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and preserve a high quality of life for
U.S. Army Soldiers and Families, the
Army has identified the need to increase
its overall size while continuing to
restructure its forces in accordance with
modular Transformation decisions. On
December 19, 2007, the Army signed a
Record of Decision (ROD) documenting
its decision to proceed with growth of
the Active and Reserve components of
the Army by 74,200 Soldiers through
establishment of several new Brigade
Combat Teams (BCTs) and Combat
Support and Combat Support Service
units (CS/CSS). The growth of the Army
would allow for the adjustment of the
composition of its forces to continue to
accommodate Transformation objectives
and create additional unit capabilities in
high demand areas where mission
requirements exceed current manning
authorizations. The Army growth
decision will result in increased
demands for the use of Fort Benning.
Fort Benning will prepare a Maneuver
Center of Excellence EIS to analyze
Grow the Army (GTA) site-specific
requirements and additional actions
needed to support Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) implementation at
Fort Benning.
In 2007 Fort Benning prepared a Final
EIS for proposed Transformation and
Base Realignment and Closure activities
and signed a ROD selecting an
alternative to proceed with several
necessary projects and activities (Final
EIS for BRAC 05 Realignment and
Transformation Actions at Fort Benning,
October 2007). Although Fort Benning
itself will not experience permanent
force structure growth beyond that
analyzed in the BRAC 05 Realignment
and Transformation EIS, it will be
required to increase training of transient
student loads in order to achieve and
maintain the Army end-strength growth.
The Fort Benning Maneuver Center of
Excellence EIS will therefore consider a
proposed action and reasonable
alternatives for the Army to increase
facilities at Fort Benning to
accommodate training requirements
related to BRAC, Global Defense Posture
Realignment (GDPR), Army Modular
Force Initiatives (AMF), GTA and other
related stationing activities.
For further information
regarding the EIS, please contact Mr.
John Brent, Fort Benning Directorate of
Public Works, Environmental
Management Division, Bldg #6 (Meloy
Hall), Room 310, Fort Benning, GA
31905. Written comments may be sent
to Ms. Manganaro at 6751 Constitution
Loop, Suite 550, Fort Benning, Georgia
31905.
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Ms.
Monica Manganaro, Fort Benning Public
Affairs Office at (706) 545–3438, or Mr.
Brandon Cockrell at (706) 545–3210
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fort
Benning consists of 181,275 acres of
DoD-managed land south and east of
Columbus, Georgia on the banks of the
Chattahoochee River in eastern Alabama
and western Georgia.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence
EIS is directly related to the BRAC 05
Realignment and Transformation
Actions at Fort Benning EIS and the
Programmatic EIS for Army Growth and
Force Structure Realignment. The
Maneuver Center of Excellence EIS will
analyze impacts as a result of
continuing Army Transformation
actions at Fort Benning, including
newly identified projects that are
required to support GTA, and 2 changes
or additions to BRAC and
Transformation projects (including
GDPR and AMF) as analyzed in the
BRAC 05 Realignment and
Transformation EIS.
The proposed action would include
the construction, maintenance and
operation of additional facilities,
training areas, including ranges and
maneuver areas to support new units
and activities.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence
EIS will analyze the impact of several
alternatives including the No Action
Alternative. Alternatives to be examined
by the EIS may consist of alternative
siting locations within Fort Benning for
facility and range construction projects,
selection of new construction only,
renovation and use of existing facilities,
or a combination of both new
construction and use of existing
facilities, and varying intensity and use
of maneuver areas within Fort Benning
for training activities. Other alternatives
may be identified during the public
scoping process.
Impacts analyzed will include a wide
range of environmental resource areas
including, but not limited to, air quality,
traffic, noise, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics, utilities, land use, solid
and hazardous materials/waste, and
cumulative environmental effects.
Impacts to biological and water
resources, air quality, and utilities could
possibly be significant. Additional
resources and conditions may be
identified as a result of the scoping
process initiated by this NOI. The
public will be invited to participate in
the 30-day scoping process which
includes a scoping meeting and
commenting on the proposed action,
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alternatives, and environmental issues
of concern to be considered and
addressed in the EIS. Opportunities for
public participation will be announced
in the local news media and at Fort
Benning’s Web site at https://
www.benning.army.mil/EMD/program/
legal/index.htm. Comments from the
public will be considered before
completion of a Draft EIS (DEIS).
