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In FR Doc. No. 2017–28425, in the
Federal Register of January 3, 2018 (83
FR 356), we make the following
correction:
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under the heading How is it submitted?,
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Program Authority: Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended.
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.
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Dated: February 14, 2018.
James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Operating Officer Federal
Student Aid.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0016]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Assurance of Compliance—Civil
Rights Certificate
Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
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proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 23,
2018.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2018–ICCD–0016. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Elizabeth
Wiegman, 202–453–6039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
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Title of Collection: Assurance of
Compliance—Civil Rights Certificate.
OMB Control Number: 1870–0503.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4.
Abstract: The Office for Civil Rights
(OCR) has enforcement responsibilities
under several civil rights laws,
including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504,
the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy
Scouts of America Equal Access Act. To
meet these responsibilities, OCR collects
assurances of compliance from
applicants for Federal financial
assistance from, and applicants for
funds made available through, the
Department of Education, as required by
regulations. These entities include, for
example, State educational agencies,
local education agencies, and
postsecondary educational institutions.
If a recipient violates one or more of
these civil rights laws, OCR and the
Department of Justice can used the
signed assurances of compliance in an
enforcement proceeding.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application Deadline for Fiscal Year
2018; Small, Rural School
Achievement Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Under the Small, Rural
School Achievement (SRSA) program,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CDFA) number 84.358A, the U.S.
Department of Education (Department)
awards grants on a formula basis to
eligible local educational agencies
(LEAs) to address the unique needs of
rural school districts. In this notice, we
establish the deadline and describe the
submission procedures for fiscal year
(FY) 2018 SRSA grant applications.
All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA
funds must submit an application
electronically via Grants.gov by the
deadline in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
Applications Available: February 20,
2018.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 3E–210, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 260–7349 or by email:
reap@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:
I. Award Information
Type of Award: Formula grant.
Available Funds: The Administration
has requested $87,753,000 for SRSA in
FY 2018. The actual level of funding, if
any, depends on final congressional
action. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to
complete the grant process if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $0–
$60,000.
Note: Depending on the number of eligible
LEAs identified in a given year and the
amount appropriated by Congress for the
program, some eligible LEAs may receive an
SRSA allocation of $0 under the statutory
funding formula.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4,000.
II. Program Authority and Eligibility
Information
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Under what statutory authority will FY
2018 SRSA grant awards be made?
The FY 2018 SRSA grant awards will
be made under title V, part B, subpart
1 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as
amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act (ESSA) (Pub. L. 114–95).1
Which LEAs are eligible for an award
under the SRSA program?
For FY 2018, an LEA (including a
public charter school that meets the
definition of LEA in section 8101(30) of
the ESEA) is eligible for an award under
the SRSA program if it meets one of the
following criteria:
(a)(1) The total number of students in
average daily attendance at all of the
schools served by the LEA is fewer than
600; or each county in which a school
served by the LEA is located has a total
population density of fewer than 10
persons per square mile; and
(2) All of the schools served by the
LEA are designated with a school locale
1 Throughout this notice, unless otherwise
indicated, citations to the ESEA refer to the ESEA,
as amended by the ESSA.
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code of 41, 42, or 43 by the
Department’s National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES); or the
Secretary has determined, based on a
demonstration by the LEA and
concurrence of the State educational
agency, that the LEA is located in an
area defined as rural by a governmental
agency of the State.
(b) The LEA is a member of an
educational service agency (ESA) that
does not receive SRSA funds, and the
LEA meets the eligibility requirements
described in (a)(1) and (2) above.
(c) The LEA meets the requirements
for a hold harmless award as described
in section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA. These
are LEAs that are no longer eligible for
the SRSA program because of
amendments made under the ESSA to
the locale code methodology and
designations referenced in section
5211(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the ESEA. However,
these LEAs may receive a FY 2018
award at a reduced rate as described in
section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA.
Note: The ‘‘Choice of Participation’’
provision under section 5225 of the ESEA
gives LEAs eligible for both SRSA and the
Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS)
program authorized under title V, part B,
subpart 2 of the ESEA the option to
participate in either the SRSA program or the
RLIS program. LEAs eligible for both SRSA
and RLIS are henceforth referred to as ‘‘dualeligible LEAs.’’
