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PROPOSED UNACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTES—Continued

End-use Substitute Proposed decision Comments

Precision Cleaning w/

CFC–113 and MCF.

HCFC–141b Extension of existing unacceptability determination to grant existing uses in precision cleaning permission to continue until January 1,

1997.

This proposed determination extends the use

date for HCFC–141b in solvent cleaning, but

only for existing users in precision cleaning

and only for one year.

AEROSOLS SECTOR—PROPOSED ACCEPTABLE SUBJECT TO NARROWED USE LIMITS

Application Substitute Proposed Decision Comments

CFC–113, MCF, and

HCFC–141b as aerosol solvents.

Perfluorocarbons ............ Perfluorocarbons are proposed as acceptable substitutes for aerosol applications

only where reasonable efforts have been

made to ascertain that other alternatives

are not technically feasible due to performance or safety requirements.

PFCs have extremely long atmospheric lifetimes and high Global Warming Potentials. This decision reflects these concerns

and is patterned after the SNAP decision

on PFCs in the solvent cleaning sector.

Perfluoropolyethers ......... Perfluorocarbons are proposed as acceptable substitutes for aerosol applications

only where reasonable efforts have been

made to ascertain that other alternatives

are not technically feasible due to performance or safety requirements.

PFPEs have similar global warming profile

to the PFCs, and the SNAP decision on

PFPEs parallels that for PFCs in the solvent cleaning sector.

PROPOSED UNACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTES

End-use Substitute Decision Comments

CFC–11, CFC–12, HCFC–22, and

HCFC–142b as aerosol propellants.

SF6 Unacceptable ..... SF6 has the highest GWP of all industrial gases, and other compressed

gases meet user needs in this application equally well.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL

FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

45 CFR Part 2400

Fellowship Program Requirements

AGENCY: James Madison Memorial

Fellowship Foundation.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The following are proposed

revised regulations governing the

annual competition for James Madison

Fellowships and the obligations of

James Madison Fellows. These

regulation would update and replace

several aspects of the the Foundation’s

existing regulations as implemented by

the James Madison Memorial

Fellowship Act of 1986. These revised

regulations would govern the

qualifications and applications of

candidates for fellowships; the selection

of Fellows by the Foundation; the

graduate programs Fellows must pursue;

the terms and conditions attached to

awards; the Foundation’s annual

Summer Institute on the Constitution;

and related requirements and

expectations regarding fellowships.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: James Madison Memorial

Fellowship Foundation, 2000 K Street,

NW, Suite 303, Washington, DC 20006–

1809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lewis F. Larsen, (202) 653–8700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

reason for the proposed changes to the

Foundation’s regulations comes as a

result of the Foundation’s desire to

clarify several of the rules and

regulations which James Madison

Fellows must observe when accepting

their fellowships. Although many of the

changes are minor insertions of words

and punctuation, this document

specifically expands the definition

section to include further detailed

definitions on Credit Hour Equivalent,

Incomplete, Repayment, Satisfactory

Progress, Stipend, Teaching Obligation,

Termination and Withdrawal. The

Foundation now encourages James

Madison Fellows to choose a graduate

program which does not include the

writing of a thesis. Graduate programs

for which Fellows may apply have been

broadened to included political science.

Finally, a section entitled ‘‘Teaching

Obligation’’ was added to further clarify

the obligation to teach, required by the

Foundation once each fellow has earned

a master’s degree.

List of Subjects in 45 CFR Part 2400

Education, Fellowships.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Paul A. Yost, Jr.,

President.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble and under authority of 20

U.S.C. 4501 et seq., chapter XXIV, title

45 of the Code of Federal Regulations is

amended by revising part 2400 to read

as follows:

Chapter XXIV—James Madison Memorial

Fellowship Foundation

PART 2400—FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

REQUIREMENTS

Subpart A—General

2400.1 Purposes.

2400.2 Annual competition.

2400.3 Eligibility.

2400.4 Definitions.

Subpart B—Application

2400.10 Application.

2400.11 Faculty representatives.

Subpart C—Application Process

2400.20 Preparation of application.

2400.21 Contents of application.

2400.22 Application deadline.
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Subpart D—Selection of Fellows

2400.30 Selection criteria.

2400.31 Selection process.

Subpart E—Graduate Study

2400.40 Institutions of graduate study.

2400.41 Degree programs.

2400.42 Approval of Plan of Study.

2400.43 Required courses of graduate study.

2400.44 Commencement of graduate study.

2400.45 Special consideration: Junior

Fellows’ Plan of Study.

2400.46 Special consideration: second

master’s degrees.

2400.47 Summer Institute’s relationship to

fellowship.

2400.48 Fellows’ participation in the

Summer Institute.

