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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
competitions under the TA&D program
until the Department has considered
changes being made to the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended (ESEA), during the process
of reauthorizing that law 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 waives
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 issues 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 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
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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 will
(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
extension of project period and waiver
do not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The only entity affected is
NCEO.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
The extension of project period and
waiver do 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.
Accessible Format: 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
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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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
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index.html.
Dated: September 7, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education Programs,
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education; Notice of Final Extension of
Project Period and Waiver for the
National Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center (CFDA
No. 84.326J)
The Secretary issues this
notice to waive the requirements in the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations, 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. The extension of project period
and waiver enable the currently funded
National Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center to receive
funding from December 31, 2010
through December 31, 2011.
DATES: The extension of project period
and waiver are effective October 14,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Slade, U.S. Department of
Education, 550 12th St., SW., room
4083, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2641.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department published a notice in the
Federal Register (75 FR 44233) on July
28, 2010, proposing an extension of
SUMMARY:
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project period and a waiver in order
to—
(1) Enable the Secretary to provide
additional funds to the currently funded
National Secondary Transition
Technical Assistance Center for an
additional 12-month period, from
December 31, 2010 through December
31, 2011; and
(2) Request comments on the
proposed extension of project period
and waiver.
There are no substantive differences
between the notice of proposed
extension of project period and waiver
and this notice of final extension of
project period and waiver.
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Public Comment
We invited comments on the
proposed extension of project period
and waiver in the notice of proposed
extension of project period and waiver.
Five parties submitted comments in
agreement with the proposal to extend
the grant period of the current grantee.
We did not receive any comments
opposing the proposed extension of
project period and waiver. Generally,
we do not address technical and other
minor changes, as well as suggested
changes the law does not authorize us
to make. Moreover, we do not address
comments that do not express views on
the substance of the notice of proposed
extension of project period and waiver.
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
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
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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 of 1965,
as amended (ESEA), during the process
of reauthorizing that law 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 waives 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 issues 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 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
and aligned with the Department’s
technical assistance priorities.
During the next fiscal year, NSTTAC
will 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
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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
extension of project period and waiver
do not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The only entity affected is
NSTTAC.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
The extension of project period and
waiver do 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.
Accessible Format: 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
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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: September 7, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2010–22903 Filed 9–13–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education Programs, Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education; Notice of Final
Extension of Project Period and Waiver for the National Secondary
Transition Technical Assistance Center (CFDA No. 84.326J)
SUMMARY: The Secretary issues this notice to waive the requirements in
the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 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. The extension of
project period and waiver enable the currently funded National
Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center to receive funding
from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2011.
DATES: The extension of project period and waiver are effective October
14, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Slade, U.S. Department of
Education, 550 12th St., SW., room 4083, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2641. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published a notice in the
Federal Register (75 FR 44233) on July 28, 2010, proposing an extension
of
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project period and a waiver in order to--
(1) Enable the Secretary to provide additional funds to the
currently funded National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance
Center for an additional 12-month period, from December 31, 2010
through December 31, 2011; and
(2) Request comments on the proposed extension of project period
and waiver.
There are no substantive differences between the notice of proposed
extension of project period and waiver and this notice of final
extension of project period and waiver.
Public Comment
We invited comments on the proposed extension of project period and
waiver in the notice of proposed extension of project period and
waiver. Five parties submitted comments in agreement with the proposal
to extend the grant period of the current grantee. We did not receive
any comments opposing the proposed extension of project period and
waiver. Generally, we do not address technical and other minor changes,
as well as suggested changes the law does not authorize us to make.
Moreover, we do not address comments that do not express views on the
substance of the notice of proposed extension of project period and
waiver.
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 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 of
1965, as amended (ESEA), during the process of reauthorizing that law
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 waives 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
issues 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
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 and aligned with the Department's
technical assistance priorities.
During the next fiscal year, NSTTAC will 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 extension of project period and
waiver do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. The only entity affected is NSTTAC.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
The extension of project period and waiver do 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.
Accessible Format: 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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: September 7, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-22903 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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