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34 CFR Chapter II
Proposed Waiver—Migrant Education
Program Consortium Incentive Grant
Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension
of the project period.
AGENCY:
The Secretary proposes to
waive the requirement in the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations that generally prohibits
project period extensions involving the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
The proposed waiver and extension of
the project period would enable the 34
grantees under the Migrant Education
Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive
Grant (CIG) Program that received
awards in the fiscal year (FY) 2015 grant
competition to continue to receive
Federal funding for up to 24 additional
months.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before May 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. We will not accept
comments submitted by fax or by email
or those submitted after the comment
period. To ensure that we do not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your
comments only once. In addition, please
include the Docket ID at the top of your
comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket, is available on the
site under ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’
• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments about this proposed
waiver and extension of the project
period, address them to Jennifer
Rodriguez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 3E323, Washington, DC 20202.
Privacy Note: The Department’s
policy is to make all comments received
from members of the public available for
public viewing in their entirety on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only
SUMMARY:
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information that they wish to make
publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Rodriguez. Telephone: (202)
453–6670 or by email:
Jennifer.Rodriguez@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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you
to submit comments regarding this
proposed waiver and extension of the
project period.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this proposed waiver and
extension by accessing Regulations.gov.
You may also inspect the comments in
person in Room 3E323, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC, between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday
of each week, except Federal holidays.
Please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 proposed waiver and
extension. If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of
accommodation or auxiliary aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background: The MEP CIG program is
authorized in section 1308(d) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20
U.S.C. 6398(d)). Through the MEP CIG
program, the U.S. Department of
Education (Department) provides
financial incentives to State educational
agencies (SEAs) to participate in highquality consortia that improve the
interstate or intrastate coordination of
migrant education programs by
addressing key needs of migratory
children who have their education
interrupted.
The Department published a notice of
final requirements for the MEP CIG
program in the Federal Register on
March 3, 2004 (69 FR 10109) (2004
Notice), and we have used these final
requirements for CIG program
competitions since FY 2004.
The 2004 Notice established a project
period of up to two years for grants
awarded under the MEP CIG program.
We subsequently published a notice of
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final requirement for the MEP CIG
program in the Federal Register on
December 31, 2013 (78 FR 79613) (2013
Notice), in which we increased the CIG
project period to three years.
The Department last awarded CIG
program grants in FY 2015. Currently,
34 SEAs (out of a total of 46 SEAs that
receive MEP formula grant program
funds) participate in CIG programfunded consortia.
We are proposing to waive the
requirement in 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2),
which limits the extension of a project
period if the extension involves the
obligation of additional Federal funds. If
finalized, this waiver would allow the
34 current CIG program grantees to
continue to receive Federal funding for
up to two additional years through FY
2019.
We are proposing to provide up to
two years of additional funding to
current CIG grantees for several reasons.
The additional project years proposed
by this waiver would allow grantees’
work to continue as the Secretary
considers changes to the priorities,
structure, and duration of the CIG
program.
Providing up to two additional years
of funding would permit grantees to
continue coordinating with one another
and achieving the goals and objectives
of their consortium applications. Based
on the progress SEAs generally have
made on consortium projects, we
believe that current grantees could
benefit from a fourth and fifth year in
which to continue working on and
implementing their CIG program
projects.
Moreover, implementing this waiver
and extension would ensure that the
services provided by the current CIG
program grantees continue
uninterrupted as the Department
supports States in their transition to
implement requirements under the
ESEA as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA). During this
extension period, the activities of the
current CIG program grantees would be
modified through work plans, as
necessary, to continue the
implementation of consortium activities
and to support States as they implement
requirements under the ESSA.
For all of these reasons, we have
concluded that it would be contrary to
the public interest to have a lapse in the
work of current CIG program grantees
while the Secretary considers changes to
the CIG program and while the
Department implements the
components of the ESSA as described
above.
We intend to fund the extended
project period for either one or two
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years by using the FY 2018 and, if
necessary, FY 2019 funds that Congress
appropriates under the current statutory
authority. Funding for the extended
project period would follow the twotiered funding formula established by
the 2004 Notice.
