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type of unit to maneuver more
effectively with the other, understand
key limitations and requirements,
promote increased training readiness,
and effectively prepare Army units for
operational deployments abroad. In
addition, both Fort Carson and JBLM are
world-class military installations that
have modernized range and training
infrastructure and existing airfields
capable of supporting CAB units. Both
installations have adequate maneuver
lands and airspace access, and the
capability to provide CAB units with
new or existing administrative space
and garrison support infrastructure.
The decision to realign components of
a CAB to JBLM instead of stationing a
full CAB there will reduce the impacts
a full CAB would have had to traffic on
Interstate 5 and other congested
roadways and also reduce impacts on
local schools. Split stationing existing
CAB units and realigning less than a full
CAB to JBLM will also ensure that
critical aviation lift assets will remain in
Alaska to support operations there. This
split stationing approach will provide
units at JBLM with full CAB training
capability and benefits when realigned
units are added to JBLMs existing
aviation units.
Environmental impacts associated
with the implementation of the decision
include potentially significant impacts
to: transportation on the Interstate 5
corridor near JBLM, fish and water
quality in Puget Sound, and noise
impacts to sensitive receptors. There are
potentially significant impacts to
biological resources at YTC from
increased potential for wildfire and
habitat degradation associated with
aviation training. There may also be
significant but mitigable impacts to soils
at Fort Carson, PCMS, and YTC as well
as significant but mitigable impacts to
water resources at YTC. At PCMS,
cumulative impacts to soils are
predicted to be manageable with current
dust control mitigation techniques.
Impacts to cultural resources, air
quality, noise, and public land use were
all predicted to be less than significant.
This decision provides the proper
balance for addressing the shortfall in
aviation force structure, optimizing
training readiness, and enhancing
quality of life for Soldiers and their
Families by increasing the times
between deployments for aviation
Soldiers. As part of the implementation
of this decision, the Army will take
practical measures to mitigate impacts
to protect and sustain the environment.
A summary of environmental impacts
and rationale for the decision can be
found in the ROD which is available
along with the FPEIS for public review
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Dated: March 25, 2011.
Hershell E. Wolfe,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Environment, Safety and Occupational
Health)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Credit Enhancement for Charter
School Facilities Program
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for
new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011;
correction.
AGENCY:
Overview Information:
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.354A.
SUMMARY: On March 11, 2011, the
Department of Education published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 13365) a
notice inviting applications for new
awards for FY 2011 for the Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities program (March 11 NIA). This
notice makes two corrections to the
March 11 NIA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Margaret Galiatsos. Telephone: (202)
205–9765; or by e-mail:
ann.galiatsos@ed.gov; or by mail:
(Attention: Credit Enhancement for
Charter School Facilities Program), U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4W259,
Washington, DC 20202.
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 listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
On pages 13365, 13366, and 13367 of
the March 11 NIA, we indicated that
there would be only one pre-application
meeting and that it would be held on
April 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., Washington,
DC time. We are correcting the March 11
NIA to reflect that the Department is
offering a second pre-application
meeting at 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2011.
The corrections are as follows:
On page 13365, second column, the
‘‘Date of Pre-Application Meeting’’
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section is corrected to read ‘‘Dates of
Pre-Application Meetings: April 4, 2011
at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time and
April 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time.’’
On page 13366, third column, and
page 13367, first column, the ‘‘Date of
Pre-Application Meeting’’ section is
corrected to read as follows:
‘‘Dates of Pre-Application Meetings:
The Department will hold two preapplication meetings for prospective
applicants. The first pre-application
meeting will be held on April 4, 2011
at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time, at
the U.S. Department of Education, Room
1W128, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. The second preapplication meeting will be held on
April 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, via conference call.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these meetings to discuss
the purpose of the program, priorities,
selection criteria, application
requirements, submission requirements,
and reporting requirements. Interested
parties may participate in the first preapplication meeting either by
conference call or in person. Interested
parties may participate in the second
pre-application meeting by conference
call.
