Office of Postsecondary Education; Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCU), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, 64059-64062 [E9-28996]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA NO. 84.031H]
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Strengthening Institutions Program
(SIP), American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities
(TCCU), Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH),
Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISI), Native American Serving
Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI),
Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSI), Promoting
Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for
Hispanic Americans (PPOHA), and
Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI)
Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Purpose of Programs: The SIP, TCCU,
ANNH, AANAPISI, NASNTI and PBI
Programs are authorized under Title III,
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Part A, of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA). Under these
programs, institutions of higher
education (IHEs or institutions) are
eligible to apply for grants if they meet
specific statutory and regulatory
eligibility requirements. Similarly, IHEs
are eligible to apply for grants under
Title V of the HEA if they meet specific
statutory and regulatory requirements.
The HSI and PPOHA Programs are
authorized under Title V, Parts A and B
of the HEA. In addition, under Title III
of the HEA, institutions applying for
grants under the AANAPISI and
NASNTI Programs must be eligible
institutions as defined in section 312(b)
of the HEA. Institutions applying for
grants under the PBI Program must be
eligible institutions as defined in
section 318(b)(1).
An IHE that is designated as an
eligible institution may also receive a
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waiver of certain non-Federal cost-share
requirements under the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity
Grant (FSEOG), the Federal Work Study
(FWS), the Student Support Services
(SSS), and the Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign
Language (UISFL) Programs. The
FSEOG, FWS, and SSS Programs are
authorized under Title IV of the HEA.
The UISFL Program is authorized under
Title VI of the HEA. Qualified
institutions may receive these waivers
even if they are not recipients of grant
funds under the Title III or Title V
Programs.
Special Note: To qualify as an eligible
institution under the Title III or Title V
Programs, your institution must satisfy
several criteria, including one related to
needy student enrollment and one related to
average educational and general (E&G)
expenditures for a specified base year. The
most recent data available for E&G
expenditures are for base year 2007–2008. In
order to award FY 2010 grants in a timely
manner, we will use the most recent data
available. Therefore, we use E&G expenditure
threshold data from the base year 2007–2008.
In completing your eligibility application,
please use E&G expenditure data from the
base year 2007–2008.
If you are designated as an eligible
institution and you do not receive a new
award under the Title III or Title V
Programs in FY 2010, your eligibility for
the non-Federal cost-share waiver under
the FSEOG, the FWS, the SSS, and the
UISFL Programs is valid for five
consecutive years. You will not need to
reapply for eligibility until 2015, unless
you wish to apply for a new Title III or
Title V grant. All institutions interested
in applying for a new FY 2010 Title III
or Title V grant or requesting a waiver
of the non-Federal cost share, must
apply for eligibility designation in FY
2010. Under the HEA, any institution
interested in applying for a grant under
any of these programs must first be
designated as an eligible institution.
Eligible Applicants: To qualify as an
eligible institution under the Title III or
Title V Programs, an accredited
institution must, among other
requirements, have an enrollment of
needy students, and its average E&G
expenditures per full-time equivalent
(FTE) undergraduate student must be
low in comparison with the average
E&G expenditures per FTE
undergraduate student of institutions
that offer similar instruction.
The eligibility requirements for the
Title III Programs are found in 34 CFR
607.2 through 607.5. The regulations
may be accessed at the following Web
site: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
cfr/waisidx_02/34cfr607_02.html.
The eligibility requirements for the
Title V, HSI Program are found in 34
CFR 606.2 through 34 CFR 606.5. The
regulations may be accessed at the
following Web site: https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/
waisidx_01/34cfr606_01.html.
Enrollment of Needy Students: Under
34 CFR 606.3(a) and 607.3(a), an
institution is considered to have an
enrollment of needy students if: (1) At
least 50 percent of its degree students
received financial assistance under one
or more of the following programs:
Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the
Federal Perkins Loan Programs; or (2)
the percentage of its undergraduate
degree students who were enrolled on at
least a half-time basis and received
Federal Pell Grants exceeded the
median percentage of undergraduate
degree students who were enrolled on at
least a half-time basis and received
Federal Pell Grants at comparable
institutions that offer similar
instruction.
