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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 directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals.
The goal of the Training of
Interpreters for Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals
Who Are Deaf-Blind program is to
establish interpreter training programs
or to assist ongoing training programs to
train a sufficient number of qualified
interpreters in order to meet the
communications needs of individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing and
individuals who are deaf-blind.
As required by the absolute priority,
grantees must develop and implement
quality indicators and measure their
performance against these indicators. In
addition, RSA will use the following
indicators for each of the Regional
Interpreter Education Centers for
Training of Interpreters for Individuals
Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and
Individuals Who are Deaf-Blind:
• A listing of all formal relationships
with Local Partner Networks across the
region.
• The percentage of interpreters at all
skill levels receiving educational
opportunities by the Regional
Interpreter Center who successfully
completed those opportunities as
demonstrated through pre-and postactivities assessments, the development
of portfolios, the completion of
mentoring goals, the attainment of
interpreter certification, etc.
• The degree to which the project’s
activities have contributed to changed
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practices and improved the quality of
interpreters.
• The degree to which the project’s
activities have served each State within
its designated geographic region.
Each Regional Center must report
annually to RSA on these indicators
through its annual performance report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Traci DiMartini, U.S. Department of
Education, Rehabilitation Services
Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., room 5027, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–6425
or by e-mail: Traci.DiMartini@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–
877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
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and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
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Dated: June 2, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Comprehensive Centers Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education.
ACTION: Notice of waivers for the
Comprehensive Centers program and
funding of continuation grants.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary waives the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(c)(2) of the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) that, respectively,
generally prohibit project periods
exceeding five years and project period
extensions involving the obligation of
additional Federal funds. The waivers
enable the 21 current grantees under the
Comprehensive Centers program to
continue to receive Federal funding
beyond the five-year limitation in 34
CFR 75.250.
DATES: These waivers are effective June
7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frances Walter, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3W113, Washington, DC 20202–
5970. Telephone: (202) 205–9198 or by
e-mail: fran.walter@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the Comprehensive Centers
program, the Department supports
grants to operate regional technical
assistance centers and national content
centers as authorized by sections 203
through 207 of the Educational
Technical Assistance Act of 2002
(ETAA) (20 U.S.C. 9602–9606). The
purpose of these centers is to provide
technical assistance primarily to States
as States work to help local educational
agencies (LEAs) and schools to close
achievement gaps in core content areas
and raise student achievement in
schools, and especially to help LEAs
and schools to implement the school
improvement provisions under section
1116 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA) in schools in need of
improvement, as defined by section
1116(b) of the ESEA.
Eligible applicants for Comprehensive
Centers grants are research
organizations, institutions, agencies,
institutions of higher education,
partnerships among such entities, or
individuals, with demonstrated ability
or capacity to carry out the activities
described in the notice inviting
applications published in the Federal
Register on June 3, 2005 (70 FR 53283)
and corrected in the Federal Register on
June 20, 2005 (70 FR 35415).
On March 18, 2010, we published a
notice in the Federal Register (75 FR
13110) proposing waivers of 34 CFR
75.250 and 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2) of
EDGAR in order to give early notice of
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the possibility that additional years of
funding under the Comprehensive
Centers program may be available for
current grantees through continuation
awards. As outlined in that notice, it
would not be in the public interest to
hold new competitions under the
Comprehensive Centers program
because of the pending reauthorization
of the ESEA and the ETAA, and the fact
that the primary work of the
Comprehensive Centers is to help
States, LEAs, and schools implement
key school improvement provisions of
the ESEA. In addition, it would be
contrary to the public interest to have a
lapse in Comprehensive Center services
pending these reauthorizations. The
comments we received in response to
the notice of proposed waivers were
supportive of the Comprehensive
Centers program and the proposed
waivers.
