80_FR_13039 80 FR 12991 - Applications for New Awards; Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Program

80 FR 12991 - Applications for New Awards; Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 48 (March 12, 2015)

Page Range12991-12995
FR Document2015-05682

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12991-12995]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05682]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems 
Program

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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Overview Information

    Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Program.
    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
2015.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.372A.

    Dates:
    Request for Applications Available: March 12, 2015.
    Application Package Available: March 19, 2015.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Letters of Intent: April 13, 2015.
    Dates of Informational Meetings: The Institute of Education 
Sciences (IES) intends to hold webinars designed to provide technical 
assistance to interested applicants. Detailed information regarding 
these webinars will be provided on IES' Web site at http://ies.ed.gov/funding.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 10, 2015.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Program 
awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to design, develop, 
and implement Statewide longitudinal data systems to efficiently and 
accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student 
data. The Department's long-term goal in operating the program is to 
help all States create comprehensive P-20W (early learning through 
workforce) systems that foster the generation and use of accurate and 
timely data, support analysis and informed decision-making at all 
levels of the education system, increase the efficiency with which data 
may be analyzed to support the continuous improvement of education 
services and outcomes, facilitate research to improve student academic 
achievement and close achievement gaps, support education 
accountability systems, and simplify the processes used by SEAs to make 
education data transparent through Federal and public reporting.
    Priorities: Over the past decade, States have made a great deal of 
progress in developing Statewide longitudinal data systems, most of 
them with the assistance of SLDS Program funds. This competition will 
focus on enhancing States' capacity to use those systems to identify 
problems and drive improvement efforts. States may apply for funds to 
address up to two of the priority data use cases described in this 
section. SEAs may apply for grants selecting up to two of the following 
data use priorities:
    (1) Financial Equity and Return on Investment;
    (2) Educator Talent Management;
    (3) Early Learning;
    (4) College and Career;
    (5) Evaluation and Research; or
    (6) Instructional Support.
    Grants will not be made available to support ongoing maintenance of 
data systems. Use of data supported by these grants must be in 
accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, as well 
as any other applicable Federal and State laws or regulations 
concerning the confidentiality of individual records.
    An SEA may submit only one application under this competition.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9607.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 77, 82, 84, 97, 98, 
and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment 
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Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended 
as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements 
for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended in 2 CFR 
part 3474. In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR part 75 are 
applicable, except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 
75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 
75.211, 75.217(a)-(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative agreements.
    Estimated Available Funds: $27,000,000.
    Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2016 from the list of 
unfunded applicants from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $1,000,000 to $7,000,000 for the entire 
project period. The size of the individual grants will depend on the 
scope of the projects proposed.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $7,000,000 (up to $3,500,000 per priority) for the 
entire project period of 48 months.
    The Director of IES may change the maximum amount through a notice 
published in the Federal Register.
    Estimated Number of Awards: The number of awards made under this 
competition will depend upon the quality of the applications received 
and the level of funding requested.

    Note:  The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 48 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are limited to SEAs. An 
SEA is the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of 
elementary schools and secondary schools. See 20 U.S.C. 9601 (which 
incorporates by reference the definition of SEA set out in section 9101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended 
(ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 7801). The SEAs of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands are eligible.
    2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require 
cost sharing or matching.
    b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: The Educational Technical Assistance 
Act of 2002 requires that funds made available under this grant program 
be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds 
used for developing or using State data systems.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Request for Applications: Information regarding program and 
application requirements for this competition will be contained in the 
Request for Applications, which will be available on March 12, 2015, at 
the following Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the Request for 
Applications and the application package in an accessible format (e.g., 
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disk) by contacting he 
person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of 
this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements 
concerning the content of an application are in the Request for 
Applications. The forms that must be submitted are in the application 
package for this competition.
    Letter of Intent to Apply: April 13, 2015.
    We ask potential applicants to submit a letter of intent, 
indicating the Priority or Priorities under which the State intends to 
apply for funding. We use the information in the letters of intent to 
identify the expertise needed for the scientific review panels and to 
secure a sufficient number of reviewers. For this reason, letters of 
intent are optional but strongly encouraged. We request that letters of 
intent be submitted using the link at: https://iesreview.ed.gov/.
    Eligible entities that do not provide this notification may still 
apply for funding.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Request for Applications Available: March 12, 2015.
    Application Package Available: March 19, 2015.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Letters of Intent to Apply: April 13, 
2015.
    Dates of Informational Meetings: We intend to hold webinars 
designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants. 
Detailed information regarding these meetings will be provided on the 
IES Web site at http://ies.ed.gov/funding.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 10, 2015.
    Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted 
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For 
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your 
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery 
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, please refer to section IV. 7. Other Submission 
Requirements of this notice.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact 
the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII 
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the 
application process, the individual's application remains subject to 
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in CFR part 79.
    5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. 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) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), 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, during the project period.
    You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. 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

