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(b) Effective Period. This section will
be effective from 8 p.m. on September
21, 2013, until 10 p.m. on September 22,
2013.
(c) Enforcement Period. This section
will be enforced from 8 p.m. until 10
p.m. on September 21, 2013. If the event
is postponed due to inclement weather,
then this rule will be enforced from 8
p.m. until 10 p.m. on September 22,
2013.
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Long Island Sound, to act on his or her
behalf. The designated representative
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may be on shore and will communicate
with vessels via VHF–FM radio or
loudhailer. In addition, members of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary may be present to
inform vessel operators of this
regulation.
(2) Official Patrol Vessels. Official
patrol vessels may consist of any Coast
Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, state, or
local law enforcement vessels assigned
or approved by the COTP Sector Long
Island Sound.
(3) Spectators. All persons and vessels
not registered with the event sponsor as
participants or official patrol vessels.
(e) Regulations. The general
regulations contained in 33 CFR 165.23
apply. During the enforcement period,
entering into, transiting through,
remaining, mooring or anchoring within
this safety zone is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port
(COTP) or the designated
representatives.
(1) Spectators desiring to enter or
operate within the regulated area should
contact the COTP Sector Long Island
Sound at 203–468–4401 (Sector LIS
command center) or the designated
representative via VHF channel 16 to
obtain permission to do so. Spectators
given permission to enter or operate in
the regulated area must comply with all
directions given to them by the COTP
Sector Long Island Sound or the
designated on-scene representative.
(2) Upon being hailed by an official
patrol vessel or the designated
representative, by siren, radio, flashing
light or other means, the operator of the
vessel shall proceed as directed. Failure
to comply with a lawful direction may
result in expulsion from the area,
citation for failure to comply, or both.
(3) Fireworks barges used in this
location will have a sign on their port
and starboard side labeled
‘‘FIREWORKS—STAY AWAY’’. This
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sign will consist of 10 inch high by 1.5
inch wide red lettering on a white
background.
Dated: July 22, 2013.
H.L. Morrison,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting
Captain of the Port, Sector Long Island Sound.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter III
Proposed Waiver and Extension of the
Project Period for the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Partnership Project
Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP), Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS), Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension
of the project period.
AGENCY:
[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.326A.]
For the currently funded
IDEA Partnership Project (Partnership
Project) grantee, the Secretary proposes
to waive the requirements that generally
prohibit project periods exceeding five
years and project period extensions
involving the obligation of additional
Federal funds. The Secretary also
proposes to extend current project
period for one year. The proposed
waiver and extension of the project
period would enable the currently
funded Partnership Project grantee to
receive funding from October 1, 2013,
through September 30, 2014.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before September 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed waiver and extension of
the project period to Renee Bradley,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., room 4103,
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),
Washington, DC 20202–2600.
If you prefer to send your comments
by email, use the following address:
renee.bradley@ed.gov. You must
include the phrase ‘‘Proposed waiver
and extension of the project period’’ in
the subject line of your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Bradley. Telephone: (202) 245–
7277, or by email:
renee.bradley@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.
SUMMARY:
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Invitation to Comment: We invite you
to submit comments regarding this
proposed waiver and extension. During
and after the comment period, you may
inspect all public comments about this
proposed waiver and extension of the
project period in room 4103, PCP, 550
12th Street, 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 the
Rulemaking Record: On request, we will
provide 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 notice. If you want to
schedule an appointment for this type of
aid, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Background
On July 15, 2008, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register (73 FR 40548) inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2008 for the Partnership
Project funded under the Technical
Assistance and Dissemination to
Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities (TA&D)
program, authorized under section 663
of IDEA. The Partnership Project is
intended to provide opportunities for
national associations to collaborate with
each other and with their collective
State and local affiliates to improve the
implementation of education policies
and practices in States. The goal of the
Partnership Project is also intended to
bridge the gap between research, policy,
and practice in both special education
and general education so that the needs
of all students can be meaningfully
addressed. The Partnership Project has
worked to unite multiple national
associations, and their State and local
affiliates, representing policymakers,
service providers, local-level
administrators, and families to improve
the implementation of IDEA and
outcomes for students with disabilities.