Which eligible LEAs must submit an
application to receive an FY 2018 SRSA
grant award?
Under 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary
makes a grant only to an eligible entity
that submits an application.
In FY 2018, all LEAs eligible to
receive an SRSA award are required to
submit an SRSA application in order to
receive SRSA funds, regardless of
whether the LEA received an award or
submitted an application in any
previous year.2 This includes LEAs
eligible to receive an FY 2018 award
under the hold harmless provision,
dual-eligible LEAs that choose to
participate in the SRSA program instead
of the RLIS program, and SRSA-eligible
LEAs that are members of ESAs that do
not receive SRSA funds. In the case of
SRSA-eligible LEAs that are members of
SRSA-eligible ESAs, the respective
LEAs and ESAs must coordinate
directly with each other to determine
2 In FY 2017, the Department implemented a new
annual application process for SRSA. To assist in
the transition to this annual application process, for
FY 2018 only, eligible LEAs that failed to apply for
an SRSA grant award in FY 2017 may apply for the
funds they were eligible to receive in FY 2017—in
addition to any FY 2018 SRSA grant award—
through this notice.
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which entity will submit an SRSA
application, as both entities may not
apply for or receive SRSA funds.
Additionally, we note that dual-eligible
LEAs that apply for SRSA funds in
accordance with these application
submission procedures will not be
considered for an RLIS award.
A list of LEAs eligible for FY 2018
SRSA grant funds is available on the
Department’s website at: https://
www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/
eligibility.html. All LEAs on this list
must submit an electronic application
via Grants.gov in order to receive an FY
2018 SRSA grant award. The list
identifies those LEAs that meet the
eligibility requirements for the Rural
Education Achievement Program
(REAP) SRSA program, those LEAs that
meet the eligibility requirements for the
REAP RLIS program, those LEAs that
are dual-eligible, and those LEAs that
are eligible to receive an SRSA award
pursuant to the hold harmless
provision.
If an LEA on the Department’s list of
LEAs eligible to receive an FY 2018
SRSA award is no longer in existence as
of the 2017–18 school year or will close
prior to the 2018–2019 school year, the
LEA is no longer eligible to receive an
FY 2018 SRSA award and should not
apply.
An LEA eligible to receive FY 2018
SRSA funds that fails to submit an FY
2018 SRSA application or fails to
submit an application in accordance
with the application submission
procedures is at risk of not receiving an
FY 2018 SRSA award. Such LEAs may
receive an award only to the extent
funds become available after awards are
made to all eligible LEAs that complied
with the application procedures.
How must LEAs eligible for an FY 2018
SRSA grant award submit an
application?
LEAs must use the Grants.gov site for
submitting SRSA applications. LEAs
should review closely the next section
titled Application and Submission
Information for specific information
about how to apply for SRSA FY 2018
funds.
III. Application and Submission
Information
Electronic Submission of Applications
Using Grants.gov
All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA
grant funds are required to submit an
electronic application using the
Grants.gov Apply site at
www.Grants.gov by 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.
SRSA applications must be submitted
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electronically using Grants.gov unless
you qualify for an exception to this
requirement, in accordance with the
instructions in this section. You may
not email an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
A Grants.gov applicant must apply
online using Workspace, a shared
environment where members of a grant
team may simultaneously access and
edit different webforms within an
application. An applicant can create an
individual Workspace for each
application notice and, thus, establish
for that application a collaborative
application package that allows more
than one person in the applicant’s
organization to work concurrently on an
application. The applicant can, thus,
assign other users to participate in the
Workspace. The system also enables the
applicant to reuse forms from previous
submissions; check them in and out and
complete them; and submit its
application package. For access to
complete instructions on how to apply,
refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/
applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
• Applications received by
Grants.gov are date and time stamped.
Your application must be fully
uploaded and submitted and must be
date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20,
2018. Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on April 20, 2018. We do not
consider an application that does not
comply with the deadline requirements.