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may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the completeness and 
accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by an entity. 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, you will need to 
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in 
Grants.gov and before you can 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: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
    In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov, 
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR); and (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.
    7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under 
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify 
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the 
instructions in this section.
    a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
    Applications for grants under the Statewide Longitudinal Data 
Systems competition, CFDA number 84.372A, must be submitted 
electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at 
www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy 
of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and 
submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a 
grant application to us.
    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.
    You may access the electronic grant application for the Statewide 
Longitudinal Data Systems competition at www.Grants.gov. You must 
search for the downloadable application package for this competition by 
the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your 
search (e.g., search for 84.372, not 84.372A).
    Please note the following:
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically 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 the application deadline date. 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 the application 
deadline date. 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 the application deadline date.
     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 competition 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 http://www.G5.gov.
     You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you 
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your 
application in paper format.
     You must submit all documents electronically, including 
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the 
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and 
certifications.
     You must upload any narrative sections and all other 
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document) 
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or 
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only, 
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not 
review that material.
     Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
     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.) The 
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send 
a second notification to you by email. This second notification 
indicates that the Department has received your application and has 
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified 
identifying number unique to your application).
     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 on 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

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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 in section VII of this 
notice 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 that 
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The 
Department will contact you after a determination is made on 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 mail or fax a written statement 
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception 
prevent 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. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must 
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the 
application deadline date.
    Address and mail or fax your statement to: Ellie Pelaez, U.S. 
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600e, 
Washington, DC 20208-5530. FAX: (202) 219-1466.
    Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the 
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
    b. 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 84.372A), 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.
    If your application is postmarked after the application deadline 
date, we will not consider your application.

    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.

    c. 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 84.372A), 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 10 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including 
suffix letter, if any, of the competition 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.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: Information regarding selection criteria and 
review procedures for this competition will be provided in the Request 
for Applications.
    2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants 
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition, 
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past 
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as 
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and 
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider 
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or 
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
    In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary 
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal 
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or 
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department 
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
    4. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may 
impose special conditions and, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk 
conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially 
stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or 
other management system that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part 
200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or 
is otherwise not responsible.

VI. Award Administration Information

    1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your 
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award 
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to 
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally, 
also.
    If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, 
we notify you.

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    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also 
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding 
commitments under the grant.
    3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition, 
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and 
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply 
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
    (b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final 
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the 
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual 
performance report that provides the most current performance and 
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance 
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, 
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
    4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of this 
program, the Department has established three performance measures that 
assess progress toward our strategic goal of ensuring that data are 
available to inform educational decisions by supporting States' 
development and implementation of Statewide longitudinal data systems. 
The Department measures: (1) The number of States that link K-12 data 
with early childhood data; (2) the number of States that link K-12 data 
with postsecondary data; and (3) the number of States that link K-12 
and postsecondary data with workforce data. In addition, grantees will 
be expected to report in their annual and final performance reports on 
their progress in achieving the project objectives proposed in their 
grant applications and on the status of their development and 
implementation of a Statewide longitudinal data system.
    5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR 
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee 
has made substantial progress in meeting the goals and objectives of 
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is 
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the 
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the 
performance targets in the grantee's approved application. In making a 
continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is 
operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved 
application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws 
that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving 
Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 
106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Sharkey, U.S. Department of 
Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1990 K Street NW., 
Room 9101, Washington, DC 20006-5651. Telephone: (202) 502-7494 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.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application 
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, 
or compact disc) by contacting the program contact person listed in 
this section.

