Notice of Proposed Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the State and Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center (CFDA No. 84.326F), 44231-44233 [2010-18525]
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AGENCY:
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Pursuant to the provisions of
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Dated: July 22, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
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Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Representative Guam,
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Federated States of
Micronesia and Republic of Palau;
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Mariana Islands Range
Complex
Department of Defense
Representative Guam, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands,
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After carefully weighing the
operational and environmental
consequences of the Proposed Action,
the Department of Defense (DoD)
Representative Guam, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),
Federated States of Micronesia and
Republic of Palau (DoD REP),
announces his decision to support and
conduct current, emerging, and future
military training and Research,
Development, Test, and Evaluation
(RDT&E) activities in the Mariana
Islands Range Complex (MIRC), while
enhancing training resources through
investment in the MIRC. These training
and RDT&E activities are conducted by
the Department of the Navy (DoN), the
United States Marine Corps, the United
States Air Force, Guam National Guard,
the United States Coast Guard and other
users based and deployed in the
Western Pacific. The DoN is the
Executive Agent for management of the
MIRC.
The proposed action does not involve
extensive changes to MIRC facilities,
operations, training, or RDT&E
capacities. Rather, the proposed action
would result in relatively small-scale
but critical enhancements to the MIRC
that are necessary if the Military
Services are to maintain a state of
military readiness commensurate with
their national defense mission. In its
decision, the DoD REP considered
applicable laws, regulations and
executive orders, including an analysis
of the effects of its actions outside the
U.S. or its territories under Executive
Order (EO) 12114, ‘‘Environmental
Effects Abroad of Major Federal
Actions’’.
The proposed action will be
accomplished as set out in Alternative
1, described in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement/Overseas
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/
OEIS) as the preferred alternative.
Implementation of the preferred
alternative could begin immediately.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Record of Decision (ROD) has been
distributed to all those individuals who
requested a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS
and agencies and organizations that
received a copy of the Final EIS/OEIS.
The complete text of the ROD is
available for public viewing on the
project Web site at https://
www.MarianasRangeComplexEIS.com,
along with copies of the Final EIS/OEIS
and supporting documents. Single
copies of the ROD will be made
available upon request by contacting:
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Mariana Islands Range Complex
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS), Project Manager,
Code EV21, Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Pacific, 258 Makalapa Drive,
Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96869–3134,
telephone number 808–472–1402.
D.J. Werner,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Extension of
Project Period and Waiver for the State
and Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement Center (CFDA No.
84.326F)
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 State
and Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement Center (CFDA No.
84.326F).
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 State
and Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement Center 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 Patricia Gonzalez,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4057,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–
7355.
If you prefer to send your comments
by e-mail, use the following address:
patricia.gonzalez@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:
Patricia Gonzalez at the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
SUMMARY:
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Telephone: (202) 245–7355. 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:
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 4082,
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.
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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 March 3, 2005, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register (70 FR 10374), 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 (TA&D)
program, authorized under section 663
of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), to support a State
and Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement Center (Project Forum).
Based on that notice, the Department
made one award for a period of 60
months to the National Association of
State Directors of Special Education to
carry out Project Forum. The purpose of
Project Forum is to provide States, local
educational agencies (LEAs) and Federal
decision makers responsible for the
implementation of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with
access to valid statistics, research
findings, policy analyses, and current
information on trends in the provision
of special education and related services
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and early intervention services.
Specifically, Project Forum assists
States and LEAs with the process of
planning systemic changes that will
promote improved early intervention,
education, and transitional results for
children with disabilities. Project Forum
also provides the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP) with a
mechanism and resources for analyzing
policies and emerging issues that are of
significant national concern.
Project Forum’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
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, 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 $450,000 to the
National Association of State Directors
of Special Education (H326F050001) for
an additional twelve-month period.
Waiving these regulations and issuing
this continuation award would ensure
that continued technical assistance is
available to assist Federal decision
makers, States, and LEAs with systemic
changes that will promote improved
early intervention, education, and
transitional results for children with
disabilities, 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, Project
Forum would conduct the following
activities:
(a) Identify, through contact with
experts, research reviews, regular
communication with State and local
policy officials, and other types of needs
assessments, the information that
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programs need to improve, both at the
national, State, and local levels;
(b) Collect, organize, synthesize,
interpret, and integrate information
needed for program improvement using
a variety of methods and formats such
as surveys, interviews, brief case
examinations, and meetings among
special education administrators,
outside experts, representatives of
students with disabilities and their
families, and others;
(c) Analyze emerging policy or
program issues regarding the
administration of special education,
early intervention, and related services
at the Federal, State, and local levels,
and review, plan, and provide
leadership in recommending multi-level
actions that respond to emerging issues;
(d) Communicate, collaborate, and
form partnerships as appropriate and as
directed by OSEP, with technical
assistance providers at the national and
regional levels, including those that are
part of the OSEP-supported special
education technical assistance and
dissemination network;
(e) Communicate regularly with OSEP
to provide and receive information that
may assist OSEP in improving its
efficiency and effectiveness in
administering IDEA;
(f) As a result of the activities
associated with paragraphs (a) through
(e), at a minimum—
(1) Complete three in-depth policy
analyses;
(2) Prepare ten policy syntheses; and
(3) Convene one policy forum and
write a proceedings document;
(g) Disseminate documents noted
under paragraph (f) to a wide audience,
including State and local directors of
special education; and
(h) Maintain the project Web site.
