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Dated: April 25, 2012.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2012–10382 Filed 4–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Investing in Innovation Fund, Scale-Up
Grants
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.411A (Scale-up
grants).
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; extension of deadline
date and correction.
AGENCY:
On March 27, 2012, the Office
of Innovation and Improvement in the
U.S. Department of Education published
in the Federal Register (77 FR 18216) a
notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year 2012 for the
Investing in Innovation (i3) Scale-up
grant competition (March 27 i3 Scale-up
NIA). This notice extends the deadline
date and date for intergovernmental
review announced in, and corrects an
error in, the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA.
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 30, 2012.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 26, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Deadline Date Extension
In the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA the
Department announced the 2012 i3
Scale-up grant competition and
indicated that the Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications was May
29, 2012. Applicants under this
competition are required to use
Grants.gov. Since publishing the March
27 i3 Scale-up NIA, it has come to the
Department’s attention that the
Grants.gov help desk will be closed in
observance of Memorial Day on
Monday, May 28—the day before the
original Deadline for the Transmittal of
Applications that was announced in the
March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. The
Department extends the deadline date
for this competition to May 30, 2012 so
that applicants will have sufficient
access to the Grants.gov help desk to
address any technical issues related to
the application submission that may
arise the day before the deadline date.
As a result of the change in the deadline
date, we are also extending the Date for
Intergovernmental Review by one day—
to July 26, 2012.
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Correction
An error appears in the Electronic
Submission of Applications section of
the March 27 i3 Scale-up NIA. In seven
places within that section, the notice
indicates that applications must be fully
uploaded and submitted and must be
date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system no later than
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. These
references to ‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ should be
references to ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’ For this
reason, we correct the March 27 i3
Scale-up NIA as follows:
On page 18225, second column,
second bulleted paragraph, correct the
three references to ‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ to read
‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18225, third column, last
paragraph, correct the reference to ‘‘4:30
p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18226, first column, first full
paragraph, correct the two references to
‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18226, second column, last
paragraph, correct the reference to ‘‘4:30
p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
Program Authority: American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division A,
Section 14007, Public Law 111–5.
VIII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Lyons, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
room 4W203, Washington, DC 20202–
5930. FAX: (202) 205–5631. Telephone:
(202) 453–7122 or by email: i3@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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
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at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
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Dated: April 25, 2012.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and
Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2012–10383 Filed 4–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Investing in Innovation Fund,
Validation
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.411B (Validation
grants).
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; extension of deadline
date and correction.
AGENCY:
On March 27, 2012, the Office
of Innovation and Improvement in the
U.S. Department of Education published
in the Federal Register (77 FR 18229) a
notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year 2012 for the
Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation
grant competition (March 27 i3
Validation NIA). This notice extends the
deadline date and date for
intergovernmental review announced
in, and corrects an error in the March 27
i3 Validation NIA.
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 30, 2012.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 26, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Deadline Date Extension
In the March 27 i3 Validation NIA the
Department announced the 2012 i3
Validation grant competition and
indicated that the Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications was May
29, 2012. Applicants under this
competition are required to use
Grants.gov. Since publishing the March
27 i3 Validation NIA, it has come to the
Department’s attention that the
Grants.gov help desk will be closed in
observance of Memorial Day on
Monday, May 28—the day before the
original Deadline for the Transmittal of
Applications that was announced in the
March 27 i3 Validation NIA. The
Department extends the deadline date
for this competition to May 30, 2012 so
that applicants will have sufficient
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access to the Grants.gov help desk to
address any technical issues related to
application submission that may arise
the day before the deadline date. As a
result of the change in the deadline
date, we are also extending the Date for
Intergovernmental Review by one day—
to July 26, 2012.
Correction
An error appears in the Electronic
Submission of Applications section of
the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. In
seven places within that section, the
notice indicates that applications must
be fully uploaded and submitted and
must be date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. These
references to ‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ should be
references to ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’ For this
reason, we correct the March 27 i3
Validation NIA as follows:
On page 18238, second column,
second bulleted paragraph, correct the
three references to ‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ to read
‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18238, third column, sixth
paragraph, correct the reference to ‘‘4:30
p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18238, third column, seventh
paragraph, correct the two references to
‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
On page 18239, second column, fifth
full paragraph, correct the reference to
‘‘4:30 p.m.’’ to read ‘‘4:30:00 p.m.’’.
Program Authority: American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division A,
Section 14007, Public Law 111–5.