To qualify under this latter criterion,
an institution’s Federal Pell Grant
percentage for base year 2007–2008
must be more than the median for its
category of comparable institutions
provided in the 2007–2008 Median Pell
Grant and Average E&G Expenditures
per FTE Student Table in this notice.
For the PBI Program, see section
318(b)(2) of the HEA for the definition
of ‘‘Enrollment of Needy Students.’’
Educational and General Expenditures
Per FTE Student: An institution should
compare its 2007–2008 average E&G
expenditures per FTE student to the
average E&G expenditure per FTE
student for its category of comparable
institutions contained in the 2007–2008
Median Pell Grant and Average E&G
Expenditures per FTE Student Table in
this notice. The institution meets this
eligibility requirement if its average E&G
expenditures for the 2007–2008 base
year are less than the average for its
category of comparable institutions.
An institution’s average E&G
expenditures are the total amount it
expended during the base year for
instruction, research, public service,
academic support, student services,
institutional support including library
expenditures, operation and
maintenance, scholarships and
fellowships, and mandatory transfers.
The following table identifies the
relevant median Federal Pell Grant
percentages for the base year 2007–2008
and the relevant average E&G
expenditures per FTE student for the
base year 2007–2008 for the four
categories of comparable institutions:
2007–2008
Median Pell Grant
percentage
Type of institution
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2-year
2-year
4-year
4-year
Public Institutions
Non-profit Private
Public Institutions
Non-profit Private
24.4
35.7
24.7
25.4
$11,023
23,870
26,849
43,037
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Institutions ...........................................................................................................
Waiver Information: IHEs that are
unable to meet the needy student
enrollment requirement or the average
E&G expenditures requirement may
apply to the Secretary for waivers of
these requirements, as described in 34
CFR 606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b),
and 607.4(c) and (d).
Institutions requesting a waiver of the
needy student enrollment requirement
or the average E&G expenditures
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requirement must include in their
application detailed information
supporting the waiver request, as
described in the instructions for
completing the application.
The regulations governing the
Secretary’s authority to waive the needy
student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2)
and (3) and 607.3(b)(2) and (3), refer to
‘‘low-income’’ students or families. The
regulations at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and
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607.3(c) define ‘‘low-income’’ as an
amount that does not exceed 150
percent of the amount equal to the
poverty level, as established by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census.
For the purposes of this waiver
provision, the following table sets forth
the low-income levels for the various
sizes of families:
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the 48 contiguous
states, D.C., and
outlying
jurisdictions
Size of family unit
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Note: The 2007 annual low-income levels
are being used because those are the amounts
that apply to the family income reported by
students enrolled for the fall 2007 semester.
For family units with more than eight
members, add the following amount for each
additional family member: $5,220 for the
contiguous 48 States, the District of Columbia
and outlying jurisdictions; $6,525 for Alaska;
and $6,000 for Hawaii.
The figures shown under family
income represent amounts equal to 150
percent of the family income levels
established by the U.S. Bureau of the
Census for determining poverty status.
The poverty guidelines were published
by the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services in the Federal Register
on January 24, 2007 (72 FR 3147–3148).
The information about ‘‘metropolitan
statistical areas’’ referenced in 34 CFR
606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be
obtained by requesting the Metropolitan
Statistical Areas, 1999 Publication,
Order Number PB99–501538, from the
National Technical Information Service,
Document Sales, 5301 Shawnee Road,
Alexandria, VA 22312, telephone
number: 1–800–553–6847. There is a
charge for this publication.
Applications Available: December 7,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal Of
Applications: January 6, 2010 for an
applicant institution that wishes to be
designated as eligible to apply for a FY
2010 new grant under the Title III or
Title V Programs and February 22, 2010
for an applicant institution that wishes
to apply only for cost-sharing waivers
under the FSEOG, FWS, SSS, or UISFL
Programs.
