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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.

[FR Doc. 05–2109 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

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 

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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, Vermont Electric Power 

Company, and Vermont Electric 

Transmission Company. 

The construction of each of the 

international transmission facilities to 

be utilized by Powerex, as more fully 

described in the application, 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 these 

proceedings 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 dates 

listed above. 

Comments on the Powerex 

application to export electric energy to 

Canada should be clearly marked with 

Docket EA–171–B. Additional copies 

are to be filed directly with Paul W. Fox, 

Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., 111 

Congress Avenue, Suite 2300, Austin, 

TX 78746, and Tracey L. Bradley, 

Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., 2000 K 

Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 

20006, and Mike MacDougall, Powerex 

Corp., 666 Burrard Street, Suite 1400, 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 

V6C 2X8. 

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 Regulation,’’ and then 

‘‘Pending Proceedings’’ from the options 

menus.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 

2005. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation, 

Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 05–2183 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Publication of the 

Petition for Waiver of Fujitsu General 

Limited From the DOE Residential Air 

Conditioner and Heat Pump Test 

Procedures (Case No. CAC–010)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and 

solicitation of comments. 

SUMMARY: Today’s notice publishes a 

Petition for Waiver from Fujitsu General 

Limited (Fujitsu). The Fujitsu Petition 

requests a waiver of the test procedures 

applicable to residential and 

commercial package air conditioners 

and heat pumps. The Department of 

Energy (DOE) is soliciting comments, 

data, and information with respect to 

the Petition for Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information not later than March 7, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: DOE will accept comments 

on this Petition, identified by case 

number CAC–010, and submitted by any 

of the following methods: 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

• Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Room 1J–018, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read copies of public comments 

received, this notice, and the Petition 

for Waiver, go to the U.S. Department of 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1J–018 

(Resource Room of the Building 

Technologies Program), 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, (202) 586–9127, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. Please note: 

The Department’s Freedom of 

Information Reading Room (formerly 

Room 1E–190 at the Forrestal Building) 

is no longer housing rulemaking 

materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

586–9611; e-mail: 

Michael.Raymond.ee.doe.gov; or 

Francine Pinto, Esq., or Thomas 

DePriest, Esq., U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail 

Stop GC–72, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–

9507; e-mail: 

Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov, or 

Thomas.DePriest@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA) sets forth a variety of provisions 

concerning energy efficiency. Part B of 

Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) provides 

for the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program 

for Consumer Products other than 

Automobiles.’’ Part C of Title III (42 

U.S.C. 6311–6317) provides for an 

energy efficiency program entitled 

‘‘Certain Industrial Equipment,’’ which 

is similar to the program in Part B, and 

which includes commercial air 

conditioning equipment, packaged 

boilers, water heaters, and other types of 

commercial equipment. 

Today’s notice involves both 

residential equipment under Part B, and 

commercial equipment under Part C. 

Both Parts specifically provide for 

definitions, test procedures, labeling 

provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. With respect to test 

procedures, both Parts generally 

authorize the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

which reflect energy efficiency, energy 

use and estimated annual operating 

costs, and that are not unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293, 6314) 

Fujitsu’s petition requests a waiver 

from both the residential and 

commercial test procedures for its 

Airstage product, which is sold for both 

residential and commercial 

applications.

As noted above, the test procedure for 

residential products appears at 10 CFR 

Part 430, Subpart B. 

For commercial package airconditioning and heating equipment, 

EPCA provides that the test procedures 

shall be those generally accepted 

industry testing procedures developed 

or recognized by the Air-Conditioning 

and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) or by 

the American Society of Heating, 

Refrigerating and Air Conditioning 

Engineers (ASHRAE), as referenced in