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number of years in the ‘‘all students’’
group.
Privacy requirements means the
requirements of the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20
U.S.C. 1232g, and its implementing
regulations in 34 CFR part 99, the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as well as all
applicable Federal, State and local
requirements regarding privacy.
Programs of study means career and
technical education programs of study,
which may be offered as an option to
students (and their parents as
appropriate) when planning for and
completing future coursework, for
career and technical content areas,
that—
(a) Incorporate secondary education
and postsecondary education elements;
(b) Include coherent and rigorous
content aligned with challenging
academic standards and relevant career
and technical content in a coordinated,
non-duplicative progression of courses
that align secondary education with
postsecondary education to adequately
prepare students to succeed in
postsecondary education;
(c) May include the opportunity for
secondary education students to
participate in dual or concurrent
enrollment programs or other ways to
acquire postsecondary education
credits; and
(d) Lead to an industry-recognized
credential or certificate at the
postsecondary level, or an associate or
baccalaureate degree.
Quasi-experimental study means an
evaluation design that attempts to
approximate an experimental study (as
defined in this notice) and can support
causal conclusions (i.e., minimizes
threats to internal validity, such as
selection bias, or allows them to be
modeled). Well-designed and wellimplemented (as defined in this notice)
quasi-experimental studies include
carefully matched comparison group
designs (as defined in this notice),
interrupted time series designs (as
defined in this notice), or regression
discontinuity designs (as defined in this
notice).
Regression discontinuity design study
means, in part, a quasi-experimental
study (as defined in this notice) design
that closely approximates an
experimental study (as defined in this
notice). In a regression discontinuity
design, participants are assigned to a
treatment or comparison group based on
a numerical rating or score of a variable
unrelated to the treatment such as the
rating of an application for funding.
Another example would be assignment
of eligible students, teachers,
classrooms, or schools above a certain
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score (‘‘cut score’’) to the treatment
group and assignment of those below
the score to the comparison group.
Rural local educational agency means
a local educational agency (LEA) that is
eligible under the Small Rural School
Achievement (SRSA) program or the
Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS)
program authorized under Title VI, Part
B of the ESEA. Eligible applicants may
determine whether a particular LEA is
eligible for these programs by referring
to information on the Department’s Web
site at https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/
freedom/local/reap.html.
Strong evidence means evidence from
previous studies whose designs can
support causal conclusions (i.e., studies
with high internal validity), and studies
that in total include enough of the range
of participants and settings to support
scaling up to the State, regional, or
national level (i.e., studies with high
external validity). The following are
examples of strong evidence:
(1) More than one well-designed and
well-implemented (as defined in this
notice) experimental study (as defined
in this notice) or well-designed and
well-implemented (as defined in this
notice) quasi-experimental study (as
defined in this notice) that supports the
effectiveness of the practice, strategy, or
program; or
(2) One large, well-designed and wellimplemented (as defined in this notice)
randomized controlled, multisite trial
that supports the effectiveness of the
practice, strategy, or program.
Student achievement means—
(a) For tested grades and subjects: (1)
A student’s score on the State’s
assessments under the ESEA; and, as
appropriate, (2) other measures of
student learning, such as those
described in paragraph (b) of this
definition, provided they are rigorous
and comparable across schools.
(b) For non-tested grades and subjects:
alternative measures of student learning
and performance, such as student scores
on pre-tests and end-of-course tests;
student performance on English
language proficiency assessments; and
other measures of student achievement
that are rigorous and comparable across
schools.
Student growth means the change in
student achievement (as defined in this
notice) for an individual student
between two or more points in time. A
State may also include other measures
that are rigorous and comparable across
classrooms.
Well-designed and well-implemented
means, with respect to an experimental
or quasi-experimental study (as defined
in this notice), that the study meets the
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standards, with or without reservations
(see https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
references/idocviewer/
doc.aspx?docid=19&tocid=1 and in
particular the description of ‘‘Reasons
for Not Meeting Standards’’ at https://
ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/references/
idocviewer/
Doc.aspx?docId=19&tocId=4#reasons).
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notice
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum
for EAC Standards Board.
AGENCY:
Tuesday, May 31, 2011,
10 a.m. EDT through Tuesday, June 14,
2011, 10 a.m. EDT.
PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual
Public Forum at https://www.eac.gov/
virtual_public_forum.aspx. Once at the
main page of EAC’s Web site, viewers
should click the link to the Virtual
Public Forum. The virtual public forum
will open on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at
10 a.m. EDT and will close on Tuesday,
June 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT. The site
will be available 24 hours per day
during that 14-day period.
PURPOSE: The EAC Standards Board will
review and provide comment on the
TGDC’s resolutions from the January
2011 TGDC meeting, with a focus on
Software Independence, to provide
election official feedback to NIST and
the TGDC.
The EAC Standards Board Virtual
Public Forum was established to enable
the Standards Board to provide
comment in an efficient manner in a
public forum, including being able to
review and discuss draft documents
when it is not feasible for an in-person
board meeting. The Standards Board
will not take any votes or propose any
resolutions during the 14-day forum of
May 31–June 14, 2011. Members will
post comments about TGDC’s work
related to Software Independence to
provide election official feedback to the
TGDC and NIST.