Following completion of a DEIS the
public will have an additional
opportunity for review and comment.
The FEIS will make appropriate changes
based on public comments and will be
released to the public for a 30-day
waiting period. After fully considering
the FEIS, including any public
comments, the Army will sign a Record
of Decision (ROD) choosing an
alternative to implement the proposed
action at Fort Benning. The ROD will
not be signed prior to the expiration of
30 days from the publication of the
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
FEIS.
Dated: March 10, 2008.
Addison D. Davis, IV
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,
(Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; List of
Correspondence
Department of Education.
List of Correspondence from
October 1, 2007 through December 31,
2007.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing
the following list pursuant to section
607(f) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA).
Under section 607(f) of IDEA, the
Secretary is required, on a quarterly
basis, to publish in the Federal Register
a list of correspondence from the U.S.
Department of Education (Department)
received by individuals during the
previous quarter that describes the
interpretations of the Department of
IDEA or the regulations that implement
IDEA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melisande Lee or JoLeta Reynolds.
Telephone: (202) 245–7468.
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 a copy of this notice in an
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alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the contact persons listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The
following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from
October 1, 2007 through December 31,
2007. Included on the list are those
letters that contain interpretations of the
requirements of IDEA and its
implementing regulations, as well as
letters and other documents that the
Department believes will assist the
public in understanding the
requirements of the law and its
regulations. The date of and topic
addressed by each letter are identified,
and summary information is also
provided, as appropriate. To protect the
privacy interests of the individual or
individuals involved, personally
identifiable information has been
deleted, as appropriate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Part A—General Provisions
Section 602—Definitions
Topic Addressed: Child With a
Disability
• Letter dated November 28, 2007 to
individual (personally identifiable
information redacted), regarding criteria
for making eligibility determinations
under Part B of IDEA.
Part B—Assistance for Education of All
Children With Disabilities
Section 612—State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Child Find
• Letter dated December 21, 2007 to
Texas Education Agency General
Counsel David Anderson, Esq.,
clarifying that a State has no child find
obligations under Part B of IDEA to
children housed in a U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement residential
facility.
Topic Addressed: Least Restrictive
Environment
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• Letter dated November 30, 2007 to
Chapman Management Group member
Tom Trigg, clarifying the placement
requirements in Part B of IDEA.
Topic Addressed: Methods of Ensuring
Services
• Letter dated December 20, 2007 to
Indiana Department of Education
Medicaid Liaison John Hill, clarifying
whether school-based Medicaid billing
is optional or required under IDEA.
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Topic Addressed: Personnel
Qualifications
• Letter dated November 7, 2007 to
Mountain Plains Regional Resource
Center Director Dr. John Copenhaver,
clarifying the relationship between the
requirements regarding highly qualified
teachers and the provision of extended
school year services.
Topic Addressed: Prohibition on
Mandatory Medication
• Letter dated October 22, 2007 to
U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe regarding
the application and implementation of
the statutory prohibition on mandatory
medication.
Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility
Determinations, Individualized
Education Programs, and Educational
Placements
Topic Addressed: Evaluations, Parental
Consent, and Reevaluations
• Letter dated October 19, 2007 to
Mountain Plains Regional Resource
Center Director Dr. John Copenhaver,
clarifying the application of the
requirements for parent consent for
initial evaluations when a response to
intervention process is used for
evaluating children with disabilities.
• Letter dated October 19, 2007 to
Bowling Green State University Special
Needs Assistant Brigitte GreenChurchwell, explaining that an
evaluation under Part B of IDEA is not
required before terminating a child’s
eligibility due to graduation from
secondary school with a regular
diploma or due to exceeding the age of
eligibility for a free appropriate public
education under State law.
Section 615—Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Independent
Educational Evaluations
• Letter dated December 21, 2007 to
California Attorney Nancy J. LoDolce,
clarifying whether age and grade level
scores, along with recommendations
pertaining to specific methodologies
and/or use of materials, can be included
in evaluations conducted by
independent educational evaluators.
Topic Addressed: Procedural Safeguards
Notice
• Letter dated November 30, 2007 to
Texas Education Agency Special
Programs Director Kathy Clayton,
regarding a State’s obligation to
communicate to parents the information
contained in the procedural safeguards
notice under Part B of IDEA.
