Reopening and Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the Fiscal Year 2016 Competition; Promise Neighborhoods Program, 63747-63748 [2016-22242]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2016 / Notices the EIS process will be reinitiated and a NOI published. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Peter Weppler, Chief, Environmental Analysis Branch. Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey Feasibility Report for Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Union Beach, New Jersey Final Feasibility Report Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of Intent; Withdrawal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (NY District), is withdrawing its intent to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Study. The Notice of Intent to prepare the SEIS was published in the Friday, January 24, 2014, issue of the Federal Register (79 FR 4155). SUMMARY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning Division, Environmental Analysis Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 2151, New York, NY 10278–0090. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Voisine, Project Biologist, at matthew.voisine@usace.army.mil or 917.790.8718. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District published a notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement in the January 24, 2014 issue of the Federal Register (FR Doc. 2014– 01443 ). Since that time, resource agency involvement through meetings, changes in plan formulation, and reevaluation of the project have reduced the magnitude and extent of proposed flood risk management measures and associated environmental impacts to the point that an SEIS is no longer necessary. A Supplemental Environmental Assessment will be prepared and circulated for review by agencies and the public. The NY District invites participation and consultation of agencies and individuals that have special expertise, legal jurisdiction, or interest in the preparation of the draft environmental assessment. Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record for this proposal. As a result of the process, if it is determined that the project may have significant impacts, mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 [FR Doc. 2016–22336 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 63747 alterations were analyzed in the Final Feasibility Report and disclosed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement dated December 2014, for the Dallas Floodway Project. This ROD addresses the USACE Section 408 Permission. Douglas C. Sims, Chief, Environmental Compliance Branch, Regional Planning and Environmental Center. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [FR Doc. 2016–22321 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Record of Decision for the Remaining Balanced Vision Plan and Interior Drainage Plan Features Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, Dallas County, TX Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort Worth District, is issuing this notice to advise Federal, state, and local governmental agencies and the public that USACE has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Remaining Balanced Vision Plan (BVP) and Interior Drainage Plan (IDP) Features Feasibility Report and Final Environmental Impact Statement, in Dallas County, TX. This ROD was rendered to declare that a USACE action, a Section 408 Permission for the City of Dallas to alter the Dallas Floodway, is in the public interest. DATES: The USACE Fort Worth District Commander, Colonel Calvin C. Hudson II, signed the ROD and Section 408 Permission on July 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Planning and Environmental Center, CESWF–PEC–CC (Attn: Mr. Jason Story), P.O. Box 17300, Room 3A12, Fort Worth, TX 76102– 0300. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Story, Environmental Resources Specialist, Regional Planning and Environmental Center. Email address: jason.e.story@usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Dallas has requested permission to construct the Dallas Floodway Project remaining BVP and IDP features in Dallas County, TX. These remaining BVP and IDP features will constitute an alteration of the existing Dallas Floodway, a USACE federally authorized civil works project that requires Title 33 United States Code, Section 408 (Section 408) compliance. The proposed alterations within the Dallas Floodway consist of ecosystem restoration, recreation, and interior drainage improvements. These SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215N] Reopening and Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the Fiscal Year 2016 Competition; Promise Neighborhoods Program Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement reopens the competition and extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 under the Promise Neighborhoods program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary takes this action to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications by prospective eligible applicants. We are reopening the competition and extending the application deadline date, from September 6, 2016 to September 16, 2016, for all applicants, due to the impact of severe weather-related issues across the country. DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 16, 2016. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 15, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 44741) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for FY 2016 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition. On August 31, 2016, we published in the Federal Register a notice extending the deadline for transmittal of applications to allow certain eligible applicants affected by the flooding in Louisiana additional time to prepare and transmit their applications. At this time, we are reopening the Promise Neighborhoods competition and extending the deadline for transmittal of applications to allow all eligible applicants more time to prepare and submit their applications SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1 63748 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2016 / Notices due to severe weather-related issues across the country. Eligibility: The reopening of the competition and extension of the application deadline date in this notice applies to all applicants under the Promise Neighborhoods program. In accordance with the application notice, an eligible organization for the Promise Neighborhoods program— (1) Is representative of the geographic area proposed to be served; (2) Is one of the following: (a) A nonprofit organization that meets the definition of a nonprofit under 34 CFR 77.1(c), which may include a faith-based nonprofit organization. (b) An institution of higher education as defined by section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. (c) An Indian tribe as defined in the NIA; (3) Currently provides at least one of the solutions from the applicant’s proposed continuum of solutions in the geographic area proposed to be served; and (4) Operates or proposes to work with and involve in carrying out its proposed project, in coordination with the school’s LEA, at least one public elementary or secondary school located within the identified geographic area that the grant will serve. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Note: Except for the deadline date, all information in the application notice for this competition remains the same. Program Authority: Fund for the Improvement of Education, title V, part D, subpart 1, sections 5411 through 5413 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7243–7243b). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Hawkins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W256, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453–5638. Email address: PromiseNeighborhoods@ 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 persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Sep 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 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: September 12, 2016. Nadya Chinoy Dabby, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. 2016–22242 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Advisory Council on Indian Education; Announcement of an Open Public Meeting National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of an open public meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule of an upcoming public meeting conducted by the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE). Notice of the meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. DATES: The NACIE meeting will be held on September 28–29, 2016, 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. each day, Eastern Daylight Saving Time. The meeting will be held at the Residence Inn by Marriott located at 333 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone 202–484–8280. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Hunter, Designated Federal Official, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202–205–8527. Fax: 202–205–0310. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE’s Statutory Authority and Function: NACIE is authorized by Section 7471 of the Elementary and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). NACIE is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, which sets forth requirements for the formation and use of advisory committees. NACIE is established within the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to advise the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on the funding and administration (including the development of regulations and administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and that includes Indian children or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, including any program established under Title VI, Part A of the ESEA. NACIE makes recommendations to the Secretary for filling the position of Director of Indian Education whenever a vacancy occurs. NACIE submits to the Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, a report on the activities of NACIE that includes recommendations NACIE considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, and recommendations concerning the funding of any such program. Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is to convene NACIE to conduct the following committee business: (1) Compile information to be included in the 2016 letter to the Secretary; (2) Receive an overview from Department staff regarding Department programs and their impact on Indian children and adults; and (3) Conduct discussions and begin work on the development of a report of accomplishments by NACIE. Submission of written public comments: Due to the full agenda on both meeting days, there will not be a public comment period at the meeting. However, if you wish to submit written comments related to the NACIE, all written comments must be received by September 21, 2016 at: oese@ed.gov. Please include in the subject line ‘‘NACIE Written Comments’’. The email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number, of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do not send material directly to the NACIE members. E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM 16SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215N]