The site for the first pre-application
meeting is accessible by Metro on the
Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at
the Seventh Street and Maryland
Avenue exit of the L’Enfant Plaza
station. After the first meeting, program
staff will be available from 12:00 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. on that same day to provide
information and technical assistance
through individual consultation.
To participate by conference call in
either the first or second pre-application
meetings, the conference line number is
1–888–456–0285 and the participant
pass code is 1704354. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals interested in attending
either meeting are encouraged to
preregister by e-mailing their name,
organization, and contact information
with the subject heading PRE–
APPLICATION MEETING to
ann.galiatsos@ed.gov. There are no
registration fees for attending these
meetings.
For further information about the preapplication meetings, contact Ann
Margaret Galiatsos, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 4W259, Washington, DC 20202–
5970. Telephone: (202) 205–9765 or by
e-mail: ann.galiatsos@ed.gov.’’
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7223–7223j.
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Dated: March 28, 2011.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and
Improvement.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education.
Notice of intent to compromise
claim with request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The United States Department
of Education (Department) intends to
compromise a claim against the District
of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) now
pending before the Office of
Administrative Law Judges (OALJ),
Docket No. 07–42–R. Before
compromising a claim, the Department
must publish its intent to do so in the
Federal Register and provide the public
an opportunity to comment on that
action.
SUMMARY:
We must receive your comments
on the proposed action on or before May
16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments
concerning the proposed action to
Ronald B. Petracca, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
6C111, Washington, DC 20202–2110.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald B. Petracca. Telephone: (202)
401–6008. 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
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments
regarding this proposed action. During
and after the comment period, you may
inspect all public comments about this
notice in room 6E312, FB–6, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
Monday through Friday of each week
except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing Comments
On request, we will supply an
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print magnifier, to an individual with a
disability who needs assistance to
review the comments. If you want to
schedule an appointment for this type of
aid, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Background
Intent To Compromise Claim Against
the District of Columbia Public
Schools
DATES:
INFORMATION CONTACT.
On July 12, 2007, the Assistant
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education and the Assistant Secretary
for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services (collectively, the Assistant
Secretaries) jointly issued a program
determination letter (PDL) seeking to
recover from DCPS $1,354,679 in funds
under Title I, Part A (Title I) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA), Title I, Part B,
Subpart 1 of the ESEA (Reading First),
Title II, Part A of the ESEA (Improving
Teacher Quality or ITQ), and Part B of
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA–B). These funds,
based on findings in a single audit of
DCPS (Audit Control Number 03–04–
68025), were determined by the
Assistant Secretaries to have been
expended, during fiscal year 2003, in
violation of Title I, Reading First, ITQ,
and IDEA–B. Specifically, the Assistant
Secretaries found that DCPS had: Failed
to maintain appropriate documentation
supporting payroll costs for Title I, ITQ,
and IDEA–B; failed to provide proof of
payment for various accrued expenses
billed to Title I, ITQ, and IDEA–B; failed
to maintain appropriate documentation
for expenditures under ITQ and IDEA–
B; failed to maintain source
documentation to support journal
entries for costs attributed to Title I,
ITQ, and IDEA–B; failed to maintain
adequate documentation to support the
acquisition and disposition of property
obtained with Reading First and Title I
funds; and lacked adequate supporting
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documentation for items charged to
IDEA–B.
DCPS filed an Application for Review
of this PDL with the Office of
Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) on
September 10, 2007. On October 24,
2007, the OALJ granted the parties’ Joint
Motion to Conduct Voluntary Discovery,
Engage in Settlement Negotiations, and
Suspend the Procedural Schedule (Joint
Motion). Since this Joint Motion was
granted, DCPS 1 has presented the
Department with extensive
documentation, not available to the
Department at the time the PDL was
issued, to support the withdrawal from
this claim of $571,978 in questioned
costs. In particular, DCPS provided
copies of purchase orders, printouts
from DCPS’ accounting system with
transaction detail, and copies of
corresponding checks to support
$556,033 in accrued expenses billed to
Title I, ITQ, and IDEA–B. In addition,
DCPS provided printouts from its
accounting system with transaction
detail and copies of corresponding
checks demonstrating that expenditures
under ITQ and IDEA–B totaling $15,945
were, in fact, made. After conducting a
thorough review of this documentation,
the Assistant Secretaries have decided
to accept DCPS’ documentation, thereby
reducing the claim to $782,701.