2400.49 Contents of the Summer Institute.

2400.50 Allowances and Summer Institute

costs.

2400.51 Summer Institute accreditation.

Subpart F—Fellowship Stipend

2400.52 Amount of stipend.

2400.53 Duration of stipend.

2400.54 Use of stipend.

2400.55 Certification for stipend.

2400.56 Payment of stipend.

2400.57 Termination of stipend.

2400.58 Repayment of stipend.

Subpart G—Special Conditions

2400.59 Other awards.

2400.60 Renewal of award.

2400.61 Postponement of award.

2400.62 Evidence of master’s degree.

2400.63 Excluded graduate study.

2400.64 Alterations to Plan of Study.

2400.65 Teaching obligation.

2400.66 Completion of fellowship.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.

Subpart A—General

§ 2400.1 Purposes.

(a) The purposes of the James

Madison Memorial Fellowship Program

are to:

(1) Provide incentives for master’s

degree level graduate study of the

history, principles, and development of

the United States Constitution by

outstanding in-service teachers of

American history, American

government, social studies, and political

science in grades 7–12 and by

outstanding college graduates who plan

to become teachers of the same subjects;

and

(2) Strengthen teaching in the nation’s

secondary schools about the principles,

framing, ratification, and subsequent

history of the United States

Constitution.

(b) The Foundation may from time to

time operate its own programs and

undertake other closely-related

activities to fulfill these goals.

§ 2400.2 Annual competition.

To achieve its principal purposes, the

Foundation holds an annual national

competition to select teachers in grades

7–12, college seniors, and college

graduates to be James Madison Fellows.

§ 2400.3 Eligibility.

Individuals eligible to apply for and

hold James Madison Fellowships are

United States citizens, United States

nationals, or permanent residents of the

Northern Mariana Islands who are:

(a) Teachers of American history,

American government, social studies, or

political science in grades 7–12 who:

(1) Are teaching full time during the

year in which they apply for a

fellowship;

(2) Are under contract, or can provide

evidence of being under prospective

contract, to teach full time as teachers

of American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science in grades 7–12;

(3) Have demonstrated records of

willingness to devote themselves to

civic responsibilities and to professional

and collegial activities within their

schools and school districts;

(4) Are highly recommended by their

department heads, school heads, school

district superintendents, or other

supervisors;

(5) Qualify for admission with

graduate standing at accredited

universities of their choice that offer

master’s degree programs allowing at

least 12 semester hours or their

equivalent of study of the origins,

principles, and development of the

Constitution of the United States and of

its comparison with the constitutions of

other forms of government;

(6) Are able to complete their

proposed courses of graduate study

within five calendar years from the

commencement of study under their

fellowships, normally through part-time

study during summers or in evening or

weekend programs;

(7) Agree to attend the Foundation’s

four-week Summer Institute on the

Constitution, normally during the

summer following the commencement

of study under their fellowships; and

(8) Sign agreements that, after

completing the education for which the

fellowship is awarded, they will teach

American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science full time in secondary schools

for a period of not less than one year for

each full academic year of study for

which assistance was received,

preferably in the state listed as their

legal residence at the time of their

fellowship award. For the purposes of

this provision, a full academic year of

study is the number of credit hours

determined by each university at which

Fellows are studying as constituting a

full year of study at that university.

Fellows’ teaching obligations will be

figured at full academic years of study;

and when Fellows have studies for

partial academic years, those years will

be rounded upward to the nearest onehalf year to determine Fellows’ total

teaching obligations.

(b) Those who aspire to become fulltime teachers of American history,

American government, social studies, or

political science in grades 7–12 who:

(1) Are matriculated college seniors

pursuing their baccalaureate degrees full

time and will receive those degrees no

later than August 31st of the year of the

fellowship competition in which they

apply or prior recipients of

baccalaureate degrees;

(2) Plan to begin graduate study on a

full-time basis;

(3) Have demonstrated records of

willingness to devote themselves to

civic responsibilities;

(4) Are highly recommended by

faculty members, deans, or other

persons familiar with their potential for

graduate study of American history and

government and with their serious

intention to enter the teaching

profession as secondary school teachers

of American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science in grades 7–12;

(5) Qualify for admission with

graduate standing at accredited

universities of their choice that offer

master’s degree programs that allow at

least 12 semester hours or their

equivalent of study of the origins,

principles, and development of the

Constitution of the United States and of

its comparison with the constitutions

and history of other forms of

government;

(6) Are able to complete their

proposed courses of graduate study in

no more than two calendar years from

the commencement of study under their

fellowships, normally through full-time

study;

(7) Agree to attend the Foundation’s

four-week Summer Institute on the

Constitution, normally during the

summer following the commencement

of study under their fellowships; and

(8) Sign an agreement that, after

completing the education for which the

fellowship is awarded, they will teach

American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science full time in secondary schools

for a period of not less than one year for

each full academic year of study for

which assistance was received,

preferably in the state listed as their

legal residence at the time of their

fellowship award. For the purposes of

this provision, a full academic year of
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study is the number of credit hours

determined by each university at which

Fellows are studying as constituting a

full year of study at that university.

