent to which courses in disciplines 

other than language, linguistics, and 

literature are offered in appropriate 

foreign languages (5 points); (3) Whether 

sufficient numbers of language faculty 

are available to teach the languages and 

levels of instruction described in the 

application and the extent to which 

language teaching staff (including 

faculty and instructional assistants) 

have been exposed to current language 

pedagogy training appropriate for 

performance-based teaching (5 points); 

and (4) The quality of the language 

program as measured by the 

performance-based instruction being 

used or developed, the adequacy of 

resources for language teaching and 

practice, and language proficiency 

requirements (5 points). 

(h) Quality of curriculum design. (20 

points) The Secretary reviews each 

application to determine—(1) The 

extent to which the applicant’s 

curriculum provides training options for 

graduate students from a variety of 

disciplines and professional fields and 

the extent to which these programs and 

their requirements (including language 

requirements) are appropriate for an 

applicant in this subject area and result 

in graduate training programs of high 

quality (10 points); (2) The extent to 

which the applicant provides academic 

and career advising services for students 

(5 points); and (3) The extent to which 

the applicant has established formal 

arrangements for students to conduct 

research or study abroad and the extent 

to which these arrangements are used; 

and the extent to which the institution 

facilitates student access to other 

institutions’ study abroad and summer 

language programs (5 points). 

(i) Priorities (10 points): If one or more 

competitive priorities have been 

established under section 657.22, the 

Secretary reviews each application for 

information that shows the extent to 

which the Center or program meets 

these priorities. 

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 also notify you 

informally. 

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. Reporting: 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 multi-year 

award, you must 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. For the 

NRC and FLAS programs, final and 

annual reports must be submitted into 

the Evaluation, Exchange, Language, 

International, and Area Studies online 

reporting system. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the 

NRC and FLAS programs is to support 

the maintenance of a U.S. higher 

education system able to produce 

experts in less commonly taught 

languages and area studies who are 

capable of contributing to the needs of 

the U.S. Government, academic and 

business institutions. 

The Department will use the 

following measures to evaluate its 

success in meeting this objective. 

NRC Performance Measure 1: 

Percentage of National Resource Center 

Ph.D. graduates who are employed in 

higher education, government, or 

national security. 

NRC Performance Measure 2: 

Percentage of critical languages taught 

as reflected in the list of critical 

languages referenced in title VI of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. 

FLAS Performance Measure 1: The 

average competency score of Foreign 

Language and Area Studies Fellowships 

recipients at the end of one full year of 

instruction (post test) minus the average 

competency score at the beginning of 

the year (pre test). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla White, International Education 

Programs Service, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., suite 

6000, Washington, DC 20006–8521. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7631 or via 

Internet: OPE_NRC–FLAS@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the program contact persons 

listed in this section. 

VIII. Other Information 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may 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: 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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Sally L. Stroup, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

[FR Doc. 05–20625 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Student Assistance General 

Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan, 

Federal Work-Study, Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, 

Federal Pell Grant, and Leveraging 

Educational Assistance Partnership 

Programs 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice extending institutional 

and applicant filing and reporting 

deadlines. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces an 

extension of the deadline dates for 

specific filing and reporting activities, 

including those published in the 

Federal Register on March 22, 2005, (70 

FR 14450), April 13, 2005 (70 FR 

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19423), and June 7, 2005, (70 FR 33134). 

The Secretary takes this action as a 

result of the extensive damage and 

disruption in the southern United States 

caused by Hurricane Rita. The new 

dates apply only to (1) institutions or 

third-party servicers that are located in 

a federally-declared disaster area and 

that were adversely affected by 

Hurricane Rita, and (2) applicants that 

are adversely affected by Hurricane Rita. 

The Secretary notes that the deadline 

extensions in this notice supplement the 

extensions published in the Federal 

Register on September 9, 2005, (70 FR 

53640) for parties adversely affected by 

Hurricane Katrina. 

In addition, the Secretary reminds 

affected parties that additional guidance 

and regulatory relief are provided in 

Dear Colleague Letter GEN–04–04, 

available at: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/ 

dpcletters/GEN0404.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary announces new deadlines, as 

described below. 

Activities Related to Institutional 

Reporting 

FISAP Filing Deadline: For an affected 

institution or third-party servicer that is 

unable to meet the previously published 

deadline of September 30, 2005, the 

Secretary extends to December 1, 2005, 

the date by which the institution’s 

FISAP (Fiscal Operations Report for 

2004–2005 and Application to 

Participate for 2006–2007) must be 

submitted. If the institution or servicer 

cannot meet the extended deadline, it 

must contact the Campus-Based Call 

Center at 1–877–801–7168, or by e-mail 

at CBFOB@ed.gov. An institution or 

servicer that submits a FISAP after 

September 30, 2005, must maintain 

documentation of the hurricane-related 

reason why it did so. 