For these reasons, the Secretary
waives the requirement in 34 CFR
75.250, which prohibits project periods
exceeding five years, and the
requirement in 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2),
which limits the extension of a project
period if the extension involves the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
With these waivers: (1) Current
Comprehensive Centers grantees will
receive FY 2010 funds and continue to
operate through FY 2011 and possibly
beyond, and (2) we will not announce
a new competition or make new awards
under the Comprehensive Centers
program in FY 2010.
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to the Secretary’s
invitation in the March 18, 2010, notice
of proposed waivers, two parties
submitted comments regarding the
proposed waivers. An analysis of the
comments follows.
Comment: One commenter identified
specific support that a regional center
and content center have provided in
helping a State educational agency
(SEA) to assist LEAs and schools in
closing achievement gaps and raising
student achievement, especially in those
LEAs and schools in need of
improvement and stated that the
waivers would ensure that these
important services can be continued
without interruption.
Discussion: We note the importance of
the support of the Comprehensive
Centers program for school
improvement initiatives and agree that
it would be contrary to the public
interest to have a lapse in these services.
Changes: None.
Comment: One commenter noted the
important financial and programmatic
contributions made by the Office of
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Special Education Programs within the
Department’s Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS) to the Comprehensive Centers.
The commenter credited these
contributions with creating more
effective communication between the
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education (OESE) and OSERS, reducing
needless duplication of initiatives, and
increasing integration of content
expertise. Finally, the commenter urged
the Department to continue promoting
this shared oversight by involving
OSERS leadership in deliberations
about the future of the Comprehensive
Centers program.
Discussion: We appreciate the
commenter’s identification of the
valuable contribution of OSERS
leadership in supporting the
Comprehensive Centers program, both
financially and programmatically. OESE
anticipates continuing this positive
relationship by involving OSERS in
discussions about the future of the
program.
Changes: None.
These waivers of 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(c)(2) do not affect the
applicability of the requirements in 34
CFR 75.253 (continuation of a multiyear project after the first budget period)
to any current Comprehensive Centers
grantee that receives a continuation
award as a result of the waivers.
In addition, these waivers do not
exempt current Comprehensive Centers
grantees from the account closing
provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) nor do
they extend the availability of funds
previously awarded to current
Comprehensive Center grantees. As a
result of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a),
appropriations available for a limited
period may be used for payment of valid
obligations for only five years after the
expiration of their period of availability
for Federal obligation. After that time,
the unexpended balance of those funds
is canceled and returned to the U.S.
Treasury Department and is unavailable
for restoration for any purpose. These
waivers do not change this requirement.
These waivers ensure that the
important services provided by the
current Comprehensive Centers grantees
will be continued, as the Department
works on reauthorization of the ESEA
and ETAA and designs a
Comprehensive Centers program that is
aligned with the Department’s technical
assistance priorities. During this interim
period, the activities of the current
Comprehensive Centers grantees will be
modified to support these technical
assistance priorities.
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Waivers—Comprehensive Centers
Program
The Secretary waives the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(c)(2), which prohibit project
periods exceeding five years and
extensions of project periods that
involve the obligation of additional
Federal funds, for the current
Comprehensive Centers grantees.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the
waivers will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
The small entities that will be affected
by these waivers are:
(a) The FY 2005 grantees currently
receiving Federal funds; and
(b) The entities that are eligible for an
award under the Comprehensive
Centers program (i.e., research
organizations, institutions, agencies,
institutions of higher education,
partnerships among such entities, or
individuals, with the demonstrated
ability or capacity to carry out the
activities described in the notice
inviting applications published in the
Federal Register on June 3, 2005 (70 FR
53283) and corrected in the Federal
Register on June 20, 2005 (70 FR
35415)).
The Secretary certifies that these
waivers will not have a significant
economic impact on these entities
because the waivers and the activities
required to support the additional years
of funding will not impose excessive
regulatory burdens or require
unnecessary Federal supervision. The
waivers will impose minimal
requirements to ensure the proper
expenditure of program funds,
including requirements that are
standard for continuation awards.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice of waivers does not
contain any information collection
requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the
Executive Order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and a
strengthened federalism. The Executive
Order relies on processes developed by
State and local governments for
coordination and review of proposed
Federal financial assistance.
