Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Implementation; Single-Sex Classes and Schools; Guidelines, 32083-32084 [E7-11253]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 111 / Monday, June 11, 2007 / Notices included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: June 1, 2007. Gretchen Van der Veer, Director, Office of Leadership Development and Training. [FR Doc. E7–11149 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests rmajette on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with MISCELLANEOUS AGENCY: Department of Education SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 10, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 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Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. [FR Doc. E7–11155 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32083 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Implementation; Single-Sex Classes and Schools; Guidelines Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education gives notice that ‘‘Guidelines on current title IX requirements related to singlesex classes and schools,’’ published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2002 (67 FR 31102), for use by State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) in certain applications for Innovative Programs funds, is withdrawn. The Secretary also gives notice that the new final regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits sex discrimination in federally assisted education programs and activities, published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62530), which expand flexibility for recipients to provide single-sex classes and schools and include a preamble explaining the requirements of these new regulations, are deemed guidelines on Title IX requirements for single-sex classes and schools for the purposes of the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 7215(c) and 20 U.S.C. 7215b(b)(9) with respect to applications for Innovative Programs funds to support single-sex classes and schools. DATES: This notice is effective June 11, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra G. Battle, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6125, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–1100. Telephone: (202) 245–6767. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 1–877–521–2172. For additional copies of this document, you may call the Customer Service Team for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at (202) 245–6800 or 1–800–421–3481. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act) permits LEAs to use Innovative Programs funds to support, among other things, single-sex schools and classes consistent with applicable law. 20 U.S.C. 7215(a)(23). In this regard the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\ERIC\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1 32084 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 111 / Monday, June 11, 2007 / Notices rmajette on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with MISCELLANEOUS NCLB Act required the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to issue guidelines for LEAs regarding the applicable law on single-sex classes and schools. 20 U.S.C. 7215(c). The NCLB Act provides that LEAs may submit applications for Innovative Programs funds and receive allocations of funds in connection with applications that are certified by the SEA pursuant to NCLB Act requirements. 20 U.S.C. 7215b(a). Among the requirements applicable to SEA certification of LEA applications for Innovative Programs funds is that LEA applications that seek funds for the purpose of supporting single-sex classes and schools contain a description of how the LEA will comply with the guidelines issued by the Secretary on the law applicable to single-sex classes and schools. 20 U.S.C. 7215b(b)(9). On May 8, 2002, in fulfillment of the NCLB Act requirement, the Secretary issued ‘‘Guidelines on current title IX requirements related to single-sex classes and schools’’ (2002 Guidelines). (67 FR 31102). The 2002 Guidelines described certain provisions of Title IX, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., and the Department of Education’s (Department) regulations implementing Title IX, 34 CFR part 106, that provide requirements pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in single-sex classes and schools in education programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the Department.1 The 2002 Guidelines focused in major part on 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35, which provide specific requirements for singlesex classes and schools.2 On October 25, 2006, the Department published final regulations, which amended 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35 regarding requirements applicable to single-sex classes, extracurricular activities, and schools. (71 FR 62530). The new regulations took effect on November 24, 2006. The new regulations made substantive and technical changes to 34 CFR 106.34 1 Also on May 8, 2002, the Department published a notice of intent to regulate, stating the Department’s intent to amend the Title IX regulations to provide more flexibility for single-sex classes and schools at the elementary and secondary education levels and inviting comments from the public. (67 FR 31097). On March 9, 2004, the Department published proposed regulations that proposed to amend 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35 to provide more flexibility for single-sex classes and schools at the elementary and secondary education levels. (69 FR 11276). 2 The 2002 Guidelines also explained the requirements of 34 CFR 106.3 relative to single-sex classes and schools and 34 CFR 106.15(d) relative to single-sex nonvocational elementary and secondary schools, as well as certain statutory provisions relative to single-sex education. These other regulations were not amended, and this notice does not affect them or the Department’s interpretation of them. VerDate Mar<15>2010 12:15 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 and 106.35. Consequently, the 2002 Guidelines describe former requirements for single-sex classes and schools that have been superseded, in part, by new requirements. In addition, the final regulations published on October 25, 2006 in the Federal Register included a preamble explaining the requirements of 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35. The Department has determined that issuance of a revision of the 2002 Guidelines would be repetitive of the more comprehensive information provided in the 2006 Federal Register document. Accordingly, the Department has determined that it would be preferable to withdraw the 2002 Guidelines and to rely on the final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62530), which include a preamble explaining the requirements of the new regulations, 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35, as guidelines on the current requirements of the Title IX regulations on single-sex classes and schools for the purpose of satisfaction of the NCLB Act requirement that the Secretary provide guidelines on applicable law. Accordingly, by this notice, the Department withdraws the 2002 Guidelines. Electronic Access to This Document You may review this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document (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. This notice also is available on OCR’s Web site at: https://www.ed.gov/ocr. 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. Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682. Dated: June 5, 2007. Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education. [FR Doc. E7–11253 Filed 6–8–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Overview Information; National Research Center for Career and Technical Education; Notice Inviting Applications for a New Award for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.051A Dates: Applications Available: June 11, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 10, 2007. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: Section 114(d)(4) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Act) authorizes the Secretary, after consulting with the States, to establish a national research center (Center) to carry out scientifically based research and evaluation, and to conduct dissemination and training activities consistent with the purposes of the Act. Further, section 114(d)(5) of the Act authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance, upon request of a State, for the purpose of developing, improving, and identifying the most successful methods and techniques for providing career and technical education programs assisted under the Act. Under the authority of section 114(d)(5), the Secretary will provide technical assistance to States through the Center. Background Information The Act, a reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III), continues the commitment to highquality career and technical education embodied in Perkins III. The Act continues the previous legislation’s focus on developing challenging academic and technical standards and assisting students in meeting such standards, including through preparation for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations in current or emerging professions and in nontraditional fields. The Act is aligned with the principles of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) (ESEA) in that it promotes the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic course work with career and technical education so that all students can be prepared for postsecondary education and careers. E:\ERIC\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 111 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32083-32084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Implementation; Single-
Sex Classes and Schools; Guidelines

AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education gives notice that ``Guidelines on 
current title IX requirements related to single-sex classes and 
schools,'' published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2002 (67 FR 
31102), for use by State educational agencies (SEAs) and local 
educational agencies (LEAs) in certain applications for Innovative 
Programs funds, is withdrawn. The Secretary also gives notice that the 
new final regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits sex discrimination in federally 
assisted education programs and activities, published in the Federal 
Register on October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62530), which expand flexibility 
for recipients to provide single-sex classes and schools and include a 
preamble explaining the requirements of these new regulations, are 
deemed guidelines on Title IX requirements for single-sex classes and 
schools for the purposes of the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 7215(c) and 
20 U.S.C. 7215b(b)(9) with respect to applications for Innovative 
Programs funds to support single-sex classes and schools.

DATES: This notice is effective June 11, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra G. Battle, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6125, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-1100. Telephone: (202) 245-6767.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call 1-877-521-2172. For additional copies of this document, you may 
call the Customer Service Team for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at 
(202) 245-6800 or 1-800-421-3481.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB 
Act) permits LEAs to use Innovative Programs funds to support, among 
other things, single-sex schools and classes consistent with applicable 
law. 20 U.S.C. 7215(a)(23). In this regard the

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NCLB Act required the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to issue 
guidelines for LEAs regarding the applicable law on single-sex classes 
and schools. 20 U.S.C. 7215(c). The NCLB Act provides that LEAs may 
submit applications for Innovative Programs funds and receive 
allocations of funds in connection with applications that are certified 
by the SEA pursuant to NCLB Act requirements. 20 U.S.C. 7215b(a). Among 
the requirements applicable to SEA certification of LEA applications 
for Innovative Programs funds is that LEA applications that seek funds 
for the purpose of supporting single-sex classes and schools contain a 
description of how the LEA will comply with the guidelines issued by 
the Secretary on the law applicable to single-sex classes and schools. 
20 U.S.C. 7215b(b)(9).
    On May 8, 2002, in fulfillment of the NCLB Act requirement, the 
Secretary issued ``Guidelines on current title IX requirements related 
to single-sex classes and schools'' (2002 Guidelines). (67 FR 31102). 
The 2002 Guidelines described certain provisions of Title IX, 20 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq., and the Department of Education's (Department) 
regulations implementing Title IX, 34 CFR part 106, that provide 
requirements pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in 
single-sex classes and schools in education programs and activities 
that receive financial assistance from the Department.\1\ The 2002 
Guidelines focused in major part on 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35, which 
provide specific requirements for single-sex classes and schools.\2\ On 
October 25, 2006, the Department published final regulations, which 
amended 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35 regarding requirements applicable to 
single-sex classes, extracurricular activities, and schools. (71 FR 
62530). The new regulations took effect on November 24, 2006.
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    \1\ Also on May 8, 2002, the Department published a notice of 
intent to regulate, stating the Department's intent to amend the 
Title IX regulations to provide more flexibility for single-sex 
classes and schools at the elementary and secondary education levels 
and inviting comments from the public. (67 FR 31097). On March 9, 
2004, the Department published proposed regulations that proposed to 
amend 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35 to provide more flexibility for 
single-sex classes and schools at the elementary and secondary 
education levels. (69 FR 11276).
    \2\ The 2002 Guidelines also explained the requirements of 34 
CFR 106.3 relative to single-sex classes and schools and 34 CFR 
106.15(d) relative to single-sex nonvocational elementary and 
secondary schools, as well as certain statutory provisions relative 
to single-sex education. These other regulations were not amended, 
and this notice does not affect them or the Department's 
interpretation of them.
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    The new regulations made substantive and technical changes to 34 
CFR 106.34 and 106.35. Consequently, the 2002 Guidelines describe 
former requirements for single-sex classes and schools that have been 
superseded, in part, by new requirements. In addition, the final 
regulations published on October 25, 2006 in the Federal Register 
included a preamble explaining the requirements of 34 CFR 106.34 and 
106.35.
    The Department has determined that issuance of a revision of the 
2002 Guidelines would be repetitive of the more comprehensive 
information provided in the 2006 Federal Register document. 
Accordingly, the Department has determined that it would be preferable 
to withdraw the 2002 Guidelines and to rely on the final regulations 
published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2006 (71 FR 62530), 
which include a preamble explaining the requirements of the new 
regulations, 34 CFR 106.34 and 106.35, as guidelines on the current 
requirements of the Title IX regulations on single-sex classes and 
schools for the purpose of satisfaction of the NCLB Act requirement 
that the Secretary provide guidelines on applicable law.
    Accordingly, by this notice, the Department withdraws the 2002 
Guidelines.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may review this document, as well as all other documents of 
this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe 
Portable Document (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.
    This notice also is available on OCR's Web site at: https://www.ed.gov/ocr.

    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/.


    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682.

    Dated: June 5, 2007.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education.
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