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educational needs of children and youth

who give evidence of high performance

capability in areas such as intellectual,

creative, artistic, or leadership capacity,

or in specific academic fields, and who

require services or activities not

ordinarily provided by the school in

order to fully develop such capabilities;

• Contributes to increasing the

capacity of educational systems to

provide all students with equal

opportunities to learn to high standards

and achieve educational success;

• Uses research methods in at least

some of its studies that involve

advanced or innovative quantitative or

qualitative techniques of sampling, data

gathering, conceptualization and

measurement of variables, data analyses,

and interdisciplinary perspectives;

• Conducts one or more definitive

research studies that have national

implications and that will inform policy

or practice across the nation; i.e., use

large representative samples and

rigorous scientific techniques that

preclude biased results and support

generalizable, replicable findings

concerning the education of sizable

populations of children or youth;

• Includes research and development

activities related to the following topics:

(a) Identifying, teaching, and serving

gifted and talented students;

(b) Improving the education of gifted

and talented students who may not be

identified and served through

traditional assessment methods and

programs, (including economically

disadvantaged individuals, individuals

of limited-English proficiency, and

individuals with disabilities);

(c) Using knowledge and experience

gained in developing and implementing

gifted and talented programs and

methods to serve all students; and

(d) Understanding the effects of gifted

education programs on the educational

achievement of students schoolwide;

and

• Documents, reports, and

disseminates its research activities in

ways that will allow others to use the

research results.

Proposed Selection Criteria

The Secretary proposes not to use the

selection criteria set forth in the Javits

Gifted and Talented Program

regulations, 34 CFR 791.21. The

Secretary proposes to use selection

criteria set forth in this notice to

evaluate an application for the center

award. The proposed criteria are

consistent with the provisions of the

Educational Research, Development,

Dissemination and Improvement Act of

1994.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary plans

to use the following selection criteria to

evaluate applications when a

competition is announced. The

maximum score for all these criteria is

100 points. The maximum score for

each criterion is indicated in

parentheses.

(a) Research Mission and Technical

Soundness. (40 points)

The Secretary reviews each

application to determine the quality and

significance of the center’s overall

research agenda, definitive study or

studies, and other individual research

projects, including—

(1) The coherence, significance, and

technical merits of the center’s research

projects and agenda, in the context of

the current state of the field; and

(2) The importance, quality of design

and methodological rigor of the center’s

definitive study or studies.

(b) Personnel. (30 points)

The Secretary reviews each

application to determine the

qualifications and time commitments of

the center’s personnel, including—

(1) The time commitment,

experiences, and expertise of the

primary researchers enabling them to

achieve the center’s mission; and

(2) The qualifications of the Director

and support staff, and whether they will

commit at least a majority of their time

to center activities.

(c) Institutional Arrangements. (30

points)

The Secretary reviews each

application to evaluate the capacity of

the center’s institutional structure and

arrangements to support the center’s

projects and objectives, including—

(1) The center’s ability to respond to

and provide leadership for those who

can use or benefit from the center’s

research;

(2) The center’s plans to support,

monitor, and complete research projects

that meet the highest standards of

professional excellence; and

(3) The center’s ability to disseminate

useful research findings and other

information to appropriate audiences in

ways that will maximize the benefits of

its work.

PROPOSED POST-AWARD

REQUIREMENTS: The Secretary

proposes the following post-award

requirements consistent with the

Educational Research, Development,

Dissemination and Improvement Act of

1994. A grantee receiving a center award

shall—

(a) Provide OERI with information

about center projects and products and

other appropriate research information

so that OERI can monitor center

progress and maintain its inventory of

funded research projects. This

information must be provided through

media that include an electronic

network;

(b) Conduct and evaluate research

projects in conformity to the highest

professional standards of research

practice; and

(c) Reserve five percent of each budget

period’s funds to support activities that

fall within the center’s mission, are

designed and mutually agreed to by

both the center and OERI, and enhance

OERI’s ability to carry out its mission.

Such activities may include developing

research agendas, conducting research

projects, collaborating with other

federally-supported entities, and

engaging in leadership and

dissemination activities.

The Secretary believes that use of the

proposed selection criteria will improve

the quality of applications, and that the

proposed post-award requirements will

enhance the quality of the center’s

research, development, and

dissemination activities.

The Secretary will announce the final

priority, selection criteria, and postaward requirements in a notice in the

Federal Register. The final priority,

selection criteria and post-award

requirements will be determined by

responses to this notice, available funds,

and other considerations of the

Department. Funding of a particular

project will depend on the availability

of funds, the nature of the final priority,

and the quality of the applications

received.