This document provides notification
of our specific plans and actions for this
program.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
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an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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You can 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
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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 84.283B, Comprehensive Centers
Program)
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9601–9608.
Dated: June 2, 2010.
´
Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
American Electric Power Service
Corporation’s Mountaineer
Commercial Scale Carbon Capture and
Storage Project: Mason County, WV;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Potential Floodplain and Wetlands
Involvement
Department of Energy.
Notice of Intent and Notice of
Potential Floodplain and Wetlands
Involvement.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or the Department)
announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), the Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) NEPA
regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508),
and DOE’s NEPA implementing
procedures (10 CFR Part 1021), to assess
the potential environmental impacts of
providing financial assistance for the
construction and operation of a project
proposed by American Electric Power
Service Corporation (AEP). DOE
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competitive process under the Clean
Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) Program.
AEP’s Mountaineer Commercial Scale
Carbon Capture and Storage Project
(Mountaineer CCS II Project) would
construct a commercial scale carbon
dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS)
system at AEP’s existing Mountaineer
Power Plant and other AEP owned
properties located near New Haven,
West Virginia.
For the Mountaineer CCS II Project,
AEP would design, construct, and
operate a CCS facility using Alstom’s
chilled ammonia process that would
capture approximately 1.5 million
metric tons annually of CO2 from a 235megawatt (MWe) flue gas slip stream
taken from the 1,300 MWe Mountaineer
Plant. The captured CO2 would be
treated, compressed, and transported by
pipeline to proposed injection site(s) on
AEP properties within an estimated 12
miles of the Mountaineer Plant where it
would be injected into one or more
geologic formations approximately 1.5
miles below ground. The project would
remove up to 90 percent of the CO2 from
the 235–MWe slip stream and would
demonstrate a commercial-scale
deployment of the chilled ammonia
process for CO2 capture and
sequestration of CO2 in a saline
formation. DOE selected this project for
an award of financial assistance through
a competitive process under Round 3
(second selection phase) of the CCPI
Program.
The EIS will inform DOE’s decision
on whether to provide financial
assistance to AEP for the Mountaineer
CCS II Project. DOE proposes to provide
AEP with up to $334 million of the
overall project cost, which would
constitute about 50 percent of the
estimated total development cost, 50
percent of the capital cost of the project
and 50 percent of the operational cost
during the 3-year and 10-month
demonstration period. The total project
cost, including both DOE’s and AEP’s
shares, is approximately $668 million
(in 2010 dollars). The project would
further a specific objective of Round 3
of the CCPI program by demonstrating
advanced coal-based technologies that
capture and sequester, or put to
beneficial use, CO2 emissions from coalfired power plants.
The purposes of this Notice of Intent
(NOI) are to: (1) Inform the public about
DOE’s proposed action and AEP’s
proposed project; (2) announce the
public scoping meeting; (3) solicit
comments for DOE’s consideration
regarding the scope and content of the
EIS; (4) invite those agencies with
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
to be cooperating agencies in
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preparation of the EIS; and (5) provide
notice that the proposed project may
involve potential impacts to floodplains
and wetlands.
DOE does not have regulatory
jurisdiction over the Mountaineer CCS II
Project, and its decisions are limited to
whether and under what circumstances
it would provide financial assistance to
the project. As part of the EIS process,
DOE will consult with interested Native
American Tribes and Federal, state,
regional and local agencies.