• Letter dated November 14, 2007, to
Virginia Assistant Superintendent for
Special Education and Student Services
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H. Douglas Cox, regarding a revision to
the procedural safeguards notice model
form developed by the Office of Special
Education Programs.
Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process
Hearing
• Letter dated October 25, 2007 to
Advocacy Center for Persons with
Disabilities Education Team Manager
Robert Jacobs, clarifying whether a State
educational agency (SEA) may contract
with another agency to hold due process
hearings for the SEA and the applicable
appeals process.
• Letter dated December 12, 2007 to
Connecticut Attorney David Shaw,
regarding State rules for hearing officer
review of negotiated settlement
agreements reached outside of
mediation or the resolution process and
enforcement of these settlement
agreements.
Part C—Infants and Toddlers With
Disabilities
Section 635—Requirements for a
Statewide System
Topic Addressed: Complaint Resolution
• Letter dated November 28, 2007 to
Connecticut Attorney Lawrence W.
Berliner, regarding Part C complaint
resolution procedures and clarifying
that the current Part C regulations do
not give an early intervention services
provider an opportunity to respond to a
complaint.
Other Letters That Do Not Interpret Idea
but May Be of Interest to Readers
Topic Addressed: Accelerated Programs
• Dear Colleague Letter dated
December 26, 2007 from the
Department’s Office for Civil Rights
Assistant Secretary Stephanie Monroe,
regarding issues in the enrollment of
students with disabilities in accelerated
programs such as Advanced Placement
and International Baccalaureate classes
or programs.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well
as all other Department of Education
documents 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/.
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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–
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DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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index.html.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 84.027, Assistance to States for
Education of Children with Disabilities)
Dated: March 12, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings # 1
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March 10, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC08–49–000.
Applicants: Southaven Power, LLC;
Kelson Energy III LLC.
Description: Southaven Power, LLC
and Kelson Energy III LLC submit an
application for order authorizing
disposition of jurisdictional facilities.
Filed Date: 02/26/2008.
Accession Number: 20080305–0049.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Docket Numbers: EC08–50–000.
Applicants: Entergy Services, Inc.;
Entergy Nuclear Generation Company;
Entergy Nuclear Fitzpatrick, LLC;
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 2, LLC;
Entergy Nuclear Indian Point 3, LLC;
Entergy Nuclear Palisades, LLC; Entergy
Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC; Entergy
Power Ventures, L.P.; Entergy Nuclear
Power Marketing, LLC; EWO Marketing,
LP; Warren Power, LLC; EAM Nelson
Holding, LLC; Entergy Power, Inc.
Description: Entergy Nuclear
Generation Company et al. submit the
Joint Application for authorization to
acquire securities.
Filed Date: 03/04/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0017.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Docket Numbers: EC08–51–000.
Applicants: IPP Energy LLC; Standard
Binghamton LLC.
Description: Standard Binghamton
LLC et al. submits a Joint Application
for Authorization under section 203 of
the Federal Power Act.
Filed Date: 03/04/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0030.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG08–48–000.
Applicants: Standard Binghamton
LLC.
Description: Standard Binghamton
LLC submits a notice of self-certification
of exempt wholesale generator status
under EG08–48.
Filed Date: 03/04/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0026.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER96–1088–046;
ER02–2199–011; ER03–54–011; ER03–
56–011; ER01–1114–012; ER97–2758–
019.
Applicants: WPS Energy Services,
Inc.; WPS Empire State, Inc.; WPS
Beaver Falls Generation, Inc.; WPS
Syracuse Generation, LLC; WPS
Westwood Generation, DDC; Advantage
Energy, Inc.
Description: Application by Integrys
Northeast Companies for Category 1
Status and Alternatives Request for
Category 2 Exempt pursuant to
Paragraph 868 or Order 697 re WPS
Energy Services Inc et al.
Filed Date: 02/29/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0016.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER03–478–021;
ER08–387–003; ER06–200–014; ER07–
254–006; ER03–1326–014; ER07–460–
005; ER05–534–015; ER05–365–015;
ER05–1262–014; ER06–1093–010;
ER03–296–017; ER01–3121–016; ER02–
418–015; ER03–416–018; ER05–332–
015; ER07–287–008; ER07–242–008;
ER03–951–017; ER04–94–015; ER02–
417–015; ER07–1378–005; ER05–1146–
015; ER05–481–015; ER07–240–009;
ER07–195–006; ER02–2085–010.