Fellows’ teaching obligations will be

figured at full academic years of study;

and when Fellows have studies for

partial academic years, those years will

be rounded upward to the nearest onehalf year to determine Fellows’ total

teaching obligations.

§ 2400.4 Definitions.

As used in this part:

Academic year means the period of

time in which a full-time student would

normally complete two semesters, two

trimesters, three quarters, or their

equivalent of study.

Act means the James Madison

Memorial Fellowship Act.

College means an institution of higher

education offering only a baccalaureate

degree or the undergraduate division of

a university in which a student is

pursuing a baccalaureate degree.

Credit hour equivalent means the

number of graduate credit hours

obtained in credits, courses or units

during a quarter, a trimester, or a

semester which are needed to equal a

specific number of semester graduate

credit hours.

Fee means a typical and usually nonrefundable charge levied by an

institution of higher education for a

service, privilege, or use of property

which is required for a Fellow’s

enrollment and registration.

Fellow means a recipient of a

fellowship from the Foundation.

Fellowship means an award, called a

James Madison Fellowship, made to a

person by the Foundation for graduate

study.

Foundation means the James Madison

Memorial Fellowship Foundation.

Full-time study means study for an

enrolled student who is carrying a fulltime academic workload as determined

by the institution under a standard

applicable to all students enrolled in a

particular educational program.

Graduate study means the courses of

study beyond the baccalaureate level,

which are offered as part of a

university’s master’s degree program

and which lead to a master’s degree.

Incomplete means a course which the

Foundation has paid for but the Fellow

has received an incomplete grade or the

Fellow has not received graduate credit

for the course.

Institution of higher education has the

meaning given in section 1201(a) of the

Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

1141(a)).

Junior Fellowship means a James

Madison Fellowship granted either to a

college senior or to a college graduate

who has received a baccalaureate degree

and who seeks to become a secondary

school teacher of American history,

American government, social studies, or

political science for full-time graduate

study toward a master’s degree whose

course of study emphasizes the framing,

principles, history, and interpretation of

the United States Constitution.

Master’s degree means the first predoctoral graduate degree offered by a

university beyond the baccalaureate

degree, for which the baccalaureate

degree is a prerequisite.

Matriculated means formally enrolled

in a master’s degree program in a

university.

Repayment means if the fellowship is

relinquished by the fellow or is

terminated by the Foundation prior to

the completion of the Fellow’s degree,

and/or the Fellow fails to fulfill the

teaching obligation after the graduate

degree is awarded, the Fellow must

repay to the Foundation all Fellowship

costs received plus interest at a rate of

6% per annum and, if applicable,

reasonable collection fees.

Resident means a person who has

legal residence in the state, recognized

under state law. If a question arises

concerning a Fellow’s state of residence,

the Foundation determines, for the

purposes of this program, of which state

the person is a resident, taking into

account the Fellow’s place of

registration to vote, his or her parent’s

place of residence, and the Fellow’s

eligibility for in-state tuition rates at

public institutions of higher education.

Satisfactory progress for a Junior

Fellow means the completion of the

number of required courses normally

expected of full-time master’s degree

candidates at the university that the

Fellow attends, with grades acceptable

to that university, in not more than two

calendar years from the commencement

of that study. Satisfactory progress for a

Senior Fellow means the completion

each year of a specific number of

required courses in the Fellow’s

master’s degree program, as agreed upon

each year with the Foundation and

outlined on the Plan of Study form, with

grades acceptable to the Fellow’s

university, in not more than five

calendar years from the commencement

of that study.

Secondary school means grades 7

through 12.

Senior means a student at the

academic level recognized by an

institution of higher education as being

the last year of study before receiving

the baccalaureate degree.

Senior Fellowship means a James

Madison Fellowship granted to a

secondary school teacher of American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science for part-time

graduate study toward a master’s degree

whose course of study emphasizes the

framing, principles, history, and

interpretation of the United States

Constitution.

State means each of the 50 states, the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and,

considered as a single entity, Guam, the

United States Virgin Islands, American

Samoa, the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands, and, until

adoption of its Compact of Free

Association, the Republic of Palau.

Stipend means the amount paid by

the Foundation to a Fellow or on his or

her behalf to pay the allowable costs of

graduate study which have been

approved under the fellowship.