Electronic Submission of
Applications:
Applications for designation of
eligibility must be submitted
electronically using the following Web
site: https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5.
To enter the Web site, you must use
your institution’s unique 8-digit
identifier, i.e., your Office of
Postsecondary Education Identification
Number (OPE ID Number). Your
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Alaska
Family income for
Hawaii
$15,315
20,535
25,755
30,975
36,195
41,415
46,635
51,855
$19,155
25,680
32,205
38,730
45,255
51,780
58,305
64,830
$17,625
23,625
29,625
35,625
41,625
47,625
53,625
59,625
business office or student financial aid
office should have the OPE ID Number.
If not, contact the Department using the
e-mail addresses of the contact persons
listed in this notice under For
Applications and Further Information
Contact.
You will find detailed instructions for
completing the application form
electronically under the ‘‘eligibility
2010’’ link at either of the following
Web sites: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
iduestitle3a/ or https://
www.ed.gov/hsi.
If your institution is unable to meet
the needy student enrollment
requirement or the average E&G
expenditure requirement and wishes to
request a waiver of one or both of these
requirements, you must complete your
designation application form
electronically and transmit your waiver
request narrative document from the
following Web site: https://
opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You may qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement and may submit your
application in paper format if you are
unable to submit an application
electronically because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload documents to the Web site; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
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Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Darlene B. Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., Room 6020, Washington, DC
20006–8513. Fax: (202) 502–7861.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier), your
application to the Department. You
must mail the application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address: By
mail through the U.S. Postal Service or
commercial carrier:
Darlene B. Collins, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room
6020, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
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Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the application,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address:
Darlene B. Collins, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room
6020, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
Hand delivered applications will be
accepted daily between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The regulations for the
Title III Programs in 34 CFR part 607,
and for the HSI Program in 34 CFR part
606.
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Note: There are no program-specific
regulations for the AANAPISI, NASNTI, PBI,
and the PPHOA Programs. Accordingly, we
encourage each potential applicant to read
the HEA, the authorizing statute for these
programs.
For Applications and Further
Information Contact: Kelley Harris or
Carnisia Proctor, Institutional
Development and Undergraduate
Education Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room
6033, Request for Eligibility
Designation, Washington, DC 20006–
8513.
You may contact these individuals at
the following e-mail addresses or phone
numbers: Kelley.Harris@ed.gov, 202–
219–7083. Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov,
202–502–7606.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print, audio
tape, or computer diskette) on request to
the contact persons listed in this
section.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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: https://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
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Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057–1059d,
1101–1103g, and amendments to Titles III
and V of the HEA by Pub. L. 110–315, (20
U.S.C. 1059e (PBI), 20 U.S.C. 1069f
(NASNTI), and 20 U.S.C. 1059g (AANAPISI).
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary
of Education has delegated authority to
Daniel T. Madzelan, Director,
Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the
Office of Postsecondary Education, to
perform the functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
Dated: December 1, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[ Docket Nos. CP10–23–000; CP10–24–000]
UGI Storage Company, UGI Central
Penn Gas, Inc.; Notice of Application
November 30, 2009.
Take notice that on November 19,
2009, UGI Storage Company (UGI
Storage), 460 North Gulph Road, King of
Prussia, Pennsylvania, 19406, filed in
Docket Number CP10–23–000, pursuant
to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act
(NGA), an application for a certificate of
public convenience and necessity to
acquire, own, and operate in interstate
commerce certain existing natural gas
storage facilities located in Tioga, Potter,
and Cameron counties, Pennsylvania.
Additionally, UGI Storage requests a
blanket certificate authorizing it to
engage in certain self-implementing
activities under part 157, subpart F, and
a blanket certificate under part 284,
subpart G, authorizing UGI Storage to
provide open access, nondiscriminatory firm and interruptible
natural gas storage services. UGI Storage
also requests authorization to charge
market-based rates for its proposed
storage services and approval of its Pro
Forma Gas Tariff.