Applicants: PPM Energy; Atlantic
Renewables Projects II LLC; Big Horn
Wind Project LLC; Casselman
Windpower, LLC; Colorado Green
Holdings, LLC; Dillon Wind LLC;
Eastern Desert Power LLC; Elk River
Windfarm LLC; Flat Rock Windpower
LLC; Flat Rock Windpower II LLC;
Flying Cloud Power Partners, LLC;
Klamath Energy LLC; Klamath
Generation LLC; Klondike Wind Power
LLC; Klondike Wind Power II LLC;
Klondike Wind Power III LLC;
MinnDakota Wind LLC; Moraine Wind
LLC; Mountain View Power Partners III,
LLC; Phoenix Wind Power LLC;
Providence Heights Wind, LLC; Shiloh
I Wind Project, LLC; Trimont Wind I
LLC; Twin Buttes Wind LLC; Locust
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Ridge Wind Farm, LLC; Northern Iowa
Windpower II, LLC.
Description: PPM Energy Inc et al.
notify FERC of a change in status
resulting from the completion of the
transaction authorized by FERC in its
order issued on 1/24/08.
Filed Date: 02/28/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0018.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, March 20, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER03–478–022;
ER08–387–004; ER06–200–015; ER07–
254–007; ER03–1326–015; ER07–460–
006; ER05–534–016; ER05–365–016;
ER05–1262–015; ER06–1093–011;
ER03–296–018; ER01–3121–017; ER02–
418–016; ER03–416–019; ER05–332–
016; ER07–287–009; ER07–242–009;
ER03–951–018; ER04–94–016; ER02–
417–016; ER07–1378–006; ER05–1146–
016; ER05–481–016; ER07–240–010;
ER07–195–007; ER02–2085–011.
Applicants: PPM Energy; Atlantic
Renewables Projects II LLC; Big Horn
Wind Project LLC; Casselman
Windpower, LLC; Colorado Green
Holdings, LLC; Dillon Wind LLC;
Eastern Desert Power LLC; Elk River
Windfarm LLC; Flat Rock Windpower
LLC; Flat Rock Windpower II LLC;
Flying Cloud Power Partners, LLC;
Klamath Energy LLC; Klamath
Generation LLC; Klondike Wind Power
LLC; Klondike Wind Power II LLC;
Klondike Wind Power III LLC;
MinnDakota Wind LLC; Moraine Wind
LLC; Mountain View Power Partners III,
LLC; Phoenix Wind Power LLC;
Providence Heights Wind, LLC; Shiloh
I Wind Project, LLC; Trimont Wind I
LLC; Twin Buttes Wind LLC; Locust
Ridge Wind Farm, LLC; Northern Iowa
Windpower II, LLC.
Description: The Iberdrola Companies
submit a Notice of Change with respect
to the acquisition of an interest in
MinnDakota Wind LLC that they
inadvertently failed to file with the 10/
25/07 et al. submittals.
Filed Date: 03/03/2008.
Accession Number: 20080306–0019.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Monday, March 24, 2008.
Docket Numbers: ER03–1094–003;
ER07–955–001.
Applicants: Southern California
Edison Company.
Description: Southern California
Edison Co submits workpapers showing
the monthly amounts paid, revenue
receipt dates and the monthly interest
calculations for each month re its
Refund Report.
Filed Date: 03/04/2008.
Accession Number: 20080307–0083.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of
Correspondence
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: List of Correspondence from October 1, 2007 through December
31, 2007.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to
section 607(f) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
(IDEA). Under section 607(f) of IDEA, the Secretary is required, on a
quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a list of
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department)
received by individuals during the previous quarter that describes the
interpretations of the Department of IDEA or the regulations that
implement IDEA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melisande Lee or JoLeta Reynolds.
Telephone: (202) 245-7468.
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 a copy of this notice in
an
[[Page 14461]]
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from October 1, 2007 through December 31,
2007. Included on the list are those letters that contain
interpretations of the requirements of IDEA and its implementing
regulations, as well as letters and other documents that the Department
believes will assist the public in understanding the requirements of
the law and its regulations. The date of and topic addressed by each
letter are identified, and summary information is also provided, as
appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or
individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been
deleted, as appropriate.