These associations and their State and
local affiliates need continued support
to engage in meaningful dialogue,
continual learning, and problem solving
that will improve the implementation of
IDEA and outcomes for students with
disabilities.
The Department made one award for
a period of 60 months to the National
Association of State Directors of Special
Education (NASDSE) to establish the
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Partnership Project. The current project
period is scheduled to end on
September 30, 2013.
The Partnership Project links the
expertise and resources available
through the OSEP Technical Assistance
and Dissemination Network with
stakeholder organizations to build
innovative dissemination strategies. The
Partnership Project has developed and
enhanced tools and strategies to
improve the collaboration and
engagement of stakeholder organizations
linked with State improvement efforts to
implement evidence-based practices,
improve the implementation of IDEA,
and improve outcomes for children with
disabilities within general education
reform efforts. Engagement tools and
strategies include: (1) Various Dialogue
Guides, focused on education reform
efforts such as standards-based
assessment, college- and careerreadiness, and the school-to-prison
pipeline; (2) communities of practice
development and implementation; and
(3) stakeholder engagement protocols.
At this time, we do not believe that it
would be in the public interest to run
a competition for a new Partnership
Project because the Department is
planning to change the organization of
its technical assistance (TA) activities to
better meet the needs of States and local
affiliates and families. We also have
concluded that it would be contrary to
the public interest to have a lapse in the
provision of the TA services currently
provided by the Partnership Project
pending the changes to the organization
of the Department’s TA activities.
For these reasons, the Secretary
proposes to waive the requirements in
34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project
periods exceeding five years, and waive
the requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a)
and (c)(2), which allow the extension of
a project period only if the extension
does not involve the obligation of
additional Federal funds. The Secretary
further proposes to issue a continuation
award in the amount of $1,699,000 to
NASDSE for an additional 12-month
period. This continuation award should
ensure that the Partnership Project’s TA,
coordinated training, outreach, and
dissemination of information to the
partners’ State and local affiliates and
families will not be interrupted.
Any activities to be carried out during
the year of the continuation award
would have to be consistent with, or be
a logical extension of, the scope, goals,
and objectives of the grantee’s
application as approved in the 2008
Partnership Project competition.
If the proposed waiver and extension
of the project period are announced in
a final notice in the Federal Register,
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the requirements applicable to
continuation awards for this
competition set forth in the July 15,
2008, notice inviting applications and
the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253
would apply to any continuation awards
sought by the current IDEA Partnership
grantee. If we announce the waiver and
extension as final, we will base our
decisions regarding a continuation
award on the program narrative, budget,
budget narrative, and program
performance report submitted by the
current grantee, as well as the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.253.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Department certifies that the
proposed waiver and extension of the
project period would not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The only entity that would be affected
by the proposed waiver and extension of
the project period is the current grantee.
The Secretary certifies that the
proposed waiver and extension would
not have a significant economic impact
on this entity because the proposed
waiver and extension of the project
period imposes minimal compliance
costs, and the activities required to
support the additional year of funding
would not impose additional regulatory
burdens or require unnecessary Federal
supervision.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice of proposed waiver and
extension of the project period does not
contain any information collection
requirements.
Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to 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 compact disc) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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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Dated: July 29, 2013.
Michael K. Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter III
Proposed Waiver and Extension of the
Project Period for the Technical
Assistance Coordination Center
Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP), Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS), Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension
of the project period.
AGENCY:
[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.326Z.]
The Secretary proposes to
waive the requirements in our
regulations of the Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
that, respectively, generally prohibit
project periods exceeding five years and
project period extensions involving the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
The proposed waiver and extension of
the project period would enable the
currently funded Technical Assistance
Coordination Center to receive funding
from October 1, 2013, through
September 30, 2014.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before September 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed waiver and extension of
the project period to David Guardino,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4106,
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),
Washington, DC 20202–2600.