The Department proposes to
compromise this remaining claim to
$675,000. Based on litigation risks, the
high percentage of funds being
recovered (86 percent of the remaining
claim), and the costs of proceeding
through the administrative and,
possibly, court process for this appeal,
the Department has determined that it
would not be practical or in the public
interest to continue this proceeding. In
making this determination, the
Department recognizes that DCPS has
entered into a High Risk Corrective
Action Plan (HRCAP) with the
Department, which includes a plan to
address weaknesses in financial
management, procurement, and
property management, among other
issues. Since entering into the HRCAP,
the Department has worked closely with
DCPS to support DCPS in resolving the
issues addressed in the HRCAP,
including the practices or procedures
that gave rise to the disallowances in the
PDL. Therefore, the Department does
1 Since DCPS filed its application for review, the
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
(OSSE) was established as the District of Columbia’s
State educational agency (SEA). Although OSSE has
been involved in settlement discussions and would
necessarily have a role in any compromise, for ease
of reference and consistent with the pleadings
before the OALJ, this notice refers to DCPS as the
relevant party.
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[FR Doc No: 2011-7636]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 2011; correction.
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Overview Information:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.354A.
SUMMARY: On March 11, 2011, the Department of Education published in
the Federal Register (76 FR 13365) a notice inviting applications for
new awards for FY 2011 for the Credit Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities program (March 11 NIA). This notice makes two corrections to
the March 11 NIA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Margaret Galiatsos. Telephone:
(202) 205-9765; or by e-mail: ann.galiatsos@ed.gov; or by mail:
(Attention: Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Program),
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W259,
Washington, DC 20202.
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 listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
On pages 13365, 13366, and 13367 of the March 11 NIA, we indicated
that there would be only one pre-application meeting and that it would
be held on April 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time. We are
correcting the March 11 NIA to reflect that the Department is offering
a second pre-application meeting at 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2011. The
corrections are as follows:
On page 13365, second column, the ``Date of Pre-Application
Meeting'' section is corrected to read ``Dates of Pre-Application
Meetings: April 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., Washington, DC time and April 5,
2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.''
On page 13366, third column, and page 13367, first column, the
``Date of Pre-Application Meeting'' section is corrected to read as
follows:
``Dates of Pre-Application Meetings: The Department will hold two
pre-application meetings for prospective applicants. The first pre-
application meeting will be held on April 4, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.,
Washington, DC time, at the U.S. Department of Education, Room 1W128,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. The second pre-application
meeting will be held on April 5, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, via conference call.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these meetings to
discuss the purpose of the program, priorities, selection criteria,
application requirements, submission requirements, and reporting
requirements. Interested parties may participate in the first pre-
application meeting either by conference call or in person. Interested
parties may participate in the second pre-application meeting by
conference call.
The site for the first pre-application meeting is accessible by
Metro on the Blue, Orange, Green, and Yellow lines at the Seventh
Street and Maryland Avenue exit of the L'Enfant Plaza station. After
the first meeting, program staff will be available from 12:00 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. on that same day to provide information and technical
assistance through individual consultation.
To participate by conference call in either the first or second
pre-application meetings, the conference line number is 1-888-456-0285
and the participant pass code is 1704354. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals interested in attending either meeting are encouraged
to preregister by e-mailing their name, organization, and contact
information with the subject heading PRE-APPLICATION MEETING to
ann.galiatsos@ed.gov. There are no registration fees for attending
these meetings.
For further information about the pre-application meetings, contact
Ann Margaret Galiatsos, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4W259, Washington, DC 20202-5970. Telephone: (202)
205-9765 or by e-mail: ann.galiatsos@ed.gov.''
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7223-7223j.
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You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/. To use PDF you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site.
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 via the Federal Digital System at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys.
Dated: March 28, 2011.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2011-7636 Filed 3-30-11; 8:45 am]
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