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Download as PDF 57258 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2005 / Notices through grade 12 schools). Second, we want to make it clear that under this priority, grantees must implement both school-level strategies to enhance reading achievement and intensive, targeted interventions, and these strategies and interventions must be directed at students in grades 6 and above only. Finally, we want to clarify when grantees must begin to provide these services. The school-level strategies must focus on improving literacy for the entire grade span/student population in the grades 6 through 12 that are included in the school and be implemented in each of these grades no later than the start of the 2006–2007 school year. In a kindergarten through grade 12 school, for example, the school-level strategies must be designed to enhance the literacy skills of all students in grades 6 through 12. In a high school with grades 9 through 12, the school-level strategies must encompass all of the grades in the school. Further, the school-level strategies must be provided in all of the covered grade levels (i.e., grades 6 through 12) during each year of the project, beginning no later than the start of the 2006–2007 school year. The targeted interventions must be for some or all students in grades 6 through 12 who are reading at least two years below grade level. In schools that include grades kindergarten through 8, for example, the targeted intervention must be targeted at struggling readers in one or more grades 6 through 8. However, the grantee would not have to provide targeted interventions to all struggling readers in grades 6 through 8. In this example, the targeted intervention must focus on all or some struggling readers either in a given grade level or in more than one grade in grades 6 through 8. Furthermore, the grantee must provide intensive, targeted intervention strategies during each year of the project beginning no later than the start of the 2006–2007 school year. Statement of Priority Two— Comprehensive Reading Initiative Components The applicant, if awarded a grant under this program, will use the funds to support a comprehensive reading initiative that includes the following components: 1. School-level strategies designed to increase reading achievement for students by integrating enhanced literacy instruction throughout the curriculum and the entire school. These strategies must include, at a minimum, a needs assessment, professional development, and a process for monitoring student performance. The VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Sep 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 school-level strategies must focus on improving literacy for the entire grade span/student population in the grades 6 through 12 that are included in the school and be implemented in each of these grades during each year of the project period beginning no later than the start of the 2006–2007 school year. 2. An intensive, targeted intervention for struggling readers (i.e., students who read at least two years below grade level, including limited English proficient students and students with disabilities). The intervention must include, at a minimum, assessments to identify struggling readers, a supplementary literacy intervention designed to accelerate the development of literacy skills for these readers, professional development for their teachers, and a process for monitoring student progress that includes the administration of student assessments. The intensive, targeted interventions must be for some or all struggling readers in one or more grades 6 through 12. The grantee must provide intensive, targeted intervention strategies during each year of the project period beginning no later than the start of the 2006–2007 school year. 3. A project evaluation that includes— (a) A rigorous experimental research evaluation of the intensive, targeted intervention for struggling readers. The evaluation of the intensive, targeted intervention must be conducted by an independent evaluator and must include a randomized control trial; and (b) A rigorous evaluation of the school-level strategies designed to increase reading achievement for students by integrating enhanced literacy instruction throughout the curriculum and the school. The evaluation of the school-level strategies must be conducted by an independent evaluator and may, but need not, include a randomized control trial. To meet this priority, applicants must demonstrate that they have allocated sufficient program and other funds to carry out a high-quality evaluation of the proposed Striving Readers project. Applicants also will need to include a sufficient number of schools and students to support an experimental evaluation design of the targeted intervention in one or more grades in grades 6 through 12. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on eligibility requirements and priorities. Section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)), PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 however, allows the Secretary to exempt from rulemaking requirements, regulations governing the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first grant competition for this program under section 1502 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, and therefore qualifies for this exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to forgo public comment on the modified eligibility requirements and priority in this notice under section 437(d)(1). These modified eligibility requirements and priority will apply to the FY 2005 grant competition and any subsequent awards we make based on the list of unfunded applications from this competition. Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 888–293–6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 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/ index.html. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6492. Dated: September 27, 2005. Henry Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 05–19618 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Publication of State Plans Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act Election Assistance Commission (EAC). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107–252, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the Federal Register material changes to the HAVA State E:\FR\FM\30SEN1.SGM 30SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2005 / Notices plans previously submitted by Pennsylvania. This notice is effective upon September 30, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Whitener, Telephone 202–566– 3100 or 1–866–747–1471 (toll-free). Submit Comments: Any comments regarding the plans published herewith should be made in writing to the chief election official of the individual States at the address listed below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission published in the Federal Register the original HAVA State plans filed by the fifty States, the District of Columbia and the Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 14002. HAVA anticipated that States, Territories and the District of Columbia would change or update their plans from time to time pursuant to HAVA section 254 (a)(11) through (13). HAVA sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require DATES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:14 Sep 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 EAC to publish such updates. EAC published Pennsylvania’s first update to its State plan in the Federal Register on September 30, 2004. 69 FR 58630. The current submission from Pennsylvania addresses three material changes to the administration of their previously submitted State plans. The document updates information on the State’s approach to voter verified paper ballots and voter verified paper audit trails, accounts for the distribution of interest earned on federal funds, and clarifies funding available to counties that must replace their voting systems. The document also provides information on how the State succeeded in carrying out the previous State plan, in accordance with HAVA section 254(a)(12). Upon the expiration of thirty days from September 30, 2005, Pennsylvania will be eligible to implement the material changes addressed in the plan that is published herein, in accordance with HAVA section 254(a)(11)(C). PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57259 EAC notes that the plan published herein has already met the notice and comment requirements of HAVA section 256, as required by HAVA section 254(a)(11)(B). EAC wishes to acknowledge the effort that went into the revising the State plans and encourages further public comment, in writing, to the State election official of the individual States listed below. Chief State Election Officials Pennsylvania ´ The Honorable Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Department of State, 302 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Phone: 717–787–6458, Fax: 717–787–1734, Email: patriwili@state.pa.us. Thank you for your interest in improving the voting process in America. Dated: September 23, 2005. Gracia M. Hillman, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2005)]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION


Publication of State Plans Pursuant to the Help America Vote Act

AGENCY: Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help 
America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 107-252, the U.S. Election 
Assistance Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be published in the 
Federal Register material changes to the HAVA State

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plans previously submitted by Pennsylvania.

DATES: This notice is effective upon September 30, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Whitener, Telephone 202-566-3100 
or 1-866-747-1471 (toll-free).
    Submit Comments: Any comments regarding the plans published 
herewith should be made in writing to the chief election official of 
the individual States at the address listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On March 24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission 
published in the Federal Register the original HAVA State plans filed 
by the fifty States, the District of Columbia and the Territories of 
American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 
14002. HAVA anticipated that States, Territories and the District of 
Columbia would change or update their plans from time to time pursuant 
to HAVA section 254 (a)(11) through (13). HAVA sections 254(a)(11)(A) 
and 255 require EAC to publish such updates. EAC published 
Pennsylvania's first update to its State plan in the Federal Register 
on September 30, 2004. 69 FR 58630.
    The current submission from Pennsylvania addresses three material 
changes to the administration of their previously submitted State 
plans. The document updates information on the State's approach to 
voter verified paper ballots and voter verified paper audit trails, 
accounts for the distribution of interest earned on federal funds, and 
clarifies funding available to counties that must replace their voting 
systems. The document also provides information on how the State 
succeeded in carrying out the previous State plan, in accordance with 
HAVA section 254(a)(12).
    Upon the expiration of thirty days from September 30, 2005, 
Pennsylvania will be eligible to implement the material changes 
addressed in the plan that is published herein, in accordance with HAVA 
section 254(a)(11)(C).
    EAC notes that the plan published herein has already met the notice 
and comment requirements of HAVA section 256, as required by HAVA 
section 254(a)(11)(B). EAC wishes to acknowledge the effort that went 
into the revising the State plans and encourages further public 
comment, in writing, to the State election official of the individual 
States listed below.

Chief State Election Officials

Pennsylvania

    The Honorable Pedro A. Cort[eacute]s, Secretary of the 
Commonwealth, Department of State, 302 North Office Building, 
Harrisburg, PA 17120, Phone: 717-787-6458, Fax: 717-787-1734, E-mail: 
patriwili@state.pa.us.
    Thank you for your interest in improving the voting process in 
America.

    Dated: September 23, 2005.
Gracia M. Hillman,
Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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