Concurrently, on November 19, 2009,
UGI Central Penn Gas, Inc. (CPG), 2525
N. 12th Street, Suite 360, P.O. Box
12677, Reading, Pennsylvania 19612–
2677, filed in Docket Number CP10–24–
000, an application under section 7 of
the NGS to obtain authorization to
partially abandon the blanket certificate
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issued to its predecessor North Penn
Gas Company, pursuant to section
284.224 of the Commission’s
regulations. Specifically, CPG requests
permission to abandon the portion of
the blanket certificate applicable to
storage service.
These filings are available for review
at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
Any questions regarding these
applications should be directed to Frank
H. Markle, Senior Counsel, UGI
Corporation, Box 858, Valley Forge, PA
19482; phone (610) 768–3625; fax (610)
992–3258; or via e-mail
marklef@ugicorp.com.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the below listed
comment date, file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA NO. 84.031H]
Office of Postsecondary Education; Strengthening Institutions
Program (SIP), American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities (TCCU), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving
Institutions (ANNH), Asian American and Native American Pacific
Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI), Native American Serving
Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI), Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSI), Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for
Hispanic Americans (PPOHA), and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI)
Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Purpose of Programs: The SIP, TCCU, ANNH, AANAPISI, NASNTI and PBI
Programs are authorized under Title III, Part A, of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Under these programs,
institutions of higher education (IHEs or institutions) are eligible to
apply for grants if they meet specific statutory and regulatory
eligibility requirements. Similarly, IHEs are eligible to apply for
grants under Title V of the HEA if they meet specific statutory and
regulatory requirements. The HSI and PPOHA Programs are authorized
under Title V, Parts A and B of the HEA. In addition, under Title III
of the HEA, institutions applying for grants under the AANAPISI and
NASNTI Programs must be eligible institutions as defined in section
312(b) of the HEA. Institutions applying for grants under the PBI
Program must be eligible institutions as defined in section 318(b)(1).
An IHE that is designated as an eligible institution may also
receive a
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waiver of certain non-Federal cost-share requirements under the Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), the Federal Work
Study (FWS), the Student Support Services (SSS), and the Undergraduate
International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Programs. The FSEOG,
FWS, and SSS Programs are authorized under Title IV of the HEA. The
UISFL Program is authorized under Title VI of the HEA. Qualified
institutions may receive these waivers even if they are not recipients
of grant funds under the Title III or Title V Programs.
Special Note: To qualify as an eligible institution under the
Title III or Title V Programs, your institution must satisfy several
criteria, including one related to needy student enrollment and one
related to average educational and general (E&G) expenditures for a
specified base year. The most recent data available for E&G
expenditures are for base year 2007-2008. In order to award FY 2010
grants in a timely manner, we will use the most recent data
available. Therefore, we use E&G expenditure threshold data from the
base year 2007-2008. In completing your eligibility application,
please use E&G expenditure data from the base year 2007-2008.
If you are designated as an eligible institution and you do not
receive a new award under the Title III or Title V Programs in FY 2010,
your eligibility for the non-Federal cost-share waiver under the FSEOG,
the FWS, the SSS, and the UISFL Programs is valid for five consecutive
years. You will not need to reapply for eligibility until 2015, unless
you wish to apply for a new Title III or Title V grant. All
institutions interested in applying for a new FY 2010 Title III or
Title V grant or requesting a waiver of the non-Federal cost share,
must apply for eligibility designation in FY 2010. Under the HEA, any
institution interested in applying for a grant under any of these
programs must first be designated as an eligible institution.
Eligible Applicants: To qualify as an eligible institution under
the Title III or Title V Programs, an accredited institution must,
among other requirements, have an enrollment of needy students, and its
average E&G expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate
student must be low in comparison with the average E&G expenditures per
FTE undergraduate student of institutions that offer similar
instruction.