Part A--General Provisions
Section 602--Definitions
Topic Addressed: Child With a Disability
Letter dated November 28, 2007 to individual (personally
identifiable information redacted), regarding criteria for making
eligibility determinations under Part B of IDEA.
Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities
Section 612--State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Child Find
Letter dated December 21, 2007 to Texas Education Agency
General Counsel David Anderson, Esq., clarifying that a State has no
child find obligations under Part B of IDEA to children housed in a
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement residential facility.
Topic Addressed: Least Restrictive Environment
Letter dated November 30, 2007 to Chapman Management Group
member Tom Trigg, clarifying the placement requirements in Part B of
IDEA.
Topic Addressed: Methods of Ensuring Services
Letter dated December 20, 2007 to Indiana Department of
Education Medicaid Liaison John Hill, clarifying whether school-based
Medicaid billing is optional or required under IDEA.
Topic Addressed: Personnel Qualifications
Letter dated November 7, 2007 to Mountain Plains Regional
Resource Center Director Dr. John Copenhaver, clarifying the
relationship between the requirements regarding highly qualified
teachers and the provision of extended school year services.
Topic Addressed: Prohibition on Mandatory Medication
Letter dated October 22, 2007 to U.S. Senator James M.
Inhofe regarding the application and implementation of the statutory
prohibition on mandatory medication.
Section 614--Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized
Education Programs, and Educational Placements
Topic Addressed: Evaluations, Parental Consent, and Reevaluations
Letter dated October 19, 2007 to Mountain Plains Regional
Resource Center Director Dr. John Copenhaver, clarifying the
application of the requirements for parent consent for initial
evaluations when a response to intervention process is used for
evaluating children with disabilities.
Letter dated October 19, 2007 to Bowling Green State
University Special Needs Assistant Brigitte Green-Churchwell,
explaining that an evaluation under Part B of IDEA is not required
before terminating a child's eligibility due to graduation from
secondary school with a regular diploma or due to exceeding the age of
eligibility for a free appropriate public education under State law.
Section 615--Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Independent Educational Evaluations
Letter dated December 21, 2007 to California Attorney
Nancy J. LoDolce, clarifying whether age and grade level scores, along
with recommendations pertaining to specific methodologies and/or use of
materials, can be included in evaluations conducted by independent
educational evaluators.
Topic Addressed: Procedural Safeguards Notice
Letter dated November 30, 2007 to Texas Education Agency
Special Programs Director Kathy Clayton, regarding a State's obligation
to communicate to parents the information contained in the procedural
safeguards notice under Part B of IDEA.
Letter dated November 14, 2007, to Virginia Assistant
Superintendent for Special Education and Student Services H. Douglas
Cox, regarding a revision to the procedural safeguards notice model
form developed by the Office of Special Education Programs.
Topic Addressed: Impartial Due Process Hearing
Letter dated October 25, 2007 to Advocacy Center for
Persons with Disabilities Education Team Manager Robert Jacobs,
clarifying whether a State educational agency (SEA) may contract with
another agency to hold due process hearings for the SEA and the
applicable appeals process.
Letter dated December 12, 2007 to Connecticut Attorney
David Shaw, regarding State rules for hearing officer review of
negotiated settlement agreements reached outside of mediation or the
resolution process and enforcement of these settlement agreements.
Part C--Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities
Section 635--Requirements for a Statewide System
Topic Addressed: Complaint Resolution
Letter dated November 28, 2007 to Connecticut Attorney
Lawrence W. Berliner, regarding Part C complaint resolution procedures
and clarifying that the current Part C regulations do not give an early
intervention services provider an opportunity to respond to a
complaint.
Other Letters That Do Not Interpret Idea but May Be of Interest to
Readers
Topic Addressed: Accelerated Programs
Dear Colleague Letter dated December 26, 2007 from the
Department's Office for Civil Rights Assistant Secretary Stephanie
Monroe, regarding issues in the enrollment of students with
disabilities in accelerated programs such as Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate classes or programs.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents 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
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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/.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to
States for Education of Children with Disabilities)
Dated: March 12, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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