Audit Submission Deadline: For an 

affected institution or third-party 

servicer that is unable to submit its 

annual compliance audit and/or audited 

financial statements, the Secretary 

extends by 90 days the date by which 

the institution or servicer must 

otherwise submit those audits as 

provided in 34 CFR 668.23. If the 

institution or servicer cannot meet the 

extended deadline, it must contact the 

appropriate School Participation Team. 

Institutions or servicers in Texas and 

Louisiana should contact the 

Department of Education’s Dallas 

Regional Office at (214) 661–9490, or by 

e-mail at jackie.shipman@ed.gov. An 

institution or servicer that submits its 

annual audit after the deadline in 34 

CFR 668.23 must maintain 

documentation of the hurricane-related 

reason why it did so. 

2004–2005 Federal Pell Grant 

Reporting Deadline: For an affected 

institution or third-party servicer that is 

unable to meet the previously published 

deadline of September 30, 2005, the 

Secretary grants administrative relief 

and extends to December 1, 2005, the 

date by which the institution or servicer 

must report Federal Pell Grant payments 

(and adjustments) for the 2004–2005 

award year to the Common Origination 

and Disbursement (COD) System. If the 

institution or servicer cannot submit the 

records by the extended deadline, it 

must contact the COD School Relations 

Center at 1–800–4PGRANT (1–800–474–

7268), or by e-mail at CODSupport@acsinc.com. An institution or servicer that 

submits Pell Grant payment information 

for the 2004–2005 award year after 

September 30, 2005, must maintain 

documentation of the hurricane-related 

reason why it did so. 

Submission of Federal Pell Grant 

Disbursement Records: For the 2004–

2005 and 2005–2006 award years, the 

Secretary will not enforce the current 

30-day reporting requirement against an 

affected institution or third-party 

servicer that is unable to submit Federal 

Pell Grant disbursement records to the 

COD System. Instead, the institution or 

servicer has until December 1, 2005, to 

submit these records. If the institution 

or servicer cannot submit the records by 

the extended deadline, it must contact 

the COD School Relations Center at 1–

800–4PGRANT (1–800–474–7268), or by 

e-mail at CODSupport@acs-inc.com. An 

affected institution or servicer that does 

not submit Pell Grant payment 

information within the 30-day 

timeframe must maintain 

documentation of the hurricane-related 

reason why it did so. 

Submission of Federal Direct Loan 

Records: The Secretary will not enforce 

the current 30-day requirement against 

an affected institution or third-party 

servicer that is unable to submit 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) promissory notes, loan 

origination records, and disbursement 

records (including adjustments) to the 

COD System. Instead, the institution or 

servicer has until December 1, 2005, to 

submit these records. If an institution or 

servicer cannot submit the records by 

the extended deadline, it must contact 

the COD School Relations Center at 1–

800–848–0978, or by e-mail at 

CODSupport@acs-inc.com. An affected 

institution or servicer that does not 

submit Direct Loan information within 

the current 30-day timeframe must 

maintain documentation of the 

hurricane-related reason why it did so. 

Activities Related to Applicant Filing 

FAFSA Correction Deadline: For an 

affected applicant for the 2004–2005 

award year, the Secretary extends from 

September 15, 2005, to December 1, 

2005, the date by which the 

Department’s Central Processing System 

(CPS) must have received the following 

items: 

• Paper corrections (including 

address changes and changes of 

institutions) made using a SAR; 

• Electronic corrections (including 

address changes and changes of 

institutions) made from FAFSA on the 

Web, FAA Access to CPS Online, or 

EDE; 

• Changes to mailing or e-mail 

addresses, changes of institutions, and 

requests for a duplicate SAR made by 

phone to the Federal Student Aid 

Information Center; and 

• Paper signature pages and 

electronic signatures. 

Activities Related to Documents 

Received by an Institution 

Receipt of SARs and ISIRs: For an 

affected applicant, institution, or thirdparty servicer, the Secretary extends 

from September 23, 2005, to December 

1, 2005, the date by which the 

institution or servicer must have 

received a SAR from a student, or an 

ISIR from the Department, for the 

student to be considered for a Federal 

Pell Grant for the 2004–2005 award 

year. An institution or servicer that pays 

Federal Student Aid on a SAR or ISIR 

that was received after September 23, 

2005, must maintain documentation of 

the hurricane-related reason why the 

SAR or ISIR was not received by that 

date. 