Teaching obligation means that a

Fellow, upon receiving a master’s

degree, must teach American history,

American government, social studies, or

political science on a full-time basis to

students in secondary school for a

period of not less than one year for each

year for which financial assistance was

received.

Term means the period—semester,

trimester, or quarter—used by an

institution of higher education to divide

its academic year.

Termination means the non-voluntary

ending of a fellowship by the

Foundation when the Fellow has not

complied with the rules and regulations

of the fellowship or has not made

satisfactory progress in his or her

program of study.

University means an institution of

higher education that offers postbaccalaureate degrees.

Withdrawal means the voluntary

relinquishment or surrender of a

Fellowship by the Fellow.

Subpart B—Application

§ 2400.10 Application.

Eligible applicants for fellowships

must apply directly to the Foundation.

§ 2400.11 Faculty representatives.

Each college and university that

chooses to do so may annually appoint

or reappoint a faculty representative

who will be asked to identify and

recruit fellowship applicants on

campus, publicize the annual

competition on campus, and otherwise

assist eligible candidates in preparation

for applying. In order to elicit the

appointment of faculty representatives,

the Foundation will each year request

the head of each college and university

campus to appoint or reappoint a
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faculty representative and to provide the

Foundation with the name, business

address, and business telephone number

of a member of its faculty representative

on forms provided for that purpose.

Subpart C—Application Process

§ 2400.20 Preparation of application.

Applications, on forms mailed

directly by the Foundation to those who

request applications, must be completed

by all fellowship candidates in order

that they be considered for an award.

§ 2400.21 Contents of application.

Applications must include for

(a) Senior Fellowships:

(1) Supporting information which

affirms an applicant’s wish to be

considered for a fellowship; provides

information about his or her

background, interests, goals, and the

school in which he or she teaches; and

includes a statement about the

applicant’s educational plans and

specifies how those plans will enhance

his or her career as a secondary school

teacher of American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science;

(2) An essay of up to 600 words that

explains the importance of the study of

the Constitution to:

(i) Young students;

(ii) The applicant’s career aspirations

and his or her contributions to public

service; and

(iii) Citizenship generally in a

constitutional republic;

(3) The applicant’s proposed course of

graduate study, including the name of

the degree to be sought, the required

courses to be taken, as well as

information about the specific degree

sought;

(4) Three evaluations, one from an

immediate supervisor, that attest to the

applicant’s strengths and abilities as a

teacher in grades 7–12; and

(5) A copy of his or her academic

transcript.

(b) Junior Fellowships:

(1) Supporting information which

affirms an applicant’s wish to be

considered for a fellowship; provides

information about the applicant’s

background, interests, goals, and the

college which he or she attends or

attended; and includes a statement

about the applicant’s educational plans

and specifies how those plans will lead

to a career as a teacher of American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science in grades 7–

12;

(2) An essay of up to 600 words that

explains the importance of the study of

the Constitution to:

(i) Young students;

(ii) The applicant’s career aspirations

and his or her contribution to public

service; and

(iii) Citizenship generally in a

constitutional republic;

(3) Applicant’s proposed course of

graduate study, including the name of

the degree sought, the name of the

required courses to be taken, and

information about the specific degree

sought;

(4) Three evaluations that attest to the

applicant’s academic achievements and

to his or her potential to become an

outstanding secondary school teacher;

and

(5) A copy of his or her academic

transcript.

§ 2400.22 Application deadline.

Completed applications must be

received by the Foundation no later

than March 1st of each year preceding

the start of the academic year for which

candidates are applying.

Subpart D—Selection of Fellows

§ 2400.30 Selection criteria.

Applicants will be evaluated, on the

basis of materials in their applications,

as follows:

(a) Demonstrated commitment to

teaching American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science at the secondary school level;

(b) Demonstrated intention to pursue

a program of graduate study that

emphasizes the Constitution and to offer

classroom instruction in that subject;

(c) Demonstrated record of

willingness to devote themselves to

civic responsibility;

(d) Outstanding performance or

potential of performance as classroom

teachers;

(e) Academic achievements and

demonstrated capacity for graduate

study; and

(f) Proposed courses of graduate

study, especially the nature and extent

of their subject matter components, and

their relationship to the enhancement of

applicants’ teaching and professional

activities.

§ 2400.31 Selection process.

(a) An independent Fellow Selection

Committee will evaluate all valid

applications and recommend to the

Foundation the most outstanding

applicants from each state for James

Madison Fellowships.

(b) From among candidates

recommended for fellowships by the

Fellow Selection Committee, the

Foundation will name James Madison

Fellows. The selection procedure will

assure that at least one James Madison

Fellow, junior or senior, is selected from

each state in which there are at least two

legally resident applicants who meet the

eligibility requirements set forth in

§ 2400.3 and are judged favorably

against the selection criteria in

§ 2400.30.