VIII. Agency Contact
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Lyons, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 4W203, Washington, DC 20202–
5930. Fax: (202) 205–5631. Telephone:
(202) 453–7122 or by email: i3@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
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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). To use PDF you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Dated: April 25, 2012.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and
Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2012–10373 Filed 4–27–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2012–OESE–0002]
Final Revision to Selection Criteria—
Enhanced Assessment Instruments;
CFDA Number: 84.368
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education
amends the selection criteria under the
Enhanced Assessment Instruments
Grant program, also called the Enhanced
Assessment Grant (EAG) program, as
established in the notice of final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and
selection criteria published in the
Federal Register on April 19, 2011
(2011 NFP). The 2011 NFP established
specific priorities, requirements,
definitions, and selection criteria that
may be used for the EAG program. The
revisions in this notice provide the
Secretary with additional flexibility
with respect to selection criteria for
EAG competitions in 2012 that use
fiscal year (FY) 2011 funds and for
subsequent competitions. We believe
that these revisions will enable the
Department to administer this program
more effectively, simplify the
application and review processes, and
better ensure that the strongest
applications receive EAG funds.
DATES: Effective Date: The revisions are
effective May 30, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Collette Roney, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
room 3W210, Washington, DC 20202.
SUMMARY:
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Telephone: (202) 401–5245 or by email:
Collette.Roney@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the EAG program is to enhance the
quality of assessment instruments and
systems used by States for measuring
the academic achievement of
elementary and secondary school
students.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7301a.
We published a notice of proposed
revisions for this program in the Federal
Register on January 30, 2012 (77 FR
4553). That notice contained
background information and our reasons
for proposing the revisions relating to
the use of selection criteria for this
program.
Public Comment: In response to our
invitation in the notice of proposed
revisions, we did not receive any
comments. However, as a result of our
further review of the proposed revisions
since publication of the notice of
proposed revisions, we have made one
change as follows:
Analysis of Comments and Changes
Comment: None.
Discussion: In reviewing the
statement of the proposed revisions to
selection criteria further, the
Department has decided that it may be
helpful to address the assignment of
maximum possible points—not only
with respect to criteria used for
competitions, but also with respect to
factors under those criteria. The
Department has the authority under 34
CFR 75.201 to assign maximum points
at the factor level. This change,
therefore, does not substantively change
the Department’s authority or practice;
it merely describes the manner in which
the Department may indicate whether
factors under a selection criterion have
been assigned maximum points.
Changes: We have added language to
the statement of revisions to clarify that
the Department may assign, in the
notice inviting applications, the
application package, or both, the
maximum possible points an applicant
may earn under each factor under a
selection criterion.
Final Revisions to Selection Criteria
The Secretary may use one or more of
the selection criteria listed in
paragraphs (a) through (d) for evaluating
an application under this program. This
flexibility includes the authority to
reduce the number of selection criteria.
In order to assist peer reviewers in
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Investing in Innovation Fund,
Validation
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.411B
(Validation grants).
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice; extension of deadline date and correction.
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SUMMARY: On March 27, 2012, the Office of Innovation and Improvement in
the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register (77
FR 18229) a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
2012 for the Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation grant competition
(March 27 i3 Validation NIA). This notice extends the deadline date and
date for intergovernmental review announced in, and corrects an error
in the March 27 i3 Validation NIA.
DATES:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2012.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Deadline Date Extension
In the March 27 i3 Validation NIA the Department announced the 2012
i3 Validation grant competition and indicated that the Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications was May 29, 2012. Applicants under this
competition are required to use Grants.gov. Since publishing the March
27 i3 Validation NIA, it has come to the Department's attention that
the Grants.gov help desk will be closed in observance of Memorial Day
on Monday, May 28--the day before the original Deadline for the
Transmittal of Applications that was announced in the March 27 i3
Validation NIA. The Department extends the deadline date for this
competition to May 30, 2012 so that applicants will have sufficient
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access to the Grants.gov help desk to address any technical issues
related to application submission that may arise the day before the
deadline date. As a result of the change in the deadline date, we are
also extending the Date for Intergovernmental Review by one day--to
July 26, 2012.
Correction
An error appears in the Electronic Submission of Applications
section of the March 27 i3 Validation NIA. In seven places within that
section, the notice indicates that applications must be fully uploaded
and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. These references to ``4:30 p.m.'' should be references
to ``4:30:00 p.m.'' For this reason, we correct the March 27 i3
Validation NIA as follows:
On page 18238, second column, second bulleted paragraph, correct
the three references to ``4:30 p.m.'' to read ``4:30:00 p.m.''.
On page 18238, third column, sixth paragraph, correct the reference
to ``4:30 p.m.'' to read ``4:30:00 p.m.''.
On page 18238, third column, seventh paragraph, correct the two
references to ``4:30 p.m.'' to read ``4:30:00 p.m.''.
On page 18239, second column, fifth full paragraph, correct the
reference to ``4:30 p.m.'' to read ``4:30:00 p.m.''.
Program Authority: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, Division A, Section 14007, Public Law 111-5.
VIII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Lyons, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W203, Washington, DC 20202-
5930. Fax: (202) 205-5631. Telephone: (202) 453-7122 or by email:
i3@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
in this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: 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: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: April 25, 2012.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2012-10373 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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