If this proposed waiver and extension
becomes final—
(1) Current grantees will be
authorized to receive continuation
awards annually for up to two years.
(2) We would not announce a new
competition or make new awards under
the MEP CIG program in FY 2018 (if the
project period is extended for one year)
or in FY 2019 (if the project period is
extended for two years).
(3) During the extension period, any
activities carried out must be consistent
with, or be a logical extension of, the
scope, goals, and objectives of the
grantee’s approved application from the
FY 2015 CIG program competition.
(4) Each grantee who receives a
continuation award must also continue
to comply with the requirements
established in the program regulations,
the 2004 and 2013 Notices, and the 2015
notice inviting applications for the MEP
CIG program (80 FR 6502).
The proposed waiver of 34 CFR
75.261(c)(2) would not affect the
applicability of the requirements in 34
CFR 75.253 (continuation of a multiyear project after the first budget period)
to any current CIG program grantee that
receives a continuation award as a result
of the waiver.
We will announce the final waiver
and extension, if any, in a document in
the Federal Register. We will determine
the final waiver and extension after
considering responses to this proposed
waiver and extension and other
information available to the Department.
Proposed Waiver—CIG Program
For the 34 CIG program grantees that
received awards in the FY 2015
competition, the Secretary proposes to
waive the requirement in 34 CFR
75.261(c)(2) that prohibits extensions of
project periods that involve the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that this
proposed waiver and extension would
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities.
The entities that would be affected by
this proposed waiver are:
(a) The FY 2015 grantees currently
receiving Federal funds; and
(b) Entities not currently receiving
Federal funds through the CIG program
that would have been eligible to apply
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for an award in FY 2018 or in FY 2019
under the CIG program if the
Department were to hold a competition
in either year.
The Secretary certifies that the
proposed waiver and extension would
not have a significant economic impact
on these entities because the proposed
waiver and extension and the activities
required to support the additional years
of funding would not impose excessive
regulatory burdens or require
unnecessary Federal supervision. The
proposed waiver and extension would
impose minimal requirements to ensure
the proper expenditure of program
funds, including requirements that are
standard for continuation awards. In
addition, none of those entities are
small entities; this program makes
awards to SEAs.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed waiver and extension
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.
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disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) by
contacting the person listed under FOR
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Secretary of Elementary and Secondary
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39 CFR Part 111
Overweight Items
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service recently
published an advanced notice
requesting comments on how the Postal
Service should proceed to prevent
overweight items from entering into the
postal network. After considering the
comments received, the Postal Service is
now moving forward to propose
amendment of the Mailing Standards of
the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual, (DMM®) to
prevent overweight items from entering
the postal network.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written
comments to the manager, Product
Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475
L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446,
Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending
comments by email, include the name
and address of the commenter and send
to ProductClassification@usps.gov, with
a subject line of ‘‘Overweight Items.’’
Faxed comments are not accepted.
You may inspect and photocopy all
written comments, by appointment
only, at USPS® Headquarters Library,
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor
North, Washington, DC 20260. These
records are available for review on
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.,
by calling 202–268–2906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lizbeth Dobbins at (202) 268–3789 or
Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7261.
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SUMMARY:
Background
On October 3, 2017, the Postal Service
published an advanced notice
requesting comments on how the Postal
Service should proceed to prevent
overweight items from entering into the
postal network (82 FR 46010). The
Postal Service received 18 responses
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and those suggestions have been
incorporated into this proposed rule, as
appropriate. The Postal Service now
proposes to amend the DMM to add a
penalty for attempting to enter
nonmailable, overweight items into the
mailstream. Implementation of this
proposed rulemaking will require action
by Postal Service management.
The Postal Service defines overweight
items as anything over the Postal
Service 70 pound maximum limit or the
applicable maximum weight allowed for
hazardous materials (see DMM 201.7.3).
These overweight items are considered
nonmailable and present a safety risk to
employees.
Existing DMM section 601.1.3
provides that it is the mailer’s
responsibility to refrain from depositing
nonmailable matter in the mail. A
mailer’s responsibilities include
complying with applicable postal laws
and regulations governing mailability.
As such, the Postal Service reserves the
right to refuse nonmailable items.