Note: This notice does not solicit

applications. A notice inviting applications

under this competition will be published in

the Federal Register concurrent with or

following publication of the notice of final

priority, selection criteria, and post-award

requirements.

Program Authority: P.L. 103–382, Title X,

Part B

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number 84.206, Jacob K. Javits Gifted and

Talented Students Education Act of 1994)

Dated: January 5, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 95–714 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project Nos. 10100–000, 4437–006, 4376–

001, 3913–001, 9787–000, 6984–000, 10311–

002, 10269–002, & 10416–003]

Cascade River Hydro, et al; Extending

Time To Comment on Draft EIS

January 6, 1995.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) issued a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for 9 proposed projects in the Skagit

River Basin, Washington. The Notice of

Availability of the DEIS appeared in the

Federal Register on December 2, 1994,

59 FR 61894.

In response to a letter filed by the

Washington Department of Ecology,

FERC is extending the comment period

on the DEIS from January 30, 1995, until

March 1, 1995.

Anyone wishing to comment in

writing on the DEIS must do so no later

than March 1, 1995. Comments should

be addressed to: Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol Street

NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Written correspondence should

clearly show the following caption on

the first page: Skagit River Basin Docket

No. EL85–19–119.

For further information, please contact

John McEachern at (202) 219–3056.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–722 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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[Project No. 3721–001; Project No. 4270–

001; Project No. 4282–001; Project No.

4312–001; Project No. 4628–001; Project No.

4738–002; Project No. 9231–000]

Puget Sound Power & Light Company;

Mountain Rhythum Resources;

Mountain Water Resources; Watersong

Resources; McGrew & Associates;

McGrew, McMaster, Koch, Scott Paper

Company; Notice of Extending Time To

Comment on Draft EIS

January 6, 1995.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (FERC) issued a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

for 7 proposed projects in the Nooksack

River Basin, Washington. The Notice of

Availability of the DEIS appeared in the

Federal Register on December 2, 1994,

59 FR 61894.

In response to a letter filed by the

Washington Department of Ecology,

FERC is extending the comment period

on the DEIS from January 30, 1995, until

March 1, 1995.

Anyone wishing to comment in

writing on the DEIS must do so no later

than March 1, 1995. Comments should

be addressed to: Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 825 North Capitol Street

NE., Washington, DC 20426.

Written correspondence should

clearly show the following caption on

the first page: Nooksack River Basin

Docket No. EL85–19–118.

For further information, please

contact Tom Dean at (202) 219–2778.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–721 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 94–104–NG]

The Clean Air Fuels Corporation; Order

Granting Blanket Authorization To

Import and Export Natural Gas,

Including Liquefied Natural Gas

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting The

Clean Air Fuels Corporation (CAF)

blanket authorization to import up to a

combined total of 20 Bcf of natural gas,

including liquefied natural gas (LNG)

from Canada and Mexico. In addition,

CAF is authorized to export a combined

total of up to 20 Bcf of natural gas,

including LNG, to Canada and Mexico.

This authorization to import and export

natural gas and LNG from and to Canada

and Mexico is for a period of two years

beginning on the date of the initial

import or export delivery, whichever

occurs first.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 3,

1995.

Clifford Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–828 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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[FE Docket No. 94–105–NG]

National Steel Corporation Order

Granting Blanket Authorization To

Import and Export Natural Gas From

and To Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

National Steel Corporation blanket

authorization to import up to 125 Bcf of

natural gas from Canada and to export

up to 75 Bcf of natural gas to Canada.

This authorization is for a period of two

years beginning on the date of the initial

import or export, whichever occurs first,

after December 31, 1994.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586–9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 3,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–829 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

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[Project No. 11075–001 Idaho]

Grand View Irrigation District, Ltd.,

Surrender of Preliminary Permit

January 6, 1995.

Take notice that Grand View

Irrigation District, Ltd., Permittee for the

Grand View Project No. 11075, has

requested that its preliminary permit be

terminated. The preliminary permit for

Project No. 11075 was issued January

23, 1992, and would have expired

December 31, 1995. The project would

have been located on the Grand View

Irrigation District’s canal, off C.J. Strike

reservoir, in Owyhee County, Idaho.

The Permittee filed the request on

December 12, 1994, and the preliminary

permit for Project No. 11075 would have

expired on December 31, 1994. Since

there is less than 30 days remaining in

the permit’s maximum term, the permit

shall remain in effect through Friday,

December 30, 1994. New applications

involving this project site, to the extent