VIII. Other Information

    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 
in section VII of 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.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document 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: March 9, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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(early learning through workforce) grade completion; high school systems that foster the generation and You may also access documents of the graduation and dropout; postsecondary use of accurate and timely data, support Department published in the Federal enrollment, progress, and completion). analysis and informed decision-making Register by using the article search Social and behavioral competencies at all levels of the education system, feature at: www.federalregister.gov. include social skills, attitudes, and increase the efficiency with which data Specifically, through the advanced behaviors that may be important to may be analyzed to support the search feature at this site, you can limit student’s academic and post-academic continuous improvement of education your search to documents published by success. services and outcomes, facilitate the Department. 6. Continuation Awards: In making a research to improve student academic continuation award under 34 CFR Dated: March 9, 2015. achievement and close achievement 75.253, the Secretary considers, among Sue Betka, gaps, support education accountability other things: whether a grantee has Acting Director, Institute of Education systems, and simplify the processes made substantial progress in meeting Sciences. used by SEAs to make education data the goals and objectives of the project; [FR Doc. 2015–05693 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] transparent through Federal and public whether the grantee has expended funds BILLING CODE 4000–01–P reporting. in a manner that is consistent with its Priorities: Over the past decade, States approved application and budget; and, have made a great deal of progress in if the Secretary has established DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION developing Statewide longitudinal data performance measurement systems, most of them with the requirements, whether the grantee has Applications for New Awards; assistance of SLDS Program funds. This met the performance targets in the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems competition will focus on enhancing grantee’s approved application. In Program States’ capacity to use those systems to making a continuation grant, the identify problems and drive Secretary also considers whether the AGENCY:Institute of Education Sciences, improvement efforts. States may apply grantee is operating in compliance with Department of Education. for funds to address up to two of the the assurances in its approved ACTION: Notice. priority data use cases described in this application, including those applicable section. SEAs may apply for grants to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit Overview Information selecting up to two of the following data discrimination in programs or activities use priorities: receiving Federal financial assistance Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (1) Financial Equity and Return on from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, Program. Investment; 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). Notice inviting applications for new (2) Educator Talent Management; awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. (3) Early Learning; VII. Agency Contacts Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (4) College and Career; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. (CFDA) Number: 84.372A. (5) Evaluation and Research; or Allen Ruby, U.S. Department of (6) Instructional Support. Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue Dates: Grants will not be made available to NW., Room 610e, Washington, DC Request for Applications Available: support ongoing maintenance of data 20208, or by email: Allen.Ruby@ed.gov. March 12, 2015. systems. Use of data supported by these If you use a telecommunications Application Package Available: grants must be in accordance with the device for the deaf (TDD) or a text March 19, 2015. Family Educational Rights and Privacy telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Act, as well as any other applicable Deadline for Transmittal of Letters of Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. Federal and State laws or regulations Intent: April 13, 2015. concerning the confidentiality of VIII. Other Information Dates of Informational Meetings: The individual records. Accessible Format: Individuals with Institute of Education Sciences (IES) asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES An SEA may submit only one disabilities can obtain this document intends to hold webinars designed to application under this competition. and a copy of the RFA in an accessible provide technical assistance to Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9607. format (e.g., braille, large print, interested applicants. Detailed Applicable Regulations: (a) The audiotape, or compact disc) on request information regarding these webinars Education Department General to the appropriate program contact will be provided on IES’ Web site at Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in person listed under FOR FURTHER http://ies.ed.gov/funding. 34 CFR parts 77, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99. INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of Deadline for Transmittal of (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on this notice. Applications: June 10, 2015. Governmentwide Debarment and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