(c) The Foundation may name, from

among those applicants recommended

by the Fellow Selection Committee, an

alternate or alternates for each

fellowship. An alternate will receive a

fellowship if the person named as a

James Madison Fellow declines the

award or is not able to pursue graduate

study as contemplated at the time the

fellowship was accepted. An alternate

may be named to replace a Fellow who

declines or relinquishes an award until,

but no later than, March 1st following

the competition in which the alternate

has been selected.

(d) Funds permitting, the Foundation

may also select, from among those

recommended by the Fellow Selection

Committee, Fellows at large.

Subpart E—Graduate Study

§ 2400.40 Institutions of graduate study.

Fellowship recipients may attend any

accredited university in the United

States with a master’s degree program

offering courses or training that

emphasize the origins, principles, and

development of the Constitution of the

United States and its comparison with

the constitutions and history of other

forms of government.

§ 2400.41 Degree programs.

(a) Fellows may pursue a master’s

degree in history or political science

(including government or politics), the

degree of Master of Arts in Teaching in

history or political science (including

government or politics), or a related

master’s degree in education that

permits a concentration in American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science. Graduate

degrees under which study is excluded

from fellowship support are indicated in

§ 2400.63.

(b) A master’s degree pursued under

a James Madison Fellowship may entail

either one or two years or their

equivalent of study, according to the

requirements of the university at which

a Fellow is enrolled.

§ 2400.42 Approval of Plan of Study.

The Foundation must approve each

Fellow’s Plan of Study. To be approved,

the plan must:

(a) On a part-time or full-time basis

lead to a master’s degree in history or

political science, the degree of Master of
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Arts in Teaching in history or political

science, or a related master’s degree in

education that permits a concentration

in American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science;

(b) Include courses, graduate

seminars, or opportunities for

independent study in topics directly

related to the framing and history of the

constitution of the United States;

(c) Be pursued at a university that

assures a willingness to accept up to 6

semester hours of accredited transfer

credits from another graduate institution

for a Fellow’s satisfactory completion of

the Foundation’s Summer Institute on

the Constitution. For the Foundation’s

purposes, these 6 semester hours may be

included in the required minimum of 12

semester hours or their equivalent of

study of the United States Constitution;

and

(d) Be pursued at a university that

encourages the Fellow to enhance his or

her capacities as a teacher of American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science and to

continue his or her career as a

secondary school teacher. The

Foundation reserves the right to refuse

to approve a Fellow’s Plan of Study at

a university that will not accept on

transfer the 6 credits for the Institute.

§ 2400.43 Required courses of graduate

study.

(a) To be acceptable to the

Foundation, those courses related to the

Constitution referred to in § 2400.43(b)

must amount to at least 12 semester or

18 quarter hours or their credit hour

equivalent of study of topics directly

related to the United States

Constitution. More than 12 semester

hours or their credit hour equivalent of

such study is strongly encouraged.

(b) The courses that fulfil the required

minimum of 12 semester hours or their

credit hour equivalent of study of the

United States Constitution must cover

one or more of the following subject

areas:

(1) The history of colonial America

leading up to the framing of the

Constitution;

(2) The Constitution itself, its framing,

the history and principles upon which

it is based, its ratification, the Federalist

Papers, Anti-Federalist writings, and the

Bill of Rights;

(3) The historical development of

political theory, constitutional law, and

civil liberties as related to the

Constitution;

(4) Interpretations of the Constitution

by the Supreme Court and other

branches of the federal government;

(5) Debates about the Constitution in

other forums and about the effects of

constitutional norms and decisions

upon American society and culture; and

(6) Any other subject clearly related to

the framing, history, and principles of

the Constitution.

( c ) If a master’s degree program in

which a Fellow is enrolled requires a

master’s thesis in place of a course or

courses, the Fellow will have the option

of writing the thesis based on the degree

requirements. The preparation of a

master’s thesis should not add

additional required credits to the

minimum number of credits required for

the master’s degree. If a Fellow must

write a thesis, the topic of the thesis

must relate to subjects concerning the

framing, principles, or history of the

United States Constitution. If the Fellow

can choose between two degree tracks,

a thesis track or a non-thesis track, the

Foundation strongly encourages the

non-thesis track.

§ 2400.44 Commencement of graduate

study.

(a) Fellows may commence study

under their fellowships as early as the

summer following the announcement of

their award. Fellows are normally

expected to commence study under

their fellowships in the fall term of the

academic year following the date on

which their award is announced.

However, as indicated in § 2400.61, they

may seek to postpone the

commencement of fellowship study

under extenuating circumstances.