If you prefer to send your comments
by email, use the following address:
david.guardino@ed.gov. You must
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include the phrase ‘‘Proposed waiver
and extension of the project period’’ in
the subject line of your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Guardino. Telephone: (202) 245–
6209, or by email:
david.guardino@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf or a text telephone,
call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,
at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you
to submit comments regarding this
proposed waiver and extension. During
and after the comment period, you may
inspect all public comments about this
proposed waiver and extension of the
project period in Room 4106, PCP, 550
12th Street 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 the
Rulemaking Record: On request, we will
provide 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 notice. If you want to
schedule an appointment for this type of
aid, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Background
On June 5, 2008, the Department
published a notice in the Federal
Register (73 FR 32016) inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2008 for a Technical
Assistance Coordination Center
(Center). The Center was funded 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). Its
purpose is to support ongoing
communication, collaboration, and
coordination among the centers in the
OSEP-funded TA&D Network, and
between these centers and other
relevant federally funded TA&D centers,
national professional organizations, and
a broad spectrum of stakeholders.
Approximately 30 OSEP-funded centers
comprise the TA&D Network and
provide technical assistance (TA)
covering a variety of areas to State
educational agencies (SEAs), local
educational agencies (LEAs), Part C
State lead agencies, early intervention
service (EIS) programs and providers,
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families of children with disabilities,
and others to improve services and
outcomes for children served under Part
B and Part C of IDEA.
Based on the selection criteria
published in the 2008 notice inviting
applications, the Department made one
award for a period of 60 months to the
Academy for Educational Development,
Inc. (now FHI 360) to establish the
Center, which is currently known as the
Technical Assistance Coordination
Center.
The Center has two broad goals:
(1) Create a resource center where the
various TA&D centers funded by OSEP
and other Federal agencies that provide
assistance and support to States, LEAs,
EIS programs and providers, and
stakeholders in the field can store and
share information and resources
developed by TA providers.
(2) Support OSEP in developing a
comprehensive network integrating a
variety of relevant federally funded
centers, professional organizations, and
other stakeholders to collaborate, solve
problems together, and exchange
knowledge and expertise.
The Center accomplishes this work
by: (a) Creating ongoing opportunities to
promote coordination, communication,
and collaboration among OSEP-funded
TA centers and other federally funded
TA centers through various workgroups,
meetings, listservs, and TA
communities of practice; (b)
maintaining a Web site that houses tools
that TA&D Network projects have
developed or can use in their TA
delivery (e.g., product database,
discretionary database, and TA&D
Network Web site search); and (c)
sharing knowledge of best practices in
collaboration with the TA&D Network
and other federally funded TA centers.
The Center’s current project period is
scheduled to end on September 30,
2013. We do not believe that it would
be in the public interest to run a
competition for a new Center this year
because the Department is planning to
change the organization of its TA
activities to better coordinate Federal
TA activities to meet the needs of
children with disabilities. We also have
concluded that it would be contrary to
the public interest to have a lapse in the
provision of TA services currently
provided by the Center pending the
changes to the organization of the
Department’s TA activities. For these
reasons, the Secretary proposes to waive
the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250,
which prohibit project periods
exceeding five years, and waive the
requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a) and
(c)(2), which allow the extension of a
project period only if the extension does
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter III
Proposed Waiver and Extension of the Project Period for the
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Partnership Project
AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension of the project period.
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[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.326A.]
SUMMARY: For the currently funded IDEA Partnership Project (Partnership
Project) grantee, the Secretary proposes to waive the requirements that
generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project
period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds.
The Secretary also proposes to extend current project period for one
year. The proposed waiver and extension of the project period would
enable the currently funded Partnership Project grantee to receive
funding from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before September 3, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about this proposed waiver and
extension of the project period to Renee Bradley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4103, Potomac Center Plaza
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2600.
