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invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

Priorities 

Priority for Category 1 Applicants 

The grantee will provide assistance to 

States, LEAs, and schools in approving 

or selecting a comprehensive school 

reform provider or in developing 

comprehensive school reforms, for 

schools that are identified as being in 

need of improvement, corrective action, 

or restructuring under section 1116 of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended. The 

applicant will provide a plan for 

providing States, LEAs and schools with 

information tools and technical 

assistance in such areas as using data to 

identify the instructional needs of 

students and to clarify the technical 

assistance and professional 

development needs of teachers and 

administrators.

Priority for Category 1 Applicants 

The applicant must demonstrate, in 

its grant application, that its CSR 

Quality Initiatives award will be 

matched with funds from one or more 

private organizations. For each year that 

a grantee receives a CSR Quality 

Initiatives award, the match, including 

any in-kind contributions, must total at 

least 10 percent of the award. 

Priority for Category 2 Applicants 

The applicant will implement 

activities to develop and field-test 

specific strategies to: (1) Meet the needs 

of students who have been traditionally 

underserved by comprehensive reform 

providers, such as students with 

disabilities and students with limited 

English proficiency and to integrate 

those strategies into scientifically 

research-based comprehensive school 

reforms, or (2) increase the capacity of 

comprehensive reform providers to 

serve students in rural areas. These 

strategies could be additions or 

enhancements to existing CSR models 

or services already being provided. 

Priority for Category 1 and 2 Applicants 

The grantee will assist LEAs in more 

than one State. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice of final priorities has been 

reviewed in accordance with Executive 

Order 12866. Under the terms of the 

order, we have assessed the potential 

costs and benefits of this regulatory 

action. 

The potential costs associated with 

the notice of final priorities are those 

resulting from statutory requirements 

and those we have determined as 

necessary for administering this 

program effectively and efficiently to 

provide the most benefits for the 

greatest number of students. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this notice of final 

priorities, we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed priorities 

justify the costs. 

We have also determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

We summarized the costs and benefits 

in the notice of proposed priorities. 

Intergovernmental Review 

This program is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive Order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

Order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for this program. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents 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. 

You may also view this document in 

text at the following site: http://

www.ed.gov/programs/qualinits/

index.html.

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. 6518.

Dated: February 1, 2005.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 84.322B Comprehensive School 

Reform—Quality Initiatives) 

Raymond Simon, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education.

[FR Doc. E5–438 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board; U.S. Department of 

Education.

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming teleconference meeting of 

the Assessment Development 

Committee of the National Assessment 

Governing Board. This notice also 

describes the functions of the Board. 

Notice of this meeting is required under 

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

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify members of the 

general public of their opportunity to 

attend. Individuals who will need 

special accommodations in order to 

attend the meeting (i.e.; interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–357–

6938 or at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no 

later than February 10, 2004. We will 

attempt to meet requests after this date, 

but cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. The meeting 

site is accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

Date: February 14, 2005. 

Time: 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m. 

Location: National Assessment 

Governing Board, 800 North Capitol 

Street, NW., Suite #825, Washington, 

DC 20002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, 

National Assessment Governing Board, 

800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 

#825, Washington, DC 20002–4233, 

telephone: (202) 357–6938. 

On February 14, 2005, the Assessment 

Development Committee will hold a 

teleconference meeting from 3 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. to discuss and take action, on 

behalf of the National Assessment 

Governing Board on a concept paper 

which examines the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) reading framework in the 

context of preparedness for college and 

the workplace. The concept paper was 

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prepared for the Governing Board under 

contract with Achieve, Inc. 

A transcript of the teleconference, and 

other related matters which are 

informative to the public and consistent 

with the policy of the section 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), will be available to the public 

within 14 days after 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.

Dated: January 31, 2005. 

Charles E. Smith, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Meeting of the President’s Board of 

Advisors on Tribal Colleges and 

Universities

AGENCY: White House Initiative on 

Tribal Colleges and Universities 

(WHITCU)—U.S. Department of 

Education.

ACTION: Notice of Board meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of the President’s 

Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges 

and Universities (the Board) and is 

intended to notify the general public of 

their opportunity to attend. This notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Board. Notice of the Board’s meetings is 

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and by 

the Board’s charter. 

Agenda: The purpose of the meeting 

will be to further enhance the Board’s 

strategic plan including identifying 

ways to strengthen institutional 

viability; explore private-sector funding 

support; expand and complement 

Federal education initiatives; employ 

new and emerging technologies; 

augment resources to ultimately impact 

the recruitment and retention of 

students and faculty; and, assist in 

implementing the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001 and meet other high 

standards of educational achievement 

within the nation’s tribal colleges and 

universities. 

Dates and Time: February 16, 2005, 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. and February 17, 2005, 9 

a.m. to 12 noon. 

Location: Residence Inn 

Washington—Capitol, 333 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane L. Cullo, Executive Director, 

White House Initiative on Tribal 

Colleges and Universities, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5W254, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 401–0302; Fax: (202) 260–0485.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

is established by Executive Order 13270 

of July 3, 2002 and Executive Order 

13316 of September 17, 2003 to provide 

advice regarding the progress made by 

Federal Agencies toward fulfilling the 

purposes and objectives of the first 

order. The Board also provides 

recommendations to the President 

through the Secretary of Education on 

ways the Federal government can help 

tribal colleges: (1) Use long-term 

development, endowment building and 

planning to strengthen institutional 

viability; (2) improve financial 

management and security, obtain 

private sector funding support, and 

expand and complement Federal 

education initiatives; (3) develop 

institutional capacity through the use of 

new and emerging technologies offered 

by both the Federal and private sectors; 

(4) enhance physical infrastructure to 

facilitate more efficient operation and 

effective recruitment and retention of 

students and faculty; and (5) help 

implement the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001 and meet other high 

standards of educational achievement. 

The general public is welcome to 

attend the February 16–17, 2005 

meeting, however, space is limited and 

is available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Individuals who need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

materials in alternative format) should 

notify Diane Cullo at (202) 401–0302 no 

later than February 11, 2005. Every 

attempt to met requests after this date 

will be made but cannot be guaranteed 

availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

A summary of the activities of the 

meeting and other related materials that 

are informative to the public will be 

available to the public within 14 days 

after the meeting. Records are kept of all 

Board proceedings and are available for 

public inspection at the White House 

Initiative on Tribal Colleges and 

Universities, United States Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Room 5W254, Washington, DC 

20202.

Margaret Spellings, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.

[FR Doc. 05–2280 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–171–B] 

Application To Export Electric Energy 

Powerex Corp.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Powerex Corp. (Powerex) has 

applied to renew its authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States 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 March 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of Coal & 

Power Import/Export (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:

Steven Mintz (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793.

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 February 25, 1998, the Office of 

Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of 

Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–171 

authorizing British Columbia Power 

Exchange Corporation (BC Power) to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada as a power marketer. 

That order was renewed on February 23, 

2000, and will expire on February 25, 

2005. On October 4, 2000, DOE was 

notified that BC Power had officially 

changed its name to Powerex 

Corporation (Powerex). 

On January 7, 2005, FE received an 

application from Powerex to renew its 

authorization to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada for a 

five-year term. Powerex proposes to 

arrange for the delivery of those exports 

over the international transmission 

facilities owned by Basin Electric Power 

Cooperative, Bonneville Power 

Administration, Eastern Maine Electric 

Cooperative, International Transmission