When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.
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• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this program to
ensure that you submit your application
in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education
Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov under News and Events on
the Department’s G5 system home page
at www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific
guidance and procedures for submitting
an application through Grants.gov,
please refer to the Grants.gov website at:
www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/
apply-for-grants.html.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: The Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• You must upload all documents for
your application as files in a read-only,
flattened Portable Document Format
(PDF). Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file
type other than a read-only, flattened
PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect,
etc.) or submit a password-protected
file, we will not review that material.
Please note that this could result in your
application not being considered for
funding because the material in
question is critical to a meaningful
review of your proposal. For that reason
it is important to allow yourself
adequate time to upload all material as
PDF files. The Department will not
convert material from other formats to
PDF.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department. Grants.gov
will also notify you automatically by
email if your application met all the
Grants.gov validation requirements or if
there were any errors (such as
submission of your application by
someone other than a registered
Authorized Organization
Representative, or inclusion of an
attachment with a file name that
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contains special characters). You will be
given an opportunity to correct any
errors and resubmit, but you must still
meet the deadline for submission of
applications.
• Once your application is
successfully validated by Grants.gov,
the Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send
you an email with a unique PR/Award
number for your application.
• These emails do not mean that your
application is without any disqualifying
errors. While your application may have
been successfully validated by
Grants.gov, it must also meet the
Department’s application requirements
as specified in this notice and in the
application instructions. Disqualifying
errors could include, for instance,
failure to submit a required part of the
application; or failure to meet applicant
eligibility requirements. It is your
responsibility to ensure that your
submitted application has met all of the
Department’s requirements.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in
Case of Technical Issues With the
Grants.gov System
If you are experiencing problems
submitting your application through
Grants.gov, please contact the
Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1–
800–518–4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application by the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and
provide an explanation of the technical
problem you experienced with
Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov
Support Desk Case Number. We will
accept your application if we can
confirm that a technical problem
occurred with the Grants.gov system
and that the problem affected your
ability to submit your application by
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. We will
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(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
Note: The extensions to which we refer in
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
this section apply only to the unavailability
of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
system. We will not grant you an extension
receipt from a commercial carrier.
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
(4) Any other proof of mailing
application deadline date and time or if the
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
technical problem you experienced is
Department of Education.
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
Exception to Electronic Submission
accept either of the following as proof
Requirement
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
You qualify for an exception to the
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
electronic submission requirement, and
the U.S. Postal Service.
may submit your application in paper
format, if you are unable to submit an
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
application through the Grants.gov
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
system because—
with your local post office.
• You do not have access to the
We will not consider applications
internet; or
postmarked after the application deadline
• You do not have the capacity to
date.
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and
Submission of Paper Applications by
• No later than two weeks before the
Hand Delivery
application deadline date (14 calendar
If you qualify for an exception to the
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
electronic submission requirement, you
before the application deadline date
(or a courier service) may deliver your
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
paper application to the Department by
business day following the Federal
hand. You must deliver the original and
holiday), you send a letter or email a
two copies of your application by hand,
written statement to the Department,
explaining which of the two grounds for on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
an exception prevents you from using
address: U.S. Department of Education,
the internet to submit your application.
Application Control Center, Attention:
If you mail your written statement to
(CFDA Number 84.358A), 550 12th
the Department, it must be postmarked
Street SW, Room 7039, Potomac Center
no later than two weeks before the
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
application deadline date. Address and
The Application Control Center
mail your statement to: Mr. Eric Schulz,
accepts hand deliveries daily between
U.S. Department of Education, 400
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E–210,
DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
Washington, DC 20202. Or email your
and Federal holidays.
statement to REAP@ed.gov.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Your paper application must be
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
submitted in accordance with the mail
your application to the Department—
or hand-delivery instructions described
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
in this notice.
and—if not provided by the Department—in
contact you after we determine whether
your application will be accepted.