Overweight items should never be
entered into the postal network.
However, the Postal Service is noticing
an increase in overweight items, such as
items that are initially delivered using a
private carrier, but are attempted to be
returned using the Postal Service. It is
unsafe to return the overweight item to
the sender through the postal network.
Occasionally, the item is abandoned
which creates another safety issue when
trying to dispose of the overweight item.
Comments
Most commenters identified that
safety is an issue with overweight items
and strongly supported the Postal
Service position. Commenters
recognized that heavier weight items
require specialized equipment for lifting
or at least two people to handle the
item. In many locations neither
specialized equipment nor enough
people are available to move the heavy
item.
Some commenters identified that it is
nearly impossible to identify if an item
is overweight unless a scale is used to
validate weight. Since items are often
picked up by postal personnel upon
request or during the normal course of
the delivery route and there are no
scales inside delivery trucks, overweight
packages may mistakenly enter into the
postal network. It is impractical to place
scales inside delivery vehicles to verify
the weight of items. Postal personnel
rely on mailer compliance with
applicable postal laws and regulations
governing mailability and preparation
for mailing.
The Postal Service needs the full
cooperation of its partners and
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customers to stop overweight items from
entering into the postal network.
Recently, other shipping companies
adopted stronger practices to penalize
those who fail to adhere to their
maximum weight requirements.
Proposal
As a result, the Postal Service is
proposing to assess a penalty of $100.00
per item over the 70 pound maximum
weight limit or the applicable maximum
weight allowed for hazardous materials
discovered in the postal network. Once
the overweight item is identified, it
would be secured and either the sender
or receiver would be contacted to pickup the item within 14 calendar days and
notified of the assessed penalty. The
penalty would be payable through any
authorized retail payment method and
must be paid prior to the release of the
item. The Postal Service also proposes
that the penalty and any amounts paid
as purported postage and fees would not
be refundable. Any overweight item not
paid for and picked-up within the 14
calendar day timeframe would be
considered abandoned and disposed of
at the Postal Service’s discretion.
Public Participation
Although exempt from the notice and
comment requirements of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
553(b), (c)) regarding proposed
rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the
Postal Service invites public comments
on the following proposed revisions to
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM), incorporated by reference in the
Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR
111.1.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Postal Service proposes to
amend 39 CFR part 111 as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632,
3633, and 5001.
2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter II
[Docket ID: ED-2018-OESE-0017; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number 84.144F]
Proposed Waiver--Migrant Education Program Consortium Incentive
Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Proposed waiver and extension of the project period.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to waive the requirement in the
Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally
prohibits project period extensions involving the obligation of
additional Federal funds. The proposed waiver and extension of the
project period would enable the 34 grantees under the Migrant Education
Program (MEP) Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) Program that received
awards in the fiscal year (FY) 2015 grant competition to continue to
receive Federal funding for up to 24 additional months.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before May 21, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to
submit your comments electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site
under ``Are you new to the site?''
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments about this proposed waiver and extension
of the project period, address them to Jennifer Rodriguez, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3E323,
Washington, DC 20202.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments
received from members of the public available for public viewing in
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Rodriguez. Telephone: (202)
453-6670 or by email: [email protected].
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you to submit comments regarding
this proposed waiver and extension of the project period.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this proposed waiver and extension by accessing
Regulations.gov. You may also inspect the comments in person in Room
3E323, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, between the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday of each
week, except Federal holidays. Please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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 proposed waiver and extension. If you
want to schedule an appointment for this type of accommodation or
auxiliary aid, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Background: The MEP CIG program is authorized in section 1308(d) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)
(20 U.S.C. 6398(d)). Through the MEP CIG program, the U.S. Department
of Education (Department) provides financial incentives to State
educational agencies (SEAs) to participate in high-quality consortia
that improve the interstate or intrastate coordination of migrant
education programs by addressing key needs of migratory children who
have their education interrupted.
The Department published a notice of final requirements for the MEP
CIG program in the Federal Register on March 3, 2004 (69 FR 10109)
(2004 Notice), and we have used these final requirements for CIG
program competitions since FY 2004.