(b) In determining the two- and fiveyear fellowship periods of Junior and

Senior Fellows respectively, the

Foundation will consider the

commencement of the fellowship period

to be the date on which each Fellow

commences study under a fellowship.

§ 2400.45 Special consideration: Junior

Fellows’ Plan of Study.

Applicants for Junior Fellowships

who seek or hold baccalaureate degrees

in education are strongly encouraged to

pursue master’s degrees in history or

political science. Those applicants who

hold undergraduate degrees in history,

political science, government, or any

other subjects may take some teaching

methods and related courses, although

the Foundation will not pay for them

unless they are required for the degree

for which the Fellow is matriculated.

The Foundation will review each

proposed Plan of Study for an

appropriate balance of subject matter

and other courses based on the Fellow’s

goals, background, and degree

requirements.

§ 2400.46 Special consideration: second

master’s degree.

The Foundation may award Senior

Fellowships to applicants who are

seeking their second master’s degrees

providing that the applicants’ first

master’s degree was obtained at least

five years prior to the year in which the

applicants would normally commence

study under a fellowship. In evaluating

applications from individuals intending

to pursue a second master’s degree, the

Fellow Selection Committee will favor

those applicants who are planning to

become American history, American

government, social studies, or political

science teachers after having taught

another subject and applicants whose

initial master’s degree was in a subject

different from that sought under the

second master’s degree.

§ 2400.47 Summer Institute’s relationship

to fellowship.

Each year, the Foundation offers,

normally during July, a four-week

graduate-level Institute on the

principles, framing, ratification, and

implementation of the United States

Constitution at an accredited university

in the Washington, DC area. The

Institute is an integral part of each

fellowship.

§ 2400.48 Fellows’ participation in the

Summer Institute.

Each Fellow is required as part of his

or her fellowship to attend the Institute,

normally during the summer following

the Fellow’s commencement of graduate

study under a fellowship.

§ 2400.49 Contents of the Summer

Institute.

The principal element of the Institute

is a graduate history course,

‘‘Foundations of American

Constitutionalism.’’ Other components

of the Institute include study visits to

sites associated with the lives and

careers of members of the founding

generation.

§ 2400.50 Allowances and Summer

Institute costs.

For their participation in the Institute,

Fellows are paid an allowance to help

offset income foregone by their required

attendance. The Foundation also funds

the costs of the Institute and Fellows’

round-trip transportation to and from

the Institute site. The costs of tuition,

required fees, books, room, and board

entailed by the Institute will be paid for

by the Foundation directly but may be

offset against fellowship award limits if

the credits earned for the Institute are

included within the Fellows’ degree

requirements.
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§ 2400.51 Summer Institute accreditation.

The Institute is accredited for six

graduate semester credits by the

university at which it is held. It is

expected that the universities at which

Fellows are pursuing their graduate

study will, upon Fellows’ satisfactory

completion of the Institute, accept these

credits or their credit-hour equivalent

upon transfer from the university at

which the Institute is held in fulfillment

of the minimum number of credits

required for Fellows’ graduate degrees.

Satisfactory completion of the Institute

will fulfill 6 of the Foundation’s 12

semester credits required in graduate

study of the history and development of

the Constitution. Fellows, with the

Foundation’s assistance, are strongly

encouraged to make good faith efforts to

have their universities incorporate the

Institute into their Plan of Study and

accept the 6 Institute credits toward the

minimum number of credits required for

their master’s degrees.

Subpart F—Fellowship Stipend

§ 2400.52 Amount of stipend.

Junior and Senior Fellowships carry a

stipend of up to a maximum of $24,000

pro-rated over the period of Fellows’

graduate study. In no case shall the

stipend for a fellowship exceed $12,000

per academic year. Within this limit,

stipends will be pro-rated over the

period of Fellows’ graduate study as

follows: a maximum of $6,000 per

academic semester or trimester of fulltime study, and a maximum of $4,000

per academic quarter of full-time study.

Stipends for part-time study will be pro

rata shares of those allowable for fulltime study.

§ 2400.53 Duration of stipend.

Stipends for Junior Fellowships may

be payable over a period up to 2

calendar years of full-time graduate

study, and those for Senior Fellowships

may be payable over a period of not

more than 5 calendar years of part-time

graduate study, beginning with the dates

under which Fellows commence their

graduate study under their fellowships.

However, the duration of stipend

payments will be subject to the

maximum payment limits, the length of

award time limits, and the completion

of the minimum degree requirements,

whichever occurs first.

§ 2400.54 Use of stipend.

Stipends shall be used only to pay the

costs of tuition, required fees, books,

room, and board associated with

graduate study under a fellowship. The

costs allowed for a Fellow’s room and

board will be the amount the Fellow’s

university reports to the Foundation as

the cost of room and board for a

graduate student if that student were to

share a room at the student’s university.