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Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.358A), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
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Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number
(84.358A) of the program under which you
are submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
IV. Other Submission Requirements
Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and System for Award
Management
To do business with the Department
of Education, you must:
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a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number
and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM), the Government’s
primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM
registration with current information
while your application is under review
by the Department and, if you are
awarded a grant, throughout the grant
performance period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from
Dun and Bradstreet at the following
website: https://fedgov.dnb.com/
webform. A DUNS number can be
created within one to two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow two to five weeks for your
TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take
approximately seven business days, but
may take upwards of several weeks,
depending on the completeness and
accuracy of the data you enter into the
SAM database. Thus, if you think you
might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program
administered by the Department, please
allow sufficient time to obtain and
register your DUNS number and TIN.
We strongly recommend that you
register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active,
it may be 24 to 48 hours before you can
access the information in, and submit an
application through, Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with
SAM, you may not need to make any
changes. However, please make certain
that the TIN associated with your DUNS
number is correct. Also note that you
will need to update your registration
annually. This may take three or more
business days.
Information about SAM is available at
www.SAM.gov. To further assist you
with obtaining and registering your
DUNS number and TIN in SAM or
updating your existing SAM account,
we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,
which you can find at: https://
www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your
SRSA application via Grants.gov, you
must (1) be designated by your
organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and
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(2) register yourself with Grants.gov as
an AOR. Details on these steps are
outlined at the following Grants.gov
web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/
register.html.
V. Accessibility Information and
Program Authority
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.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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other documents of this Department
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Program Authority: Sections 5211–5212 of
the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7345–7345a.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Jason Botel,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Delegated the authority to perform the
functions and duties of Assistant Secretary
for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC18–56–000.
Applicants: AGH Parent LLC, Agera
Energy LLC, energy.me midwest llc,
Aequitas Energy, Inc.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of AGH Parent
LLC, et al.
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Filed Date: 2/12/18.
Accession Number: 20180212–5242.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/5/18.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER18–843–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2018–02–13_Cancellation of Schedule
43H White Pine 1 SSR Cost Allocation
to be effective 4/15/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5044.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–844–000.
Applicants: Backbone Mountain
Windpower LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5155.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–845–000.
Applicants: Diablo Winds, LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5158.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–846–000.
Applicants: GPS Cabazon Wind LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5164.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–847–000.
Applicants: American Transmission
Systems, Inc., PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
ATSI submits ECSAs, Service
Agreement Nos. 4865 and 4896 to be
effective 4/15/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5165.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–848–000.
Applicants: Meyersdale Windpower
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5166.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–849–000.
Applicants: Mill Run Windpower,
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
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Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5172.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–850–000.
Applicants: Somerset Windpower
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5175.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
Docket Numbers: ER18–851–000.
Applicants: Waymart Wind Farm
LLC.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Market-Based Rate Notice of Change in
Status to be effective 2/13/2018.
Filed Date: 2/13/18.
Accession Number: 20180213–5176.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/6/18.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #2
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER12–1436–012;
ER10–2329–009; ER10–2740–011;
ER10–2742–010; ER12–1260–011;
ER13–1793–009; ER14–152–007.
Applicants: Eagle Point Power
Generation LLC, Vineland Energy LLC,
Elgin Energy Center, LLC, Hazle
Spindle, LLC, Rocky Road Power, LLC,
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application Deadline for Fiscal Year 2018; Small, Rural School
Achievement Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CDFA) number 84.358A, the U.S.
Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis
to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique
needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the
deadline and describe the submission procedures for fiscal year (FY)
2018 SRSA grant applications.
All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA funds must submit an application
electronically via Grants.gov by the deadline in this notice.
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DATES:
Applications Available: February 20, 2018.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E-210, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 260-7349 or by email: [email protected].
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:
I. Award Information
Type of Award: Formula grant.
Available Funds: The Administration has requested $87,753,000 for
SRSA in FY 2018. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow
enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates
funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $0-$60,000.
Note: Depending on the number of eligible LEAs identified in a
given year and the amount appropriated by Congress for the program,
some eligible LEAs may receive an SRSA allocation of $0 under the
statutory funding formula.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4,000.
II. Program Authority and Eligibility Information
Under what statutory authority will FY 2018 SRSA grant awards be made?
