81 FR 21541 - Applications for New Awards; Advanced Placement Test Fee Program
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 70 (April 12, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 70 (April 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-08396 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 21541-21545] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-08396] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Advanced Placement Test Fee Program AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview Information Advanced Placement Test Fee Program Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.330B. DATES: Applications Available: April 12, 2016. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 12, 2016. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 11, 2016. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The Advanced Placement Test Fee (APTF) Program awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to enable them to pay all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students who (1) are enrolled in an advanced placement course; and (2) plan to take an advanced placement exam. The program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded. Program Authority: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) (20 U.S.C. 6531-6537). Note: On December 10, 2015, the President signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law 114-95, which reauthorized the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. Under section 5(c) of the ESSA, APTF Program grants awarded in FY 2016 and earlier years will operate in accordance with the requirements of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and 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 as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The regulations in 34 CFR part 299. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. II. Award Information Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Estimated Available Funds: $28,483,000. Estimated Range of Awards: $13,235-$10,757,186. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $694,710. Estimated Number of Awards: 41. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: Up to 12 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs in any State, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated states of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau (subject to continued eligibility). Note: For the purposes of this program, the Bureau of Indian Education in the U.S. Department of the Interior is treated as an SEA. 2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching. b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement, not supplant, funding requirements. Section 1706 of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB, requires that grant funds provided under the APTF Program supplement, and not supplant, other non-Federal funds that are available to assist low-income individuals in paying for the cost of advanced placement test fees. IV. Application and Submission Information 1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the program office. To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/apfee/applicant.html. To obtain a copy from the program office, contact: Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E310, Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 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. 2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. 3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: April 12, 2016. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 12, 2016. 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 Other Submission Requirements in section IV 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. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 11, 2016. 4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR [[Page 21542]] part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 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), 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 at the following Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. A DUNS number can be created within one to two business days. If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service. If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active. The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the completeness and accuracy of the data you enter into the SAM database. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal financial assistance under a program administered by the Department, please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early. Note: Once your SAM registration is active, it may be 24 to 48 hours before you can access the information in, and submit an application through, Grants.gov. If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update your registration annually. This may take three or more business days. Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, which you can find at: 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 APTF Program, CFDA number 84.330B, 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 APTF Program 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 84.330, not 84.330B). 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 www.G5.gov. In addition, for specific guidance and procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov, please refer to the Grants.gov Web site at: www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/apply-for-grants.html. 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. [[Page 21543]] You must upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your application as files in a read-only, non-modifiable Portable Document Format (PDF). Do not upload an interactive or fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only, non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. Please note that this could result in your application not being considered for funding because the material in question--for example, the project narrative--is critical to a meaningful review of your proposal. For that reason it is important to allow yourself adequate time to upload all material as PDF files. The Department will not convert material from other formats to PDF. 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. Grants.gov will also notify you automatically by email if your application met all the Grants.gov validation requirements or if there were any errors (such as submission of your application by someone other than a registered Authorized Organization Representative, or inclusion of an attachment with a file name that contains special characters). You will be given an opportunity to correct any errors and resubmit, but you must still meet the deadline for submission of applications. Once your application is successfully validated by Grants.gov, the Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you an email with a unique PR/Award number for your application. These emails do not mean that your application is without any disqualifying errors. While your application may have been successfully validated by Grants.gov, it must also meet the Department's application requirements as specified in this notice and in the application instructions. Disqualifying errors could include, for instance, failure to upload attachments in a read-only, non-modifiable PDF; failure to submit a required part of the application; or failure to meet applicant eligibility requirements. It is your responsibility to ensure that your submitted application has met all of the Department's requirements. We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it. If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application 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 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 the problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. We will contact you after we determine whether your application will be accepted. Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because-- You do not have access to the Internet; or You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system; and No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. 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: Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E310, Washington, DC 20202-6200. FAX: (202) 260-8969. 