If no shared graduate housing exists,

then costs for regular shared student

housing will be used. If no campus

housing exists, the equivalent room and

board costs at neighboring universities

will be used. Stipends for room, board,

and books will be pro-rated for Fellows

enrolled in study less than full time.

The Foundation will not reimburse

Fellows for any portion of their master’s

degree study, that Fellows may have

completed prior to the commencement

of their fellowships. Nor will the

Foundation reimburse Fellows for any

credits acquired above the minimum

number of credits required for the

degree. If a Fellow has already taken

and paid for courses that can be credited

toward the Fellow’s graduate degree

under a fellowship, those must be

credited to the degree; the remaining

required courses will be paid for by the

Foundation.

§ 2400.55 Certification for stipend.

In order to receive a fellowship

stipend, a Fellow must submit the

following nine items in writing:

(a) An acceptance of the terms and

conditions of the fellowship including a

completed certificate of compliance

form;

(b) Evidence of admission to an

approved graduate program;

(c) Certified copies of undergraduate

and, if any, graduate transcripts;

(d) A certified payment request form

indicating the estimated costs for

tuition, required fees, books, room, and

board;

(e) A photo copy of the university’s

bulletin of cost information;

(f) The amount of income from any

other grants or awards;

(g) Information about the Fellow’s

degree requirements, including the

number of required credits to fulfill the

degree;

(h) A statement of the university’s

willingness to accept the transfer of 6

credits toward the Fellow’s degree

requirements for the Fellow’s

satisfactory completion of the Summer

Institute (see § 2400.51); and

(i) A full Plan of Study over the

duration of the fellowship, including

information on the contents of required

courses. Senior Fellows must provide

evidence of their continued full- time

employment as teachers in grades 7–12.

§ 2400.56 Payment of stipend.

Payment for tuition, required fees,

books, room, and board subject to the

limitations in § 2400.52 through

§ 2400.55 and § 2400.59 through

§ 2400.60 will be paid to each Fellow at

the beginning of each term of

enrollment upon the Fellow’s

submission of a completed Payment

Request Form and the University

bulletin of cost information.

§ 2400.57 Termination of stipend.

(a) The Foundation may suspend or

terminate the payment of a stipend if a

Fellow fails to meet the criteria set forth

in § 2400.40 through § 2400.44 and

§ 2400.60, except as provided for in

§ 2400.61. Before it suspends or

terminates a fellowship under these

circumstances, the Foundation will give

notice to the Fellow, as well as the

opportunity to be heard with respect to

the grounds for suspension or

termination.

(b) The Foundation will normally

suspend the payment of a stipend if a

Fellow has more than one grade of

‘‘incomplete’’ in courses for which the

Foundation has made payment to the

Fellow.

§ 2400.58 Repayment of stipend.

(a) If a Fellow fails to secure a

master’s degree, fails to teach American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science on a fulltime basis in a secondary school for at

least one school year for each academic

year for which assistance was provided

under a fellowship, fails to secure fewer

than 12 semester hours or their credit

hour equivalent for study of the

Constitution as indicated in

§ 2400.43(b), or fails to attend the

Foundation’s Summer Institute on the

Constitution, the Fellow must repay all

of the fellowship costs received plus

interest at the rate of 6% per annum or

as otherwise authorized and, if

applicable, reasonable collection fees, as

prescribed in section 807 of the Act (20

U.S.C. 4506(b)).

(b) If a Fellow withdraws from the

fellowship or has a fellowship

terminated by the Foundation, the

Foundation will seek to recover all

fellowship funds which have been

remitted to the Fellow or on his or her

behalf under a fellowship.

Subpart G—Special Conditions

§ 2400.59 Other awards.

Fellows may accept grants from other

foundations, institutions, corporations,

or government agencies to support their

graduate study or to replace any income

foregone for study. However, the

stipend paid by the Foundation for

allowable costs indicated in § 2400.52

will be reduced to the extent these costs

are paid from other sources, and in no
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case will fellowship funds be paid to

Fellows to provide support in excess of

their actual total costs of tuition,

required fees, books, room, and board.

The Foundation may also reduce a

Fellow’s stipend if the Fellow is

remunerated for the costs of tuition

under a research or teaching

assistantship or a work-study program.

In such a case, the Foundation will

require information from a Fellow’s

university about the intended use of

assistantship or work-study support

before remitting fellowship payments.

§ 2400.60 Renewal of award.