The 2004 Notice established a project period of up to two years for
grants awarded under the MEP CIG program. We subsequently published a
notice of
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final requirement for the MEP CIG program in the Federal Register on
December 31, 2013 (78 FR 79613) (2013 Notice), in which we increased
the CIG project period to three years.
The Department last awarded CIG program grants in FY 2015.
Currently, 34 SEAs (out of a total of 46 SEAs that receive MEP formula
grant program funds) participate in CIG program-funded consortia.
We are proposing to waive the requirement in 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2),
which limits the extension of a project period if the extension
involves the obligation of additional Federal funds. If finalized, this
waiver would allow the 34 current CIG program grantees to continue to
receive Federal funding for up to two additional years through FY 2019.
We are proposing to provide up to two years of additional funding
to current CIG grantees for several reasons. The additional project
years proposed by this waiver would allow grantees' work to continue as
the Secretary considers changes to the priorities, structure, and
duration of the CIG program.
Providing up to two additional years of funding would permit
grantees to continue coordinating with one another and achieving the
goals and objectives of their consortium applications. Based on the
progress SEAs generally have made on consortium projects, we believe
that current grantees could benefit from a fourth and fifth year in
which to continue working on and implementing their CIG program
projects.
Moreover, implementing this waiver and extension would ensure that
the services provided by the current CIG program grantees continue
uninterrupted as the Department supports States in their transition to
implement requirements under the ESEA as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA). During this extension period, the activities of
the current CIG program grantees would be modified through work plans,
as necessary, to continue the implementation of consortium activities
and to support States as they implement requirements under the ESSA.
For all of these reasons, we have concluded that it would be
contrary to the public interest to have a lapse in the work of current
CIG program grantees while the Secretary considers changes to the CIG
program and while the Department implements the components of the ESSA
as described above.
We intend to fund the extended project period for either one or two
years by using the FY 2018 and, if necessary, FY 2019 funds that
Congress appropriates under the current statutory authority. Funding
for the extended project period would follow the two-tiered funding
formula established by the 2004 Notice.
If this proposed waiver and extension becomes final--
(1) Current grantees will be authorized to receive continuation
awards annually for up to two years.
(2) We would not announce a new competition or make new awards
under the MEP CIG program in FY 2018 (if the project period is extended
for one year) or in FY 2019 (if the project period is extended for two
years).
(3) During the extension period, any activities carried out must be
consistent with, or be a logical extension of, the scope, goals, and
objectives of the grantee's approved application from the FY 2015 CIG
program competition.
(4) Each grantee who receives a continuation award must also
continue to comply with the requirements established in the program
regulations, the 2004 and 2013 Notices, and the 2015 notice inviting
applications for the MEP CIG program (80 FR 6502).
The proposed waiver of 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2) would not affect the
applicability of the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253 (continuation of a
multi-year project after the first budget period) to any current CIG
program grantee that receives a continuation award as a result of the
waiver.
We will announce the final waiver and extension, if any, in a
document in the Federal Register. We will determine the final waiver
and extension after considering responses to this proposed waiver and
extension and other information available to the Department.
Proposed Waiver--CIG Program
For the 34 CIG program grantees that received awards in the FY 2015
competition, the Secretary proposes to waive the requirement in 34 CFR
75.261(c)(2) that prohibits extensions of project periods that involve
the obligation of additional Federal funds.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
The Secretary certifies that this proposed waiver and extension
would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
The entities that would be affected by this proposed waiver are:
(a) The FY 2015 grantees currently receiving Federal funds; and
(b) Entities not currently receiving Federal funds through the CIG
program that would have been eligible to apply for an award in FY 2018
or in FY 2019 under the CIG program if the Department were to hold a
competition in either year.
The Secretary certifies that the proposed waiver and extension
would not have a significant economic impact on these entities because
the proposed waiver and extension and the activities required to
support the additional years of funding would not impose excessive
regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal supervision. The
proposed waiver and extension would impose minimal requirements to
ensure the proper expenditure of program funds, including requirements
that are standard for continuation awards. In addition, none of those
entities are small entities; this program makes awards to SEAs.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
This proposed waiver and extension 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.
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Dated: April 17, 2018.
Jason Botel,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the authority to
perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary of
Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-08281 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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