If you prefer to send your comments by email, use the following
address: renee.bradley@ed.gov. You must include the phrase ``Proposed
waiver and extension of the project period'' in the subject line of
your message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Bradley. Telephone: (202) 245-
7277, or by email: renee.bradley@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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you to submit comments regarding
this proposed waiver and extension. During and after the comment
period, you may inspect all public comments about this proposed waiver
and extension of the project period in room 4103, PCP, 550 12th Street,
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 the
Rulemaking Record: On request, we will provide 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 notice. If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of aid, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background
On July 15, 2008, the Department published a notice in the Federal
Register (73 FR 40548) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2008 for the Partnership Project funded under the Technical
Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities (TA&D) program, authorized under section 663
of IDEA. The Partnership Project is intended to provide opportunities
for national associations to collaborate with each other and with their
collective State and local affiliates to improve the implementation of
education policies and practices in States. The goal of the Partnership
Project is also intended to bridge the gap between research, policy,
and practice in both special education and general education so that
the needs of all students can be meaningfully addressed. The
Partnership Project has worked to unite multiple national associations,
and their State and local affiliates, representing policymakers,
service providers, local-level administrators, and families to improve
the implementation of IDEA and outcomes for students with disabilities.
These associations and their State and local affiliates need continued
support to engage in meaningful dialogue, continual learning, and
problem solving that will improve the implementation of IDEA and
outcomes for students with disabilities.
The Department made one award for a period of 60 months to the
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
to establish the Partnership Project. The current project period is
scheduled to end on September 30, 2013.
The Partnership Project links the expertise and resources available
through the OSEP Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network with
stakeholder organizations to build innovative dissemination strategies.
The Partnership Project has developed and enhanced tools and strategies
to improve the collaboration and engagement of stakeholder
organizations linked with State improvement efforts to implement
evidence-based practices, improve the implementation of IDEA, and
improve outcomes for children with disabilities within general
education reform efforts. Engagement tools and strategies include: (1)
Various Dialogue Guides, focused on education reform efforts such as
standards-based assessment, college- and career-readiness, and the
school-to-prison pipeline; (2) communities of practice development and
implementation; and (3) stakeholder engagement protocols.
At this time, we do not believe that it would be in the public
interest to run a competition for a new Partnership Project because the
Department is planning to change the organization of its technical
assistance (TA) activities to better meet the needs of States and local
affiliates and families. We also have concluded that it would be
contrary to the public interest to have a lapse in the provision of the
TA services currently provided by the Partnership Project pending the
changes to the organization of the Department's TA activities.
For these reasons, the Secretary proposes to waive the requirements
in 34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project periods exceeding five years,
and waive the requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a) and (c)(2), which allow
the extension of a project period only if the extension does not
involve the obligation of additional Federal funds. The Secretary
further proposes to issue a continuation award in the amount of
$1,699,000 to NASDSE for an additional 12-month period. This
continuation award should ensure that the Partnership Project's TA,
coordinated training, outreach, and dissemination of information to the
partners' State and local affiliates and families will not be
interrupted.
Any activities to be carried out during the year of the
continuation award would have to be consistent with, or be a logical
extension of, the scope, goals, and objectives of the grantee's
application as approved in the 2008 Partnership Project competition.
If the proposed waiver and extension of the project period are
announced in a final notice in the Federal Register, the requirements
applicable to continuation awards for this competition set forth in the
July 15, 2008, notice inviting applications and the requirements in 34
CFR 75.253 would apply to any continuation awards sought by the current
IDEA Partnership grantee. If we announce the waiver and extension as
final, we will base our decisions regarding a continuation award on the
program narrative, budget, budget narrative, and program performance
report submitted by the current grantee, as well as the requirements in
34 CFR 75.253.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Department certifies that the proposed waiver and extension of
the project period would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The only entity that would be
affected by the proposed waiver and extension of the project period is
the current grantee.
The Secretary certifies that the proposed waiver and extension
would not have a significant economic impact on this entity because the
proposed waiver and extension of the project period imposes minimal
compliance costs, and the activities required to support the additional
year of funding would not impose additional regulatory burdens or
require unnecessary Federal supervision.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This notice of proposed waiver and extension of the project period
does not contain any information collection requirements.
Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to 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 compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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
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Dated: July 29, 2013.
Michael K. Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-18529 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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