Receipt of Verification Documents: 

The Secretary extends from September 

23, 2005, to December 1, 2005, the date 

by which an institution or third-party 

servicer must have received all 

requested verification documents to 

consider an applicant for Federal 

Student Aid for the 2004–2005 award 

year. An institution or servicer that pays 

Federal Student Aid based on 

verification documents received after 

September 23, 2005, must maintain 

documentation of the hurricane-related 

reason why those documents were not 

received by that date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, John Kolotos, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., UCP, room 113F2, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 377–4027, FAX: (202) 275–4552, 

or by e-mail: john.kolotos@ed.gov. 

For other questions or requests for 

extensions, contact the appropriate call 

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center as noted elsewhere in this notice 

or the Customer Service Call Center at 

1–800–433–7327. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may 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. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 

1070b–1070b–4, 1070c–1070c–4, 1071–

1087–2, 1087a–1087j, 1087aa–1087ii, 1094, 

and 1099c; 42 U.S.C. 2751–2756b. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) 

Program; 84.032 Federal Family Education 

Loan (FFEL) Programs; 84.033 Federal WorkStudy (FWS) Program; 84.038 Federal 

Perkins (Perkins) Loans; 84.063 Federal Pell 

Grant (Pell) Program; 84.069 Leveraging 

Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) 

Programs; and 84.268 William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Programs) 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Theresa S. Shaw, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

[FR Doc. 05–20623 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

agenda. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, October 25, 

2005, 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1225 New York Ave, NW., 

Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005. 

(Metro Stop: Metro Center.) 

AGENDA: The Commission will receive 

the following reports: Title II 

Requirements Payments Update; 

Voluntary Voting System Guidelines 

Update; and updates on other 

administrative matters. The Commission 

will receive presentations on the Timely 

Return of Voter Registration 

Applications. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–

3100. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–20741 Filed 10–12–05; 3:42 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6668–4] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. 

An explanation of the ratings assigned 

to draft environmental impact 

statements (EISs) was published in the 

Federal Register dated April 1, 2005 (70 

FR 16815). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20040468, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65470–ID, Meadows Slope Wildland 

Fire Protection Project, Proposal to 

Create and Maintain a Fuelbreak of 

Reduced Crown Fire Hazard, Payette 

National Forest, New Meadows, 

Ranger District, Adams and Valley 

Counties, ID 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about potential 

adverse effects of management activities 

on water quality, fish habitat and soil 

productivity. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050081, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65477–OR, B&B Fire Recovery 

Project, Proposed Harvest of FireKilled Trees, Reduction of Fuels, 

Planting of Tree, Deschutes National 

Forest, Sister Ranger District, Jefferson 

and Deschutes Counties, OR 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential long term impacts of salvage 

logging to surface water quality, 

especially temperature, and aquatic 

habitat from increased sediment 

delivery to streams. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050250, ERP No. D–AFS–

L65489–OR, Ashland Forest 

Resiliency Project, To Recover from 

Large-Scale High-Severity Wild Land 

Fire, Upper Bear Analysis Area, 

Ashland Ranger District, Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest, Jackson 

County, OR 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

potential impacts of sediment delivery 

to streams that feed into the City of 

Ashland’s drinking water supply, and 

potential impacts from large wood 

debris to streams within and 

downstream of the proposed project. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050297, ERP No. D–SFW–

J65447–WY, Bison and Elk 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

National Elk Refuge/Grand Teton 

National Park/John D. Rocefeller, Jr. 

Memorial Parkway, Teton County, 

WY 

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20050299, ERP No. D–SFW–

K64026–CA, San Diego Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Implementation, 

Sweetwater Marsh and South San 

Diego Units, San Diego, County, CA 

Summary: EPA has no objection to the 

proposed action. Rating LO. 

EIS No. 20050138, ERP No. DS–NIH–

B81009–MA, National Emerging 

Infectious Disease Laboratories, 

Additional Information on Two 

Alternatives, Construction of National 

Biocontainment Laboratory, 

BioSquare Research Park, Boston 

University Medical Center Campus, 

Boston, MA 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the air 

quality, risk assessment, and 

environmental justice. Rating EC2. 

FINAL EISs 

EIS No. 20040271, ERP No. F–FHW–

B40087–VT, VT 9/100 Transportation 

Improvement Study (NH–010–1(33), 

In the Towns of Wilmington and West 

Dover, Federal Permits and 

Approvals, NPDES Permit and COE 

Section 10 and 404 Permits. Windham 

County, VT 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

environmental concerns about the 

analysis of vernal pool resources and 

indirect/cumulative wetland impacts. 

EIS No. 20040502, ERP No. F–FHW–

B40089–CT, CT–2/2A/32 

Transportation Improvement Study, 

Construction, Funding, Coast Guard 

Bridge Permit, NPDES Permit, COE