12992 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: The (including dates and times) about how part 180, as adopted and amended as Educational Technical Assistance Act of to submit your application regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 2002 requires that funds made available electronically, or in paper format by part 3485. (c) The Uniform under this grant program be used to mail or hand delivery if you qualify for Administrative Requirements, Cost supplement, and not supplant, other an exception to the electronic Principles, and Audit Requirements for State or local funds used for developing submission requirement, please refer to Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as or using State data systems. section IV. 7. Other Submission adopted and amended in 2 CFR part Requirements of this notice. IV. Application and Submission We do not consider an application 3474. In addition, the regulations in 34 Information that does not comply with the deadline CFR part 75 are applicable, except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 1. Request for Applications: requirements. 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103, 75.105, Information regarding program and Individuals with disabilities who 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, application requirements for this need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)–(c), 75.219, competition will be contained in the in connection with the application 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230. Request for Applications, which will be process should contact the person listed available on March 12, 2015, at the under For Further Information Contact II. Award Information following Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ in section VII of this notice. If the Type of Award: Cooperative funding/. Department provides an accommodation agreements. Individuals with disabilities can or auxiliary aid to an individual with a Estimated Available Funds: obtain a copy of the Request for disability in connection with the $27,000,000. Applications and the application application process, the individual’s Contingent upon the availability of package in an accessible format (e.g., application remains subject to all other funds and the quality of applications, braille, large print, audiotape, or requirements and limitations in this we may make additional awards in FY compact disk) by contacting he person notice. 2016 from the list of unfunded listed under For Further Information 4. Intergovernmental Review: This applicants from this competition. Contact in section VII of this notice. competition is not subject to Executive Estimated Range of Awards: 2. Content and Form of Application Order 12372 and the regulations in CFR $1,000,000 to $7,000,000 for the entire Submission: Requirements concerning part 79. project period. The size of the the content of an application are in the 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference individual grants will depend on the Request for Applications. The forms that regulations outlining funding scope of the projects proposed. must be submitted are in the application restrictions in the Applicable Maximum Award: We will reject any package for this competition. Regulations section of this notice. application that proposes a budget Letter of Intent to Apply: April 13, 6. Data Universal Numbering System exceeding $7,000,000 (up to $3,500,000 2015. Number, Taxpayer Identification per priority) for the entire project period We ask potential applicants to submit Number, and System for Award of 48 months. a letter of intent, indicating the Priority Management: To do business with the The Director of IES may change the or Priorities under which the State Department of Education, you must—- maximum amount through a notice intends to apply for funding. We use the a. Have a Data Universal Numbering published in the Federal Register. information in the letters of intent to System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer Estimated Number of Awards: The identify the expertise needed for the Identification Number (TIN); number of awards made under this scientific review panels and to secure a b. Register both your DUNS number competition will depend upon the sufficient number of reviewers. For this and TIN with the System for Award quality of the applications received and reason, letters of intent are optional but Management (SAM) (formerly the the level of funding requested. strongly encouraged. We request that Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the letters of intent be submitted using the Government’s primary registrant Note: The Department is not bound by any link at: https://iesreview.ed.gov/. database; estimates in this notice. Eligible entities that do not provide c. Provide your DUNS number and Project Period: Up to 48 months. this notification may still apply for TIN on your application; and funding. d. Maintain an active SAM III. Eligibility Information 3. Submission Dates and Times: registration with current information 1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible Request for Applications Available: while your application is under review applicants are limited to SEAs. An SEA March 12, 2015. by the Department and, if you are is the agency primarily responsible for Application Package Available: awarded a grant, during the project the State supervision of elementary March 19, 2015. period. schools and secondary schools. See 20 Deadline for Transmittal of Letters of You can obtain a DUNS number from U.S.C. 9601 (which incorporates by Intent to Apply: April 13, 2015. Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number reference the definition of SEA set out Dates of Informational Meetings: We can be created within one to two in section 9101 of the Elementary and intend to hold webinars designed to business days. Secondary Education Act of 1965, as provide technical assistance to If you are a corporate entity, agency, amended (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 7801). The interested applicants. Detailed institution, or organization, you can SEAs of the 50 States, the District of obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information regarding these meetings Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto will be provided on the IES Web site at Service. If you are an individual, you Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, http://ies.ed.gov/funding. can obtain a TIN from the Internal American Samoa, Guam, and the Deadline for Transmittal of Revenue Service or the Social Security Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Applications: June 10, 2015. Administration. If you need a new TIN, Islands are eligible. Applications for grants under this please allow two to five weeks for your 2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition must be submitted TIN to become active. competition does not require cost electronically using the Grants.gov The SAM registration process can take sharing or matching. Apply site (Grants.gov). For information approximately seven business days, but VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices 12993 may take upwards of several weeks, submit, no later than two weeks before • You will not receive additional depending on the completeness and the application deadline