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 Project
Forum.
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
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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
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index.html.
Dated: July 22, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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[CFDA No. 84.326J]
Notice of Proposed Extension of
Project Period and Waiver for the
National Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center
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 Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center (CFDA No.
84.326J).
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 Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center 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
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period and waiver to Michael Slade,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4083,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–
7527.
If you prefer to send your comments
by e-mail, use the following address:
michael.slade@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:
Michael Slade at the address listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Telephone: (202) 245–7527. 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 4083,
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 March 8, 2005, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register (70 FR 11214), 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 (TA&D)
program, authorized under section 663
of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), to support a
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Secondary Transition Technical
Assistance Center. Based on that notice,
the Department made one award for a
period of 60 months to the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte to carry out
the National Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC).
Currently, the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP) funds
NSTTAC to support the improvement of
transition planning, services, and
outcomes for youth with disabilities by
disseminating information and
providing technical assistance (TA) on
evidence-based practices with an
emphasis on building and sustaining
State-level infrastructures of support
and building district-level
demonstrations of effective transition
methods. NSTTAC has demonstrated
significant progress in disseminating
information on evidence-based practices
and providing TA to States and local
educational agencies (LEAs) to advance
implementation of effective transition
planning and services.
NSTTAC’s current project period is
scheduled to end on December 31, 2010.
We do not believe it would be in the
public interest to hold new
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, 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
the 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
$1,100,000 to the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte (H326J050004) 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 and LEAs with
effective transition planning and
services, as the Department works on
reauthorization of the ESEA and designs
TA&D competitions that are coordinated
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the
State and Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center (CFDA No.
84.326F)
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 State and Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center (CFDA
No. 84.326F).
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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 State and
Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center 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 Patricia Gonzalez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-7355.
If you prefer to send your comments by e-mail, use the following
address: patricia.gonzalez@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: Patricia Gonzalez at the address
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
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Telephone: (202) 245-7355. 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:
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 4082, 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 March 3, 2005, the Department published a notice in the Federal
Register (70 FR 10374), 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 (TA&D)
program, authorized under section 663 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to support a State and Federal
Policy Forum for Program Improvement Center (Project Forum). Based on
that notice, the Department made one award for a period of 60 months to
the National Association of State Directors of Special Education to
carry out Project Forum. The purpose of Project Forum is to provide
States, local educational agencies (LEAs) and Federal decision makers
responsible for the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) with access to valid statistics, research
findings, policy analyses, and current information on trends in the
provision of special education and related services and early
intervention services. Specifically, Project Forum assists States and
LEAs with the process of planning systemic changes that will promote
improved early intervention, education, and transitional results for
children with disabilities. Project Forum also provides the Office of
Special Education Programs (OSEP) with a mechanism and resources for
analyzing policies and emerging issues that are of significant national
concern.
Project Forum'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 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,
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 $450,000 to the
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
(H326F050001) for an additional twelve-month period.
Waiving these regulations and issuing this continuation award would
ensure that continued technical assistance is available to assist
Federal decision makers, States, and LEAs with systemic changes that
will promote improved early intervention, education, and transitional
results for children with disabilities, 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, Project Forum would conduct the
following activities:
(a) Identify, through contact with experts, research reviews,
regular communication with State and local policy officials, and other
types of needs assessments, the information that programs need to
improve, both at the national, State, and local levels;
(b) Collect, organize, synthesize, interpret, and integrate
information needed for program improvement using a variety of methods
and formats such as surveys, interviews, brief case examinations, and
meetings among special education administrators, outside experts,
representatives of students with disabilities and their families, and
others;
(c) Analyze emerging policy or program issues regarding the
administration of special education, early intervention, and related
services at the Federal, State, and local levels, and review, plan, and
provide leadership in recommending multi-level actions that respond to
emerging issues;
(d) Communicate, collaborate, and form partnerships as appropriate
and as directed by OSEP, with technical assistance providers at the
national and regional levels, including those that are part of the
OSEP-supported special education technical assistance and dissemination
network;
(e) Communicate regularly with OSEP to provide and receive
information that may assist OSEP in improving its efficiency and
effectiveness in administering IDEA;
(f) As a result of the activities associated with paragraphs (a)
through (e), at a minimum--
(1) Complete three in-depth policy analyses;
(2) Prepare ten policy syntheses; and
(3) Convene one policy forum and write a proceedings document;
(g) Disseminate documents noted under paragraph (f) to a wide
audience, including State and local directors of special education; and
(h) Maintain the project Web site.
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 Project Forum.
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
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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
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Dated: July 22, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-18525 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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