80 FR 26830 - Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period; Community Parent Resource Centers
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 90 (May 11, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 26830-26832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11307] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Chapter III Final Waiver and Extension of the Project Period; Community Parent Resource Centers [Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.328C] AGENCY: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. ACTION: Final waiver and extension of the project period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: For the nine currently funded Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), the Secretary waives the requirements that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extensions of project periods involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. This waiver and extension of the project period enables these nine CPRCs to receive funding from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. Further, the waiver and extension of the project period mean that we will not announce a new competition or make new awards in fiscal year (FY) 2015. DATES: The waiver and extension of the project period are effective May 11, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-6595. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text telephone, call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877- 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 9, 2015, we published a notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 46860) proposing an extension of project period and a waiver of 34 CFR 75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c)(2) in order to-- (1) Enable the Secretary to provide additional funds to the currently funded CPRCs for an additional 12-month project period, from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016; and (2) Request comments on the proposed extension of project period and waiver. There are no substantive differences between the proposed waiver and extension and the final waiver and extension. Public Comment In response to our invitation in the notice of proposed waiver and extension of the project period, we did not receive [[Page 26831]] any substantive comments. Generally, we do not address comments that raise concerns not directly related to the proposed waiver and extension of project period. Background On May 3, 2010, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register (75 FR 23254) a notice inviting applications (2010 NIA) for new awards for FY 2010 for up to 10 CPRCs. The CPRCs are funded under the Parent Training and Information (PTI) Program, authorized under sections 672 and 673 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The purpose of CPRCs is to provide underserved parents of children with disabilities in targeted communities--including low-income parents, parents of limited English proficient children, and parents with disabilities--with the training and information they need to enable them to participate cooperatively and effectively in helping their children with disabilities to-- (1) Meet developmental and functional goals, as well as challenging academic achievement standards that have been established for all children; and (2) Be prepared to lead the most productive, independent adult lives possible. The CPRCs provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, and children, from birth through age 26, with the full range of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA by: (a) Responding to individual requests for information and support from parents of children with disabilities, including parents of children who may be inappropriately identified in their targeted communities; (b) providing training to parents of children with disabilities; (c) supporting parents of children with disabilities, as needed, such as helping them to prepare for individualized education program or individualized family service plan meetings; and (d) maintaining a Web site and social media presence, as appropriate, to inform parents in their targeted communities of appropriate resources. Based on the selection criteria in the 2010 NIA, the Department made awards for a period of 60 months each to 10 organizations, nine of which have received FY 2014 continuation funding: Fiesta Educativa in California; Parent to Parent of Miami, Inc. in Florida; Agenda for Children/Pyramid Parent Training in Louisiana; Urban PRIDE in Massachusetts; SPEAKS Education, Inc. in Michigan; Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs in New Mexico; Palau Parents Empowered in Palau; Philadelphia HUNE, Inc. in Pennsylvania; and Children's Disabilities Information Coalition in Texas. The 2010 CPRC cohort's current project period is scheduled to end on September 30, 2015. We do not believe that it would be in the public interest to run a competition for new CPRCs this year because the Department is in the process of changing the competition schedule for the PTI Program to make better use of Department resources. Under the proposed CPRC competition schedule, instead of holding three competitions over five years, each for 10 CPRCs, we would hold one competition for 30 CPRCs that will each have a project period of up to five years. We propose to hold this competition and fund 30 CPRCs in FY 2016. We also have concluded that it would be contrary to the public interest to provide services to fewer underserved families in order to change the Department's competition schedule. For these reasons, the Secretary waives the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250, which prohibit project periods exceeding five years, as well as the requirements in 34 CFR 75.261(a) and (c)(2), which allow the extension of a project period only if the extension does not involve the obligation of additional Federal funds. The waiver allows the Department to issue FY 2015 continuation awards of $100,000 to each of the nine centers in the FY 2010 cohort. Any activities carried out during the 12-month period of this continuation award will have to be consistent with, or a logical extension of, the scope, goals, and objectives of the grantee's application as approved in the FY 2010 CPRC competition. The requirements applicable