date, a written point value because you submit your accuracy of the data entered into the statement to the Department that you application in electronic format, nor SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you qualify for one of these exceptions. will we penalize you if you qualify for think you might want to apply for Further information regarding an exception to the electronic Federal financial assistance under a calculation of the date that is two weeks submission requirement, as described program administered by the before the application deadline date is elsewhere in this section, and submit Department, please allow sufficient time provided later in this section under your application in paper format. to obtain and register your DUNS Exception to Electronic Submission • You must submit all documents number and TIN. We strongly Requirement. electronically, including all information recommend that you register early. You may access the electronic grant you typically provide on the following application for the Statewide forms: the Application for Federal Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the Longitudinal Data Systems competition Assistance (SF 424), the Department of information to be available in Grants.gov and at www.Grants.gov. You must search for Education Supplemental Information for before you can submit an application through the downloadable application package SF 424, Budget Information—Non- Grants.gov. for this competition by the CFDA Construction Programs (ED 524), and all number. Do not include the CFDA necessary assurances and certifications. If you are currently registered with • You must upload any narrative SAM, you may not need to make any number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.372, not 84.372A). sections and all other attachments to changes. However, please make certain your application as files in a PDF that the TIN associated with your DUNS Please note the following: (Portable Document) read-only, non- number is correct. Also note that you • When you enter the Grants.gov site, modifiable format. Do not upload an will need to update your registration you will find information about interactive or fillable PDF file. If you annually. This may take three or more submitting an application electronically upload a file type other than a read- business days. through the site, as well as the hours of only, non-modifiable PDF or submit a Information about SAM is available at operation. password-protected file, we will not www.SAM.gov. To further assist you • Applications received by Grants.gov review that material. with obtaining and registering your are date and time stamped. Your • Your electronic application must DUNS number and TIN in SAM or application must be fully uploaded and comply with any page-limit updating your existing SAM account, submitted and must be date and time requirements described in this notice. we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, stamped by the Grants.gov system no • After you electronically submit which you can find at: http:// later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC your application, you will receive from www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam- time, on the application deadline date. Grants.gov an automatic notification of faqs.html. Except as otherwise noted in this receipt that contains a Grants.gov In addition, if you are submitting your section, we will not accept your tracking number. (This notification application via Grants.gov, you must (1) application if it is received—that is, date indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not be designated by your organization as an and time stamped by the Grants.gov receipt by the Department.) The Authorized Organization Representative system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, Department then will retrieve your (AOR); and (2) register yourself with DC time, on the application deadline application from Grants.gov and send a Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these date. We do not consider an application second notification to you by email. steps are outlined at the following that does not comply with the deadline This second notification indicates that Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/ requirements. When we retrieve your the Department has received your web/grants/register.html. application from Grants.gov, we will application and has assigned your 7. Other Submission Requirements: notify you if we are rejecting your application a PR/Award number (an ED- Applications for grants under this application because it was date and time specified identifying number unique to competition must be submitted stamped by the Grants.gov system after your application). electronically unless you qualify for an 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on • We may request that you provide us exception to this requirement in the application deadline date. original signatures on forms at a later accordance with the instructions in this • The amount of time it can take to date. section. upload an application will vary Application Deadline Date Extension a. Electronic Submission of depending on a variety of factors, in Case of Technical Issues with the Applications. including the size of the application and Grants.gov System: If you are Applications for grants under the the speed of your Internet connection. experiencing problems submitting your Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Therefore, we strongly recommend that application through Grants.gov, please competition, CFDA number 84.372A, you do not wait until the application contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, must be submitted electronically using deadline date to begin the submission toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply process through Grants.gov. obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case site at www.Grants.gov. Through this • You should review and follow the Number and must keep a record of it. site, you will be able to download a Education Submission Procedures for If you are prevented from copy of the application package, submitting an application through electronically submitting your complete it offline, and then upload and Grants.gov that are included in the application on the application deadline asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES submit your application. You may not application package for this competition date because of technical problems with email an electronic copy of a grant to ensure that you submit your the Grants.gov system, we will grant you application to us. application in a timely manner to the an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., We will reject your application if you Grants.gov system. You can also find the Washington, DC time, the following submit it in paper format unless, as Education Submission Procedures business day to enable you to transmit described elsewhere in this section, you pertaining to Grants.gov under News your application electronically or by qualify for one of the exceptions to the and Events on the Department’s G5 hand delivery. You also may mail your electronic submission requirement and system home page at http://www.G5.gov. application by following the mailing VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