DATES: DOE invites comments on the
proposed scope and content of the EIS
from all interested parties. Comments
must be received within 30 days after
publication of this NOI in the Federal
Register to ensure consideration. In
addition to receiving comments in
writing and by e-mail [See ADDRESSES
below], DOE will conduct a public
scoping meeting in which government
agencies, private-sector organizations,
and the general public are invited to
present oral and written comments or
suggestions with regard to DOE’s
proposed action, alternatives, and
potential impacts of AEP’s proposed
project that DOE will consider in
developing the EIS. The scoping
meeting will be held at the New Haven
Elementary School at 138 Mill Street in
New Haven, West Virginia on Tuesday,
June 22, 2010. Oral comments will be
heard during the formal portion of the
scoping meeting beginning at 7 p.m.
[See Public Scoping Process]. The
public is also invited to an informal
session to learn more about the project
and the proposed action at the same
location beginning at 5 p.m. Various
displays and other information about
DOE’s proposed action and AEP’s
Mountaineer CCS II Project will be
available, and representatives from DOE
and AEP will be present at the informal
session to discuss the proposed project,
the CCPI program, and the EIS process.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
scope of the EIS and requests to
participate in the public scoping
meeting should be addressed to: Mr.
Mark Lusk, U.S. Department of Energy,
National Energy Technology Laboratory,
3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880,
Morgantown, WV 26507–0880.
Individuals and organizations who
would like to provide oral or electronic
comments should contact Mr. Lusk by
postal mail at the above address;
telephone (412–386–7435, or toll-free
1–877–812–1569); fax (304–285–4403);
or electronic mail
(Mountaineer.EIS0445@netl.doe.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information about this
project, contact Mr. Mark Lusk, as
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Comprehensive Centers Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
ACTION: Notice of waivers for the Comprehensive Centers program and
funding of continuation grants.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary waives the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(c)(2) of the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) that, respectively, generally prohibit project
periods exceeding five years and project period extensions involving
the obligation of additional Federal funds. The waivers enable the 21
current grantees under the Comprehensive Centers program to continue to
receive Federal funding beyond the five-year limitation in 34 CFR
75.250.
DATES: These waivers are effective June 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Walter, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W113, Washington, DC 20202-
5970. Telephone: (202) 205-9198 or by e-mail: fran.walter@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the Comprehensive Centers program, the Department supports
grants to operate regional technical assistance centers and national
content centers as authorized by sections 203 through 207 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) (20 U.S.C. 9602-
9606). The purpose of these centers is to provide technical assistance
primarily to States as States work to help local educational agencies
(LEAs) and schools to close achievement gaps in core content areas and
raise student achievement in schools, and especially to help LEAs and
schools to implement the school improvement provisions under section
1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA) in schools in need of improvement, as defined by section 1116(b)
of the ESEA.
Eligible applicants for Comprehensive Centers grants are research
organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher
education, partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with
demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described
in the notice inviting applications published in the Federal Register
on June 3, 2005 (70 FR 53283) and corrected in the Federal Register on
June 20, 2005 (70 FR 35415).
On March 18, 2010, we published a notice in the Federal Register
(75 FR 13110) proposing waivers of 34 CFR 75.250 and 34 CFR
75.261(c)(2) of EDGAR in order to give early notice of
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the possibility that additional years of funding under the
Comprehensive Centers program may be available for current grantees
through continuation awards. As outlined in that notice, it would not
be in the public interest to hold new competitions under the
Comprehensive Centers program because of the pending reauthorization of
the ESEA and the ETAA, and the fact that the primary work of the
Comprehensive Centers is to help States, LEAs, and schools implement
key school improvement provisions of the ESEA. In addition, it would be
contrary to the public interest to have a lapse in Comprehensive Center
services pending these reauthorizations. The comments we received in
response to the notice of proposed waivers were supportive of the
Comprehensive Centers program and the proposed waivers.
For these reasons, the Secretary waives the requirement in 34 CFR
75.250, which prohibits project periods exceeding five years, and the
requirement in 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2), which limits the extension of a
project period if the extension involves the obligation of additional
Federal funds. With these waivers: (1) Current Comprehensive Centers
grantees will receive FY 2010 funds and continue to operate through FY
2011 and possibly beyond, and (2) we will not announce a new
competition or make new awards under the Comprehensive Centers program
in FY 2010.
