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40014 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 12, 2005 / Notices
community technology centers that the best policy for the Department in FY applicants and up to 25 percent of the
provide disadvantaged residents of 2005 is to fund additional high-quality funds for novice applicants that met the
economically distressed urban and rural applications and that a sufficient absolute priorities.
communities with access to information number of high-quality 2004 For FY 2005, we will make awards
technology and related training. applications remain available for from the list of unfunded applicants
In 2004, the Department held a CTC funding. from the FY 2004 competition in the
competition with FY 2004 funds, in Changes: None. highest-ranking order, using the same
which it used the requirements, Comments: Two commenters stated priorities and selection criteria and
priorities, and selection criteria that it that they are concerned about the status irrespective of the novice or non-novice
had established through a notice of final of unfunded applicants’ current budget, status of applicants.
requirements, priorities, and selection partnerships, and other resource
criteria for novice and non-novice Executive Order 12866
capabilities due to the significant lapse
applicants for the CTC program, of time since these applicants submitted This notice of final changes to
published in the Federal Register on their application materials to the requirements has been reviewed in
April 16, 2004 (69 FR 20766). Under Department for the 2004 CTC accordance with Executive Order 12866.
those final requirements, the competition. Under the terms of this order, we have
Department ranked and funded Discussion: Prior to awarding FY 2005 assessed the potential costs and benefits
separately two sets of applicants— CTC grant funds, we will contact the of this regulatory action.
novice applicants and non-novice highest ranked FY 2004 unfunded The potential costs associated with
applicants—that met the established applicants to verify that applicants the notice of final changes to
absolute priorities. The Department set remain interested in receiving a grant to requirements are those resulting from
aside approximately 75 percent of the carry out the project outlined in their statutory requirements and those we
funds for non-novice applicants and application, have the personnel and have determined as necessary for
approximately 25 percent of the funds other resources needed to implement administering this program effectively
for novice applicants. their project, and can meet the other and efficiently.
During the 2004 CTC competition, the requirements of the program. If an In assessing the potential costs and
Department received nearly 500 applicant cannot meet that test, the benefits—both quantitative and
applications in response to the FY 2004 Department will contact the next qualitative—of this notice of changes to
notice inviting applications. Because of applicant on the slate. requirements, we have determined that
the separate ranking of novice and non- Changes: None. the benefits of the change to the
novice applicants and the set-aside Comments: Several commenters requirements governing the FY 2004
requirements, a number of high-quality stated that they want the Department to CTC competition justify the costs.
applications received through the FY conduct a new competition for FY 2005 We have also determined that this
2004 CTC competition were not funded. in order to fund the highest-quality regulatory action does not unduly
Accordingly, the Department intends to projects. interfere with State, local, and tribal
make awards for FY 2005 based on the Discussion: The Department received governments in the exercise of their
list of unfunded applicants from the FY nearly 500 applications in response to governmental functions.
2004 CTC competition without regard to the FY 2004 notice inviting applications Intergovernmental Review
the set-aside provisions. for the CTC program. With the $9.5
million available in FY 2004, the This program is subject to Executive
Analysis of Comments and Changes Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
Department awarded 25 grants. The
On May 4, 2005, the Department Assistant Secretary has determined that CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the
published a notice of proposed changes a sufficient number of high-quality FY Executive Order is to foster an
to requirements in the Federal Register 2004 applications remain available for intergovernmental partnership and a
(70 FR 23142). In response to the notice funding. strengthened federalism. The Executive
of proposed changes to requirements, 12 Changes: None. Order relies on processes developed by
parties submitted comments. An Comments: Several commenters State and local governments for
analysis of the comments on the notice recommended that the Department coordination and review of proposed
of proposed changes follows. continue to distinguish between novice Federal financial assistance.
Generally, we do not address and non-novice applicants. Electronic Access to This Document
technical and other minor changes—and Discussion: In order to ensure that the
suggested changes the law does not Department funds the highest-quality You may view this document, as well
authorize us to make under the applications and for the reasons stated as all other Department of Education
applicable statutory authority. in the notice of proposed changes to documents published in the Federal
Comments: Several commenters requirements, we continue to believe Register, in text or Adobe Portable
stated that they would like the that we should select for funding Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
Department to fund current CTC unfunded applicants from the FY 2004 at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/
grantees, as well as FY 2004 unfunded competition irrespective of their novice news/fedregister/.
applicants. or non-novice status. To use PDF you must have Adobe
Discussion: The purpose of the CTC Changes: None. Acrobat Reader, which is available free
program is to assist eligible applicants at this site. If you have questions about
to create or expand community Target Applicants using PDF, call the U.S. Government
technology centers that provide We will change two of the Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
disadvantaged residents of economically requirements of the CTC competition 888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
distressed urban and rural communities held in 2004, so that the Department is DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
with access to information technology no longer required to: (1) Rank and fund Note: The official version of this document
and related training. In order to reach novice and non-novice applicants is the document published in the Federal
additional needy communities, the separately, and (2) set aside at least 75 Register. Free Internet access to the official
Assistant Secretary has determined that percent of the funds for non-novice edition of the Federal Register and the Code
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 12, 2005 / Notices 40015
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Order No. EA–63, DOE authorized NSP A final decision will be made on this
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ to export electric energy to Canada application after the environmental
index.html. using the PP–63 facilities. The impacts have been evaluated pursuant
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Presidential permit and electricity to the National Environmental Policy
Number 84.341—Community Technology export authorization have each been Act of 1969, and a determination is
Centers Program) subsequently amended and NSP is now made by the DOE that the proposed
authorized to export electric energy to action will not adversely impact on the
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7263–7263b. Canada, using the PP–63 facilities, at a reliability of the U.S. electric power
Dated: July 7, 2005. rate not to exceed an instantaneous rate supply system.
Susan Sclafani, of transmission of 500 megawatts (MW). Copies of this application will be
On February 6, 2002, in Order No. made available, upon request, for public
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult
PP–231, DOE authorized NSP (doing inspection and copying at the address
Education.
business as Excel Energy Incorporated provided above or by accessing the
[FR Doc. 05–13688 Filed 7–11–05; 8:45 am] (Xcel)) to construct, operate, maintain program’s home page at http://
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P and connect a 230-kV transmission line www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the
that extends approximately 53 miles program’s home page select ‘‘Electricity
from a new substation built in Rugby, Regulation’’, then ‘‘Pending
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY North Dakota, to the U.S. border with Proceedings’’ from the options menus.
[Docket Nos. EA–63–C] Canada. At the border the PP–231
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2005.
facilities connect to similar facilities of
Anthony J. Como,
Application to Export Electric Energy; Manitoba Hydro and continue an
additional 50 miles into Canada to an Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Northern States Power Company Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
existing substation located in Glenboro,
AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery Manitoba. A separate electricity export [FR Doc. 05–13632 Filed 7–11–05; 8:45 am]
and Energy Reliability, DOE. authorization was not issued in BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
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