The FY 2018 SRSA grant awards will be made under title V, part B,
subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA),
as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (Pub. L. 114-
95).\1\
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citations to the ESEA refer to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA.
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Which LEAs are eligible for an award under the SRSA program?
For FY 2018, an LEA (including a public charter school that meets
the definition of LEA in section 8101(30) of the ESEA) is eligible for
an award under the SRSA program if it meets one of the following
criteria:
(a)(1) The total number of students in average daily attendance at
all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600; or each county
in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
(2) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a
school locale code of 41, 42, or 43 by the Department's National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES); or the Secretary has determined, based
on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational
agency, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a
governmental agency of the State.
(b) The LEA is a member of an educational service agency (ESA) that
does not receive SRSA funds, and the LEA meets the eligibility
requirements described in (a)(1) and (2) above.
(c) The LEA meets the requirements for a hold harmless award as
described in section 5212(b)(4) of the ESEA. These are LEAs that are no
longer eligible for the SRSA program because of amendments made under
the ESSA to the locale code methodology and designations referenced in
section 5211(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the ESEA. However, these LEAs may receive
a FY 2018 award at a reduced rate as described in section 5212(b)(4) of
the ESEA.
Note: The ``Choice of Participation'' provision under section
5225 of the ESEA gives LEAs eligible for both SRSA and the Rural and
Low-Income School (RLIS) program authorized under title V, part B,
subpart 2 of the ESEA the option to participate in either the SRSA
program or the RLIS program. LEAs eligible for both SRSA and RLIS
are henceforth referred to as ``dual-eligible LEAs.''
Which eligible LEAs must submit an application to receive an FY 2018
SRSA grant award?
Under 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes a grant only to an
eligible entity that submits an application.
In FY 2018, all LEAs eligible to receive an SRSA award are required
to submit an SRSA application in order to receive SRSA funds,
regardless of whether the LEA received an award or submitted an
application in any previous year.\2\ This includes LEAs eligible to
receive an FY 2018 award under the hold harmless provision, dual-
eligible LEAs that choose to participate in the SRSA program instead of
the RLIS program, and SRSA-eligible LEAs that are members of ESAs that
do not receive SRSA funds. In the case of SRSA-eligible LEAs that are
members of SRSA-eligible ESAs, the respective LEAs and ESAs must
coordinate directly with each other to determine which entity will
submit an SRSA application, as both entities may not apply for or
receive SRSA funds. Additionally, we note that dual-eligible LEAs that
apply for SRSA funds in accordance with these application submission
procedures will not be considered for an RLIS award.
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\2\ In FY 2017, the Department implemented a new annual
application process for SRSA. To assist in the transition to this
annual application process, for FY 2018 only, eligible LEAs that
failed to apply for an SRSA grant award in FY 2017 may apply for the
funds they were eligible to receive in FY 2017--in addition to any
FY 2018 SRSA grant award--through this notice.
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A list of LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA grant funds is available
on the Department's website at: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html. All LEAs on this list must submit an electronic
application via Grants.gov in order to receive an FY 2018 SRSA grant
award. The list identifies those LEAs that meet the eligibility
requirements for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) SRSA
program, those LEAs that meet the eligibility requirements for the REAP
RLIS program, those LEAs that are dual-eligible, and those LEAs that
are eligible to receive an SRSA award pursuant to the hold harmless
provision.
If an LEA on the Department's list of LEAs eligible to receive an
FY 2018 SRSA award is no longer in existence as of the 2017-18 school
year or will close prior to the 2018-2019 school year, the LEA is no
longer eligible to receive an FY 2018 SRSA award and should not apply.
An LEA eligible to receive FY 2018 SRSA funds that fails to submit
an FY 2018 SRSA application or fails to submit an application in
accordance with the application submission procedures is at risk of not
receiving an FY 2018 SRSA award. Such LEAs may receive an award only to
the extent funds become available after awards are made to all eligible
LEAs that complied with the application procedures.
How must LEAs eligible for an FY 2018 SRSA grant award submit an
application?