Analysis of Comments and Changes
In response to the Secretary's invitation in the March 18, 2010,
notice of proposed waivers, two parties submitted comments regarding
the proposed waivers. An analysis of the comments follows.
Comment: One commenter identified specific support that a regional
center and content center have provided in helping a State educational
agency (SEA) to assist LEAs and schools in closing achievement gaps and
raising student achievement, especially in those LEAs and schools in
need of improvement and stated that the waivers would ensure that these
important services can be continued without interruption.
Discussion: We note the importance of the support of the
Comprehensive Centers program for school improvement initiatives and
agree that it would be contrary to the public interest to have a lapse
in these services.
Changes: None.
Comment: One commenter noted the important financial and
programmatic contributions made by the Office of Special Education
Programs within the Department's Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to the Comprehensive Centers. The
commenter credited these contributions with creating more effective
communication between the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
(OESE) and OSERS, reducing needless duplication of initiatives, and
increasing integration of content expertise. Finally, the commenter
urged the Department to continue promoting this shared oversight by
involving OSERS leadership in deliberations about the future of the
Comprehensive Centers program.
Discussion: We appreciate the commenter's identification of the
valuable contribution of OSERS leadership in supporting the
Comprehensive Centers program, both financially and programmatically.
OESE anticipates continuing this positive relationship by involving
OSERS in discussions about the future of the program.
Changes: None.
These waivers of 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(c)(2) do not affect the
applicability of the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253 (continuation of a
multi-year project after the first budget period) to any current
Comprehensive Centers grantee that receives a continuation award as a
result of the waivers.
In addition, these waivers do not exempt current Comprehensive
Centers grantees from the account closing provisions of 31 U.S.C.
1552(a) nor do they extend the availability of funds previously awarded
to current Comprehensive Center grantees. As a result of 31 U.S.C.
1552(a), appropriations available for a limited period may be used for
payment of valid obligations for only five years after the expiration
of their period of availability for Federal obligation. After that
time, the unexpended balance of those funds is canceled and returned to
the U.S. Treasury Department and is unavailable for restoration for any
purpose. These waivers do not change this requirement.
These waivers ensure that the important services provided by the
current Comprehensive Centers grantees will be continued, as the
Department works on reauthorization of the ESEA and ETAA and designs a
Comprehensive Centers program that is aligned with the Department's
technical assistance priorities. During this interim period, the
activities of the current Comprehensive Centers grantees will be
modified to support these technical assistance priorities.
Waivers--Comprehensive Centers Program
The Secretary waives the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and
75.261(c)(2), which prohibit project periods exceeding five years and
extensions of project periods that involve the obligation of additional
Federal funds, for the current Comprehensive Centers grantees.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the waivers will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
The small entities that will be affected by these waivers are:
(a) The FY 2005 grantees currently receiving Federal funds; and
(b) The entities that are eligible for an award under the
Comprehensive Centers program (i.e., research organizations,
institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, partnerships
among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or
capacity to carry out the activities described in the notice inviting
applications published in the Federal Register on June 3, 2005 (70 FR
53283) and corrected in the Federal Register on June 20, 2005 (70 FR
35415)).
The Secretary certifies that these waivers will not have a
significant economic impact on these entities because the waivers and
the activities required to support the additional years of funding will
not impose excessive regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal
supervision. The waivers will impose minimal requirements to ensure the
proper expenditure of program funds, including requirements that are
standard for continuation awards.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice of waivers does not contain any information collection
requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the
regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive
Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened
federalism. The Executive Order relies on processes developed by State
and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal
financial assistance.
This document provides notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.283B,
Comprehensive Centers Program)
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9601-9608.
Dated: June 2, 2010.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2010-13571 Filed 6-4-10; 8:45 am]
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