12994 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices instructions described elsewhere in this Your paper application must be (1) You must indicate on the envelope notice. submitted in accordance with the mail and—if not provided by the Department—in If you submit an application after or hand delivery instructions described Item 10 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, in this notice. including suffix letter, if any, of the 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on competition under which you are submitting the application deadline date, please b. Submission of Paper Applications your application; and contact the person listed under FOR by Mail. (2) The Application Control Center will FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in If you qualify for an exception to the mail to you a notification of receipt of your section VII of this notice and provide an electronic submission requirement, you grant application. If you do not receive this explanation of the technical problem may mail (through the U.S. Postal notification within 15 business days from the you experienced with Grants.gov, along Service or a commercial carrier) your application deadline date, you should call with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case application to the Department. You the U.S. Department of Education Number. We will accept your must mail the original and two copies Application Control Center at (202) 245– of your application, on or before the 6288. application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: V. Application Review Information Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your U.S. Department of Education, 1. Selection Criteria: Information application by 4:30:00 p.m., Application Control Center, Attention: regarding selection criteria and review Washington, DC time, on the (CFDA Number 84.372A), LBJ Basement procedures for this competition will be application deadline date. The Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., provided in the Request for Department will contact you after a Washington, DC 20202–4260. Applications. determination is made on whether your You must show proof of mailing 2. Review and Selection Process: We application will be accepted. consisting of one of the following: remind potential applicants that in (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service reviewing applications in any Note: The extensions to which we refer in postmark. this section apply only to the unavailability discretionary grant competition, the (2) A legible mail receipt with the of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR date of mailing stamped by the U.S. system. We will not grant you an extension 75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the if you failed to fully register to submit your Postal Service. (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or applicant in carrying out a previous application to Grants.gov before the award, such as the applicant’s use of application deadline date and time or if the receipt from a commercial carrier. (4) Any other proof of mailing funds, achievement of project technical problem you experienced is objectives, and compliance with grant unrelated to the Grants.gov system. acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. conditions. The Secretary may also Exception to Electronic Submission If you mail your application through consider whether the applicant failed to Requirement: You qualify for an the U.S. Postal Service, we do not submit a timely performance report or exception to the electronic submission accept either of the following as proof submitted a report of unacceptable requirement, and may submit your of mailing: quality. application in paper format, if you are (1) A private metered postmark. In addition, in making a competitive unable to submit an application through (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by grant award, the Secretary also requires the Grants.gov system because— the U.S. Postal Service. various assurances including those • You do not have access to the If your application is postmarked after applicable to Federal civil rights laws Internet; or the application deadline date, we will that prohibit discrimination in programs • You do not have the capacity to not consider your application. or activities receiving Federal financial upload large documents to the Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not assistance from the Department of Grants.gov system; and uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, • No later than two weeks before the relying on this method, you should check 108.8, and 110.23). application deadline date (14 calendar with your local post office. 4. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR days or, if the fourteenth calendar day c. Submission of Paper Applications 3474.10, the Secretary may impose before the application deadline date by Hand Delivery. special conditions and, in appropriate falls on a Federal holiday, the next If you qualify for an exception to the circumstances, high-risk conditions on a business day following the Federal electronic submission requirement, you grant if the applicant or grantee is not holiday), you mail or fax a written (or a courier service) may deliver your financially stable; has a history of statement to the Department, explaining paper application to the Department by unsatisfactory performance; has a which of the two grounds for an hand. You must deliver the original and financial or other management system exception prevent you from using the two copies of your application by hand, that does not meet the standards in 2 Internet to submit your application. on or before the application deadline CFR part 200, subpart D; has not If you mail your written statement to date, to the Department at the following fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; the Department, it must be postmarked address: U.S. Department of Education, or is otherwise not responsible. no later than two weeks before the Application Control Center, Attention: VI. Award Administration Information application deadline date. If you fax (CFDA Number 84.372A), 550 12th your written statement to the Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 1. Award Notices: If your application Department, we must receive the faxed Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. is successful, we notify your U.S. asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES statement no later than two weeks The Application Control Center Representative and U.S. Senators and before the application deadline date. accepts hand deliveries daily between send you a Grant Award Notification Address and mail or fax your 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, (GAN); or we may send you an email statement to: Ellie Pelaez, U.S. DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, containing a link to access an electronic Department of Education, 555 New and Federal holidays. version of your GAN. We may notify Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600e, Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper you informally, also. Washington, DC 20208–5530. FAX: Applications: If you mail or hand deliver If your application is not evaluated or (202) 219–1466. your application to the Department— not selected for funding, we notify you. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices 12995 2. Administrative and National Policy the goals and objectives of the project; your search to documents published by Requirements: We identify whether the grantee has expended funds the Department. administrative and national policy in a manner that is consistent with its Dated: March 9, 2015. requirements in the application package approved application and budget; and, Sue Betka, and reference these and other if the Secretary has established Acting Director, Institute of Education requirements in the Applicable performance measurement Sciences. Regulations section of this notice. requirements, the performance targets in [FR Doc. 2015–05682 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] We reference the regulations outlining the grantee’s approved application. In the terms and conditions of an award in BILLING CODE 4000–01–P making a continuation grant, the the Applicable Regulations section of Secretary also considers whether the this notice and include these and other grantee is operating in compliance with specific conditions in the GAN. The the assurances in its approved DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GAN also incorporates your approved application, including those applicable application as part of your binding to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit Federal Energy Regulatory commitments under the grant. discrimination in programs or activities Commission 3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a receiving Federal financial assistance grant under this competition, you must from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, [Docket No. AD04–4–002] ensure that you have in place the 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). necessary processes and systems to Panel Member List for Hydropower comply with the reporting requirements VII. Agency Contact Licensing Study Dispute Resolution; in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice Requesting Applications for funding under the competition. This Nancy Sharkey, U.S. Department of Panel Member List for Hydropower does not apply if you have an exception Education, National Center for Licensing Study Dispute Resolution under 2 CFR 170.110(b). Education Statistics, 1990 K Street NW., (b) At the end of your project period, This notice requests applications from Room 9101, Washington, DC 20006– those interested in being listed as you must submit a final performance 5651. Telephone: (202) 502–7494 or by report, including financial information, potential panel members to assist in the email: Nancy.Sharkey@ed.gov. Federal Energy Regulatory as directed by the Secretary. If you If you use a telecommunications receive a multi-year award, you must Commission’s (Commission) study device for the deaf (TDD) or a text dispute resolution process for the submit an annual performance report telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay that provides the most current integrated licensing process of Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– hydropower projects. performance and financial expenditure 8339. information as directed by the Secretary Individuals with disabilities can Background under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary obtain a copy of the application package may also require more frequent The Commission’s integrated in an accessible format (e.g., braille, licensing process (ILP) regulations performance reports under 34 CFR large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 75.720(c). For specific requirements on pertaining to hydroelectric licensing by contacting the program contact under the Federal Power Act encourages reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ person listed in this section. fund/grant/apply/appforms/ informal resolution of study appforms.html. VIII. Other Information disagreements. In cases where this is not 4. Performance Measures: To evaluate Accessible Format: Individuals with successful, a formal study dispute the overall success of this program, the disabilities can obtain this document resolution process is available for state Department has established three and a copy of the application package in and federal agencies or Indian tribes performance measures that assess an accessible format (e.g., braille, large with mandatory conditioning progress toward our strategic goal of print, audiotape, or compact disc) on authority.1 ensuring that data are available to request to the program contact person The ILP provides that the disputed inform educational decisions by listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION study must be submitted to a dispute supporting States’ development and CONTACT in section VII of this notice. resolution panel consisting of a person implementation of Statewide Electronic Access to This Document: from Commission staff, a person from longitudinal data systems. The The official version of this document is the agency or Indian tribe referring the Department measures: (1) The number the document published in the Federal dispute to the Commission, and a third of States that link K–12 data with early Register. Free Internet access to the person selected by the other two childhood data; (2) the number of States official edition of the Federal Register panelists from a pre-established list of that link K–12 data with postsecondary and the Code of Federal Regulations is persons with expertise in the disputed data; and (3) the number of States that available via the Federal Digital System resource area.2 The third panel member link K–12 and postsecondary data with at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you (TPM) will serve without compensation, workforce data. In addition, grantees can view this document, as well as all except for certain allowable travel will be expected to report in their other documents of this Department expenses to be borne by the annual and final performance reports on published in the Federal Register, in Commission. their progress in achieving the project text or Adobe Portable Document The role of the panel members is to objectives proposed in their grant Format (PDF). To use PDF you must make a finding, with respect to each asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES applications and on the status of their have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is disputed study request, on the extent to development and implementation of a available free at the site. which each study criteria set forth in the Statewide longitudinal data system. You may also access documents of the 5. Continuation Awards: In making a Department published in the Federal 1 See § 5.14 of the final rule, which may be continuation award under 34 CFR Register by using the article search viewed on the Commission’s Web site at http:// www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_06/ 75.253, the Secretary considers, among feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 18cfr5_06.html. other things: Whether a grantee has Specifically, through the advanced 2 These persons must not be otherwise involved made substantial progress in meeting search feature at this site, you can limit with the proceeding. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1


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