LEAs must use the Grants.gov site for submitting SRSA applications.
LEAs should review closely the next section titled Application and
Submission Information for specific information about how to apply for
SRSA FY 2018 funds.
III. Application and Submission Information
Electronic Submission of Applications Using Grants.gov
All LEAs eligible for FY 2018 SRSA grant funds are required to
submit an electronic application using the Grants.gov Apply site at
www.Grants.gov by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.
SRSA applications must be submitted
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electronically using Grants.gov unless you qualify for an exception to
this requirement, in accordance with the instructions in this section.
You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
A Grants.gov applicant must apply online using Workspace, a shared
environment where members of a grant team may simultaneously access and
edit different webforms within an application. An applicant can create
an individual Workspace for each application notice and, thus,
establish for that application a collaborative application package that
allows more than one person in the applicant's organization to work
concurrently on an application. The applicant can, thus, assign other
users to participate in the Workspace. The system also enables the
applicant to reuse forms from previous submissions; check them in and
out and complete them; and submit its application package. For access
to complete instructions on how to apply, refer to: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application through the site, as well
as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018. Except as otherwise noted
in this section, we will not accept your application if it is
received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system--
after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018. We do not
consider an application that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we
will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was
date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on April 20, 2018.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this program to ensure that you
submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system.
You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5 system home
page at www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific guidance and procedures
for submitting an application through Grants.gov, please refer to the
Grants.gov website at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must upload all documents for your application as
files in a read-only, flattened Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not
upload an interactive or fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type
other than a read-only, flattened PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect,
etc.) or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that
material. Please note that this could result in your application not
being considered for funding because the material in question is
critical to a meaningful review of your proposal. For that reason it is
important to allow yourself adequate time to upload all material as PDF
files. The Department will not convert material from other formats to
PDF.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department. Grants.gov
will also notify you automatically by email if your application met all
the Grants.gov validation requirements or if there were any errors
(such as submission of your application by someone other than a
registered Authorized Organization Representative, or inclusion of an
attachment with a file name that contains special characters). You will
be given an opportunity to correct any errors and resubmit, but you
must still meet the deadline for submission of applications.
Once your application is successfully validated by
Grants.gov, the Department will retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you an email with a unique PR/Award number for your
application.
These emails do not mean that your application is without
any disqualifying errors. While your application may have been
successfully validated by Grants.gov, it must also meet the
Department's application requirements as specified in this notice and
in the application instructions. Disqualifying errors could include,
for instance, failure to submit a required part of the application; or
failure to meet applicant eligibility requirements. It is your
responsibility to ensure that your submitted application has met all of
the Department's requirements.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues With
the Grants.gov System
If you are experiencing problems submitting your application
through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll
free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application by the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and provide an explanation
of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with
the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with
the Grants.gov system and that the problem affected your ability to
submit your application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. We will
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contact you after we determine whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement
You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you
are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system
because--
You do not have access to the internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you send a letter or email a
written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two
grounds for an exception prevents you from using the internet to submit
your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. Address and mail your statement to: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E-210,
Washington, DC 20202. Or email your statement to [email protected]
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand-delivery instructions described in this notice.
Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.358A), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
We will not consider applications postmarked after the
application deadline date.
Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.358A), 550 12th Street SW, Room 7039, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number (84.358A)
of the program under which you are submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
IV. Other Submission Requirements
Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification Number,
and System for Award Management
To do business with the Department of Education, you must:
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM), the Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, throughout the grant performance period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet at the
following website: https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be
created within one to two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM database.
Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal financial
assistance under a program administered by the Department, please allow
sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number and TIN. We
strongly recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, it may be 24 to 48
hours before you can access the information in, and submit an
application through, Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your SRSA application via
Grants.gov, you must (1) be designated by your organization as an
Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and
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(2) register yourself with Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps
are outlined at the following Grants.gov web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
V. Accessibility Information and Program Authority
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.
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.
Program Authority: Sections 5211-5212 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C.
7345-7345a.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Jason Botel,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the authority to
perform the functions and duties of Assistant Secretary for Elementary
and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-03419 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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