to continuation awards for this competition set forth in the 2010 NIA and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253 will apply to any continuation awards sought by the current CPRC grantees. We will base our decisions regarding continuation awards on the program narratives, budgets, budget narratives, and program performance reports submitted by the current grantees, and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253. Waiver of Delayed Effective Date The Administrative Procedure Act requires that a substantive rule must be published at least 30 days before its effective date, except as otherwise provided for good cause (5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3)). We received no substantive comments on the proposed waiver and extension of project period, and we have not made any substantive changes to the proposed waiver and extension of project period. The Secretary has made a determination to waive the delayed effective date to ensure there is no lapse in the parent training and information services currently provided by the CPRCs. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification The Secretary certifies that this waiver and extension of the project period will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The only entities that will be affected by this waiver and extension of the project period are the current grantees receiving Federal funds and any other potential applicants. The Secretary certifies that this waiver and final extension will not have a significant economic impact on these entities because the extension of existing project periods imposes minimal compliance costs, and the activities required to support the additional year of funding will not impose additional regulatory burdens or require unnecessary Federal supervision. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This notice of final waiver and extension of the project period 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. Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department [[Page 26832]] 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: May 5, 2015. Sue Swenson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2015-11307 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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and recordkeeping requirements, Trade The revisions read as follows: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
agreements (North American Free Trade
Agreement). Appendix to Part 181—Rules of Origin 34 CFR Chapter III
Regulations
Amendment to the Regulations Final Waiver and Extension of the
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For the reasons stated above, part 181 PART II Project Period; Community Parent
of title 19 of the Code of Federal Resource Centers
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Regulations (19 CFR part 181) is SECTION 5. DE MINIMIS [Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
amended as set forth below. (CFDA) Number: 84.328C]
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PART 181—NORTH AMERICAN FREE Exceptions AGENCY: Office of Special Education
TRADE AGREEMENT (4) * * * Programs (OSEP), Office of Special
(i) a non-originating material that is used Education and Rehabilitative Services,
■ 1. The general and specific authority in the production of any non-portable gas Department of Education.
citations for part 181 continue to read as stoves or ranges of subheading 7321.11 or
ACTION: Final waiver and extension of
follows: 7321.19, subheadings 8415.10, 8415.20
through 8415.83, 8418.10 through 8418.21, the project period.
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 66, 1202 (General household type refrigerators, other than
Note 3(i), Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the SUMMARY: For the nine currently funded
electrical absorption type of subheading
United States), 1624, 3314. Community Parent Resource Centers
8418.29, subheadings 8418.30 through
* * * * * 8418.40, 8421.12, 8422.11, 8450.11 through
(CPRCs), the Secretary waives the
■ 2. In the Appendix to part 181: 8450.20 and 8451.21 through 8451.29 and requirements that generally prohibit
■ a. Part II, Section 5, under the heading tariff items 8479.89.55 (trash compactors) project periods exceeding five years and
‘‘Exceptions,’’ subsection 4(i) is revised; and 8516.60.40 (electric stoves or ranges); extensions of project periods involving
■ b. Part III, Section 6, under the the obligation of additional Federal
* * * * * funds. This waiver and extension of the
heading ‘‘Net Cost Method Required in PART VI
Certain Circumstances,’’ subsection project period enables these nine CPRCs
SECTION 16. TRANSSHIPMENT
(6)(d)(iv) is amended by removing to receive funding from October 1, 2015,
‘‘subheading 8469.11’’ and adding in its * * * * * through September 30, 2016. Further,
Exceptions for Certain Goods the waiver and extension of the project
place ‘‘heading 8469’’;
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply with period mean that we will not announce
■ c. Part VI, Section 16, under the
respect to:
heading ‘‘Exceptions for Certain a new competition or make new awards
(a) a ‘‘smart card’’ of subheading 8523.52,
Goods,’’ subsection (3) is revised; containing a single integrated circuit, where
in fiscal year (FY) 2015.
■ d. In Schedule IV: any further production or other operation DATES: The waiver and extension of the
■ i. Remove the listing ‘‘8407.34.05, that that good undergoes outside the project period are effective May 11,
8407.34.15 and 8407.34.25’’ and add in territories of the NAFTA countries does not 2015.
its place the listing ‘‘8407.34.05, result in a change in the tariff classification FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
8407.34.14, 8407.34.18 and 8407.34.25’’; of the good to any other subheading;
■ ii. Remove the listing ‘‘8407.34.35,
Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of
(b) a good of any of subheadings 8541.10
8407.34.45 and 8407.34.55’’ and add in Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
through 8541.60 or subheadings 8542.31
its place the listing ‘‘8407.34.35, through 8542.39, where any further
Room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza,
8407.34.44, 8407.34.48 and 8407.34.55’’; production or other operation that that good Washington, DC 20202–2600.