Reopening and Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the 
Fiscal Year 2016 Competition; Promise Neighborhoods Program

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement 
reopens the competition and extends the deadline date for transmittal 
of applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 under the 
Promise Neighborhoods program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary takes 
this action to allow more time for the preparation and submission of 
applications by prospective eligible applicants. We are reopening the 
competition and extending the application deadline date, from September 
6, 2016 to September 16, 2016, for all applicants, due to the impact of 
severe weather-related issues across the country.

DATES: 
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 16, 2016.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 15, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2016, we published in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 44741) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new 
awards for FY 2016 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition. On August 
31, 2016, we published in the Federal Register a notice extending the 
deadline for transmittal of applications to allow certain eligible 
applicants affected by the flooding in Louisiana additional time to 
prepare and transmit their applications. At this time, we are reopening 
the Promise Neighborhoods competition and extending the deadline for 
transmittal of applications to allow all eligible applicants more time 
to prepare and submit their applications

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due to severe weather-related issues across the country.
    Eligibility: The reopening of the competition and extension of the 
application deadline date in this notice applies to all applicants 
under the Promise Neighborhoods program.
    In accordance with the application notice, an eligible organization 
for the Promise Neighborhoods program--
    (1) Is representative of the geographic area proposed to be served;
    (2) Is one of the following:
    (a) A nonprofit organization that meets the definition of a 
nonprofit under 34 CFR 77.1(c), which may include a faith-based 
nonprofit organization.
    (b) An institution of higher education as defined by section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    (c) An Indian tribe as defined in the NIA;
    (3) Currently provides at least one of the solutions from the 
applicant's proposed continuum of solutions in the geographic area 
proposed to be served; and
    (4) Operates or proposes to work with and involve in carrying out 
its proposed project, in coordination with the school's LEA, at least 
one public elementary or secondary school located within the identified 
geographic area that the grant will serve.

    Note:  Except for the deadline date, all information in the 
application notice for this competition remains the same.

    Program Authority: Fund for the Improvement of Education, title V, 
part D, subpart 1, sections 5411 through 5413 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7243-7243b).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Hawkins, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W256, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 453-5638. Email address: PromiseNeighborhoods@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 persons 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 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: September 12, 2016.
Nadya Chinoy Dabby,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2016-22242 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
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