The eligibility requirements for the Title III Programs are found
in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. The regulations may be accessed at the
following Web site: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_02/34cfr607_02.html.
The eligibility requirements for the Title V, HSI Program are found
in 34 CFR 606.2 through 34 CFR 606.5. The regulations may be accessed
at the following Web site: https://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_01/34cfr606_01.html.
Enrollment of Needy Students: Under 34 CFR 606.3(a) and 607.3(a),
an institution is considered to have an enrollment of needy students
if: (1) At least 50 percent of its degree students received financial
assistance under one or more of the following programs: Federal Pell
Grant, FSEOG, FWS, or the Federal Perkins Loan Programs; or (2) the
percentage of its undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on at
least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants exceeded the
median percentage of undergraduate degree students who were enrolled on
at least a half-time basis and received Federal Pell Grants at
comparable institutions that offer similar instruction.
To qualify under this latter criterion, an institution's Federal
Pell Grant percentage for base year 2007-2008 must be more than the
median for its category of comparable institutions provided in the
2007-2008 Median Pell Grant and Average E&G Expenditures per FTE
Student Table in this notice.
For the PBI Program, see section 318(b)(2) of the HEA for the
definition of ``Enrollment of Needy Students.'' Educational and General
Expenditures Per FTE Student: An institution should compare its 2007-
2008 average E&G expenditures per FTE student to the average E&G
expenditure per FTE student for its category of comparable institutions
contained in the 2007-2008 Median Pell Grant and Average E&G
Expenditures per FTE Student Table in this notice. The institution
meets this eligibility requirement if its average E&G expenditures for
the 2007-2008 base year are less than the average for its category of
comparable institutions.
An institution's average E&G expenditures are the total amount it
expended during the base year for instruction, research, public
service, academic support, student services, institutional support
including library expenditures, operation and maintenance, scholarships
and fellowships, and mandatory transfers.
The following table identifies the relevant median Federal Pell
Grant percentages for the base year 2007-2008 and the relevant average
E&G expenditures per FTE student for the base year 2007-2008 for the
four categories of comparable institutions:
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2007-2008 Median 2007-2008 Average
Type of institution Pell Grant E&G expenditures
percentage per FTE student
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2-year Public Institutions........ 24.4 $11,023
2-year Non-profit Private 35.7 23,870
Institutions.....................
4-year Public Institutions........ 24.7 26,849
4-year Non-profit Private 25.4 43,037
Institutions.....................
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Waiver Information: IHEs that are unable to meet the needy student
enrollment requirement or the average E&G expenditures requirement may
apply to the Secretary for waivers of these requirements, as described
in 34 CFR 606.3(b), 606.4(c) and (d), 607.3(b), and 607.4(c) and (d).
Institutions requesting a waiver of the needy student enrollment
requirement or the average E&G expenditures requirement must include in
their application detailed information supporting the waiver request,
as described in the instructions for completing the application.
The regulations governing the Secretary's authority to waive the
needy student requirement, 34 CFR 606.3(b)(2) and (3) and 607.3(b)(2)
and (3), refer to ``low-income'' students or families. The regulations
at 34 CFR 606.3(c) and 607.3(c) define ``low-income'' as an amount that
does not exceed 150 percent of the amount equal to the poverty level,
as established by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
For the purposes of this waiver provision, the following table sets
forth the low-income levels for the various sizes of families:
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2007 Annual Low[dash]Income Levels
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Family income for
the 48 contiguous
Size of family unit states, D.C., and Family income for Family income for
outlying Alaska Hawaii
jurisdictions
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1...................................................... $15,315 $19,155 $17,625
2...................................................... 20,535 25,680 23,625
3...................................................... 25,755 32,205 29,625
4...................................................... 30,975 38,730 35,625
5...................................................... 36,195 45,255 41,625
6...................................................... 41,415 51,780 47,625
7...................................................... 46,635 58,305 53,625
8...................................................... 51,855 64,830 59,625
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Note: The 2007 annual low-income levels are being used because
those are the amounts that apply to the family income reported by
students enrolled for the fall 2007 semester. For family units with
more than eight members, add the following amount for each
additional family member: $5,220 for the contiguous 48 States, the
District of Columbia and outlying jurisdictions; $6,525 for Alaska;
and $6,000 for Hawaii.
