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and aligned with the Department’s
technical assistance priorities.
During the next fiscal year, NSTTAC
would continue, update, and expand its
work to (1) identify evidence-based
practices that provide a foundation for
States to improve transition planning
and services that enhance post-school
outcomes; (2) disseminate information
to State personnel, practitioners,
researchers, parents, and students
regarding effective transition planning
and services that improve post-school
outcomes; (3) build the capacity of
States and LEAs to implement effective
transition planning and services that
improve post-school outcomes; and (4)
assist State educational agencies with
collecting data on IDEA Part B State
Performance Plan/Annual Performance
Report Indicator 13, which assesses
States’ implementation of
comprehensive transition planning and
services, and using these data to guide
improvement activities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the
proposed extension of project period
and waiver would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The only
entity that would be affected is
NSTTAC.
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This proposed extension of project
period and waiver does not contain any
information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to the
requirements of 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
early notification of our specific plans
and actions for this program.
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Dated: July 22, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.326G]
Notice of Proposed Extension of
Project Period and Waiver for the
National Center on Educational
Outcomes at the University of
Minnesota
Office of Special Education
Programs, Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services, Department
of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of
project period and waiver for the
National Center on Educational
Outcomes at the University of
Minnesota (CFDA No. 84.326G).
AGENCY:
The Secretary proposes to
waive the requirements in the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250
and 75.261(a) and (c), respectively, that
generally prohibit project periods
exceeding five years and extensions of
project periods involving the obligation
of additional Federal funds. This
extension of project period and waiver
would enable the currently funded
National Center on Educational
Outcomes at the University of
Minnesota to receive funding from
October 1, 2010 through September 30,
2011.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before August 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed extension of project
period and waiver to David Malouf, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4114, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2600. Telephone: (202) 245–6253.
If you prefer to send your comments
by e-mail, use the following address:
david.malouf@ed.gov. You must include
the phrase ‘‘proposed extension of
project period and waiver’’ in the subject
line of your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Malouf at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Telephone: (202) 245–6253. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339.
SUMMARY:
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Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed in
this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments
regarding this proposed extension of
project period and waiver.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this proposed extension of project
period and waiver in room 4114,
Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC, between the
hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday of
each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record:
On request, we will supply an
appropriate accommodation or auxiliary
aid to an individual with a disability
who needs assistance to review the
comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this
proposed extension of project period
and waiver. If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of
accommodation or auxiliary aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background
On August 8, 2005, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register (70 FR 45712), inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2005 under the Technical
Assistance and Dissemination to
Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities program
(TA&D), authorized under section 663 of
the Individuals with Disabilities Act
(IDEA), to support a National Technical
Assistance Center on Assessment for
Children with Disabilities. Based on that
notice, the Department made one award
for a period of 60 months to the
University of Minnesota, National
Center on Educational Outcomes
(NCEO). Under this award, the Office of
Special Education Programs (OSEP)
funds NCEO to address national, State,
and local assessment issues related to
students with disabilities. NCEO also
assists OSEP with analyzing State
assessment data submitted in the State
Performance Plan/Annual Performance
Reports (SPP/APR) required under the
IDEA.
NCEO’s current project period is
scheduled to end on September 30,
2010. We do not believe it would be in
the public interest to hold new
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competitions under the TA&D program
until the Department has considered
changes being made to the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
during the process of reauthorizing that
Act and the Department has developed
a coordinated strategy for the provision
of technical assistance that is designed
to help States, local educational
agencies (LEAs), and schools effectively
implement key provisions of the ESEA
and IDEA and improve educational
results for all students. We also have
concluded that it would be contrary to
the public interest to have a lapse in the
provision of technical assistance
provided under the TA&D program
pending the reauthorization of ESEA.
For these reasons, the Secretary
proposes to waive the requirements in
34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project
periods exceeding five years, and the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a) and
(c), which limit the extension of a
project period if the extension involves
the obligation of additional Federal
funds, and issue a continuation award
in the amount of $1,000,000 to the
University of Minnesota (H326G050007)
for an additional twelve-month period.
Waiving these regulations and issuing
this continuation award would ensure
that continued technical assistance is
available to assist States with
developing and implementing
appropriate assessments of students
with disabilities, as well as emerging
issues related to the inclusion of
children with disabilities in
assessments, as the Department works
on reauthorization of the ESEA and
designs IDEA technical assistance
competitions that are coordinated and
aligned with the Department’s technical
assistance priorities.
