52318 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 25, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Presidential Academies for American 

History and Civics Education; 

Congressional Academies for Students 

of American History and Civics 

Education 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of final waiver and 

extension of project period. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces a 

waiver of the requirements in 34 CFR 

75.250 and 75.261(c)(2) of the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations (EDGAR), as they apply to 

projects funded under the Presidential 

Academies for American History and 

Civics Education, and 34 CFR 

75.261(c)(2), as it applies to the project 

funded under the Congressional 

Academies for Students of American 

History and Civics Education program. 

These regulations, respectively, 

generally prohibit project periods 

exceeding five years and any project 

period extensions involving the 

obligation of additional Federal funds. 

A waiver will extend the project period 

for 24 months through fiscal year (FY) 

2012 for the two current five-year grants 

funded under the Presidential 

Academies for American History and 

Civics Education program and the one 

current three-year grant funded under 

the Congressional Academies for 

Students of American History and 

Civics Education program. These 

grantees will continue to receive 

additional Federal funds (from the FY 

2010 appropriation for the program). 

DATES: Effective Date: This waiver and 

extension of project period are effective 

August 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Terpak, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 4W253, Washington, DC 20202– 

5960, Telephone: (202) 205–5231 or by 

e-mail: Academies@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Presidential Academies for 

American History and Civics Education 

(Presidential Academies) program funds 

projects that offer workshops for both 

veteran and new teachers of American 

history and civics to strengthen their 

knowledge of, and preparation for, 

teaching these subjects. The 

Congressional Academies for Students 

of American History and Civics 

Education (Congressional Academies) 

program funds projects that help 

students to develop a broader and 

deeper understanding of these subjects. 

Currently, the Presidential Academies 

program funds two grantees, and the 

Congressional Academies program 

funds one grantee. 

Eligible entities for these programs 

are: Institutions of higher education, 

museums, libraries, and other public 

and private agencies, organizations, and 

institutions (including for-profit 

institutions) and consortia of such 

agencies, organizations, and 

institutions. Applicants must provide 

evidence of their organization’s 

demonstrated expertise in historical 

methodology or the teaching of history. 

We published a notice of proposed 

waiver and extension of project period 

in the Federal Register on June 30, 

2010, (75 FR 37780). That notice 

contained background information and 

our reasons for proposing the waiver 

and extension of project period. 

As outlined in that notice, we 

proposed this waiver and extension of 

project period in order to enable each of 

the current grantees to strengthen the 

quality of its evaluation and other data 

collection and reporting, and to conduct 

one additional round of academy 

activities as approved in each grant 

award. We believe the additional time 

and resources will provide information 

to strengthen this grant competition as 

well as similar professional 

development grant programs in coming 

years. 

In the case of these projects we 

believe it is preferable to review 

requests for continuation awards from 

the current grantees and extend 

currently funded projects, rather than 

hold a new competition in FY 2010. 

Authorizing current grantees to request 

additional funds would be a more 

appropriate and effective means of 

continuing current projects and would 

result in a more cost-effective use of 

Federal funds. 

Therefore, the Secretary waives the 

requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which 

prohibit project periods exceeding five 

years, and the requirements in 34 CFR 

75.261(c)(2), which limit the extension 

of a project period if it involves the 

obligation of additional Federal funds. 

With this waiver and extension of 

project period: (1) Current Presidential 

Academies and Congressional 

Academies grantees will receive FY 

2010 funds and continue to operate 

through FY 2012 to implement an 

additional budget period of up to 24 

months; and (2) we will not announce 

a new competition or make new awards 

under the Presidential Academies or 

Congressional Academies programs in 

FY 2010. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

waiver and extension of project period, 

we did not receive any substantive 

comments on the proposed waiver and 

extension of project period. 

Final Waiver and Extension of Project 

Period—Presidential Academies and 

Congressional Academies 

The Secretary will waive the 

requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which 

prohibit project periods exceeding five 

years, and the requirements in 34 CFR 

75.261(c)(2), which limit the extension 

of a project period if it involves the 

obligation of additional Federal funds, 

for the current Presidential Academies 

(34 CFR 75.250 and 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2)) 

and Congressional Academies grantees 

(34 CFR 75.261(c)(2)). 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

The Secretary certifies that this 

waiver and extension of project period 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

The small entities that will be affected 

by this notice are those that have been 

historically eligible to receive an award 

under a competition for the Presidential 

Academies and Congressional 

Academies programs: 

(1) Institutions of higher education. 

(2) Museums. 

(3) Libraries. 

(4) Other public and private agencies, 

organizations and institutions 

(including for-profit institutions). 

(5) Consortia of such agencies, 

organizations, and institutions that 

show their organizations’ demonstrated 

expertise in historical methodology or 

the teaching of history. 

The Secretary certifies that the waiver 

and extension of project period will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

these entities because the waivers and 

the activities required to support the 

additional years of funding will not 

impose excessive regulatory burdens or 

require unnecessary Federal 

supervision. The waiver will impose 

minimal requirements to ensure the 

proper expenditure of program funds, 

including requirements that are 

standard for continuation awards. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

This notice does not impact 

information collection requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review 

These programs are subject to 

Executive Order 12372 and the 

regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of 


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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 these programs. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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You can 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. 

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. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 84.215A, Presidential Academies 

for American History and Civics Education, 

and 84.215D, Congressional Academies for 

Students of American History and Civics 

Education) 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6713. 

Dated: August 20, 2010. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21175 Filed 8–24–10; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation 

AGENCY: United States Election 

Assistance Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice to cancel EAC public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission has cancelled the EAC 

closed session meeting scheduled for 

Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 9–11 a.m. 

EDT. The meeting was announced in a 

sunshine notice that was published in 

the Federal Register on Wednesday, 

August 18, 2010 in Volume 75, Number 

159. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Donetta Davidson, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21266 Filed 8–23–10; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 9 

a.m.–5 p.m., Friday, September 10, 

2010, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 1415 5th 

Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA 

99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula_K_Call@rl.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Agency Updates, including progress 

on the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act (Office of River 

Protection and Richland Operations 

Office; Washington State Department of 

Ecology; U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency) 

• Committee Updates, including: 

Tank Waste Committee; River and 

Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and 

Environmental Protection Committee; 

Public Involvement Committee; and 

Budgets and Contracts Committee 

• Potential Board Advice 

Æ 100 N Remedial Investigation/ 

Feasibility Study Work Plan 

Æ Public Involvement Strategic 

Planning 

Æ Open Meetings 

• Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) 

Chair Nominations 

• New Member Introductions 

• HAB 2011 Work Plan 

• Tutorials 

Æ How to write advice 

Æ HAB website 

• Committee Reports 

• Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Paula Call at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Paula Call at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Paula Call’s office at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes will also be available at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 19, 

2010. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21118 Filed 8–24–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–471–000] 

Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P.; 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Proposed Hot Springs Lateral Project 

and Request for Comments on 

Environmental Issues 

August 18, 2010. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental assessment (EA) that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 


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