(a) Provided that Fellows have

submitted all required documentation

and are making satisfactory academic

progress, it is the intent of the

Foundation to renew Junior Fellowship

awards annually for a period not to

exceed two calendar years or the

completion of their graduate degrees,

whichever comes first, and Senior

Fellowships for a period not to exceed

5 calendar years (except when those

periods have been altered because of

changes in Fellows’ Plan of Study as

provided for in § 2400.64), or until a

Fellow has completed all requirements

for a master’s degree, whichever comes

first. In no case, however, will the

Foundation continue payments under a

fellowship to a Fellow who has reached

the maximum payments under a

fellowship as indicated in § 2400.52, or

completed the minimum number of

credits required for the degree.

Although Fellows are not discouraged

in taking courses in addition to those

required for the degree or required to

maintain full-time status, the

Foundation will not in such cases pay

for those additional courses unless they

are credited to the minimum number of

credits required for the degree.

(b) Fellowship renewal will be subject

to an annual review by the Foundation

and certification by an authorized

official of the university at which a

Fellow is registered that the Fellow is

making satisfactory progress toward the

degree and is in good academic standing

according to the standards of each

university.

(c) As a condition of renewal of

awards, each Fellow must submit an

annual activity report to the Foundation

by July 15th. That report must indicate,

through submission of a copy of the

Fellow’s most recent transcript, courses

taken and grades achieved; courses

planned for the coming year; changes in

academic or professional plans or

situations; any awards, recognitions, or

special achievements in the Fellow’s

academic study or school employment;

and such other information as may

relate to the fellowship and its holder.

§ 2400.61 Postponement of award.

Upon application to the Foundation,

a Fellow may seek postponement of his

or her fellowship because of ill health

or other mitigating circumstances, such

as military duty, temporary disability,

necessary care of an immediate family

member, or unemployment as a teacher.

Substantiation of the reasons for the

requested postponement of study will

be required.

§ 2400.62 Evidence of master’s degree.

At the conclusion of graduate studies,

each Fellow must provide a certified

transcript which indicates that he or she

has secured an approved master’s

degree as set forth in the Fellow’s

original Plan of Study or approved

modifications thereto.

§ 2400.63 Excluded graduate study.

(a) James Madison Fellowships do not

provide support for study toward

doctoral degrees, for the degree of

master of arts in public affairs or public

administration, or toward the award of

teaching certificates. Nor do fellowships

support practice teaching required for

professional certification or other

courses related to teaching unless those

courses are required for the degree. In

those cases, however, the Foundation

will provide reimbursement only

toward those courses related to teaching

that fall within the minimum number of

courses required for the degree, not in

addition to that minimum.

§ 2400.64 Alterations to plan of study.

Although Junior Fellows are expected

to pursue full-time study and Senior

Fellows to pursue part-time study, the

Foundation may permit Junior Fellows

with an established need (such as the

need to accept a teaching position) to

study part time and Senior Fellows with

established need (such as great distance

between the Fellow’s residence and the

nearest university, thus necessitating a

full-time leave of absence from

employment in order to study) to study

full time.

§ 2400.65 Teaching obligation.

Upon receiving a Master’s degree,

each Fellow must teach American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science on a fulltime basis to students in secondary

school for a period of not less than one

year for each academic year for which

financial assistance was received. Each

Fellow will be required to provide the

Foundation with an annual certification

from an official of the secondary school

where the Fellow is employed

indicating the teaching activities of the

Fellow during the past year. This same

certification will be required each year

until the Fellow’s teaching obligation is

completed. Any teaching done by the

Fellow prior to or during graduate

studies does not count towards meeting

this teaching obligation.

§ 2400.66 Completion of fellowship.

A Fellow will be deemed to have

satisfied all terms of a fellowship and all

obligations under it when the Fellow

has completed no fewer than 12

graduate semester hours or the

equivalent of study of the Constitution,

formally secured the masters degree,

attended the Foundation’s Summer

Institute on the Constitution, completed

teaching for the number of years and

fractions thereof required as a condition

of accepting Foundation support for

study, and submitted all required

reports.

[FR Doc. 96–12790 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Establishment of

a Nonessential Experimental

Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf in

Arizona and New Mexico

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and

hearings.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces its

intention to hold public open house

meetings and hearings on the Proposed

Rule for the Proposed Establishment of

a Nonessential Experimental Population

of the Mexican Gray Wolf in Arizona

and New Mexico. The meetings and

hearings will be held in El Paso, Texas;

Alamogordo and Silver City, New

Mexico; and Springerville, Arizona.

DATES: The meetings/hearings will be

held in El Paso, Texas, on June 10 from

6:00 to 10:00 p.m.; in Alamogordo, New

Mexico, on June 11 from 6:00 to 10:00

p.m.; in Silver City, New Mexico, on

June 13 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.; and in

Springerville, Arizona, on June 15 from

2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Times and places of

these meetings will also be announced

in the local media and in mailings to the

interested public. The comment period

on the Proposed Rule closes on July 1,

1996, and comments must be