■ iii. Remove the listing ‘‘8519.93’’ and undergoes outside the territories of the Telephone: (202) 245–6595.
add in its place the listing ‘‘ex 8519.81’’; NAFTA countries does not result in a change If you use a telecommunications
■ iv. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.29.10 ’’; in the tariff classification of the good to a device for the deaf or a text telephone,
■ v. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.29.20’’ subheading outside subheadings 8541.10 call the Federal Relay Service, toll free,
and add in its place the listing through 8542.90; at 1–800–877–8339.
‘‘8708.29.21 and 8708.29.25’’; (c) an electronic microassembly of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
■ vi. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.39’’ and subheading 8543.70, where any further 9, 2015, we published a notice in the
add in its place the listing ‘‘8708.30’’; production or other operation that that good Federal Register (78 FR 46860)
■ vii. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.60’’; undergoes outside the territories of the proposing an extension of project period
■ viii. Add in numerical order the
NAFTA countries does not result in a change and a waiver of 34 CFR 75.250 and
in the tariff classification of the good to any 75.261(a) and (c)(2) in order to—
listing ‘‘8708.95’’;
other subheading; or
■ ix. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.09, (1) Enable the Secretary to provide
(d) an electronic microassembly of
8708.99.34 and 8708.99.61’’; additional funds to the currently funded
subheading 8548.90, where any further
■ x. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.12, CPRCs for an additional 12-month
production or other operation that that good
8708.99.37 and 8708.99.64’’; undergoes outside the territories of the project period, from October 1, 2015,
■ xi. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.15, through September 30, 2016; and
NAFTA countries does not result in a change
8708.99.40 and 8708.99.67’’ and add in in the tariff classification of the good to any (2) Request comments on the
its place the listing ‘‘8708.99.16, other subheading. proposed extension of project period
8708.99.41 and 8708.99.68’’; and waiver.
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■ xii. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.18, There are no substantive differences
8708.99.43 and 8708.99.70’’; R. Gil Kerlikowske, between the proposed waiver and
■ xiii. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.21, extension and the final waiver and
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Commissioner.
8708.99.46 and 8708.99.73’’; Approved: May 5, 2015. extension.
■ xiv. Remove the listing ‘‘8708.99.24,
8708.99.49 and 8708.99.80; and Timothy E. Skud, Public Comment
■ xv. Add in numerical order the listing Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. In response to our invitation in the
‘‘8708.99.23, 8708.99.48 and [FR Doc. 2015–11291 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am] notice of proposed waiver and extension
8708.99.81’’. BILLING CODE 9111–14–P of the project period, we did not receive
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Format (PDF). To use PDF you must DATES: This final rule is effective on earliest possible time to determine
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is June 10, 2015. whether any action may affect species
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Sue Swenson, materials, and documentation that we not the Federal action is likely to
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special considered in this rulemaking are also jeopardize the continued existence of
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[FR Doc. 2015–11307 Filed 5–8–15; 8:45 am] normal business hours at: U.S. Fish and destruction or adverse modification of
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ACTION: Final rule. decade regarding the adequacy of
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the incidental take statements have
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and take of fish or wildlife species listed as prompted the Services to clarify two
Wildlife Service and the National endangered with certain exceptions. aspects of the regulations addressing
Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, Pursuant to section 4(d) of the ESA, the incidental take statements: (1) The use
the Services), are amending the Services may prohibit the take of fish or of surrogates to express the amount or
incidental take statement provisions of wildlife species listed as threatened. extent of anticipated incidental take,
the implementing regulations for section Under section 3 of the ESA, the term including circumstances where project
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are to address the use of surrogates to such conduct.’’ Section 7 of the ESA which providing an incidental take
express the amount or extent of provides for the exemption of incidental statement with a biological opinion on
anticipated incidental take and to refine take of listed fish or wildlife species a programmatic action is appropriate.
the basis for development of incidental caused by Federal agency actions that Through this final rule, the Services
take statements for programmatic the Services have found to be consistent are establishing prospective standards
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actions. These changes are intended to with the provisions of section 7(a)(2). regarding incidental take statements.
improve the clarity and effectiveness of The Services jointly administer the ESA Consistent with the regulatory language
incidental take statements. The Services via regulations set forth in the Code of set forth in the proposed rule, we are
believe these regulatory changes are a Federal Regulations (CFR). This rule clarifying that the Services formulate an
reasonable exercise of their discretion in deals with regulations found in title 50 incidental take statement if such take is
interpreting particularly challenging of the CFR at part 402. reasonably certain to occur. Nothing in
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| Action | Final waiver and extension of the project period. | |
| Dates | The waiver and extension of the project period are effective May 11, 2015. | |
| Contact | Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-6595. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 26830 |
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