This activity is open for public
observation. The public may view the
Proceedings of this special forum by
visiting the EAC Standards Board
Virtual Public Forum at https://
www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx
any time between Tuesday, May 31,
2011, 10 a.m. EDT and Tuesday, June
14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT. If it is
determined by the chair of the
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Standards Board that the meeting period
will be extended, an amended notice
will be posted in the Federal Register
and on the EAC Web site at https://
www.eac.gov for an extension of five
days or more. Any shorter extension
will only be posted at https://
www.eac.gov as posting in the Federal
Register will not be practicable. The
public also may view the TGDC’s work
related to Software Independence,
which will be posted on EAC’s Web site
beginning May 31, 2011. The public
may file written statements to the EAC
Standards Board at
standardsboard@eac.gov and by
copying Sharmili Edwards at
sedwards@eac.gov. Data on EAC’s Web
site is accessible to visitors with
disabilities and meets the requirements
of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566–
3100.
Gineen M. Bresso,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER11–2794–000.
Applicants: Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Description: Response to Deficiency
Letter of Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Filed Date: 04/29/2011.
Accession Number: 20110429–5585.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, May 20, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–3339–001.
Applicants: Freepoint Commodities,
LLC.
Description: Freepoint Commodities,
LLC submits tariff filing per 35.17(b):
Freepoint Commodities, LLC Substitute
MBR Tariff to be effective 5/12/2011.
Filed Date: 05/04/2011.
Accession Number: 20110504–5161.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Docket Numbers: ER11–3520–000.
Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Notice of Termination of
1st Revised Rate Schedule FERC No.
158, a Facilities Charge Agreement for
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Baden Pumping Station between PG&E
and the City and County of San
Francisco.
Filed Date: 05/04/2011.
Accession Number: 20110504–5172.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, May 25, 2011.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
As it relates to any qualifying facility
filings, the notices of self-certification
[or self-recertification] listed above, do
not institute a proceeding regarding
qualifying facility status. A notice of
self-certification [or self-recertification]
simply provides notification that the
entity making the filing has determined
the facility named in the notice meets
the applicable criteria to be a qualifying
facility. Intervention and/or protest do
not lie in dockets that are qualifying
facility self-certifications or selfrecertifications. Any person seeking to
challenge such qualifying facility status
may do so by filing a motion pursuant
to 18 CFR 292.207(d)(iii). Intervention
and protests may be filed in response to
notices of qualifying facility dockets
other than self-certifications and selfrecertifications.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
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20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: May 5, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Department of Homeland Security;
Transfer of Data
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces that
pesticide related information submitted
to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including
information that may have been claimed
as Confidential Business Information
(CBI) by the submitter, will be
transferred to the Department of
Homeland Security. The Department of
Homeland Security will work with OPP
pursuant to the Homeland Security
Presidential Directives and the 2009
National Infrastructure Protection Plan.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Homeland
Security will be given access to this
information on or after May 22, 2011.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mario Steadman, Information
Technology and Resources Management
Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–8338; e-mail address:
steadman.mario@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Notice
AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Standards Board.
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DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT through Tuesday, June
14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT.
PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Forum at https://www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx. Once at the main page of EAC's Web site,
viewers should click the link to the Virtual Public Forum. The virtual
public forum will open on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT and
will close on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. EDT. The site will be
available 24 hours per day during that 14-day period.
PURPOSE: The EAC Standards Board will review and provide comment on the
TGDC's resolutions from the January 2011 TGDC meeting, with a focus on
Software Independence, to provide election official feedback to NIST
and the TGDC.
The EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Forum was established to
enable the Standards Board to provide comment in an efficient manner in
a public forum, including being able to review and discuss draft
documents when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The
Standards Board will not take any votes or propose any resolutions
during the 14-day forum of May 31-June 14, 2011. Members will post
comments about TGDC's work related to Software Independence to provide
election official feedback to the TGDC and NIST.
This activity is open for public observation. The public may view
the Proceedings of this special forum by visiting the EAC Standards
Board Virtual Public Forum at https://www.eac.gov/virtual_public_forum.aspx any time between Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT and
Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10 a.m. EDT. If it is determined by the chair
of the
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Standards Board that the meeting period will be extended, an amended
notice will be posted in the Federal Register and on the EAC Web site
at https://www.eac.gov for an extension of five days or more. Any
shorter extension will only be posted at https://www.eac.gov as posting
in the Federal Register will not be practicable. The public also may
view the TGDC's work related to Software Independence, which will be
posted on EAC's Web site beginning May 31, 2011. The public may file
written statements to the EAC Standards Board at standardsboard@eac.gov
and by copying Sharmili Edwards at sedwards@eac.gov. Data on EAC's Web
site is accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets the
requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202)
566-3100.
Gineen M. Bresso,
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-11840 Filed 5-10-11; 4:15 pm]
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