During the next fiscal year, NCEO
would (1) provide, upon request,
technical assistance to States regarding
the inclusion of students with
disabilities as they develop new
academic assessments, including
assessments that consortia of States may
develop under the Race to the Top
Assessment Program, and assessments
associated with other Federal laws (e.g.,
the ESEA and IDEA); (2) develop and
implement national and regional
activities to ensure that students with
disabilities are included in and benefit
from emerging approaches to
assessment (e.g., supporting
communities of practice and convening
national forums); (3) continue, update,
and expand analyses of State SPP/APR
assessment data; (4) collect, analyze,
synthesize, and disseminate relevant
information related to the assessment of
students with disabilities, as
appropriate; and (5) serve as a national
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resource for policymakers,
administrators, teachers, advocates, and
parents on the assessment of students
with disabilities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the
proposed extension of project period
and waiver would not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The only
entity that would be affected is NCEO.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed extension of project
period and waiver does not contain any
information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to the
requirements of 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
early notification of our specific plans
and actions for this program.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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 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.
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.
Dated: July 22, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.326G]
Notice of Proposed Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the
National Center on Educational Outcomes at the University of Minnesota
AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of project period and waiver for
the National Center on Educational Outcomes at the University of
Minnesota (CFDA No. 84.326G).
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SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in the
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), in 34
CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c), respectively, that generally prohibit
project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods
involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. This extension of
project period and waiver would enable the currently funded National
Center on Educational Outcomes at the University of Minnesota to
receive funding from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before August 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about this proposed extension of
project period and waiver to David Malouf, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4114, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-6253.
If you prefer to send your comments by e-mail, use the following
address: david.malouf@ed.gov. You must include the phrase ``proposed
extension of project period and waiver'' in the subject line of your
message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Malouf at the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Telephone: (202) 245-6253. If you
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments regarding this proposed extension
of project period and waiver.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this proposed extension of project period and waiver in
room 4114, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday
through Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record:
On request, we will supply an appropriate accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance
to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking
record for this proposed extension of project period and waiver. If you
want to schedule an appointment for this type of accommodation or
auxiliary aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background
On August 8, 2005, the Department published a notice in the Federal
Register (70 FR 45712), inviting applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2005 under the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to
Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program
(TA&D), authorized under section 663 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Act (IDEA), to support a National Technical Assistance
Center on Assessment for Children with Disabilities. Based on that
notice, the Department made one award for a period of 60 months to the
University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes
(NCEO). Under this award, the Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP) funds NCEO to address national, State, and local assessment
issues related to students with disabilities. NCEO also assists OSEP
with analyzing State assessment data submitted in the State Performance
Plan/Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APR) required under the IDEA.
NCEO's current project period is scheduled to end on September 30,
2010. We do not believe it would be in the public interest to hold new
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competitions under the TA&D program until the Department has considered
changes being made to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
during the process of reauthorizing that Act and the Department has
developed a coordinated strategy for the provision of technical
assistance that is designed to help States, local educational agencies
(LEAs), and schools effectively implement key provisions of the ESEA
and IDEA and improve educational results for all students. We also have
concluded that it would be contrary to the public interest to have a
lapse in the provision of technical assistance provided under the TA&D
program pending the reauthorization of ESEA. For these reasons, the
Secretary proposes to waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which
prohibit project periods exceeding five years, and the requirements in
34 CFR 75.261(a) and (c), which limit the extension of a project period
if the extension involves the obligation of additional Federal funds,
and issue a continuation award in the amount of $1,000,000 to the
University of Minnesota (H326G050007) for an additional twelve-month
period.
Waiving these regulations and issuing this continuation award would
ensure that continued technical assistance is available to assist
States with developing and implementing appropriate assessments of
students with disabilities, as well as emerging issues related to the
inclusion of children with disabilities in assessments, as the
Department works on reauthorization of the ESEA and designs IDEA
technical assistance competitions that are coordinated and aligned with
the Department's technical assistance priorities.
During the next fiscal year, NCEO would (1) provide, upon request,
technical assistance to States regarding the inclusion of students with
disabilities as they develop new academic assessments, including
assessments that consortia of States may develop under the Race to the
Top Assessment Program, and assessments associated with other Federal
laws (e.g., the ESEA and IDEA); (2) develop and implement national and
regional activities to ensure that students with disabilities are
included in and benefit from emerging approaches to assessment (e.g.,
supporting communities of practice and convening national forums); (3)
continue, update, and expand analyses of State SPP/APR assessment data;
(4) collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate relevant information
related to the assessment of students with disabilities, as
appropriate; and (5) serve as a national resource for policymakers,
administrators, teachers, advocates, and parents on the assessment of
students with disabilities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that the proposed extension of project
period and waiver would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The only entity that would be
affected is NCEO.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed extension of project period and waiver does not
contain any information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to the requirements of 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 early
notification of our specific plans and actions for this program.
Electronic Access to This Document: 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 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.
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: July 22, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-18524 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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