Applications for New Awards; State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, 2403-2404 [2015-00605]

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That notice established a January 29, 2015, deadline for the submission of applications, and a deadline of March 30, 2015, for intergovernmental review. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2403 We are extending both deadlines by fifteen (15) days. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.323A. Dates: Applications Available: December 15, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 13, 2015. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 14, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4097, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–6673 or by email: jennifer.coffey@ed.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 15, 2015, the Secretary invited applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015 under the SPDG competition (79 FR 74071). The purpose of this program, authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve results for children with disabilities. The notice inviting applications established a January 29, 2015, deadline for the submission of applications. To ensure that all interested parties are provided a minimum of 60 days to submit their applications, we are extending the application period for fifteen (15) days to February 13, 2015. Consequently, we are also extending the deadline for intergovernmental review to April 14, 2015. All other information in the December 15, 2014, notice, including the two absolute priorities, remains the same. 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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: January 12, 2015. Michael K. Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2015–00605 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Engineered High Energy Crop Programs Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Southeastern United States Department of Energy. Notice of availability and public hearings. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA–E) announces the availability of the Engineered High Energy Crop (EHEC) Programs Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (or Draft PEIS) (DOE/EIS–0481). DOE also announces one in-person public hearing to be held in Washington, DC, and two Web-based public hearings, to receive comments on the Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with DOE’s Proposed Action to implement one or more programs to catalyze the development and demonstration of crops specifically engineered for increased energy production. A main component of the proposed programs would be providing financial assistance to conduct field trials to test the effectiveness of EHECs in the Southeastern United States, specifically in Alabama, Florida (excluding the Everglades/Southern Florida coastal plain ecoregion), Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. DATES: Comments on the Draft PEIS Notice of Availability (NOA) will be accepted until March 17, 2015. 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ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft PEIS may be submitted by any of the following methods: • EHEC Web site: https:// engineeredhighenergycropsPEIS.com • Email: comments@ engineeredhighenergycropsPEIS.com • Mail: Dr. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, ARPA–E, U.S. Department of Energy, ATTN: EHEC PEIS, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Mailstop-950–8043, Washington, DC 20585. Note: Comments submitted by U.S. Postal Service may be delayed by mail screening. This NOA, the EPA NOA, and the Draft PEIS will be posted on the DOE NEPA Web site at https://energy.gov/ nepa. These documents, and additional materials relating to this Draft PEIS, will also be available on the EHEC PEIS project Web site at: https:// engineeredhighenergycropsPEIS.com. The Draft PEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and alternatives to develop and implement one or more programs to catalyze the research, development, and demonstration of EHECs in the Southeastern United States. EHECs are agriculturally-viable photosynthetic species containing genetic material that has been intentionally introduced through biotechnology, interspecific hybridization, or other engineering processes (excluding processes that occur in nature without human intervention), specifically engineered to increase the amount of energy produced per acre (e.g., improving the photosynthetic process), without increasing the amount of biomass. These approaches are referred to in this PEIS as approaches ‘‘independent of increasing the amount of biomass.’’ A main component of the proposed EHEC Programs would be DOE or other Federal or state agencies providing financial assistance for confined field trials to evaluate the performance of EHECs that could facilitate the commercial development and deployment of biofuels. The field trials would demonstrate the EHEC’s biological and economic viability and further DOE ARPA–E’s mission. Confined field trials may range in size and could include development scale (up to 5 acres), pilot scale (up to 250 acres), or demonstration scale (up to 15,000 acres). The Draft PEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of these scaled alternatives, which reflect the range of reasonable alternatives. For more information on the PEIS, contact Dr. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, by one of the methods described in the ADDRESSES section, or by telephone at (202) 287–5453. For general information on the DOE NEPA process, contact Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or telephone at (202) 586–4600, voicemail at (800) 472–2756, or email at askNEPA@hq.doe.gov. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact (800) 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EHEC PEIS (DOE/EIS–0481) is being prepared in accordance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requirements, the Council on Environmental Quality’s NEPA regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE’s NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR part 1021). Signed in Washington, DC, this 12th day of January, 2015. Jonathan Burbaum, Program Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2015–00601 Filed 1–15–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Agency Information Collection Extension Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable, Energy Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2403-2404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00605]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; State Personnel Development Grants 
(SPDG) Program

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Applications for New Awards; extension of the application 
period.

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SUMMARY: On December 15, 2014, we published in the Federal Register a 
notice inviting applications for new awards under the SPDG competition. 
That notice established a January 29, 2015, deadline for the submission 
of applications, and a deadline of March 30, 2015, for 
intergovernmental review. We are extending both deadlines by fifteen 
(15) days.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
    84.323A.
    Dates:
    Applications Available: December 15, 2014.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 13, 2015.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 14, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of 
Education, Office of Special Education Programs, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Room 4097, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2600. 
Telephone: (202) 245-6673 or by email: jennifer.coffey@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On December 15, 2015, the Secretary invited 
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015 under the SPDG 
competition (79 FR 74071). The purpose of this program, authorized by 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), is to assist 
State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their 
systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early 
intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve 
results for children with disabilities.
    The notice inviting applications established a January 29, 2015, 
deadline for the submission of applications. To ensure that all 
interested parties are provided a minimum of 60 days to submit their 
applications, we are extending the application period for fifteen (15) 
days to February 13, 2015. Consequently, we are also extending the 
deadline for intergovernmental review to April 14, 2015. All other 
information in the December 15, 2014, notice, including the two 
absolute priorities, remains the same.
    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 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

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Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 
available free at this 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: January 12, 2015.
Michael K. Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-00605 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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