The figures shown under family income represent amounts equal to
150 percent of the family income levels established by the U.S. Bureau
of the Census for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines
were published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in
the Federal Register on January 24, 2007 (72 FR 3147-3148).
The information about ``metropolitan statistical areas'' referenced
in 34 CFR 606.3(b)(4) and 607.3(b)(4) may be obtained by requesting the
Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1999 Publication, Order Number PB99-
501538, from the National Technical Information Service, Document
Sales, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, telephone number: 1-
800-553-6847. There is a charge for this publication.
Applications Available: December 7, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal Of Applications: January 6, 2010 for an
applicant institution that wishes to be designated as eligible to apply
for a FY 2010 new grant under the Title III or Title V Programs and
February 22, 2010 for an applicant institution that wishes to apply
only for cost-sharing waivers under the FSEOG, FWS, SSS, or UISFL
Programs.
Electronic Submission of Applications:
Applications for designation of eligibility must be submitted
electronically using the following Web site: https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5.
To enter the Web site, you must use your institution's unique 8-
digit identifier, i.e., your Office of Postsecondary Education
Identification Number (OPE ID Number). Your business office or student
financial aid office should have the OPE ID Number. If not, contact the
Department using the e-mail addresses of the contact persons listed in
this notice under For Applications and Further Information Contact.
You will find detailed instructions for completing the application
form electronically under the ``eligibility 2010'' link at either of
the following Web sites: https://www.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/ or https://www.ed.gov/hsi.
If your institution is unable to meet the needy student enrollment
requirement or the average E&G expenditure requirement and wishes to
request a waiver of one or both of these requirements, you must
complete your designation application form electronically and transmit
your waiver request narrative document from the following Web site:
https://opeweb.ed.gov/title3and5.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You may qualify for
an exception to the electronic submission requirement and may submit
your application in paper format if you are unable to submit an
application electronically because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload documents to the
Web site; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Darlene B. Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6020, Washington, DC
20006-8513. Fax: (202) 502-7861.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier), your application to the Department. You must mail
the application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address: By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service or commercial carrier:
Darlene B. Collins, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Room 6020, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
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Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the
application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
Darlene B. Collins, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Room 6020, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
Hand delivered applications will be accepted daily between 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for the Title III Programs in
34 CFR part 607, and for the HSI Program in 34 CFR part 606.
Note: There are no program-specific regulations for the
AANAPISI, NASNTI, PBI, and the PPHOA Programs. Accordingly, we
encourage each potential applicant to read the HEA, the authorizing
statute for these programs.
For Applications and Further Information Contact: Kelley Harris or
Carnisia Proctor, Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education
Service, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6033,
Request for Eligibility Designation, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
You may contact these individuals at the following e-mail addresses
or phone numbers: Kelley.Harris@ed.gov, 202-219-7083.
Carnisia.Proctor@ed.gov, 202-502-7606.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audio tape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact persons listed in this section.
Electronic Access to This Document: 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: https://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: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059d, 1101-1103g, and
amendments to Titles III and V of the HEA by Pub. L. 110-315, (20
U.S.C. 1059e (PBI), 20 U.S.C. 1069f (NASNTI), and 20 U.S.C. 1059g
(AANAPISI).
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated
authority to Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, Forecasting and Policy
Analysis for the Office of Postsecondary Education, to perform the
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
Dated: December 1, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. E9-28996 Filed 12-4-09; 8:45 am]
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