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 84.330B), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260. You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following: (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark. (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service. (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier. (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: (1) A private metered postmark. (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. We will not consider applications postmarked after the application deadline date. [[Page 21544]] 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 84.330B), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department-- (1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 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. Review and Selection Process: The Department intends to fund, at some level, all applications that meet the requirements for approving applications described in the application package for this program and that demonstrate a need for new or additional funds to pay advanced placement exam fees on behalf of low-income students for school year 2015-16. Under section 1707(1) of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB, ``advanced placement test'' means an advanced placement test administered by the College Board or approved by the Secretary. For FY 2016, advanced placement tests administered by the College Board include Advanced Placement (AP) Seminar and AP Research under the College Board's new AP Capstone program. In addition, for FY 2016, the Secretary approves the following advanced placement tests: (a) Diploma Programme tests administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO); (b) Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level tests administered by Cambridge International Examinations, including Global Perspectives and Research Test; and (c) Advanced (A) Level tests administered by Cambridge International Examinations; including Global Perspectives and Research Test. For FY 2016, the Department expects to award approximately $28,483,000 in new grants under this program. Based on the anticipated number of applications and other available information (including any expected fee reductions for low-income students), the Department expects this amount to be sufficient to pay all but $15 of the cost of each advanced placement exam taken by low-income students. Accordingly, SEAs may use APTF Program funds to cover a portion of the cost of each approved advanced placement exam taken by low-income students in school year 2015-16, as follows: (a) Up to $38 for each AP test administered by the College Board that is not an AP Seminar or AP Research exam under the College Board's AP Capstone program; (b) up to $85 for each AP Seminar test administered by the College Board under its AP Capstone program; (c) up to $85 for each AP Research test administered by the College Board under its AP Capstone program; (d) up to $98 for each Diploma Programme test administered by the IBO; (e) up to $69.10 for each AS Level test administered by Cambridge International Examinations that is not a Global Perspectives and Research exam; (f) up to $112.90 for each A Level test administered by Cambridge International Examinations that is not a Global Perspectives and Research exam; (g) up to $134.73 for each AS Level Global Perspectives and Research test administered by Cambridge International Examinations; and (h) up to $226.50 for each A Level Global Perspectives and Research test administered by Cambridge International Examinations. Note: APTF Program funds may not be used to pay registration fees on behalf of low-income students. Therefore, advanced placement test registration fees, including the student registration fees charged by the IBO, are not allowable costs under this program. Further information and instructions on how to request funds for school year 2015-16 are included in the application package for this competition. Also, in determining whether to approve an application for a new award (including the amount of the award) from an applicant with a current grant under this program, the Department will consider the amount of any unexpended funds under the existing grant and the applicant's use of funds under previous APTF Program grant awards. 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). 2. Risk Assessment and Special Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 200.205, before awarding grants under this competition the Department conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. 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. 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 [[Page 21545]] 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 multiyear 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. (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In this case the Secretary establishes a data collection period. 4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the Department has developed five performance measures to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the APTF Program: (1) The number of advanced placement tests taken by low-income public school students nationally; (2) The number of advanced placement tests taken by minority (Hispanic, Black, Native American) public school students nationally; (3) The percentage of advanced placement tests passed (for AP tests, scores of 3-5) by low-income public school students nationally; (4) The number of advanced placement tests passed (for AP tests, scores of 3-5) by low-income public school students nationally; and (5) The cost per passing advanced placement test taken by a low-income public school student. The information provided by grantees in their final performance reports will be one source of data for the measures. Other sources of data include the College Board, IBO, and Cambridge International Examinations. VII. Agency Contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3E310, Washington, DC 20202- 6200. Telephone: (202) 260-1541 or by email: [email protected]. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877- 8339. 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 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: April 7, 2016. Ann Whalen, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Delegated the Duties of Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2016-08396 Filed 4-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Estimated Available Funds: person listed in this section.
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Overview Information $28,483,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $13,235– Submission: Requirements concerning
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Notice inviting applications for new Estimated Average Size of Awards: with the forms you must submit, are in
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. $694,710. the application package for this
Estimated Number of Awards: 41. competition.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 3. Submission Dates and Times:
(CFDA) Number: 84.330B. Note: The Department is not bound by any Applications Available: April 12,
estimates in this notice.
DATES: 2016.
Applications Available: April 12, Project Period: Up to 12 months. Deadline for Transmittal of
2016. III. Eligibility Information Applications: May 12, 2016.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for grants under this
Applications: May 12, 2016. 1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs in any competition must be submitted
Deadline for Intergovernmental State, including the District of electronically using the Grants.gov
Review: July 11, 2016. Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, (including dates and times) about how
Full Text of Announcement Guam, American Samoa, the to submit your application
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awards grants to State educational
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and not supplant, other non-Federal process, the individual’s application
Note: On December 10, 2015, the President funds that are available to assist low- remains subject to all other
signed into law the Every Student Succeeds
income individuals in paying for the requirements and limitations in this
Act (ESSA), Public Law 114–95, which
reauthorized the ESEA, as amended by cost of advanced placement test fees. notice.
