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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
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Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; 
Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics 
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information; 
Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics 
Education

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2006.

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215D.

    Dates: Applications Available: February 6, 2006.
    Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: March 8, 2006.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 7, 2006.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 6, 2006.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs), 
museums, libraries, and other public and private agencies, 
organizations, and institutions (including for-profit organizations) or 
a consortium of such agencies, organizations, and institutions.
    Applicants are required to submit in their applications evidence of 
their organization's demonstrated expertise in historical methodology 
or the teaching of history.

    Note: If more than one eligible entity wishes to form a 
consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow 
the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 
through 34 CFR 75.129 of the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).

    Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000 to $700,000 for each 12-month 
budget period (up to 3 budget periods). Funding for the subsequent 
years is subject to the availability of funds and the approval of 
continuation awards (see 34 CFR 75.253).
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1-2.
    The number of awards made under this competition will depend upon 
the quality of the applications received. The size of the awards will 
depend upon the scope of the projects proposed. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds and the quality of applications, the Department 
may make additional awards in FY 2007 from the list of unfunded 
applications from this competition.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Budget Period: 12 months. (The first budget period is the first 12 
months of the project period; the second budget period commences on the 
first day following the first budget period and so on.)

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: This program supports the establishment of 
Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics for 
students to develop a broader and deeper understanding of these subject 
matters (Congressional Academies).
    Priorities: This competition contains one absolute priority and one 
invitational priority. We are establishing the absolute priority in 
accordance with section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (GEPA).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 and any subsequent year in which we 
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, 
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we 
consider only applications that meet this absolute priority.
    This priority is:

Absolute Priority--Congressional Academies for Students of American 
History and Civics

    An applicant for a Congressional Academy must--
    (a) Propose a project that would serve high school students and be 
designed to enrich their understanding of American history and civics;
    (b) Propose a project that would provide a summer residential 
Academy that does not replace a current, established program;
    (c) Demonstrate, in its application, how specific civics and 
traditional American history content will be covered by the project, 
including the following:
    (1) Civics content: The development and function of local, State, 
and Federal governments and citizens' responsibilities with respect to 
these institutions.
    (2) Traditional American history content:
    (i) Significant issues, episodes, and turning points in the history 
of the United States.
    (ii) How the words and deeds of individuals have determined the 
course of the United States.
    (iii) How the principles of freedom and democracy articulated in 
the founding documents of the United States have shaped the Nation's 
struggles and achievements as well as its social, political, and legal 
institutions and relations; and
    (d) Propose an evaluation of the success of the project in 
achieving project objectives that will provide quality data related to 
the performance measure for this program listed in section VI. 4 of 
this notice.
    The evaluation plan must be designed to shape the development of 
the project from the beginning of the project period. The plan must 
include benchmarks that monitor progress toward specific project 
objectives and performance measures in order to assess the project's 
impact on teaching, learning, and other important outcomes for project 
participants. More specifically, the plan must identify the 
individual(s) or organization(s) that will evaluate the project and 
describe their qualifications. The plan must describe the evaluation 
design, indicating: (1) What types of data will be collected; (2) when 
various types of data will be collected; (3) what methods of evaluation 
will be used; (4) what instruments will be developed and when; (5) how 
the data will be analyzed; (6) when reports of results and outcomes 
will be available; and (7) how the applicant will use the evaluation to 
monitor progress of the project and to provide accountability 
information both about success at the initial site and about effective 
strategies for replication of the academy in other settings. Applicants 
are encouraged to devote an appropriate level of resources to the 
project evaluation.
    Invitational Priority: For FY 2006 this priority is an invitational 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that 
meets this invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference 
over other applications.
    This priority is:

Invitational Priority--Schools in High-Need Local Educational Agencies 
(LEAs)

    The proposed project will include a significant proportion of 
project participants from schools in high-need LEAs. As defined in 
section 2102(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
as amended (ESEA), a ``high-need'' LEA is an LEA--
    (a)(1) That serves not fewer than 10,000 children from families 
with incomes below the poverty line (as defined in section 9101(33) of 
ESEA), or (2) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served 
by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line; or
    (b) For which there is (1) a high percentage of teachers not 
teaching in the academic subjects or grade levels the teachers were 
trained to teach, or (2) a high percentage of teachers with emergency, 
provisional, or temporary certification or licensing.
    Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure 
Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties 
the opportunity