NCLB. Under section 5(c) of the ESSA, APTF Deadline for Intergovernmental
IV. Application and Submission Review: July 11, 2016.
Program grants awarded in FY 2016 and Information
earlier years will operate in accordance with 4. Intergovernmental Review: This
the requirements of the ESEA, as amended by 1. Address to Request Application program is subject to Executive Order
NCLB. Package: You can obtain an application 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
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comply with the reporting requirements and a copy of the application package in submitted electronically through the
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive an accessible format (e.g., braille, large Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
funding under the competition. This print, audiotape, or compact disc) on www.regulations.gov by selecting the
does not apply if you have an exception request to the program contact person Docket ID number or via postal mail,
under 2 CFR 170.110(b). listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
(b) At the end of your project period, CONTACT in section VII of this notice. Please note that comments submitted by
you must submit a final performance Electronic Access to This Document: fax or email and those submitted after
report, including financial information, The official version of this document is the comment period will not be
as directed by the Secretary. If you the document published in the Federal accepted. Written requests for
receive a multiyear award, you must Register. Free Internet access to the information or comments submitted by
submit an annual performance report official edition of the Federal Register postal mail or delivery should be
that provides the most current and the Code of Federal Regulations is addressed to the Director of the
performance and financial expenditure available via the Federal Digital System Information Collection Clearance
information as directed by the Secretary at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you Division, U.S. Department of Education,
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary can view this document, as well as all 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
may also require more frequent other documents of this Department 2E–105, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
performance reports under 34 CFR published in the Federal Register, in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
75.720(c). For specific requirements on text or PDF. To use PDF you must have specific questions related to collection
reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is activities, please contact John Cheek,
fund/grant/apply/appforms/ available free at the site. 202–401–0274.
appforms.html. You may also access documents of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Department published in the Federal Department of Education (ED), in
Secretary may provide a grantee with Register by using the article search accordance with the Paperwork
additional funding for data collection feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
analysis and reporting. In this case the Specifically, through the advanced 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
Secretary establishes a data collection search feature at this site, you can limit public and Federal agencies with an
period. your search to documents published by opportunity to comment on proposed,
4. Performance Measures: Under the the Department. revised, and continuing collections of
Government Performance and Results
Dated: April 7, 2016. information. This helps the Department
Act of 1993, the Department has
Ann Whalen, assess the impact of its information
developed five performance measures to
Senior Advisor to the Secretary Delegated
collection requirements and minimize
evaluate the overall effectiveness of the
the Duties of Assistant Secretary for the Office the public’s reporting burden. It also
APTF Program: (1) The number of
of Elementary and Secondary Education. helps the public understand the
advanced placement tests taken by low-
[FR Doc. 2016–08396 Filed 4–11–16; 8:45 am]
Department’s information collection
income public school students requirements and provide the requested
nationally; (2) The number of advanced BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
data in the desired format. ED is
placement tests taken by minority soliciting comments on the proposed
(Hispanic, Black, Native American) information collection request (ICR) that
public school students nationally; (3) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
is described below. The Department of
The percentage of advanced placement [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0012] Education is especially interested in
tests passed (for AP tests, scores of 3– public comment addressing the
5) by low-income public school students Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection
nationally; (4) The number of advanced Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the
placement tests passed (for AP tests, Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be
scores of 3–5) by low-income public and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner;
school students nationally; and (5) The Indian Education Professional (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
cost per passing advanced placement Development Grants Program: GPRA (4) how might the Department enhance
test taken by a low-income public and Service Payback Data Collection the quality, utility, and clarity of the
school student. The information information to be collected; and (5) how
provided by grantees in their final AGENCY: Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE), might the Department minimize the
performance reports will be one source burden of this collection on the
of data for the measures. Other sources Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
respondents, including through the use
of data include the College Board, IBO, of information technology. Please note
and Cambridge International SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
Examinations. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be
VII. Agency Contact U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records.
proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Indian Education
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Professional Development Grants
information collection.
Francisco Ramirez, U.S. Department of Program: GPRA and Service Payback
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Data Collection.
submit comments on or before May 12,
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Room 3E310, Washington, DC 20202– OMB Control Number: 1810–0698.
6200. Telephone: (202) 260–1541 or by 2016. Type of Review: A revision of an
email: francisco.ramirez@ed.gov. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State,
FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments.
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
VIII. Other Information searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 1,740.
Accessible Format: Individuals with 2016–ICCD–0012. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
disabilities can obtain this document in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 2,728.
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