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to comment on proposed priorities, selection criteria, and eligibility 
requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)), 
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 the Congressional Academies for Students of American 
History and Civics Education program under the American History and 
Civics Education Act of 2004 and, therefore, it qualifies for this 
exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has 
decided to forgo public comment on the absolute priority, selection 
criteria, and eligibility requirements in this notice under section 
437(d)(1) of GEPA. This absolute priority and these selection criteria 
and eligibility requirements will apply to the FY 2006 grant 
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards based on 
the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6713.
    Applicable Regulations: EDGAR in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants 
except federally recognized Indian tribes.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 99 apply to an educational 
agency or institution.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000 to $700,000 for each 12-month 
budget period (up to 3 budget periods). Funding for the subsequent 
years is subject to the availability of funds and the approval of 
continuation awards (see 34 CFR 75.253).
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1-2.
    The number of awards made under this competition will depend upon 
the quality of the applications received. The size of the awards will 
depend upon the scope of the projects proposed. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make 
additional awards in FY 2007 from the list of unfunded applications 
from this competition.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Budget Period: 12 months. (The first budget period is the first 12 
months of the project period; the second budget period commences on the 
first day following the first budget period and so on.)

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

    Institutions of higher education (IHEs), museums, libraries, and 
other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions 
(including for-profit organizations) or a consortium of such agencies, 
organizations, and institutions.
    Applicants are required to submit in their application evidence of 
their organization's demonstrated expertise in historical methodology 
or the teaching of history.

    Note: If more than one eligible entity wishes to form a 
consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow 
the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 
through 34 CFR 75.129 of EDGAR.

2. Cost Sharing or Matching

    This competition does not involve cost sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address To Request Application Package

    Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 
20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. 
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 
(toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
    You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: 
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.215D.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in Section VII of 
this notice.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

    Requirements concerning the content of an application, together 
with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this 
competition.
    Notice of Intent to Apply: The Department is requesting those 
entities that are considering submitting an application to indicate 
their intent in a short e-mail addressed to Kelly O'Donnell at 
Academies@ed.gov. The e-mail should include the name of the 
organization that will be submitting the application(s). The e-mail 
need not include information regarding the content of the proposed 
application, only the applicant's intent to submit it. Applicants that 
fail to supply this e-mail notification may still apply for funding 
under this program.
    Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant, 
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your 
application. All of the information addressing the selection criteria 
and the priorities must be included in the narrative section of the 
application. It is strongly suggested that you limit the narrative of 
your application to the equivalent of no more than 25 pages, using the 
following standards:
     A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1'' 
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
     Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) 
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in 
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
     Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller 
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
    The suggested page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the 
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the 
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, 
the bibliography, the evidence of eligibility, or the letters of 
support.

3. Submission Dates and Times

    Applications Available: February 6, 2006.
    Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: March 8, 2006.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 7, 2006.
    Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted 
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply Site (Grants.gov). For 
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your 
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify 
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer 
to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.

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    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 6, 2006.

4. Intergovernmental Review

    This competition is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the 
regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the 
application package for this competition.

5. Funding Restrictions

    We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the 
Applicable Regulations section of this notice.

6. Other Submission Requirements

    Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted 
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement 
in accordance with the instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
    Applications for grants under the Congressional Academies for 
American History and Civics Education competition--CFDA Number 84.215D 
must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at: 
https://www.grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download 
a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload 
and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a 
grant application to us.
    We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format 
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of 
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no 
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written 
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these 
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that 
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in 
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
    You may access the electronic grant application for Congressional 
Academies for American History and Civics at: https://www.grants.gov. 
You must search for the downloadable application package for this 
program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha 
suffix in your search.
    Please note the following:
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site, as well as the hours of operation.
     Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date 
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and 
must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as 
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application 
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we 
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are 
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the 
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
application deadline date.
     The amount of time it can take to upload an application 
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the 
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we 
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline 
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
     You should review and follow the Education Submission 
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are 
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that 
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov 
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures 
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
     To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must 
complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see 
https://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted). These steps include (1) registering 
your organization, (2) registering yourself as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR), and (3) getting authorized as an AOR 
by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the 
Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). You also must provide on your 
application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please 
note that the registration process may take five or more business days 
to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to 
allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov.
     You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you 
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your 
application in paper format.
     You must submit all documents electronically, including 
all information typically included on the Application for Federal 
Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information--Non-Construction 
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. You 
must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a 
.DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. 
If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified 
above or submit a password protected file, we will not review that 
material.
     Your electronic application must comply with any page 
limit requirements described in this notice.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a 
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your 
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying 
number unique to your application).
     We may request that you provide us original signatures on 
forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues 
with the Grants.gov System: If you are prevented from electronically 
submitting your application on the application deadline date because of 
technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an 
extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business 
day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by 
hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the 
mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you 
submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this 
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an 
explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, 
along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We 
will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem 
occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your 
ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, 
on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after 
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whether your application will be accepted.

    Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the 
unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system. 
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register 
to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date 
and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to 
the Grants.gov system.

    Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You 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 
through the Grants.gov system because--
     You do not have access to the Internet; or
     You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to 
the Grants.gov system; 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: Kelly O'Donnell, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W253, 
Washington, DC 20202-5960. Fax: (202) 401-8466.
    Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the 
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. 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 original and two copies of your application, on or before the 
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable 
following address:
    By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of 
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 
84.215D), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
    By mail through a commercial carrier:
    U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center--Stop 
4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.215D), 7100 Old Landover Road, 
Landover, MD 20785-1506.
    Regardless of which address you use, 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.

c. 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 original 
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the 
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: 
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: 
(CFDA Number 84.215D), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
    The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily 
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, 
Sundays and Federal holidays.
    Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail 
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
    (1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the 
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter, 
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your 
application.
    (2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application 
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant 
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the 
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of 
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

V. Application Review Information

    Selection Criteria: We will use the following selection criteria to 
evaluate applications under this competition. The maximum score for all 
of these criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for each criterion 
is indicated in parentheses.
    a. Quality of the project design (25 points). In determining the 
quality of the design of the proposed project, the Secretary considers 
the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the proposed project represents an 
exceptional approach to the absolute priority established for the 
competition.
    (ii) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build 
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of 
Federal financial assistance.
    b. Significance (40 points). In determining the significance of the 
proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The demonstrated expertise and experience of the organization 
in history or civics or the teaching of history or civics.
    (ii) The format in which the project will deliver the history and 
civics content, including but not limited to, the reading list and 
syllabus for the academy.
    (iii) The quality of the staff and consultants responsible for 
conducting project activities, emphasizing, where relevant, their 
teaching experience and scholarship in subject areas relevant to the 
teaching of traditional American history and civics. The applicant 
should include the curriculum vitae for these individuals in appendices 
to the grant application.
    c. Quality of Management Plan (15 points). In determining the 
quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives 
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly 
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing 
project tasks.
    (ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project 
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate 
to meet the objectives of the proposed project.

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    d. Quality of Project Evaluation (20 points). In determining the 
quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers the extent to which 
the methods of evaluation include the use of objective performance 
measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the 
project and will produce quantitative and qualitative data to the 
extent possible.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

    If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. 
Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award 
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.

If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we 
notify you.

2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements

    We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the 
application package and reference these and other requirements in the 
Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also 
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding 
commitments under the grant.

3. Reporting

    At the end of your project period, you must submit a final 
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the 
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual 
performance report that provides the most current performance and 
financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 
CFR 75.118. For specific requirements on grantee reporting, please go 
to: https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.

4. Performance Measures

    In response to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 
(GPRA), the Department has established one overall performance 
indicator for assessing the effectiveness of the Congressional 
Academies for Students of American History and Civics Education 
program: Students will demonstrate through pre- and post-assessments an 
increased understanding of American history and civics that can be 
directly linked to their participation in the Congressional Academy. We 
will track this indicator through the use of the following measure. We 
will gather the data for this measure from the grantees.
    Measure: The average percentage gain on a student assessment after 
participation in the Congressional Academy.

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly O'Donnell, 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), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this 
section.

VIII. Other Information

    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/.


    Dated: February 1, 2006.
Christopher J. Doherty,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
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